component
extends="taffy.core.resource"
taffy_uri="/authenticate" {

	public function post(username, password, deviceId) {

		//implementation of verifying the username/password are up to you...
		var authSuccess = authenticate(username, password);

		if (!authSuccess){
			return noData().withStatus(401, "Not Authorized");
		}

		//create a new device token:
		var deviceToken = createUUID();

		//saving the device token to the database is up to you...
		saveDeviceToken(username, deviceId, deviceToken);

		//tell the device auth was successful and give it the device token
		return representationOf({ token: deviceToken }).withStatus(200, "OK");

	}

	private function authenticate(username, password){ return true; }
	private function saveDeviceToken(username, deviceId, deviceToken){}

}