How can I past a variable in request with HTTParty? - ruby

Question

I need to generate a value using Post and pass this value in the query and delete. How to do this?
Is it possible to pass the value of a variable directly in the def retrieve method of request get or delete?
I want to use the same value generated in the var that stores the faker gem and pass both get and delete.
require 'HTTParty'
require 'httparty/request'
require 'httparty/response/headers'
class Crud
include HTTParty
def create
##codigo = Faker::Number.number(digits: 5)
#nome = Faker::Name.first_name
#salario = Faker::Number.decimal(l_digits: 4, r_digits: 2)
#idade = Faker::Number.number(digits: 2)
#base_url = 'http://dummy.restapiexample.com/api/v1/create'
#body = {
"id":##codigo,
"name":#nome,
"salary":#salario,
"age":#idade
}.to_json
#headers = {
"Accept": 'application/vnd.tasksmanager.v2',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
##request = Crud.post(#base_url, body: #body, headers: #headers)
end
def retrieve
self.class.get('http://dummy.restapiexample.com/api/v1/employee/1')
end
end

Answer 1

Just parse response from API and use fetched id. You don't need to pass id when create an employee, it is generated automatically
class Crud
include HTTParty
base_uri 'http://dummy.restapiexample.com/api/v1'
def create
nome = Faker::Name.first_name
salario = Faker::Number.decimal(l_digits: 4, r_digits: 2)
idade = Faker::Number.number(digits: 2)
#note, you should pass body as JSON string
body = { name: nome, salary: salario, age: idade }.to_json
headers = {
'Accept' => 'application/vnd.tasksmanager.v2',
'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
}
self.class.post('/create', body: body, headers: headers)
end
def retrieve(id)
self.class.get("/employee/#{ id }")
end
end
> client = Crud.new
> response = client.create
> id = JSON.parse(response)['id']
> client.retrieve(id)
Please, read about variables in ruby - what is the difference between local, instance and global variables. Global variables should be used in rare case, more often you need instance/local ones.