CredentialsParser (IG Aggregated Javadoc 2023.11.0 Documentation)

Type Parameters:

C - The rich type that represents the credentials.
```
public interface CredentialsParser<C>
```
This interface is used to parse the credentials component of an Authorization HTTP header. It should be implemented for each authorization type that is wanted to be richly supported.

See Also:

AuthorizationHeader.parseCredentials(CredentialsParser)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canParse(String type)`	Whether this parser parses the given authorization type.
`C`	`parse(String credentials)`	Parse the provided credentials into a rich representation.

- Method Detail
  - canParse
```
boolean canParse(String type)
```
    Whether this parser parses the given authorization type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the type is parsed by this parser.
    
    See Also:
    
    AuthorizationHeader.getType()
  - parse
```
C parse(String credentials)
 throws MalformedHeaderException
```
    Parse the provided credentials into a rich representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    credentials - The credentials string.
    
    Returns:
    
    The rich type for the credentials.
    
    Throws:
    
    MalformedHeaderException - If the credentials are malformed.
    
    See Also:
    
    AuthorizationHeader.getCredentials()