Module: HTTParty::ClassMethods

Extended by:
AllowedFormatsDeprecation
Defined in:
lib/httparty.rb

Overview

Common Request Options

Request methods (get, post, patch, put, delete, head, options) all take a common set of options. These are:

:body:

Body of the request. If passed a Hash, will try to normalize it first, by default passing it to ActiveSupport::to_params. Any other kind of object will get used as-is.

:http_proxyaddr:

Address of proxy server to use.

:http_proxyport:

Port of proxy server to use.

:http_proxyuser:

User for proxy server authentication.

:http_proxypass:

Password for proxy server authentication.

:limit:

Maximum number of redirects to follow. Takes precedences over :no_follow.

:query:

Query string, or a Hash representing it. Normalized according to the same rules as :body. If you specify this on a POST, you must use a Hash. See also HTTParty::ClassMethods.default_params.

:timeout:

Timeout for opening connection and reading data.

:+local_host:

Local address to bind to before connecting.

:+local_port:

Local port to bind to before connecting.

There are also another set of options with names corresponding to various class methods. The methods in question are those that let you set a class-wide default, and the options override the defaults on a request-by-request basis. Those options are:

  • :base_uri: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.base_uri.

  • :basic_auth: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.basic_auth. Only one of :basic_auth and :digest_auth can be used at a time; if you try using both, you’ll get an ArgumentError.

  • :debug_output: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.debug_output.

  • :digest_auth: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.digest_auth. Only one of :basic_auth and :digest_auth can be used at a time; if you try using both, you’ll get an ArgumentError.

  • :format: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.format.

  • :headers: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.headers. Must be a Hash.

  • :maintain_method_across_redirects: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.maintain_method_across_redirects.

  • :no_follow: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.no_follow.

  • :parser: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.parser.

  • :connection_adapter: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.connection_adapter.

  • :pem: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.pem.

  • :query_string_normalizer: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.query_string_normalizer

  • :ssl_ca_file: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.ssl_ca_file.

  • :ssl_ca_path: see HTTParty::ClassMethods.ssl_ca_path.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from AllowedFormatsDeprecation

const_missing

Instance Method Details

#base_uri(uri = nil) ⇒ Object

Allows setting a base uri to be used for each request. Will normalize uri to include http, etc.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'twitter.com'
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 107

def base_uri(uri=nil)
  return default_options[:base_uri] unless uri
  default_options[:base_uri] = HTTParty.normalize_base_uri(uri)
end

#basic_auth(u, p) ⇒ Object

Allows setting basic authentication username and password.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  basic_auth 'username', 'password'
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 118

def basic_auth(u, p)
  default_options[:basic_auth] = {:username => u, :password => p}
end

#ciphers(cipher_names) ⇒ Object

Allows setting of SSL ciphers to use. This only works in Ruby 1.9+. You can get a list of valid specific ciphers from OpenSSL::Cipher.ciphers. You also can specify a cipher suite here, listed here at openssl.org: www.openssl.org/docs/apps/ciphers.html#CIPHER_SUITE_NAMES

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  ciphers "RC4-SHA"
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 349

def ciphers(cipher_names)
  default_options[:ciphers] = cipher_names
end

#connection_adapter(custom_adapter = nil, options = nil) ⇒ Object

Allows setting a custom connection_adapter for the http connections

Examples:

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  connection_adapter Proc.new {|uri, options| ... }
end

provide optional configuration for your connection_adapter

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  connection_adapter Proc.new {|uri, options| ... }, {:foo => :bar}
end

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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 413

def connection_adapter(custom_adapter = nil, options = nil)
  if custom_adapter.nil?
    default_options[:connection_adapter]
  else
    default_options[:connection_adapter] = custom_adapter
    default_options[:connection_adapter_options] = options
  end
end

#cookies(h = {}) ⇒ Object

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 202

def cookies(h={})
  raise ArgumentError, 'Cookies must be a hash' unless h.is_a?(Hash)
  default_cookies.add_cookies(h)
end

#copy(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform a COPY request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 475

def copy(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Copy, path, options, &block
end

