From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-04-20T18:00:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Multiple Parameters with Net:Http

On 19.04.2007 23:53, scott.archer@gmail.com wrote:
> Is there a way to pass in 2 parameters with the same name to the
> Net::Http client in ruby?
> It's using a map right now, and it only stores one of the values.
> Is this a bug in the Http client implementation?
> The http spec allows you to pass in multiple parameters with the same
> name.
> 
> 
> def get_data(data, in_only='Y')
>     one = Time.new
>     url = URI.parse('http://127.0.0.1/ec/data.xml')
>     req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
>     req.basic_auth 'user', 'pass'
>     req.set_form_data({'test'=>1, 'test'=>2})
>     res = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port).start {|http|
> http.request(req) }
>     case res
>     when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
>       xml = res.body
>     else
>       res.error!
>     end
> end

Without trying I'd assume that it should work like this:

req.set_form_data({'test'=>[1, 2]})

btw, you can leave out the curlys

req.set_form_data('test'=>[1, 2])

Kind regards

	robert