--- a/repoapi.py	Mon Jun 24 17:26:13 2013 +0200
+++ b/repoapi.py	Fri Jun 21 16:40:12 2013 +0200
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@
     else:
         raise ConnectionError('unknown protocol: `%s`' % protocol)
 
+def connect(repo, login, **kwargs):
+    """Take credential and return associated ClientConnection.
+
+    The ClientConnection is associated to a new Session object that will be
+    closed when the ClientConnection is closed.
+
+    raise AuthenticationError if the credential are invalid."""
+    sessionid = repo.connect(login, **kwargs)
+    session = repo._get_session(sessionid)
+    # XXX the autoclose_session should probably be handle on the session directly
+    # this is something to consider once we have proper server side Connection.
+    return ClientConnection(session, autoclose_session=True)
+
 def _srv_cnx_func(name):
     """Decorate ClientConnection method blindly forward to Connection
     THIS TRANSITIONAL PURPOSE

--- a/test/unittest_repoapi.py	Mon Jun 24 17:26:13 2013 +0200
+++ b/test/unittest_repoapi.py	Fri Jun 21 16:40:12 2013 +0200
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from cubicweb.devtools.testlib import CubicWebTC
 
 from cubicweb import ProgrammingError
-from cubicweb.repoapi import ClientConnection
+from cubicweb.repoapi import ClientConnection, connect
 
 
 class REPOAPITC(CubicWebTC):
@@ -66,5 +66,14 @@
         with self.assertRaises(ProgrammingError):
             cltcnx.execute('Any X WHERE X is CWUser')
 
+    def test_connect(self):
+        """check that repoapi.connect works and return a usable connection"""
+        clt_cnx = connect(self.repo, login='admin', password='gingkow')
+        self.assertEqual('admin', clt_cnx.user.login)
+        with clt_cnx:
+            rset = clt_cnx.execute('Any X WHERE X is CWUser')
+            self.assertTrue(rset)
 
 
+
+