diff --git a/src/api/config.rs b/src/api/config.rs
index 8a70a10..f22c183 100644
--- a/src/api/config.rs
+++ b/src/api/config.rs
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 
 impl Config {
 	/// construct a new Config object, with given username and password
-	pub fn new(username: String, password: String) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(username: impl ToString, password: impl ToString) -> Self {
 		Self {
-			username,
-			password,
+			username: username.to_string(),
+			password: password.to_string(),
 			host: None,
 			port: None,
 			tls: None,
diff --git a/src/workspace.rs b/src/workspace.rs
index b474121..a6d0cee 100644
--- a/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/workspace.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@ impl Workspace {
 			.collect()
 	}
 
+	/// Get all names of users currently in this workspace
+	pub fn user_list(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+		self.0
+			.users
+			.iter()
+			.map(|elem| elem.value().name.clone())
+			.collect()
+	}
+
 	/// Get the filetree as it is currently cached.
 	/// A filter may be applied, and it may be strict (equality check) or not (starts_with check).
 	// #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi)] // https://github.com/napi-rs/napi-rs/issues/1120