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+"use strict";
+
+const readline = require('readline');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const rl = readline.createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout  
+});
+
+const jsonPackage = {
+    input1: '',
+    input2: '',
+    input3: '',
+    input4: '',
+    input5: '',
+}
+
+rl.question('Type "init" ',(answer)=>{
+    //first input must be init and package.json should not exist ... yet
+    if(answer === 'init' && fileDoesNOTExist()){
+        sendToJSON();
+    }else rl.close();
+});
+
+function fileDoesNOTExist(){
+    //check to see if package.json exists - if it does, return false to stop rl, else run program
+    return !(fs.existsSync('package.json'))
+};
+
+function sendToJSON(){
+    rl.question('Give input: ',(a1)=>{
+        rl.question('Give input: ',(a2)=>{
+            rl.question('Give input: ',(a3)=>{
+                rl.question('Give input: ',(a4)=>{
+                    rl.question('Give input: ',(a5)=>{
+                        jsonPackage.input1 = a1;
+                        jsonPackage.input2 = a2;
+                        jsonPackage.input3 = a3;
+                        jsonPackage.input4 = a4;
+                        jsonPackage.input5 = a5;
+                        createJSONfile();
+                        rl.close();
+                    });
+                });
+            });       
+        });
+    });
+};
+
+function createJSONfile(){
+    //stringify the json object then create the file
+    const stringedInfo = JSON.stringify(jsonPackage)
+    fs.appendFile("package.json", stringedInfo, (err) => {
+        if (err) throw err;
+    });
+}