Parse JSON HTTP post in Rails 3 app?

Question

I have a simple Rails 3 example application that I'm trying to work out how to parse a JSON POST and insert the data into my applications database. I have a basic Activities controller and model, the controller is as follows: ``` class ActivitiesController < ApplicationController # GET /activities # GET /activities.json def index @activities = Activity.order('created_at DESC').limit(10) respond_to do |format| format.html # index.html.erb format.json { render json: @activities } end end # GET /activities/1 # GET /activities/1.json def show @activity = Activity.find(params[:id]) respond_to do |format| format.html # show.html.erb format.json { render json: @activity } end end # GET /activities/new # GET /activities/new.json def new @activity = Activity.new respond_to do |format| format.html # new.html.erb format.json { render json: @activity } end end # GET /activities/1/edit def edit @activity = Activity.find(params[:id]) end # POST /activities # POST /activities.json def create @activi…

Accepted Answer

If I understand correctly I think you're looking for something like what's below:

Routes File

```
match '/api/activity/new' => 'activity#deploy_receive', :via => [:post]
```

Activity Controller (assuming the POSTed data is in correct format)

```
def deploy_receive      
    @activity = Activity.new(params[:fault])
    if @activity.save
        render json: @activity
    else
        @activity = "error"
        render json: @activity
    end
end
```

Parse JSON HTTP post in Rails 3 app?

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