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+import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+export default defineEventHandler( async (event) => {
+    console.log("This is a test for a DELETE request to the backend");
+
+    const { cabinet_id } = await readBody(event);
+
+    if (!cabinet_id) {
+        return {
+            status: 400,
+            message: "cabinet_id was not provided. No folder was deleted."
+        };
+    };
+
+    const foundFolder = await prisma.cabinets.findUnique({
+        where: {
+            cb_id: cabinet_id
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (!foundFolder) {
+        return {
+            status: 404,
+            message: "Folder not found. No folder was deleted."
+        }
+    } else {
+        const deletedFolder = await prisma.cabinets.delete({
+            where: {
+                cb_id: cabinet_id
+            }
+        });
+        return {
+            status: 200,
+            message: "Folder deleted successfully",
+            folder: deletedFolder
+        };
+    }
+});
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