#debug_output(stream = $stderr) ⇒ Object

Set an output stream for debugging, defaults to $stderr. The output stream is passed on to Net::HTTP#set_debug_output.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  debug_output $stderr
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 186

def debug_output(stream = $stderr)
  default_options[:debug_output] = stream
end

#default_options ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 489

def default_options #:nodoc:
  @default_options
end

#default_params(h = {}) ⇒ Object

Allows setting default parameters to be appended to each request. Great for api keys and such.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  default_params :api_key => 'secret', :another => 'foo'
end

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 161

def default_params(h={})
  raise ArgumentError, 'Default params must be a hash' unless h.is_a?(Hash)
  default_options[:default_params] ||= {}
  default_options[:default_params].merge!(h)
end

#default_timeout(t) ⇒ Object

Allows setting a default timeout for all HTTP calls Timeout is specified in seconds.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  default_timeout 10
end

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 174

def default_timeout(t)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Timeout must be an integer or float' unless t && (t.is_a?(Integer) || t.is_a?(Float))
  default_options[:timeout] = t
end

#delete(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform a DELETE request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 465

def delete(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Delete, path, options, &block
end

#digest_auth(u, p) ⇒ Object

Allows setting digest authentication username and password.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  digest_auth 'username', 'password'
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 128

def digest_auth(u, p)
  default_options[:digest_auth] = {:username => u, :password => p}
end

#disable_rails_query_string_format ⇒ Object

Do not send rails style query strings. Specically, don’t use bracket notation when sending an array

For a query:

get '/', :query => {:selected_ids => [1,2,3]}

The default query string looks like this:

/?selected_ids[]=1&selected_ids[]=2&selected_ids[]=3

Call ‘disable_rails_query_string_format` to transform the query string into:

/?selected_ids=1&selected_ids=2&selected_ids=3

Examples:

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  disable_rails_query_string_format
end


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 150

def disable_rails_query_string_format
  query_string_normalizer Request::NON_RAILS_QUERY_STRING_NORMALIZER
end

#follow_redirects(value = true) ⇒ Object

Proceed to the location header when an HTTP response dictates a redirect. Redirects are always followed by default.

Examples:

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'http://google.com'
  follow_redirects true
end


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 216

def follow_redirects(value = true)
  default_options[:follow_redirects] = value
end

#format(f = nil) ⇒ Object

Allows setting the format with which to parse. Must be one of the allowed formats ie: json, xml

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  format :json
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 227

def format(f = nil)
  if f.nil?
    default_options[:format]
  else
    parser(Parser) if parser.nil?
    default_options[:format] = f
    validate_format
  end
end

#get(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Allows making a get request to a url.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
end

# Simple get with full url
Foo.get('http://foo.com/resource.json')

# Simple get with full url and query parameters
# ie: http://foo.com/resource.json?limit=10
Foo.get('http://foo.com/resource.json', :query => {:limit => 10})



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 434

def get(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Get, path, options, &block
end

#head(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform a HEAD request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 480

def head(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Head, path, options, &block
end

#headers(h = {}) ⇒ Object

Allows setting HTTP headers to be used for each request.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  headers 'Accept' => 'text/html'
end

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 196

def headers(h={})
  raise ArgumentError, 'Headers must be a hash' unless h.is_a?(Hash)
  default_options[:headers] ||= {}
  default_options[:headers].merge!(h)
end

#http_proxy(addr = nil, port = nil, user = nil, pass = nil) ⇒ Object

Allows setting http proxy information to be used

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  http_proxy 'http://foo.com', 80, 'user', 'pass'
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 93

def http_proxy(addr=nil, port=nil, user=nil, pass=nil)
  default_options[:http_proxyaddr] = addr
  default_options[:http_proxyport] = port
  default_options[:http_proxyuser] = user
  default_options[:http_proxypass] = pass
end

#logger(logger, level = :info, format = :apache) ⇒ Object

Turns on logging

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  logger Logger.new('http_logger'), :info, :apache
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 81

def logger(logger, level=:info, format=:apache)
  default_options[:logger]     = logger
  default_options[:log_level]  = level
  default_options[:log_format] = format
end

#maintain_method_across_redirects(value = true) ⇒ Object

Declare that you wish to maintain the chosen HTTP method across redirects. The default behavior is to follow redirects via the GET method. If you wish to maintain the original method, you can set this option to true.

