Java tutorial
/* * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties. * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package net.couchcontroller; import java.net.HttpURLConnection; import java.net.URL; import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64; /** * * @author ziron_000 */ public class Connection { private String url; private String username; private String pass; public Connection(String url) { this(url, null, null); } public Connection(String url, String username, String pass) { this.url = url; this.username = username; this.pass = pass; } public HttpURLConnection connect(String method) throws Exception { URL obj = new URL(url); HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection(); con.setRequestMethod(method); con.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json"); con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json"); authenticate(con); return con; } private void authenticate(HttpURLConnection con) { if (username != null && pass != null) { //con.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", USER_AGENT); String basicAuth = "Basic " + new String(new Base64().encode(new String(username + ":" + pass).getBytes())); con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", basicAuth); } } }