1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/api_helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers/api_helpers.rb
index b1e6078c4f2..eb9594a4fb6 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/api_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/api_helpers.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ module ApiHelpers
     end
   end
 
+  def basic_auth_header(user = nil)
+    return { 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => user } unless user.respond_to?(:username)
+
+    {
+      'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials(
+        user.username,
+        create(:personal_access_token, user: user).token
+      )
+    }
+  end
+
   def expect_empty_array_response
     expect_successful_response_with_paginated_array
     expect(json_response.length).to eq(0)