require 'erb' module HTTParty module HashConversions # @return 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." def self.to_params(hash) hash.to_hash.map { |k, v| normalize_param(k, v) }.join.chop end # @param key The key for the param. # @param value The value for the param. # # @return This key value pair as a param # # @example normalize_param(:name, "Bob Jones") #=> "name=Bob%20Jones&" def self.normalize_param(key, value) normalized_keys = normalize_keys(key, value) normalized_keys.flatten.each_slice(2).inject('') do |string, (k, v)| string + "#{k}=#{ERB::Util.url_encode(v.to_s)}&" end end def self.normalize_keys(key, value) stack = [] normalized_keys = [] if value.respond_to?(:to_ary) if value.empty? normalized_keys << ["#{key}[]", ''] else normalized_keys = value.to_ary.flat_map do |element| normalize_keys("#{key}[]", element) end end elsif value.respond_to?(:to_hash) stack << [key, value.to_hash] else normalized_keys << [key.to_s, value] end stack.each do |parent, hash| hash.each do |child_key, child_value| if child_value.respond_to?(:to_hash) stack << ["#{parent}[#{child_key}]", child_value.to_hash] elsif child_value.respond_to?(:to_ary) child_value.to_ary.each do |v| normalized_keys << normalize_keys("#{parent}[#{child_key}][]", v).flatten end else normalized_keys << normalize_keys("#{parent}[#{child_key}]", child_value).flatten end end end normalized_keys end end end