Examples:

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'http://google.com'
  maintain_method_across_redirects true
end


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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 271

def maintain_method_across_redirects(value = true)
  default_options[:maintain_method_across_redirects] = value
end

#move(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform a MOVE request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 470

def move(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Move, path, options, &block
end

#no_follow(value = false) ⇒ Object

Declare whether or not to follow redirects. When true, an RedirectionTooDeep error will raise upon encountering a redirect. You can then gain access to the response object via HTTParty::RedirectionTooDeep#response.

Examples:

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'http://google.com'
  no_follow true
end

begin
  Foo.get('/')
rescue HTTParty::RedirectionTooDeep => e
  puts e.response.body
end

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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 256

def no_follow(value = false)
  default_options[:no_follow] = value
end

#options(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform an OPTIONS request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 485

def options(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Options, path, options, &block
end

#parser(custom_parser = nil) ⇒ Object

Allows setting a custom parser for the response.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  parser Proc.new {|data| ...}
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 389

def parser(custom_parser = nil)
  if custom_parser.nil?
    default_options[:parser]
  else
    default_options[:parser] = custom_parser
    validate_format
  end
end

#patch(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform a PATCH request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 455

def patch(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Patch, path, options, &block
end

#pem(pem_contents, password = nil) ⇒ Object

Allows setting a PEM file to be used

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  pem File.read('/home/user/my.pem'), "optional password"
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 281

def pem(pem_contents, password=nil)
  default_options[:pem] = pem_contents
  default_options[:pem_password] = password
end

#pkcs12(p12_contents, password) ⇒ Object

Allows setting a PKCS12 file to be used

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  pkcs12 File.read('/home/user/my.p12'), "password"
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 292

def pkcs12(p12_contents, password)
  default_options[:p12] = p12_contents
  default_options[:p12_password] = password
end

#post(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Allows making a post request to a url.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
end

# Simple post with full url and setting the body
Foo.post('http://foo.com/resources', :body => {:bar => 'baz'})

# Simple post with full url using :query option,
# which gets set as form data on the request.
Foo.post('http://foo.com/resources', :query => {:bar => 'baz'})



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 450

def post(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Post, path, options, &block
end

#put(path, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Perform a PUT request to a path



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 460

def put(path, options={}, &block)
  perform_request Net::HTTP::Put, path, options, &block
end

#query_string_normalizer(normalizer) {|Hash, String| ... } ⇒ Object

Override the way query strings are normalized. Helpful for overriding the default rails normalization of Array queries.

For a query:

get '/', :query => {:selected_ids => [1,2,3]}

The default query string normalizer returns:

/?selected_ids[]=1&selected_ids[]=2&selected_ids[]=3

Let’s change it to this:

/?selected_ids=1&selected_ids=2&selected_ids=3

Pass a Proc to the query normalizer which accepts the yielded query.

Examples:

Modifying Array query strings

class ServiceWrapper
  include HTTParty

  query_string_normalizer proc { |query|
    query.map do |key, value|
      value.map {|v| "#{key}=#{v}"}
    end.join('&')
  }
end

Parameters:

  • normalizer (Proc) —

    custom query string normalizer.

Yields:

  • (Hash, String) —

    query string

Yield Returns:

  • (Array) —

    an array that will later be joined with ‘&’



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 325

def query_string_normalizer(normalizer)
  default_options[:query_string_normalizer] = normalizer
end

#ssl_ca_file(path) ⇒ Object

Allows setting an OpenSSL certificate authority file. The file should contain one or more certificates in PEM format.

Setting this option enables certificate verification. All certificates along a chain must be available in ssl_ca_file or ssl_ca_path for verification to succeed.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  ssl_ca_file '/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 365

def ssl_ca_file(path)
  default_options[:ssl_ca_file] = path
end

#ssl_ca_path(path) ⇒ Object

Allows setting an OpenSSL certificate authority path (directory).

Setting this option enables certificate verification. All certificates along a chain must be available in ssl_ca_file or ssl_ca_path for verification to succeed.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  ssl_ca_path '/etc/ssl/certs/'
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 379

def ssl_ca_path(path)
  default_options[:ssl_ca_path] = path
end

#ssl_version(version) ⇒ Object

Allows setting of SSL version to use. This only works in Ruby 1.9+. You can get a list of valid versions from OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext::METHODS.

class Foo
  include HTTParty
  ssl_version :SSLv3
end



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# File 'lib/httparty.rb', line 336

def ssl_version(version)
  default_options[:ssl_version] = version
end