diff --git a/lab-katy/.eslintignore b/lab-katy/.eslintignore
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+**/node_modules/*
+**/vendor/*
+**/*.min.js
+**/coverage/*
+**/build/*
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diff --git a/lab-katy/.eslintrc.json b/lab-katy/.eslintrc.json
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+{
+    "env": {
+      "browser": true,
+      "node": true,
+      "commonjs": true,
+      "jest": true,
+      "es6": true
+    },
+    "globals": {
+      "err": true,
+      "req": true,
+      "res": true,
+      "next": true
+    },
+    "extends": "eslint:recommended",
+    "parserOptions": {
+      "sourceType": "module"
+    },
+    "rules": {
+      "no-console": "off",
+      "indent": [ "error", 2 ],
+      "quotes": ["error", "single", { "allowTemplateLiterals": true }],
+      "comma-dangle": ["error", "always-multiline"],
+      "semi": [ "error", "always" ],
+      "linebreak-style": ["error", "unix"]
+    }
+  }
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diff --git a/lab-katy/.gitignore b/lab-katy/.gitignore
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+# 401 JS
+db
+**.env
+temp
+build
+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim,osx,node,linux,windows
+### Linux ###
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
+
+### Node ###
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Typescript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+
+
+### OSX ###
+*.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+### Vim ###
+# swap
+[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+# session
+Session.vim
+# temporary
+.netrwhist
+# auto-generated tag files
+tags
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows thumbnail cache files
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+ehthumbs_vista.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Windows Installer files
+*.cab
+*.msi
+*.msm
+*.msp
+
+# Windows shortcuts
+*.lnk
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim,osx,node,linux,windows
diff --git a/lab-katy/README.md b/lab-katy/README.md
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+for the addTest and subtractTest modules in my arithmetic file, they accept an airty of two, the expected input is numbers, and the expected output is a sum and a difference respectively, otherwise a result of null if anything other than a number is entered. 
+
+for my sayHello test, it accepts an airty of one, and the expected input is a string. the function should return 'hello' + the string entered, otherwise returning null. 
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diff --git a/lab-katy/lib/arithmetic.js b/lab-katy/lib/arithmetic.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.addTest = function(a,b){
+  if(typeof a !== 'number' || typeof b !== 'number') return (null);
+  return a + b;
+};
+
+exports.subtractTest = function(a,b){
+  if(typeof a != 'number' || typeof b != 'number') return (null);
+  return a - b;
+};
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/lab-katy/lib/greet.js b/lab-katy/lib/greet.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.sayHello = function(world){
+    if(typeof world != 'string') throw new Error('this aint a string');
+    return `hello ${world}`;
+}
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diff --git a/lab-katy/test/arithmetic-test.js b/lab-katy/test/arithmetic-test.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const arithmetic = require('../lib/arithmetic.js');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('Arithmetic Module', function(){
+  describe('#addTest', function(){
+    it('should return a sum', function(){
+      var result = arithmetic.addTest(1, 2);
+      assert.ok(result === 3, 'this aint a number');
+    });
+    it('should return null', function(){
+      var result = arithmetic.addTest('cat');
+      assert.ok(result === null)
+    });
+    describe('#subtractTest', function(){
+      it('should return second num subtracted from first', function(){
+        var result = arithmetic.subtractTest(4, 2);
+        assert.ok(result === 2, 'this aint a number');
+      });
+      it('should return null', function(){
+        var result = arithmetic.subtractTest('dog');
+        assert.ok(result === null);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+})
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diff --git a/lab-katy/test/greet-test.js b/lab-katy/test/greet-test.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const greet =  require('../lib/greet.js');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('Greet Module', function(){
+    describe('#sayHello', function(){
+        it('it should return hello world', function(){
+            //create assertion tests here
+            var result = greet.sayHello('world');
+            assert.ok(result === 'hello world', 'null');
+        });
+
+        // it('should throw a null error for non string values', function(){
+        //     assert.throws(function(){
+        //         greet.sayHello();
+        //     }, 'error not thrown');
+        // });
+    });
+})
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