diff --git a/.bob.json b/.bob.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8c1e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bob.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "build": "clean lint coverage test",
+  "lint": {
+    "type": "jshint"
+  },
+  "coverage": {
+    "type": "vows"
+  },
+  "test": {
+    "type": "vows"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9a0c8b..707a241 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 build
 node_modules
 
+.bob/
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe10cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ 
+  "node": true,
+  "laxcomma": true,
+  "indent": 2,
+  "globalstrict": true,
+  "maxparams": 5,
+  "maxdepth": 3,
+  "maxstatements": 20,
+  "maxcomplexity": 5,
+  "maxlen": 100,
+  "globals": {
+    "describe": true,
+    "it": true
+  } 
+}
diff --git a/lib/appenders/console.js b/lib/appenders/console.js
index aacdd73..cb7f42a 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/console.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/console.js
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-var layouts = require('../layouts'),
-    consoleLog = console.log;
+"use strict";
+var layouts = require('../layouts')
+, consoleLog = console.log;
 
 function consoleAppender (layout) {
-    layout = layout || layouts.colouredLayout;
-    return function(loggingEvent) {
-	consoleLog(layout(loggingEvent));
-    };
+  layout = layout || layouts.colouredLayout;
+  return function(loggingEvent) {
+    consoleLog(layout(loggingEvent));
+  };
 }
 
 function configure(config) {
-    var layout;
-    if (config.layout) {
-	layout = layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout);
-    }
-    return consoleAppender(layout);
+  var layout;
+  if (config.layout) {
+    layout = layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout);
+  }
+  return consoleAppender(layout);
 }
 
 exports.appender = consoleAppender;
diff --git a/test/streams/DateRollingFileStream-test.js b/test/streams/DateRollingFileStream-test.js
index a314170..33f014b 100644
--- a/test/streams/DateRollingFileStream-test.js
+++ b/test/streams/DateRollingFileStream-test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
 var vows = require('vows')
 , assert = require('assert')
 , fs = require('fs')
@@ -11,177 +12,216 @@ if (semver.satisfies(process.version, '>=0.10.0')) {
 } else {
   streams = require('readable-stream');
 }
-DateRollingFileStream = require('../../lib/streams').DateRollingFileStream
+DateRollingFileStream = require('../../lib/streams').DateRollingFileStream;
 
 function cleanUp(filename) {
-    return function() {
-        fs.unlink(filename);
-    };
+  return function() {
+    fs.unlink(filename);
+  };
 }
 
 function now() {
-    return testTime.getTime();
+  return testTime.getTime();
 }
 
