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 24
def self.normalize_param(key, value)
  param = ''
  stack = []

  if value.respond_to?(:to_ary)
    param << value.to_ary.map { |element| normalize_param("#{key}[]", element) }.join
  elsif value.respond_to?(:to_hash)
    stack << [key, value.to_hash]
  else
    param << "#{key}=#{ERB::Util.url_encode(value.to_s)}&"
  end

  stack.each do |parent, hash|
    hash.each do |k, v|
      if v.respond_to?(:to_hash)
        stack << ["#{parent}[#{k}]", v.to_hash]
      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)
  hash.to_hash.map { |k, v| normalize_param(k, v) }.join.chop
end