public void newLayer() throws Exception {
    // need to make a brand new stateDB
    userDataDB = new XMLDatabase();
    otrunk.addDatabase(userDataDB);

    // System.out.println("otrunk: " + otrunk + " userDatabase: " +
    // userDataDB);
    OTObjectService objService = otrunk.createObjectService(userDataDB);

    OTStateRoot stateRoot = objService.createObject(OTStateRoot.class);
    userDataDB.setRoot(stateRoot.getGlobalId());
    stateRoot.setFormatVersionString("1.0");

    OTUserObject userObject = objService.createObject(OTUserObject.class);

    OTID userId = userObject.getUserId();

    OTObjectMap userStateMapMap = stateRoot.getUserMap();

    refMap = objService.createObject(OTReferenceMap.class);
    userStateMapMap.putObject(userId.toExternalForm(), refMap);
    refMap.setUser(userObject);

    otrunk.registerReferenceMap(refMap);

    userDataDB.setDirty(false);

    currentUserFile = null;
  }
  protected void load(XMLDatabase db) throws Exception {
    initUserDb(db);

    // Set the username
    OTUser user = refMap.getUser();
    OTUserObject aUser = (OTUserObject) user;
    if (userName != null) {
      aUser.setName(userName);
    }

    otrunk.registerReferenceMap(getReferenceMap());

    // just loading the database shouldn't cause it to have changes that need
    // saving.  If the user name was set that would be change.
    userDataDB.setDirty(false);
  }
 public OTUserObject getUserObject() {
   return refMap.getUser();
 }