 vows.describe('DateRollingFileStream').addBatch({
-    'arguments': {
-        topic: new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-1', 'yyyy-mm-dd.hh'),
-        teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-1'),
-
-        'should take a filename and a pattern and return a WritableStream': function(stream) {
-          assert.equal(stream.filename, __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-1');
-          assert.equal(stream.pattern, 'yyyy-mm-dd.hh');
-          assert.instanceOf(stream, streams.Writable);
-        },
-        'with default settings for the underlying stream': function(stream) {
-          assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 420);
-          assert.equal(stream.theStream.flags, 'a');
-	  //encoding is not available on the underlying stream
-          //assert.equal(stream.encoding, 'utf8');
-        }
+  'arguments': {
+    topic: new DateRollingFileStream(
+      __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-1', 
+      'yyyy-mm-dd.hh'
+    ),
+    teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-1'),
+    
+    'should take a filename and a pattern and return a WritableStream': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.filename, __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-1');
+      assert.equal(stream.pattern, 'yyyy-mm-dd.hh');
+      assert.instanceOf(stream, streams.Writable);
     },
-
-    'default arguments': {
-        topic: new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-2'),
-        teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-2'),
-
-        'pattern should be .yyyy-MM-dd': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.pattern, '.yyyy-MM-dd');
-        }
-    },
-
-    'with stream arguments': {
-        topic: new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-3', 'yyyy-MM-dd', { mode: 0666 }),
-        teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-3'),
-
-        'should pass them to the underlying stream': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 0666);
-        }
-    },
-
-    'with stream arguments but no pattern': {
-        topic: new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-4', { mode: 0666 }),
-        teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-4'),
-
-        'should pass them to the underlying stream': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 0666);
-        },
-        'should use default pattern': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.pattern, '.yyyy-MM-dd');
-        }
-    },
-
-    'with a pattern of .yyyy-MM-dd': {
-        topic: function() {
-          var that = this,
-          stream = new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5', '.yyyy-MM-dd', null, now);
-          stream.write("First message\n", 'utf8', function() {
-	          that.callback(null, stream);
-	        });
-        },
-        teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5'),
-
-        'should create a file with the base name': {
-            topic: function(stream) {
-                fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5', this.callback);
-            },
-            'file should contain first message': function(result) {
-                assert.equal(result.toString(), "First message\n");
-            }
-        },
-
-        'when the day changes': {
-            topic: function(stream) {
-              testTime = new Date(2012, 8, 13, 0, 10, 12);
-              stream.write("Second message\n", 'utf8', this.callback);
-            },
-            teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5.2012-09-12'),
-
-
-            'the number of files': {
-                topic: function() {
-                    fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
-                },
-                'should be two': function(files) {
-                    assert.equal(files.filter(function(file) { return file.indexOf('test-date-rolling-file-stream-5') > -1; }).length, 2);
-                }
-            },
-
-            'the file without a date': {
-                topic: function() {
-                    fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5', this.callback);
-                },
-                'should contain the second message': function(contents) {
-                    assert.equal(contents.toString(), "Second message\n");
-                }
-            },
-
-            'the file with the date': {
-                topic: function() {
-                    fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5.2012-09-12', this.callback);
-                },
-                'should contain the first message': function(contents) {
-                    assert.equal(contents.toString(), "First message\n");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
-    'with alwaysIncludePattern': {
-        topic: function() {
-          var that = this,
-	      testTime = new Date(2012, 8, 12, 0, 10, 12),
-	      stream = new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern', '.yyyy-MM-dd', {alwaysIncludePattern: true}, now);
-	      stream.write("First message\n", 'utf8', function() {
-	        that.callback(null, stream);
-	      });
-        },
-        teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-12'),
-
-        'should create a file with the pattern set': {
-            topic: function(stream) {
-                fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-12', this.callback);
-            },
-            'file should contain first message': function(result) {
-                assert.equal(result.toString(), "First message\n");
-            }
-        },
-
-        'when the day changes': {
-            topic: function(stream) {
-              testTime = new Date(2012, 8, 13, 0, 10, 12);
-              stream.write("Second message\n", 'utf8', this.callback);
-            },
-            teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-13'),
-
-
-            'the number of files': {
-                topic: function() {
-                    fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
-                },
-                'should be two': function(files) {
-                    assert.equal(files.filter(function(file) { return file.indexOf('test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern') > -1; }).length, 2);
-                }
-            },
-
-            'the file with the later date': {
-                topic: function() {
-                    fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-13', this.callback);
-                },
-                'should contain the second message': function(contents) {
-                    assert.equal(contents.toString(), "Second message\n");
-                }
-            },
-
-            'the file with the date': {
-                topic: function() {
-                    fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-12', this.callback);
