Adding an ssh key to github via Ruby with Net::HTTP or Rest-Client

alternative_net_http_request.rb

require 'net/http'                                      
require 'json'                                          
                                                        
uri = URI('https://api.github.com/user/keys')           
                                                        
token = "token #{ENV['MY_SUPER_SECRET_API_TOKEN']}"
ssh_key_content = File.read(File.join(Dir.home, '.ssh', 'id_rsa.pub'))
ssh_key_title = 'my_title'                
                                                                           
ssh_content = { 'title' => ssh_key_title,                                     
                'key' => ssh_key_content }.to_json                            
                                                                           
headers = { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json',                          
            'Authorization' => token,                                      
            'Accepts' => 'application/json' }                             
                                                                           
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, headers)                                
                                                                           
request.body = ssh_content                                                 
                                                                           
response = nil                                                             
                                                                           
Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|               
  response = http.request(request)                                         
end                                                                        
                                                                           
case response                                                              
when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection                                
  # OK                                                                     
else                                                                       
  response.value                                                           
end                                                                        

net_http_request.rb

# To add an ssh key to github via the standard library Net:HTTP

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.github.com/user/keys')

token = "token #{ENV['MY_PERSONAL_API_TOKEN']}"

ssh_key_title = 'test_key'
ssh_key_content = File.read(File.join(Dir.home, '.ssh/id_rsa.pub'))

ssh_hash = { 'title' => ssh_key_title,
             'key' => ssh_key_content }.to_json

headers = { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
            'Authorization' => token,
            'Accepts' => 'application/json' }

# This is where the actual request is made
response = Net::HTTP.post uri, ssh_hash, headers

# Checks that the request processed properly
case response
when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
  # OK
  p response
else
  response.value
end

rest_client_request.rb

# Adding an ssh key to github via the rest-client gem

require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

uri = 'https://api.github.com/user/keys'

token = "token #{ENV['MY_SUPER_SECRET_API_TOKEN']}"

ssh_key_title = 'test_key'
ssh_key_content = File.read(File.join(Dir.home, '.ssh/id_rsa.pub'))

payload = { 'title' => ssh_key_title,
            'key' => ssh_key_content }.to_json

# Actual request made here
response = RestClient.post uri, payload,
                           content_type: :json, accept: :json,
                           Authorization: 'token ' + token

 p response