Package org.kohsuke.github.authorization

Interface AuthorizationProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

UserAuthorizationProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnonymousAuthorizationProvider, GitHub.DependentAuthorizationProvider, ImmutableAuthorizationProvider, JWTTokenProvider, OrgAppInstallationAuthorizationProvider

public interface AuthorizationProvider

Provides a functional interface that returns a valid encodedAuthorization. This interface support the creation of providers based on immutable credentials or dynamic credentials which change of time. Each GitHubConnectorRequest will call getEncodedAuthorization() on the provider.

Author:

Liam Newman

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static AuthorizationProvider	ANONYMOUS	A static instance for an ANONYMOUS authorization provider

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getEncodedAuthorization()	Returns the credentials to be used with a given request.

Field Detail

ANONYMOUS

static final AuthorizationProvider ANONYMOUS

A static instance for an ANONYMOUS authorization provider

Method Detail

getEncodedAuthorization

String getEncodedAuthorization()
                        throws IOException

Returns the credentials to be used with a given request. As an example, a authorization provider for a bearer token will return something like:

 
  @Override
  public String getEncodedAuthorization() {
  return "Bearer myBearerToken";
  }
 
 

Returns:

encoded authorization string, can be null

Throws:

IOException - on any error that prevents the provider from returning a valid authorization