-                },
-                'should contain the first message': function(contents) {
-                    assert.equal(contents.toString(), "First message\n");
-                }
-            }
-        }
+    'with default settings for the underlying stream': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 420);
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.flags, 'a');
+      //encoding is not available on the underlying stream
+      //assert.equal(stream.encoding, 'utf8');
     }
+  },
+  
+  'default arguments': {
+    topic: new DateRollingFileStream(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-2'),
+    teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-2'),
+    
+    'pattern should be .yyyy-MM-dd': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.pattern, '.yyyy-MM-dd');
+    }
+  },
+
+  'with stream arguments': {
+    topic: new DateRollingFileStream(
+      __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-3', 
+      'yyyy-MM-dd', 
+      { mode: parseInt('0666', 8) }
+    ),
+    teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-3'),
+    
+    'should pass them to the underlying stream': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, parseInt('0666', 8));
+    }
+  },
+
+  'with stream arguments but no pattern': {
+    topic: new DateRollingFileStream(
+      __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-4', 
+      { mode: parseInt('0666', 8) }
+    ),
+    teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-4'),
+    
+    'should pass them to the underlying stream': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, parseInt('0666', 8));
+    },
+    'should use default pattern': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.pattern, '.yyyy-MM-dd');
+    }
+  },
+
+  'with a pattern of .yyyy-MM-dd': {
+    topic: function() {
+      var that = this,
+      stream = new DateRollingFileStream(
+        __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5', '.yyyy-MM-dd', 
+        null, 
+        now
+      );
+      stream.write("First message\n", 'utf8', function() {
+        that.callback(null, stream);
+      });
+    },
+    teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5'),
+    
+    'should create a file with the base name': {
+      topic: function(stream) {
+        fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5', this.callback);
+      },
+      'file should contain first message': function(result) {
+        assert.equal(result.toString(), "First message\n");
+      }
+    },
+
+    'when the day changes': {
+      topic: function(stream) {
+        testTime = new Date(2012, 8, 13, 0, 10, 12);
+        stream.write("Second message\n", 'utf8', this.callback);
+      },
+      teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5.2012-09-12'),
+
+      
+      'the number of files': {
+        topic: function() {
+          fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
+        },
+        'should be two': function(files) {
+          assert.equal(
+            files.filter(
+              function(file) { 
+                return file.indexOf('test-date-rolling-file-stream-5') > -1; 
+              }
+            ).length, 
+            2
+          );
+        }
+      },
+      
+      'the file without a date': {
+        topic: function() {
+          fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5', this.callback);
+        },
+        'should contain the second message': function(contents) {
+          assert.equal(contents.toString(), "Second message\n");
+        }
+      },
+      
+      'the file with the date': {
+        topic: function() {
+          fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-5.2012-09-12', this.callback);
+        },
+        'should contain the first message': function(contents) {
+          assert.equal(contents.toString(), "First message\n");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  
+  'with alwaysIncludePattern': {
+    topic: function() {
+      var that = this,
+      testTime = new Date(2012, 8, 12, 0, 10, 12),
+      stream = new DateRollingFileStream(
+        __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern', 
+        '.yyyy-MM-dd', 
+        {alwaysIncludePattern: true}, 
+        now
+      );
+      stream.write("First message\n", 'utf8', function() {
+        that.callback(null, stream);
+      });
+    },
+    teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-12'),
+    
+    'should create a file with the pattern set': {
+      topic: function(stream) {
+        fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-12', this.callback);
+      },
+      'file should contain first message': function(result) {
+        assert.equal(result.toString(), "First message\n");
+      }
+    },
+    
+    'when the day changes': {
+      topic: function(stream) {
+        testTime = new Date(2012, 8, 13, 0, 10, 12);
+        stream.write("Second message\n", 'utf8', this.callback);
+      },
+      teardown: cleanUp(__dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-13'),
+      
+      
+      'the number of files': {
+        topic: function() {
+          fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
+        },
+        'should be two': function(files) {
+          assert.equal(
+            files.filter(
+              function(file) { 
+                return file.indexOf('test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern') > -1; 
+              }
+            ).length, 
+            2
+          );
+        }
+      },
+      
+      'the file with the later date': {
+        topic: function() {
+          fs.readFile(
+            __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-13', 
+            this.callback
+          );
+        },
+        'should contain the second message': function(contents) {
+          assert.equal(contents.toString(), "Second message\n");
+        }
+      },
+      
+      'the file with the date': {
+        topic: function() {
+          fs.readFile(
+            __dirname + '/test-date-rolling-file-stream-pattern.2012-09-12', 
+            this.callback
+          );
+        },
+        'should contain the first message': function(contents) {
+          assert.equal(contents.toString(), "First message\n");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
 }).exportTo(module);
diff --git a/test/streams/rollingFileStream-test.js b/test/streams/rollingFileStream-test.js
index 73de936..317719c 100644
--- a/test/streams/rollingFileStream-test.js
+++ b/test/streams/rollingFileStream-test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
 var vows = require('vows')
 , async = require('async')
 , assert = require('assert')
@@ -15,120 +16,146 @@ if (semver.satisfies(process.version, '>=0.10.0')) {
 RollingFileStream = require('../../lib/streams').RollingFileStream;
 
