com.google.gdata.client.http

Interface HttpAuthToken

All Superinterfaces:

AuthTokenFactory.AuthToken

All Known Implementing Classes:

GoogleAuthTokenFactory.AuthSubToken, GoogleAuthTokenFactory.OAuthToken, GoogleAuthTokenFactory.UserToken

public interface HttpAuthToken
extends AuthTokenFactory.AuthToken

The HttpAuthToken interface represents a token used to authenticate an HTTP request. It encapsulates the functionality to create the "Authorization" header to be appended to a HTTP request.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getAuthorizationHeader(java.net.URL requestUrl, java.lang.String requestMethod) Returns an authorization header to be used for a HTTP request for the respective authentication token.

Method Detail

getAuthorizationHeader

java.lang.String getAuthorizationHeader(java.net.URL requestUrl,
                                      java.lang.String requestMethod)

Returns an authorization header to be used for a HTTP request for the respective authentication token.

Parameters:

requestUrl - the URL being requested

requestMethod - the HTTP method of the request

Returns:

the "Authorization" header to be used for the request