gistfile1.rb

# When I post the following to /api/send_money:
#   | Recipient | Sebastian |
#   | Amount    | 7777      |

When /^I post the following to ([^:]+):$/ do |uri, fields|
  # yes, i'd prefer to fold
  params = {}
  fields.rows_hash.each do |key, value|
    params.merge!( { key => value } )
  end
  # params.do_some marvelous_transformations! 
  post uri, parameters
end