discogs-service/Sources/DiscogsService/Public/Enumerations/AuthTransport.swift

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/// A representation of the available transport options to send credentials in authenticated requests.
///
/// This enumeration is used in conjunction with ``AuthMiddleware`` to determine how authentication credentials
/// are attached to outgoing requests.
public enum AuthTransport: CaseIterable, Sendable {
    /// Authentication credentials are sent in a request as an `Authorization` header.
    ///
    /// This means that the header will be added to any existing header in a request, like this:
    /// ```bash
    /// curl "https://api.discogs.com/database/search?q=Slayer" -H "Authorization: Discogs key=foo123, secret=bar456"
    /// curl "https://api.discogs.com/database/search?q=Slayer" -H "Authorization: Discogs token=abcxyz123456"
    /// ```
    case onHeader
    /// Authentication credentials are sent in a request as parameters in the query string.
    ///
    /// This means that the parameters will be injected into the query in a request, like this:
    /// ```bash
    /// curl "https://api.discogs.com/database/search?q=Slayer&key=foo123&secret=bar456"
    /// curl "https://api.discogs.com/database/search?q=Slayer&token=abcxyz123456"
    /// ```
    case onQuery
}