public IHttpActionResult Postparticipants(participants participants)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return BadRequest(ModelState);
            }

            db.participants.Add(participants);

            try
            {
                db.SaveChanges();
            }
            catch (DbUpdateException e)
            {
                if (participantsExists(participants.username))
                {
                    return Conflict();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw e;
                }
            }

            return CreatedAtRoute("DefaultApi", new { id = participants.username }, participants);
        }
        public IHttpActionResult Putparticipants(string id, participants participants)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return BadRequest(ModelState);
            }

            if (id != participants.username)
            {
                return BadRequest();
            }

            db.Entry(participants).State = EntityState.Modified;

            try
            {
                db.SaveChanges();
            }
            catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
            {
                if (!participantsExists(id))
                {
                    return NotFound();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw;
                }
            }

            return StatusCode(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
        }