gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby

require "net/http"
require "uri"
require "cgi"

url_new = URI.parse('http://localhost/hosts/new:3000')
url_create = URI.parse('http://localhost/hosts/create:3000')
  
resp, data = Net::HTTP.new(url_new.host, url_new.port).get("/hosts/new", nil)
cookie = resp.response['set-cookie']
token=data.match(/<input name=\"authenticity_token\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"(.*)\"/)[1]

# now post the data
#
puts token
data = "authenticity_token=#{CGI.escape token}&record[name]=servername.domain&record[environment[id]=1]"

headers = {
    'Cookie' => cookie,
    'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }

resp, data = Net::HTTP.new(url_create.host, url_create.port).post("/hosts/create", data, headers)

puts 'Code = ' + resp.code
puts 'Message = ' + resp.message
#resp.each {|key, val| puts key + ' = ' + val}
#puts data