diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29f47c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "env": {
+    "node": true,
+    "es2021": true,
+    "mocha": true
+  },
+  "extends": [
+    "eslint:recommended"
+  ],
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 2021,
+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
+  "rules": {
+    "indent": ["error", 2],
+    "linebreak-style": ["error", "unix"],
+    "quotes": ["error", "single"],
+    "semi": ["error", "always"],
+    "no-console": "warn",
+    "no-unused-vars": "warn"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74ca64e..db25d4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+# Dependency directories
 node_modules/
-docs/
-npm-debug.log
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Temporary files
+.tmp
+.temp
+
+# IDE settings
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# Mac files
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage/
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5aa2568..e5d5a2c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,23 +20,26 @@
     "email": "chipka01@email.franklin.edu"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "libxmljs-dom": "~0.0.17",
-    "needle": "^1.6.0"
+    "libxmljs-dom": "^0.18.4",
+    "needle": "^3.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jscs": ">=3.0.2",
-    "nodeunit": "0.11.3"
+    "@types/node": "^18.16.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.45.0",
+    "nodeunit": "^0.11.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "node ./node_modules/.bin/nodeunit test"
+    "test": "node ./node_modules/.bin/nodeunit test",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
-  "main": "index",
+  "main": "index.js",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+    "node": ">=14.0.0"
   },
   "readmeFilename": "Readme.md",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/rchipka/node-osmosis/issues"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/run-tests.js b/run-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fce1e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const nodeunit = require('nodeunit');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const testFiles = fs.readdirSync('test')
+  .filter(file => file.endsWith('.js') && file !== 'server/index.js')
+  .map(file => path.join('test', file));
+
+nodeunit.reporters.default.run(testFiles, null, (err) => {
+  if (err) {
+    console.error('Tests failed:', err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  } else {
+    console.log('All tests passed successfully');
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+});
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