diff --git a/include/matrix/session.hpp b/include/matrix/session.hpp
index 85facfa..eeb84e3 100644
--- a/include/matrix/session.hpp
+++ b/include/matrix/session.hpp
@@ -31,12 +31,27 @@
 namespace matrix{
 	class session : protected connection
 	{
+	private:
+		bool m_valid = false;
 	public:
+		session(void);
 		session(const auth_data&);
-		//local setter
+		session(const session&) = default;
+		session(session&&) = default;
+		~session(void);
+
+		session& operator=(const session&) = default;
+		session& operator=(session&&) = default;
+
 		void set_useragent(const raii::string_base&);
 		void set_useragent(raii::string&&);
+		void set_access_token(const raii::string_base&);
+		void set_access_token(raii::string&&);
+		void set_homeserver(const raii::string_base&);
+		void set_homeserver(raii::string&&);
 
+		bool login(void);
+		bool login(const raii::string_base& username, const raii::string_base& pass);
 		bool valid(void)const;
 
 		client spawn_client(void)const;
@@ -44,6 +59,7 @@ namespace matrix{
 
 		void invalidate(void);
 	private:
+		bool _do_login(const raii::string_base& username, const raii::string_base& pass);
 		void _populate_session_info(const auth_data& a);
 		raii::rjp_string _get_userid(void);
 		raii::string _request_access_token(const raii::string_base& name, const raii::string_base& pass, const raii::string_base& loginurl)const;
diff --git a/src/matrix/session.cpp b/src/matrix/session.cpp
index 5ab0a77..5d4d7d1 100644
--- a/src/matrix/session.cpp
+++ b/src/matrix/session.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@
 
 namespace matrix{
 
+	session::session(void):
+		connection(std::make_shared<internal::session_info>()){}
 	session::session(const auth_data& auth):
 		connection(std::make_shared<internal::session_info>())
 	{
 		_populate_session_info(auth);
 		_set_curl_defaults(m_ses->useragent);
 	}
+	session::~session(void){
+		invalidate();
+	}
 
 	void session::set_useragent(const raii::string_base& agent){
 		m_ses->useragent = agent;
@@ -36,10 +41,28 @@ namespace matrix{
 	void session::set_useragent(raii::string&& agent){
 		m_ses->useragent = std::move(agent);
 	}
+	void session::set_homeserver(const raii::string_base& hs){
+		m_ses->homeserver = hs;
+	}
+	void session::set_homeserver(raii::string&& hs){
+		m_ses->homeserver = std::move(hs);
+	}
+	void session::set_access_token(const raii::string_base& tok){
+		m_ses->access_token = tok;
+	}
+	void session::set_access_token(raii::string&& tok){
+		m_ses->access_token = std::move(tok);
+	}
 
+	bool session::login(void){
+		return _do_login(raii::string(), raii::string());
+	}
+	bool session::login(const raii::string_base& username, const raii::string_base& pass){
+		return _do_login(username, pass);
+	}
 
 	bool session::valid(void)const{
-		return m_ses->access_token;
+		return m_valid;
 	}
 	client session::spawn_client(void)const{
 		return client(m_ses);
@@ -55,26 +78,34 @@ namespace matrix{
 		m_ses->urls.invalidate_accesstoken();
 	}
 
-	void session::_populate_session_info(const auth_data& a){
-		m_ses->useragent = a.useragent;
-		m_ses->homeserver = a.homeserver;
-		m_ses->access_token = a.access_token;
+	bool session::_do_login(const raii::string_base& username, const raii::string_base& pass){
 		auto reply = _get_curl(client_url_list::stat_whoami(m_ses->homeserver, m_ses->access_token));
 		if(!reply){
-			auto [token, id] = _get_new_access_token(a.name, a.pass, client_url_list::login(m_ses->homeserver));
+			if(!username || !pass){
+				return (m_valid = false);
+			}
+			auto [token, id] = _get_new_access_token(username, pass, client_url_list::login(m_ses->homeserver));
 			if(token && id){
 				m_ses->access_token = std::move(token);
 				m_ses->userid = std::move(id);
 				m_ses->urls.repopulate(m_ses->homeserver, m_ses->access_token, m_ses->userid);
+				return (m_valid = true);
 			}else{
-				invalidate();
+				return (m_valid = false);
 			}
 		}else{
 			m_ses->urls.repopulate_accesstoken(m_ses->homeserver, m_ses->access_token);
 			m_ses->userid = _get_userid();
 			m_ses->urls.repopulate_userid(m_ses->homeserver, m_ses->access_token, m_ses->userid);
+			return (m_valid = true);
 		}
 	}
+	void session::_populate_session_info(const auth_data& a){
+		m_ses->useragent = a.useragent;
+		m_ses->homeserver = a.homeserver;
+		m_ses->access_token = a.access_token;
+		_do_login(a.name, a.pass);
+	}
 	raii::string session::_request_access_token(const raii::string_base& name, const raii::string_base& pass, const raii::string_base& loginurl)const{
 		CURLcode result;
 		raii::string postdata("{\"type\":\"m.login.password\", \"user\":\"" + raii::json_escape(name) + "\", \"password\":\"" + raii::json_escape(pass) + "\"}");