gistfile1.txt

require 'rest_client'

xml = <<-eos 
  <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
  <server>
    <id>20</id>  
    <hostname>steve</hostname>
    <param-1>test1_update</param-1>
    <param-2>test2_update</param-2>
    <os>Windows</os>
    <build-date>#{Time.now}</build-date>
    <network-interfaces type='array'>
      <network-interface>
        <server-id>20</server-id>
        <ip-address>10.10.10.58</ip-address>
        <netmask>255.255.192.0</netmask>
      </network-interface>
    </network-interfaces>
  </server>
eos
   
#if record doesn't exist, then POST

#url = 'https://report3.sd.local/servers.xml' #new record url
url = 'https://report3.sd.local/servers/update/20'#update a record url #temp hard-coding 20

response = RestClient.put(url, xml, :content_type => 'text/xml')