+ private HttpURLConnection connectToGNPy(String action) throws IOException {
+ URL url = new URL(URL_GNPY);
+ String basicAuth = "Basic " + new String(java.util.Base64.getEncoder()
+ .encode(USER_CRED.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)),StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+ HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+ conn.setDoOutput(true);
+ conn.setRequestMethod(action);
+ conn.setRequestProperty("Authorization", basicAuth);
+ conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
+ conn.connect();
+ return conn;
+ }
+