post_get_example.rb

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

data = '[email protected]&password=your_password'
url = URI.parse('http://helipadapp.com/authenticate')
headers = {
  'Content-Type'=> 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
}

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host)
response, data = http.post(url.path, data, headers)

puts '*** HTTP Response ***'
response.each { |key, value| puts "#{key}: #{value}"}
puts

if response['location'].match 'login'
  puts "STATUS: Login unsuccessful"
else
  puts "STATUS: Logged in"
  puts
  
  # Try to fetch a document
  cookie = response.response['set-cookie']
  headers['Cookie'] = cookie
  
  url = URI.parse 'http://helipadapp.com/document/new'
  http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host)
  response = http.get2(url.path, headers)
  
  puts '*** HTTP Response ***'
  response.each { |key, value| puts "#{key}: #{value}"}
  puts ''
  
  if response.body.match /id="Preview"/
    puts 'Create document page fetched successfully'
  end
end