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+package DAO;
+
+import Model.Account;
+
+import Util.ConnectionUtil;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class AccountDAO {
+
+    public Account insertAccount(Account account){
+        Connection connection = ConnectionUtil.getConnection();
+        try {
+            String sql = "INSERT INTO account (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)";
+            PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
+
+            //add code that leverages ps.setString here
+            ps.setString(1, account.getUsername());
+            ps.setString(2, account.getPassword());
+
+            ps.executeUpdate();
+            ResultSet pkeyResultSet = ps.getGeneratedKeys();
+            if (pkeyResultSet.next()){
+                int generated_account_id = (int) pkeyResultSet.getLong(1);
+                return new Account(generated_account_id, account.getUsername(), account.getPassword());
+            }
+
+        }catch(SQLException e){
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+}