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From 98425ed6ecabaeb7a4c099f95add1c16b58ab9f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eduardo Navarro <enavarro@suse.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 15:41:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [ci] Fix Rails/HttpPositionalArguments

Result of fixing Rails/HttpPositionalArguments with rubocop -a
---
 src/api/test/functional/attributes_test.rb         |  66 +--
 src/api/test/functional/binary_release_test.rb     |  54 +-
 .../test/functional/branch_publish_flag_test.rb    |   2 +-
 src/api/test/functional/build_controller_test.rb   |  32 +-
 .../test/functional/channel_maintenance_test.rb    | 116 ++--
 .../test/functional/comments_controller_test.rb    |  14 +-
 .../functional/configurations_controller_test.rb   |   4 +-
 src/api/test/functional/cross_build_test.rb        |   4 +-
 .../functional/distributions_controller_test.rb    |   6 +-
 src/api/test/functional/group_request_test.rb      |   2 +-
 src/api/test/functional/group_test.rb              |  38 +-
 src/api/test/functional/interconnect_test.rb       |  93 ++-
 src/api/test/functional/issue_controller_test.rb   |  65 +--
 .../functional/issue_trackers_controller_test.rb   |  10 +-
 src/api/test/functional/kgraft_maintenance_test.rb |  55 +-
 src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb        | 319 +++++------
 src/api/test/functional/message_controller_test.rb |  14 +-
 src/api/test/functional/person_controller_test.rb  |  66 +--
 src/api/test/functional/product_test.rb            |  38 +-
 src/api/test/functional/public_controller_test.rb  |   4 +-
 src/api/test/functional/read_permission_test.rb    | 196 +++----
 src/api/test/functional/release_management_test.rb |  18 +-
 src/api/test/functional/request_controller_test.rb | 464 +++++++--------
 src/api/test/functional/request_events_test.rb     |  14 +-
 src/api/test/functional/search_controller_test.rb  | 133 +++--
 src/api/test/functional/source_controller_test.rb  | 638 ++++++++++-----------
 src/api/test/functional/source_services_test.rb    | 106 ++--
 .../test/functional/statistics_controller_test.rb  |  12 +-
 src/api/test/functional/status_controller_test.rb  |   6 +-
 src/api/test/functional/tag_controller_test.rb     |  20 +-
 src/api/test/functional/webui/commits_feed_test.rb |   2 +-
 .../functional/webui/package_controller_test.rb    |   4 +-
 .../functional/webui/project_controller_test.rb    |   2 +-
 .../test/functional/zzz_post_consistency_test.rb   |   2 +-
 src/api/test/integration/last_events_test.rb       |   2 +-
 src/api/test/test_consistency_helper.rb            |   4 +-
 36 files changed, 1260 insertions(+), 1365 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/attributes_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/attributes_test.rb
index 486261549..a92559f2e 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/attributes_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/attributes_test.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     data = "<namespace name='TEST'><modifiable_by user='adrian'/></namespace>"
 
     login_Iggy
-    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", params: data
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/Namespace changes are only permitted by the administrator/, @response.body)
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     login_king
     # FIXME3.0: POST is deprecated, use PUT
-    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/attribute/TEST/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
 
     # using PUT and new delete route
-    put "/attribute/TEST/_meta", data
+    put "/attribute/TEST/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/attribute/TEST/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # create test namespace
     login_king
     data = "<namespace name='TEST'><modifiable_by user='adrian'/></namespace>"
-    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     reset_auth
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
               <modifiable_by role='maintainer'/>
             </definition>"
 
-    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", params: data
     assert_response 401
 
     login_Iggy
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     login_adrian
     # FIXME3.0: POST is deprecated, use PUT
-    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
 
     # new PUT way
-    put "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", data
+    put "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class AttributeControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_king
     data = "<namespace name='TEST'><modifiable_by group='test_group'/></namespace>"
     login_king
-    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     reset_auth
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ ription</description>
               <modifiable_by user='adrian'/>
             </definition>"
 
-    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", params: data
     assert_response 401
 
     login_Iggy
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ription</description>
     assert_match(/Attribute type changes are not permitted/, @response.body)
 
     login_adrian
-    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ ription</description>
     login_king
     data = "<namespace name='TEST'><modifiable_by user='adrian'/></namespace>"
     login_king
-    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     reset_auth
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ription</description>
             </definition>"
 
     login_adrian
-    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", data
+    post "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/attribute/TEST/Dummy/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ ription</description>
               <issue name='123' tracker='bnc'/>
               <issue name='456' tracker='bnc'/>
             </attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:adrian/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:adrian/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/source/home:adrian/_attribute/TEST:Dummy"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ription</description>
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='TEST' name='Dummy'>
               <issue name='456' tracker='bnc'/>
             </attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:adrian/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:adrian/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:adrian/_attribute/TEST:Dummy"
     assert_response :success
@@ -264,21 +264,21 @@ ription</description>
     login_tom
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Playground'/></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 404
     assert_select "status[code] > summary", /Attribute Type OBS:Playground does not exist/
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' >
               <value>blah</value>
             </attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 400
     assert_select "status[code] > summary", /has 1 values, but only 0 are allowed/
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained'></attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/source/home:tom/_attribute"
@@ -301,17 +301,17 @@ ription</description>
     # via group
     login_adrian
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained'></attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     # as admin
     login_king
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     # not allowed
     login_Iggy
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 403
     delete "/source/home:tom/_attribute/OBS:Maintained"
     assert_response 403
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ ription</description>
 
     # delete
     login_tom
-    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:tom/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/home:tom/_attribute/OBS:Maintained"
     assert_response :success
@@ -358,30 +358,30 @@ ription</description>
     login_fred
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Playground'/></attributes>"
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 404
     assert_select "status[code] > summary", /Attribute Type OBS:Playground does not exist/
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' >
               <BROKENXML>
             </attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 400
     assert_select "status[code] > summary", /Invalid XML/
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' >
               <value>blah</value>
             </attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 400
     assert_select "status[code] > summary", /has 1 values, but only 0 are allowed/
 
     data = "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained'></attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", params: data
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute"
@@ -403,11 +403,11 @@ ription</description>
 
     # no permission check
     login_Iggy
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response 403
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", params: data
     assert_response 403
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", params: data
     assert_response 403
     delete "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained"
     assert_response 403
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ ription</description>
     # delete
     reset_auth
     login_fred
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", data
+    post "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained", params: data
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs-devel/_attribute/OBS:Maintained"
     assert_response :success
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/binary_release_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/binary_release_test.rb
index 5d7d4f751..b0f534050 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/binary_release_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/binary_release_test.rb
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ class BinaryReleaseTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     disturl = "obs://build.opensuse.org/My:Maintenance:2793/openSUSE_13.1_Update/904dbf574823ac4ca7501a1f4dca0e68-package.openSUSE_13.1_Update"
 
     reset_auth
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "@name = 'package'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "@name = 'package'" }
     assert_response 401
 
     login_Iggy
-    get '/search/released/binary/id', match: "@name = 'package'"
+    get '/search/released/binary/id', params: { match: "@name = 'package'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
 
     # full content
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "@name = 'package'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "@name = 'package'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: "disturl", content: disturl
@@ -33,107 +33,107 @@ class BinaryReleaseTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: "build", attributes:                         { time: "2013-09-29 15:50:31 UTC" }
 
     # by updateinfo identifier
-    get '/search/released/binary/id', match: "updateinfo/@id = 'OBS-2014-42'"
+    get '/search/released/binary/id', params: { match: "updateinfo/@id = 'OBS-2014-42'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
 
     # by disturl
-    get '/search/released/binary/id', match: "disturl = '#{disturl}'"
+    get '/search/released/binary/id', params: { match: "disturl = '#{disturl}'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
 
     # search via publish container
-    get '/search/released/binary/id', match: "publish/@package = 'pack2'"
+    get '/search/released/binary/id', params: { match: "publish/@package = 'pack2'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
-    get '/search/released/binary/id', match: "publish/@time = '2013-09-30 15:50:30 UTC'"
+    get '/search/released/binary/id', params: { match: "publish/@time = '2013-09-30 15:50:30 UTC'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
 
     # exact search
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "@name = 'package' and @version = '1.0' and @release = '1' and @arch = 'i586' and supportstatus = 'l3' and operation = 'added'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "@name = 'package' and @version = '1.0' and @release = '1' and @arch = 'i586' and supportstatus = 'l3' and operation = 'added'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
 
     # not matching
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "@name = 'package' and @version = '1.1'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "@name = 'package' and @version = '1.1'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "binary"
 
     # by repo
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: "obsolete"
 
     # without obsolete rpms
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo'] and obsolete[not(@time)]"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo'] and obsolete[not(@time)]" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "obsolete"
 
     # without modified rpms
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo'] and modify[not(@time)]"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo'] and modify[not(@time)]" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "modify"
 
     # by product
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and (@arch = 'i586' or not(@arch))]"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and (@arch = 'i586' or not(@arch))]" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586", medium: "DVD"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: "updatefor", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro", product: "fixed" }
     assert_xml_tag tag: "product", attributes: { name: "fixed", version: "1.2" }
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @medium = 'DVD']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @medium = 'DVD']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586", medium: "DVD"}
     # by version
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @version = '1.2']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @version = '1.2']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586", medium: "DVD"}
     # not matching version
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @version = '2.99']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @version = '2.99']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { matches: "0" }
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586", medium: "DVD"}
     # baseversion
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @baseversion = '1.2' and @patchlevel='0']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @baseversion = '1.2' and @patchlevel='0']" }
     assert_response :success
     # not matching baseversion
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @baseversion = '1.2' and @patchlevel='43']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed' and @baseversion = '1.2' and @patchlevel='43']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { matches: "0" }
 
     # by update for product
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @arch = 'i586']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @arch = 'i586']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3" }
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @arch = 'x86_64']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @arch = 'x86_64']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586" }
     assert_xml_tag tag: "updatefor", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro", product: "fixed" }
 
     # by version
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @baseversion = '1.2' and @patchlevel='0']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @baseversion = '1.2' and @patchlevel='0']" }
     assert_response :success
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @version = '1.2']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @version = '1.2']" }
     assert_response :success
     # not matching
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @version = '1.3']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed' and @version = '1.3']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { matches: "0" }
 
     # basic no-crash tests
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/@version = '1.3'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/@version = '1.3'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { matches: "0" }
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/@baseversion = '1.3'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/@baseversion = '1.3'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { matches: "0" }
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updatefor/@patchlevel = '1.3'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updatefor/@patchlevel = '1.3'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { matches: "0" }
 
     # by update for product OR product itself
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed'] or updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "product/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @name = 'fixed'] or updatefor/[@project = 'BaseDistro' and @product = 'fixed']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "binary", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", name: "package", version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "i586"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: "updatefor", attributes: { project: "BaseDistro", product: "fixed" }
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/branch_publish_flag_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/branch_publish_flag_test.rb
index 6e04a89dd..c9010e696 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/branch_publish_flag_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/branch_publish_flag_test.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class BranchPublishFlagTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     tprj = "home:king:branches:#{sprj}"
 
     debug "branching #{sprj}/#{spkg} into #{tprj}"
-    post "/source/#{sprj}/#{spkg}", cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{tprj}"
+    post "/source/#{sprj}/#{spkg}", params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{tprj}" }
     debug @response.body
     assert_response :success
     if @@verbose
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/build_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/build_controller_test.rb
index b68ab0ffb..e7d194877 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/build_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/build_controller_test.rb
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@ class BuildControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_upload_binaries
     reset_auth
-    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack", nil
+    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack"
     assert_response 401
 
     login_adrian
-    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack", nil
+    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack"
     assert_response 403
-    put "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/_repository/rpm.rpm", "/dev/null"
+    put "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/_repository/rpm.rpm", params: "/dev/null"
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack", nil
+    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack"
     assert_response 400 # actually a success, it reached the backend
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "400", origin: "backend" }
 
-    put "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/_repository/rpm.rpm", "/dev/null"
+    put "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/_repository/rpm.rpm", params: "/dev/null"
     assert_response 200
 
     # check not supported methods
-    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/_repository", nil
+    post "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/_repository"
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_package" }
-    put "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack", nil
+    put "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack"
     assert_response 404 # no such route
 
     delete "/build/home:Iggy/10.2/i586/TestPack"
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ class BuildControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_adrian
     get "/build/_dispatchprios"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/build/_dispatchprios", ' <dispatchprios> <prio project="KDE:Distro:Factory" repository="openSUSE_Factory" adjust="7" /> </dispatchprios>'
+    put "/build/_dispatchprios", params: ' <dispatchprios> <prio project="KDE:Distro:Factory" repository="openSUSE_Factory" adjust="7" /> </dispatchprios>'
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    put "/build/_dispatchprios", ' <dispatchprios> <prio project="KDE:Distro:Factory" repository="openSUSE_Factory" adjust="7" /> </dispatchprios>'
+    put "/build/_dispatchprios", params: ' <dispatchprios> <prio project="KDE:Distro:Factory" repository="openSUSE_Factory" adjust="7" /> </dispatchprios>'
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class BuildControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "builddepinfo" }, tag: "package", attributes: { name: "pack" }
     data = @response.body
 
-    post "/build/HiddenProject/nada/i586/_builddepinfo?view=order", data
+    post "/build/HiddenProject/nada/i586/_builddepinfo?view=order", params: data
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "builddepinfo" }, tag: "package", attributes: { name: "pack" }
   end
@@ -421,11 +421,11 @@ class BuildControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "directory", children: { count: 1 }
 
-    put "/build/home:Iggy", cmd: 'say_hallo'
+    put "/build/home:Iggy", params: { cmd: 'say_hallo' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/No permission to execute command on project/, @response.body)
 
-    post "/build/home:Iggy", cmd: 'say_hallo'
+    post "/build/home:Iggy", params: { cmd: 'say_hallo' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/unsupported POST command/, @response.body)
 
@@ -486,11 +486,11 @@ class BuildControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_project/, @response.body)
 
-    put "/build/HiddenProject", cmd: 'say_hallo'
+    put "/build/HiddenProject", params: { cmd: 'say_hallo' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_project/, @response.body)
 
-    post "/build/HiddenProject", cmd: 'say_hallo'
+    post "/build/HiddenProject", params: { cmd: 'say_hallo' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_project/, @response.body)
 
@@ -509,11 +509,11 @@ class BuildControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "directory", children: { count: 1 }
 
-    put "/build/HiddenProject", cmd: 'say_hallo'
+    put "/build/HiddenProject", params: { cmd: 'say_hallo' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/No permission to execute command on project/, @response.body)
 
-    post "/build/HiddenProject", cmd: 'say_hallo'
+    post "/build/HiddenProject", params: { cmd: 'say_hallo' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/illegal_request/, @response.body)
 
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/channel_maintenance_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/channel_maintenance_test.rb
index 4c8137f0e..7b02c1dce 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/channel_maintenance_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/channel_maintenance_test.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 #
   def test_large_channel_test
     login_king
-    put '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/file', 'NOOP'
+    put '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/file', params: 'NOOP'
     assert_response :success
     # setup maintained attributes
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
     # single packages
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # search for maintained packages like osc is doing
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # do the real mbranch for default maintained packages
     login_tom
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # validate result is done in project wide test case
 
     # try to create a request without a change
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro3" />
                                      <options>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_action' } )
     # also for entire project
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2"/>
                                      <options>
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_action' } )
 
     # do some file changes
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/new_file', 'new_content_0815'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/new_file', params: 'new_content_0815'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro3/file', 'new_content_2137'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro3/file', params: 'new_content_2137'
     assert_response :success
 
     # create maintenance request for one package
     # without specifing target, the default target must get found via attribute
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro3" />
                                      <options>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     id1 = node.value(:id)
 
     # validate that request is diffable (not broken)
-    post "/request/#{id1}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id1}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     # the diffed packages
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'old', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro3', package: 'pack2', srcmd5: 'eb6705ddf47af932b8332e16ab2ed8b3' } )
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_match( /^\+new_content_2137/, @response.body )
 
     # search as used by osc sees it
-    get '/search/request', match: 'action/@type="maintenance_incident" and (state/@name="new" or state/@name="review") and starts-with(action/target/@project, "My:Maintenance")'
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: 'action/@type="maintenance_incident" and (state/@name="new" or state/@name="review") and starts-with(action/target/@project, "My:Maintenance")' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'collection' }, tag: 'request', attributes: { id: id1 }
 
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     e.text = "patch_name"
     e = pi.add_element 'message'
     e.text = "During reboot a popup with a question will appear"
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # create maintenance request with invalid target
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject" />
                                      <target project="home:tom" />
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'no_maintenance_project' }
     # valid target..
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject" />
                                      <target project="' + incidentProject + '" />
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # create maintenance request for two further packages
     # without specifing target, the default target must get found via attribute
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject" />
                                    </action>
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
     id2 = node.value(:id)
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject" />
                                    </action>
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     id3 = node.value(:id)
 
     # second one for failing permission test on lock
-    put "/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/dummy", "dummy change"
+    put "/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/dummy", params: "dummy change"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject" />
                                    </action>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     id4 = node.value(:id)
 
     # validate that request is diffable and that the linked package is not double diffed
-    post "/request/#{id2}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id2}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_match(/new_content_0815/, @response.body) # check if our changes are part of the diff
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'file', attributes: { state: 'added' } }, tag: 'new', attributes: { name: 'new_file' }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     #
     # define one
     login_king
-    put '/source/BaseDistro3Channel/_meta', '<project name="BaseDistro3Channel" kind="maintenance_release"><title/><description/>
+    put '/source/BaseDistro3Channel/_meta', params: '<project name="BaseDistro3Channel" kind="maintenance_release"><title/><description/>
                                          <build><disable/></build>
                                          <publish><enable/></publish>
                                          <person userid="adrian_reader" role="reviewer" />
@@ -290,27 +290,27 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                          </repository>
                                    </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/BaseDistro3Channel/_config', "Repotype: rpm-md-legacy packagesubdir:rpm\nType: spec"
+    put '/source/BaseDistro3Channel/_config', params: "Repotype: rpm-md-legacy packagesubdir:rpm\nType: spec"
     assert_response :success
 
     raw_post '/source/BaseDistro3Channel/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='MaintenanceIdTemplate'><value>My-BaseDistro3Channel-%Y-%C</value></attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/Channel/_meta', '<project name="Channel"><title/><description/>
+    put '/source/Channel/_meta', params: '<project name="Channel"><title/><description/>
                                    </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/My:Maintenance/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     meta = ActiveXML::Node.new( @response.body )
     meta.find_first('maintenance').add_element 'maintains', { project: 'Channel' }
-    put '/source/My:Maintenance/_meta', meta.dump_xml
+    put '/source/My:Maintenance/_meta', params: meta.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # create channel package
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2/_meta', '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2/_meta', params: '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
     # set target via parameter
-    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2?cmd=importchannel&target_project=BaseDistro3Channel&target_repository=channel_repo', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2?cmd=importchannel&target_project=BaseDistro3Channel&target_repository=channel_repo', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <binaries project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" repository="BaseDistro2LinkedUpdateProject_repo" arch="i586">
             <binary name="package" package="pack2.linked" project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
@@ -318,11 +318,11 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         </channel>'
     assert_response :success
     # set target via xml
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2.0/_meta', '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2.0"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2.0/_meta', params: '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2.0"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro3/_meta', '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro3"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro3/_meta', params: '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro3"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro3?cmd=importchannel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro3?cmd=importchannel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <target project="BaseDistro3Channel" repository="channel_repo"/>
           <binaries project="BaseDistro3" repository="BaseDistro3_repo" arch="i586">
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'target', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro3Channel', repository: 'channel_repo' }
     # create channel packages and repos
     login_adrian
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels"
     assert_response 403
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels"
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.Channel/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/_meta"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "repository", attributes: {name: "BaseDistro3Channel"}
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject", cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject", params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:maintenance_coord:branches:My:Maintenance:0/_meta"
     assert_response :success
     # local channel got skipped:
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "repository", attributes: {name: "BaseDistro3Channel"}
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.Channel", cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.Channel", params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:maintenance_coord:branches:My:Maintenance:0/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     delete '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2'
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2.0/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2.0/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <target project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" repository="BaseDistro2LinkedUpdateProject_repo"><disabled/></target>
           <binaries project="BaseDistro3" repository="BaseDistro3_repo" arch="i586">
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
           </binaries>
         </channel>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro3/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro3/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <target project="BaseDistro3Channel" repository="channel_repo" id_template="UpdateInfoTag-&#37;Y-&#37;C" requires_issue="true" />
           <binaries project="BaseDistro3" repository="BaseDistro3_repo" arch="i586">
@@ -421,19 +421,19 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # create channel packages and repos
     login_adrian
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels"
     assert_response 403
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels&mode=skip_disabled", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels&mode=skip_disabled"
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.0.Channel/_meta"
     assert_response 404 # skipped because it just has a disabled target
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro3.Channel/_meta"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.BaseDistro3?cmd=addchannels", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.BaseDistro3?cmd=addchannels"
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels&mode=add_disabled", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=addchannels&mode=add_disabled"
     assert_response :success # now it appeared
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.0.Channel/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # enable the patchinfo via api call
     login_king
-    put "/source/BaseDistro2.0/_product/_meta", "<package project='BaseDistro2.0' name='_product'><title/><description/></package>"
+    put "/source/BaseDistro2.0/_product/_meta", params: "<package project='BaseDistro2.0' name='_product'><title/><description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
     ["defaults-archsets.include", "defaults-conditionals.include", "defaults-repositories.include", "obs.group", "obs-release.spec", "simple.product"].each do |file|
       raw_put "/source/BaseDistro2.0/_product/#{file}",
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'enable', attributes: {repository: "BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject"}
     # revert and enable via enablechannel
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.0.Channel/_meta", old_meta
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.0.Channel/_meta", params: old_meta
     assert_response :success
     post "/source/#{incidentProject}/BaseDistro2.0.Channel?cmd=enablechannel"
     assert_response :success
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     pi = ActiveXML::Node.new( @response.body )
     pi.add_element 'issue', { 'id' => '0815', 'tracker' => 'bnc'}
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # create and check updateinfo
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                                       baseproject: "BaseDistro3Channel", type: "rpm" }
 
     # create release request
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # and check what happens after modifing _channel file
-    put '/source/My:Maintenance:0/BaseDistro3.Channel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/My:Maintenance:0/BaseDistro3.Channel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <target project="BaseDistro3Channel" repository="channel_repo" id_template="UpdateInfoTagNew-&#37;N-&#37;Y-&#37;C" requires_issue="true" />
           <binaries project="BaseDistro3" repository="BaseDistro3_repo" arch="i586">
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'repomd.xml' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'updateinfo.xml.gz' }
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                    tag: 'acceptinfo', attributes: { rev: '1', oproject: "BaseDistro3", opackage: "pack2", oxsrcmd5: 'eb6705ddf47af932b8332e16ab2ed8b3', osrcmd5: "eb6705ddf47af932b8332e16ab2ed8b3" }
 
     # diffing works
-    post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'old', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', package: 'pack2.0'}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'new', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', package: 'pack2.0'}
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # event handling
     UpdateNotificationEvents.new.perform
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3' and @name = 'BaseDistro3_repo']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'binary', attributes:                      { name: 'package_newweaktags', version: "1.0", release: "1", arch: "x86_64" } },
                    tag: 'publish', attributes: { package: "pack2" }
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'binary', attributes:            { name: 'dropped', project: "BaseDistro3", repository: "BaseDistro3_repo", arch: "i586" } },
                    tag: 'operation', content: "added"
     # entire channel content
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3Channel']"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "repository/[@project = 'BaseDistro3Channel']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'binary', attributes:            { name: 'package', project: "BaseDistro3Channel", repository: "channel_repo", arch: "i586" } },
                    tag: 'operation', content: "added"
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                    tag: 'updateinfo', attributes: { id: "UpdateInfoTagNew-patch_name-#{Time.now.utc.year}-1", version: "1" }
 
     # search via official updateinfo id tag
-    get '/search/released/binary', match: "updateinfo/@id = 'UpdateInfoTagNew-patch_name-#{Time.now.utc.year}-1'"
+    get '/search/released/binary', params: { match: "updateinfo/@id = 'UpdateInfoTagNew-patch_name-#{Time.now.utc.year}-1'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'binary', attributes:            { name: 'package', project: "BaseDistro3Channel", repository: "channel_repo", arch: "i586" }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'binary', attributes:            { name: 'package', project: "BaseDistro3Channel", repository: "channel_repo", arch: "src" }
@@ -796,19 +796,19 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # Additional channel using just a local linked package
     #
     # setup two channels for splitted product
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2/_meta', '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2/_meta', params: '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
     # set target via parameter
-    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2?cmd=importchannel&target_project=BaseDistro3Channel&target_repository=channel_repo', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2?cmd=importchannel&target_project=BaseDistro3Channel&target_repository=channel_repo', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <binaries project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" repository="BaseDistro2LinkedUpdateProject_repo" arch="i586">
             <binary name="package" package="pack2" project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
           </binaries>
         </channel>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2SDK/_meta', '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2SDK"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2SDK/_meta', params: '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2SDK"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2SDK/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2SDK/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <channel>
           <target project="BaseDistro3Channel" repository="channel_repo" />
           <binaries project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" repository="BaseDistro2LinkedUpdateProject_repo" arch="i586">
@@ -817,9 +817,9 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         </channel>'
     assert_response :success
     # another change needed
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/another_file', 'new_content_0815_changed'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/another_file', params: 'new_content_0815_changed'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" package="pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject" />
                                      <options>
@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     chk.perform # raises exception on error
 
     # test package initialization for projects linking to maintenance_release projects
-    put '/source/TEST/_meta', '<project name="TEST"> <title/><description/><link project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject"/></project>'
+    put '/source/TEST/_meta', params: '<project name="TEST"> <title/><description/><link project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject"/></project>'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro3" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="TEST" package="pack2"/>
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # reset pack2 as done in start_test_backend script
     delete '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_meta', '<package project="BaseDistro3" name="pack2"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_meta', params: '<package project="BaseDistro3" name="pack2"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
     raw_put '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/package.spec', File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/binary/package.spec").read
     assert_response :success
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ class ChannelMaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 400 # incident still refers to it
     delete "/source/#{incidentProject}"
     assert_response 403 # still locked, so unlock it ...
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/#{incidentProject}"
     assert_response :success
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/comments_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/comments_controller_test.rb
index cbc676e84..91bf758cf 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/comments_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/comments_controller_test.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), 'Hallo'
+      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), params: 'Hallo'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_dmayr
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), 'Hallo'
+      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), params: 'Hallo'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # now to something fancy
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), 'Hallo @fred'
+      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), params: 'Hallo @fred'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # and check if @fred becomes a 'commenter' for ever
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), 'Is Fred listening now?'
+      post create_request_comment_path(id: 2), params: 'Is Fred listening now?'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_project_comment_path(project: 'Apache'), 'Beautiful project'
+      post create_project_comment_path(project: 'Apache'), params: 'Beautiful project'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_package_comment_path(project: 'kde4', package: 'kdebase'), "Hola, estoy aprendiendo español"
+      post create_package_comment_path(project: 'kde4', package: 'kdebase'), params: "Hola, estoy aprendiendo español"
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class CommentsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
       # Trolling
-      post create_package_comment_path(project: 'BaseDistro', package: 'pack1'), "I preffer Apache1, don't you? @fred"
+      post create_package_comment_path(project: 'BaseDistro', package: 'pack1'), params: "I preffer Apache1, don't you? @fred"
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/configurations_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/configurations_controller_test.rb
index 680dbec5d..cd3680de1 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/configurations_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/configurations_controller_test.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ConfigurationsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/configuration' # default
     assert_response :success
     config = @response.body
-    put '/configuration', config
+    put '/configuration', params: config
     assert_response 403 # Normal users can't change site-wide configuration
 
     login_king # User with admin rights
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ConfigurationsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     ::Configuration::OPTIONS_YML[:registration] = nil
 
