Android: Basic async login task template (Basic Authentication)

public class LoginTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean> { @Override protected void onPreExecute() { //TODO: Before process async task (show progress bar, loader, fade..) } @Override protected Boolean doInBackground(String... params) { //Set username and password this.username = params[0]; this.password = params[1]; try { //Setup URL connection URL url = new URL("www.myurl.com" + "/connect"""); HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(); connection.setRequestMethod("POST"); connection.setDoInput(true); //Set Basic Authentication Authenticator.setDefault(new Authenticator() { protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() { return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password.toCharArray()); } }); //Proceed in function of status code response int status = connection.getResponseCode(); switch (status) { case 200: case 201: //TODO: process response server (get token) // Return true in case of successfull login // Return false otherwise case 400: } } catch (java.net.MalformedURLException e) { Log.w(TAG, "Exception while constructing URL" + e.getMessage()); } catch (IOException e) { Log.w(TAG, "Exception occured while logging in: " + e.getMessage()); } catch (JSONException e) { Log.w(TAG, "Exception occured while logging in: " + e.getMessage()); } return false; } @Override protected void onPostExecute(Boolean success) { //TODO: After async task finished based on task success //(Change activity, hide progressbar...) } } // Call async LoginTask public class LoginClass{ public void login(String username, String password){ loginTask=new LoginTask(); loginTask.execute(username, password); } }