No server response - ruby-on-rails

Question

I really can't find the solution for this. I'm trying to access a game API to fill platform (PS3 Xbox) information for the games I insert manually. All information about the game that I have (like the name of the game) is in strong params. So I use the name that I inserted manually to get platform using the API.
When I try the first example, things works just well, but the second example, I got no answer from the server. Nothing happens when I submit to the create action, not a single line on server logs :-/
The only difference between the examples is the way I save game's name to make the API request. I'm using Nokogiri Gem to parse API's XML and the code looks fine to me.
Can you help me?
Thanks,
Example 1 (works well):
def create
#game = Game.new(game_params)
firstUrl = "http://thegamesdb.net/api/GetGamesList.php?name=sonic"
# I'm hardcoding a game just for debug
gameList = Nokogiri::XML(open(firstUrl))
gameApiId = gameList.css("Game id").first.text
secondUrl = "http://thegamesdb.net/api/GetGame.php?id=" + gameApiId
gameInformation = Nokogiri::XML(open(secondUrl))
#game.platform = gameInformation.xpath("//Game//Platform").text
if #game.save
redirect_to #game, notice: 'Game was successfully created.'
else
render :new
end
end
private
def game_params
params.require(:game).permit(:name, :publisher, :year, :description, :image, levels_attributes: [:id, :name, :sort_order, :_destroy])
end
Example 2 (no response from server)
def create
#game = Game.new(game_params)
firstUrl = "http://thegamesdb.net/api/GetGamesList.php?name=" + #game.name.gsub(/\s+/, "")
# I'm hardcoding a game just for debug
gameList = Nokogiri::XML(open(firstUrl))
gameApiId = gameList.css("Game id").first.text
secondUrl = "http://thegamesdb.net/api/GetGame.php?id=" + gameApiId
gameInformation = Nokogiri::XML(open(secondUrl))
#game.platform = gameInformation.xpath("//Game//Platform").text
if #game.save
redirect_to #game, notice: 'Game was successfully created.'
else
render :new
end
end
private
def game_params
params.require(:game).permit(:name, :publisher, :year, :description, :image, levels_attributes: [:id, :name, :sort_order, :_destroy])
end

Answer 1

In summary, the difference is this:
firstUrl = "http://thegamesdb.net/api/GetGamesList.php?name=" + #game.name.gsub(/\s+/, "")
What you're going to get on here are tips on how to debug this issue. The problem is since you're pinging a third-party API, we have scant information on what the returned data is meant to be like, making any "solution" a case of stabbing in the dark
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Debug
I would do several things:
Make sure this new link is accessible & returns data
Make sure the rest of the variables & data is intact
Ensure the third party API is able to provide the return you want
I suspect the issue will be with the way you're calling #game.name.gsub - have you confirmed this is indeed being called?
I just tested the url http://thegamesdb.net/api/GetGamesList.php?name=StarFox and it brought back data. Upon initial insepction, I would suspect the crux of the issue is with your calling of this url