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public Boolean delete(String id) throws IOException {
    Product product = null;

    // get product if exists
    product = get(id);
    if (product != null) {
      logger.info("Products - delete(): " + product.toString());
      this.mapper.delete(product);
    } else {
      logger.info("Products - delete(): product - does not exist.");
      return false;
    }
    return true;
}