Method: ApimaticCalculator::APIHelper.form_encode

Defined in:
lib/apimatic_calculator/api_helper.rb

.form_encode(obj, instance_name, formatting: 'indexed') ⇒ Hash

Form encodes an object. of a hash.

Parameters:

  • An (Dynamic) —

    object to form encode.

  • The (String) —

    name of the object.

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    A form encoded representation of the object in the form



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# File 'lib/apimatic_calculator/api_helper.rb', line 206

def self.form_encode(obj, instance_name, formatting: 'indexed')
  retval = {}

  serializable_types = [String, Numeric, TrueClass,
                        FalseClass, Date, DateTime]

  # If this is a structure, resolve it's field names.

  obj = obj.to_hash if obj.is_a? BaseModel

  # Create a form encoded hash for this object.

  if obj.nil?
    nil
  elsif obj.instance_of? Array
    if formatting == 'indexed'
      obj.each_with_index do |value, index|
        retval.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, "#{instance_name}[#{index}]"))
      end
    elsif serializable_types.map { |x| obj[0].is_a? x }.any?
      obj.each do |value|
        abc = if formatting == 'unindexed'
                APIHelper.form_encode(value, "#{instance_name}[]",
                                      formatting: formatting)
              else
                APIHelper.form_encode(value, instance_name,
                                      formatting: formatting)
              end
        retval = APIHelper.custom_merge(retval, abc)
      end
    else
      obj.each_with_index do |value, index|
        retval.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, "#{instance_name}[#{index}]",
                                            formatting: formatting))
      end
    end
  elsif obj.instance_of? Hash
    obj.each do |key, value|
      retval.merge!(APIHelper.form_encode(value, "#{instance_name}[#{key}]",
                                          formatting: formatting))
    end
  elsif obj.instance_of? File
    retval[instance_name] = UploadIO.new(
      obj, 'application/octet-stream', File.basename(obj.path)
    )
  else
    retval[instance_name] = obj
  end
  retval
end