diff --git a/backend/Gemfile b/backend/Gemfile
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+++ b/backend/Gemfile
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+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+
+gem 'rails', '4.2.4'
+
+gem 'rails-api'
+
+gem 'spring', :group => :development
+
+
+gem 'sqlite3'
+
+gem 'rack-cors'
+
+
+# To use ActiveModel has_secure_password
+# gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1.7'
+
+# To use Jbuilder templates for JSON
+# gem 'jbuilder'
+
+# Use unicorn as the app server
+# gem 'unicorn'
+
+# Deploy with Capistrano
+# gem 'capistrano', :group => :development
+
+# To use debugger
+# gem 'ruby-debug19', :require => 'ruby-debug'
diff --git a/backend/Gemfile.lock b/backend/Gemfile.lock
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    actionmailer (4.2.4)
+      actionpack (= 4.2.4)
+      actionview (= 4.2.4)
+      activejob (= 4.2.4)
+      mail (~> 2.5, >= 2.5.4)
+      rails-dom-testing (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.5)
+    actionpack (4.2.4)
+      actionview (= 4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      rack (~> 1.6)
+      rack-test (~> 0.6.2)
+      rails-dom-testing (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.5)
+      rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
+    actionview (4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      builder (~> 3.1)
+      erubis (~> 2.7.0)
+      rails-dom-testing (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.5)
+      rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
+    activejob (4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      globalid (>= 0.3.0)
+    activemodel (4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      builder (~> 3.1)
+    activerecord (4.2.4)
+      activemodel (= 4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      arel (~> 6.0)
+    activesupport (4.2.4)
+      i18n (~> 0.7)
+      json (~> 1.7, >= 1.7.7)
+      minitest (~> 5.1)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.4)
+      tzinfo (~> 1.1)
+    arel (6.0.3)
+    builder (3.2.2)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.0.0)
+    erubis (2.7.0)
+    globalid (0.3.6)
+      activesupport (>= 4.1.0)
+    i18n (0.7.0)
+    json (1.8.3)
+    loofah (2.0.3)
+      nokogiri (>= 1.5.9)
+    mail (2.6.3)
+      mime-types (>= 1.16, < 3)
+    mime-types (2.99)
+    mini_portile2 (2.0.0)
+    minitest (5.8.4)
+    nokogiri (1.6.7.2)
+      mini_portile2 (~> 2.0.0.rc2)
+    rack (1.6.4)
+    rack-cors (0.4.0)
+    rack-test (0.6.3)
+      rack (>= 1.0)
+    rails (4.2.4)
+      actionmailer (= 4.2.4)
+      actionpack (= 4.2.4)
+      actionview (= 4.2.4)
+      activejob (= 4.2.4)
+      activemodel (= 4.2.4)
+      activerecord (= 4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      bundler (>= 1.3.0, < 2.0)
+      railties (= 4.2.4)
+      sprockets-rails
+    rails-api (0.4.0)
+      actionpack (>= 3.2.11)
+      railties (>= 3.2.11)
+    rails-deprecated_sanitizer (1.0.3)
+      activesupport (>= 4.2.0.alpha)
+    rails-dom-testing (1.0.7)
+      activesupport (>= 4.2.0.beta, < 5.0)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.6.0)
+      rails-deprecated_sanitizer (>= 1.0.1)
+    rails-html-sanitizer (1.0.3)
+      loofah (~> 2.0)
+    railties (4.2.4)
+      actionpack (= 4.2.4)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.4)
+      rake (>= 0.8.7)
+      thor (>= 0.18.1, < 2.0)
+    rake (10.5.0)
+    spring (1.6.3)
+    sprockets (3.5.2)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+      rack (> 1, < 3)
+    sprockets-rails (3.0.1)
+      actionpack (>= 4.0)
+      activesupport (>= 4.0)
+      sprockets (>= 3.0.0)
+    sqlite3 (1.3.11)
+    thor (0.19.1)
+    thread_safe (0.3.5)
+    tzinfo (1.2.2)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.1)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  rack-cors
+  rails (= 4.2.4)
+  rails-api
+  spring
+  sqlite3
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.11.2
diff --git a/backend/README.rdoc b/backend/README.rdoc
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+++ b/backend/README.rdoc
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+== README
+
+This README would normally document whatever steps are necessary to get the
+application up and running.
