Can someone provide an example for how to post XML using HTTParty and Ruby on Rails? -

i need post xml webservice , i'm trying use httparty. can provide example how go doing so?

here format of xml need post:

<candidate xmlns="com.mysite/2010/10/10" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/xmlschema-instance"> <firstname></firstname> <lastname></lastname> <email></email> <gender></gender> </candidate> 

here class far:

require 'httparty'   class webservice   include httparty   format :xml   base_uri 'mysite.com'   default_params :authorization => 'xxxxxxx'    def self.add_candidate(first_name,last_name,email,gender)     post('/test.xml', :body => "")       end   end 

i'm not quite sure how flesh out add_candidate.

any appreciated.

thanks.

you've got 2 options. httparty allows post both string or hash.

the string version be:

post('/test.xml', :body => "<candidate xmlns=\"com.mysite/2010/10/10\" xmlns:i=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/xmlschema-instance\"><firstname>#{first_name}</firstname><lastname>#{last_name}</lastname><email>#{email}</email><gender>#{gender}</gender></candidate>") 

functional, not pretty. i'd instead:

post('/test.xml', :body => {   :candidate => {     :firstname => first_name,     :lastname  => last_name,     :email     => email,     :gender    => gender,   } } 

now, can't sure whether namespaces required endpoint, , if so, whether hash version work. if that's case, may have go doing body string.