Add ActiveResource::Base.collection_url

lib/active_resource/base.rb

@@ -886,6 +886,31 @@ def collection_path(prefix_options = {}, query_options = nil)
         "#{prefix(prefix_options)}#{collection_name}#{format_extension}#{query_string(query_options)}"
       end
 
+      # Gets the collection URL for the REST resources. If the +query_options+ parameter is omitted, Rails
+      # will split from the +prefix_options+.
+      #
+      # ==== Options
+      # * +prefix_options+ - A hash to add a prefix to the request for nested URLs (e.g., <tt>:account_id => 19</tt>
+      #   would yield a URL like <tt>/accounts/19/purchases.json</tt>).
+      # * +query_options+ - A hash to add items to the query string for the request.
+      #
+      # ==== Examples
+      #   Post.collection_url
+      #   # => https://example.com/posts.json
+      #
+      #   Comment.collection_url(:post_id => 5)
+      #   # => https://example.com/posts/5/comments.json
+      #
+      #   Comment.collection_url(:post_id => 5, :active => 1)
+      #   # => https://example.com/posts/5/comments.json?active=1
+      #
+      #   Comment.collection_url({:post_id => 5}, {:active => 1})
+      #   # => https://example.com/posts/5/comments.json?active=1
+      #
+      def collection_url(prefix_options = {}, query_options = nil)
+        URI.join(site, collection_path(prefix_options, query_options)).to_s
+      end
+
       alias_method :set_primary_key, :primary_key=  # :nodoc:
 
       # Builds a new, unsaved record using the default values from the remote server so

test/cases/base_test.rb

@@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ def test_collection_path
     assert_equal "/people.json", Person.collection_path
   end
 
+  def test_collection_url
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json", Person.collection_url
+  end
+
   def test_collection_path_with_parameters
     assert_equal "/people.json?gender=male", Person.collection_path(gender: "male")
     assert_equal "/people.json?gender=false", Person.collection_path(gender: false)
@@ -789,6 +793,22 @@ def test_collection_path_with_parameters
     assert_equal "/people.json?struct%5Ba%5D%5B%5D=2&struct%5Ba%5D%5B%5D=1&struct%5Bb%5D=fred", Person.collection_path(struct: { :a => [2, 1], "b" => "fred" })
   end
 
+  def test_collection_url_with_parameters
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json?name=Test", Person.collection_url(name: "Test")
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json?name=false", Person.collection_url(name: false)
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json?name=", Person.collection_url(name: nil)
+
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json?name=Test", Person.collection_url("name" => "Test")
+
+    # Use includes? because ordering of param hash is not guaranteed
+    assert Person.collection_url(name: "Test", student: true).include?("/people.json?")
+    assert Person.collection_url(name: "Test", student: true).include?("name=Test")
+    assert Person.collection_url(name: "Test", student: true).include?("student=true")
+
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json?name%5B%5D=bob&name%5B%5D=your+uncle%2Bme&name%5B%5D=&name%5B%5D=false", Person.collection_url(name: ["bob", "your uncle+me", nil, false])
+    assert_equal "http://37s.sunrise.i:3000/people.json?struct%5Ba%5D%5B%5D=2&struct%5Ba%5D%5B%5D=1&struct%5Bb%5D=fred", Person.collection_url(struct: { :a => [2, 1], "b" => "fred" })
+  end
+
   def test_custom_element_path
     assert_equal "/people/1/addresses/1.json", StreetAddress.element_path(1, person_id: 1)
     assert_equal "/people/1/addresses/1.json", StreetAddress.element_path(1, "person_id" => 1)