Junior — Middle
Is it possible to use Retrofit for automatic handling of expired tokens during API requests?
sobes.tech AI
Answer from AI
Retrofit itself does not provide a built-in mechanism for automatic handling of expired tokens (for example, updating the token upon receiving a 401 Unauthorized). However, this can be implemented using a custom OkHttp interceptor that intercepts responses, checks the error code, and if necessary, performs token refresh logic and retries the request.
Example of using an interceptor for token refresh:
class AuthInterceptor(private val tokenProvider: TokenProvider) : Interceptor {
override fun intercept(chain: Interceptor.Chain): Response {
var request = chain.request().newBuilder()
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer ${tokenProvider.getAccessToken()}")
.build()
val response = chain.proceed(request)
if (response.code == 401) { // token expired
synchronized(this) {
val newToken = tokenProvider.refreshToken() // refresh token
request = chain.request().newBuilder()
.header("Authorization", "Bearer $newToken")
.build()
return chain.proceed(request) // retry request with new token
}
}
return response
}
}
Thus, Retrofit combined with OkHttp interceptors allows implementing automatic handling of expired tokens.