Get the current user as an object

Users.php

<?php

/** models/Users.php **/

use lithium\security\Auth;

class Users extends \lithium\data\Model {

  // ...

	public static function current($request = null) {
		if ($request === false) {
			return Auth::clear('default');
		}
		$data = $request ? Auth::check('default', $request) : Auth::check('default');
		return $data ? static::create($data, array('exists' => true)) : null;
	}
}