+
+Things you may want to cover:
+
+* Ruby version
+
+* System dependencies
+
+* Configuration
+
+* Database creation
+
+* Database initialization
+
+* How to run the test suite
+
+* Services (job queues, cache servers, search engines, etc.)
+
+* Deployment instructions
+
+* ...
+
+
+Please feel free to use a different markup language if you do not plan to run
+<tt>rake doc:app</tt>.
diff --git a/backend/Rakefile b/backend/Rakefile
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+++ b/backend/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Add your own tasks in files placed in lib/tasks ending in .rake,
+# for example lib/tasks/capistrano.rake, and they will automatically be available to Rake.
+
+require File.expand_path('../config/application', __FILE__)
+
+Rails.application.load_tasks
diff --git a/backend/app/assets/images/.keep b/backend/app/assets/images/.keep
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/backend/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
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+++ b/backend/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class ApplicationController < ActionController::API
+end
diff --git a/backend/app/controllers/concerns/.keep b/backend/app/controllers/concerns/.keep
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diff --git a/backend/app/mailers/.keep b/backend/app/mailers/.keep
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/models/.keep b/backend/app/models/.keep
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/models/concerns/.keep b/backend/app/models/concerns/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/bin/bundle b/backend/bin/bundle
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+++ b/backend/bin/bundle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../Gemfile', __FILE__)
+load Gem.bin_path('bundler', 'bundle')
diff --git a/backend/bin/rails b/backend/bin/rails
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+++ b/backend/bin/rails
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+begin
+  load File.expand_path('../spring', __FILE__)
+rescue LoadError => e
+  raise unless e.message.include?('spring')
+end
+APP_PATH = File.expand_path('../../config/application', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../config/boot'
+require 'rails/commands'
diff --git a/backend/bin/rake b/backend/bin/rake
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+++ b/backend/bin/rake
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+begin
+  load File.expand_path('../spring', __FILE__)
+rescue LoadError => e
+  raise unless e.message.include?('spring')
+end
+require_relative '../config/boot'
+require 'rake'
+Rake.application.run
diff --git a/backend/bin/setup b/backend/bin/setup
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+++ b/backend/bin/setup
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'pathname'
+
+# path to your application root.
+APP_ROOT = Pathname.new File.expand_path('../../',  __FILE__)
+
+Dir.chdir APP_ROOT do
+  # This script is a starting point to setup your application.
+  # Add necessary setup steps to this file:
+
+  puts "== Installing dependencies =="
+  system "gem install bundler --conservative"
+  system "bundle check || bundle install"
+
+  # puts "\n== Copying sample files =="
+  # unless File.exist?("config/database.yml")
+  #   system "cp config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml"
+  # end
+
+  puts "\n== Preparing database =="
+  system "bin/rake db:setup"
+
+  puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
+  system "rm -f log/*"
+  system "rm -rf tmp/cache"
+
+  puts "\n== Restarting application server =="
+  system "touch tmp/restart.txt"
+end
diff --git a/backend/bin/spring b/backend/bin/spring
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+++ b/backend/bin/spring
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# This file loads spring without using Bundler, in order to be fast.
+# It gets overwritten when you run the `spring binstub` command.
+
+unless defined?(Spring)
+  require 'rubygems'
+  require 'bundler'
+
+  if (match = Bundler.default_lockfile.read.match(/^GEM$.*?^    (?:  )*spring \((.*?)\)$.*?^$/m))
+    Gem.paths = { 'GEM_PATH' => [Bundler.bundle_path.to_s, *Gem.path].uniq }
+    gem 'spring', match[1]
+    require 'spring/binstub'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/config.ru b/backend/config.ru
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+++ b/backend/config.ru
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This file is used by Rack-based servers to start the application.