     # reset
-    put '/configuration', config
+    put '/configuration', params: config
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/cross_build_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/cross_build_test.rb
index ccb1d489b..b47d238c4 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/cross_build_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/cross_build_test.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CrossBuildTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     skip("hostsystem cleanup is currently broken, but neither supported")
     # best fix would be to drop the support again most likely
     login_tom
-    put "/source/home:tom:CrossBuild/_meta", "<project name='home:tom:CrossBuild'> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:CrossBuild/_meta", params: "<project name='home:tom:CrossBuild'> <title/> <description/>
             <repository name='standard'>
               <path repository='BaseDistro_repo' project='BaseDistro' />
               <hostsystem repository='BaseDistro2_repo' project='BaseDistro2.0' />
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class CrossBuildTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: "path", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', repository: 'BaseDistro_repo' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: "hostsystem", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro2.0', repository: 'BaseDistro2_repo' }
 
-    put "/source/home:tom:CrossBuild/_meta", "<project name='home:tom:CrossBuild'> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:CrossBuild/_meta", params: "<project name='home:tom:CrossBuild'> <title/> <description/>
             <repository name='standard'>
               <path repository='BaseDistro_repo' project='BaseDistro' />
               <hostsystem repository='nada' project='HiddenProject' />
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/distributions_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/distributions_controller_test.rb
index 073d361b6..14b7b03d8 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/distributions_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/distributions_controller_test.rb
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ class DistributionsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
              </distributions>
              '
 
-    put "/distributions", data
+    put "/distributions", params: data
     assert_response 401
 
     login_tom
-    put "/distributions", data
+    put "/distributions", params: data
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    put "/distributions", data
+    put "/distributions", params: data
     assert_response 200
 
     login_tom
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/group_request_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/group_request_test.rb
index d890a6eb3..f43a0e942 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/group_request_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/group_request_test.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class GroupRequestTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def upload_request(filename)
     req = load_backend_file("request/#{filename}")
-    post "/request?cmd=create", req
+    post "/request?cmd=create", params: req
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     node.value :id
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/group_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/group_test.rb
index 51cf9c523..4c54d2e03 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/group_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/group_test.rb
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ class GroupControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_create_modify_and_delete_group
     xml = "<group><title>new_group</title></group>"
-    put "/group/new_group", xml
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml
     assert_response 401
 
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    put "/group/new_group", xml
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml
     assert_response 403
     delete "/group/new_group"
     assert_response 404
@@ -60,29 +60,29 @@ class GroupControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
     delete "/group/new_group"
     assert_response 404
-    put "/group/test_group", xml
+    put "/group/test_group", params: xml
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: {code: "invalid_parameter"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: "group name from path and xml mismatch"
-    put "/group/NOT_EXISTING_group", xml
+    put "/group/NOT_EXISTING_group", params: xml
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: {code: "invalid_parameter"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: "group name from path and xml mismatch"
-    put "/group/new_group", xml
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # add a user
     xml2 = "<group><title>new_group</title> <email>obs@obs.com</email>
               <person><person userid='fred' /></person>
             </group>"
-    put "/group/new_group", xml2
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml2
     assert_response :success
     get "/group/new_group"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'email', content: "obs@obs.com"
 
     login_Iggy # not a group maintainer (yet)
-    put "/group/new_group", xml2
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml2
     assert_response 403
 
     # double save is done by webui, we need to support it. Drop email adress also
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class GroupControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
               <maintainer userid='Iggy' />
               <person><person userid='fred' /><person userid='fred' /></person>
             </group>"
-    put "/group/new_group", xml2
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml2
     assert_response :success
     get "/group/new_group"
     assert_response :success
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ class GroupControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # check permissions
     login_adrian
-    put "/group/new_group", xml2
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml2
     assert_response 403
     login_Iggy # group maintainer
-    put "/group/new_group", xml2
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml2
     assert_response :success
 
     # remove user
-    put "/group/new_group", xml
+    put "/group/new_group", params: xml
     assert_response :success
     get "/group/new_group"
     assert_response :success
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ class GroupControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_add_and_remove_users_from_group
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "add_user", userid: "Iggy"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "add_user", userid: "Iggy" }
     assert_response 403
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "remove_user", userid: "Iggy"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "remove_user", userid: "Iggy" }
     assert_response 403
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "set_email", email: "obs@obs.de"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "set_email", email: "obs@obs.de" }
     assert_response 403
     get "/group/test_group"
     assert_response :success
@@ -136,20 +136,20 @@ class GroupControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # as admin
     login_king
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "add_user", userid: "Iggy"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "add_user", userid: "Iggy" }
     assert_response :success
     # double add is a dummy operation, but needs to work for webui
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "add_user", userid: "Iggy"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "add_user", userid: "Iggy" }
     assert_response :success
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "set_email", email: "email@me"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "set_email", email: "email@me" }
     assert_response :success
     get "/group/test_group"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'person', attributes: {userid: 'Iggy'}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'email', content: "email@me"
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "remove_user", userid: "Iggy"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "remove_user", userid: "Iggy" }
     assert_response :success
-    post "/group/test_group", cmd: "set_email"
+    post "/group/test_group", params: { cmd: "set_email" }
     assert_response :success
     get "/group/test_group"
     assert_response :success
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/interconnect_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/interconnect_test.rb
index 7f9a5a945..2eb027cc2 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/interconnect_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/interconnect_test.rb
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'event', attributes: {type: 'project' }
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'events', attributes: {sync: 'lost' }
 
-    post '/public/lastevents', nil # OBS 2.3 and later
+    post '/public/lastevents' # OBS 2.3 and later
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'events', attributes: {sync: 'lost' }
-    post '/public/lastevents', start: '1'
+    post '/public/lastevents', params: { start: '1' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'event', attributes: {type: 'project' }
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'events', attributes: {sync: 'lost' }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   end
 
   def test_backend_post_with_forms
-    post '/public/lastevents', 'filter=pack1&filter=pack2'
+    post '/public/lastevents', params: 'filter=pack1&filter=pack2'
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
 
     # use repo
-    put '/source/home:tom:testing/_meta', '<project name="home:tom:testing">
+    put '/source/home:tom:testing/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:testing">
 	  <title />
 	  <description />
 	  <repository name="repo">
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_king
     get '/source/RemoteInstance/_meta'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/RemoteInstance/_meta', @response.body.dup
+    put '/source/RemoteInstance/_meta', params: @response.body.dup
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro/pack1?view=info&parse=1' # licensedigger needs it
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'sourceinfo', attributes: { package: 'pack1' } )
-    post '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro/pack1', cmd: 'showlinked'
+    post '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro/pack1', params: { cmd: 'showlinked' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro/pack1', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro/pack1', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject'
     assert_response :success
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'pack2.linked', originproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0' } )
     # test binary operations
     login_king
-    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', cmd: 'wipe', package: 'pack1'
+    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', params: { cmd: 'wipe', package: 'pack1' }
     assert_response 403
-    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'pack1'
+    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', params: { cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'pack1' }
     assert_response 403
-    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', cmd: 'wipe'
+    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', params: { cmd: 'wipe' }
     assert_response 403
-    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', cmd: 'rebuild'
+    post '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', params: { cmd: 'rebuild' }
     assert_response 403
     # the webui requires this for repository browsing in advanced repo add mask
     get '/build/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro'
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       assert_response :success
       get "/source/#{project}/pack2.linked/package.spec"
       assert_response :success
-      post "/source/#{project}/pack2", cmd: 'showlinked'
+      post "/source/#{project}/pack2", params: { cmd: 'showlinked' }
       assert_response :success
-      post "/source/#{project}/pack2", cmd: 'branch'
+      post "/source/#{project}/pack2", params: { cmd: 'branch' }
       assert_response :success
       get "/source/#{project}"
       assert_response :success
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/build/UseRemoteInstance/pop/i586/pack2.linked/_log'
     assert_response :success
     # test source modifications
-    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance/pack2', cmd: 'set_flag'
+    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance/pack2', params: { cmd: 'set_flag' }
     assert_response 403
-    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance/pack2', cmd: 'unlock'
+    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance/pack2', params: { cmd: 'unlock' }
     assert_response 403
     get '/source/UseRemoteInstance/NotExisting'
     assert_response 404
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
     # test binary operations
     login_king
-    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', cmd: 'wipe', package: 'pack2.linked'
+    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', params: { cmd: 'wipe', package: 'pack2.linked' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'pack2.linked'
+    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', params: { cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'pack2.linked' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', cmd: 'wipe'
+    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', params: { cmd: 'wipe' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', cmd: 'rebuild'
+    post '/build/UseRemoteInstance', params: { cmd: 'rebuild' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # access via a local package linking to a remote package
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     ret = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['linkinfo']
     xsrcmd5 = ret['xsrcmd5']
     assert_not_nil xsrcmd5
-    post '/source/LocalProject/remotepackage', cmd: 'showlinked'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/remotepackage', params: { cmd: 'showlinked' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/LocalProject/remotepackage/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 'pack1', ret['package']
     get "/source/LocalProject/remotepackage/my_file?rev=#{xsrcmd5}"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/LocalProject/remotepackage', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/remotepackage', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/LocalProject/remotepackage/_link?rev=#{xsrcmd5}"
     assert_response 404
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
     # test binary operations
     login_king
-    post '/build/LocalProject', cmd: 'wipe', package: 'remotepackage'
+    post '/build/LocalProject', params: { cmd: 'wipe', package: 'remotepackage' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/LocalProject', cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'remotepackage'
+    post '/build/LocalProject', params: { cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'remotepackage' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/LocalProject', cmd: 'wipe'
+    post '/build/LocalProject', params: { cmd: 'wipe' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/LocalProject', cmd: 'rebuild'
+    post '/build/LocalProject', params: { cmd: 'rebuild' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -390,11 +390,10 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     delete '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0/pack2'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'delete_package_no_permission' }
-    post '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0/package', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'BaseDistro2.0', opackage: 'pack2'
+    post '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0/package', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'BaseDistro2.0', opackage: 'pack2' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'cmd_execution_no_permission' }
-    put '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0/pack/_meta',
-        '<package name="pack" project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0">
+    put '/source/RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0/pack/_meta', params: '<package name="pack" project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0">
            <title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'create_package_no_permission' }
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_invalid_submit_to_remote_instance
     login_king
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro" package="pack1" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="RemoteInstance:home:tom" package="pack1"/>
@@ -415,13 +414,13 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_submit_requests_from_remote
     login_king
-    post '/source/LocalProject/pack2.linked', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/pack2.linked', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage' }
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
     # FIXME: submission from a remote project is not yet supported "RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0"
     %w(LocalProject UseRemoteInstance).each do |prj|
-      post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="' + prj + '" package="pack2.linked" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="home:tom" package="pack1"/>
@@ -449,20 +448,20 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_copy_and_diff_package
     # do copy commands twice to test it with existing target and without
     login_tom
-    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage' }
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/LocalProject/temporary'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'UseRemoteInstance', opackage: 'pack2.linked'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'UseRemoteInstance', opackage: 'pack2.linked' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', opackage: 'pack1'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', opackage: 'pack1' }
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', cmd: :diff, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', params: { cmd: :diff, oproject: 'LocalProject', opackage: 'remotepackage' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', cmd: :diff, oproject: 'UseRemoteInstance', opackage: 'pack2.linked'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/temporary', params: { cmd: :diff, oproject: 'UseRemoteInstance', opackage: 'pack2.linked' }
     assert_response :success
 
     login_king
@@ -479,7 +478,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     Suse::Backend.put( '/source/LocalProject/newpackage/_meta?user=king', Package.find_by_project_and_name('LocalProject', 'newpackage').to_axml)
     Suse::Backend.put( '/source/LocalProject/newpackage/new_file?user=king', 'adding stuff')
-    post '/source/LocalProject/newpackage', cmd: :diff, oproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', opackage: 'pack1'
+    post '/source/LocalProject/newpackage', params: { cmd: :diff, oproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', opackage: 'pack1' }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -540,20 +539,20 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     p = '<project name="home:tom:remote"> <title/> <description/>  <remoteurl>http://localhost</remoteurl> </project>'
 
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', p
+    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', params: p
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', p
+    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', params: p
     assert_response :success
     p = '<project name="home:tom:remote"> <title/> <description/>  <remoteurl>http://localhost2</remoteurl> </project>'
-    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', p
+    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', params: p
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'remoteurl', content: 'http://localhost2'
     p = '<project name="home:tom:remote"> <title/> <description/>  </project>'
-    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', p
+    put '/source/home:tom:remote/_meta', params: p
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -582,9 +581,9 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_remove_broken_link
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', "<link project='RemoteInstance:home:Iggy' package='TestPack' rev='invalid' />"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', params: "<link project='RemoteInstance:home:Iggy' package='TestPack' rev='invalid' />"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack'
     assert_response :success
@@ -602,8 +601,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_submit_from_remote
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create',
-         "<request><action type='submit'><source project='RemoteInstance:home:Iggy' package='TestPack'/>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='submit'><source project='RemoteInstance:home:Iggy' package='TestPack'/>
           <target project='home:Iggy' package='TEMPORARY'/></action></request>"
     assert_response :success
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
@@ -616,8 +614,7 @@ class InterConnectTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup option can not work, do not allow to create requests
-    post '/request?cmd=create',
-         "<request><action type='submit'><source project='RemoteInstance:home:Iggy' package='TestPack'/>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='submit'><source project='RemoteInstance:home:Iggy' package='TestPack'/>
           <target project='home:Iggy' package='TEMPORARY'/> <options><sourceupdate>cleanup</sourceupdate></options></action></request>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_supported' }
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/issue_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/issue_controller_test.rb
index 89bc8d049..e6f1a22eb 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/issue_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/issue_controller_test.rb
@@ -57,57 +57,57 @@ class IssueControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   end
 
   def test_search_issues
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/@name="123456"'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/@name="123456"' }
     assert_response 401
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/@tracker="bnc"'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/@tracker="bnc"' }
     assert_response 401
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc"]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc"]' }
     assert_response 401
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/owner/@login="fred"'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/owner/@login="fred"' }
     assert_response 401
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/@state="RESOLVED"'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/@state="RESOLVED"' }
     assert_response 401
 
     # search via bug owner
     login_Iggy
 
     # running patchinfo search as done by webui
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="fred"] and kind="patchinfo"]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="fred"] and kind="patchinfo"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@state="OPEN" and owner/@login="king"] and kind="patchinfo"]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@state="OPEN" and owner/@login="king"] and kind="patchinfo"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
 
     # validate that state and login are from same issue. NOT matching:
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="king"] and kind="patchinfo"]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="king"] and kind="patchinfo"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
 
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/owner/@login="fred"'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/owner/@login="fred"' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
 
     # search for specific issue state, issue is in RESOLVED state actually
-    get "/search/package/id", match: 'issue/@state="OPEN"'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: 'issue/@state="OPEN"' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
 
     # running patchinfo search as done by webui
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[kind="patchinfo" and issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="fred"]]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[kind="patchinfo" and issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="fred"]]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
 
     # test with not matching kind to verify that it does not match
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="fred"] and kind="aggregate"]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@state="CLOSED" and owner/@login="fred"] and kind="aggregate"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
 
     # search via bug issue id
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc"]]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc"]]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@tracker="bnc" and @name="123456"]]' # SQL keeps working
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@tracker="bnc" and @name="123456"]]' } # SQL keeps working
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package", attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro', name: 'patchinfo' }
   end
@@ -122,20 +122,18 @@ Blubber bnc#15\n
 "
 
     login_Iggy
-    post "/source/BaseDistro/pack1", cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/BaseDistro/pack1", params: { cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro" }
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1/file.changes", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1/file.changes", params: changes
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1",
-         cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro",
-         target_package: "pack_new"
+    post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1", params: { cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro", target_package: "pack_new" }
     assert_response :success
     changes += "-------------------------------------------------------------------\n
 Aha bnc#123456\n
 "
     changes.gsub!(/Blubber/, 'Blabber') # leads to changed
     changes.gsub!(/bnc#14/, '') # leads to removed
-    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new/file.changes", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new/file.changes", params: changes
     assert_response :success
 
     # add some more via attribute
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ Aha bnc#123456\n
               <issue name='987' tracker='bnc'/>
               <issue name='654' tracker='bnc'/>
             </attribute></attributes>"
-    post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new/_attribute", data
+    post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new/_attribute", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1?view=issues"
@@ -212,23 +210,23 @@ Aha bnc#123456\n
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue', attributes: {change: 'added'}}, tag: 'name', content: "123456"
 
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc" and @change="added"]]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc" and @change="added"]]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package",
                    attributes: { project: 'home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro', name: 'pack_new' }
 
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc" and (@change="added" or @change="changed")]]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc" and (@change="added" or @change="changed")]]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package",
                    attributes: { project: 'home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro', name: 'pack_new' }
 
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc" and @change="kept"]]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[issue/[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc" and @change="kept"]]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package",
                       attributes: { project: 'home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro', name: 'pack_new' }
 
     # search for attribute issues
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[attribute_issue/[@name="987" and @tracker="bnc"]]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[attribute_issue/[@name="987" and @tracker="bnc"]]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: "collection" }, tag: "package",
                    attributes: { project: 'home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro', name: 'pack_new' }
@@ -248,19 +246,18 @@ Blubber bnc#15\n
 "
 
     login_Iggy
-    post "/source/BaseDistro/pack1", cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/BaseDistro/pack1", params: { cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro" }
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1/file.changes", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1/file.changes", params: changes
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1",
-         cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro", target_package: "pack_new"
+    post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack1", params: { cmd: "branch", target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro", target_package: "pack_new" }
     assert_response :success
     changes += "-------------------------------------------------------------------\n
 Aha bnc#123456\n
 "
     changes.gsub!(/Blubber/, 'Blabber') # leads to changed
     changes.gsub!(/bnc#14/, '') # leads to removed
-    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new/file.changes?rev=repository", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new/file.changes?rev=repository", params: changes
     assert_response :success
     raw_post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/pack_new?cmd=commitfilelist&keeplink=1",
              ' <directory> <entry name="file.changes" md5="' + Digest::MD5.hexdigest(changes) + '" /> </directory> '
@@ -290,11 +287,11 @@ Blubber bnc#15\n
 "
 
     login_Iggy
-    post "/source/BaseDistro/new_package", cmd: "branch", missingok: 1, target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/BaseDistro/new_package", params: { cmd: "branch", missingok: 1, target_project: "home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro" }
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/new_package/file.changes", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/new_package/file.changes", params: changes
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/new_package/file.changes?rev=repository", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/new_package/file.changes?rev=repository", params: changes
     assert_response :success
     raw_post "/source/home:Iggy:branches:BaseDistro/new_package?cmd=commitfilelist&keeplink=1",
              ' <directory> <entry name="file.changes" md5="' + Digest::MD5.hexdigest(changes) + '" /> </directory> '
@@ -320,7 +317,7 @@ Blah FATE#14\n
 Blubber Fate#15\n
 "
     login_Iggy
-    put "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/file.changes", changes
+    put "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/file.changes", params: changes
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?view=issues"
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/issue_trackers_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/issue_trackers_controller_test.rb
index 48d73db7a..70d74ef9c 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/issue_trackers_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/issue_trackers_controller_test.rb
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ class IssueTrackersControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
       <show-url>http://example.com/@@@</show-url>
     </issue-tracker>
     EOF
-    post '/issue_trackers', issue_tracker_xml
+    post '/issue_trackers', params: issue_tracker_xml
     assert_response 401
     login_adrian
-    post '/issue_trackers', issue_tracker_xml
+    post '/issue_trackers', params: issue_tracker_xml
     assert_response 403
     login_king
-    post '/issue_trackers', issue_tracker_xml
+    post '/issue_trackers', params: issue_tracker_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # Show the newly created issue tracker
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class IssueTrackersControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     </issue-tracker>
     EOF
     login_adrian
-    put '/issue_trackers/test', issue_tracker_xml
+    put '/issue_trackers/test', params: issue_tracker_xml
     assert_response 403
     login_king
-    put '/issue_trackers/test', issue_tracker_xml
+    put '/issue_trackers/test', params: issue_tracker_xml
     assert_response :success
     get '/issue_trackers/test'
     assert_response :success
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/kgraft_maintenance_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/kgraft_maintenance_test.rb
index b146c7730..0f212efd0 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/kgraft_maintenance_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/kgraft_maintenance_test.rb
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     Timecop.freeze(1)
     # setup a maintained distro
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute',
-         "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='UpdateProject' > <value>BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='UpdateProject' > <value>BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # lock GM distro to be sure that nothing can be released to
@@ -66,12 +65,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     doc = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     doc.elements['/project'].add_element 'lock'
     doc.elements['/project/lock'].add_element 'enable'
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # create maintenance incident for first kernel update
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' } )
     data = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
@@ -79,29 +78,27 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     kernelIncidentID = kernelIncidentProject.gsub( /^My:Maintenance:/, '')
     # submit packages via mbranch
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', target_project: kernelIncidentProject, add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', target_project: kernelIncidentProject, add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{kernelIncidentProject}/_meta"
     assert_response :success
 
     # add empty kgraft container
-    put "/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kgraft-incident-#{kernelIncidentID}/_meta",
-        "<package name='kgraft-incident-#{kernelIncidentID}' project='BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject'><title/><description/></package>"
+    put "/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kgraft-incident-#{kernelIncidentID}/_meta", params: "<package name='kgraft-incident-#{kernelIncidentID}' project='BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject'><title/><description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kgraft-incident-#{kernelIncidentID}",
-         cmd: 'branch', target_project: kernelIncidentProject
+    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kgraft-incident-#{kernelIncidentID}", params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: kernelIncidentProject }
     assert_response :success
 
     # create a GA update patch
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/kgraft-GA', cmd: 'branch', missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1, add_repositories: 1, ignoredevel: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/kgraft-GA', params: { cmd: 'branch', missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1, add_repositories: 1, ignoredevel: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     raw_put "/source/home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0/kgraft-GA.BaseDistro2.0/package.spec",
             File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/binary/package.spec").read
     assert_response :success
 
     # add channel
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2Channel/_meta', '<project name="BaseDistro2Channel"><title/><description/>
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2Channel/_meta', params: '<project name="BaseDistro2Channel"><title/><description/>
                                                <build><disable/></build>
                                                <publish><enable/></publish>
                                                <repository name="channel_repo">
@@ -110,17 +107,17 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                                </repository>
                                              </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2Channel/_config', "Repotype: rpm-md-legacy\nType: spec"
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2Channel/_config', params: "Repotype: rpm-md-legacy\nType: spec"
     assert_response :success
     # channel def
-    put '/source/Channel/_meta', '<project name="Channel"><title/><description/>
+    put '/source/Channel/_meta', params: '<project name="Channel"><title/><description/>
                                   </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2/_meta', '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2"><title/><description/></package>'
+    put '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2/_meta', params: '<package project="Channel" name="BaseDistro2"><title/><description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
     # add reference to empty kgraft container
-    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2?cmd=importchannel', "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2?cmd=importchannel', params: "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
         <channel>
           <target project='BaseDistro2Channel' repository='channel_repo'>
             <disabled/>
@@ -136,18 +133,16 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     ### Here starts the kgraft team
     # create a update patch based on former kernel incident
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source/' + kernelIncidentProject + '/kgraft-incident-' + kernelIncidentID,
-         cmd: 'branch', target_project: "home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0",
-         maintenance: 1
+    post '/source/' + kernelIncidentProject + '/kgraft-incident-' + kernelIncidentID, params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: "home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0", maintenance: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     raw_put "/source/home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0/kgraft-incident-0.#{kernelIncidentProject.tr( ':', '_')}/packageNew.spec",
             File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/binary/packageNew.spec").read
     assert_response :success
 
     # branch channel
-    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2', cmd: 'branch', target_project: "home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0", extend_package_names: 1, add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/Channel/BaseDistro2', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: "home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0", extend_package_names: 1, add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0/BaseDistro2.Channel/_channel", "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+    put "/source/home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0/BaseDistro2.Channel/_channel", params: "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
         <channel>
           <target project='BaseDistro2Channel' repository='channel_repo'>
             <disabled/>
@@ -164,7 +159,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # make the kgraft update an incident via maintenance_incident request
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
@@ -212,7 +207,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "repository", attributes: { name: "BaseDistro2Channel" }
 
     # add disabled target repo
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=modifychannels&mode=enable_all", nil
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}?cmd=modifychannels&mode=enable_all"
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/" + incidentProject + "/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -259,7 +254,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     pi.find_first('description').text = 'live patch is always critical'
     pi.find_first('rating').text = 'critical'
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     ### the backend is now building the packages, injecting results
@@ -299,7 +294,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     doc = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     doc.elements['/project'].add_element 'lock'
     doc.elements['/project/lock'].add_element 'enable'
-    put '/source/' + kernelIncidentProject + '/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/' + kernelIncidentProject + '/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # collect the job results
@@ -322,7 +317,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     #
     # create release request
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -394,7 +389,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal false, node.has_attribute?(:rev)
 
     # old one still branchable even though conflicting change has been released?
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/home:king:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2"
     assert_response :success
@@ -410,11 +405,11 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/patchinfo.1'
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0", { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'revert' }
+    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0", params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'revert' }
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/#{kernelIncidentProject}", { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'revert' }
+    post "/source/#{kernelIncidentProject}", params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'revert' }
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/#{incidentProject}"
     assert_response :success
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb
index dbc46eb0a..f62cb0783 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/maintenance_test.rb
@@ -20,19 +20,18 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_instantiate_for_service_packs
     login_tom
     # add a new package with defined link target
-    put '/source/home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1/_meta',
-        '<project name="home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1" kind="maintenance_release">
+    put '/source/home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1" kind="maintenance_release">
         <title/> <description/>
         <link project="BaseDistro:Update"/>
         </project>'
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/source/home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1/pack1', cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:Branch', missingok: 1
+    post '/source/home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1/pack1', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:Branch', missingok: 1 }
     assert_response 400
     # osc catches this error code and is fallingback to newinstance=1
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: {code: "not_missing"}
 
-    post '/source/home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1/pack1', cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:Branch', newinstance: 1, extend_package_names: 1
+    post '/source/home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1/pack1', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:Branch', newinstance: 1, extend_package_names: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'data', attributes: {name: "sourceproject"}, content: "home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1"
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'link', attributes: {project: "home:tom:BaseDistro:SP1"}
 
-    post '/source/BaseDistro:Update/pack1', cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:Branch', missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro:Update/pack1', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:Branch', missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1 }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: {code: "not_missing"}
 
@@ -53,26 +52,26 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_create_maintenance_project
     login_tom
 
-    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" > <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" > <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" kind="maintenance" > <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" kind="maintenance" > <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:tom:maintenance'
     assert_response :success
 
     # need write permission in maintained project...
-    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" kind="maintenance" > <title/> <description/> <maintenance><maintains project="BaseDistro"/></maintenance> </project>'
+    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" kind="maintenance" > <title/> <description/> <maintenance><maintains project="BaseDistro"/></maintenance> </project>'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: "No write access to maintained project BaseDistro"
 
