default_params only works for GET requests

[rawsyntax]

It'd be nice if default params did the same functionality for POST requests, ie add the default params to the body instead of the query_string.

[jgn]

I agree. Or another strategy, such as setting default_body_params

For example, ping.fm's REST service (http://groups.google.com/group/pingfm-developers/web/api-documentation?_done=%2Fgroup%2Fpingfm-developers%3F) requires API and "user" keys on all requests, and they must be posted. Big drag to have to keep adding those params.

[jgn]

Here's a monkey patch . . .

module HTTParty
  module ClassMethods
    def default_body_params(h={})
      raise ArgumentError, 'Default body params must be a hash' unless h.is_a?(Hash)
      default_options[:default_body_params] ||= {}
      default_options[:default_body_params].merge!(h)
    end
  end
  class Request
    def body
      if options[:default_body_params]
        if options[:body]
          if options[:body].is_a?(Hash)
            options[:body] = options[:default_body_params].merge(options[:body])
          end
        else
          options[:body] = options[:default_body_params]
        end
      end
      if options[:body].is_a?(Hash)
        options[:body].to_params
      else
        options[:body]
      end
    end
  end
end