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+import turbogears
+from turbogears import controllers, expose, paginate, identity, redirect, widgets, validate, validators, error_handler
+from turbogears.database import session
+
+import ldap
+import cherrypy
+
+import fas.fasLDAP
+
+#from fas.fasLDAP import UserAccount
+#from fas.fasLDAP import Person
+#from fas.fasLDAP import Groups
+#from fas.fasLDAP import UserGroup
+
+from fas.auth import *
+
+from fas.user import knownUser, usernameExists
+
+from textwrap import dedent
+
+import re
+
+class JsonRequest(controllers.Controller):
+    def __init__(self):
+        '''Create a JsonRequest Controller.'''
+
+    @expose("json")
+    def index(self):
+        '''Perhaps show a nice explanatory message about groups here?'''
+        return dict(help='This is a json interface')
+    
+    @expose("json", allow_json=True)
+    def group_list(self, search='*'):
+        re_search = re.sub(r'\*', r'%', search).lower()
+        groups = Groups.query.filter(Groups.name.like(re_search)).order_by('name')
+        group_list = {}
+        #return dict(groups=groups)
+        for group in groups:
+            group_list[group.id] = {'name' : group.name,
+                                'id' : group.id,
+                                'display_name' : group.display_name,
+                                'owner_id' : group.owner_id,
+                                'group_type' : group.group_type,
+                                'prerequisite_id' : group.prerequisite_id,
+                                'creation' : group.creation,
+                    }
+                    
+        return dict(group_list=group_list)
+        
+        
+    @expose("json", allow_json=True)
+    def people_list(self, search='*'):
+        re_search = re.sub(r'\*', r'%', search).lower()
+        people = People.query.filter(People.username.like(re_search)).order_by('username')
+        people_list = {}
+        for person in people:
+            people_list[person.id] = {'id' : person.id,
+                                'username' : person.username,
+                                'human_name' : person.human_name,
+                                'ssh_key' : person.ssh_key,
+                                'password' : person.password
+                                }
+                                
+
+        return dict(people_list=people_list)
+