 function remove(filename) {
-    try {
-        fs.unlinkSync(filename);
-    } catch (e) {
-        //doesn't really matter if it failed
-    }
+  try {
+    fs.unlinkSync(filename);
+  } catch (e) {
+    //doesn't really matter if it failed
+  }
 }
 
 vows.describe('RollingFileStream').addBatch({
-    'arguments': {
-        topic: function() {
-            remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream");
-            return new RollingFileStream("test-rolling-file-stream", 1024, 5);
-        },
-        'should take a filename, file size in bytes, number of backups as arguments and return a Writable': function(stream) {
-          assert.instanceOf(stream, streams.Writable);
-          assert.equal(stream.filename, "test-rolling-file-stream");
-          assert.equal(stream.size, 1024);
-          assert.equal(stream.backups, 5);
-        },
-        'with default settings for the underlying stream': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 420);
-            assert.equal(stream.theStream.flags, 'a');
-	  //encoding isn't a property on the underlying stream
-          //assert.equal(stream.theStream.encoding, 'utf8');
-        }
+  'arguments': {
+    topic: function() {
+      remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream");
+      return new RollingFileStream("test-rolling-file-stream", 1024, 5);
     },
-    'with stream arguments': {
-        topic: function() {
-            remove(__dirname + '/test-rolling-file-stream');
-            return new RollingFileStream('test-rolling-file-stream', 1024, 5, { mode: 0666 });
-        },
-        'should pass them to the underlying stream': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 0666);
-        }
+    'should take a filename, file size (bytes), no. backups,  return Writable': function(stream) {
+      assert.instanceOf(stream, streams.Writable);
+      assert.equal(stream.filename, "test-rolling-file-stream");
+      assert.equal(stream.size, 1024);
+      assert.equal(stream.backups, 5);
     },
-    'without size': {
-        topic: function() {
-            try {
-                new RollingFileStream(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream");
-            } catch (e) {
-                return e;
-            }
-        },
-        'should throw an error': function(err) {
-            assert.instanceOf(err, Error);
-        }
+    'with default settings for the underlying stream': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, 420);
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.flags, 'a');
+      //encoding isn't a property on the underlying stream
+      //assert.equal(stream.theStream.encoding, 'utf8');
+    }
+  },
+  'with stream arguments': {
+    topic: function() {
+      remove(__dirname + '/test-rolling-file-stream');
+      return new RollingFileStream(
+        'test-rolling-file-stream', 
+        1024, 
+        5, 
+        { mode: parseInt('0666', 8) }
+      );
     },
-    'without number of backups': {
-        topic: function() {
-            remove('test-rolling-file-stream');
-            return new RollingFileStream(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream", 1024);
-        },
-        'should default to 1 backup': function(stream) {
-            assert.equal(stream.backups, 1);
-        }
-    },
-    'writing less than the file size': {
-      topic: function() {
-        remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-less");
-        var that = this, stream = new RollingFileStream(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-less", 100);
-        stream.write("cheese", "utf8", function() {
-          stream.end();
-          fs.readFile(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-less", "utf8", that.callback);
-	});
-      },
-      'should write to the file': function(contents) {
-        assert.equal(contents, "cheese");
-      },
-      'the number of files': {
-        topic: function() {
-          fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
-        },
-        'should be one': function(files) {
-          assert.equal(files.filter(function(file) { return file.indexOf('test-rolling-file-stream-write-less') > -1; }).length, 1);
-        }
+    'should pass them to the underlying stream': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.theStream.mode, parseInt('0666', 8));
+    }
+  },
+  'without size': {
+    topic: function() {
+      try {
+        new RollingFileStream(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream");
+      } catch (e) {
+        return e;
       }
     },
-    'writing more than the file size': {
