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diff --git a/src/server/authentication/models/current_user_utils.ts b/src/server/authentication/models/current_user_utils.ts
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+import { DashUserModel } from "./user_model";
+import * as request from 'request'
+import { RouteStore } from "../../RouteStore";
+import { ServerUtils } from "../../ServerUtil";
+
+export class CurrentUserUtils {
+    private static curr_email: string;
+    private static curr_id: string;
+
+    public static get email() {
+        return CurrentUserUtils.curr_email;
+    }
+
+    public static get id() {
+        return CurrentUserUtils.curr_id;
+    }
+
+    public static loadCurrentUser() {
+        request.get(ServerUtils.prepend(RouteStore.getCurrUser), (error, response, body) => {
+            if (body) {
+                let obj = JSON.parse(body);
+                CurrentUserUtils.curr_id = obj.id as string;
+                CurrentUserUtils.curr_email = obj.email as string;
+            } else {
+                throw new Error("There should be a user! Why does Dash think there isn't one?")
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file