let user_id: Int
let first_name: String
let last_name: String
let other_name: String
let fullname: String
let alias: String
let about: String
let sex_id: Int
let sex: String
let birth_date: String
let relation_status_id: Int
let relation_status: String
let relation_user_id: Int
let relation_user_first_name: String
let relation_user_last_name: String
let relation_user_fullname: String
let location: String
let contact: String
let profile_pic: Int
let profile_folder_name: String
let profile_pic_filename: String
let cover_pic: Int
let cover_folder_name: String
let cover_pic_filename: String
let followers_list: Int
let following_list: Int
let mutual_list: Int
let request_counter: Int
let dream_destination_list: Int
let hidden_content_list: Int
let email: String
let username: String
let password: String
let salt: String
let social_media_auth: String
let social_media_id: Int
let date_created: String
let last_seen: String
let is_suspended: String
let is_notified: String
let approve_token: String
let device_token: String
let language_id: Int
let language_machine_name: String
let language_label: String
let active: Int

guard let loginUrl = URL(string: "https://xxxxxx.com/api/index.php/Auth/login") else {return}

        //request url
        var request = URLRequest(url: loginUrl)

        // method to pass data
        request.httpMethod = "POST"

        let body = "username=(usernameVar)&password=(passwordVar)"

        request.httpBody = body.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8)

        //launch session

        let session = URLSession.shared

        let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in

            guard let data = data else {return}

            do {

                //let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])

                //print(json)

                let userDetails = try JSONDecoder().decode(user.self, from: data)

                for details in userDetails  {

                    print(details.message)

                }

            }catch{
                print("fuck. more head scratching")

            }



            }
            task.resume()

    }