How to pass nested arrays over http via HTTParty in Rails 4 application

Question

I call a controller action "passit" of Rails app A and want to pass an array b to an api update call via an HTTP request using the HTTParty gem patch method:

def passit
  b=[[1,2,3],[4,5,6]]
  params["a"] = b.to_json
  id=5
  @options = {query: params}
  @response = HTTParty.patch("someapi.com/#{id}", @options)
end

The only way I have found to pass b so far so that a value other than nil gets passed to the API is to stringify it via to_json.

Is the only way to pass a nested array via a patch/put/some kind of update request over http is to "stringify" the parameter via JSON or converting it to a string?

ReggieB · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-29 21:20:56Z

1

Have a look at Marshal. That allows you to convert objects into byte streams that you can then transfer more easily.

answered Jul 29, 2014 at 21:20

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