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Created March 28, 2014 09:49
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Set Authorization header for every jQuery request
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jquery-auth-header
/* Check for local storage support */
if(typeof(localStorage) == "undefined") {
alert("no storage!");
}
/* var to encapsulate the logic */
var authController = authController || {};
authController.setAuthHeader = function(value) {
localStorage.setItem("authHeader", value);
};
authController.getAuthHeader = function() {
return "Basic " + (authController.isUserAvailable() ? localStorage.getItem("authHeader") : '');
};
authController.isUserAvailable = function() {
var authValue = localStorage.getItem("authHeader");
return authValue !== null && authValue !== '';
};
/* set header for every jQuery request */
$.ajaxPrefilter(function( options, originalOptions, jqXHR ) {
jqXHR.setRequestHeader("Authorization", authController.getAuthHeader());
});
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