Parametrized get request in Ruby?

Question

How do I make an HTTP GET request with parameters in Ruby?

It\'s easy to do when you\'re POSTing:

  require \'net/http\'
           


        

Answer 1

Use the following method:

require 'net/http'
require 'cgi'

def http_get(domain,path,params)
    return Net::HTTP.get(domain, "#{path}?".concat(params.collect { |k,v| "#{k}=#{CGI::escape(v.to_s)}" }.join('&'))) if not params.nil?
    return Net::HTTP.get(domain, path)
end

params = {:q => "ruby", :max => 50}
print http_get("www.example.com", "/search.cgi", params)