     # create one ...
-    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" kind="maintenance" > <title/> <description/> <maintenance><maintains project="home:tom"/></maintenance> </project>'
+    put '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:maintenance" kind="maintenance" > <title/> <description/> <maintenance><maintains project="home:tom"/></maintenance> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:maintenance/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'maintains', attributes: { project: 'home:tom' }
 
-    get '/search/project', match: '[maintenance/maintains/@project="home:tom"]'
+    get '/search/project', params: { match: '[maintenance/maintains/@project="home:tom"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'maintains', attributes: { project: 'home:tom' }
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # search does not find a maintained project anymore
-    get '/search/project', match: '[maintenance/maintains/@project="home:tom"]'
+    get '/search/project', params: { match: '[maintenance/maintains/@project="home:tom"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 0 }
   end
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
 
     # branch a package which does not exist in update project via project link
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack1', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack1', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
     # check source link
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/pack1/_link'
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_project 'BaseDistro:Update'
 
     # branch a package which does exist in update project and even have a devel package defined there
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
     # check source link
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:Devel:BaseDistro:Update/pack2/_link'
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_project 'Devel:BaseDistro:Update'
 
     # branch a package which does exist in update project and a stage project is defined via project wide devel project
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/Pack3', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/Pack3', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
     # check source link
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:Devel:BaseDistro:Update/Pack3/_link'
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_project 'Devel:BaseDistro:Update'
 
     # branch a package which does not exist in update project, but update project is linked
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
     # check source link
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/_link'
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_nil ret['package']
 
     # check if we can upload a link to a packge only exist via project link
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/_link', @response.body
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/_link', params: @response.body
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_branch_package_with_local_link
     login_tom
 
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: :branch, ignoredevel: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, ignoredevel: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0/pack2/_meta'
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # and trying with extended package names
     delete '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: :branch, ignoredevel: 1, maintenance: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, ignoredevel: 1, maintenance: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0/pack2.BaseDistro2.0/_meta'
@@ -181,14 +180,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_maintenance_request_from_foreign_and_remote_project
     login_king
     # special kdelibs
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kdelibs/_meta', "<package name='kdelibs'><title/><description/></package>"
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kdelibs/_meta', params: "<package name='kdelibs'><title/><description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kdelibs/empty', 'NOOP'
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/kdelibs/empty', params: 'NOOP'
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
     # create maintenance request for one package from a unrelated project
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="RemoteInstance:kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                    </action>
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                  </request>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "remote_source" })
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                    <state name="new" />
                                  </request>'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="RemoteInstance:kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
@@ -222,12 +221,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # modify source afterwards, must not appear in target after accept
     login_king
-    put "/source/kde4/kdelibs/TEMP_FILE", "dummy"
+    put "/source/kde4/kdelibs/TEMP_FILE", params: "dummy"
     assert_response :success
     login_tom
 
     # validate that request is diffable (not broken)
-    post "/request/#{id1}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id1}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     # the diffed packages
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'old', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', package: 'kdelibs' } )
@@ -264,9 +263,9 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # again but find update project automatically and use a linked package
     login_tom
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :branch, ignoredevel: 1
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :branch, ignoredevel: 1 }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="BaseDistro2.0" />
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     id2 = node.value(:id)
 
     # validate that request is diffable (not broken)
-    post "/request/#{id2}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id2}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     # the diffed packages
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'old', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', package: 'kdelibs' } )
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # package and acceptinfo got added
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'target', attributes: { package: 'kdelibs.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject' } )
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'acceptinfo' )
-    post "/request/#{id2}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id2}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     # project got cleaned up
     get "/source/home:tom:branches:kde4"
@@ -352,15 +351,15 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_OBS_BranchTarget
     login_king
-    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='kde4'/></project>"
+    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', params: "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='kde4'/></project>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='BranchTarget' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='BranchTarget' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'kdelibs'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'kdelibs' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' }, content: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:kdelibs'
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetpackage' }, content: 'kdelibs.kde4'
@@ -377,12 +376,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_branch_from_service_pack_WIP
     login_king
-    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro'/></project>"
+    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', params: "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro'/></project>"
     assert_response :success
     # attribute setup
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', "<attributes>
+    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', params: "<attributes>
                                                <attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' />
                                             </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro:Update', name: 'pack2' }
 
-    post '/source/ServicePack/pack2', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/ServicePack/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # default case, work on devel package base
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'link', attributes: { project: 'Devel:BaseDistro:Update' }
 
     # new instance of a package wanted. so we need to link to ServicePack and copy sources from devel
-    post '/source/ServicePack/pack2', cmd: 'branch', newinstance: 1
+    post '/source/ServicePack/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch', newinstance: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:king:branches:ServicePack/pack2/_link'
     assert_response :success
@@ -424,19 +423,19 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_instantiate_new_package_with_local_link_in_service_pack
     login_king
-    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro2.0'/> <repository name='ServicePack_repo' /></project>"
+    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', params: "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro2.0'/> <repository name='ServicePack_repo' /></project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/ServicePack:Update/_meta', "<project name='ServicePack:Update' kind='maintenance_release'><title/><description/><link project='ServicePack'/>
+    put '/source/ServicePack:Update/_meta', params: "<project name='ServicePack:Update' kind='maintenance_release'><title/><description/><link project='ServicePack'/>
           <repository name='ServicePackUpdate_repo'><arch>i586</arch></repository></project>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', "<attributes>
+    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', params: "<attributes>
                                                <attribute namespace='OBS' name='UpdateProject'>
                                                  <value>ServicePack:Update</value>
                                                </attribute>
                                             </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/source/ServicePack/pack2', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/ServicePack/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/ServicePack/pack2/package.spec'
     assert_response :success
@@ -444,18 +443,18 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # new instance of a package wanted. so we need to link to ServicePack and copy sources from devel
-    post '/source', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident', noaccess: 1
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident', noaccess: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     # use a fixed count using multiple chars to test regexp stripping the counter number from package names
     MaintenanceIncident.exec_query ["UPDATE incident_counter SET counter = 100 WHERE maintenance_db_project_id = ?", Project.find_by_name("My:Maintenance").id]
-    post '/source', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident', noaccess: 1
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident', noaccess: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' } )
     data = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     incidentProject = data.elements['/status/data'].text
     assert_equal "My:Maintenance:100", incidentProject
 
-    post '/source/ServicePack:Update/pack2', cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1, newinstance: 1, target_project: incidentProject
+    post '/source/ServicePack:Update/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1, newinstance: 1, target_project: incidentProject }
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.ServicePack_Update/_link"
@@ -464,12 +463,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.linked.ServicePack_Update/_link"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'link', attributes: { project: nil, package: "pack2.ServicePack_Update" }
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.ServicePack_Update/some_new_file", "content change"
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.ServicePack_Update/some_new_file", params: "content change"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.ServicePack_Update/myfile", "modify existing file"
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.ServicePack_Update/myfile", params: "modify existing file"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', "<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', params: "<request>
                                    <action type='maintenance_release'>
                                      <source project='#{incidentProject}' />
                                    </action>
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
     reqid = node.value(:id)
     # the local linked package delivers not full content
-    post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_match( /-DummyContent/, @response.body )
     assert_match( /\+modify existing file/, @response.body )
@@ -515,12 +514,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_mbranch_and_maintenance_entire_project_request
     login_king
-    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='kde4'/></project>"
+    put '/source/ServicePack/_meta', params: "<project name='ServicePack'><title/><description/><link project='kde4'/></project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # test right branching from ServicePack layer
     login_tom
-    post '/source/ServicePack/kdelibs', cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1
+    post '/source/ServicePack/kdelibs', params: { cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:tom:branches:kde4/kdelibs.kde4' # .kde4 suffix, not .ServicePack
     assert_response :success
@@ -528,14 +527,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # setup maintained attributes
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
     # an entire project
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     # single packages
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro3/pack2/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/ServicePack/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # search for maintained packages like osc is doing
@@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # do the real mbranch for default maintained packages
     # test it with "noaccess"
     login_tom
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', noaccess: "1"
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', noaccess: "1" }
     assert_response :success
 
     # validate result
@@ -575,33 +574,33 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'link', attributes: { package: 'pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject' }
 
     # test branching another package set into same project
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack1', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack1', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack1.BaseDistro_Update'
     assert_response :success
 
     # add a new package with defined link target
-    post '/source/BaseDistro:Update/packN', cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2', missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro:Update/packN', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2', missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/packN.BaseDistro_Update'
     assert_response :success
 
     # test branching another package set into same project from same project
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'Pack3', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'Pack3', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/Pack3.BaseDistro_Update'
     assert_response :success
     # test branching another package only reachable via project link into same project
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'kdelibs', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2', noaccess: 1
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'kdelibs', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2', noaccess: 1 }
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'create_project_no_permission' }
 
 # FIXME: backend has a bug that it destroys the link even with keeplink if opackage has no rev
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/kdelibs_DEVEL_package/DUMMY', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/kdelibs_DEVEL_package/DUMMY', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
 
     # add an issue
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro_Update/dummy.changes', 'DUMMY bnc#1042'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro_Update/dummy.changes', params: 'DUMMY bnc#1042'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/pack2.BaseDistro_Update?view=issues'
     assert_response :success
@@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     oldmeta = @response.body
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'kdelibs', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'kdelibs', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/kdelibs.kde4/_link'
     assert_response :success
@@ -621,9 +620,9 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'link', attributes: { project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs' }
 
     # do some file changes
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/kdelibs.kde4/new_file', 'new_content_0815'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/kdelibs.kde4/new_file', params: 'new_content_0815'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/Pack3.BaseDistro_Update/new_file', 'new_content_2137'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/Pack3.BaseDistro_Update/new_file', params: 'new_content_2137'
     assert_response :success
 
     # validate created project meta
@@ -650,7 +649,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'build' }, tag: 'enable', attributes: { repository: 'BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject' }
 
     # and branch same package again and expect error
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack1', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2'
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack1', target_project: 'home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'double_branch_package' }
     assert_match(/branch target package already exists:/, @response.body)
@@ -671,12 +670,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # delete kdelibs package again or incident creation will fail since it does not point to a maintained project.
     delete '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/kdelibs.kde4'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/_meta', oldmeta
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/_meta', params: oldmeta
     assert_response :success
 
     # create maintenance request
     # without specifing target, the default target must get found via attribute
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2" />
                                      <options>
@@ -698,7 +697,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag( tag: 'target', attributes: { releaseproject: 'BaseDistro:LinkedUpdateProject' } )
 
     # validate that request is diffable (not broken)
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_match(/new_content_2137/, @response.body) # check if our changes are part of the diff
 
@@ -715,7 +714,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
     get "/source/home:tom:branches:OBS_Maintained:pack2/_meta"
     assert_response 404 # due to noaccess
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_match(/new_content_2137/, @response.body) # check if our changes are part of the diff
 
@@ -788,26 +787,26 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_create_maintenance_incident
     login_king
-    put '/source/Temp:Maintenance/_meta', '<project name="Temp:Maintenance" kind="maintenance">
+    put '/source/Temp:Maintenance/_meta', params: '<project name="Temp:Maintenance" kind="maintenance">
                                              <title/> <description/>
                                              <person userid="maintenance_coord" role="maintainer"/>
                                            </project>'
     assert_response :success
 
     reset_auth
-    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident'
+    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident' }
     assert_response 401
 
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident'
+    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident' }
     assert_response 403
-    post '/source/home:adrian', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident'
+    post '/source/home:adrian', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'incident_has_no_maintenance_project' }
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
     # create a public maintenance incident
-    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident'
+    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' } )
     data = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
@@ -821,7 +820,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag( attributes: { role: 'bugowner', userid: 'maintenance_coord' }, tag: 'person', content: nil )
 
     # create a maintenance incident under embargo
-    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance?cmd=createmaintenanceincident&noaccess=1', nil
+    post '/source/Temp:Maintenance?cmd=createmaintenanceincident&noaccess=1'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' } )
     data = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
@@ -848,7 +847,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_manual_branch_with_extend_names
     # submit packages via mbranch
     login_tom
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: 'branch', target_package: 'DUMMY_package', extend_package_names: '1'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_package: 'DUMMY_package', extend_package_names: '1' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'sourceproject' }, content: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject')
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'sourcepackage' }, content: 'pack2')
@@ -885,7 +884,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     maintenance_project_meta = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     maintenance_project_meta.elements['/project'].attributes['kind'] = 'maintenance'
-    put '/source/My:Maintenance/_meta', maintenance_project_meta.to_s
+    put '/source/My:Maintenance/_meta', params: maintenance_project_meta.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
@@ -894,13 +893,13 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     Timecop.freeze(1)
     # setup a maintained distro
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='UpdateProject' > <value>BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='UpdateProject' > <value>BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro3/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro3/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='Maintained' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # validate correct :Update project setup
@@ -911,7 +910,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # create a maintenance incident
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source', cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident', noaccess: 1
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'createmaintenanceincident', noaccess: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' } )
     data = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
@@ -926,7 +925,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # submit packages via mbranch
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', target_project: incidentProject
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', package: 'pack2', target_project: incidentProject }
     assert_response :success
 
     # correct branched ?
@@ -963,12 +962,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # set an invalid
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>INVALID_DATE_STRING</value></attribute></attributes>"
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>INVALID_DATE_STRING</value></attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # create some changes, including issue tracker references
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    put '/source/' + incidentProject + '/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/dummy.changes', 'DUMMY bnc#1042'
+    put '/source/' + incidentProject + '/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/dummy.changes', params: 'DUMMY bnc#1042'
     assert_response :success
     Timecop.freeze(1)
     post '/source/' + incidentProject + '/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject?unified=1&cmd=diff&filelimit=0&expand=1'
@@ -981,14 +980,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # add a new package with defined link target
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/packNew', cmd: 'branch', target_project: incidentProject, missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1, add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/packNew', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: incidentProject, missingok: 1, extend_package_names: 1, add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     Timecop.freeze(1)
     raw_put "/source/#{incidentProject}/packNew.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/packageNew.spec", File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/binary/packageNew.spec").read
     assert_response :success
 
     # search will find this new and not yet processed incident now.
-    get '/search/project', match: '[repository/releasetarget/@trigger="maintenance"]'
+    get '/search/project', params: { match: '[repository/releasetarget/@trigger="maintenance"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'collection' }, tag: 'project', attributes: { name: incidentProject }
 
@@ -1004,7 +1003,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     meta = ActiveXML::Node.new( @response.body )
     meta.add_element 'person', { userid: 'adrian', role: 'reader' }
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    put '/source/' + incidentProject + '/_meta', meta.dump_xml
+    put '/source/' + incidentProject + '/_meta', params: meta.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1020,17 +1019,17 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     pi.add_element 'releasetarget', { project: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject' }
     pi.add_element 'releasetarget', { project: 'BaseDistro3' }
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     # add broken releasetarget
     pi.add_element 'releasetarget', { project: 'home:tom' } # invalid target
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'releasetarget_not_found' }
     # add broken tracker
     pi.add_element 'issue', { 'id' => '0815', 'tracker' => 'INVALID'} # invalid tracker
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'tracker_not_found' }
     # continue
@@ -1047,7 +1046,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # add another issue and update patchinfo
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    put '/source/' + incidentProject + '/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/dummy.changes', 'DUMMY bnc#1042 cve-2009-0815 bnc#4201'
+    put '/source/' + incidentProject + '/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/dummy.changes', params: 'DUMMY bnc#1042 cve-2009-0815 bnc#4201'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject?view=issues"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1074,7 +1073,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue' }, tag: 'tracker', content: 'bnc'
 
     # test that another, new started branch is getting the source changes from this incident in flight
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:maintenance_coord:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject/_history'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1117,7 +1116,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                tag: 'status', attributes: { package: 'pack2.BaseDistro3', code: 'scheduled' }
 
     # try to create release request too early
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -1140,7 +1139,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     pi = ActiveXML::Node.new( @response.body )
     s = pi.add_element 'stopped'
     s.text = 'The issue is not fixed for real yet'
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     # collect the job results
     run_scheduler('x86_64')
@@ -1155,7 +1154,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'result', attributes: { repository: 'BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject', arch: 'i586', state: 'unpublished' } },
                tag: 'status', attributes: { package: 'patchinfo', code: 'broken' }
     # try to create release request nevertheless
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -1167,7 +1166,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # un-block patchinfo build, but filter for an empty result
     pi.delete_element 'stopped'
     pi.add_element('binary').text = 'does not exist'
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     # collect the job results
     run_scheduler('x86_64')
@@ -1179,7 +1178,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                tag: 'status', attributes: { package: 'patchinfo', code: 'failed' }
     # fix it again
     pi.delete_element 'binary'
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     # collect the job results
     run_scheduler('x86_64')
@@ -1211,14 +1210,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     maintenance_project_meta = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     maintenance_project_meta.elements['/project'].delete_element 'publish'
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/_meta", maintenance_project_meta.to_s
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/_meta", params: maintenance_project_meta.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # mess up patchinfo and try to create release request
     pi.add_element('binary').text = 'does not exist'
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -1229,13 +1228,13 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # revert
     pi.delete_element 'binary'
-    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", pi.dump_xml
+    put "/source/#{incidentProject}/patchinfo/_patchinfo", params: pi.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     run_scheduler('x86_64')
     run_scheduler('i586')
 
     # publisher run did not happen yet
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -1253,7 +1252,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # A new branch would fetch sources from us already
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', dryrun: 1, package: "pack2"
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', dryrun: 1, package: "pack2" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( parent: { tag: "package", attributes: {project: "BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject", package: "pack2"} },
                     tag: 'devel',
@@ -1263,7 +1262,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                     attributes: { project: incidentProject, package: "pack2.BaseDistro3" } )
 
     # create release request for real
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="' + incidentProject + '" />
                                    </action>
@@ -1290,14 +1289,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
     reqid = node.value(:id)
-    post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     # the diffed packages
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'old', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', package: 'pack2' } )
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'new', attributes: { project: incidentProject, package: 'pack2.BaseDistro2.0_LinkedUpdateProject' } )
 
     # check that changes get still fetched on new branches
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:maintenance_coord:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/_history'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1335,7 +1334,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # incident project not visible for tom
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="' + incidentProject + '" releaseproject="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
@@ -1345,7 +1344,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
     # new incident request accept is blocked, but decline works
     login_adrian
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro3" package="pack2" />
                                      <target project="' + incidentProject + '" releaseproject="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" />
@@ -1363,7 +1362,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # unlock would fail due to open request
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'open_release_request' } )
 
@@ -1382,7 +1381,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # leave a comment
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_request_comment_path(id: reqid), 'Release it now!'
+      post create_request_comment_path(id: reqid), params: 'Release it now!'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -1395,7 +1394,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # now leave another comment and hope the assi gets it too
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post create_request_comment_path(id: reqid), 'Slave, can you release it? The master is gone'
+      post create_request_comment_path(id: reqid), params: 'Slave, can you release it? The master is gone'
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -1411,19 +1410,19 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=changestate&newstate=accepted&comment=releasing"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "invalid_date" })
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>#{(DateTime.now + 1.day)}</value></attribute></attributes>"
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>#{(DateTime.now + 1.day)}</value></attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=changestate&newstate=accepted&comment=releasing"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "under_embargo" })
     # use the special form, no time specified
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>#{DateTime.now.year}-#{DateTime.now.month}-#{DateTime.now.day}</value></attribute></attributes>"
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>#{DateTime.now.year}-#{DateTime.now.month}-#{DateTime.now.day}</value></attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     post "/request/#{reqid}?cmd=changestate&newstate=accepted&comment=releasing"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "under_embargo" })
     # set it to yesterday, so it works below
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>#{DateTime.now.yesterday.year}-#{DateTime.now.yesterday.month}-#{DateTime.now.yesterday.day}</value></attribute></attributes>"
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='EmbargoDate'><value>#{DateTime.now.yesterday.year}-#{DateTime.now.yesterday.month}-#{DateTime.now.yesterday.day}</value></attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     #### release packages
@@ -1522,7 +1521,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'releasetarget', attributes: { trigger: 'maintenance' }
 
     # search will find this incident not anymore
-    get '/search/project', match: '[repository/releasetarget/@trigger="maintenance"]'
+    get '/search/project', params: { match: '[repository/releasetarget/@trigger="maintenance"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'collection' }, tag: 'project', attributes: { name: incidentProject }
 
@@ -1608,7 +1607,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     end
 
     # verify that local linked packages still get branched correctly
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:king:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1665,14 +1664,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # disable lock and verify meta
     delete "/source/#{incidentProject}"
     assert_response 403
-    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post "/source/#{incidentProject}", params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{incidentProject}/_meta"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'releasetarget', attributes: { trigger: 'maintenance' }
 
     # create a service pack on top of it
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/_meta', '<project name="BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1"> <title/><description/><link project="BaseDistro2.0"/></project>'
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/_meta', params: '<project name="BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1"> <title/><description/><link project="BaseDistro2.0"/></project>'
     assert_response :success
     # get current vrev
     get '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2?view=info'
@@ -1720,9 +1719,9 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/pack2'
     assert_response :success
-    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='MakeOriginOlder'/></attributes>"
+    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='MakeOriginOlder'/></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro2.0" package="pack2" />
                                      <target project="BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1" package="pack2" />
@@ -1758,9 +1757,9 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # create an entirely new package via submit request the right way
     # pack2NEW is not available via project link
-    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='MakeOriginOlder'/></attributes>"
+    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='MakeOriginOlder'/></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro2.0" package="pack2" />
                                      <target project="BaseDistro2.0:ServicePack1" package="pack2NEW" />
@@ -1822,7 +1821,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_create_invalid_submit_request
     login_tom
     # submit requests are not allowed against release projects
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro2.0" package="pack2" rev="0" />
                                      <target project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" package="pack2" />
@@ -1837,7 +1836,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_create_invalid_incident_request
     login_tom
     # without specifing target, the default target must get found via attribute
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom" />
                                      <target project="home:tom" />
@@ -1848,7 +1847,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'no_maintenance_project' }
 
     # submit foreign package without releaseproject
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" />
@@ -1859,7 +1858,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'no_maintenance_release_target' }
 
     # submit foreign package with wrong releaseproject
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="home:tom" />
@@ -1868,7 +1867,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                  </request>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'no_maintenance_release_target' }
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="kde4" package="kdelibs" />
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="NOT_EXISTING" />
@@ -1882,20 +1881,20 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_create_invalid_release_request
     login_tom
     # branch a package with simple branch command (not mbranch)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack1', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack1', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
     # check source link
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/pack1/_link'
     assert_response :success
     # some change
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/pack1/file', "file"
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/pack1/file', params: "file"
     assert_response :success
     # remove release target
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     pi = REXML::Document.new( @response.body )
     pi.elements['//repository'].delete_element 'releasetarget'
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', pi.to_s
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', params: pi.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # Run without server side expansion
@@ -1907,7 +1906,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
            </action>
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'repository_without_releasetarget' }
 
@@ -1918,10 +1917,10 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
            </action>
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_patchinfo' }
-    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     # assert_xml_tag :tag => 'status', :attributes => { code: 'wrong_linked_package_source' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_action' }
@@ -1934,12 +1933,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     meta.elements['//repository'].add_element 'releasetarget'
     meta.elements['//releasetarget'].add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('project', 'BaseDistro:Update')
     meta.elements['//releasetarget'].add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('repository', 'BaseDistroUpdateProject_repo')
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', meta.to_s
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', params: meta.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # retry
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_patchinfo' }
 
@@ -1957,13 +1956,13 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'build_not_finished' }
 
     # _patchinfo still incomplete
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'incomplete_patchinfo' }
 
@@ -1973,12 +1972,12 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     pi = REXML::Document.new( @response.body )
     pi.elements['//summary'].text = 'My Summary'
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/patchinfo/_patchinfo', pi.to_s
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/patchinfo/_patchinfo', params: pi.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # remove architecture
     meta.elements['//repository'].delete_element 'arch'
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', meta.to_s
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', params: meta.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     rq = '<request>
@@ -1989,7 +1988,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'repository_without_architecture' }
 
@@ -1997,11 +1996,11 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
     meta.elements['//repository'].add_element 'arch'
     meta.elements['//arch'].text = 'ppc'
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', meta.to_s
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro:Update/_meta', params: meta.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'maintenance_coord', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create&ignore_build_state=1', params: rq
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'architecture_order_missmatch' }
 
@@ -2022,7 +2021,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     meta = originmeta = ActiveXML::Node.new( @response.body )
     meta.add_element 'person', { userid: 'adrian', role: 'reviewer' }
-    put '/source/BaseDistro:Update/_meta', meta.dump_xml
+    put '/source/BaseDistro:Update/_meta', params: meta.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # ensure target package exists
@@ -2031,7 +2030,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     login_tom
     # create project
-    put '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:EVERGREEN'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:EVERGREEN'> <title/> <description/>
                                          <link project='BaseDistro:Update'/>
                                          <repository name='dummy'>
                                            <releasetarget project='BaseDistro:Update' repository='BaseDistroUpdateProject_repo' trigger='maintenance' />
@@ -2039,14 +2038,14 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                           </repository>
                                         </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='BranchTarget' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='BranchTarget' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
     # create package
-    put '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/pack/_meta', "<package name='pack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/pack/_meta', params: "<package name='pack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # create release request with default reviewer
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="home:tom:EVERGREEN" package="pack" />
                                      <target project="BaseDistro:Update" package="pack2" />
@@ -2063,7 +2062,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # create release request WITHOUT default reviewer
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="home:tom:EVERGREEN" package="pack" />
                                      <target project="home:tom:EVERGREEN" package="pack2" />
@@ -2081,10 +2080,10 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # but get reviewer added if defined in own project
     login_king
-    put '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/pack2/_meta', "<package name='pack2'> <title/> <description/> <person userid='adrian' role='reviewer' /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN/pack2/_meta', params: "<package name='pack2'> <title/> <description/> <person userid='adrian' role='reviewer' /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="home:tom:EVERGREEN" package="pack" />
                                      <target project="home:tom:EVERGREEN" package="pack2" />
@@ -2102,7 +2101,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # cleanup
     login_king
-    put '/source/BaseDistro:Update/_meta', originmeta.dump_xml
+    put '/source/BaseDistro:Update/_meta', params: originmeta.dump_xml
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:tom:EVERGREEN'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2111,7 +2110,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_try_to_release_without_permissions_binary_permissions
     login_tom
     # create project without trigger
-    put '/source/home:tom:test/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:test'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:tom:test/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:test'> <title/> <description/>
                                          <repository name='dummy'>
                                            <releasetarget project='BaseDistro' repository='BaseDistro_repo' />
                                            <arch>i586</arch>
@@ -2119,7 +2118,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
                                         </project>"
     assert_response :success
     # add trigger
-    put '/source/home:tom:test/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:test'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:tom:test/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:test'> <title/> <description/>
                                          <repository name='dummy'>
                                            <releasetarget project='BaseDistro' repository='BaseDistro_repo' trigger='maintenance' />
                                            <arch>i586</arch>
@@ -2130,11 +2129,11 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'releasetarget', attributes: { trigger: 'maintenance' })
     # create package
-    put '/source/home:tom:test/pack/_meta', "<package name='pack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:test/pack/_meta', params: "<package name='pack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # create release request
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="home:tom:test" package="pack" />
                                      <target project="home:tom:test" package="pack" />
@@ -2152,7 +2151,7 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'release_target_no_permission' }
 
     # create another request with same target must be blocked
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="home:tom:test" package="pack" />
                                      <target project="home:tom:test" package="pack" />
@@ -2174,13 +2173,13 @@ class MaintenanceTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_try_to_release_without_permissions_source_permissions
     login_tom
     # create project
-    put '/source/home:tom:test/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:test'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:test/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:test'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:test/pack/_meta', "<package name='pack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:test/pack/_meta', params: "<package name='pack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # create release request
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_release">
                                      <source project="home:tom:test" package="pack" />
                                      <target project="BaseDistro" package="pack" />
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/message_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/message_controller_test.rb
index 39edc3dae..73cd225c7 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/message_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/message_controller_test.rb
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@ class MessageControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'messages')
 
-    post '/message/1', '<hallo/>'
+    post '/message/1', params: '<hallo/>'
     assert_response 404
 
-    put '/message', '<hallo/>'
+    put '/message', params: '<hallo/>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/validation error/, @response.body)
 
-    put '/message', '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
+    put '/message', params: '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/must give either project or package/, @response.body)
 
-    put '/message?package=TestPack', '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
+    put '/message?package=TestPack', params: '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/must give either project or package/, @response.body)
 
-    put '/message?project=home:Iggy', '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
+    put '/message?project=home:Iggy', params: '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
     assert_response 403 # so close!
 
