Basic auth in play 2.8

BasicAuth.scala

// From https://www.rtechservices.io/blog/basic-authentication-play-scala

package filter

import akka.stream.Materializer
import com.google.inject.Inject
import play.api.Logging
import play.api.mvc._

import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}

class BasicAuth @Inject() (implicit val mat: Materializer, ec: ExecutionContext)
    extends Filter
    with Logging {
  private lazy val unauthResult = Results.Unauthorized.withHeaders(
    ("www-authenticate", "Basic realm=\"default\"")
  )
  private lazy val credentials: Map[String, String] =
    Map(
      "oldmate" -> "pleaseChangeMeIAmVeryInsecure",
    )

  // need the space at the end
  private lazy val basicSt = "basic "

  //This is needed if you are behind a load balancer or a proxy
  private def getUserIPAddress(request: RequestHeader): String = {
    request.headers
      .get("x-forwarded-for")
      .getOrElse(request.remoteAddress)
  }

  private def logFailedAttempt(requestHeader: RequestHeader): Unit = {
    logger.warn(
      s"IP address ${getUserIPAddress(requestHeader)} failed to log in, " +
        s"requested uri: ${requestHeader.uri}"
    )
  }

  private def decodeBasicAuth(auth: String): Option[(String, String)] = {
    if (auth.length() < basicSt.length()) {
      return None
    }
    val basicReqSt = auth.substring(0, basicSt.length())
    if (basicReqSt.toLowerCase() != basicSt) {
      return None
    }
    val basicAuthSt = auth.replaceFirst(basicReqSt, "")
    val decodedAuthSt =
      new String(java.util.Base64.getDecoder.decode(basicAuthSt), "UTF-8")
    val usernamePassword = decodedAuthSt.split(":")
    if (usernamePassword.length >= 2) {
      //account for ":" in passwords
      return Some(usernamePassword(0), usernamePassword.splitAt(1)._2.mkString)
    }
    None
  }

  def apply(
      nextFilter: RequestHeader => Future[Result]
  )(requestHeader: RequestHeader): Future[Result] = {

    requestHeader.headers
      .get("authorization")
      .map { basicAuth =>
        decodeBasicAuth(basicAuth) match {
          case Some((user, pass)) =>
            if (credentials.exists(_ == user -> pass)) {
              return nextFilter(requestHeader)
            }
          case _ => ;
        }
        logFailedAttempt(requestHeader)
        return Future.successful(unauthResult)
      }
      .getOrElse({
        logFailedAttempt(requestHeader)
        Future.successful(unauthResult)
      })
  }
}