diff --git a/users/users.php b/users/users.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package	API
+ * @version 1.5
+ * @author 	Brian Edgerton
+ * @link 	http://www.edgewebworks.com
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2011 Edge Web Works, LLC. All rights reserved.
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
+ */
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die( 'Restricted access' );
+
+jimport('joomla.plugin.plugin');
+
+class plgAPIUsers extends ApiPlugin
+{
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		parent::__construct();
+
+		ApiResource::addIncludePath(dirname(__FILE__).'/users');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/users/users.xml b/users/users.xml
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+++ b/users/users.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<install version="1.7" type="plugin" group="api" method="upgrade">
+    <name>Api - users</name>
+    <version>1.0</version>
+    <creationDate>April 2012</creationDate>
+    <author>Tekdi</author>
+    <authorEmail>support@tekdi.com</authorEmail>
+    <authorUrl>http://www.tekdi.com</authorUrl>
+    <copyright>2012 users</copyright>
+    <license>GNU General Public License v2</license>
+    <description>This plugin exposes users to the Joomla! API</description>
+    
+    <files>
+        <filename plugin="users">users.php</filename>
+        <filename >users/users.php</filename>
+        <folder>users</folder> 
+    </files>
+</install>
diff --git a/users/users/users.php b/users/users/users.php
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+++ b/users/users/users.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package	API
+ * @version 1.5
+ * @author 	Brian Edgerton
+ * @link 	http://www.edgewebworks.com
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2011 Edge Web Works, LLC. All rights reserved.
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
+*/
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die( 'Restricted access' );
+
+jimport('joomla.plugin.plugin');
+jimport('joomla.html.html');
+jimport('joomla.user.helper');
+jimport( 'joomla.application.component.helper' );
+jimport( 'joomla.application.component.model' );
+jimport( 'joomla.database.table.user' );
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'components'.DS.'com_community'.DS.'libraries'.DS.'core.php');
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'filesystem'.DS.'folder.php');
+//vishal
+if(JFolder::exists(JPATH_BASE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_xipt'))
+{
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'components'.DS.'com_xipt'.DS.'api.xipt.php');
+}
+
+class UsersApiResourceUsers extends ApiResource
+{
+	
+	public function post()
+	{  
+				
+		$error_messages         = array();
+		$fieldname		= array();
+		$response               = NULL;
+		$validated              = true;
+		$userid = NULL;
+		$data	= JRequest::get('post');
+		//for rest api only
+		unset($data['format']);
+		unset($data['resource']);
+		unset($data['app']);
+		unset($data['password']);
+		unset($data['username']);
+		//
+		//$userid = $data['userid'];
+		$fields = $data['field'];
+		
+		//chk data
+		if($data['email']=="" ) 
+		{
+			$validated  = false;
+			$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"email","message"=>"Email cannot be blank");  
+		} elseif( false == $this->isValidEmail( $data['email'] ) ) {
+			$validated  = false;
+		  $error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"email","message"=>"Please set valid email id eg.(example@gmail.com). Check 'email' field in request");
+	
+		}else
+		{
+			//check mail is registerd
+			$isemail =& CFactory::getModel('register'); 
+			$found = $isemail->isEmailExists(array('email'=>$data['email'] ));
+			if($found)
+			{ 
+					$validated  = false;
+					$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"email","message"=>"email already exist and user is registered");
+			 }
+		}
+	        
+		if( $data['password1']=="" ) 
+		{
+			$validated  = false;
+			$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"password","message"=>"Password cannot be blank");
+		}
+	        
+		if( $data['name']=="" or $data['username1']=="" ) 
+		{
+			$validated  = false;
+			$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"name","message"=>"Name cannot be blank");
+		}	        
+	
+		if( true == $validated)
+		{	//to create new user for joomla
+		
+			global $message;
+			jimport('joomla.user.helper');
+			$authorize 	= & JFactory::getACL();
+			$user 		= clone(JFactory::getUser());
+			$user->set('username', $data['username1']);
+			$user->set('password', $data['password1'] );
+			$user->set('name', $data['name']);
+			$user->set('email', $data['email']);
+ 
+			// password encryption
+			$salt  = JUserHelper::genRandomPassword(32); 
+			$crypt = JUserHelper::getCryptedPassword($user->password, $salt);
+			$user->password = "$crypt:$salt";
+
+			// user group/type
+			$user->set('id', '');
+			$user->set('usertype', 'Registered');
+			if(JVERSION >= '1.6.0')
+			{
+				$userConfig = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_users');
+				// Default to Registered.
