diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 65300a9b1..9152e7c47 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gem 'rack'
 gem 'rack-test'
 gem 'rspec'
+gem 'pry'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1f52c27d9..2f38e61bb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
+    coderay (1.1.3)
     diff-lcs (1.3)
+    method_source (1.0.0)
+    pry (0.14.0)
+      coderay (~> 1.1)
+      method_source (~> 1.0)
     rack (2.0.6)
     rack-test (1.1.0)
       rack (>= 1.0, < 3)
@@ -23,9 +28,10 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
+  pry
   rack
   rack-test
   rspec
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.0.1
+   2.2.14
diff --git a/app/application.rb b/app/application.rb
index e69de29bb..72d0d9aa3 100644
--- a/app/application.rb
+++ b/app/application.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+require 'pry'
+
+class Application
+
+  @@items = [Item.new("Figs",3.42),Item.new("Pears",0.99)]
+
+  def call(env)
+    resp = Rack::Response.new
+    req = Rack::Request.new(env)
+
+    # if req.path.match(/testing/)
+    # if req.path=="/testing"
+
+    if req.path.match(/items/) 
+      item_name = req.path.split("/items/").last
+      found_item = @@items.find do |item|
+         item.name == item_name
+        end
+        if found_item
+          resp.write found_item.price
+        else
+          resp.write "Item not found"
+          resp.status  = 400
+        end
+        # binding.pry  
+    else 
+    # !@@item.include?(@@item.last)
+    resp.write "Route not found"
+    resp.status = 404
+    end
+    resp.finish
+  end
+end
+
+# elsif req.path.match(/items/)
+#     search_term = req.params["item"]
+#      if @@item.include?(search_term)
+#        @@item.each do |item|
+#          resp.write "#{item}\n"
+#          end
+#       else
+#   # elsif @@item.include?(@@item.last)
+#         resp.write "Item not found"
+#         resp.status = 404
+#       end
+#   end
+
+# elsif req.path.match(/items/)
+    #   if @@item.include?(@@item.last)
+    #     @@item.each do |item|
+    #       resp.write "#{item}\n"
+    #     end
+    #   else 
+    #     # !@@item.include?(@@item.last)
+    #     resp.write "Item not found"
+    #     resp.status = 404
+    #   end
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