Hi All
I have a newbie question.
I have a RESTful controller that has a standard create method, however
I also want to POST a request to a separate external URL from this
same method.
def create
@out_message = OutMessage.new(params[:out_message])
post_to_external_url(@out_message.content)
respond_to do |format|
if @out_message.save
flash[:notice] = ''OutMessage was successfully
created.''
format.html { redirect_to out_message_url(@out_message) }
format.xml { head :created, :location =>
out_message_url(@out_message) }
else
format.html { render :action => "new" }
format.xml { render :xml => @out_message.errors.to_xml }
end
end
end
private
def post_to_external_url(content)
# code that sends a post request to http://www.someexteranlurl.com/processme
end
What I really wish to do is create a new POST request add all my
arguments to it, POST it and then redirect back to my
''out_message_url(@out_message)'' or index.rhtml page for this
controller.
I can see that I could use the ''redirect_to'' method but it
seems that
this can only send a GET request, how can I send a POST request?
Any clues how I should go about this, without having to resort to
creating a new view with a form and a POST action?
Many thanks,
Ben...
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fredmsun wrote:> def post_to_external_url(content) > # code that sends a post request to > http://www.someexteranlurl.com/processme > endUse Net::HTTP to connect to the other site: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Net/HTTP.html -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hi Mark
I actually tried this but I get a ''stack level too deep''
error
message.
If I run the Rails console I seem to get alot of warnings about HTTP
variables already being declared, when the code hits the require ''net/
HTTP'' call.
I then just put this piece of code into the
''post_to_external_url(content)'' method and get the
''stack level too
deep'' error:
Net::HTTP.get_print
URI.parse(''http://www.example.com/index.html'')
However when I run it on its own using IRB it works no problem.
I''m not sure why I get these conflicts, and I''m not sure of a
''Rails''
way of sending new Requests from a Controller.
All I want to do is call another RESTful web service and put that
value into my model, but without going via a view.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreaciated.
Many thanks,
Ben...
On Apr 7, 10:37 am, Mark Bush
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> fredmsun wrote:
> > def post_to_external_url(content)
> > # code that sends a post request to
> >http://www.someexteranlurl.com/processme
> > end
>
> Use Net::HTTP to connect to the other site:
>
> http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Net/HTTP.html
>
> --
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fredmsun wrote:> I actually tried this but I get a ''stack level too deep'' error > message. > If I run the Rails console I seem to get alot of warnings about HTTP > variables already being declared, when the code hits the require ''net/ > HTTP'' call.Where are you putting the require? What variables is it complaining about?> I''m not sure why I get these conflicts, and I''m not sure of a ''Rails'' > way of sending new Requests from a Controller. > All I want to do is call another RESTful web service and put that > value into my model, but without going via a view.The alternative is to use an ActiveResource model to proxy the remote RESTful model interface. Then you can access the remote data similar to accessing a local model... -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
If a working example helps, see if something like this does the
trick. It basically sets up an encrypted post to
https://gatewaybeta.fedex.com/xml.
url = ''gatewaybeta.fedex.com''
path = "/xml"
headers = {"Content-Type" => "text/xml"}
h = Net::HTTP.new(url, 443)
h.use_ssl = true
xmlrequest = "a bunch of xml..."
resp, data = h.post(path, xmlrequest, headers) #posts the request
From here, you can do whatever you want with the response status
(contained in the ''resp'' varaible) and/or response data
(contained in
the ''data'' variable).
I don''t know much about how this affects threading, performance, etc.,
so others should feel free to chime in if I''m doing something
horrible. (Heck, I''d appreciate knowing about it!)
-Kyle
On Apr 7, 12:49 pm, Mark Bush
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> fredmsun wrote:
> > I actually tried this but I get a ''stack level too
deep'' error
> > message.
> > If I run the Rails console I seem to get alot of warnings about HTTP
> > variables already being declared, when the code hits the require
''net/
> > HTTP'' call.
>
> Where are you putting the require? What variables is it complaining
> about?
>
> > I''m not sure why I get these conflicts, and I''m not
sure of a ''Rails''
> > way of sending new Requests from a Controller.
> > All I want to do is call another RESTful web service and put that
> > value into my model, but without going via a view.
>
> The alternative is to use an ActiveResource model to proxy the remote
> RESTful model interface. Then you can access the remote data similar to
> accessing a local model...
>
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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Hi All Thanks so much for your help. Mark you were right I was using require ''net/http'' and this was conflicting with my controller. I removed the require altogether and it worked fine. Although I had tried moving the ''require'' around previously, I had failed to notice that my Mongrel test server had crashed and so was continually getting the ''stack too deep'' error message. Kyle thanks for that code snippet its most useful and good to see how other people approach problems like these. Many thanks, Ben... On Apr 7, 8:21 pm, Kyle <kyle.r...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> If a working example helps, see if something like this does the > trick. It basically sets up an encryptedposttohttps://gatewaybeta.fedex.com/xml. > > url = ''gatewaybeta.fedex.com'' > path = "/xml" > headers = {"Content-Type" => "text/xml"} > h = Net::HTTP.new(url, 443) > h.use_ssl = true > xmlrequest = "a bunch of xml..." > resp, data = h.post(path, xmlrequest, headers) #posts the request > > From here, you can do whatever you want with the response status > (contained in the ''resp'' varaible) and/or response data (contained in > the ''data'' variable). > > I don''t know much about how this affects threading, performance, etc., > so others should feel free to chime in if I''m doing something > horrible. (Heck, I''d appreciate knowing about it!) > > -Kyle > > On Apr 7, 12:49 pm, Mark Bush <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> > wrote: > > > fredmsun wrote: > > > I actually tried this but I get a ''stack level too deep'' error > > > message. > > > If I run the Rails console I seem to get alot of warnings about HTTP > > > variables already being declared, when the code hits the require ''net/ > > > HTTP'' call. > > > Where are you putting the require? What variables is it complaining > > about? > > > > I''m not sure why I get these conflicts, and I''m not sure of a ''Rails'' > > > way of sending new Requests from aController. > > > All I want to do is call another RESTful web service and put that > > > value into my model, but without going via a view. > > > The alternative is to use an ActiveResource model to proxy the remote > > RESTful model interface. Then you can access the remote data similar to > > accessing a local model... > > > -- > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---