From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2012-12-17T07:20:40+09:00
Subject: Re: net/http post request with nested hash data ?

On Dec 16, 2012, at 6:53 AM, "AleiPhoenix (A.K.A Areverie)" <aleiphoenix@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm currently working on a script doing login function with a website.
> 
> The login action requires a hash-like parameters as
> 
> login[account] = "foobar@example.com"
> login[passwd] = "whatever"
> 
> setting params in net/http like 
> 
> require "net/http"
> require "net/https"
> 
> https = Net::HTTP.new("passport.115.com", 443)
> https.use_ssl = true
> req = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/?ac=login")

Net::HTTPRequest#[] sets request headers, not form data.

> req["login[account]"] = "foobar@example.com"
> req["login[passwd]"] = "whatever"
> res = https.request(req)
> 
> p res.to_hash
> 
> won't work, looks like the params weren't passed properly.
> 
> and with

This is not how the web browser is set up to send the parameters.

> req.set_form_data({"login" => {"account" => "foobar@example.com", "login" => "passwd"}})
> 
> has no luck either.

This is how the web browser sends the parameters.

> but with
> 
> req.set_form_data({"login[account]" => "foobar@example.com", "login[passwd]" => "whatever"})
> 
> doing the job.
> 
> Any ideas?

Use this last one.