+
+require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
+run Rails.application
diff --git a/backend/config/application.rb b/backend/config/application.rb
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+++ b/backend/config/application.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)
+
+require "rails"
+# Pick the frameworks you want:
+require "active_model/railtie"
+require "active_job/railtie"
+require "active_record/railtie"
+require "action_controller/railtie"
+require "action_mailer/railtie"
+require "action_view/railtie"
+# require "sprockets/railtie"
+# require "rails/test_unit/railtie"
+
+# Require the gems listed in Gemfile, including any gems
+# you've limited to :test, :development, or :production.
+Bundler.require(*Rails.groups)
+
+module ChemistryGenealogy
+  class Application < Rails::Application
+    # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.
+    # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
+    # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded.
+
+    # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
+    # Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names. Default is UTC.
+    # config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
+
+    # The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded.
+    # config.i18n.load_path += Dir[Rails.root.join('my', 'locales', '*.{rb,yml}').to_s]
+    # config.i18n.default_locale = :de
+
+    # Do not swallow errors in after_commit/after_rollback callbacks.
+    config.active_record.raise_in_transactional_callbacks = true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/boot.rb b/backend/config/boot.rb
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+++ b/backend/config/boot.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../Gemfile', __FILE__)
+
+require 'bundler/setup' # Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
diff --git a/backend/config/database.yml b/backend/config/database.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/database.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# SQLite version 3.x
+#   gem install sqlite3
+#
+#   Ensure the SQLite 3 gem is defined in your Gemfile
+#   gem 'sqlite3'
+#
+default: &default
+  adapter: sqlite3
+  pool: 5
+  timeout: 5000
+
+development:
+  <<: *default
+  database: db/development.sqlite3
+
+# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
+# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
+# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
+test:
+  <<: *default
+  database: db/test.sqlite3
+
+production:
+  <<: *default
+  database: db/production.sqlite3
diff --git a/backend/config/environment.rb b/backend/config/environment.rb
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/environment.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Load the Rails application.
+require File.expand_path('../application', __FILE__)
+
+# Initialize the Rails application.
+Rails.application.initialize!
diff --git a/backend/config/environments/development.rb b/backend/config/environments/development.rb
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Rails.application.configure do
+  # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
+
+  # In the development environment your application's code is reloaded on
+  # every request. This slows down response time but is perfect for development
+  # since you don't have to restart the web server when you make code changes.
+  config.cache_classes = false
+
+  # Do not eager load code on boot.
+  config.eager_load = false
+
+  # Show full error reports and disable caching.
+  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
+  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+
+  # Don't care if the mailer can't send.
+  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
+
+  # Print deprecation notices to the Rails logger.
+  config.active_support.deprecation = :log
+
+  # Raise an error on page load if there are pending migrations.
+  config.active_record.migration_error = :page_load
+
+
+  # Raises error for missing translations
+  # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
+
+  # Removes the CORS problem from running on two ports
+  # From: http://rockyj.in/2013/10/24/angular_rails.html
+  config.middleware.use Rack::Cors do
+    allow do
+      origins 'localhost:9000'
+      resource '*', :headers => :any, :methods => [:get, :post, :options, :delete]
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/environments/development.rb~ b/backend/config/environments/development.rb~
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+++ b/backend/config/environments/development.rb~
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Rails.application.configure do
+  # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
+
+  # In the development environment your application's code is reloaded on
+  # every request. This slows down response time but is perfect for development
+  # since you don't have to restart the web server when you make code changes.
+  config.cache_classes = false
+
+  # Do not eager load code on boot.
+  config.eager_load = false
+
+  # Show full error reports and disable caching.
+  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
+  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+
+  # Don't care if the mailer can't send.
+  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
+
+  # Print deprecation notices to the Rails logger.
+  config.active_support.deprecation = :log
+
+  # Raise an error on page load if there are pending migrations.
+  config.active_record.migration_error = :page_load
+
+
+  # Raises error for missing translations
+  # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/environments/production.rb b/backend/config/environments/production.rb
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+++ b/backend/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+Rails.application.configure do
+  # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
+
+  # Code is not reloaded between requests.
+  config.cache_classes = true
+
+  # Eager load code on boot. This eager loads most of Rails and
+  # your application in memory, allowing both threaded web servers
+  # and those relying on copy on write to perform better.
