There has to to be a better way to build a hash.

build-a-hash.rb

def get_providers()
  plugins= get_plugins()
  ary= plugins.get_providers()
  h= {}
  h["providers"] = ary
  h
end

# Why not do this?
def get_providers
  { :providers => get_plugins.get_providers }
end

# Renamed methods make it easy to understand
def providers_hash
  { :providers => plugins.providers }
end