BasicSchemeFactory.java

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package org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.auth;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

import org.apache.hc.client5.http.auth.AuthScheme;
import org.apache.hc.client5.http.auth.AuthSchemeFactory;
import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.Contract;
import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;
import org.apache.hc.core5.http.protocol.HttpContext;

/**
 * {@link AuthSchemeFactory} implementation that creates and initializes
 * {@link BasicScheme} instances.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
@Contract(threading = ThreadingBehavior.STATELESS)
public class BasicSchemeFactory implements AuthSchemeFactory {

    /**
     * Default instance of {@link BasicSchemeFactory with a null Charset}.
     */
    public static final BasicSchemeFactory INSTANCE = new BasicSchemeFactory();

    private final Charset charset;

    /**
     * @deprecated This constructor is deprecated to enforce the use of {@link StandardCharsets#UTF_8} encoding
     * in compliance with RFC 7617 for HTTP Basic Authentication. Use the default constructor {@link #BasicSchemeFactory()} instead.
     *
     * @param charset the {@link Charset} set to be used for encoding credentials. This parameter is ignored as UTF-8 is always used.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public BasicSchemeFactory(final Charset charset) {
        super();
        this.charset = StandardCharsets.UTF_8; // Always use UTF-8
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@link BasicSchemeFactory} with {@link StandardCharsets#UTF_8} as the charset.
     * This default setting aligns with standard practices for encoding credentials in Basic Authentication.
     */
    public BasicSchemeFactory() {
        this.charset = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
    }

    @Override
    public AuthScheme create(final HttpContext context) {
        return new BasicScheme();
    }

}