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HTTParty with XML example
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httparty-xml-example.rb
require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.get('http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather=Chicago')
data = response.parsed_response
puts data['xml_api_reply']['weather']['current_conditions']['condition']['data']
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httparty-xml-example2.rb
require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.get('http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather=Chicago')
forecast_conditions = response.parsed_response['xml_api_reply']['weather']['forecast_conditions']
forecast_conditions.each do |condition|
puts "The forecast for #{condition['day_of_week']['data']} with a high of #{condition['high']['data']}, and a low of #{condition['low']['data']}. It will be #{condition['condition']['data']}"
end
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For a use case I would like to edit the XML response and make another post request.
What is the best way to go about this?

  1. Should I construct the XML back again from the hash?
  2. Can I somehow get the response in XML format itself and edit the data?

Which would be the better approach?

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