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+package SampleREST::Controller::Root;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use base 'Catalyst::Controller';
+
+#
+# Sets the actions in this controller to be registered with no prefix
+# so they function identically to actions created in MyApp.pm
+#
+__PACKAGE__->config->{namespace} = '';
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+SampleREST::Controller::Root - Root Controller for SampleREST
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+[enter your description here]
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+=cut
+
+=head2 default
+
+=cut
+
+sub default : Private {
+ my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
+
+ # Hello World
+ $c->response->body( $c->welcome_message );
+}
+
+=head2 end
+
+Attempt to render a view, if needed.
+
+=cut
+
+sub end : ActionClass('RenderView') {}
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Adam Jacob
+
+=head1 LICENSE
+
+This library is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the same terms as Perl itself.
+
+=cut
+
+1;