Helper downloader

gistfile1.txt

public String getStringFromURL(String endpoint) {
  		HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
		
		CredentialsProvider credProvider = new BasicCredentialsProvider();
    		credProvider.setCredentials(new AuthScope(AuthScope.ANY_HOST, AuthScope.ANY_PORT),
        	new UsernamePasswordCredentials("YOUR USER NAME HERE", "YOUR PASSWORD HERE"));

		httpclient.setCredentialsProvider(credProvider);

		HttpParams httpParameters = httpclient.getParams();
		
		HttpConnectionParams.setTcpNoDelay(httpParameters, true);
		HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(endpoint);
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("");
		HttpResponse response;
		InputStream is;
		try {
			response = httpclient.execute(httpget);
			if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) {
				HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
				is = entity.getContent();
				BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(
						new InputStreamReader(is));
				String line = null;
				while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
					sb.append(line + "\n");
				}
			}
		} catch (IOException e) {

			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}