public IHttpActionResult Post(string userId, string otherUserId)
        {
            var user = UserCache.Find(userId);

            if (user == null)
            {
                int userInt;
                if (int.TryParse(userId, out userInt))
                {
                    user = UserRepository.ReadUser(userInt);
                    if (user != null)
                    {
                        var otherUser = UserCache.Find(otherUserId);
                        if (otherUser == null)
                        {
                            int otherUserInt;
                            if (int.TryParse(otherUserId, out otherUserInt))
                            {
                                otherUser = UserRepository.ReadUser(otherUserInt);
                                if (otherUser != null)
                                {
                                    user.Connect(otherUser);
                                    UserRepository.Update(user);

                                    return(Ok(otherUser));
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            user.Connect(otherUser);
                            UserRepository.Update(user);

                            return(Ok(otherUser));
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return(BadRequest("User not found."));
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    return(BadRequest("Invalid user ID."));
                }
            }
            else
            {
                var otherUser = UserCache.Find(otherUserId);
                if (otherUser == null)
                {
                    int otherUserInt;
                    if (int.TryParse(otherUserId, out otherUserInt))
                    {
                        otherUser = UserRepository.ReadUser(otherUserInt);
                        if (otherUser != null)
                        {
                            user.Connect(otherUser);
                            UserRepository.Update(user);

                            return(Ok(otherUser));
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            return(BadRequest("Other user not found."));
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return(BadRequest("Invalid user ID for other user."));
                    }
                }
            }

            // Famous last words:
            throw new InvalidOperationException("This can't possibly happen!");
        }