module HTTParty::HashConversions

def self.normalize_param(key, value)

Other tags:
    Example: normalize_param(:name, "Bob Jones") #=> "name=Bob%20Jones&" -

Returns:
  • (String) - This key value pair as a param

Parameters:
  • value (Object) -- The value for the param.
  • key (Object) -- The key for the param. 
def self.normalize_param(key, value)
  param = ''
  stack = []
  if value.respond_to?(:to_ary)
    param << if value.empty?
               "#{key}[]=&"
             else
               value.to_ary.map { |element| normalize_param("#{key}[]", element) }.join
             end
  elsif value.respond_to?(:to_hash)
    stack << [key, value.to_hash]
  else
    param << "#{key}=#{ERB::Util.url_encode(value.to_s)}&"
  end
  stack.each do |parent, hash|
    hash.each do |k, v|
      if v.respond_to?(:to_hash)
        stack << ["#{parent}[#{k}]", v.to_hash]
      else
        param << normalize_param("#{parent}[#{k}]", v)
      end
    end
  end
  param
end

def self.to_params(hash)

Returns:
  • (String) - This hash as a query string 
def self.to_params(hash)
  hash.to_hash.map { |k, v| normalize_param(k, v) }.join.chop
end