Simulate a form post with nested resources arrays using curl

Question

How to use curl to make a http post on a form with nested attributes using application/x-www-form-urlencoded, instead of application/xml?

With XML it works just fine:

curl -i -X 'POST' -H 'Content-Type: application/xml' http://localhost:3000 -d '<user><name>John Doe</name><emails><email><address>[email protected]</address></email><email><address>[email protected]</address></email></emails></user>'

And the result:

Parameters: {"action"=>"profile", "controller"=>"users", "user"=>{"name"=>"John Doe", "emails"=>{"email"=>[{"address"=>"[email protected]"}, {"address"=>"[email protected]"}]}}}

But, I'm trying to accomplish the same result without xml.

I tried like this:

curl -i -X POST -d 'user[name]=John Doe&user[emails][email][address][email protected]&user[emails][email][address][email protected]' http://localhost:3000/

But it didn't worked:

Parameters: {"user"=>{"name"=>"John Doe", "emails"=>{"email"=>{"address"=>"[email protected]"}}}}

Michael Schäfermeyer · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-14 20:00:43Z

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would you please try the following:

curl -i -X POST -d 'user[name]=John Doe&user[emails][][email][address][email protected]&user[emails][][email][address][email protected]' http://localhost:3000/

Note the [] behind [emails]

answered Feb 14, 2011 at 20:00

Michael Schäfermeyer

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Pablo B. Over a year ago

Almost: Parameters: {"user"=>{"name"=>"John Doe", "emails"=>[{"email"=>{"address"=>"[email protected]"}}]}} The array part works, but only the last email is being considered.

Michael Schäfermeyer Over a year ago

Hmm, this works. :

curl -i -X POST -d 'user[name]=John Doe&user[emails][][email protected]&user[emails][][email protected]' http://localhost:3000/

Pablo B. Over a year ago

Thanks, Michael. In your last comment you've forgotten the address attribute. But with your help I was able to figure out:

curl -i -X POST -d 'user[name]=John Doe&user[emails][email][][address][email protected]&user[emails][email][][address][email protected]' http://localhost:3000/

. The [] is after [email]

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