+    'should throw an error': function(err) {
+      assert.instanceOf(err, Error);
+    }
+  },
+  'without number of backups': {
+    topic: function() {
+      remove('test-rolling-file-stream');
+      return new RollingFileStream(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream", 1024);
+    },
+    'should default to 1 backup': function(stream) {
+      assert.equal(stream.backups, 1);
+    }
+  },
+  'writing less than the file size': {
+    topic: function() {
+      remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-less");
+      var that = this
+      , stream = new RollingFileStream(
+        __dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-less", 
+        100
+      );
+      stream.write("cheese", "utf8", function() {
+        stream.end();
+        fs.readFile(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-less", "utf8", that.callback);
+      });
+    },
+    'should write to the file': function(contents) {
+      assert.equal(contents, "cheese");
+    },
+    'the number of files': {
       topic: function() {
-        remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more");
-        remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more.1");
-        var that = this, stream = new RollingFileStream(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more", 45);
-	async.forEach([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], function(i, cb) {
-	  stream.write(i +".cheese\n", "utf8", cb);
-        }, function() {
-	  stream.end();
-	  that.callback();
-	});
+        fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
       },
-      'the number of files': {
-        topic: function() {
-          fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
-        },
-        'should be two': function(files) {
-          assert.equal(files.filter(
-	    function(file) { return file.indexOf('test-rolling-file-stream-write-more') > -1; }
-	  ).length, 2);
-        }
-      },
-      'the first file': {
-        topic: function() {
-          fs.readFile(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more", "utf8", this.callback);
-        },
-        'should contain the last two log messages': function(contents) {
-          assert.equal(contents, '5.cheese\n6.cheese\n');
-        }
-      },
-      'the second file': {
-        topic: function() {
-          fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more.1', "utf8", this.callback);
-        },
-        'should contain the first five log messages': function(contents) {
-          assert.equal(contents, '0.cheese\n1.cheese\n2.cheese\n3.cheese\n4.cheese\n');
-        }
+      'should be one': function(files) {
+        assert.equal(
+          files.filter(
+            function(file) { 
+              return file.indexOf('test-rolling-file-stream-write-less') > -1; 
+            }
+          ).length, 
+          1
+        );
       }
     }
+  },
+  'writing more than the file size': {
+    topic: function() {
+      remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more");
+      remove(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more.1");
+      var that = this
+      , stream = new RollingFileStream(
+        __dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more", 
+        45
+      );
+      async.forEach(
+        [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 
+        function(i, cb) {
+          stream.write(i +".cheese\n", "utf8", cb);
+        }, 
+        function() {
+          stream.end();
+          that.callback();
+        }
+      );
+    },
+    'the number of files': {
+      topic: function() {
+        fs.readdir(__dirname, this.callback);
+      },
+      'should be two': function(files) {
+        assert.equal(files.filter(
+          function(file) { 
+            return file.indexOf('test-rolling-file-stream-write-more') > -1; 
+          }
+        ).length, 2);
+      }
+    },
+    'the first file': {
+      topic: function() {
+        fs.readFile(__dirname + "/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more", "utf8", this.callback);
+      },
+      'should contain the last two log messages': function(contents) {
+        assert.equal(contents, '5.cheese\n6.cheese\n');
+      }
+    },
+    'the second file': {
+      topic: function() {
+        fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test-rolling-file-stream-write-more.1', "utf8", this.callback);
+      },
+      'should contain the first five log messages': function(contents) {
+        assert.equal(contents, '0.cheese\n1.cheese\n2.cheese\n3.cheese\n4.cheese\n');
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }).exportTo(module);