Net::Http multiple parameters with the same name

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I'm trying to use the Net::Http libraries to do a post request to a
java servlet.
I need to submit multiple parameters with the same name.

test=1
test=2
test=3

if I were submitting the form in html it would look something like this.
<html>
<body>
<form method="POST" action="test.servlet">
<input type="hidden" name="test" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="test" value="2" />
<input type="hidden" name="test" value="3" />
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

This is the ruby code I am using currently.

url = URI.parse("http://localhost/test/test.servlet")
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
req.set_form_data({'test'=>['1','2']})
res = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port).start {|http| http.request(req) }
    case res
    when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
      xml = res.body
    else
      res.error!
    end
puts xml

In the servlet I'm doing the following
String[] values = request.getParameterValues("test");
This should return an array with the String values ["1","2","3"]
It's returning an array with one value ["123"]

I know the java code is correct. I'm trying to migrate an existing
program to ruby, however this is the only stumbling block I've come
across.

I found this reference on the mailing list but there were no replies.

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246557

Any help would be appreciated.

2

I updated a method in http.rb
It seems to have fixed the problem I was having.

There may be a more elegant solution. I'd love for some criticism if
someone wants to look at this.

I'd also be interested in getting this code into the ruby distribution
if it looks good. I'm new to ruby, and I don't know much about the
process.

# Set header fields and a body from HTML form data.
    # +params+ should be a Hash containing HTML form data.
    # Optional argument +sep+ means data record separator.

···

#
    # This method also set Content-Type: header field to
    # application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
    def set_form_data(params, sep = '&')
      temp =
      params.map do |k,v|
        if(v.is_a? Array)
          for value in v
            temp << "#{urlencode(k.to_s)}=#{urlencode(value.to_s)}"
          end
        else
          temp << "#{urlencode(k.to_s)}=#{urlencode(v.to_s)}"
        end
      end
      self.body = temp.join(sep) #= params.map {|k,v|
"#{urlencode(k.to_s)}=#{urlencode(v.to_s)}" }.join(sep)
      puts self.body
      self.content_type = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
    end

On 4/25/07, Scott Archer <scott.archer@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm trying to use the Net::Http libraries to do a post request to a
java servlet.
I need to submit multiple parameters with the same name.

test=1
test=2
test=3

if I were submitting the form in html it would look something like this.
<html>
<body>
<form method="POST" action="test.servlet">
<input type="hidden" name="test" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="test" value="2" />
<input type="hidden" name="test" value="3" />
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

This is the ruby code I am using currently.

url = URI.parse("http://localhost/test/test.servlet&quot;\)
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
req.set_form_data({'test'=>['1','2']})
res = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port).start {|http| http.request(req) }
    case res
    when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
      xml = res.body
    else
      res.error!
    end
puts xml

In the servlet I'm doing the following
String values = request.getParameterValues("test");
This should return an array with the String values ["1","2","3"]
It's returning an array with one value ["123"]

I know the java code is correct. I'm trying to migrate an existing
program to ruby, however this is the only stumbling block I've come
across.

I found this reference on the mailing list but there were no replies.

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/246557

Any help would be appreciated.