package Win32::AuthenticateUser;

use strict;
use Carp;
use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK $AUTOLOAD);

require Exporter;
require DynaLoader;
require AutoLoader;

@ISA = qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
# Items to export into callers namespace by default. Note: do not export
# names by default without a very good reason. Use EXPORT_OK instead.
# Do not simply export all your public functions/methods/constants.
@EXPORT = qw(AuthenticateUser);

$VERSION = '0.02';

sub AUTOLOAD {
    # This AUTOLOAD is used to 'autoload' constants from the constant()
    # XS function.  If a constant is not found then control is passed
    # to the AUTOLOAD in AutoLoader.

    my $constname;
    ($constname = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*:://;
    croak "& not defined" if $constname eq 'constant';
    my $val = constant($constname, @_ ? $_[0] : 0);
    if ($! != 0) {
	if ($! =~ /Invalid/) {
	    $AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD = $AUTOLOAD;
	    goto &AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD;
	}
	else {
		croak "Your vendor has not defined Win32::AuthenticateUser macro $constname";
	}
    }
    no strict 'refs';
    *$AUTOLOAD = sub () { $val };
    goto &$AUTOLOAD;
}

bootstrap Win32::AuthenticateUser $VERSION;

1;
__END__

=head1 NAME

Win32::AuthenticateUser - Win32 User authentication for domains

=head1 SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

none

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use Win32::AuthenticateUser;
  
  AuthenticateUser("domain", "user", "passwd");

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Performs Win32 user authentication using domains

=head1 STATUS

This module is incomplete and is not being actively developed.
No documentation exists (yet), and there may be bugs in the code.

=head1 AUTHOR

Murray Nesbitt, ActiveState Tool Corp.

=cut