hash.rb

# Assigning the hash
person = {}
person["person"] = params.to_hash

# hash output as off right now
{"person"=>
  {"email"=>"[email protected]",
   "given_name"=>"given name",
   "family_name"=>"last name",
   "username"=>"username1",
   "password"=>"password",
   "terms"=>true}
}
   
# send the request
RestClient::Request.execute(method: :post,
          url: "#{request.base_url}/people",
          timeout: 5, headers: {params: person})
          
#hash output on controller /people/create
{"person"=>
  "{\"email\"=>\"[email protected]\", \"given_name\"=>\"given name\", \"family_name\"=>\"last name\", \"username\"=>\"username1\", \"password\"=>\"password\", \"terms\"=>true}",
 "action"=>"create",
 "controller"=>"people"}
 
# how to make sure that the hash does not change since i want to access it like person[:email] ?