--- trunk/Estraier.pm	2006/01/05 15:30:35	29
+++ trunk/Estraier.pm	2006/01/05 15:38:34	32
@@ -718,6 +718,51 @@
 	$self->{pxport} = $port;
 }
 
+=head2 set_timeout
+
+Specify timeout of connection in seconds
+
+  $node->set_timeout( 15 );
+
+=cut
+
+sub set_timeout {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $sec = shift;
+	croak "timeout must be number" unless ($sec =~ m/^\d+$/);
+	$self->{timeout} = $sec;
+}
+
+=head2 set_auth
+
+Specify name and password for authentication to node server.
+
+  $node->set_auth('clint','eastwood');
+
+=cut
+
+sub set_auth {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my ($login,$passwd) = @_;
+	$self->{auth} = "$login:$passwd";
+}
+
+=head2 status
+
+Return status code of last request.
+
+  print $res->status;
+
+C<-1> means connection failure.
+
+=cut
+
+sub status {
+	my $self = shift;
+	return $self->{status};
+}
+
+
 package Search::Estraier::Master;
 
 use Carp;