Map XML arguments (XSD) to ruby class

[Ramanpreetsingh]

Going by the sample example:

# Params from XML attributes;
  # e.g. for a request to the 'AddCircle' action:
  #   <soapenv:Envelope>
  #     <soapenv:Body>
  #       <AddCircle>
  #         <Circle radius="5.0">
  #           <Center x="10" y="12" />
  #         </Circle>
  #       </AddCircle>
  #     </soapenv:Body>
  #   </soapenv:Envelope>
  soap_action "AddCircle",
              :args   => { :circle => { :center => { :@x => :integer,
                                                     :@y => :integer },
                                        :@radius => :double } },
              :return => nil, # [] for wash_out below 0.3.0
              :to     => :add_circle
  def add_circle
    circle = params[:circle]
    Circle.new(circle[:center][:x], circle[:center][:y], circle[:radius])

    render :soap => nil
  end

My XML request has many nested arguments and I don't want to define mappings (:args) for each XML attribute. Is there any way to map the XML arguments to ruby class or a more convenient way to do this.

[dub357]

I know this is a little late, but can't you do something like the following?

soap_action "AddCircle", :args   => Circle.washout_args

class Circle
  def self.washout_args
     {
       :circle => {
         :center => {
            :@x => :integer,
            :@y => :integer 
         },
         :@radius => :double 
      } 
    }
  end
end