2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserDAO.java b/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserDAO.java
index 29d46cf..27ba0b9 100644
--- a/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserDAO.java
+++ b/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserDAO.java
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ public interface UserDAO {
     User getUser(String username) throws IOException;
 
     /**
+     * Retrieves the total count of users
+     *
+     * @return a {@link int amount} number of users
+     *         <br>
+     *
+     * @throws IOException if an issue with underlying storage
+     */
+    int getUserCount() throws IOException;
+
+    /**
      * Creates and saves a {@linkplain User user}
      * 
      * @param user {@linkplain User user} object to be created and saved
diff --git a/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserFileDAO.java b/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserFileDAO.java
index ec94da8..7f1fadd 100644
--- a/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserFileDAO.java
+++ b/ufund-api/src/main/java/com/ufund/api/ufundapi/persistence/UserFileDAO.java
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ public class UserFileDAO implements UserDAO {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public int getUserCount() {
+        synchronized (users) {
+            return users.size();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public User getUser(String username) {
         synchronized (users) {
             return users.getOrDefault(username, null);