Authenticator

java.lang.Object

de.umass.lastfm.Authenticator

public class Authenticator extends Object

Provides bindings for the authentication methods of the last.fm API. See http://www.last.fm/api/authentication for authentication methods.

Author:

Janni Kovacs

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static Session

getMobileSession(String username, String password, String apiKey, String secret)

Create a web service session for a user.

static Session

getSession(String token, String apiKey, String secret)

Fetch a session key for a user.

static String

getToken(String apiKey)

Fetch an unathorized request token for an API account.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details
- getMobileSession
  
  public static Session getMobileSession(String username, String password, String apiKey, String secret)
  
  Create a web service session for a user. Used for authenticating a user when the password can be inputted by the user.
  Parameters:
  
  username - last.fm username
  
  password - last.fm password in cleartext or 32-char md5 string
  
  apiKey - The API key
  
  secret - Your last.fm API secret
  
  Returns:
  
  a Session instance
  
  See Also:
  
  Session
- getToken
  
  public static String getToken(String apiKey)
  
  Fetch an unathorized request token for an API account.
  
  Parameters:
  
  apiKey - A last.fm API key.
  
  Returns:
  
  a token
- getSession
  
  public static Session getSession(String token, String apiKey, String secret)
  
  Fetch a session key for a user.
  Parameters:
  
  token - A token returned by getToken(String)
  
  apiKey - A last.fm API key
  
  secret - Your last.fm API secret
  
  Returns:
  
  a Session instance
  
  See Also:
  
  Session