+				$defaultUserGroup = $userConfig->get('new_usertype', 2);
+				$user->set('groups', array($defaultUserGroup));
+			}
+			else
+			$user->set('gid', $authorize->get_group_id( '', 'Registered', 'ARO' ));
+
+			$date =& JFactory::getDate();
+			$user->set('registerDate', $date->toMySQL());
+		
+			// true on success, false otherwise
+			if(!$user->save()) 
+			{
+				$message="not created because of ".$user->getError();
+				return false;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$message="created of username-".$user->username." and send mail of details please check";
+		
+			}	
+			//$this->plugin->setResponse($user->id);
+			$userid = $user->id;
+			//create profile
+			$profileModel =& CFactory::getModel('profile');
+			$val = $profileModel->saveProfile($userid, $fields);
+			//result message
+			$result = array('user id '=>$userid,'message'=>$message);
+			$result =($userid) ? $result : $message; 
+		
+			$this->plugin->setResponse($result);
+			
+		
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			
+			$this->plugin->setResponse($error_messages);//print_r($error_messages);	die("validate mail2222"); 
+		}
+		
+		
+			    
+	}
+		 
+	public function put()
+	{ 
+		$data	= JRequest::get('post');
+		
+		//for rest api only
+		unset($data['format']);
+		unset($data['resource']);
+		unset($data['app']);
+		unset($data['password']);
+		unset($data['username']);
+		//
+		$userid = $data['userid'];
+		$fields = $data['field'];
+		
+		print_r($data);die;
+		
+		
+		$this->plugin->setResponse( "in the put method" ); 
+	}
+	
+	 public function delete()
+	{    	
+   	   $this->plugin->setResponse( "in the delete method" ); 
+	}
+	
+	function isValidEmail( $email )
+	{
+		$pattern = "^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$";
+
+    	if ( eregi( $pattern, $email ) )
+    	 {
+			return true;
+		  } else {
+        return false;
+      }   
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/users/users/users_delete.php b/users/users/users_delete.php
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+++ b/users/users/users_delete.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package	API
+ * @version 1.5
+ * @author 	Brian Edgerton
+ * @link 	http://www.edgewebworks.com
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2011 Edge Web Works, LLC. All rights reserved.
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
+*/
+
+// Check to ensure this file is included in Joomla!
+defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
+
+jimport( 'joomla.plugin.plugin' );
+jimport('joomla.user.helper');
+jimport( 'joomla.application.component.helper' );
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'components'.DS.'com_community'.DS.'libraries'.DS.'core.php');
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'filesystem'.DS.'folder.php');
+require_once( JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR .DS.'components'.DS.'com_users'.DS.'models'.DS.'user.php');
+//vaibhav
+if(JFolder::exists(JPATH_BASE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_xipt'))
+{
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'components'.DS.'com_xipt'.DS.'api.xipt.php');
+}
+
+class UsersApiResourceUsers_delete extends ApiResource
+{
+	
+	public function post()
+	{  
+		//print_r("in post");die;
+		
+		$error_messages         = array();
+		$fieldname		= array();
+		$response               = NULL;
+		$validated              = true;
+		$userid = NULL;
+		$data	= JRequest::get('post');
+		//for rest api only
+		unset($data['format']);
+		unset($data['resource']);
+		unset($data['app']);
+		unset($data['password']);
+		unset($data['username']);
+		//
+		$userid = $data['userid'];
+		
+		$db = JFactory::getDBO();
+				
+		$query = "DELETE u, um, cu, cf
+				  FROM #__users AS u
+				  LEFT JOIN #__user_usergroup_map AS um ON um.user_id = u.id
+				  LEFT JOIN #__community_users AS cu ON cu.userid = u.id
+				  LEFT JOIN #__community_fields_values AS cf ON cf.user_id = u.id
+				  WHERE u.id =".$userid."";
+		           
+		$db->setQuery($query);                     
+		//$data1 = $db->loadResult();
+		 if (!$db->query())
+		  {
+                 $this->setError( $db->getErrorMsg() );
+                 return false;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+			   $this->plugin->setResponse( "User of id = ".$userid." deleted" ); 
+		  }              
+				
+			    
+	}
+		 
+		
+}
diff --git a/users/users/users_update.php b/users/users/users_update.php
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+++ b/users/users/users_update.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * @package	API
+ * @version 1.5
+ * @author 	Brian Edgerton
+ * @link 	http://www.edgewebworks.com
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2011 Edge Web Works, LLC. All rights reserved.
