gistfile1.rb

require 'json'
require 'active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access'
require 'active_support/core_ext/hash'

restart_output = {from_json: true, status: :success}
restart_output_json = JSON.dump(restart_output)

puts restart_output_json
# prints {"from_json":true,"status":"success"}

input = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(JSON.load(restart_output_json))

puts input[:status]
# prints 'success'

puts input[:status].class
# prints String