+  # Rake tasks automatically ignore this option for performance.
+  config.eager_load = true
+
+  # Full error reports are disabled and caching is turned on.
+  config.consider_all_requests_local       = false
+  config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
+
+  # Enable Rack::Cache to put a simple HTTP cache in front of your application
+  # Add `rack-cache` to your Gemfile before enabling this.
+  # For large-scale production use, consider using a caching reverse proxy like
+  # NGINX, varnish or squid.
+  # config.action_dispatch.rack_cache = true
+
+  # Disable serving static files from the `/public` folder by default since
+  # Apache or NGINX already handles this.
+  config.serve_static_files = ENV['RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES'].present?
+
+
+  # Specifies the header that your server uses for sending files.
+  # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = 'X-Sendfile' # for Apache
+  # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = 'X-Accel-Redirect' # for NGINX
+
+  # Force all access to the app over SSL, use Strict-Transport-Security, and use secure cookies.
+  # config.force_ssl = true
+
+  # Use the lowest log level to ensure availability of diagnostic information
+  # when problems arise.
+  config.log_level = :debug
+
+  # Prepend all log lines with the following tags.
+  # config.log_tags = [ :subdomain, :uuid ]
+
+  # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
+  # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(SyslogLogger.new)
+
+  # Use a different cache store in production.
+  # config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store
+
+  # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and JavaScripts from an asset server.
+  # config.action_controller.asset_host = 'http://assets.example.com'
+
+  # Ignore bad email addresses and do not raise email delivery errors.
+  # Set this to true and configure the email server for immediate delivery to raise delivery errors.
+  # config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
+
+  # Enable locale fallbacks for I18n (makes lookups for any locale fall back to
+  # the I18n.default_locale when a translation cannot be found).
+  config.i18n.fallbacks = true
+
+  # Send deprecation notices to registered listeners.
+  config.active_support.deprecation = :notify
+
+  # Use default logging formatter so that PID and timestamp are not suppressed.
+  config.log_formatter = ::Logger::Formatter.new
+
+  # Do not dump schema after migrations.
+  config.active_record.dump_schema_after_migration = false
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/environments/test.rb b/backend/config/environments/test.rb
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Rails.application.configure do
+  # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
+
+  # The test environment is used exclusively to run your application's
+  # test suite. You never need to work with it otherwise. Remember that
+  # your test database is "scratch space" for the test suite and is wiped
+  # and recreated between test runs. Don't rely on the data there!
+  config.cache_classes = true
+
+  # Do not eager load code on boot. This avoids loading your whole application
+  # just for the purpose of running a single test. If you are using a tool that
+  # preloads Rails for running tests, you may have to set it to true.
+  config.eager_load = false
+
+  # Configure static file server for tests with Cache-Control for performance.
+  config.serve_static_files   = true
+  config.static_cache_control = 'public, max-age=3600'
+
+  # Show full error reports and disable caching.
+  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
+  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
+
+  # Raise exceptions instead of rendering exception templates.
+  config.action_dispatch.show_exceptions = false
+
+  # Disable request forgery protection in test environment.
+  config.action_controller.allow_forgery_protection = false
+
+  # Tell Action Mailer not to deliver emails to the real world.
+  # The :test delivery method accumulates sent emails in the
+  # ActionMailer::Base.deliveries array.
+  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :test
+
+  # Randomize the order test cases are executed.
+  config.active_support.test_order = :random
+
+  # Print deprecation notices to the stderr.
+  config.active_support.deprecation = :stderr
+
+  # Raises error for missing translations
+  # config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb b/backend/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/backend/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
+# Configure sensitive parameters which will be filtered from the log file.
+Rails.application.config.filter_parameters += [:password]
diff --git a/backend/config/initializers/secret_token.rb b/backend/config/initializers/secret_token.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74010bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/initializers/secret_token.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
+# Your secret key for verifying the integrity of signed cookies.
+# If you change this key, all old signed cookies will become invalid!
+
+# Make sure the secret is at least 30 characters and all random,
+# no regular words or you'll be exposed to dictionary attacks.
+# You can use `rake secret` to generate a secure secret key.
