Method: Google::Base#login

Defined in:
lib/google/base.rb

#login ⇒ Object

Makes authentication request to google and sets the sid to be passed in a cookie with each authenticated request.

Raises Google::LoginError if login is unsuccessful

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# File 'lib/google/base.rb', line 95

def 
  url = URI.parse()
  req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.request_uri)
  req.set_form_data({
  'accountType' => 'HOSTED_OR_GOOGLE',
    'Email'    => @email, 
    'Passwd'   => @password, 
    'source'   => SOURCE, 
    'continue' => URL,
  })
  http         = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
      http.use_ssl = true
      result       = http.start() { |conn| conn.request(req) }
      @sid         = extract_sid(result.body)
      raise LoginError, "Most likely your username and password are wrong." unless logged_in?
end