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+/**
+ * `./routes/api/`
+ * ...is where we put file-based REST API endpoints
+ * this one is accessible via https://<domain>/api/user
+ */
+export default eventHandler(() => {
+  return {
+    user: "AYO",
+    date: new Date(),
+  };
+});