+
+# Make sure your secret_key_base is kept private
+# if you're sharing your code publicly.
+
+# Although this is not needed for an api-only application, rails4 
+# requires secret_key_base or secret_token to be defined, otherwise an 
+# error is raised.
+# Using secret_token for rails3 compatibility. Change to secret_key_base
+# to avoid deprecation warning.
+# Can be safely removed in a rails3 api-only application.
+ChemistryGenealogy::Application.config.secret_token = '13102fc3aeb95d0abe592132708ed4b3984ca08cbecf4f40b4cd9bd2c3ad187e6ba5a4a0cd8f0b66ae148102f209cc9b9065990cdc61a00947481195487e82df'
diff --git a/backend/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb b/backend/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54961ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+#
+# This file contains settings for ActionController::ParamsWrapper
+
+# Enable parameter wrapping for JSON.
+# ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) do
+#   wrap_parameters format: [:json] if respond_to?(:wrap_parameters)
+# end
+
+# To enable root element in JSON for ActiveRecord objects.
+# ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
+#  self.include_root_in_json = true
+# end
diff --git a/backend/config/locales/en.yml b/backend/config/locales/en.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Files in the config/locales directory are used for internationalization
+# and are automatically loaded by Rails. If you want to use locales other
+# than English, add the necessary files in this directory.
+#
+# To use the locales, use `I18n.t`:
+#
+#     I18n.t 'hello'
+#
+# In views, this is aliased to just `t`:
+#
+#     <%= t('hello') %>
+#
+# To use a different locale, set it with `I18n.locale`:
+#
+#     I18n.locale = :es
+#
+# This would use the information in config/locales/es.yml.
+#
+# To learn more, please read the Rails Internationalization guide
+# available at http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html.
+
+en:
+  hello: "Hello world"
diff --git a/backend/config/routes.rb b/backend/config/routes.rb
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+++ b/backend/config/routes.rb
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+Rails.application.routes.draw do
+  namespace :api, defaults: {format: 'json'} do
+    namespace :v1 do
+      get "/greet" => "pages#greet", :as => 'greet'
+    end
+  end
+
+  # The priority is based upon order of creation: first created -> highest priority.
+  # See how all your routes lay out with "rake routes".
+
+  # You can have the root of your site routed with "root"
+  # root 'welcome#index'
+
+  # Example of regular route:
+  #   get 'products/:id' => 'catalog#view'
+
+  # Example of named route that can be invoked with purchase_url(id: product.id)
+  #   get 'products/:id/purchase' => 'catalog#purchase', as: :purchase
+
+  # Example resource route (maps HTTP verbs to controller actions automatically):
+  #   resources :products
+
+  # Example resource route with options:
+  #   resources :products do
+  #     member do
+  #       get 'short'
+  #       post 'toggle'
+  #     end
+  #
+  #     collection do
+  #       get 'sold'
+  #     end
+  #   end
+
+  # Example resource route with sub-resources:
+  #   resources :products do
+  #     resources :comments, :sales
+  #     resource :seller
+  #   end
+
+  # Example resource route with more complex sub-resources:
+  #   resources :products do
+  #     resources :comments
+  #     resources :sales do
+  #       get 'recent', on: :collection
+  #     end
+  #   end
+
+  # Example resource route with concerns:
+  #   concern :toggleable do
+  #     post 'toggle'
+  #   end
+  #   resources :posts, concerns: :toggleable
+  #   resources :photos, concerns: :toggleable
+
+  # Example resource route within a namespace:
+  #   namespace :admin do
+  #     # Directs /admin/products/* to Admin::ProductsController
+  #     # (app/controllers/admin/products_controller.rb)
+  #     resources :products
+  #   end
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/routes.rb~ b/backend/config/routes.rb~
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/routes.rb~
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Rails.application.routes.draw do
+  # The priority is based upon order of creation: first created -> highest priority.
+  # See how all your routes lay out with "rake routes".
