/**
     * Make a project from a user provided Manifest URI.
     * The Manifest must be IIIF Presentation API 2.1.
     */
    public Integer createProject(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException

//TODO: @context validation too?
if(!theManifest.has("@type") || !theManifest.getString("@type").equals("sc:Manifest")){
    response.sendError(SC_BAD_REQUEST, "The object provided is not a IIIF Presentation API 2.1 Manifest.");
    return -1;
}