From db879b565fb1bdc112e303c8cd70921814a1d90a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Integralist <mark.mcdx@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:59:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] remove(result): return result instead of storing it off

---
 cmd/epp/epp.go  |  2 +-
 conn.go         |  9 +--------
 session.go      | 14 ++++----------
 session_test.go | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/epp/epp.go b/cmd/epp/epp.go
index a698856..9cd2918 100644
--- a/cmd/epp/epp.go
+++ b/cmd/epp/epp.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func main() {
 	c, err := epp.NewConn(conn)
 	fatalif(err)
 	color.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Logging in as %s...\n", user)
-	err = c.Login(user, pass, "")
+	_, err = c.Login(user, pass, "")
 	fatalif(err)
 
 	// Check
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 5dc5daf..4fc0d1e 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	// a connection is already opened will have no effect.
 	Timeout time.Duration
 
-	// m protects Greeting and LoginResult.
+	// m protects Greeting.
 	m sync.Mutex
 
 	// Greeting holds the last received greeting message from the server,
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ type Conn struct {
 	// Deprecated: This field is written to upon opening a new EPP connection and should not be modified.
 	Greeting
 
-	// LoginResult holds the last received login response message's Result
-	// from the server, in which some servers might include diagnostics such
-	// as connection count limits.
-	//
-	// Deprecated: this field is written to by the Login method but otherwise is not used by this package.
-	LoginResult Result
-
 	// mRead synchronizes connection reads.
 	mRead sync.Mutex
 
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 31dc623..c0dd3b5 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -7,22 +7,16 @@ import (
 
 // Login initializes an authenticated EPP session.
 // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5730#section-2.9.1.1
-func (c *Conn) Login(user, password, newPassword string) error {
+func (c *Conn) Login(user, password, newPassword string) (Result, error) {
 	err := c.writeLogin(user, password, newPassword)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return Result{}, err
 	}
 	res, err := c.readResponse()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return Result{}, err
 	}
-	// We always have a .Result in our non-pointer, but it might be meaningless.
-	// We might not have read anything.  We think that the worst case is we
-	// have the same zero values we'd get without the assignment-even-in-error-case.
-	c.m.Lock()
-	c.LoginResult = res.Result
-	c.m.Unlock()
-	return err
+	return res.Result, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) writeLogin(user, password, newPassword string) error {
diff --git a/session_test.go b/session_test.go
index cadc8b0..61e7231 100644
--- a/session_test.go
+++ b/session_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package epp
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
+	"net"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nbio/st"
@@ -45,6 +46,52 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+func TestLoginReturnsResult(t *testing.T) {
+	ls, err := newLocalServer()
+	st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+	defer ls.teardown()
+	ls.buildup(func(ls *localServer, ln net.Listener) {
+		conn, err := ls.Accept()
+		st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+		// Send greeting
+		err = writeDataUnit(conn, []byte(testXMLGreeting))
+		st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+		// Read login request
+		_, err = readDataUnitHeader(conn)
+		st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+		// Send login response
+		err = writeDataUnit(conn, []byte(testXMLLoginResponse))
+		st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+		// Read logout request
+		_, err = readDataUnitHeader(conn)
+		st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+		conn.Close()
+	})
+	nc, err := net.Dial(ls.Listener.Addr().Network(), ls.Listener.Addr().String())
+	st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+	c, err := NewConn(nc)
+	st.Assert(t, err, nil)
+
+	result, err := c.Login("jane", "battery", "")
+	st.Expect(t, err, nil)
+	st.Expect(t, result.Code, 1000)
+	st.Expect(t, result.Message, "Command completed successfully")
+
+	c.Close()
+}
+
+var testXMLLoginResponse = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+	<response>
+		<result code="1000">
+			<msg>Command completed successfully</msg>
+		</result>
+		<trID>
+			<svTRID>12345</svTRID>
+		</trID>
+	</response>
+</epp>`
+
 func BenchmarkEncodeLogin(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		encodeLogin("jane", "battery", "horse", "1.0", "en", testObjects, testExtensions)