1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/planetwars-server/src/db/users.rs b/planetwars-server/src/db/users.rs
index 3c071de..3a74c53 100644
--- a/planetwars-server/src/db/users.rs
+++ b/planetwars-server/src/db/users.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ pub fn create_user(credentials: &Credentials, conn: &PgConnection) -> QueryResul
         .get_result::<User>(conn)
 }
 
-pub fn authenticate_user(credentials: &Credentials, db_conn: &PgConnection) -> Option<User> {
+pub fn find_user(username: &str, db_conn: &PgConnection) -> QueryResult<User> {
     users::table
-        .filter(users::username.eq(&credentials.username))
+        .filter(users::username.eq(username))
         .first::<User>(db_conn)
+}
+
+pub fn authenticate_user(credentials: &Credentials, db_conn: &PgConnection) -> Option<User> {
+    find_user(credentials.username, db_conn)
         .optional()
         .unwrap()
         .and_then(|user| {