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    # Overload rails 3.2.x default HTTP Baisc 401 response
    # to JSON instead of plain text/html.
    #
    # Examples
    #
    # require 'json_401'
    # class ApiController < ActionController::Metal
    # ...
    # end
    #
    module ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic

    def authentication_request(controller, realm)
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    module ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic

    def authentication_request(controller, realm)
    controller.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = %(Basic realm="#{realm.gsub(/"/, "")}")
    controller.response.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
    controller.response_body = {error: "Access denied."}.to_json
    controller.status = 401
    end

    end