1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/users.ts b/src/utils/users.ts
index c54ea715..2a7db214 100644
--- a/src/utils/users.ts
+++ b/src/utils/users.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {loadUserMomentCategories} from './../store/actions/momentCategories';
 import {loadUserX} from './../store/actions/userX';
 import {AppDispatch} from './../store/configureStore';
 import {RootState} from './../store/rootReducer';
-import {ScreenType, UserType} from './../types/types';
+import {ProfilePreviewType, ProfileType, ScreenType, UserType} from './../types/types';
 
 const loadData = async (dispatch: AppDispatch, user: UserType) => {
   await Promise.all([
@@ -122,3 +122,21 @@ export const getTokenOrLogout = async (dispatch: Function): Promise<string> => {
   }
   return token;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Creates ProfilePreviewType of a user using UserType && ProfileType
+ * @param passedInUser This is the UserType of the user
+ * @param passedInProfile This is the ProfileType of the user
+ */
+export const getUserAsProfilePreviewType = (
+  passedInUser: UserType,
+  passedInProfile: ProfileType,
+): ProfilePreviewType => {
+  const fullName = passedInProfile.name.split(' ');
+  return {
+    id: passedInUser.userId,
+    username: passedInUser.username,
+    first_name: fullName[0],
+    last_name: fullName[1],
+  };
+};