module HTTParty::HashConversions

Public Class Methods

normalize_param(key, value) click to toggle source

@param key<Object> The key for the param. @param value<Object> The value for the param.

@return <String> This key value pair as a param

@example ::normalize_param(:name, “Bob Jones”) #=> “name=Bob%20Jones&”

# File lib/httparty/hash_conversions.rb, line 26
def self.normalize_param(key, value)
  param = ''
  stack = []

  if value.is_a?(Array)
    param << value.map { |element| normalize_param("#{key}[]", element) }.join
  elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
    stack << [key,value]
  else
    param << "#{key}=#{URI.encode(value.to_s, Regexp.new("[^#{URI::PATTERN::UNRESERVED}]"))}&"
  end

  stack.each do |parent, hash|
    hash.each do |k, v|
      if v.is_a?(Hash)
        stack << ["#{parent}[#{k}]", v]
      else
        param << normalize_param("#{parent}[#{k}]", v)
      end
    end
  end

  param
end
to_params(hash) click to toggle source

@return <String> This hash as a query string

@example

{ :name => "Bob",
  :address => {
    :street => '111 Ruby Ave.',
    :city => 'Ruby Central',
    :phones => ['111-111-1111', '222-222-2222']
  }
}.to_params
  #=> "name=Bob&address[city]=Ruby Central&address[phones][]=111-111-1111&address[phones][]=222-222-2222&address[street]=111 Ruby Ave."
# File lib/httparty/hash_conversions.rb, line 14
def self.to_params(hash)
  params = hash.map { |k,v| normalize_param(k,v) }.join
  params.chop! # trailing &
  params
end