params hash keys

[graudeejs]

If you submit form, all keys in hash are strings

however if you defined

put :edit, :map => '/:id' do
...
end

then id will be symbol in params hash i.e. params[:id]

I propose to extend params so that no matter string or symbol key is request it returns expected value, or at least convert them to string or symbols.

[graudeejs]

Example:

{
  "_method"=>"put",
  "authenticity_token"=>  ".....",
  "bookmark"=>
  {
     "title"=>"FreeBSD",
     "url"=>"http://www.freebsd.org/"
  },
 :id=>"6"
}

[namusyaka]

Makes sense.
And string key is not cool.
I want to propose to separate params to two variables.
How about this?

get :foo, :map => "/:id" do
  "id : #{captures[:id]}, query : #{params[:foo]}"
end

# get "/1?foo=bar"
# body #=> "id : 1, query : bar"

This big change will cut the compatibility.

[ujifgc]

So, params would only have real post/get query variables? Seems really unorthodox.

[namusyaka]

Sure, I think this way is not best. But I have no idea...

[Ortuna]

Maybe I'm missing something but I think we're looking for HashWithIndifferentAccess

[ujifgc]

Yeah... A recursive one.

[namusyaka]

Should we use HashWithIndifferentAccess for params?