Re: [mylyn-integrators] Authentication question

[Steffen Pingel <steffen.pingel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I noticed on the AbstractRepositorySettingsPage there is a method
> setNeedsHTTPAuth.  If I set this to true, I get an extra collapsible
> settings group that lets me enter an additional username & password.
>
> First question: Why isn't this automatically filled in to match the
> credential boxes above it?  Is there a good way to consolidate these
> settings?

No, these settings are separate. Some connectors such as Trac do you
the repository credentials for HTTP authentication though and disable
the HTTP authentication section on the settings page.

> Second question: I must be completely missing the purpose of this setting.
>  I enter something there, choose to save the password, then go to open my
> task (using a BrowserFormPage, modelled off code I found in the Web
> Connector), and I still get a prompt for user name & password. How can I
> pass HTTP authentication credentials into the browser to avoid this?

Providing credentials to the user is not yet supported. Please see
this bug for further details:

163120: [e3.5] set authentication credentials when opening a Task List
element with the browser
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=163120

HTTP and proxy credentials are evaluated by the tasks framework if you
use the API for handling of HTTP requests that is provided in the
org.eclipse.mylyn.commons.net plug-in. The Bugzilla and Trac
connectors are good examples how to use that but it does not integrate
with the internal web browser.

Steffen

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Steffen Pingel
Committer, http://eclipse.org/mylyn
Senior Developer, http://tasktop.com