diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2209f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#If ignorance is bliss, then somebody knock the smile off my face
+
+*.csproj.user
+*.suo
+*.cache
+Thumbs.db
+*.DS_Store
+
+*.bak
+*.cache
+*.log
+*.swp
+*.user
+
+node_modules
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf48aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "browser": true
+  , "devel": true
+  , "bitwise": true
+  , "undef": true
+  , "trailing": true
+  , "quotmark": false
+  , "indent": 4
+  , "unused": "vars"
+  , "latedef": "nofunc"
+  , "globals": {
+        "module": false,
+        "exports": false,
+        "require": false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9af4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+language: node_js
+sudo: false
+node_js:
+  - "4.2"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8a34a8..ecc6cac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #         under the License.
 -->
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/cordova-plugin-statusbar.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/cordova-plugin-statusbar)
+
 # cordova-plugin-statusbar
 
 StatusBar
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf5a4fe..c15aed0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     "cordova-wp8",
     "cordova-windows"
   ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "npm run jshint",
+    "jshint": "node node_modules/jshint/bin/jshint www && node node_modules/jshint/bin/jshint src && node node_modules/jshint/bin/jshint tests"
+  },
   "engines": [
     {
       "name": "cordova",
@@ -33,5 +37,8 @@
     }
   ],
   "author": "Apache Software Foundation",
-  "license": "Apache 2.0"
+  "license": "Apache 2.0",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "jshint": "^2.6.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/statusbar.js b/src/browser/statusbar.js
index d5637a5..3e9d05e 100644
--- a/src/browser/statusbar.js
+++ b/src/browser/statusbar.js
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-var cordova = require('cordova');
-
 function notSupported() {
     console.log('StatusBar is not supported');
     return false;
diff --git a/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js b/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js
index fe18108..1755fb7 100644
--- a/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js
+++ b/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@
  *
  */
 
- var _supported = null; // set to null so we can check first time
+/* global Windows */
 
- function isSupported() {
-	// if not checked before, run check
-    if (_supported == null) {
+var _supported = null; // set to null so we can check first time
+
+function isSupported() {
+    // if not checked before, run check
+    if (_supported === null) {
         var viewMan = Windows.UI.ViewManagement; 
         _supported = (viewMan.StatusBar && viewMan.StatusBar.getForCurrentView);
     }
     return _supported;
- }
+}
 
 function getViewStatusBar() {
     if (!isSupported()) {
@@ -94,14 +96,14 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     show: function (win, fail) {
-		// added support check so no error thrown, when calling this method
+        // added support check so no error thrown, when calling this method
         if (isSupported()) {
             getViewStatusBar().showAsync().done(win, fail);
         }
     },
 
     hide: function (win, fail) {
-		// added support check so no error thrown, when calling this method
+        // added support check so no error thrown, when calling this method
         if (isSupported()) {
             getViewStatusBar().hideAsync().done(win, fail);
         }
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index b66c5cc..5a8fe39 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
  *
 */
 
+/* jshint jasmine: true */
+/* global StatusBar */
+
 exports.defineAutoTests = function () {
     describe("StatusBar", function () {
         it("statusbar.spec.1 should exist", function() {
diff --git a/www/statusbar.js b/www/statusbar.js
index 7ebca30..afef7dd 100644
--- a/www/statusbar.js
+++ b/www/statusbar.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  *
 */
 
+/* global cordova */
+
 var exec = require('cordova/exec');
 
 var namedColors = {