add easy setup

src/util/general.ts

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+import { apiClient } from "../core/api-client";
+import { logError, logInfo } from "./logger";
+
+export async function getUserId(username: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const user = await apiClient.users.getUserByName(username);
+  if (user) {
+    logInfo(`${user.name} => ${user.id}`);
+    return user.id;
+  }
+  logError(`no user with name ${username} found`);
+  return null;
+}