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+import axios from 'axios';
+
+/**
+ * Ask the server all the roles of an user (if the user has multiple roles).
+ * @returns array of roles.
+ */
+export const setRole = async (role: string): Promise<void> =>
+  axios.post('/api/web/login/set_role', { role });