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diff --git a/src/server/authentication/models/user_utils.ts b/src/server/authentication/models/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 UserUtils {
+    private static current: string;
+
+    public static get currentUserId() {
+        return UserUtils.current;
+    }
+
+    public static loadCurrentUserId() {
+        request.get(ServerUtils.prepend(RouteStore.getCurrUser), (error, response, body) => {
+            if (body) {
+                UserUtils.current = JSON.parse(body) as string;
+            } else {
+                throw new Error("There should be a user! Why does Dash think there isn't one?")
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
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