-    put '/message?project=home:tom', '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
+    put '/message?project=home:tom', params: '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
     assert_response 200
 
     get '/message'
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class MessageControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     end
 
     login_Iggy
-    put '/message?project=home:Iggy&package=TestPack', '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
+    put '/message?project=home:Iggy&package=TestPack', params: '<message severity="1" send_mail="true" private="true">sample message...</message>'
     assert_response 200
 
     get '/message'
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/person_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/person_controller_test.rb
index f65ab422c..d124a74c4 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/person_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/person_controller_test.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PersonControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_ichain
     login_adrian
-    get "/person/tom", nil, { "username" => "fred" }
+    get "/person/tom", headers: { "username" => "fred" }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ class PersonControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   end
 
   def test_webui_login
-    post "/person/tom/login", nil, { "username" => "tom" }
+    post "/person/tom/login", headers: { "username" => "tom" }
     assert_response 401
 
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    post "/person/tom/login", nil, { "username" => "tom" }
+    post "/person/tom/login", headers: { "username" => "tom" }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class PersonControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 XML
 
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    put "/person/tom", xml
+    put "/person/tom", params: xml
     assert_response :success
     assert_select "status", code: "ok" do
       assert_select "summary", "Ok"
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ XML
 XML
 
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    put "/person/tom", xml
+    put "/person/tom", params: xml
     assert_response :success
     assert_select "status", code: "ok" do
       assert_select "summary", "Ok"
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ XML
 XML
 
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    put "/person/tom", xml
+    put "/person/tom", params: xml
     assert_response 404
     assert_select "status", code: "not_found" do
       assert_select "summary", "Couldn't find Project"
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ XML
     doc.elements["/person"].insert_after(doc.elements["//state"], r)
     # Write changed data back and validate result
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/tom"
     assert_response :success
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ XML
 
     # write as admin
     login_king
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/tom"
     assert_response :success
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ XML
 
     # revert
     doc.elements["/person"].delete_element "globalrole"
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/tom"
     assert_response :success
@@ -231,42 +231,42 @@ XML
 
     # remove watchlist item
     doc.elements["//watchlist"].delete_element "project"
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/tom"
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: "project", attributes: { name: "home:tom" }
 
     login_adrian
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # lock user
     doc.elements["//state"].text = "locked"
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/tom"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "state", content: "locked"
     prepare_request_valid_user
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
     # set back
     login_king
     doc.elements["//state"].text = "confirmed"
-    put "/person/tom", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/tom", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # create new user
-    put "/person/new_user", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/new_user", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/new_user"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/person/new_user", doc.to_s
+    put "/person/new_user", params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     # cleanup
     User.current = User.find_by(login: 'new_user')
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ XML
 </person>"
 
     # create new user
-    put "/person/lost_guy", user_xml
+    put "/person/lost_guy", params: user_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/person/lost_guy"
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ XML
 </person>"
 
     # no account chaining
-    put "/person/lost_guy2", user_xml
+    put "/person/lost_guy2", params: user_xml
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "subaccount_chaining" }
   end
@@ -330,23 +330,23 @@ XML
 </person>"
 
     # create new user
-    put "/person/lost_guy", user_xml
+    put "/person/lost_guy", params: user_xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # create sub project of home
-    put "/source/home:lost_guy:subproject/_meta", '<project name="home:lost_guy:subproject"><title/><description/></project>'
+    put "/source/home:lost_guy:subproject/_meta", params: '<project name="home:lost_guy:subproject"><title/><description/></project>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # only admins, not even the user itself can lock himself
     login_Iggy
-    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=lock", nil
+    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=lock"
     assert_response 403
-    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=delete", nil
+    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=delete"
     assert_response 403
 
     # but the admin can ...
     login_king
-    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=lock", nil
+    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=lock"
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/lost_guy"
     assert_response :success
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag tag: "lock"
 
     # we can still delete the locked user
-    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=delete", nil
+    post "/person/lost_guy?cmd=delete"
     assert_response :success
     get "/person/lost_guy"
     assert_response 404
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ XML
               <password>so_alone</password>
             </unregisteredperson>"
            '
-    post "/person?cmd=register", data
+    post "/person?cmd=register", params: data
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: {code: "err_register_save"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: "Sorry, sign up is disabled"
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ XML
               <state>confirmation</state>
             </unregisteredperson>"
            '
-    post "/person?cmd=register", data
+    post "/person?cmd=register", params: data
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: {code: "err_register_save"}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: "Thank you for signing up! An admin has to confirm your account now. Please be patient."
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ XML
               <password>so_alone</password>
             </unregisteredperson>"
            '
-    post "/person?cmd=register", data
+    post "/person?cmd=register", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     u = User.find_by_login "adrianSuSE"
@@ -434,22 +434,22 @@ XML
 
     # change password
     data = 'NEWPASSW0RD'
-    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", data
+    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", params: data
     assert_response 401
 
     # wrong user
     login_adrian
-    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", data
+    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", params: data
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "change_password_no_permission" }
 
     # admin
     login_king
-    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", ""
+    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", params: ""
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "password_empty" }
 
-    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", data
+    post "/person/adrianSuSE?cmd=change_password", params: data
     assert_response :success
     # test login with new password
     prepare_request_with_user "adrianSuSE", data
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ XML
             </unregisteredperson>"
            '
     # FIXME3.0: to be removed
-    post "/person/register", data
+    post "/person/register", params: data
     assert_response :success
 
     u = User.find_by_login "adrianSuSE"
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/product_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/product_test.rb
index e07004a57..cf8fcda29 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/product_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/product_test.rb
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_simple_product_file
     login_tom
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta",
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta", params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me" />
            <repository name="images">
              <arch>local</arch>
@@ -66,15 +65,13 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
            </repository>
          </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:temporary/_config?user=tom', "Type: kiwi\nRepotype: none\nSubstitute: kiwi-packagemanager:instsource package\nRequired: kiwi"
+    put '/source/home:tom:temporary/_config?user=tom', params: "Type: kiwi\nRepotype: none\nSubstitute: kiwi-packagemanager:instsource package\nRequired: kiwi"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/_meta",
-        '<package project="home:tom:temporary" name="_product"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/_meta", params: '<package project="home:tom:temporary" name="_product"> <title/> <description/>
             <person userid="adrian" role="maintainer" />
          </package>'
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary:link/_meta",
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary:link"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary:link/_meta", params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary:link"> <title/> <description/>
            <link project="home:tom:temporary" />
            <repository name="me" />
          </project>'
@@ -150,15 +147,14 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal pm.repository.name, "BaseDistro_repo"
 
     # invalid uploads
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/obs.group",
-        File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/simple_product/INVALID_obs.group").read
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/obs.group", params: File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/simple_product/INVALID_obs.group").read
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: '400', origin: 'backend' }
     assert_match(/Illegal support key ILLEGAL for obs-server/, @response.body)
 
     # check scheduling
     login_king
-    put "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/DUMMY_CHANGE", "JUST TO TRIGGER A BUILD"
+    put "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/DUMMY_CHANGE", params: "JUST TO TRIGGER A BUILD"
     assert_response :success
     login_tom
     run_scheduler('i586')
@@ -206,17 +202,14 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_sle11_product_file
     login_tom
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta",
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta", params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
          </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/_meta",
-        '<package project="home:tom:temporary" name="_product"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/_meta", params: '<package project="home:tom:temporary" name="_product"> <title/> <description/>
             <person userid="adrian" role="maintainer" />
          </package>'
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary:link/_meta",
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary:link"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary:link/_meta", params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary:link"> <title/> <description/>
            <link project="home:tom:temporary" />
            <repository name="me">
              <arch>x86_64</arch>
@@ -224,8 +217,7 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
          </project>'
     assert_response :success
     # and set release target
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta",
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta", params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me" >
              <releasetarget project="home:tom:temporary:link" repository="me" trigger="manual" />
              <arch>x86_64</arch>
@@ -340,19 +332,17 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_submit_request
     login_tom
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta",
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_meta", params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
          </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/_meta",
-        '<package project="home:tom:temporary" name="_product"> <title/> <description/>
+    put "/source/home:tom:temporary/_product/_meta", params: '<package project="home:tom:temporary" name="_product"> <title/> <description/>
             <person userid="adrian" role="maintainer" />
          </package>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # branch
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:tom:temporary/_product', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:tom:temporary/_product', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # upload sources in right order
@@ -370,7 +360,7 @@ class ProductTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
             </action>
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/public_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/public_controller_test.rb
index 90c1dab46..88c4869b3 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/public_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/public_controller_test.rb
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ class PublicControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get "/public/lastevents"
     assert_response :success
     # new method (OBS 2.3)
-    post "/public/lastevents", nil
+    post "/public/lastevents"
     assert_response :success
     # new method (OBS 2.3) using credentials
     login_tom
-    post "/lastevents", nil
+    post "/lastevents"
     assert_response :success
   end
 
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/read_permission_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/read_permission_test.rb
index 523edc744..861d6049b 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/read_permission_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/read_permission_test.rb
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 401
 
     # anonymous access with user-agent set
-    get "/source/SourceprotectedProject", nil, { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
+    get "/source/SourceprotectedProject", headers: { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
     assert_response 401
-    get "/source/SourceprotectedProject/_meta", nil, { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
+    get "/source/SourceprotectedProject/_meta", headers: { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
     assert_response 401
-    get "/source/SourceprotectedProject/pack", nil, { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
+    get "/source/SourceprotectedProject/pack", headers: { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
     assert_response 401
 
     # user access
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 401
 
     # anonymous access with user-agent set
-    get "/build/SourceprotectedProject/repo/i586/pack", nil, { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
+    get "/build/SourceprotectedProject/repo/i586/pack", headers: { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
     assert_response 401
 
     srcrpm = "package-1.0-1.src.rpm"
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   end
 
   def do_branch_package_test(sprj, spkg, tprj, resp, match, testflag, delresp, debug)
-    post "/source/#{sprj}/#{spkg}", cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{tprj}"
+    post "/source/#{sprj}/#{spkg}", params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{tprj}" }
     puts @response.body if debug
     assert_response resp if resp
     assert_match(match, @response.body) if match
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def do_test_copy_package(srcprj, srcpkg, destprj, destpkg, resp, flag, delresp)
     get "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}/_meta"
     orig = @response.body
-    post "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}", cmd: "copy", oproject: "#{srcprj}", opackage: "#{srcpkg}"
+    post "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}", params: { cmd: "copy", oproject: "#{srcprj}", opackage: "#{srcpkg}" }
     assert_response resp if resp
     # ret destination package meta
     get "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}/_meta"
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     delete "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}"
     assert_response delresp if delresp
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "#{destprj}", package: "#{destpkg}")
-    put "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}/_meta", orig.dup
+    put "/source/#{destprj}/#{destpkg}/_meta", params: orig.dup
   end
   protected :do_test_copy_package
 
@@ -398,77 +398,73 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_adrian
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "temporary")
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "temporary"),
-        '<package project="HiddenProject" name="temporary"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "temporary"), params: '<package project="HiddenProject" name="temporary"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
     url = "/source/HiddenProject/temporary/_link"
 
     # illegal targets
-    put url, '<link project="notexisting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="notexisting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_project" }
-    put url, '<link project="HiddenProject" package="notexisting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="HiddenProject" package="notexisting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_package" }
 
     # working local link from hidden package to hidden package
-    put url, '<link project="HiddenProject" package="pack" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="HiddenProject" package="pack" />'
     assert_response :success
 
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "temporary2")
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "temporary2"),
-        '<package project="kde4" name="temporary2"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "temporary2"), params: '<package project="kde4" name="temporary2"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
     url = "/source/kde4/temporary2/_link"
 
     # illegal targets
-    put url, '<link project="notexisting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="notexisting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_project" }
-    put url, '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_package" }
 
     # check this works with remote projects also
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "temporary4")
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "temporary4"),
-        '<package project="HiddenProject" name="temporary4"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "temporary4"), params: '<package project="HiddenProject" name="temporary4"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
     url = "/source/HiddenProject/temporary4/_link"
 
     # working local link from hidden package to hidden package
-    put url, '<link project="LocalProject" package="remotepackage" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="LocalProject" package="remotepackage" />'
     assert_response :success
 
     # user without any special roles
     login_fred
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "temporary3")
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "temporary3"),
-        '<package project="kde4" name="temporary3"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "temporary3"), params: '<package project="kde4" name="temporary3"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
     url = "/source/kde4/temporary3/_link"
 
     # illegal targets
-    put url, '<link project="notexisting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="notexisting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_project" }
-    put url, '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "unknown_package" }
 
     # normal user cannot access hidden project
-    put url, '<link project="HiddenProject" package="pack1" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="HiddenProject" package="pack1" />'
     assert_response 404
 
     # cleanup
@@ -486,27 +482,21 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_alter_source_access_flags
     # Create public project with protected package
     login_adrian
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess> </project>'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "change_project_protection_level" }
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "pack"),
-        '<package name="pack" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "pack"), params: '<package name="pack" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "pack"),
-        '<package name="pack" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/>  <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "pack"), params: '<package name="pack" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/>  <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </package>'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "change_package_protection_level" }
     # but works as admin
     login_king
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "pack"),
-        '<package name="pack" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/>  <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "pack"), params: '<package name="pack" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/>  <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </package>'
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/home:adrian:Project"
     assert_response :success
@@ -517,16 +507,13 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_alter_access_flags
     # Create public project with protected package
     login_adrian
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "change_project_protection_level" }
     login_king
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     delete "/source/home:adrian:Project"
     assert_response :success
@@ -535,35 +522,32 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_project_links_to_sourceaccess_protected_package
     # Create public project with protected package
     login_adrian
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "ProtectedPackage"),
-        '<package name="ProtectedPackage" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/>  <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:PublicProject", package: "ProtectedPackage"), params: '<package name="ProtectedPackage" project="home:adrian:PublicProject"> <title/> <description/>  <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </package>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:adrian:PublicProject/ProtectedPackage/dummy_file", "dummy"
+    put "/source/home:adrian:PublicProject/ProtectedPackage/dummy_file", params: "dummy"
 
     # try to access it directly with a user not permitted
     login_tom
     get "/source/home:adrian:PublicProject/ProtectedPackage"
     assert_response 403
-    post "/source/home:tom:TEMP", cmd: "copy", oproject: "home:adrian:PublicProject"
+    post "/source/home:tom:TEMP", params: { cmd: "copy", oproject: "home:adrian:PublicProject" }
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "project_copy_no_permission" }
     # try to access it via own project link
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:temp"),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temp"> <title/> <description/> <link project="home:adrian:PublicProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:temp"), params: '<project name="home:tom:temp"> <title/> <description/> <link project="home:adrian:PublicProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:tom:temp/ProtectedPackage"
     assert_response 403
     [:branch, :diff, :linkdiff].each do |c|
       # would not work, but needs to return with 403 in any case
-      post "/source/home:tom:temp/ProtectedPackage", cmd: c
+      post "/source/home:tom:temp/ProtectedPackage", params: { cmd: c }
       assert_response 403
     end
-    post "/source/home:tom:temp/ProtectedPackage", cmd: :copy, oproject: "home:tom:temp", opackage: "ProtectedPackage"
+    post "/source/home:tom:temp/ProtectedPackage", params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: "home:tom:temp", opackage: "ProtectedPackage" }
     assert_response 403
     get "/source/home:tom:temp/ProtectedPackage/dummy_file"
     assert_response 403
@@ -617,11 +601,9 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_adrian
     get "/source/home:adrian:ProtectedProject"
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess>  </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject", package: "Package"),
-        '<package name="Package" project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject", package: "Package"), params: '<package name="Package" project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # try to access it directly with a user not permitted
@@ -629,8 +611,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get "/source/home:adrian:ProtectedProject/Package"
     assert_response 403
     # try to access it via own project link
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:temp"),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temp"> <title/> <description/> <link project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:temp"), params: '<project name="home:tom:temp"> <title/> <description/> <link project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:tom:temp/Package"
     assert_response 403
@@ -638,7 +619,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 403
     [:branch, :diff, :linkdiff, :copy].each do |c|
       # would not work, but needs to return with 403 in any case
-      post "/source/home:tom:temp/Package", cmd: c, oproject: "home:tom:temp", opackage: "Package"
+      post "/source/home:tom:temp/Package", params: { cmd: c, oproject: "home:tom:temp", opackage: "Package" }
       assert_response 403
     end
     # public controller
@@ -660,54 +641,42 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
 
     # try to link to an access protected hidden project from sourceaccess project
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:tom:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:tom:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:tom:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:tom:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
 
     login_adrian
     # try to link to an access protected hidden project from sourceaccess project
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess> </project>'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # Allow linking from not sourceaccess protected project to protected own. src.rpms are not delivered by the backend.
     #
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <link project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <link project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # try to link to an access protected hidden project from access hidden project
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     assert_response :success
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> <link project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject4"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> <link project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"/> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response :success
 
@@ -715,8 +684,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
 
     # try to link to an access protected hidden project
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:temp2"),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temp2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:temp2"), params: '<project name="home:tom:temp2"> <title/> <description/> <link project="HiddenProject"/> </project>'
     assert_response 404
 
     # cleanup
@@ -755,13 +723,11 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_adrian
     get "/source/home:adrian:ProtectedProject"
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:adrian:ProtectedProject"
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject", package: "package"),
-        '<package project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject" name="package"> <title/> <description/></package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject", package: "package"), params: '<package project="home:adrian:ProtectedProject" name="package"> <title/> <description/></package>'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:adrian:ProtectedProject/package"
     assert_response :success
@@ -790,19 +756,16 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     prepare_request_with_user "binary_homer", "buildservice"
 
     # check if sufficiently protected projects can access protected projects
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"),
-        '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <binarydownload><disable/></binarydownload> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"), params: '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <binarydownload><disable/></binarydownload> </project>'
     assert_response 200
 
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"),
-        '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="BinaryprotectedProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="BinaryprotectedProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"), params: '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="BinaryprotectedProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="BinaryprotectedProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response 200
 
     # check if sufficiently protected projects can access protected projects
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response 200
 
     # cleanup
@@ -819,53 +782,45 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # check if unsufficiently permitted users tries to access protected projects
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:tom:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/>  <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:tom:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:tom:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/>  <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response 404
 
     # try to access it with a user permitted for access
     login_adrian
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     # STDERR.puts(@response.body)
     assert_response 200
 
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject1"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response 404
 
     # building against
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response 404
 
     # check if download protected project has to access protected project, which reveals Hidden project existence to others and is and error
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <binarydownload><disable/></binarydownload> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <binarydownload><disable/></binarydownload> </project>'
     assert_response 200
 
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:ProtectedProject2"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="HiddenProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="HiddenProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response 404
 
     # check if access protected project has access binarydownload protected project
     prepare_request_with_user "binary_homer", "buildservice"
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"),
-        '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"), params: '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <access><disable/></access> </project>'
     # STDERR.puts(@response.body)
     assert_response 200
 
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"),
-        '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="BinaryprotectedProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="BinaryprotectedProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"), params: '<project name="home:binary_homer:ProtectedProject3"> <title/> <description/> <repository name="BinaryprotectedProjectRepo"> <path repository="nada" project="BinaryprotectedProject"/> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>'
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response 200
 
@@ -905,8 +860,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_copy_project_of_source_protected_package
     login_king
-    put "/source/home:tom/ProtectedPackage/_meta",
-        '<package project="home:tom" name="ProtectedPackage"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess> </package>'
+    put "/source/home:tom/ProtectedPackage/_meta", params: '<package project="home:tom" name="ProtectedPackage"> <title/> <description/> <sourceaccess><disable/></sourceaccess> </package>'
     assert_response :success
 
     post "/source/CopyOfProject?cmd=copy&oproject=home:tom&nodelay=1"
@@ -932,7 +886,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag( tag: "disable", parent: { tag: "access" } )
 
     # as admin
-    post "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack", cmd: "branch", noaccess: "1"
+    post "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack", params: { cmd: "branch", noaccess: "1" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag( tag: "disable", parent: { tag: "access" } )
     get "/source/home:king:branches:home:Iggy/_meta"
@@ -943,7 +897,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # as user
     login_tom
-    post "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack", cmd: "branch", noaccess: "1"
+    post "/source/home:Iggy/TestPack", params: { cmd: "branch", noaccess: "1" }
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:tom:branches:home:Iggy/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -956,8 +910,7 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_setup_default_project
     # Create public project
     login_adrian
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:adrian:Project/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -970,23 +923,20 @@ class ReadPermissionTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     orig_value = c.default_access_disabled
     c.default_access_disabled = true
     c.save!
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/home:adrian:Project/_meta"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "disable", parent: { tag: "access" } )
     # enabling access is not allowed in this mode
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "change_project_protection_level" }
 
     # enabling access is allowed
     c.default_access_disabled = orig_value
     c.save!
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"),
-        '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: "home:adrian:Project"), params: '<project name="home:adrian:Project"> <title/> <description/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/release_management_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/release_management_test.rb
index 666f6ed86..2d042dae2 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/release_management_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/release_management_test.rb
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ class ReleaseManagementTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
 
     # try as non-admin
-    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", cmd: :move, oproject: "BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :move, oproject: "BaseDistro" }
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    post "/source/home:tom", cmd: :move, oproject: "BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/home:tom", params: { cmd: :move, oproject: "BaseDistro" }
     assert_response 400
 
     # real move
-    post "/source/TEMP:BaseDistro", cmd: :move, oproject: "BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/TEMP:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :move, oproject: "BaseDistro" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
     get "/source/TEMP:BaseDistro"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ReleaseManagementTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
 
     # move back
-    post "/source/BaseDistro", cmd: :move, oproject: "TEMP:BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :move, oproject: "TEMP:BaseDistro" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
     get "/source/BaseDistro/pack2/_meta"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ReleaseManagementTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_tom
 
     # inject a job for copy any entire project ... gets copied in testsuite but appears to be delayed
-    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro"
+    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "invoked"} )
 
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ class ReleaseManagementTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # copy any entire project NOW
-    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", nodelay: 1
+    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", nodelay: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
     # try a split
-    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", makeolder: 1
+    post "/source/home:tom:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", makeolder: 1 }
     assert_response 403
 
     # cleanup
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class ReleaseManagementTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # make a full split as admin
     login_king
-    post "/source/TEST:BaseDistro", cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", makeolder: 1, nodelay: 1
+    post "/source/TEST:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", makeolder: 1, nodelay: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     # the origin must got increased by 2
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ReleaseManagementTests < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # test again with history copy
-    post "/source/TEST:BaseDistro", cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", makeolder: 1, nodelay: 1, withhistory: 1
+    post "/source/TEST:BaseDistro", params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: "BaseDistro", makeolder: 1, nodelay: 1, withhistory: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     # the origin must got increased by another 2
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/request_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/request_controller_test.rb
index 8b62c093d..fb82a3858 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/request_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/request_controller_test.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RequestControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   <state name='new' who='tom' when='2011-12-02T17:20:42'/>
 </request>
 XML
-    post '/request?cmd=create', xml
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: xml
     assert_response :success
     new_request_id = BsRequest.last.number
     assert_select "request", id: new_request_id do
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ XML
       assert_select "description"
     end
 
-    put("/request/#{new_request_id}", xml)
+    put("/request/#{new_request_id}", params: xml)
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{new_request_id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ XML
 
   def test_get_requests_collection
     login_king
-    get '/request', view: 'collection', reviewstates: 'accepted'
+    get '/request', params: { view: 'collection', reviewstates: 'accepted' }
     assert_response :success
     # Should respond with a collection of 9 requests
     assert_select 'collection request', 9
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ XML
     end
 
     # Narrow search for reviews by user adrian
-    get '/request', view: 'collection', reviewstates: 'new', roles: 'reviewer', user: 'adrian'
+    get '/request', params: { view: 'collection', reviewstates: 'new', roles: 'reviewer', user: 'adrian' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # Should respond with a collection of 2 requests
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ XML
 
   def test_create_invalid
     login_king
-    post '/request?cmd=create', 'GRFZL'
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: 'GRFZL'
     assert_response 400
 
     reset_auth
     # make sure requests from not valid users do not pass
     req = load_backend_file('request/1')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 401
   end
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ XML
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'devel')
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro:Update" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="NEW_PACKAGE"/>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ XML
     id = node['id']
     assert !id.blank?
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro:Update" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="NEW_PACKAGE2"/>
@@ -204,24 +204,24 @@ XML
     wait_for_scheduler_start
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'Iggy', 'buildservice'
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' })
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_missing' })
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE', cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE', params: { cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE/_link'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'link', attributes: { missingok: 'true', project: 'home:Iggy', package: nil })
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE/new_file', 'my content'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE/new_file', params: 'my content'
     assert_response :success
 
     # the birthday of J.K.
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 7, 12)
     # submit request
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <priority>critical</priority>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy" package="NEW_PACKAGE"/>
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ XML
     end
 
     # missingok disapeared
-    post '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy/NEW_PACKAGE/_link'
     assert_response :success
@@ -338,15 +338,15 @@ XML
 
   def test_request_autodecline_on_removal
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE2/file', 'some'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE2/file', params: 'some'
     assert_response :success
 
     # create requests
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack.DELETE2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ XML
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
     id1 = node.value('id')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack.DELETE"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack.DELETE2"/>
@@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ XML
 
   def test_submit_request_with_broken_source
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE?target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPack.DELETE2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # create working requests
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack.DELETE2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ XML
     id1 = node.value('id')
 
     # create conflicts
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE/conflictingfile', 'ASD'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE/conflictingfile', params: 'ASD'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE2/conflictingfile', '123'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack.DELETE2/conflictingfile', params: '123'
     assert_response :success
 
     # accepting request fails in a valid way
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ XML
 
     # new requests are not possible anymore
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack.DELETE2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ XML
                                  </request>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'expand_error' })
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack.DELETE2" rev="2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -443,50 +443,50 @@ XML
 
   def test_submit_broken_request
     login_king
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/kdelibs_DEVEL_package/file', 'CONTENT' # just to have a revision, or we fail
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/kdelibs_DEVEL_package/file', params: 'CONTENT' # just to have a revision, or we fail
     assert_response :success
 
