How to retrieve custom User object in GAE endpoints?

Question

I\'ve just created my own custom authentication on my google app engine Java app. And it wasn\'t that much of a trouble as is the next thing I\'m trying to do.

Auth

Answer 1

AppEngine docs say the injected types are the following:

• com.google.appengine.api.users.User
• javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
• javax.servlet.ServletContext

However, it doesn't mention com.google.api.server.spi.auth.common.User, but it works for sure. I just tried with AppEngine Java SDK 1.9.32. I don't know if it's a bug or feature.

So in UserEndpoint.java, you have to import com.google.api.server.spi.auth.common.User, then you can cast it to AuthUser.

import com.google.api.server.spi.auth.common.User;

@Api(authenticators = MyAuthenticator.class)
public class UserEndpoint {
@ApiMethod(httpMethod = "GET")
public final Response sth(User user)
        throws UnauthorizedException {
    EndpointUtil.throwIfNotAuthenticated(user);

    ((AuthUser)user).getNewToken();

    // ...
}