docs: def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
          """gets basic information about the user
  
          :param request: a WSGI request object
          :param args: inline arguments (optional)
          :param kwargs: keyword arguments (optional)
          :return: `rest_framework.response.Response`
          """
          data = UserSerializer().to_representation(request.user)
  
          # add superuser flag only if user is a superuser, putting it here so users can only
          # tell if they are themselves superusers
          if request.user.is_superuser:
              data['is_superuser'] = True
  
          # attempt to add a firebase token if we have a firebase secret
          secret = getattr(settings, 'FIREBASE_SECRET', None)
          if secret:
              # use firebase auth to provide auth variables to firebase security api
              firebase_auth_payload = {
                  'id': request.user.pk,
                  'username': request.user.username,
                  'email': request.user.email,
                  'is_staff': request.user.is_staff
              }
              data['firebase_token'] = create_token(secret, firebase_auth_payload)
  
          return Response(data)