+
+  # You can have the root of your site routed with "root"
+  # root 'welcome#index'
+
+  # Example of regular route:
+  #   get 'products/:id' => 'catalog#view'
+
+  # Example of named route that can be invoked with purchase_url(id: product.id)
+  #   get 'products/:id/purchase' => 'catalog#purchase', as: :purchase
+
+  # Example resource route (maps HTTP verbs to controller actions automatically):
+  #   resources :products
+
+  # Example resource route with options:
+  #   resources :products do
+  #     member do
+  #       get 'short'
+  #       post 'toggle'
+  #     end
+  #
+  #     collection do
+  #       get 'sold'
+  #     end
+  #   end
+
+  # Example resource route with sub-resources:
+  #   resources :products do
+  #     resources :comments, :sales
+  #     resource :seller
+  #   end
+
+  # Example resource route with more complex sub-resources:
+  #   resources :products do
+  #     resources :comments
+  #     resources :sales do
+  #       get 'recent', on: :collection
+  #     end
+  #   end
+
+  # Example resource route with concerns:
+  #   concern :toggleable do
+  #     post 'toggle'
+  #   end
+  #   resources :posts, concerns: :toggleable
+  #   resources :photos, concerns: :toggleable
+
+  # Example resource route within a namespace:
+  #   namespace :admin do
+  #     # Directs /admin/products/* to Admin::ProductsController
+  #     # (app/controllers/admin/products_controller.rb)
+  #     resources :products
+  #   end
+end
diff --git a/backend/config/secrets.yml b/backend/config/secrets.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/secrets.yml
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+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
+# Your secret key is used for verifying the integrity of signed cookies.
+# If you change this key, all old signed cookies will become invalid!
+
+# Make sure the secret is at least 30 characters and all random,
+# no regular words or you'll be exposed to dictionary attacks.
+# You can use `rake secret` to generate a secure secret key.
+
+# Make sure the secrets in this file are kept private
+# if you're sharing your code publicly.
+
+development:
+  secret_key_base: 4460f83fb24e4c7c30c1589978f5a1e9fc80911333d87f3c8854ce9a57e44307f3ca249ff53165757088c96a00bf81c9c41e6b9f9a6effe3b0fe29bf079589ec
+
+test:
+  secret_key_base: f7f44d3bf8338e616c5e439487e585d468f7076dc8af188d00f7bb486d52952bcd3cdbd16bb5939bd292c80a23a2b35ea93110813a64b2d9c556b17f3ec13d4d
+
+# Do not keep production secrets in the repository,
+# instead read values from the environment.
+production:
+  secret_key_base: <%= ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"] %>
diff --git a/backend/db/development.sqlite3 b/backend/db/development.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/db/seeds.rb b/backend/db/seeds.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4edb1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/db/seeds.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file should contain all the record creation needed to seed the database with its default values.
+# The data can then be loaded with the rake db:seed (or created alongside the db with db:setup).
+#
+# Examples:
+#
+#   cities = City.create([{ name: 'Chicago' }, { name: 'Copenhagen' }])
+#   Mayor.create(name: 'Emanuel', city: cities.first)
diff --git a/backend/db/test.sqlite3 b/backend/db/test.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/lib/assets/.keep b/backend/lib/assets/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/lib/tasks/.keep b/backend/lib/tasks/.keep
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diff --git a/backend/log/.keep b/backend/log/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/log/development.log b/backend/log/development.log
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/log/development.log
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+
+Started GET "/" for 127.0.0.1 at 2016-02-10 16:17:04 -0700
+Processing by Rails::WelcomeController#index as HTML
+  Rendered /home/cmput401/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.3/gems/railties-4.2.4/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb (3.2ms)
+Completed 200 OK in 16ms (Views: 15.9ms | ActiveRecord: 0.0ms)
+
+
+Started GET "/" for 127.0.0.1 at 2016-02-10 16:35:46 -0700
+Processing by Rails::WelcomeController#index as HTML
+  Rendered /home/cmput401/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.3/gems/railties-4.2.4/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb (3.4ms)
+Completed 200 OK in 37ms (Views: 36.5ms | ActiveRecord: 0.0ms)
+
+
+Started GET "/" for 127.0.0.1 at 2016-02-10 16:40:27 -0700
+Processing by Rails::WelcomeController#index as HTML
+  Rendered /home/cmput401/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.3/gems/railties-4.2.4/lib/rails/templates/rails/welcome/index.html.erb (5.9ms)
+Completed 200 OK in 13ms (Views: 13.2ms | ActiveRecord: 0.0ms)
diff --git a/backend/public/404.html b/backend/public/404.html
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/public/404.html
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <title>The page you were looking for doesn't exist (404)</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+  <style>
+  body {
+    background-color: #EFEFEF;
+    color: #2E2F30;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-family: arial, sans-serif;
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog {
+    width: 95%;
+    max-width: 33em;
+    margin: 4em auto 0;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog > div {
