Parametrized get request in Ruby?

Question

How do I make an HTTP GET request with parameters in Ruby?

It\'s easy to do when you\'re POSTing:

  require \'net/http\'
           


        

Answer 1

require 'net/http' require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse( "http://www.google.de/search" ); params = {'q'=>'cheese'}

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port) 
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.path) 
request.set_form_data( params )

# instantiate a new Request object
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new( uri.path+ '?' + request.body ) 

response = http.request(request)
puts response.body

I would expect it to work without the second instantiation as it would be the first request-objects or the http-object's job but it worked for me this way.