Method: ElsToken::ClassMethods#authenticate

Defined in:
lib/els_token.rb

#authenticate(username, password, options = {}) ⇒ Object

authenticates against ELS and returns the user token



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# File 'lib/els_token.rb', line 73

def authenticate(username,password,options={})
  begin
    response = els_http_request("/authenticate",
      {"uri"=>"realm=aolcorporate","username"=>"#{username}","password"=>"#{password}"},
      options)
    if response.code.eql? "200"
      # return the token
      response.body.chomp.sub(/token\.id=/,"")
    else
      raise response.error! 
    end
  rescue Net::HTTPExceptions => e1
    raise e1, "token retrieval failed for #{username}"
  rescue Exception => e
    # Do not expect these. Wrapping the exception so
    # as to not reveal the passed in password
    puts e.backtrace
    raise e, "unable to fetch token for #{username}"
  end
end