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    border-right-color: #999;
+    border-left-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-color: #BBB;
+    border-top: #B00100 solid 4px;
+    border-top-left-radius: 9px;
+    border-top-right-radius: 9px;
+    background-color: white;
+    padding: 7px 12% 0;
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.17);
+  }
+
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 100%;
+    color: #730E15;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog > p {
+    margin: 0 0 1em;
+    padding: 1em;
+    background-color: #F7F7F7;
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    border-right-color: #999;
+    border-left-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+    border-top-color: #DADADA;
+    color: #666;
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.17);
+  }
+  </style>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <!-- This file lives in public/404.html -->
+  <div class="dialog">
+    <div>
+      <h1>The page you were looking for doesn't exist.</h1>
+      <p>You may have mistyped the address or the page may have moved.</p>
+    </div>
+    <p>If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.</p>
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/backend/public/422.html b/backend/public/422.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a21f82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/public/422.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <title>The change you wanted was rejected (422)</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+  <style>
+  body {
+    background-color: #EFEFEF;
+    color: #2E2F30;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-family: arial, sans-serif;
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog {
+    width: 95%;
+    max-width: 33em;
+    margin: 4em auto 0;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog > div {
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    border-right-color: #999;
+    border-left-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-color: #BBB;
+    border-top: #B00100 solid 4px;
+    border-top-left-radius: 9px;
+    border-top-right-radius: 9px;
+    background-color: white;
+    padding: 7px 12% 0;
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.17);
+  }
+
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 100%;
+    color: #730E15;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog > p {
+    margin: 0 0 1em;
+    padding: 1em;
+    background-color: #F7F7F7;
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    border-right-color: #999;
+    border-left-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+    border-top-color: #DADADA;
+    color: #666;
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.17);
+  }
+  </style>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <!-- This file lives in public/422.html -->
+  <div class="dialog">
+    <div>
+      <h1>The change you wanted was rejected.</h1>
+      <p>Maybe you tried to change something you didn't have access to.</p>
+    </div>
+    <p>If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.</p>
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/backend/public/500.html b/backend/public/500.html
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/public/500.html
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <title>We're sorry, but something went wrong (500)</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+  <style>
+  body {
+    background-color: #EFEFEF;
+    color: #2E2F30;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-family: arial, sans-serif;
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog {
+    width: 95%;
+    max-width: 33em;
+    margin: 4em auto 0;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog > div {
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    border-right-color: #999;
+    border-left-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-color: #BBB;
+    border-top: #B00100 solid 4px;
+    border-top-left-radius: 9px;
+    border-top-right-radius: 9px;
+    background-color: white;
+    padding: 7px 12% 0;
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.17);
+  }
+
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 100%;
+    color: #730E15;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+  }
+
+  div.dialog > p {
+    margin: 0 0 1em;
+    padding: 1em;
+    background-color: #F7F7F7;
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    border-right-color: #999;
+    border-left-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-color: #999;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+    border-top-color: #DADADA;
+    color: #666;
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.17);
+  }
+  </style>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <!-- This file lives in public/500.html -->
+  <div class="dialog">
+    <div>
+      <h1>We're sorry, but something went wrong.</h1>
+    </div>
+    <p>If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.</p>
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/backend/public/favicon.ico b/backend/public/favicon.ico
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/public/robots.txt b/backend/public/robots.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/public/robots.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# See http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html for documentation on how to use the robots.txt file
+#
+# To ban all spiders from the entire site uncomment the next two lines:
+# User-agent: *
+# Disallow: /