converting time to digestible JSON string with HTTParty
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Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPPconverting time to digestible JSON string with HTTParty
The following string returns results
@result = HTTParty.post(
'https://test.co.uk/search',
:body => '{ "requestAuditInfo": { "agentCode": "MLG001",
"requestDateTime": "2018-07-29T07:03:38Z" [...]
whereas
@result = HTTParty.post(
'https://test.co.uk/search',
:body => '{ "requestAuditInfo": { "agentCode": "MLG001",
"requestDateTime": Time.now.utc.iso8601 [...]
returns nil
Console for Time.now.utc.iso8601 returns "2018-07-29T07:03:38Z" which is the desired string for the successful call.
Time.now.utc.iso8601
"2018-07-29T07:03:38Z"
What am I getting wrong?
update
:body => "{ 'requestAuditInfo': { 'agentCode': 'MLG001',
'requestDateTime': '2018-07-29T07:03:38Z'
is NOT being digested by the receiving API, returning NIL results
strftime
no, as I was attempting to use the iso8601 pre-set format
– Jerome
4 hours ago
interpolation is missing in your quotes. Ruby code needs to be interpolated with
#{} when used in string. Replace with #{Time.now.utc.iso8601} and use double quotation - "{ 'requestAuditInfo': { 'agentCode': 'MLG001', 'requestDateTime': #{Time.now.utc.iso8601} [...] or use %Q as :body => %Q|{ "requestAuditInfo": { "agentCode": "MLG001", #{Time.now.utc.iso8601} [...]|– kiddorails
3 hours ago
#{}
#{Time.now.utc.iso8601}
"{ 'requestAuditInfo': { 'agentCode': 'MLG001', 'requestDateTime': #{Time.now.utc.iso8601} [...]
%Q
:body => %Q|{ "requestAuditInfo": { "agentCode": "MLG001", #{Time.now.utc.iso8601} [...]|
the double quotation I had tried, but as the update shows, it is not arriving properly to server. the
%Q| [...] | option runs with the string "2018-07-29T07:03:38Z" , but not the interpolation.– Jerome
2 hours ago
%Q| [...] |
"2018-07-29T07:03:38Z"
in CLI the quote handling is confirmed:
Unexpected character (''' (code 39)): was expecting double-quote to start field name– Jerome
2 hours ago
Unexpected character (''' (code 39)): was expecting double-quote to start field name
1 Answer
1
You are sending a string "requestDateTime": Time.now.utc.iso8601 [...]" as a parameter. If you want to pass ruby's Time.now as part of a string you need to interpolate it, like so:
Time.now
"requestDateTime": #{Time.now.utc.iso8601}"
"requestDateTime": #{Time.now.utc.iso8601}"
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have you tried using
strftime?– Mark Merritt
4 hours ago