+ create user with public/private key

+ sign and verify votes and prevent unverified updates

server/api/users/[id].ts

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+// server/api/users/[id].ts
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const method = event.node.req.method;
+    const userId = getRouterParam(event, 'id');
+
+    // We use Nitro's built-in storage. 
+    // 'polls' is the storage namespace.
+    const storage = useStorage('users'); 
+
+    if (!userId) {
+        throw createError({ statusCode: 400, statusMessage: 'User ID required' });
+    }
+
+    // GET: Fetch the saved Yjs document state
+    if (method === 'GET') {
+        const data = await storage.getItem(`user:${userId}`);
+        // Return the array of numbers (or null if it doesn't exist yet)
+        return { public_key: data };
+    }
+
+    // POST: Save a new Yjs document state
+    if (method === 'POST') {
+        const body = await readBody(event);
+
+        if (body.public_key) {
+            const data = await storage.getItem(`user:${userId}`);
+
+            if (data == undefined || data == null) {
+                // Save the binary update (sent as an array of numbers) to storage
+                await storage.setItem(`user:${userId}`, body.public_key);
+                console.log("New User created: " + userId)
+                console.log("Public Key: " + body.public_key);
+                return { success: true };
+            }
+
+            throw createError({ statusCode: 400, statusMessage: 'User already exists.' });
+        }
+
+        throw createError({ statusCode: 400, statusMessage: 'Invalid update payload' });
+    }
+});