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+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+//  Filename: UserResource.java
+//  Description:
+//
+//  $Id:$
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.restlet.Context;
+import org.restlet.data.Form;
+import org.restlet.data.MediaType;
+import org.restlet.data.Request;
+import org.restlet.data.Response;
+import org.restlet.data.Status;
+import org.restlet.resource.DomRepresentation;
+import org.restlet.resource.Representation;
+import org.restlet.resource.Variant;
+
+
+public class UserResource extends Resource
+{
+
+	public UserResource(Context context, Request request, Response response)
+	{
+		super(context, request, response);
+        String id = (String) request.getAttributes().get("id");
+    		getVariants().add(new Variant(MediaType.TEXT_XML));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * handle HTTP GET requests.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Representation getRepresentation(Variant variant)
+	{
+		DomRepresentation rep = null;
+		if (variant.getMediaType().equals(MediaType.TEXT_XML))
+		{
+			try
+			{
+                rep = new DomRepresentation(MediaType.TEXT_XML);
+                getResponse().setStatus(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
+				rep.getDocument().normalizeDocument();
+			}
+			catch (IOException e)
+			{
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+		}
+		return rep;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean allowDelete()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
+    @Override
+	public void delete()
+    {
+        /*
+        if (this.book != null)
+        {
+            getContainer().delete(this.book);
+            getContainer().commit();
+            getResponse().setStatus(Status.SUCCESS_OK);
+        } else {
+            getResponse().setStatus(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
+        }
+        */
+	}
+
+    /**
+     * PUT is implemented.
+     */
+	@Override
+	public boolean allowPut()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update a resource in response to an HTTP PUT call.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void put(Representation entity)
+	{
+	}
+}