return when(self.authenticationStatus(permissions || []), function (result) {
					if (result) {
						return when(action.call(null, evt), function () {
							return true;
						});
					}
					else {
						return when(self.login(), function () {
							var d = defer();
							setTimeout(function () {
								when(authenticate(), function (r) {
											d.resolve(r);
										},
										function (err) {
											d.reject(err);
										}
								);
							}, 0);
							return d.promise;
						}, function (err) {
							console.error(err);
							throw err;
						});
					}
				}, function (err) {

			route: '/service/login', method: 'get', handler: function (req: Request, res: Response) {
				var session = req.session,
					result: LoginResult;
				res.set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
				if (session.username) {
					when(self.impl.getUser(session.username), function (data) {
						if (data) {
							result = {
								result: 'success',
								id: data.username
							};
							for (var p in data) {
								if ((p !== 'password') && data.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
									result[p] = data[p];
								}
							}
						}
						else {
							result = {
								result: 'failed'
							};
						}
						res.end(JSON.stringify(result));
					}, function (err) {
						console.error(err);
					});
				}
				else {
					result = {
						result: 'failed'
					};
					res.end(JSON.stringify(result));
				}
			}

		function performLogin() {
			return when(request.post(self.config.loginUrl, {
				preventCache: true,
				handleAs: 'json',
				withCredentials: true,
				data: {user: self.userNameText.value, password: self.passwordText.value, parameters: {}}
			}), function (data) {
				/* globals window */
				if (data.result === 'success') {
					self.passwordText.value = '';
					if (typeof(data.loggedInSince) === 'number') {
						data.loggedInSince = new Date(data.loggedInSince);
					}
					setTimeout(function () {
						self.emit('login', data);
					}, 0);
				}
				else {
					let skin: any = self.currentSkin;
					skin.alert(data.message || 'login failed');
				}
				return true;
			}, function (err) {
				console.log(err);
			});
		}

							setTimeout(function () {
								when(authenticate(), function (r) {
											d.resolve(r);
										},
										function (err) {
											d.reject(err);
										}
								);
							}, 0);

	authenticationStatus (requiredPermissions: (string[] | PermissionsFunction)) {
		var self = this;
		return when(get(this.config.loginUrl, {
			preventCache: false,
			handleAs: 'json',
			withCredentials: true
		}), function (data) {
			var r = false;
			if (data.result === 'success') {
				self.data.mixinRecursive(data);
				//data.permissions = data.permissions || [];
				//self.set('userName', data.id);
				//self.set('permissions', data.permissions);
				if (typeof(requiredPermissions) === 'function') {
					let permissionFunction = requiredPermissions as PermissionsFunction;
					r = (permissionFunction(self.data['permissions']));
				}
				else {
					let permissions: string[] = requiredPermissions as string[];
					if (permissions.length) {
						var cnt: number,
							len = permissions.length,
							current: string,
							dcnt: number,
							dlen = self.data['permissions'].length,
							found: boolean;
						r = true;
						for (cnt = 0; cnt < len; cnt += 1) {
							current = permissions[cnt];
							found = false;
							for (dcnt = 0; (dcnt < dlen) && !found; dcnt += 1) {
								if (current === self.data['permissions'][dcnt]) {
									found = true;
								}
							}
							r = r && !!found;
						}
					}
					else {
						r = true;
					}
				}
			}
			else {
				self.data.set('id', null);
				self.data.set('permissions', []);
			}
			setTimeout(function () {
				self.emit('login', data);
			}, 0);
			return r;
		}, function (err) {
			console.error(err);
			throw err;
		});
	}

	logout () {
		return when(get(this.config.logoutUrl, {
			preventCache: false,
			handleAs: 'json',
			withCredentials: true
		}), (data) => {
			this.set('userName', null);
			this.set('permissions', []);
			this.emit('logout', data);
			return true;
		});
	}

var validateUserNameBlur = function () {
	var deferred = defer(),
		value = this.userNameText.value,
		self = this;
	if (this.userNameValidation) {
		when(this.userNameValidation(value), function (result) {
			deferred.resolve(result);
		});
	}
	else {
		deferred.resolve(true);
	}
	return when(deferred.promise, function (valid) {
		setClass(self.userNameIcon, '!valid', '!invalid');
		if (valid) {
			setClass(self.userNameIcon, 'valid');
		}
		else {
			setClass(self.userNameIcon, 'invalid');
		}
		return valid;
	});
};

	login (username: string, password: string, domain?: any, callback?: (data: any) => void) {
		let dom: string;
		if ((typeof(domain) === 'function') && !callback) {
			callback = domain;
			dom = null;
		}
		else {
			dom = domain as string;
		}
		return when(this.impl.login(username, password, dom), function (data) {
			if (callback) {
				callback(data);
			}
			return data;
		});
	}