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
+*/
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die( 'Restricted access' );
+
+jimport('joomla.plugin.plugin');
+jimport('joomla.html.html');
+jimport('joomla.user.helper');
+jimport( 'joomla.application.component.helper' );
+jimport( 'joomla.application.component.model' );
+jimport( 'joomla.database.table.user' );
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'components'.DS.'com_community'.DS.'libraries'.DS.'core.php');
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'libraries'.DS.'joomla'.DS.'filesystem'.DS.'folder.php');
+//vaibhav
+if(JFolder::exists(JPATH_BASE.DS.'components'.DS.'com_xipt'))
+{
+require_once( JPATH_SITE .DS.'components'.DS.'com_xipt'.DS.'api.xipt.php');
+}
+
+class UsersApiResourceUsers_update extends ApiResource
+{
+	
+	public function post()
+	{  
+		
+		
+		$error_messages         = array();
+		$fieldname		= array();
+		$response               = NULL;
+		$validated              = true;
+		$userid = NULL;
+		$data	= JRequest::get('post');
+		//for rest api only
+		unset($data['format']);
+		unset($data['resource']);
+		unset($data['app']);
+		unset($data['password']);
+		unset($data['username']);
+		//assign userid to update
+		$userid = $data['userid'];
+		//chk data
+		if($data['email']=="" ) 
+		{
+			$validated  = false;
+			$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"email","message"=>"Email cannot be blank");  
+		} elseif( false == $this->isValidEmail( $data['email'] ) ) {
+			$validated  = false;
+		  $error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"email","message"=>"Please set valid email id eg.(example@gmail.com). Check 'email' field in request");
+	
+		}
+	        
+		if( $data['pass_word']=="" ) 
+		{
+			$validated  = false;
+			$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"password","message"=>"Password cannot be blank");
+		}
+	        
+		if( $data['name']=="" or $data['username1']=="" ) 
+		{
+			$validated  = false;
+			$error_messages[] = array("id"=>1,"fieldname"=>"name","message"=>"Name cannot be blank");
+		}	        
+	
+		if( true == $validated)
+		{	
+			//to update user for joomla
+			global $message;
+			jimport('joomla.user.helper');
+			$authorize 	= & JFactory::getACL();
+			$user 		= clone(JFactory::getUser());
+			
+			$user->set('id', $data['userid']);
+			$user->set('username', $data['username1']);
+			$user->set('password', $data['pass_word'] );
+			$user->set('name', $data['name']);
+			$user->set('email', $data['email']);
+ 
+			// password encryption
+			$salt  = JUserHelper::genRandomPassword(32); 
+			$crypt = JUserHelper::getCryptedPassword($user->password, $salt);
+			$user->password = "$crypt:$salt";
+			
+			// true on success, false otherwise
+			if(!$user->save()) 
+			{
+				$message="not created because of ".$user->getError();
+				return false;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$message="username-".$user->username." is updated";
+		
+			}	
+			
+			if(isset($data['field']))
+		    { 	
+			$fields = $data['field'];
+		    //to access model function
+		    $profileModel =& CFactory::getModel('profile');
+	    	//using update function
+			foreach($fields as $id=>$value)
+			{
+				//to get fieldcode 
+				$fieldcode = $profileModel->getFieldCode($id);
+				$profileModel->updateUserData( $fieldcode , $userid , $value );
+			
+			}
+			//using saveprofile function
+			//$val = $profileModel->saveProfile($userid, $fields);
+			//$userid = $user->id;
+			}
+			$result = array('user id '=>$userid,'message'=>$message);
+			$result =($userid) ? $result : $message; 
+		
+			$this->plugin->setResponse($result);
+		
+		}
+		else
+		{			
+			$this->plugin->setResponse($error_messages);//print_r($error_messages);	die("validate mail2222"); 
+		}
+		   
+	}
+			
+	function isValidEmail( $email )
+	{
+		$pattern = "^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$";
+
+    	if ( eregi( $pattern, $email )) {
+    	  return true;
+      } else {
+        return false;
+      }   
+	}
+	
+}