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_project')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_project')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_package')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_package')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_user')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_user')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' }, child: { content: %r{Couldn.t find User} })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_group')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_group')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' }, child: { content: %r{Couldn.t find Group} })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_role')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_role')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' }, child: { content: %r{Couldn.t find Role} })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_target_project')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_target_project')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/no_such_target_package')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/no_such_target_package')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/missing_role')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/missing_role')
     assert_response 404
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', /No role specified/
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/failing_cleanup_due_devel_package')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/failing_cleanup_due_devel_package')
     assert_response 400
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', /Package is used by following packages as devel package:/
   end
 
   def test_set_bugowner_request
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner')
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'person', attributes: { name: 'Iggy' })
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ XML
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'person', attributes: { name: 'Iggy' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_group')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_group')
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'group', attributes: { name: 'test_group' })
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -506,29 +506,29 @@ XML
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'group', attributes: { name: 'test_group' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_fail')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_fail')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_fail_unknown_user')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_fail_unknown_user')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_fail_unknown_group')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_fail_unknown_group')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' })
 
     # test direct put
     login_Iggy
-    put "/request/#{id}", load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner')
+    put "/request/#{id}", params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner')
     assert_response 403
-    put "/request/#{id2}", load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_group')
+    put "/request/#{id2}", params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_group')
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    put "/request/#{id}", load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner')
+    put "/request/#{id}", params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner')
     assert_response :success
-    put "/request/#{id2}", load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_group')
+    put "/request/#{id2}", params: load_backend_file('request/set_bugowner_group')
     assert_response :success
 
     # accept
@@ -557,17 +557,17 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'requestid', content: id2)
 
     # cleanup
-    put "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_meta", meta
+    put "/source/kde4/kdelibs/_meta", params: meta
     assert_response :success
   end
 
   def test_invalid_bugowner_requests
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/_meta', "<project name='home:Iggy:Test'><title></title><description></description> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/_meta', params: "<project name='home:Iggy:Test'><title></title><description></description> </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     login_adrian
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="set_bugowner">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy:Test"/>
                                    </action>
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ XML
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_record' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="set_bugowner">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy:Test"/>
                                      <person name="DOESNOTEXIST" />
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ XML
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="set_bugowner">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy:Test"/>
                                      <group name="DOESNOTEXIST" />
@@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ XML
 
   def test_set_bugowner_request_locked_project
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/_meta', "<project name='home:Iggy:Test'><title></title><description></description>  <lock><enable/></lock></project>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/_meta', params: "<project name='home:Iggy:Test'><title></title><description></description>  <lock><enable/></lock></project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     login_adrian
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="set_bugowner">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy:Test"/>
                                      <person name="adrian" />
@@ -636,14 +636,14 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'person', attributes: { role: 'bugowner' })
 
     # unlock and try with a locked package
-    post '/source/home:Iggy:Test', { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy:Test', params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/pack/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy:Test' name='pack'><title></title><description></description>  <lock><enable/></lock></package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/pack/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy:Test' name='pack'><title></title><description></description>  <lock><enable/></lock></package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     login_adrian
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="set_bugowner">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy:Test" package="pack"/>
                                      <person name="adrian" />
@@ -677,19 +677,19 @@ XML
 
   def test_create_request_anonymous
     # try it without anonymous - login required
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/add_role')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/add_role')
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'authentication_required' }
     assert_response 401
 
     # now try as webui if we get a different error
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/add_role'), { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'obs-webui-something' }
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/add_role'), headers: { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'obs-webui-something' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'anonymous_user' }
     assert_response 401
   end
 
   def test_add_role_request
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/add_role')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/add_role')
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
@@ -698,18 +698,18 @@ XML
     post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changestate&newstate=revoked"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/add_role_fail')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/add_role_fail')
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' })
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/add_role_fail')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/add_role_fail')
     assert_response 404
   end
 
   def test_create_request_clone_and_superseed_it
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ XML
     # do the real mbranch for default maintained packages
     reset_auth
     login_tom
-    post '/source', cmd: 'branch', request: id
+    post '/source', params: { cmd: 'branch', request: id }
     assert_response :success
 
     # got the correct package branched ?
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ XML
   def test_create_request_review_and_supersede
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ XML
   def test_create_request_and_supersede
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ XML
   def test_create_request_and_supersede_as_creator
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ XML
   def test_create_request_and_decline_review
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ XML
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 7, 12)
 
     login_Iggy
-    post('/request?cmd=create', "<request>
+    post('/request?cmd=create', params: "<request>
                                    <action type='add_role'>
                                      <target project='home:Iggy' package='TestPack' />
                                      <person name='Iggy' role='reviewer' />
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ XML
     # reopen a review
     login_tom
     Timecop.freeze(1) # 0:0:5 reopened from tom
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=new&by_user=tom&comment=reopen2", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=new&by_user=tom&comment=reopen2"
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}?withhistory=1"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ XML
   def test_assign_from_group
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ XML
     assert_no_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_user: 'Iggy' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_user: 'king' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_group: 'test_group' })
-    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=Iggy", 'Iggy, please have a look'
+    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=Iggy", params: 'Iggy, please have a look'
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1043,11 +1043,11 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_user: 'king' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'accepted', by_group: 'test_group' })
     # stealing the review of king is not working
-    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=king&revert=1", 'try to kill it'
+    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=king&revert=1", params: 'try to kill it'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: "Not an assigned review"
     # Iggy went home without telling....
-    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=Iggy&revert=1", 'ups, drop it again'
+    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=Iggy&revert=1", params: 'ups, drop it again'
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ XML
     assert_no_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_user: 'adrian_downloader' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_user: 'king' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'new', by_group: 'test_group' })
-    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=adrian_downloader", 'adrian_downloader, please have a look'
+    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=adrian_downloader", params: 'adrian_downloader, please have a look'
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { state: 'accepted', by_user: 'adrian_downloader' })
 
     # adrian_downloader assigns to himself
-    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group_b&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=adrian_downloader", 'I will work on it as well'
+    post "/request/#{id}?by_group=test_group_b&cmd=assignreview&reviewer=adrian_downloader", params: 'I will work on it as well'
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ XML
   def test_change_review_state_after_leaving_review_phase
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -1124,9 +1124,9 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_group: 'test_group' })
 
     login_adrian
-    post "/request/#{id}?newstate=new&by_group=test_group&cmd=changereviewstate", 'adrian is looking'
+    post "/request/#{id}?newstate=new&by_group=test_group&cmd=changereviewstate", params: 'adrian is looking'
     assert_response :success
-    post "/request/#{id}?newstate=new&by_group=test_group&cmd=changereviewstate", 'adrian does not care'
+    post "/request/#{id}?newstate=new&by_group=test_group&cmd=changereviewstate", params: 'adrian does not care'
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
@@ -1147,9 +1147,9 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'review_change_state_no_permission' }
 
     # search this request and verify that all reviews got rendered.
-    get '/search/request', match: "[@id=#{id}]"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "[@id=#{id}]" }
     assert_response :success
-    get '/search/request', match: "[review/@by_user='adrian']"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "[review/@by_user='adrian']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_user: 'adrian' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_user: 'tom' })
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ XML
 
   def test_search_by_creator
     login_Iggy
-    get '/search/request', match: "@creator='Iggy'"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "@creator='Iggy'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: "request", attributes: {id: "6", creator: "Iggy"})
   end
@@ -1168,21 +1168,21 @@ XML
 
     # claim to be someone else
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_save_error' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'summary', content: "Admin permissions required to set request creator to foreign user")
 
     # make sure there is at least one request
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     id = node.value :id
 
     # admin can define requests in the name of other people
     login_king
-    put("/request/#{id}", load_backend_file('request/1'))
+    put("/request/#{id}", params: load_backend_file('request/1'))
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'state', attributes: { who: 'tom' })
 
@@ -1193,25 +1193,25 @@ XML
 
     # via GET
     login_Iggy
-    get '/search/request', match: "(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (action/target/@project='kde4' and action/target/@package='wpa_supplicant')"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (action/target/@project='kde4' and action/target/@package='wpa_supplicant')" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request', attributes: { id: id })
 
     # via POST
-    post '/search/request', URI.encode("match=(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (action/target/@project='kde4' and action/target/@package='wpa_supplicant')")
+    post '/search/request', params: URI.encode("match=(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (action/target/@project='kde4' and action/target/@package='wpa_supplicant')")
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request', attributes: { id: id })
 
     # search history
-    get '/search/request', match: "history/@who='Iggy'"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "history/@who='Iggy'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag(tag: 'history')
-    get '/search/request', match: "history/@who='Iggy'", withhistory: "1"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "history/@who='Iggy'", withhistory: "1" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'history', attributes: { who: "Iggy" })
 
     # test "osc rq"
-    get '/search/request', match: "(state/@who='tom' or history/@who='tom')"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "(state/@who='tom' or history/@who='tom')" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 6 }
 
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ XML
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ XML
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ XML
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     # this used to verify it can't delete devel links, but that was changed
     assert_response :success
 
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ XML
     assert_response 400
 
     # cleanup
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_meta', oldmeta.dup
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_meta', params: oldmeta.dup
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ XML
     login_Iggy
 
     # block request creation in project
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Go Away</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Go Away</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     rq = '<request>
@@ -1351,29 +1351,29 @@ XML
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/Go Away/, @response.body)
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_rejected' }
 
     # just for submit actions
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>No Submits</value> <value>submit</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>No Submits</value> <value>submit</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/No Submits/, @response.body)
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_rejected' }
     # but it works when blocking only for others
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Submits welcome</value> <value>delete</value> <value>set_bugowner</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Submits welcome</value> <value>delete</value> <value>set_bugowner</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
 
     # block request creation in package
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Package blocked</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Package blocked</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/Package blocked/, @response.body)
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_rejected' }
@@ -1381,22 +1381,22 @@ XML
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/_attribute/OBS:RejectRequests'
     assert_response :success
     # still not working
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/Package blocked/, @response.body)
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_rejected' }
 
     # just for submit actions
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>No Submits</value> <value>submit</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>No Submits</value> <value>submit</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/No Submits/, @response.body)
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_rejected' }
     # but it works when blocking only for others
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Submits welcome</value> <value>delete</value> <value>set_bugowner</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='RejectRequests'> <value>Submits welcome</value> <value>delete</value> <value>set_bugowner</value> </attribute> </attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
 
 # FIXME: test with request without target
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ XML
   # osc is still submitting with old style by default
   def test_old_style_submit_request
     prepare_request_with_user 'hidden_homer', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request type="submit">
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request type="submit">
                                    <submit>
                                      <source project="HiddenProject" package="pack" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="kde4" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ XML
 
   def test_submit_request_from_hidden_project_and_hidden_source
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="HiddenProject" package="pack" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="home:tom" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ XML
                                    <state name="new" />
                                  </request>'
     assert_response 404
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="SourceprotectedProject" package="pack" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="home:tom" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ XML
     assert_response 403
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'hidden_homer', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="HiddenProject" package="pack" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="kde4" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ XML
     assert_response :success
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'sourceaccess_homer', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="SourceprotectedProject" package="pack" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="kde4" package="DUMMY"/>
@@ -1482,9 +1482,9 @@ XML
 
   def test_auto_revoke_when_source_gets_removed_maintenance_incident
     login_tom
-    post '/source/kde4/kdebase', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/kde4/kdebase', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="maintenance_incident">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:kde4" package="kdebase" rev="1"/>
                                      <target project="My:Maintenance" releaseproject="BaseDistro3" />
@@ -1518,9 +1518,9 @@ XML
 
   def test_auto_revoke_when_source_gets_removed_submit
     login_tom
-    post '/source/kde4/kdebase', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/kde4/kdebase', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:kde4" package="kdebase" rev="0"/>
                                    </action>
@@ -1532,9 +1532,9 @@ XML
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
     id1 = node.value(:id)
 
-    post '/source/home:tom:branches:kde4/kdebase', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:tom:branches:kde4/kdebase', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:home:tom:branches:kde4" package="kdebase" rev="0"/>
                                    </action>
@@ -1591,13 +1591,13 @@ XML
              <description/>
           </request>"
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 401
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', /Authentication required/
 
     # create request by non-maintainer => validate created review item
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_project: 'home:Iggy', by_package: 'TestPack' })
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_project: 'home:Iggy', by_package: 'TestPack' })
 
     # test search via xpath as well
-    get '/search/request', match: "state/@name='review' and review[@by_project='home:Iggy' and @state='new']"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "state/@name='review' and review[@by_project='home:Iggy' and @state='new']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'collection', child: { tag: 'request' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_project: 'home:Iggy', by_package: 'TestPack' })
@@ -1626,12 +1626,12 @@ XML
     # create request by maintainer
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/submit_without_target')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_target_project' })
 
     req = load_backend_file('request/works')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     assert_no_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_project: 'home:Iggy', by_package: 'TestPack' })
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_group: 'test_group' })
 
     # test search via xpath as well
-    get '/search/request', match: "state/@name='review' and review[@by_group='test_group' and @state='new']"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "state/@name='review' and review[@by_group='test_group' and @state='new']" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'collection', child: { tag: 'request' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_group: 'test_group' })
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ XML
               </action>
               <description/>
             </request>"
-      post '/request?cmd=create', req
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
       assert_response 403
       assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'lacking_maintainership' })
     end
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ XML
             </action>
             <description/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'lacking_maintainership' })
   end
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ XML
   def test_makeoriginolder_request
     login_Iggy
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:Apache/_meta', "<project name='home:Iggy:Apache'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:Apache/_meta', params: "<project name='home:Iggy:Apache'> <title/> <description/>
                                          <link project='Apache'/>
                                         </project>"
     assert_response :success
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ XML
             </action>
             <description/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
     id = node['id']
@@ -1814,11 +1814,11 @@ XML
   def test_reopen_a_review_declined_request
     %w(new review).each do |newstate|
       login_Iggy
-      post '/source/Apache/apache2', cmd: :branch
+      post '/source/Apache/apache2', params: { cmd: :branch }
       assert_response :success
 
       # do a commit
-      put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:Apache/apache2/file', 'dummy'
+      put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:Apache/apache2/file', params: 'dummy'
       assert_response :success
 
       req = "<request>
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ XML
               </action>
               <description/>
             </request>"
-      post '/request?cmd=create', req
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
       assert_response :success
       assert_xml_tag(tag: 'state', attributes: { name: 'new' })
       node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -1866,11 +1866,11 @@ XML
 
   def test_reopen_revoked_and_declined_request
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/Apache/apache2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/Apache/apache2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # do a commit
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:Apache/apache2/file', 'dummy'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:Apache/apache2/file', params: 'dummy'
     assert_response :success
 
     req = "<request>
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ XML
             </action>
             <description/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'state', attributes: { name: 'new' })
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -1954,13 +1954,13 @@ XML
     login_Iggy
 
     # create kdebase package
-    post '/source/kde4/kdebase', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/kde4/kdebase', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:kde4/kdebase/change', 'avoid dropped submit action'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:branches:kde4/kdebase/change', params: 'avoid dropped submit action'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ XML
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'state', attributes: { name: 'review' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'review', attributes: { by_project: 'home:coolo:test', by_package: 'kdelibs_DEVEL_package' })
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=accepted&by_project=home:coolo:test&by_package=kdelibs_DEVEL_package", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=accepted&by_project=home:coolo:test&by_package=kdelibs_DEVEL_package"
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -2007,13 +2007,13 @@ XML
     post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=new&by_user=INEXISTENT"
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' })
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=new&by_project=home:coolo:test&by_package=kdelibs_DEVEL_package", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=new&by_project=home:coolo:test&by_package=kdelibs_DEVEL_package"
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'state', attributes: { name: 'review' })
     # and accept it again
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=accepted&by_project=home:coolo:test&by_package=kdelibs_DEVEL_package", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changereviewstate&newstate=accepted&by_project=home:coolo:test&by_package=kdelibs_DEVEL_package"
     assert_response :success
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
@@ -2070,9 +2070,9 @@ XML
     login_king
     delete '/source/kde4/Testing'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:fred:DeleteProject', cmd: "undelete"
+    post '/source/home:fred:DeleteProject', params: { cmd: "undelete" }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/ToBeDeletedTestPack', cmd: "undelete"
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/ToBeDeletedTestPack', params: { cmd: "undelete" }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ XML
     req = load_backend_file('request/submit_with_review')
 
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     # we upload 2 and 2 default reviewers are added
     assert_xml_tag(children: { only: { tag: 'review' }, count: 4 })
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ XML
             </action>
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ XML
 
     # set project to approve it
     login_king
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='ApprovedRequestSource' /></attributes>"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute', params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='ApprovedRequestSource' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # create request again
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ XML
             </action>
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -2215,12 +2215,12 @@ XML
   def test_submit_unchanged_sources
     # create ower playground
     login_king
-    put '/source/DummY/_meta', "<project name='DummY'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro2.0'/></project>"
+    put '/source/DummY/_meta', params: "<project name='DummY'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro2.0'/></project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # branch a package which does not exist in project, but project is linked
     login_tom
-    post '/source/DummY/pack2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/DummY/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # check source link
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     req = "<request>
             <action type='submit'>
@@ -2255,12 +2255,12 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
 
     # now link package inside, so sources are unchanged
     login_king
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: :branch, target_project: "DummY"
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: "DummY" }
     assert_response :success
     login_tom
     req = "<request>
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "missing_action" })
     req = "<request>
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "missing_action" })
 
@@ -2304,7 +2304,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     req = "<request>
             <action type='submit'>
@@ -2317,12 +2317,12 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
 
     # now with modified sources
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/new_file', "just to have changed source"
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/new_file', params: "just to have changed source"
     assert_response :success
     req = "<request>
             <action type='submit'>
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     req = "<request>
             <action type='submit'>
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -2362,12 +2362,12 @@ XML
   def test_branch_and_submit_request_to_linked_project_and_delete_it_again
     # create ower playground
     login_king
-    put '/source/DummY/_meta', "<project name='DummY'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro2.0'/></project>"
+    put '/source/DummY/_meta', params: "<project name='DummY'><title/><description/><link project='BaseDistro2.0'/></project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # branch a package which does not exist in project, but project is linked
     login_tom
-    post '/source/DummY/pack2', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/DummY/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # check source link
@@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ XML
     assert_nil ret['package'] # same package name
 
     # do some modification
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/NEW_FILE', 'content'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/NEW_FILE', params: 'content'
     assert_response :success
 
     # create request
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ XML
 
     ### try again with update link
     # do some modification
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/NEW_FILE', 'NEW content'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2/NEW_FILE', params: 'NEW content'
     assert_response :success
     # create request
     req = "<request>
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='Iggy' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ XML
     assert id.present?
 
     # ensure that the diff shows the link change
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(parent: { tag: 'file', attributes: { state: 'changed' } }, tag: 'old', attributes: { name: '_link' })
 
@@ -2461,10 +2461,10 @@ XML
     get "/request/#{id}"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(parent: { tag: 'action', attributes: { type: 'submit' } }, tag: 'acceptinfo', attributes: { rev: '3' })
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff"
     assert_response :success
     assert_match 'NEW_FILE', @response.body
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(parent: { tag: 'file', attributes: { state: 'changed' } }, tag: 'new', attributes: { name: 'NEW_FILE' })
 
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='Iggy' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create&addrevision=1', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ XML
     assert id.present?
 
     # ensure that the diff shows the link change
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff&view=xml"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(parent: { tag: 'file', attributes: { state: 'added' } }, tag: 'new', attributes: { name: '_link' })
 
@@ -2516,19 +2516,19 @@ XML
             <description>DELETE REQUEST</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
     id = node['id']
     assert id.present?
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
     id2 = node['id']
     assert id2.present?
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -2615,21 +2615,21 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     # user has no write permission in target
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'post_request_no_permission' })
 
     # works as user with write permission in target
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
     id = node['id']
     assert id.present?
     # and a second request
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state who='tom' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'request_save_error' })
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'summary', content: "Auto accept time is in the past")
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ XML
 
     # works as user with write permission in target
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ XML
   def test_branch_version_update_and_submit_request_back
     # branch a package which does not exist in project, but project is linked
     login_tom
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # version update
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ XML
             <description>SUBMIT</description>
             <state/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ XML
   #
   def test_submit_from_source_protected_project
     prepare_request_with_user 'sourceaccess_homer', 'buildservice'
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/from_source_protected_valid')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/from_source_protected_valid')
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'request')
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -2813,15 +2813,15 @@ XML
     id = node.value('id')
 
     # show diffs
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff"
     assert_response :success
 
     # diffs are secret for others
     reset_auth
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff"
     assert_response 401
     login_Iggy
-    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff", nil
+    post "/request/#{id}?cmd=diff"
     # make sure to always either show a diff or an error - empty diff is not an option
     assert_response 403
   end
@@ -2830,11 +2830,11 @@ XML
   def request_hidden(user, pass, backend_file)
     reset_auth
     req = load_backend_file(backend_file)
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 401
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', /Authentication required/
     prepare_request_with_user user, pass
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
   end
 
   ## create request to hidden package from open place - valid user  - success
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ XML
   ## create request to hidden package from hidden place - valid user - success
   def test_create_request_to_hidden_package_from_hidden_place_valid_user
     login_king
-    put '/source/HiddenProject/target/file', 'ASD'
+    put '/source/HiddenProject/target/file', params: 'ASD'
     assert_response :success
     request_hidden('adrian', 'buildservice', 'request/to_hidden_from_hidden_valid')
     assert_response :success
@@ -2884,12 +2884,12 @@ XML
   ### role
   def test_hidden_add_role_request
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/hidden_add_role_fail')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/hidden_add_role_fail')
     # should fail as this user shouldn't see the target package at all.
     assert_response 404 if $ENABLE_BROKEN_TEST
     reset_auth
     login_adrian
-    post '/request?cmd=create', load_backend_file('request/hidden_add_role')
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: load_backend_file('request/hidden_add_role')
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -2897,11 +2897,11 @@ XML
   def test_try_to_delete_project_without_permissions
     login_Iggy
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/_meta', "<project name='home:Iggy:Test'> <title /> <description /> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:Test/_meta', params: "<project name='home:Iggy:Test'> <title /> <description /> </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # first action is permitted, but second not
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="delete">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy:Test"/>
                                    </action>
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'person', attributes: { userid: 'fred', role: 'maintainer' })
 
     # create request for package, which is maintained by fred
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="add_role">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="TestPack"/>
                                      <person name="adrian" role="maintainer"/>
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ XML
 
     # create request for project, where fred has no permissions
     login_Iggy
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="add_role">
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" />
                                      <person name="adrian" role="maintainer"/>
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@ XML
             <description/>
             <state who='Iggy' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_record' })
 
@@ -3002,7 +3002,7 @@ XML
             <description/>
             <state who='Iggy' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_record' })
   end
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ XML
             <description/>
             <state who='Iggy' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_record' })
   end
 
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@ XML
             <description/>
             <state who='Iggy' name='new'/>
           </request>"
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
 
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
@@ -3071,15 +3071,15 @@ XML
      </repository>
      </project>"
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo'), meta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo'), params: meta
     assert_response :success
 
     meta = "<package name='realfun' project='home:Iggy:todo'><title/><description/></package>"
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo', package: 'realfun'), meta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo', package: 'realfun'), params: meta
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source/home:Iggy:todo/realfun', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy:todo/realfun', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # verify
@@ -3095,7 +3095,7 @@ XML
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ XML
              <state name="new" />
            </request>'
 
-      post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
       assert_response 404
       assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' })
     end
@@ -3152,15 +3152,15 @@ XML
      </repository>
      </project>"
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo'), meta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo'), params: meta
     assert_response :success
 
     meta = "<package name='realfun' project='home:Iggy:todo'><title/><description/></package>"
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo', package: 'realfun'), meta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:Iggy:todo', package: 'realfun'), params: meta
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source/home:Iggy:todo/realfun', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy:todo/realfun', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # verify
@@ -3175,12 +3175,12 @@ XML
            <state name="new" />
          </request>'
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
     iddelete = node.value('id')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', rq
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: rq
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     assert node.has_attribute?(:id)
@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ XML
   def test_delete_request_id
     login_tom
     req = load_backend_file('request/1')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
 
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ XML
   def test_reopen_declined_request
     login_Iggy
     req = load_backend_file('request/add_role')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
 
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
@@ -3264,10 +3264,10 @@ XML
     login_Iggy
 
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 7, 12)
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:fordecline/_meta', "<project name='home:Iggy:fordecline'><title></title><description></description></project>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:fordecline/_meta', params: "<project name='home:Iggy:fordecline'><title></title><description></description></project>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='add_role'><target project='home:Iggy:fordecline'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action></request>"
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='add_role'><target project='home:Iggy:fordecline'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action></request>"
     assert_response :success
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
 
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ XML
 
   def test_check_target_maintainer
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='submit'><source project='Apache' package='apache2'/><target project='kde4' package='apache2'/></action></request>"
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='submit'><source project='Apache' package='apache2'/><target project='kde4' package='apache2'/></action></request>"
     assert_response :success
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
 
@@ -3334,7 +3334,7 @@ XML
   def test_cleanup_from_home
     login_dmayr
     req = load_backend_file('request/cleanup_from_home')
-    post '/request?cmd=create', req
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: req
     assert_response :success
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
 
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ XML
     packages(:Devel_BaseDistro_Update_pack2).relationships.create(role: roles(:maintainer), user: users(:Iggy))
 
     login_tom
-    post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='delete'><target project='Devel:BaseDistro:Update' package='pack2'/></action></request>"
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='delete'><target project='Devel:BaseDistro:Update' package='pack2'/></action></request>"
     assert_response :success
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
 
@@ -3380,18 +3380,18 @@ XML
     sprj = 'Apache'
     bprj = "home:king:branches:#{sprj}"
 
-    post "/source/#{sprj}/apache2", cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{bprj}"
+    post "/source/#{sprj}/apache2", params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{bprj}" }
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/#{bprj}/apache2/dummy", "dummy"
+    put "/source/#{bprj}/apache2/dummy", params: "dummy"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post "/source/#{sprj}/Tidy", cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{bprj}"
+    post "/source/#{sprj}/Tidy", params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: "#{bprj}" }
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/#{bprj}/Tidy/dummy", "dummy"
+    put "/source/#{bprj}/Tidy/dummy", params: "dummy"
     assert_response :success
 
     # Submit apache2 back. It is not the last project.
-    post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='submit'><source project='#{bprj}' package='apache2'/><target project='#{sprj}' package='apache2'/></action></request>"
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='submit'><source project='#{bprj}' package='apache2'/><target project='#{sprj}' package='apache2'/></action></request>"
     assert_response :success
     # Accept our own request :-)
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ XML
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'Tidy' }
 
     # Submit Tidy back. It *is* the last project.
-    post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='submit'><source project='#{bprj}' package='Tidy'/><target project='#{sprj}' package='Tidy'/></action></request>"
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='submit'><source project='#{bprj}' package='Tidy'/><target project='#{sprj}' package='Tidy'/></action></request>"
     assert_response :success
     id = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
     post "/request/#{id}?cmd=changestate&newstate=accepted"
@@ -3418,9 +3418,9 @@ XML
       assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'Tidy' }
     end
 
-    delete "/source/#{sprj}/Tidy/dummy", "dummy"
+    delete "/source/#{sprj}/Tidy/dummy", params: "dummy"
     assert_response :success
-    delete "/source/#{sprj}/apache2/dummy", "dummy"
+    delete "/source/#{sprj}/apache2/dummy", params: "dummy"
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -3450,7 +3450,7 @@ XML
     prepare_request_with_user 'Iggy', 'buildservice'
 
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 7, 12)
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro:Update" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="default"/>
@@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@ XML
     assert !default.blank?
     Timecop.freeze(1)
     # a second default
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro:Update" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="moderate"/>
@@ -3476,7 +3476,7 @@ XML
     moderate = node['id']
     assert !moderate.blank?
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="low"/>
@@ -3489,7 +3489,7 @@ XML
     low = node['id']
     assert !low.blank?
     Timecop.freeze(1)
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro:Update" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="critical"/>
@@ -3501,7 +3501,7 @@ XML
     node = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
     critical = node['id']
     assert !critical.blank?
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="BaseDistro2.0" package="pack2"/>
                                      <target project="home:Iggy" package="important"/>
@@ -3515,7 +3515,7 @@ XML
     assert !important.blank?
     Timecop.freeze(1)
 
