httparty_example.rb

  require 'httparty'

  class Webservice
    CANDIDATE = <<XML  
<Candidate xmlns="com.mysite/2010/10/10" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <FirstName>%s</FirstName>
  <LastName>%s</LastName>
  <Email>%s</Email>
  <Gender>%s</Gender>
</Candidate>
XML
    include HTTParty
    format :xml
    base_uri 'mysite.com'
    default_params :authorization => 'xxxxxxx'

    def self.add_candidate(first_name,last_name,email,gender)
      body = CANDIDATE % [first_name, last_name, email, gender]
      post('/test.xml', :body => body)
    end
  end