diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c56c49d..c8a80f2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 mod auth;
 
-
-use proc_macro::TokenStream;
-
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
+/*#[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn authenticated_route(_: TokenStream, mut input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {    
     let tt_to_add = TokenStream::from(quote::quote!{
         let header_conversion_result: dev_dtos::dtos::user::user_dtos::UserAuthHeader = match serde_json::from_str(match request.headers().get("authentication") {
@@ -23,4 +20,23 @@ pub fn authenticated_route(_: TokenStream, mut input: TokenStream) -> TokenStrea
     });
     input.extend(tt_to_add);
     input
+}*/
+
+macro_rules! authenticate_route {
+    () => {
+        let header_conversion_result: dev_dtos::dtos::user::user_dtos::UserAuthHeader = match serde_json::from_str(match request.headers().get("authentication") {
+            Some(auth_header) => match auth_header.to_str() {
+                Ok(string) => string,
+                Err(_) => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(400, err::MessageResource::new_from_str("Auth header in incorrect format.")),
+            },
+            None => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(401, err::MessageResource::new_from_str("No auth header present.")),
+        }) {
+            Ok(user_for_authentication) => user_for_authentication,
+            Err(error) => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(401, err::MessageResource::new_from_string(error.to_string())),
+        };
+        let authenticated_user = match dev_communicators::middleware::user_svc::user_service::authenticate_user_with_token(&client, &header_conversion_result.into()).await {
+            Ok(authed_user) => authed_user,
+            Err(error) => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(401, err::MessageResource::new_from_string(error.to_string())),
+        };
+    };
 }
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