-    get '/search/request', match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'collection', child: { tag: 'request' },
                    attributes: { matches: 6 })
@@ -3527,11 +3527,11 @@ XML
 
     # now re-priorize via incident attribute
     login_king
-    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='IncidentPriority' >
+    post "/source/BaseDistro2.0/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='IncidentPriority' >
               <value>100</value>
             </attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    get '/search/request', match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'collection', child: { tag: 'request' },
                    attributes: { matches: 6 })
@@ -3539,11 +3539,11 @@ XML
     assert_equal 'important', node['request'][0]['priority']
 
     # make the low and important request equal high prio
-    post "/source/BaseDistro/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='IncidentPriority' >
+    post "/source/BaseDistro/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='IncidentPriority' >
               <value>100</value>
             </attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    get '/search/request', match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'collection', child: { tag: 'request' },
                    attributes: { matches: 6 })
@@ -3553,11 +3553,11 @@ XML
     assert_equal 'low', node['request'][1]['priority']
 
     # make the low most important
-    post "/source/BaseDistro/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='IncidentPriority' >
+    post "/source/BaseDistro/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='IncidentPriority' >
               <value>101</value>
             </attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    get '/search/request', match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'"
+    get '/search/request', params: { match: "target/@project = 'home:Iggy'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'collection', child: { tag: 'request' },
                    attributes: { matches: 6 })
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/request_events_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/request_events_test.rb
index 776a8c973..1fdf1e3f8 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/request_events_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/request_events_test.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class RequestEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     myid = 0
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post '/request?cmd=create',
-           "<request><action type='add_role'><target project='home:tom'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action></request>"
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='add_role'><target project='home:tom'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action></request>"
       assert_response :success
       myid = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ class RequestEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         body += "<action type='add_role'><target project='home:tom'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action>\n"
       end
       body += "</request>"
-      post '/request?cmd=create', body
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: body
       assert_response :success
       req = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
       assert_equal actions, req['action'].count
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class RequestEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     myid = 0
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='set_bugowner'><target project='home:tom'/><person name='Iggy'/></action></request>"
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='set_bugowner'><target project='home:tom'/><person name='Iggy'/></action></request>"
       assert_response :success
       myid = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ class RequestEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     # now check if Iggy (the creator) gets an email about revokes
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post "/request/#{myid}?cmd=changestate&newstate=declined", ''
+      post "/request/#{myid}?cmd=changestate&newstate=declined", params: ''
       assert_response :success
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
     end
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@ class RequestEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     myid = ''
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post '/request?cmd=create',
-           "<request><action type='add_role'><target project='kde4' package='kdelibs'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action></request>"
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='add_role'><target project='kde4' package='kdelibs'/><person name='Iggy' role='reviewer'/></action></request>"
       assert_response :success
       myid = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ class RequestEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     myid = ''
     SendEventEmails.new.perform
     assert_difference 'ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size', +1 do
-      post '/request?cmd=create', "<request><action type='delete'><target project='home:coolo' repository='standard'/></action></request>"
+      post '/request?cmd=create', params: "<request><action type='delete'><target project='home:coolo' repository='standard'/></action></request>"
       assert_response :success
       myid = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)['id']
       SendEventEmails.new.perform
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/search_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/search_controller_test.rb
index e8ff7f348..97d2c20fc 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/search_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/search_controller_test.rb
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_xpath_1
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[@name="apache2"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[@name="apache2"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'apache2', project: "Apache"} }
 
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[contains(@name,"Test")]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[contains(@name,"Test")]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'TestPack', project: "home:Iggy"} }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'ToBeDeletedTestPack', project: "home:Iggy"} }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_xpath_2
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'apache2', project: "Apache"} }
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_xpath_3
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="apache2"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="apache2"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'apache2', project: "Apache"} }
-    get "/search/package/id", match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="apache2"]'
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="apache2"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'apache2', project: "Apache"} }
@@ -92,40 +92,40 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_xpath_4
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="Testpack"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="Testpack"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 0 }
   end
 
   def test_xpath_5
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[devel/@project="kde4"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[devel/@project="kde4"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 0 }
   end
 
   def test_xpath_6
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[attribute/@name="Maintained"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="Maintained"]' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag content: "attributes must be $NAMESPACE:$NAME"
   end
 
   def test_xpath_7
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
 
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: 'attribute/@name="[OBS:Maintained]"'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: 'attribute/@name="[OBS:Maintained]"' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 0 }
   end
 
   def test_xpath_8
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: 'attribute/@name="[OBS:Maintained"'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: 'attribute/@name="[OBS:Maintained"' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "illegal_xpath_error" }
     # fun part
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_xpath_not_method
     login_Iggy
     # not correct, but we used to support it :/
-    get "/search/package", match: '[not(@name)]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[not(@name)]' }
     assert_response :success
     # this needs to work as well osc#205)
-    get "/search/package", match: '[not(@name="home:Iggy")]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[not(@name="home:Iggy")]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection'
   end
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_xpath_search_for_person_or_group
     # used by maintenance people
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/project", match: "(group/@role='bugowner' or person/@role='bugowner') and starts-with(@name,\"Base\"))"
+    get "/search/project", params: { match: "(group/@role='bugowner' or person/@role='bugowner') and starts-with(@name,\"Base\"))" }
     assert_response :success
-    get "/search/package", match: "(group/@role='bugowner' or person/@role='bugowner') and starts-with(@project,\"Base\"))"
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: "(group/@role='bugowner' or person/@role='bugowner') and starts-with(@project,\"Base\"))" }
     assert_response :success
     get "/search/request?match=(action/@type='set_bugowner'+and+state/@name='accepted')"
     assert_response :success
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   # do as the webui does
   def test_involved_packages
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package/id", match: "(person/@userid='Iggy') or (group/@groupid='test_group')"
+    get "/search/package/id", params: { match: "(person/@userid='Iggy') or (group/@groupid='test_group')" }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
   def test_person_searches
     # used by maintenance people
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/person", match: "(@login='Iggy')"
+    get "/search/person", params: { match: "(@login='Iggy')" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: "1" }
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'person' }, tag: 'login', content: "Iggy"
@@ -177,15 +177,15 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'person' }, tag: 'realname', content: "Iggy Pop"
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'person' }, tag: 'state', content: "confirmed"
 
-    get "/search/person", match: "(@login='Iggy' or @login='tom')"
+    get "/search/person", params: { match: "(@login='Iggy' or @login='tom')" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: "2" }
 
-    get "/search/person", match: "(@email='Iggy@pop.org')"
+    get "/search/person", params: { match: "(@email='Iggy@pop.org')" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: "1" }
 
-    get "/search/person", match: "(@realname='Iggy Pop')"
+    get "/search/person", params: { match: "(@realname='Iggy Pop')" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: "1" }
 
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # old osc < 0.137 did use the search interface wrong, but that worked ... :/
     # FIXME3.0: to be removed!
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package_id", match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="apache2"]'
+    get "/search/package_id", params: { match: '[attribute/@name="OBS:Maintained" and @name="apache2"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'apache2', project: "Apache"} }
-    get "/search/project_id", match: '[@name="kde"]'
+    get "/search/project_id", params: { match: '[@name="kde"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'project', attributes: { name: 'kde' } }
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_search_hidden_project_with_valid_user
     # user is maintainer, thus access to hidden project is allowed
     login_adrian
-    get "/search/project", match: '[@name="HiddenProject"]'
+    get "/search/project", params: { match: '[@name="HiddenProject"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
     # <project name="HiddenProject">
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_search_hidden_project_with_invalid_user
     # user is not maintainer - project has to be invisible
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/project", match: '[@name="HiddenProject"]'
+    get "/search/project", params: { match: '[@name="HiddenProject"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 0 }
   end
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_search_package_in_hidden_project_with_valid_user
     # user is maintainer, thus access to hidden package is allowed
     login_adrian
-    get "/search/package", match: '[@name="pack" and @project="HiddenProject"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[@name="pack" and @project="HiddenProject"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag child: { tag: 'package', attributes: { name: 'pack', project: "HiddenProject"} }
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_search_package_in_hidden_project_as_non_maintainer
     # user is not maintainer - package has to be invisible
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/package", match: '[@name="pack" and @project="HiddenProject"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[@name="pack" and @project="HiddenProject"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 0 }
 
-    get "/search/package", match: '[@name="pack"]'
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: '[@name="pack"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: { project: "SourceprotectedProject", name: "pack" }
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: { project: "HiddenProject", name: "pack" }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_search_issues
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[@name="123456"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[@name="123456"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'name', content: "123456"
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'tracker', content: "bnc"
@@ -272,32 +272,32 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'state', content: "CLOSED"
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'owner'}, tag: 'login', content: "fred"
 
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[@name="123456" and @tracker="bnc"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'label', content: "bnc#123456"
 
     # opposite order to test database joins
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[@tracker="bnc" and @name="123456"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[@tracker="bnc" and @name="123456"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'label', content: "bnc#123456"
 
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[@name="0123456" and @tracker="bnc"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[@name="0123456" and @tracker="bnc"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'issue'
 
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[@tracker="bnc" and (@name="123456" or @name="1234")]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[@tracker="bnc" and (@name="123456" or @name="1234")]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 2 }
 
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[@tracker="bnc" and (@name="123456" or @name="1234") and @state="CLOSED"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[@tracker="bnc" and (@name="123456" or @name="1234") and @state="CLOSED"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
 
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[owner/@login="fred"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[owner/@login="fred"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'label', content: "bnc#123456"
 
-    get "/search/issue", match: '[owner/@email="fred@feuerstein.de"]'
+    get "/search/issue", params: { match: '[owner/@email="fred@feuerstein.de"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'issue'}, tag: 'label', content: "bnc#123456"
   end
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_osc_search_devel_package_after_request_accept
     login_Iggy
 
-    get "/search/package", match: "([devel/[@project='Devel:BaseDistro:Update' and @package='pack2']])"
+    get "/search/package", params: { match: "([devel/[@project='Devel:BaseDistro:Update' and @package='pack2']])" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', attributes: { matches: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: { project: "BaseDistro:Update", name: "pack2" }
@@ -351,31 +351,31 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_search_request
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
     login_Iggy
-    get "/search/request", match: "(action/target/@package='pack2' and action/target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' and action/source/@project='BaseDistro2.0' and action/source/@package='pack2.linked' and action/@type='submit')"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: "(action/target/@package='pack2' and action/target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' and action/source/@project='BaseDistro2.0' and action/source/@package='pack2.linked' and action/@type='submit')" }
     assert_response :success
 
     # what osc may do
-    get "/search/request", match: "(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (action/target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or submit/target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or action/source/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or submit/source/@project='BaseDistro2.0') and (action/target/@package='pack2.linked' or submit/target/@package='pack2_linked' or action/source/@package='pack2_linked' or submit/source/@package='pack2_linked')"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: "(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (action/target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or submit/target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or action/source/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or submit/source/@project='BaseDistro2.0') and (action/target/@package='pack2.linked' or submit/target/@package='pack2_linked' or action/source/@package='pack2_linked' or submit/source/@package='pack2_linked')" }
     assert_response :success
 
     # what osc really is doing
-    get "/search/request", match: "(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or source/@project='BaseDistro2.0') and (target/@package='pack2.linked' or source/@package='pack2_linked')"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: "(state/@name='new' or state/@name='review') and (target/@project='BaseDistro2.0' or source/@project='BaseDistro2.0') and (target/@package='pack2.linked' or source/@package='pack2_linked')" }
     assert_response :success
 
     # maintenance team is doing this query
-    get "/search/request", match: "state/@name='review' and review[@by_group='maintenance-team' and @state='new']"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: "state/@name='review' and review[@by_group='maintenance-team' and @state='new']" }
     assert_response :success
 
-    get "/search/request", match: "(action/target/@project='Apache' and action/@type='submit' and state/@name='review' ) or (action/target/@project='Apache' and action/@type='maintenance_release' and state/@name='review' )"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: "(action/target/@project='Apache' and action/@type='submit' and state/@name='review' ) or (action/target/@project='Apache' and action/@type='maintenance_release' and state/@name='review' )" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: "collection", attributes: { "matches"=> "1" }
     assert_xml_tag tag: "request", children: { count: 3, only: { tag: "review"} }
 
-    get "/search/request", match: "[@id=1]"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: "[@id=1]" }
     assert_response :success
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
 
-    get "/search/request", match:  "(review[@state='new' and @by_user='adrian'])"
+    get "/search/request", params: { match:  "(review[@state='new' and @by_user='adrian'])" }
     assert_response :success
 
     # FIXME: Similar to test/functional/request_controller_test.rb
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_Iggy
     # this is not a good test - as the actual test is that didn't create bizar SQL queries, but this requires human eyes
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
-    get "/search/request", match: 'action/@type="submit" and (action/target/@project="Apache" or submit/target/@project="Apache") and (action/target/@package="apache2" or submit/target/@package="apache2")'
+    get "/search/request", params: { match: 'action/@type="submit" and (action/target/@project="Apache" or submit/target/@project="Apache") and (action/target/@package="apache2" or submit/target/@package="apache2")' }
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/LineLength
     assert_response :success
   end
@@ -426,12 +426,12 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection'
     all_packages_count = get_package_count
 
-    get "/search/package?match=*", limit: 3
+    get "/search/package?match=*", params: { limit: 3 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection'
     assert get_package_count == 3
 
-    get "/search/package?match=*", offset: 3
+    get "/search/package?match=*", params: { offset: 3 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection'
     assert get_package_count == (all_packages_count - 3)
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "unknown_attribute_type" }
 
-    post "/source/home:Iggy/_attribute", "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='OwnerRootProject' /></attributes>"
+    post "/source/home:Iggy/_attribute", params: "<attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='OwnerRootProject' /></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
 
     get "/search/owner?binary=DOES_NOT_EXIST"
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'owner', attributes: { project: "home:coolo:test" }
 
     # search via project link
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/_meta", "<project name='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><link project='home:Iggy'/>
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/_meta", params: "<project name='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><link project='home:Iggy'/>
                                       <group groupid='test_group' role='maintainer' />
                                       <repository name='standard'>
                                         <path project='home:Iggy' repository='10.2'/>
@@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'owner', attributes: { project: "home:coolo:test" }
 
     # additional package
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta",
-        "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><group groupid='test_group' role='bugowner'/></package>"
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", params: "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><group groupid='test_group' role='bugowner'/></package>"
     assert_response :success
     raw_put '/source/TEMPORARY/pack/package.spec', File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/binary/package.spec").read
     assert_response :success
@@ -646,7 +645,7 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'owner', attributes: { project: "TEMPORARY", package: "pack" }
 
     # test fall through when higher project has the package, but no bugowner
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/></package>"
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", params: "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
     get "/search/owner?project=TEMPORARY&binary=package&filter=bugowner"
     assert_response :success
@@ -690,16 +689,14 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'missing_owner', attributes: { rootproject: "TEMPORARY", project: "TEMPORARY", package: "pack" }
 
     # set an empty group
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta",
-        "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><group groupid='test_group_empty' role='bugowner'/></package>"
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", params: "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><group groupid='test_group_empty' role='bugowner'/></package>"
     assert_response :success
     get "/search/missing_owner?project=TEMPORARY&filter=bugowner"
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'missing_owner', attributes: { rootproject: "TEMPORARY", project: "TEMPORARY", package: "pack" }
 
     # set an valid group
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta",
-        "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><group groupid='test_group' role='bugowner'/></package>"
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", params: "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><group groupid='test_group' role='bugowner'/></package>"
     assert_response :success
     get "/search/missing_owner?project=TEMPORARY&filter=bugowner"
     assert_response :success
@@ -707,14 +704,14 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # set an valid group via project
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/></package>"
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/pack/_meta", params: "<package name='pack' project='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
     get "/search/missing_owner?project=TEMPORARY&filter=maintainer"
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'missing_owner', attributes: { rootproject: "TEMPORARY", project: "TEMPORARY", package: "pack" }
     assert_response :success
     # empty group in project
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY/_meta", "<project name='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><link project='home:Iggy'/>
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY/_meta", params: "<project name='TEMPORARY'><title/><description/><link project='home:Iggy'/>
                                       <group groupid='test_group_empty' role='bugowner' />
                                       <repository name='standard'>
                                         <path project='home:Iggy' repository='10.2'/>
@@ -777,23 +774,23 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     run_publisher
 
     # setup projects and packages
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY:GA/_meta", "<project name='TEMPORARY:GA'><title/><description/>
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY:GA/_meta", params: "<project name='TEMPORARY:GA'><title/><description/>
                                       <repository name='standard'>
                                         <path project='home:Iggy' repository='10.2'/>
                                         <arch>i586</arch>
                                       </repository>
                                     </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY:Update/_meta", "<project name='TEMPORARY:Update'><title/><description/><link project='TEMPORARY:GA'/>
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY:Update/_meta", params: "<project name='TEMPORARY:Update'><title/><description/><link project='TEMPORARY:GA'/>
                                       <repository name='standard'>
                                         <path project='home:Iggy' repository='10.2'/>
                                         <arch>i586</arch>
                                       </repository>
                                     </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY:Update/package/_meta", "<package name='package' project='TEMPORARY:Update'><title/><description/> </package>"
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY:Update/package/_meta", params: "<package name='package' project='TEMPORARY:Update'><title/><description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/TEMPORARY:GA/package/_meta", "<package name='package' project='TEMPORARY:GA'><title/><description/>
+    put "/source/TEMPORARY:GA/package/_meta", params: "<package name='package' project='TEMPORARY:GA'><title/><description/>
                                                  <person userid='fred' role='bugowner' />
                                                </package>"
     assert_response :success
@@ -832,28 +829,28 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_xpath_operators
     login_Iggy
 
-    get '/search/request/id', match: '@id>1'
+    get '/search/request/id', params: { match: '@id>1' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '2'}
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '1'}
 
-    get '/search/request/id', match: '@id>=2'
+    get '/search/request/id', params: { match: '@id>=2' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '2'}
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '1'}
 
-    get '/search/request/id', match: '@id<2'
+    get '/search/request/id', params: { match: '@id<2' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '2'}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '1'}
 
-    get '/search/request/id', match: '@id<=2'
+    get '/search/request/id', params: { match: '@id<=2' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '3'}
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '2'}
 
     # verify it also works with dates
-    get '/search/request/id', match: 'state/@when>="2012-09-02"'
+    get '/search/request/id', params: { match: 'state/@when>="2012-09-02"' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '2'}
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'request', attributes: { id: '1'}
@@ -861,12 +858,12 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_xpath_with_two_relationships
     login_Iggy
-    get '/search/package/id', match: "person/@userid = 'adrian' and person/@role = 'reviewer'"
+    get '/search/package/id', params: { match: "person/@userid = 'adrian' and person/@role = 'reviewer'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: { project: 'kde4', name: 'kdelibs' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
 
-    get '/search/project', match: "person/@userid = 'adrian' and person/@role = 'maintainer'"
+    get '/search/project', params: { match: "person/@userid = 'adrian' and person/@role = 'maintainer'" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'project', attributes: { name: 'home:adrian' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/source_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/source_controller_test.rb
index e95879160..5e8c1da85 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/source_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/source_controller_test.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class SourceControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 </image>
 EOF
 
-    post '/source?cmd=orderkiwirepos', kiwi_config_http, { "Content-Type" => "text/xml" }
+    post '/source?cmd=orderkiwirepos', params: kiwi_config_http, headers: { "Content-Type" => "text/xml" }
     assert_response 200
     converted_xml = Xmlhash.parse(response.body)
     first  = converted_xml["repository"].first
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ EOF
 </image>
 EOF
 
-    post '/source?cmd=orderkiwirepos', kiwi_config_obs, { "Content-Type" => "text/xml" }
+    post '/source?cmd=orderkiwirepos', params: kiwi_config_obs, headers: { "Content-Type" => "text/xml" }
     assert_response 200
     converted_xml = Xmlhash.parse(response.body)
     first  = converted_xml["repository"].first
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ EOF
 
   def test_use_illegal_encoded_parameters
     login_king
-    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMY?comment=working%20with%20Uml%C3%A4ut', 'WORKING'
+    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMY?comment=working%20with%20Uml%C3%A4ut', params: 'WORKING'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMY?comment=illegalchar%96%96asd', 'NOTWORKING'
+    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMY?comment=illegalchar%96%96asd', params: 'NOTWORKING'
     assert_response 400
     delete '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMY'
     assert_response :success
@@ -299,27 +299,27 @@ EOF
   def test_invalid_project_and_package_name
     login_king
     %w(_invalid ..).each do |n|
-      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: n), "<project name='#{n}'> <title /> <description /> </project>"
+      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: n), params: "<project name='#{n}'> <title /> <description /> </project>"
       assert_response 400
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_project_name' }
 
-      put "/source/kde4/#{n}/_meta", "<package project='kde4' name='#{n}'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+      put "/source/kde4/#{n}/_meta", params: "<package project='kde4' name='#{n}'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
       assert_response 400
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_package_name' }
 
-      post '/source/kde4/kdebase', cmd: 'branch', target_package: n
+      post '/source/kde4/kdebase', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_package: n }
       assert_response 400
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_package_name' }
 
-      post '/source/kde4/kdebase', cmd: 'branch', target_project: n
+      post '/source/kde4/kdebase', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_project: n }
       assert_response 400
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_project_name' }
 
-      post "/source/kde4/#{n}", cmd: 'copy', opackage: 'kdebase', oproject: 'kde4'
+      post "/source/kde4/#{n}", params: { cmd: 'copy', opackage: 'kdebase', oproject: 'kde4' }
       assert_response 400
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_package_name' }
 
-      post "/source/#{n}", cmd: 'copy', oproject: 'kde4'
+      post "/source/#{n}", params: { cmd: 'copy', oproject: 'kde4' }
       assert_response 400
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_project_name' }
     end
@@ -341,30 +341,30 @@ EOF
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: {project: 'BaseDistro2.0'}
 
     # so branching fails
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_missing' }
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true', maintenance: 1
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true', maintenance: 1 }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_missing' }
     # also indirect
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_missing' }
     # and from remote
-    post '/source/UseRemoteInstance/pack2', cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true'
+    post '/source/UseRemoteInstance/pack2', params: { cmd: :branch, missingok: 'true' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_missing' }
   end
 
   def test_can_branch_package_under_two_names
     login_king
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: 'branch', target_package: 'TestPack2'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_package: 'TestPack2' }
     assert_response :success
     # this is behaving strange as it's creating a TestPack3 pack, but returns a 400
     # as it tries to branch TestPack2 -> TestPack too and fails
     if $ENABLE_BROKEN_TEST
-      post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: 'branch', target_package: 'TestPack3'
+      post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: 'branch', target_package: 'TestPack3' }
       assert_response :success
     end
     # cleanup
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ EOF
     d.text = new_desc
 
     # Write changed data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), doc.dump_xml
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), params: doc.dump_xml
     assert_response 403
 
     ### admin only tag
@@ -409,29 +409,29 @@ EOF
     login_fred
     d = doc.add_element 'remoteurl'
     d.text = 'http://localhost:5352'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), doc.dump_xml
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), params: doc.dump_xml
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/admin rights are required to change projects using remote resources/, @response.body)
     # DoD remote repository
     doc = ActiveXML::Node.new(xml)
     r = doc.add_element 'repository', { name: "download_on_demand" }
     r.add_element 'download', { arch: "i586", url: "http://somewhere", repotype: "rpmmd" }
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), doc.dump_xml
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), params: doc.dump_xml
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/admin rights are required to change projects using remote resources/, @response.body)
 
     # invalid xml
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'NewProject'), '<asd/>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'NewProject'), params: '<asd/>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/validation error/, @response.body)
 
     # new project
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'NewProject'), "<project name='NewProject'><title>blub</title><description/></project>"
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'NewProject'), params: "<project name='NewProject'><title>blub</title><description/></project>"
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'create_project_no_permission' }
 
     login_king
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: '_NewProject'), "<project name='_NewProject'><title>blub</title><description/></project>"
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: '_NewProject'), params: "<project name='_NewProject'><title>blub</title><description/></project>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/invalid project name/, @response.body)
   end
@@ -463,27 +463,27 @@ EOF
     subprojectmeta = "<project name='kde4:subproject'><title></title><description/></project>"
 
     # nobody
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response 401
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'authentication_required' }
     login_tom
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response 403
     # admin
     login_king
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/kde4:subproject'
     assert_response :success
     # maintainer
     login_fred
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/kde4:subproject'
     assert_response :success
     # maintainer via group
     login_adrian
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/kde4:subproject'
     assert_response :success
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ EOF
     # create illegal project
     login_fred
     subprojectmeta = "<project name='kde4_subproject'><title></title><description/></project>"
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_name_mismatch' }
 
@@ -575,11 +575,11 @@ EOF
 
     # create them
     login_king
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY:rel_target'), rel_target_meta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY:rel_target'), params: rel_target_meta
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/TEMPORARY:rel_target/_meta'
     assert_response :success
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY:build'), build_meta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY:build'), params: build_meta
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/TEMPORARY:build/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -595,11 +595,11 @@ EOF
                         <arch>x86_64</arch>
                       </repository>
                    </project>"
-    put '/source/TEMPORARY:rel_target/_meta', rel_target_meta
+    put '/source/TEMPORARY:rel_target/_meta', params: rel_target_meta
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'repo_dependency' })
     assert_match(/following target repositories depend on this project:/, @response.body)
-    put '/source/TEMPORARY:rel_target/_meta?force=1', rel_target_meta
+    put '/source/TEMPORARY:rel_target/_meta?force=1', params: rel_target_meta
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/TEMPORARY:rel_target/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response response1
     unless response2 && tag2
       # dummy write to check blocking
-      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: project), "<project name=\"#{project}\"><title></title><description></description></project>"
+      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: project), params: "<project name=\"#{project}\"><title></title><description></description></project>"
       assert_response 403 # 4
                           #      assert_match(/unknown_project/, @response.body)
       assert_match(/create_project_no_permission/, @response.body)
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ EOF
     d.text = new_desc
 
     # Write changed data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: project), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: project), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response response2
     assert_xml_tag(tag2)
 
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ EOF
     d = doc.elements['/project']
     d.delete_attribute('name')
     d.add_attribute('name', 'kde5')
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde5'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde5'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response(:success, '--> king was not allowed to create a project')
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' })
 
@@ -704,18 +704,18 @@ EOF
     olddoc = REXML::Document.new(xml)
     doc = REXML::Document.new(xml)
     # Write corrupt data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), doc.to_s + '</xml>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde4'), params: doc.to_s + '</xml>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'validation_failed' }
 
     login_king
     # write to illegal location:
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: '$hash'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: '$hash'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invalid_project_name' }
 
     # must not create a project with different pathname and name in _meta.xml:
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde5'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'kde5'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_name_mismatch' }
     # TODO: referenced repository names must exist
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ EOF
 
     # drop myself (fred)
     doc.elements['/project'].delete_element 'person'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:fred'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:fred'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # no person inside anymore
@@ -746,15 +746,15 @@ EOF
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'person'
 
     # but we are still allowed to modify our home meta, for example to re-add ourself
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:fred'), xml
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:fred'), params: xml
     assert_response :success
   end
 
   def test_lock_project
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', "<link package='TestPack' />"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', params: "<link package='TestPack' />"
     assert_response :success
 
