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# registerUserIdentityType(typeID:type:)

Registers a user identity type for use when deserializing
the user identity from `Data`.

```
static func registerUserIdentityType<UI>(typeID: String, type: UI.Type) where UI : UserIdentity
```

## Parameters

`typeID`

A unique type identifier for the user identity to register

`type`

The type of the user identity to register.

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