RemoteUserUtil (Gerrit Review Plugin API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- com.google.gerrit.httpd.RemoteUserUtil

public class RemoteUserUtil
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RemoteUserUtil()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`extractUsername(String auth)`	Extracts username from an HTTP Basic or Digest authentication header.
`static String`	`getRemoteUser(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req, String loginHeader)`	Tries to get username from a request with following strategies: ServletRequest#getRemoteUser HTTP 'Authorization' header Custom HTTP header

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RemoteUserUtil
```
public RemoteUserUtil()
```
- Method Detail
  - getRemoteUser
```
public static String getRemoteUser(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req,
                                   String loginHeader)
```
    Tries to get username from a request with following strategies:
    
    ServletRequest#getRemoteUser
    HTTP 'Authorization' header
    Custom HTTP header
    Parameters:
    
    req - request to extract username from.
    
    loginHeader - name of header which is used for extracting username.
    
    Returns:
    
    the extracted username or null.
  - extractUsername
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public static String extractUsername(String auth)
```
    Extracts username from an HTTP Basic or Digest authentication header.
    
    Parameters:
    
    auth - header value which is used for extracting.
    
    Returns:
    
    username if available or null.