/// <summary>
/// Creates an appropriatly configured HttpClient that will be used in communicating with the
/// Spring Cloud Configuration Server
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settings">the settings used in configuring the HttpClient</param>
/// <returns>The HttpClient used by the provider</returns>
protected static HttpClient GetHttpClient(ConfigServerClientSettings settings)
{
return(HttpClientHelper.GetHttpClient(settings.ValidateCertificates, settings.Timeout));
}
/// <summary>
/// Encode the username password for a http request
/// </summary>
/// <param name="user">the username</param>
/// <param name="password">the password</param>
/// <returns>Encoded user + password</returns>
protected internal string GetEncoded(string user, string password)
{
return(HttpClientHelper.GetEncodedUserPassword(user, password));
}