Method: Addressable::URI.form_encode

Defined in:
lib/addressable/uri.rb

.form_encode(form_values, sort = false) ⇒ String

Encodes a set of key/value pairs according to the rules for the application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME type.

Parameters:

  • form_values (#to_hash, #to_ary) —

    The form values to encode.

  • sort (TrueClass, FalseClass) (defaults to: false) —

    Sort the key/value pairs prior to encoding. Defaults to false.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    The encoded value.



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# File 'lib/addressable/uri.rb', line 740

def self.form_encode(form_values, sort=false)
  if form_values.respond_to?(:to_hash)
    form_values = form_values.to_hash.to_a
  elsif form_values.respond_to?(:to_ary)
    form_values = form_values.to_ary
  else
    raise TypeError, "Can't convert #{form_values.class} into Array."
  end

  form_values = form_values.inject([]) do |accu, (key, value)|
    if value.kind_of?(Array)
      value.each do |v|
        accu << [key.to_s, v.to_s]
      end
    else
      accu << [key.to_s, value.to_s]
    end
    accu
  end

  if sort
    # Useful for OAuth and optimizing caching systems
    form_values = form_values.sort
  end
  escaped_form_values = form_values.map do |(key, value)|
    # Line breaks are CRLF pairs
    [
      self.encode_component(
        key.gsub(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/, "\r\n"),
        CharacterClassesRegexps::UNRESERVED
      ).gsub("%20", "+"),
      self.encode_component(
        value.gsub(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/, "\r\n"),
        CharacterClassesRegexps::UNRESERVED
      ).gsub("%20", "+")
    ]
  end
  return escaped_form_values.map do |(key, value)|
    "#{key}=#{value}"
  end.join("&")
end