Rails - Dec 2006 - Remote API passing in parameter named 'action', routing loses it

I''m working with a remote API that calls a URL in my app, passing in a
parameter named action.  So the request would look like:

http://localhost/my_controller?action=foo

Routing correctly interprets the controller action as index.  However,
it sets params[:action] to index as well.  I know that''s how
it''s
supposed to work...but it means I lose the action parameter passed in.
 What''s the easiest way to get the action parameter? I can''t
change
the name, at least on the API end.

Pat

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On 12/29/06, Pat Maddox <pergesu-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I''m working with a remote API that calls a URL in my app, passing
in a
> parameter named action.  So the request would look like:
>
> http://localhost/my_controller?action=foo
>
> Routing correctly interprets the controller action as index.  However,
> it sets params[:action] to index as well.  I know that''s how
it''s
> supposed to work...but it means I lose the action parameter passed in.
>  What''s the easiest way to get the action parameter? I
can''t change
> the name, at least on the API end.
And actually, it uses POST, so I can''t use URL rewriting.

Pat

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On 29/12/06, Pat Maddox <pergesu-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> I''m working with a remote API that calls a URL in my app, passing
in a
> parameter named action.  So the request would look like:
>
> http://localhost/my_controller?action=foo
I had the same issue. Ended up playing with request.request_uri to
extract the value.

...j

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Pat Maddox wrote:
> And actually, it uses POST, so I can''t use URL rewriting.
If it is a POST, in your controller:
CGIMethods.parse_query_parameters(request.raw_post)

That should give you a hash of the post parameters before the routes
overwrite action, so you should be able to retrieve action with:
CGIMethods.parse_query_parameters(request.raw_post)["action"]

Dan Manges


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On 12/30/06, Dan Manges
<daniel.manges-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Pat Maddox wrote:
> > And actually, it uses POST, so I can''t use URL rewriting.
>
> If it is a POST, in your controller:
> CGIMethods.parse_query_parameters(request.raw_post)
>
> That should give you a hash of the post parameters before the routes
> overwrite action, so you should be able to retrieve action with:
> CGIMethods.parse_query_parameters(request.raw_post)["action"]
>
> Dan Manges
Hey Dan, worked great, thanks!

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