From bb9a2e975e4657d2f03d93b4d9595160e8190566 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Lo=C3=AFc=20Hoguin?= Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 16:23:13 +0200 Subject: Rename the basic_auth example to rest_basic_auth --- examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md (limited to 'examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md') diff --git a/examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md b/examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eea6fd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Basic authorization example using REST +====================================== + +To try this example, you need GNU `make`, `git` and +[relx](https://github.com/erlware/relx) in your PATH. + +To build the example, run the following command: + +``` bash +$ make +``` + +To start the release in the foreground: + +``` bash +$ ./_rel/bin/hello_world_example console +``` + +Then point your browser at [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080). + +Example output +-------------- + +Request with no authentication: + +``` bash +$ curl -i http://localhost:8080 +HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized +connection: keep-alive +server: Cowboy +date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:10:27 GMT +content-length: 0 +www-authenticate: Basic realm="cowboy" +``` + +Request with authentication: + +``` bash +$ curl -i -u "Alladin:open sesame" http://localhost:8080 +HTTP/1.1 200 OK +connection: keep-alive +server: Cowboy +date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:11:12 GMT +content-length: 16 +content-type: text/plain + +Hello, Alladin! +``` -- cgit v1.2.3