     # lock project
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ EOF
     doc = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     doc.elements['/project'].add_element 'lock'
     doc.elements['/project/lock'].add_element 'enable'
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -776,9 +776,9 @@ EOF
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack'
     assert_response 403
     doc.elements['/project/description'].text = 'new text'
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', ''
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', params: ''
     assert_response 403
     post "/build/home:Iggy?cmd=wipe"
     assert_response 403
@@ -786,14 +786,14 @@ EOF
     assert_response 403
 
     # check branching from a locked project
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'lock'
 
     # unlock will fail on unlocked project
-    post '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy', { cmd: "unlock", comment: "dummy" }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy', params: { cmd: "unlock", comment: "dummy" }
     assert_response 400
     assert_select "status", code: "not_locked"
     # lock via command
@@ -808,24 +808,24 @@ EOF
     end
 
     # try to unlock without comment
-    post '/source/home:Iggy', { cmd: 'unlock' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy', params: { cmd: 'unlock' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_parameter' }
 
     # unlock does not work via meta data anymore
     doc.elements['/project/lock'].delete_element 'enable'
     doc.elements['/project/lock'].add_element 'disable'
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
 
     # check unlock command
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy', { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy', params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response 403
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/home:Iggy', { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy', params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy', { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy:branches:home:Iggy', params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'cleanup' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup works now again
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_check_lock_and_unlock_of_empty_project
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:TEST/_meta', "<project name='home:Iggy:TEST'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:TEST/_meta', params: "<project name='home:Iggy:TEST'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # lock command
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_lock_package
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # lock package
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ EOF
     doc = REXML::Document.new(@response.body)
     doc.elements['/package'].add_element 'lock'
     doc.elements['/package/lock'].add_element 'enable'
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -880,28 +880,28 @@ EOF
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack'
     assert_response 403
     doc.elements['/package/description'].text = 'new text'
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', ''
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', params: ''
     assert_response 403
 
     # make package read-writable is not working via meta
     doc.elements['/package/lock'].delete_element 'enable'
     doc.elements['/package/lock'].add_element 'disable'
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
 
     # try to unlock without comment
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', { cmd: 'unlock' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', params: { cmd: 'unlock' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_parameter' }
     # without permissions
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'BlahFasel' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'BlahFasel' }
     assert_response 403
     # do for real and cleanup
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'BlahFasel' }
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack', params: { cmd: 'unlock', comment: 'BlahFasel' }
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack'
     assert_response :success
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ EOF
     d.text = new_desc
 
     # Write changed data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 403
 
     # verify data is unchanged:
@@ -932,12 +932,12 @@ EOF
 
     # try to trick api via non matching xml attributes
     doc.root.attributes['project'] = 'kde4'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:tom', package: 'kdelibs'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:tom', package: 'kdelibs'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_name_mismatch' })
     doc.root.attributes['project'] = nil
     doc.root.attributes['name'] = 'none'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:tom', package: 'kdelibs'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:tom', package: 'kdelibs'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'package_name_mismatch' })
   end
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 404
 
     # Write changed data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'HiddenProject', package: 'pack'), "<package name=\"pack\"><title></title><description></description></package>"
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'HiddenProject', package: 'pack'), params: "<package name=\"pack\"><title></title><description></description></package>"
     assert_response 404
   end
 
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ EOF
 
     unless response2 && tag2
       # dummy write to check blocking
-      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), '<package><title></title><description></description></package>'
+      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), params: '<package><title></title><description></description></package>'
       assert_response 404
 #      assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
       assert_match(/unknown_project/, @response.body)
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ EOF
     d.text = new_desc
 
     # Write changed data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response response2 # (:success, "--> Was not able to update kdelibs _meta")
     assert_xml_tag tag2 # ( :tag => "status", :attributes => { :code => "ok"} )
 
@@ -1072,11 +1072,11 @@ EOF
     d = doc.elements['/package']
     d.delete_attribute('name')
     d.add_attribute('name', 'kdelibs2')
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs2'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs2'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' })
     # do not allow to create it with invalid name
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs3'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs3'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
 
     # Get data again and check that the maintainer was added
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ EOF
     login_tom
     d.delete_attribute('name')
     d.add_attribute('name', 'kdelibs3')
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs3'), newdoc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs3'), params: newdoc.to_s
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'create_package_no_permission' })
 
@@ -1102,9 +1102,9 @@ EOF
 
   def test_captial_letter_change
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ EOF
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'path', attributes: { project: 'home:tom:projecta' }
 
     # write again with a capital letter change
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projecta' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projecta' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' }
     get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ EOF
     assert_no_xml_tag tag: 'path', attributes: { project: 'home:tom:projecta' }
 
     # change back using remote project
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='RemoteInstance:home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='RemoteInstance:home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ EOF
     if $ENABLE_BROKEN_TEST
 # FIXME: the case insensitive database select is not okay.
 # and switch letter again
-      put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='RemoteInstance:home:tom:projecta' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
+      put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='RemoteInstance:home:tom:projecta' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
       assert_response 404
       assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' }
       get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
@@ -1149,25 +1149,25 @@ EOF
 
   def test_repository_dependencies
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectC/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectC'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoC'> <path project='home:tom:projectB' repository='repoB' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectC/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectC'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoC'> <path project='home:tom:projectB' repository='repoB' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectD/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectD'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoD'> " \
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectD/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectD'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoD'> " \
                                            " <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' />" \
                                            " <path project='home:tom:projectB' repository='repoB' />" \
                                            " <path project='home:tom:projectC' repository='repoC' />" \
                                            '</repository> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     # delete a repo
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'repo_dependency' })
     delete '/source/home:tom:projectA'
     assert_response 400
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta?force=1', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta?force=1', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ EOF
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'path', attributes: { project: 'home:tom:projectB', repository: 'repoB' } # unmodified
 
     # delete another repo
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta?force=1', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta?force=1', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:projectD/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1199,19 +1199,19 @@ EOF
 
   def test_full_remove_repository_dependencies
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectC/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectC'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoC'> <path project='home:tom:projectB' repository='repoB' /> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectC/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectC'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoC'> <path project='home:tom:projectB' repository='repoB' /> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     # delete a repo
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'repo_dependency' })
     delete '/source/home:tom:projectA'
     assert_response 400
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta?force=1&remove_linking_repositories=1', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta?force=1&remove_linking_repositories=1', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ EOF
   def test_fail_correctly_with_broken_repo_config
     login_tom
     # double definition of i586 architecture
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'> <arch>i586</arch> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'> <arch>i586</arch> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_save_error' })
     assert_match %r(double use of architecture: 'i586'), @response.body
@@ -1240,9 +1240,9 @@ EOF
 
   def test_delete_project_with_repository_dependencies
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectA/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectA'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoB'> <path project='home:tom:projectA' repository='repoA' /> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     # delete the project including the repository
     delete '/source/home:tom:projectA'
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ EOF
     get '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'path', attributes: { project: 'deleted', repository: 'deleted' }
-    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:projectB/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:projectB'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -1263,16 +1263,16 @@ EOF
 
   def test_delete_project_with_local_devel_packages
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:project/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:project/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/> <repository name='repoA'> <arch>i586</arch> </repository> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:project/A/_meta', "<package name='A' project='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/></package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:project/A/_meta', params: "<package name='A' project='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:project/B/_meta', "<package name='B' project='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='A'/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:project/B/_meta', params: "<package name='B' project='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='A'/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:project/C/_meta', "<package name='C' project='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='B'/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:project/C/_meta', params: "<package name='C' project='home:tom:project'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='B'/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
     login_king
-    put '/source/BaseDistro/pack2/_meta', "<package name='pack2' project='BaseDistro'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='A' project='home:tom:project'/> </package>"
+    put '/source/BaseDistro/pack2/_meta', params: "<package name='pack2' project='BaseDistro'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='A' project='home:tom:project'/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
     login_tom
     # delete a package which is used as devel package
@@ -1298,20 +1298,20 @@ EOF
 
   def test_devel_project_cycle
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom:A/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:A'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:A/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:A'> <title/> <description/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:B/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:B'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:A'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:B/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:B'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:A'/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:B/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'devel', attributes: { project: 'home:tom:A' }
-    put '/source/home:tom:C/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:C'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:B'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:C/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:C'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:B'/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
     # no self reference
-    put '/source/home:tom:A/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:A'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:A'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:A/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:A'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:A'/> </project>"
     assert_response 400
     # create a cycle via new package
-    put '/source/home:tom:A/_meta', "<project name='home:tom:A'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:C'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:tom:A/_meta', params: "<project name='home:tom:A'> <title/> <description/> <devel project='home:tom:C'/> </project>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_cycle' })
 
@@ -1325,21 +1325,21 @@ EOF
 
   def test_devel_package_cycle
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom/packageA/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='packageA'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/packageA/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='packageA'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/packageB/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='packageB'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageA' /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/packageB/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='packageB'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageA' /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/packageC/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='packageC'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageB' /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/packageC/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='packageC'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageB' /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
     # no self reference
-    put '/source/home:tom/packageA/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='packageA'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageA' /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/packageA/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='packageA'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageA' /> </package>"
     assert_response 400
     # create a cycle via new package
-    put '/source/home:tom/packageB/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='packageB'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageC' /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/packageB/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='packageB'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageC' /> </package>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'cycle_error' })
     # create a cycle via existing package
-    put '/source/home:tom/packageA/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='packageA'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageB' /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/packageA/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='packageA'> <title/> <description/> <devel package='packageB' /> </package>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'cycle_error' })
 
@@ -1357,8 +1357,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response response1
     unless response2 || tag2 || response3 || select3
       # dummy write to check blocking
-      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package),
-          "<package name=\"#{package}\"><title></title><description></description></package>"
+      put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), params: "<package name=\"#{package}\"><title></title><description></description></package>"
       assert_response 404
 #      assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
       assert_match(/unknown_project/, @response.body)
@@ -1369,7 +1368,7 @@ EOF
     d = doc.elements['/package']
     b = d.add_element 'build'
     b.add_element 'enable'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: project, package: package), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response response2
     assert_xml_tag(tag2)
 
@@ -1444,17 +1443,17 @@ EOF
     olddoc = REXML::Document.new(xml)
     doc = REXML::Document.new(xml)
     # Write corrupt data back
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs'), doc.to_s + '</xml>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs'), params: doc.to_s + '</xml>'
     assert_response 400
 
     login_king
     # write to illegal location:
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: '.'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: '.'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "invalid_package_name" }
 
     # must not create a package with different pathname and name in _meta.xml:
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs2000'), doc.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs2000'), params: doc.to_s
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'package_name_mismatch' }
     # verify data is unchanged:
@@ -1532,7 +1531,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 401
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'authentication_required' }
     # anonymous with user-agent set
-    get '/source/SourceprotectedProject/pack/my_file', nil, { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
+    get '/source/SourceprotectedProject/pack/my_file', headers: { 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'osc-something' }
     assert_response 401
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'anonymous_user' }
     # nobody
@@ -1566,7 +1565,7 @@ EOF
     # before md5
     assert_xml_tag asserttag1 if asserttag1
     teststring = '&;'
-    put url2, teststring
+    put url2, params: teststring
     assert_response assertresp2
     # afterwards new md5
     assert_select assertselect2, assertselect2rev if assertselect2
@@ -1689,7 +1688,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     origstring = @response.body.to_s
     teststring = '&;'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :get_file, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs', filename: 'my_patch.diff'), teststring
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :get_file, project: 'kde4', package: 'kdelibs', filename: 'my_patch.diff'), params: teststring
     assert_response(403, 'Was able to write a package file without permission')
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status')
 
@@ -1711,7 +1710,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # reset file in backend to fixture setup
-    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff?user=king', 'argl'
+    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff?user=king', params: 'argl'
   end
 
   def test_get_package_meta_history
@@ -1727,7 +1726,7 @@ EOF
     get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     meta = @response.body
-    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_meta?comment=empty+change', meta
+    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_meta?comment=empty+change', params: meta
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_history?meta=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1748,7 +1747,7 @@ EOF
     get '/source/kde4/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     meta = @response.body
-    put '/source/kde4/_meta?comment=empty+change', meta
+    put '/source/kde4/_meta?comment=empty+change', params: meta
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/kde4/_project/_history?meta=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1773,7 +1772,7 @@ EOF
     post '/source/kde4/kdelibs'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_parameter' })
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :invalid
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :invalid }
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'illegal_request' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: 'invalid_command'
@@ -1782,7 +1781,7 @@ EOF
     post '/source/kde4/kdelibs'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_parameter' })
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :invalid
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :invalid }
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'illegal_request' }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'summary', content: 'invalid_command'
@@ -1796,7 +1795,7 @@ EOF
 
     # delete single package in project
     prepare_request_with_user 'fredlibs', 'buildservice'
-    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMYFILE', 'dummy'
+    put '/source/kde4/kdelibs/DUMMYFILE', params: 'dummy'
     assert_response :success
     # to have different revision number in meta and plain files
     delete '/source/kde4/kdelibs?user=illegal&comment=test%20deleted'
@@ -1818,31 +1817,31 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # list deleted packages of existing project
-    get '/source/kde4', deleted: 1
+    get '/source/kde4', params: { deleted: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'kdelibs' })
 
     # access to files of a deleted package
     get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_history'
     assert_response 404
-    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_history', deleted: 1
+    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_history', params: { deleted: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     node = ActiveXML::Node.new(@response.body)
     srcmd5 = node.each(:revision).last.value(:srcmd5)
-    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs', deleted: 1, rev: srcmd5
+    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { deleted: 1, rev: srcmd5 }
     assert_response :success
-    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff', rev: srcmd5
+    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff', params: { rev: srcmd5 }
     assert_response 404
-    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff', deleted: 1, rev: srcmd5
+    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff', params: { deleted: 1, rev: srcmd5 }
     assert_response :success
-    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff', deleted: 1
+    get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/my_patch.diff', params: { deleted: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     # undelete single package
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :undelete, time: 99
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :undelete, time: 99 }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/Only administrators are allowed to set the time/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_history'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1855,11 +1854,11 @@ EOF
     delete '/source/kde4/kdelibs'
     assert_response :success
     login_king
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :undelete, time: 99
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :undelete, time: 99 }
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/specified time is less than time in last commit/, @response.body)
     mytime = Time.now.utc.to_i + 2
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :undelete, time: mytime
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :undelete, time: mytime }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/kde4/kdelibs/_history'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1871,7 +1870,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     meta_before_delete = @response.body
     # kind of stupid, but do_change_project_meta_test modifies backend data and does not clean up
-    put '/source/kde4/_meta', meta_before_delete
+    put '/source/kde4/_meta', params: meta_before_delete
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/kde4/_project/_history?meta=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -1895,12 +1894,12 @@ EOF
     # admin only operations
     login_king
     # list content of deleted project
-    get '/source', deleted: 1
+    get '/source', params: { deleted: 1 }
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'entry', attributes: { name: 'kde4' })
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'fredlibs', 'buildservice'
-    get '/source', deleted: 1
+    get '/source', params: { deleted: 1 }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/only admins can see deleted projects/, @response.body)
 
@@ -1920,11 +1919,11 @@ EOF
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'fredlibs', 'buildservice'
     # undelete project
-    post '/source/kde4', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    post '/source/kde4', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
 
     # content got restored ?
@@ -1945,7 +1944,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # undelete project again
-    post '/source/kde4', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/project 'kde4' already exists/, @response.body)
   end
@@ -1959,7 +1958,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 400
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', /following repositories depend on this project:/
 
-    delete '/source/home:coolo', force: 1
+    delete '/source/home:coolo', params: { force: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     # verify the repo is updated
@@ -1972,7 +1971,7 @@ EOF
 
     # restore
     login_king
-    post '/source/home:coolo', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/home:coolo', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -2057,14 +2056,14 @@ EOF
     login_tom
     get '/source/home:coolo:test'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_project/_constraints', 'illegal'
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_project/_constraints', params: 'illegal'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/validation error/, @response.body)
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_project/_constraints', '<constraints> <hardware> <processors>3</processors> </hardware> </constraints>'
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_project/_constraints', params: '<constraints> <hardware> <processors>3</processors> </hardware> </constraints>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/test/_meta', "<package project='home:coolo:test' name='test'><title/><description/></package>"
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/test/_meta', params: "<package project='home:coolo:test' name='test'><title/><description/></package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/test/_constraints', '<constraints> <linux> <version><min>1.0</min></version> </linux> </constraints>'
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/test/_constraints', params: '<constraints> <linux> <version><min>1.0</min></version> </linux> </constraints>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -2075,7 +2074,7 @@ EOF
   end
 
   def test_pattern
-    put '/source/kde4/_pattern/mypattern', load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
+    put '/source/kde4/_pattern/mypattern', params: load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
     assert_response 401
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'adrian_nobody', 'buildservice'
@@ -2085,7 +2084,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/kde4/_pattern/DoesNotExist'
     assert_response 404
-    put '/source/kde4/_pattern/mypattern', load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
+    put '/source/kde4/_pattern/mypattern', params: load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/put_file_no_permission/, @response.body)
 
@@ -2093,10 +2092,10 @@ EOF
     get '/source/home:coolo:test'
     assert_response :success
     assert_no_match(/_pattern/, @response.body)
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_pattern/mypattern', 'broken'
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_pattern/mypattern', params: 'broken'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/validation error/, @response.body)
-    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_pattern/mypattern', load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
+    put '/source/home:coolo:test/_pattern/mypattern', params: load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:coolo:test/_pattern/mypattern'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2132,15 +2131,15 @@ EOF
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_project_config, project: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro')
     assert_response :success
 
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_config, project: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro'), 'Substitute: nix da'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_config, project: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro'), params: 'Substitute: nix da'
     assert_response 403
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'adrian_nobody', 'buildservice'
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_config, project: 'kde4'), 'Substitute: nix da'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_config, project: 'kde4'), params: 'Substitute: nix da'
     assert_response 403
 
     login_tom
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_config, project: 'home:coolo:test'), 'Substitute: nix da'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_config, project: 'home:coolo:test'), params: 'Substitute: nix da'
     assert_response :success
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_project_config, project: 'home:coolo:test')
     assert_response :success
@@ -2162,7 +2161,7 @@ EOF
 
     login_king
     subprojectmeta = "<project name='DoesNotExist:subproject'><title></title><description/></project>"
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'DoesNotExist:subproject'), subprojectmeta
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'DoesNotExist:subproject'), params: subprojectmeta
     assert_response :success
 
     delete '/source/DoesNotExist:subproject/_pubkey'
@@ -2222,40 +2221,40 @@ EOF
     assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
 
     # test not permitted commands
-    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', cmd: 'rebuild'
+    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', params: { cmd: 'rebuild' }
     assert_response 403
-    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', cmd: 'wipe'
+    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', params: { cmd: 'wipe' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/permission to execute command on project BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'deleteuploadrev'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'deleteuploadrev' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'commitfilelist'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'commitfilelist' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'commit'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'commit' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'linktobranch'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'linktobranch' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/unknown_package/, @response.body)
 
     # test permitted commands
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'diff', oproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', opackage: 'pack1'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'diff', oproject: 'RemoteInstance:BaseDistro', opackage: 'pack1' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2.linked', cmd: 'linkdiff'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2.linked', params: { cmd: 'linkdiff' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # read-write user, binary operations must be allowed
     login_king
     # obsolete with OBS 3.0, rebuild only via /build/
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'rebuild'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'rebuild' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'pack2'
+    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', params: { cmd: 'rebuild', package: 'pack2' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', cmd: 'wipe'
+    post '/build/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject', params: { cmd: 'wipe' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # create package and remove it again
@@ -2263,14 +2262,14 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2'
     assert_response 404
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'copy', oproject: 'BaseDistro:Update', opackage: 'pack2'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'copy', oproject: 'BaseDistro:Update', opackage: 'pack2' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'undelete'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'undelete' }
     assert_response 400 # already exists
     assert_match(/package_exists/, @response.body)
     delete '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'undelete'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'undelete' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2284,9 +2283,9 @@ EOF
 
   def test_linktobranch
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestLinkPack'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', "<link package='TestPack' />"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestLinkPack/_link', params: "<link package='TestPack' />"
     assert_response :success
 
     login_fred
@@ -2307,7 +2306,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_branch_images_repo_without_path
     login_adrian
-    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/_meta', "<project name='home:adrian:IMAGES'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/_meta', params: "<project name='home:adrian:IMAGES'> <title/> <description/>
           <repository name='images'>
             <arch>i586</arch>
             <arch>x86_64</arch>
@@ -2315,10 +2314,10 @@ EOF
         </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance/_meta', "<package project='home:adrian:IMAGES' name='appliance'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance/_meta', params: "<package project='home:adrian:IMAGES' name='appliance'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:IMAGES/_meta'
@@ -2339,7 +2338,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_branch_repository_with_extra_policy
     login_adrian
-    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_meta', "<project name='home:adrian:TEMP'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_meta', params: "<project name='home:adrian:TEMP'> <title/> <description/>
           <repository name='repo1' rebuild='local'>
             <arch>x86_64</arch>
           </repository>
@@ -2351,11 +2350,11 @@ EOF
           </repository>
         </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy/_meta', "<package project='home:adrian:TEMP' name='dummy'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy/_meta', params: "<package project='home:adrian:TEMP' name='dummy'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # without attribute
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_rebuild: :local, add_repositories_block: :never
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_rebuild: :local, add_repositories_block: :never }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2366,7 +2365,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # copy rebuild strategy when branching
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_rebuild: :copy
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_rebuild: :copy }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2377,9 +2376,9 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # invalid policy
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_rebuild: :WRONG
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_rebuild: :WRONG }
     assert_response 400
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_block: :WRONG
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1, add_repositories_block: :WRONG }
     assert_response 400
 
     # cleanup
@@ -2389,7 +2388,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_branch_repository_attribute_tests
     login_adrian
-    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_meta', "<project name='home:adrian:TEMP'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_meta', params: "<project name='home:adrian:TEMP'> <title/> <description/>
           <repository name='repo1'>
             <arch>x86_64</arch>
           </repository>
@@ -2401,11 +2400,11 @@ EOF
           </repository>
         </project>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy/_meta', "<package project='home:adrian:TEMP' name='dummy'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy/_meta', params: "<package project='home:adrian:TEMP' name='dummy'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     # without attribute
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2416,12 +2415,12 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # use repos from other project
-    post "/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_attribute", "
+    post "/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_attribute", params: "
         <attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='BranchRepositoriesFromProject'>
           <value>BaseDistro</value>
         </attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2435,12 +2434,12 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # use just some repositories
-    post "/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_attribute", "
+    post "/source/home:adrian:TEMP/_attribute", params: "
         <attributes><attribute namespace='OBS' name='BranchSkipRepositories'>
           <value>repo1</value><value>repo3</value>
         </attribute></attributes>"
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2450,7 +2449,7 @@ EOF
     delete '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP'
     assert_response :success
     # again as maintenance branch
-    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1
+    post '/source/home:adrian:TEMP/dummy', params: { cmd: 'branch', maintenance: 1 }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:TEMP/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2469,7 +2468,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_branch_images_repo_with_path
     login_adrian
-    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/_meta', "<project name='home:adrian:IMAGES'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/_meta', params: "<project name='home:adrian:IMAGES'> <title/> <description/>
           <repository name='images'>
             <path project='BaseDistro' repository='BaseDistro_repo' />
             <arch>x86_64</arch>
@@ -2477,10 +2476,10 @@ EOF
         </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance/_meta', "<package project='home:adrian:IMAGES' name='appliance'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance/_meta', params: "<package project='home:adrian:IMAGES' name='appliance'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance', cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1
+    post '/source/home:adrian:IMAGES/appliance', params: { cmd: 'branch', add_repositories: 1 }
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:adrian:branches:home:adrian:IMAGES/_meta'
@@ -2501,7 +2500,7 @@ EOF
   def test_release_project
     # create manual release target
     login_adrian
-    put '/source/home:adrian:RT/_meta', "<project name='home:adrian:RT'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:adrian:RT/_meta', params: "<project name='home:adrian:RT'> <title/> <description/>
           <repository name='rt'>
             <arch>i586</arch>
             <arch>x86_64</arch>
@@ -2514,7 +2513,7 @@ EOF
     login_Iggy
     get '/source/home:Iggy/ToBeDeletedTestPack/_meta'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/ToBeDeletedTestPack/_meta', @response.body
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/ToBeDeletedTestPack/_meta', params: @response.body
     assert_response :success
 
     run_scheduler('i586')
@@ -2527,52 +2526,52 @@ EOF
     rt = doc.elements["/project/repository'"].add_element 'releasetarget'
     rt.add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('project', 'home:adrian:RT')
     rt.add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('repository', 'rt')
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # try to release with incorrect trigger
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy?cmd=release'
     assert_response 403 # cmd_no_permissions
     assert_match(/Trigger is not set to manual in repository home:Iggy\/10.2/, @response.body)
 
     # add correct trigger
     login_Iggy
     rt.add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('trigger', 'manual')
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # this user is not allowed
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'cmd_execution_no_permission' }
 
     # but he can release it to own space
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&target_project=home:Iggy', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&target_project=home:Iggy'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'missing_parameter' }
 
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&target_project=home:Iggy:TEST&repository=10.2&target_repository=10.2', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&target_project=home:Iggy:TEST&repository=10.2&target_repository=10.2'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' }
     # create project
     doc.root.attributes['name'] = "home:Iggy:TEST"
-    put '/source/home:Iggy:TEST/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy:TEST/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
     # but now it works for real
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&target_project=home:Iggy:TEST&repository=10.2&target_repository=10.2', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&target_project=home:Iggy:TEST&repository=10.2&target_repository=10.2'
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:Iggy:TEST'
     assert_response :success
 
     # release entire project as well to default target
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy?cmd=release'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'invoked' }
     # just invoked, it will not get executed in test suite
     # so try it again without delay
-    post '/source/home:Iggy?cmd=release&nodelay=1', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy?cmd=release&nodelay=1'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' }
 
@@ -2595,7 +2594,7 @@ EOF
 
     # cleanup
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', orig_project_meta
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: orig_project_meta
     assert_response :success
     login_adrian
     delete '/source/home:adrian:RT'
@@ -2605,7 +2604,7 @@ EOF
   def test_release_package
     login_adrian
     # define manual release target
-    put '/source/home:adrian:RT/_meta', "<project name='home:adrian:RT'> <title/> <description/>
+    put '/source/home:adrian:RT/_meta', params: "<project name='home:adrian:RT'> <title/> <description/>
           <repository name='rt'>
             <arch>i586</arch>
             <arch>x86_64</arch>
@@ -2624,37 +2623,37 @@ EOF
     rt = doc.elements["/project/repository'"].add_element 'releasetarget'
     rt.add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('project', 'home:adrian:RT')
     rt.add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('repository', 'rt')
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPackBranch', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPackBranch'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch/_link'
     assert_response :success
 
     # try to release with incorrect trigger
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release'
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/Trigger is not set to manual in repository home:Iggy\/10.2/, @response.body)
 
     # add correct trigger
     login_Iggy
     rt.add_attribute REXML::Attribute.new('trigger', 'manual')
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', doc.to_s
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: doc.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # this user is not allowed
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release'
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'cmd_execution_no_permission' }
     assert_match(/no permission to write in project home:adrian:RT/, @response.body)
 
     # release for real
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' }
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch?cmd=release', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch?cmd=release'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' }
 
@@ -2686,7 +2685,7 @@ EOF
 
     # release for real with a defined release tag
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&setrelease=Beta1', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=release&setrelease=Beta1'
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' }
 
