rest-client 0.3 → 0.4

data/Rakefile

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require 'rake/gempackagetask'
 require 'rake/rdoctask'
 require 'fileutils'
 
-version = "0.3"
+version = "0.4"
 name = "rest-client"
 
 spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|

data/lib/rest_client.rb

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ module RestClient
 			:headers => headers)
 	end
 
+	# Payload can either be a string or a hash.  If it is a hash, your
+	# content-type will be set to www-form-urlencoded and the parameters
+	# converted to a CGI encoded string.
 	def self.post(url, payload, headers={})
 		Request.execute(:method => :post,
 			:url => url,
@@ -42,8 +45,8 @@ module RestClient
 		def initialize(args)
 			@method = args[:method] or raise ArgumentError, "must pass :method"
 			@url = args[:url] or raise ArgumentError, "must pass :url"
-			@payload = args[:payload]
 			@headers = args[:headers] || {}
+			@payload = process_payload(args[:payload])
 			@user = args[:user]
 			@password = args[:password]
 		end
@@ -87,6 +90,15 @@ module RestClient
 		# Authorization is required to access the resource specified.
 		class Unauthorized < Exception; end
 
+		def process_payload(p=nil)
+			unless p.is_a?(Hash)
+				p
+			else
+				@headers[:content_type] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+				p.keys.map { |k| "#{k}=#{URI.escape(p[k].to_s)}" }.join("&")
+			end
+		end
+
 		def transmit(uri, req, payload)
 			setup_credentials(req)
 

data/spec/rest_client_spec.rb

@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ describe RestClient do
 			@request.transmit(@uri, 'req', nil)
 		end
 
+		it "passes non-hash payloads straight through" do
+			@request.process_payload("x").should == "x"
+		end
+
+		it "converts a hash payload to urlencoded data" do
+			@request.process_payload(:a => 'b c').should == "a=b%20c"
+		end
+
+		it "set urlencoded content_type header on hash payloads" do
+			@request.process_payload(:a => 1)
+			@request.headers[:content_type].should == 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+		end
+
 		it "sets up the credentials prior to the request" do
 			http = mock("net::http connection")
 			Net::HTTP.should_receive(:start).and_yield(http)

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: rest-client
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: "0.3"
+  version: "0.4"
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - Adam Wiggins
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00 -07:00
+date: 2008-04-04 00:00:00 -07:00
 default_executable: 
 dependencies: []
 
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ extra_rdoc_files: []
 
 files: 
 - Rakefile
-- lib/rest_client.rb
 - lib/resource.rb
+- lib/rest_client.rb
 - spec/resource_spec.rb
 - spec/rest_client_spec.rb
 - spec/base.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
 requirements: []
 
 rubyforge_project: rest-client
-rubygems_version: 1.0.1
+rubygems_version: 1.0.0
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 2
 summary: Simple REST client for Ruby, inspired by microframework syntax for specifying actions.