basic authentication behaves differently in simulator and on android device?

[Denise]

Hi ---

I have run into difficulties with an app that accesses a remote web api via basic authentication.  In the simulator, the my app runs fine.  When I deploy to a connected android device, the app fails to send the HTTP_AUTHENTICATE header, and thus fails to authenticate.  I've verified that the app does in fact get the username/password info correctly, it just isn't sending it.   The relevant app code is quite simple:

return $.ajax (
{
    url : "http://testhobbs.draperd.webfactional.com/api/frpop",
    username : window.localStorage.username,
    password : window.localStorage.password,
    datatype : "json",
});

Is this expected?

[Denise]

I fixed this problem by switching to a different way of attaching the header (as required for older versions of jQuery):

$.ajaxSetup({
    headers: {
        'Authorization': "Basic " + btoa(window.localStorage.username + ":" + window.localStorage.password)
    },});

This does seem like a bug in the simulator.  Is the deployed app running a different version of jQuery than the simulator does?  And if so, why?, or more importantly: how can I tell?

[Steve]

Hi Denise,

The Icenium Simulator uses the jQuery version present in your project and referenced in your files. If the original problem is present only on the deployed app, you should consider using FiddlerCap to track the request/responses between the app/server or remote debugging with jshybugger.

Regards,
Steve
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