How do I do basic authentication with RestClient? - ruby

Question

Does anyone know how to do basic authentication with RestClient?
I need to create a private repository on GitHub through their RESTful API.

Answer 1

The easiest way is to embed the details in the URL:
RestClient.get "http://username:password#example.com"

Answer 2

Here is an example of working code where I support optional basicauth but don't require the user and password be embedded in the URL:
def get_collection(path)
response = RestClient::Request.new(
:method => :get,
:url => "#{#my_url}/#{path}",
:user => #my_user,
:password => #my_pass,
:headers => { :accept => :json, :content_type => :json }
).execute
results = JSON.parse(response.to_str)
end
Do note if #my_user and #mypass are not instantiated, it works fine without basicauth.

Answer 3

From the source it looks like you can just specify user and password as part of your request object.
Have you tried something like:
r = Request.new({:user => "username", :password => "password"})
Also if you look down in the Shell section of the ReadMe it has an example of specifying it as part of restshell.
$ restclient https://example.com user pass
>> delete '/private/resource'

Answer 4

This works and follows RFC 7617 for Http Basic Authentication:
RestClient::Request.execute(
method: :post,
url: "https://example.com",
headers: { "Authorization" => "Basic " + Base64::encode64(auth_details) },
payload: { "foo" => "bar"}
)
def auth_details
ENV.fetch("HTTP_AUTH_USERNAME") + ":" + ENV.fetch("HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD")
end

Answer 5

Thanks to Kelsey Hannan:
RestClient.get("https://example.com",
{
Authorization: "Basic #{Base64::encode64('guest:guest')}"
}
)
RestClient.post("https://example.com",
{ }.to_json,
{
Authorization: "Basic #{Base64::encode64('guest:guest')}"
}
)