Method and system for providing authentication schemes for web services

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a output device;
• an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) executing on the processor to:
• obtain metadata of a first web service;
• obtain a first service definition from the metadata, wherein the first service definition defines a plurality of resources associated with the first web service, and wherein at least one of the plurality of resources is associated with a first resource method;
• receive, from a user of the IDE, a selection of the first resource method, wherein the first resource method defines a first method for interacting with a first resource of the plurality of resources associated with the first web service;
• determine a first authentication scheme for the first resource method, wherein the first authentication scheme defines an authentication mechanism required during execution of the first resource method to enable interaction with the first resource;
• determine a development language for a first authentication code;
• select a language-specific code template from a plurality of language-specific code templates listed in the first authentication scheme based on the development language, wherein selecting the language-specific code template comprises:
• obtaining an artifact identifier for an artifact from the first authentication scheme, wherein the artifact corresponds to an authentication mechanism defined in the first authentication scheme;
• and selecting the language-specific code template from the first authentication scheme using the artifact identifier and the development language;
• and
• generate, in response to the selection, a first authentication code for the first resource method using the language-specific code template,
• wherein the first authentication code is displayed on the output device, and
• wherein the first authentication code enables the user of the IDE executing the first resource method to interact with the first resource.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions for generating authentication code for web service resources by an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein executable instructions comprise instructions to:

• obtain, by the IDE, metadata of a first web service;
• obtain, by the IDE, a first service definition from the metadata, wherein the first service definition defines a plurality of resources associated with the first web service;
• obtain, by the IDE, a first authentication scheme;
• generate, by the IDE, a first resource model using the first service definition, wherein the first resource model comprises the plurality of resources, wherein each of the plurality of the resources is associated with a plurality of resource methods, and wherein the first resource method is one of the plurality of resource methods;
• generate, by the IDE, a menu comprising the plurality of resources in the first resource model, wherein each of the plurality of resources is presented with at least one of the plurality of resource methods;
• receive, from a user of the IDE and by the IDE, a selection of a first resource method, wherein the first resource method defines a first method for interacting with a first resource associated with the first web service;
• determine, by the IDE, the first authentication scheme for the first resource method, wherein the first authentication scheme defines an authentication mechanism required during execution of the first resource method to enable interaction with the first resource;
• and
• determine a development language for the first authentication code;
• select a language-specific code template from a plurality of language-specific code templates listed in the first authentication scheme based on the development language, wherein selecting the language-specific code template comprises:
• obtaining an artifact identifier for an artifact from the first authentication scheme, wherein the artifact corresponds to an authentication mechanism defined in the first authentication scheme;
• and selecting the language-specific code template from the first authentication scheme using the artifact identifier and the development language;
• and
• generate, by the IDE and in response to the selection, a first authentication code for the first resource method using the language-specific code template,
• wherein the first authentication code enables the user of the IDE executing the first resource method to interact with the first resource.