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+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, EmailStr
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class UserBase(BaseModel):
+    username: str = Field(..., min_length=1, max_length=50)
+    email: EmailStr = Field(..., max_length=100)
+    first_name: str = Field(..., max_length=50)
+    last_name: str = Field(..., max_length=50)
+
+class UserCreate(UserBase):
+    password: str = Field(..., min_length=8, max_length=255)
+
+    class Config:
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "username": "johndoe",
+                "email": "john@example.com",
+                "password": "securepass123",
+                "first_name": "John",
+                "last_name": "Doe"
+            }
+        }
+
+class UserResponse(UserBase):
+    is_active: bool = True
+    is_verified: bool = False
+    last_login: Optional[datetime] = None
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "username": "johndoe",
+                "email": "john@example.com",
+                "first_name": "John",
+                "last_name": "Doe",
+                "is_active": True,
+                "is_verified": False,
+                "last_login": "2023-01-01T00:00:00"
+            }
+        }
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