/**
     * Retrieve a user by the given credentials.
     *
     * @param  array  $credentials
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable|null
     *
        ** this one sorta dupulicates validate but it works.....
     */
    public function retrieveByCredentials(array $credentials) {
        $api = new IgnitionapiController();
        $data = [ "function" => "login_user", "username" => $credentials['username'], "password" => $credentials['password'], "ordertype"=> config('services.ignitionapi.ignition_api_vas_type')];
        $res = $api->process_api_response($api->process_api($data));
        if($res['success'] && isset($res['success'])) {
            return  new ignitionUser();//tried adding stuff to object here didn't work
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Validate a user against the given credentials.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable  $user
     * @param  array  $credentials
     * @return bool
     */
    public function validateCredentials(\Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable $user, array $credentials) {
        $api = new IgnitionapiController();
        $data = [ "function" => "login_user", "username" => $credentials['username'], "password" => $credentials['password'], "ordertype"=> config('services.ignitionapi.ignition_api_vas_type')];
        $res = $api->process_api_response($api->process_api($data));
        if($res['success'] && isset($res['success'])) {
            $user->name = $credentials['username'];
            $user->email = (isset($credentials['email']) ? $credentials['email'] : '' );
            return true;
        }else{
            return false;
        }