Added GetUser and UserExists helpers.

Teknik/Areas/Profile/Controllers/ProfileController.cs

@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ namespace Teknik.Areas.Profile.Controllers
             {
                 if (Config.UserConfig.RegistrationEnabled)
                 {
-                    var foundUser = db.Users.Where(b => b.Username == model.Username).FirstOrDefault();
-                    if (foundUser != null)
+                    if (Utility.UserHelper.UserExists(model.Username))
                     {
                         return Json(new { error = "That username already exists." });
                     }
@@ -275,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Teknik.Areas.Profile.Controllers
         {
             if (ModelState.IsValid)
             {
-                User user = db.Users.Where(u => u.Username == User.Identity.Name).First();
+                User user = Utility.UserHelper.GetUser(User.Identity.Name);
                 if (user != null)
                 {
                     string email = string.Format("{0}@{1}", User.Identity.Name, Config.EmailConfig.Domain);
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ namespace Teknik.Areas.Profile.Controllers
                 }
 
                 // Delete User
-                User user = db.Users.Where(u => u.Username == User.Identity.Name).FirstOrDefault();
+                User user = Utility.UserHelper.GetUser(User.Identity.Name);
                 if (user != null)
                 {
                     user.UserSettings = db.UserSettings.Find(user.UserId);

Teknik/Areas/Profile/Utility/UserHelper.cs

@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@ namespace Teknik.Areas.Profile.Utility
 
         public static bool UserExists(string username)
         {
-            TeknikEntities db = new TeknikEntities();
-            bool exists = false;
-
-            User user = db.Users.Where(b => b.Username == username).FirstOrDefault();
+            User user = GetUser(username);
             if (user != null)
             {
-                exists = true;
+                return true;
             }
 
-            return exists;
+            return false;
         }
 
         public static HttpCookie CreateAuthCookie(string username, bool remember, string domain, bool local)