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+/* Here we maintain all the different structures that we use to 
+ * interface with our database at any given time
+ */
+
+use diesel::prelude::SqliteConnection;
+
+enum UserType {
+    Native,
+    Remote,
+    Invalid,
+}
+#[table_name="users"]
+#[derive(Serialize, Queryable, Insertable, Debug, Clone)]
+struct User {
+    userid: String,
+    /* Sometimes this isn't a password persey
+     * Basically: native users and remote users will share this here but
+     * remote users are given a passkey which they don't control.
+     */
+    passkey: String, 
+    native: bool,
+    display: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(FromForm)]
+struct UserRegister{
+    userid: String,
+    display: String,
+    passkey: String,    // basically just a hash for now
+}
+
+struct Ticket {
+    hashValue: String // probably just some huge text hash
+}
+impl User {
+
+    /* only ever add a user to our database if they have a ticket whose id matches with
+     * a currently valid id
+     * This means that instances can be set to invite only if owners wish
+     */
+    pub fn insert(user: UserLogin, entry: Ticket, conn: &SqliteConnection) -> bool {
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove(userid: String) -> Result<User> {
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_user(userid: String) -> Result<User> {
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_display(userid: String) -> bool {
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_passkey(userid: String, newpass_hash: String) -> bool {
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_native(userid: String, newdisplay: String) -> bool {
+    }
+}