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+node_modules/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -6,4 +6,32 @@ Just Node.js saying hello to the world and such.
 
 
 
+<h3>Maddie Rajavasireddy</h3>
 
+<h3>Description:</h3>
+
+<h4>Building the Logger</h4>
+
+Create a logger module. Logger will need the following features:
+
+A log method that takes 2 parameters  
+The first parameter should be the message to log  
+The second parameter should be a string specifying the logging level (INFO, WARNING, ERROR)  
+An info method that only takes a single parameter for the message and outputs it at the info level
+A warning method that only takes a single parameter for the message and outputs it at the warning level
+An error method that only takes a single parameter for the message and outputs it at the error level  
+
+Based on the logging level, colorize your output using chalk according to the following chart  
+INFO: blue  
+WARNING: yellow  
+ERROR: red  
+
+<h4>Logging from a JSON File</h4>
+
+Now that the logger is built and ready to use, require the JSON file in the data/ folder so that one can output the messages. Each message has a "level" key so be sure to output the message using the correct level in the logger!
+
+Require the JSON file  
+Require lodash to make iterating over the JSON object easier  
+Use the lodash _.each function to iterate over the JSON  
+Output the message for each entry at the given logging level  
+Verify that the JSON is output correctly and each message is colorized according to its logging level
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+var _ = require("lodash");					//get lodash
+var logs = require("./data/logs");			
+var logger = require("./lib/logger");
+
+//loop through the logs and print to console
+_.each(logs, function(log){
+	logger.log(log.message, log.level);
+});
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diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const chalk = require("chalk");            //get chalk
+
+var logger = {
+	log: function(message, level){
+		//call different method based on log level
+		switch(level) {
+			case "info": 
+				this.info(message);
+				break;
+			case "warning":
+				this.warning(message);
+				break;
+			case "error":
+				this.error(message);
+		}
+
+	},
+	info: function(message){
+		console.log(chalk.blue(message));	//info -> message in blue
+	},
+	warning: function(message){
+		console.log(chalk.yellow(message));	//info -> message in yellow
+	},
+	error: function(message){
+		console.log(chalk.red(message));	//info -> message in red
+	}
+};
+
+//export logger
+module.exports = logger;
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "assignment_node_hello_world",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "assignment_node_hello_world ===========================",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/maddiereddy/assignment_node_hello_world.git"
+  },
+  "author": "Maddie Rajavasireddy",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/maddiereddy/assignment_node_hello_world/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/maddiereddy/assignment_node_hello_world#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "chalk": "^2.1.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.4"
+  }
+}