Make a http request with basic authentication - ios

Question

I want to make an http request with basic auth. I tried to follow this topic : click here. But Xcode tell me
Bad Request after httpResponse
And I don't know why since this morning. Maybe anyone got a idea more interesting than I can find on the web ? :)
Here is my code :
func topRefresh(sender:AnyObject){
var list=Array<Notification>()
//credential
let credentialLogin = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("login") as! String
let credentialPassword = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("password") as! String
// set up the base64-encoded credentials
let loginString = NSString(format: "%#:%#", credentialLogin, credentialPassword)
let loginData: NSData = loginString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!
let base64LoginString = loginData.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions.Encoding64CharacterLineLength)
// create the request
let url = NSURL(string: jsonLink)!
let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url)
request.cachePolicy = NSURLRequestCachePolicy.ReloadIgnoringCacheData
request.setValue("Basic \(base64LoginString)", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.HTTPMethod="GET"
let paramString="login="+credentialLogin
request.HTTPBody = paramString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)
let session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
let task = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request) {
(data, response, error) -> Void in
let httpResponse = response as! NSHTTPURLResponse
if (httpResponse.statusCode == 200) {
do{
if (data != nil){
self.notificationsDisplayed.removeAll()
let jsonDict = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!,options: .AllowFragments)
list=self.parseJson(jsonDict)
if (self.notifications.count==0){
self.notifications=self.copyArray(list)
list.removeAll()
}else{
//compare new data with past data
while(list.count>0){
print(list.count)
let tmp=list.last
for notification in self.notifications {
if(tmp!.id==notification.id){
list.removeLast()
break
}else{
self.notifications.insert(tmp!, atIndex: 0)
list.removeLast()
break
}
}
}
}
self.orderByDate(&self.notifications)
self.notificationsDisplayed=self.copyArray(self.notifications)
self.applyFilter()
print("Data parsed")
}else{
print("Data is empty")
}
}catch {
print("Error with Json: \(error)")
}
}else{
print("HTTP Error")
}
self.refreshControl?.endRefreshing()
print("Finished")
}
task.resume()
}

Answer 1

I use the following in my code to create a default session that include the authentication:
static func defaultURLSession(username : String, password:String) -> NSURLSession {
let config = NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration()
let userPasswordString = "\(username):\(password)"
let userPasswordData = userPasswordString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)
let base64EncodedCredential = userPasswordData!.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions.EncodingEndLineWithCarriageReturn)
let authString = "Basic \(base64EncodedCredential)"
config.HTTPAdditionalHeaders = ["Authorization" : authString]
return NSURLSession(configuration: config)
}