@@ -2713,7 +2712,7 @@ EOF
 
     # cleanup
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', orig_project_meta
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: orig_project_meta
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2726,7 +2725,7 @@ EOF
     # fred has maintainer permissions in this single package of Iggys home
     # this is the osc way
     login_fred
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_history'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2734,7 +2733,7 @@ EOF
     revision = node.each(:revision).last.value :rev
 
     # standard copy
-    post '/source/home:fred/DELETE', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy', opackage: 'TestPack'
+    post '/source/home:fred/DELETE', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy', opackage: 'TestPack' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:fred/DELETE/_history'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2743,7 +2742,7 @@ EOF
     # FIXME: this is not yet supported in backend
     if $ENABLE_BROKEN_TEST
       # copy with history
-      post '/source/home:fred/DELETE', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy', opackage: 'TestPack', withhistory: '1'
+      post '/source/home:fred/DELETE', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy', opackage: 'TestPack', withhistory: '1' }
       assert_response :success
       get '/source/home:fred/DELETE/_history'
       assert_response :success
@@ -2759,7 +2758,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_collectbuildenv
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPackBranch', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=TestPackBranch'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch/_link'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2768,7 +2767,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: "missing_parameter" }
 
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch?cmd=collectbuildenv&oproject=home:Iggy&opackage=TestPack&comment=my+collectbuildenv', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch?cmd=collectbuildenv&oproject=home:Iggy&opackage=TestPack&comment=my+collectbuildenv'
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch/_history'
@@ -2789,7 +2788,7 @@ EOF
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'error', content: "_buildenv missing in home:Iggy/10.2"
 
     # from BaseDistro project, we build against
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch?cmd=collectbuildenv&oproject=BaseDistro&opackage=pack1&comment=my+collectbuildenv', nil
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch?cmd=collectbuildenv&oproject=BaseDistro&opackage=pack1&comment=my+collectbuildenv'
     assert_response :success
     # global fallback _buildenv, contains always an error
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPackBranch/_buildenv'
@@ -2813,7 +2812,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'person', attributes: { userid: 'Iggy', role: 'maintainer' }
     orig = @response.body
-    post '/source/home:fred:COPY', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy'
+    post '/source/home:fred:COPY', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:fred:COPY/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2829,15 +2828,15 @@ EOF
 
     # permissions
     # create new project is not allowed
-    post '/source/TEMPCOPY', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy', nodelay: '1'
+    post '/source/TEMPCOPY', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy', nodelay: '1' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'cmd_execution_no_permission' })
     login_king
-    put '/source/TEMPCOPY/_meta', '<project name="TEMPCOPY"> <title/> <description/> <person role="maintainer" userid="fred"/> </project>'
+    put '/source/TEMPCOPY/_meta', params: '<project name="TEMPCOPY"> <title/> <description/> <person role="maintainer" userid="fred"/> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     # copy into existing project is allowed
     login_fred
-    post '/source/TEMPCOPY', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy'
+    post '/source/TEMPCOPY', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:Iggy' }
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -2849,16 +2848,16 @@ EOF
 
   def test_source_commits
     login_tom
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: 'commitfilelist'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: 'commitfilelist' }
     assert_response 403
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response 403
 
     # fred has maintainer permissions in this single package of Iggys home
     # this is the osc way
     login_fred
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename' # in case other tests created it
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename?rev=repository', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename?rev=repository', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename'
     assert_response 404
@@ -2889,7 +2888,7 @@ EOF
 
     # this is the future webui way
     login_fred
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename?rev=upload', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename?rev=upload', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2909,7 +2908,7 @@ EOF
     assert_xml_tag(parent: { tag: 'revision', attributes: { rev: revision.to_s }, content: nil }, tag: 'srcmd5')
 
     # test deleteuploadrev
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/anotherfilename?rev=upload', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/anotherfilename?rev=upload', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/anotherfilename'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2925,41 +2924,41 @@ EOF
     #
     login_Iggy
     # _product must be created
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_product/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy' name='_product'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_product/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='_product'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_product/filename?rev=repository', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_product/filename?rev=repository', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     raw_post '/source/home:Iggy/_product?cmd=commitfilelist', ' <directory> <entry name="filename" md5="45685e95985e20822fb2538a522a5ccf" /> </directory> '
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_product/filename'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_product/filename2', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_product/filename2', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_product/filename2'
     assert_response :success
 
     # _pattern exists always
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response 400 # illegal content
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename?rev=repository', load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename?rev=repository', params: load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
     assert_response :success
     raw_post '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern?cmd=commitfilelist', ' <directory> <entry name="filename" md5="c5fadc30cd4c7d45bd3ce053b2751ec2" /> </directory> '
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename2', load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename2', params: load_backend_file('pattern/digiKam.xml')
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_pattern/filename2'
     assert_response :success
 
     # _project exists always
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_project/filename?rev=repository', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_project/filename?rev=repository', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     raw_post '/source/home:Iggy/_project?cmd=commitfilelist', ' <directory> <entry name="filename" md5="45685e95985e20822fb2538a522a5ccf" /> </directory> '
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_project/filename'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_project/filename2', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_project/filename2', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_project/filename2'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2971,7 +2970,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     raw_put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/TestPack.spec', load_backend_file('source/home:Iggy/TestPack/TestPack.spec')
     assert_response :success
-    put('/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/myfile', 'DummyContent')
+    put('/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/myfile', params: 'DummyContent')
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/filename'
     assert_response :success
@@ -2979,14 +2978,14 @@ EOF
 
   def test_branch_and_merge_changes
     login_Iggy
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=kdelibs_upstream', nil
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=kdelibs_upstream'
     assert_response :success
-    put "/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_upstream/kdelibs.changes", File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs.changes").read
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_upstream?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=kdelibs_branch', nil
+    put "/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_upstream/kdelibs.changes", params: File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs.changes").read
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_upstream?cmd=branch&target_project=home:Iggy&target_package=kdelibs_branch'
     assert_response :success
     # apply conflicting changes for diff3 ... but not for our changes merge tool
-    put "/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_branch/kdelibs.changes", File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs.changes.branch").read
-    put "/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_upstream/kdelibs.changes", File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs.changes.new").read
+    put "/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_branch/kdelibs.changes", params: File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs.changes.branch").read
+    put "/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_upstream/kdelibs.changes", params: File.open("#{Rails.root}/test/fixtures/backend/source/kde4/kdelibs/kdelibs.changes.new").read
 
     # merge is working?
     get '/source/home:Iggy/kdelibs_branch?expand=1'
@@ -3006,12 +3005,12 @@ EOF
     login_tom
 
     # list all linking projects
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0', cmd: 'showlinked'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0', params: { cmd: 'showlinked' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'project', attributes: { name: 'BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject' }, content: nil)
 
     # list all linking packages with a local link
-    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack2', cmd: 'showlinked'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro/pack2', params: { cmd: 'showlinked' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'package', attributes: { project: 'BaseDistro:Update', name: 'pack2' }, content: nil)
 
@@ -3024,25 +3023,21 @@ EOF
 
   def test_create_links
     login_king
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY'),
-        '<project name="TEMPORARY"> <title/> <description/> <person role="maintainer" userid="fred"/> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY'), params: '<project name="TEMPORARY"> <title/> <description/> <person role="maintainer" userid="fred"/> </project>'
     assert_response 200
     # create packages via user without any special roles
     login_fred
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'temporary')
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'temporary'),
-        '<package project="kde4" name="temporary"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'temporary'), params: '<package project="kde4" name="temporary"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' })
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'temporary2'),
-        '<package project="kde4" name="temporary2"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'kde4', package: 'temporary2'), params: '<package project="kde4" name="temporary2"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'ok' })
-    put '/source/kde4/temporary/file_in_linked_package', 'FILE CONTENT'
+    put '/source/kde4/temporary/file_in_linked_package', params: 'FILE CONTENT'
     assert_response 200
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY', package: 'temporary2'),
-        '<package project="TEMPORARY" name="temporary2"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'TEMPORARY', package: 'temporary2'), params: '<package project="TEMPORARY" name="temporary2"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
 
     url = '/source/kde4/temporary/_link'
@@ -3050,38 +3045,38 @@ EOF
     url3 = '/source/TEMPORARY/temporary2/_link'
 
     # illegal targets
-    put url, '<link project="notexisting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="notexisting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' }
-    put url, '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" />'
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' }
 
     # not existing link target, but ignore it
-    put url, '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" missingok="true" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="kde4" package="notexiting" missingok="true" />'
     assert_response :success
-    put url, '<link project="BaseDistro" package="pack1" missingok="true" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="BaseDistro" package="pack1" missingok="true" />'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_missing' }
 
     # working local link
-    put url, '<link project="BaseDistro" package="pack1" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="BaseDistro" package="pack1" />'
     assert_response :success
-    put url2, '<link package="temporary" />'
+    put url2, params: '<link package="temporary" />'
     assert_response :success
-    put url3, '<link project="kde4" />'
+    put url3, params: '<link project="kde4" />'
     assert_response :success
 
     # working link to package via project link
-    put url, '<link project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" package="pack2" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" package="pack2" />'
     assert_response :success
     # working link to remote package
-    put url, '<link project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro" package="pack1" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro" package="pack1" />'
     assert_response :success
-    put url, '<link project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" package="pack2" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="RemoteInstance:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject" package="pack2" />'
     assert_response :success
     # working link to remote project link
-    put url, '<link project="UseRemoteInstance" package="pack2" />'
+    put url, params: '<link project="UseRemoteInstance" package="pack2" />'
     assert_response :success
 
     # check backend functionality
@@ -3117,14 +3112,14 @@ EOF
 
   def test_parse_channel_file
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_meta', "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestChannel'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='TestChannel'> <title/> <description/> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<channel/>' # binaries and binary element is required
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<channel/>' # binaries and binary element is required
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'validation_failed' }
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 	<channel>
 	  <target project="BaseDistro" repository="Invalid" />
 	  <binaries>
@@ -3134,7 +3129,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_repository' }
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 	<channel>
 	  <target project="Invalid" repository="Invalid" />
 	  <binaries>
@@ -3144,7 +3139,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_project' }
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 	<channel>
 	  <binaries project="BaseDistro" repository="BaseDistro_repo" arch="does_not_exist">
 	    <binary name="glibc-devel" binaryarch="noarch" package="pack1" project="BaseDistro" repository="BaseDistro_repo" arch="i586"/>
@@ -3153,7 +3148,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'validation_failed' }
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 	<channel>
 	  <binaries project="BaseDistro" repository="BaseDistro_repo" arch="i586">
 	    <binary name="glibc-devel" package="INVALID" project="BaseDistro"/>
@@ -3162,7 +3157,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'unknown_package' }
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 	<channel>
 	  <binaries>
 	    <binary />
@@ -3171,7 +3166,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'validation_failed' }
 
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestChannel/_channel', params: '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 	<channel>
 	  <product project="BaseDistro" name="simple" />
 	  <target project="BaseDistro" repository="BaseDistro_repo" />
@@ -3233,14 +3228,12 @@ EOF
 
   def test_create_project_with_invalid_repository_reference
     login_tom
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'), params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me" />
          </project>'
     assert_response :success
     # self reference
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'), params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me">
              <path project="home:tom:temporary" repository="me" />
            </repository>
@@ -3248,8 +3241,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_save_error' }
     assert_match(/Using same repository as path element is not allowed/, @response.body)
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'), params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me">
              <hostsystem project="home:tom:temporary" repository="me" />
            </repository>
@@ -3258,8 +3250,7 @@ EOF
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_save_error' }
     assert_match(/Using same repository as hostsystem element is not allowed/, @response.body)
     # not existing repo
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'), params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me">
              <path project="home:tom:temporary" repository="DOESNOTEXIST" />
            </repository>
@@ -3267,8 +3258,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'project_save_error' }
     assert_match(/unable to walk on path/, @response.body)
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'), params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="me">
              <hostsystem project="home:tom:temporary" repository="DOESNOTEXIST" />
            </repository>
@@ -3283,8 +3273,7 @@ EOF
 
   def test_use_project_link_as_non_maintainer
     login_tom
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'),
-        '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/> <link project="kde4" /> </project>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: 'home:tom:temporary'), params: '<project name="home:tom:temporary"> <title/> <description/> <link project="kde4" /> </project>'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:temporary'
     assert_response :success
@@ -3294,7 +3283,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs'
     assert_response 404
-    post '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs', cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:tom:temporary', opackage: 'kdelibs'
+    post '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :copy, oproject: 'home:tom:temporary', opackage: 'kdelibs' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs/_meta'
     meta = @response.body
@@ -3306,7 +3295,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 404
 
     # check if package creation is doing the right thing
-    put '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs/_meta', meta.dup
+    put '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs/_meta', params: meta.dup
     assert_response :success
     delete '/source/home:tom:temporary/kdelibs'
     assert_response :success
@@ -3337,33 +3326,33 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source/kde4', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response 403
 
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/kde4', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    post '/source/kde4', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response 403
 
     login_adrian
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
   def test_branch_creating_project
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response 401
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "authentication_required" }
     Configuration.stubs(:anonymous).returns(false)
     # still 401 and not 403 (or it breaks osc login)
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response 401
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "authentication_required" }
 
@@ -3375,18 +3364,18 @@ EOF
     # Create public project, but api config is changed to make it closed
     Configuration.stubs(:allow_user_to_create_home_project).returns(false)
     Configuration.stubs(:anonymous).returns(true)
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, dryrun: '1'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, dryrun: '1' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response 403
 
     # create home and try again
     login_king
-    put '/source/home:fredlibs/_meta', "<project name='home:fredlibs'><title/><description/> <person role='maintainer' userid='fredlibs'/> </project>"
+    put '/source/home:fredlibs/_meta', params: "<project name='home:fredlibs'><title/><description/> <person role='maintainer' userid='fredlibs'/> </project>"
     assert_response :success
 
     prepare_request_with_user 'fredlibs', 'buildservice'
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # auto delete attribute got created
@@ -3415,7 +3404,7 @@ EOF
     Configuration.stubs(:allow_user_to_create_home_project).returns(true)
     delete '/source/home:fredlibs:branches:home:Iggy'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     # cleanup
@@ -3426,26 +3415,26 @@ EOF
   end
 
   def test_branch_package_delete_and_undelete
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test' }
     assert_response 401
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'authentication_required' }
     prepare_request_with_user 'fredlibs', 'buildservice'
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'NotExisting'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'NotExisting' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/no permission to create project/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/no permission to/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1' }
     assert_response 403
     assert_match(/no permission to/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', dryrun: '1'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', dryrun: '1' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'package', attributes: { package: 'TestPack', project: 'home:Iggy' },
                    child: { tag: 'target', attributes: { package: 'TestPack', project: 'home:coolo:test' } }
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:coolo:test/TestPack/_meta'
     assert_response :success
@@ -3454,14 +3443,14 @@ EOF
     get '/source/home:coolo:test/_meta'
     assert_response :success
     oldmeta = @response.body
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/branch target package already exists/, @response.body)
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1', rev: '1'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1', rev: '1' }
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1', rev: '42424242'
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch, target_project: 'home:coolo:test', force: '1', rev: '42424242' }
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/no such revision/, @response.body)
     # project meta must be untouched
@@ -3471,7 +3460,7 @@ EOF
     # FIXME: do a real commit and branch afterwards
 
     # now with a new project
-    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:home:Iggy/TestPack/_meta'
@@ -3491,7 +3480,7 @@ EOF
     assert_not_nil ret['patches']['branch']
 
     # Branch a package with a defined devel package
-    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', cmd: :branch
+    post '/source/kde4/kdelibs', params: { cmd: :branch }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetproject' }, content: 'home:tom:branches:home:coolo:test')
     assert_xml_tag(tag: 'data', attributes: { name: 'targetpackage' }, content: 'kdelibs_DEVEL_package')
@@ -3513,7 +3502,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response 404
 
     # undelete package
-    post '/source/home:tom:branches:home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/home:tom:branches:home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response :success
 
     # content got restored ?
@@ -3525,7 +3514,7 @@ EOF
     assert_response :success
 
     # undelete package again
-    post '/source/home:tom:branches:home:Iggy/TestPack', cmd: :undelete
+    post '/source/home:tom:branches:home:Iggy/TestPack', params: { cmd: :undelete }
     assert_response 400 # already exists
 
     # cleanup
@@ -3802,7 +3791,7 @@ EOF
       end
     end
 
-    put url, xml
+    put url, params: xml
     assert_response :success
 
     # then we add two times the maintainer
@@ -3818,7 +3807,7 @@ EOF
       end
     end
 
-    put url, xml
+    put url, params: xml
     assert_response :success
 
     get url
@@ -3882,9 +3871,9 @@ EOF
 
     # restore (esp in backend)
     login_king
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', orig_prj_meta
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/_meta', params: orig_prj_meta
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_meta', orig_pkg_meta
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/TestPack/_meta', params: orig_pkg_meta
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -3892,7 +3881,7 @@ EOF
     login_tom
     name = Faker::Lorem.characters(255)
     url = url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: 'home:tom', package: name)
-    put url, "<package name='#{name}' project='home:tom'> <title/> <description/></package>"
+    put url, params: "<package name='#{name}' project='home:tom'> <title/> <description/></package>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', %r{invalid package name}
     get url
@@ -3904,7 +3893,7 @@ EOF
     login_tom
     name = "home:tom:#{Faker::Lorem.characters(255)}"
     url = url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_project_meta, project: name)
-    put url, "<project name='#{name}'> <title/> <description/></project>"
+    put url, params: "<project name='#{name}'> <title/> <description/></project>"
     assert_response 400
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', %r{invalid project name}
     get url
@@ -3915,19 +3904,19 @@ EOF
   # _attribute is a "file", but can only be written by API->backend not directly
   def test_puting__attribute_to_backend
     login_tom
-    put "/source/home:tom/_project/_attribute?meta=1", ''
+    put "/source/home:tom/_project/_attribute?meta=1", params: ''
     assert_response 400
     assert_select 'status[code] > summary', "Attributes need to be changed through /source/home:tom/_attribute"
   end
 
   def test_obscpio_deltastore
     login_tom
-    put('/source/home:tom:deltastore/_meta', '<project name="home:tom:deltastore"><title/><description/></project>')
+    put('/source/home:tom:deltastore/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:deltastore"><title/><description/></project>')
     assert_response :success
-    put('/source/home:tom:deltastore/deltapack/_meta', '<package name="deltapack" project="home:tom:deltastore"><title/><description/></package>')
+    put('/source/home:tom:deltastore/deltapack/_meta', params: '<package name="deltapack" project="home:tom:deltastore"><title/><description/></package>')
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:tom:deltastore/deltapack/archive.obscpio', load_backend_file('source/deltapack/archive.obscpio')
+    put '/source/home:tom:deltastore/deltapack/archive.obscpio', params: load_backend_file('source/deltapack/archive.obscpio')
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:tom:deltastore/deltapack'
@@ -3969,8 +3958,7 @@ EOF
   def test_issue_328
     login_tom
     # create a new project with images repo referencing the other
-    put('/source/home:tom:threeatatime/_meta',
-        '<project name="home:tom:threeatatime"> <title/> <description/>
+    put('/source/home:tom:threeatatime/_meta', params: '<project name="home:tom:threeatatime"> <title/> <description/>
            <repository name="images">
              <path project="home:tom:threeatatime" repository="standard"/>
            </repository>
@@ -4010,7 +3998,7 @@ EOF
     put '/source/home:Iggy/_config?' + {
         project: 'home:Iggy',
         comment: 'Updated by test'
-      }.to_query, new_project_config
+      }.to_query, params: new_project_config
     assert_response :success
 
     get '/source/home:Iggy/_config'
@@ -4021,7 +4009,7 @@ EOF
     put '/source/home:Iggy/_config?' + {
         project: 'home:Iggy',
         comment: 'Updated by test'
-      }.to_query, project_config
+      }.to_query, params: project_config
     assert_response :success
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/source_services_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/source_services_test.rb
index 3c56dd86c..9ee9e4b79 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/source_services_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/source_services_test.rb
@@ -41,20 +41,18 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_combine_project_service_list
     login_king
 
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_project/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="version">0815</param> </service> </services>'
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="version">0815</param> </service> </services>'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/_project/_service', '<services> <service name="download_files" /> </services>'
+    put '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="download_files" /> </services>'
     assert_response :success
 
     login_tom
-    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/_project/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="download_url" > <param name="host">blahfasel</param> </service> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="download_url" > <param name="host">blahfasel</param> </service> </services>'
     assert_response :success
 
-    post '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', cmd: 'getprojectservices'
+    post '/source/home:tom:branches:BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject/pack2', params: { cmd: 'getprojectservices' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag( tag: 'service', attributes: { name: 'download_files' } )
     assert_xml_tag( parent: { tag: 'service', attributes: { name: 'download_url' } },
@@ -74,12 +72,12 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_run_source_service
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', '<services> <service name="not_existing" /> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', params: '<services> <service name="not_existing" /> </services>'
     assert_response :success
     assert_nil Package.find_by_project_and_name("home:tom", "service").backend_package.error
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=runservice'
@@ -94,8 +92,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/not_existing/, @response.body) # multiple line error shows up
 
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="download_url" >
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', params: '<services> <service name="download_url" >
          <param name="host">localhost</param>
          <param name="path">/directory/subdirectory/file</param>
          </service> </services>'
@@ -110,12 +107,12 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'serviceinfo' }, tag: 'error'
     get '/source/home:tom/service/_service:download_url:file?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=servicediff', nil
+    post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=servicediff'
     assert_match(/download_url:file/, @response.body)
     assert_response :success
 
     # submit to other package
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:tom" package="service"/>
                                      <target project="home:tom" package="new_package"/>
@@ -139,10 +136,10 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # branch and submit requsts
-    post '/source/home:tom/service', cmd: 'branch'
+    post '/source/home:tom/service', params: { cmd: 'branch' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_nil Package.find_by_project_and_name("home:tom:branches:home:tom", "service").backend_package.error
-    put '/source/home:tom:branches:home:tom/service/new_file', 'content'
+    put '/source/home:tom:branches:home:tom/service/new_file', params: 'content'
     assert_response :success
     assert_nil Package.find_by_project_and_name("home:tom:branches:home:tom", "service").backend_package.error
     post '/source/home:tom:branches:home:tom/service?cmd=waitservice'
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_nil Package.find_by_project_and_name("home:tom:branches:home:tom", "service").backend_package.error
     get '/source/home:tom:branches:home:tom/service/_service:download_url:file?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/request?cmd=create', '<request>
+    post '/request?cmd=create', params: '<request>
                                    <action type="submit">
                                      <source project="home:tom:branches:home:tom" package="service"/>
                                      <target project="home:tom" package="service"/>
@@ -176,7 +173,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/source/home:tom/service/_service:download_url:file?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
     original_file = @response.body
-    post '/source/home:tom/copied_service', cmd: 'copy', noservice: '1', opackage: 'service', oproject: 'home:tom'
+    post '/source/home:tom/copied_service', params: { cmd: 'copy', noservice: '1', opackage: 'service', oproject: 'home:tom' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom/copied_service?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/source/home:tom/copied_service/_service:download_url:file?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal(@response.body, original_file)
-    post '/source/home:tom/copied_service', cmd: 'copy', opackage: 'service', oproject: 'home:tom'
+    post '/source/home:tom/copied_service', params: { cmd: 'copy', opackage: 'service', oproject: 'home:tom' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom/copied_service?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_not_equal(@response.body, original_file)
 
     # project copy tests
-    post '/source/home:tom:COPY', cmd: 'copy', noservice: '1', oproject: 'home:tom'
+    post '/source/home:tom:COPY', params: { cmd: 'copy', noservice: '1', oproject: 'home:tom' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:COPY/service?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -204,7 +201,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get '/source/home:tom:COPY/service/_service:download_url:file?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal(@response.body, original_file)
-    post '/source/home:tom:COPY/service', cmd: 'copy', oproject: 'home:tom'
+    post '/source/home:tom:COPY/service', params: { cmd: 'copy', oproject: 'home:tom' }
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom:COPY/service?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
@@ -216,7 +213,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # remove service
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', '<services/>' # empty list
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', params: '<services/>' # empty list
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=runservice'
     assert_response :success
@@ -250,12 +247,12 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_service_merge_invalid
     login_tom
     # Setup package
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', '<services> <service name="not_existing" /> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', params: '<services> <service name="not_existing" /> </services>'
     assert_response :success
     assert_nil Package.find_by_project_and_name("home:tom", "service").backend_package.error
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=runservice'
@@ -275,13 +272,12 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_service_merge_valid
     login_tom
     # Setup package
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="download_url" >
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', params: '<services> <service name="download_url" >
          <param name="host">localhost</param>
          <param name="path">/directory/subdirectory/file</param>
          </service> </services>'
@@ -297,7 +293,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_no_xml_tag parent: { tag: 'serviceinfo' }, tag: 'error'
     get '/source/home:tom/service/_service:download_url:file?expand=1'
     assert_response :success
-    post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=mergeservice', nil
+    post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=mergeservice'
     assert_response :success
     get '/source/home:tom/service'
     assert_response :success
@@ -317,16 +313,14 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_buildtime_service
     login_Iggy
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/service/_meta',
-        "<package project='home:Iggy' name='service'> <title /> <description /> <build><enable/></build></package>"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:Iggy' name='service'> <title /> <description /> <build><enable/></build></package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/service/pack.spec', "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/service/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nName: pack\nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
 
     post '/source/home:Iggy/service?cmd=waitservice'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:Iggy/service/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="set_version" mode="buildtime">
+    put '/source/home:Iggy/service/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version" mode="buildtime">
          <param name="version">0817</param>
          <param name="file">pack.spec</param>
          </service> </services>'
@@ -354,18 +348,17 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_source_commit_with_service
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=waitservice'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="set_version" >
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version" >
          <param name="version">0819</param>
          <param name="file">pack.spec</param> </service> </services>'
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=waitservice'
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', "# Comment \nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=waitservice'
     assert_response :success
@@ -378,7 +371,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     md5sum_spec = doc.elements["//entry[@name='pack.spec']"].attributes['md5']
 
     # do a commit to trigger the service
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/filename?rev=repository', 'CONTENT'
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/filename?rev=repository', params: 'CONTENT'
     assert_response :success
     filelist = '<directory> <entry name="filename" md5="45685e95985e20822fb2538a522a5ccf" /> <entry name="_service" md5="' +
                md5sum_service + '" /> <entry name="pack.spec" md5="' + md5sum_spec + '" /> </directory> '
@@ -418,13 +411,13 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
   def test_run_project_source_service
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', "# Comment \nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
 
     # unknown service
-    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', '<services> <service name="not_existing" /> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="not_existing" /> </services>'
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=runservice'
     assert_response :success
@@ -436,7 +429,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_match(/not_existing.service  No such file or directory/, @response.body)
 
     # unknown parameter
-    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="INVALID">0817</param></service> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="INVALID">0817</param></service> </services>'
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service?cmd=runservice'
     assert_response :success
@@ -448,24 +441,23 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_match(/service parameter &quot;INVALID&quot; is not defined/, @response.body)
 
     # invalid names
-    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', '<services> <service name="set_version ; `ls`" ></service> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version ; `ls`" ></service> </services>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/service name.*contains invalid chars/, @response.body)
-    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', '<services> <service name="../blahfasel" ></service> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="../blahfasel" ></service> </services>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/service name.*contains invalid chars/, @response.body)
-    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="asd; `ls`">0817</param></service> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="asd; `ls`">0817</param></service> </services>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_match(/service parameter.*contains invalid chars/, @response.body)
 
     # reset
-    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service',
-        '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="version">0817</param> <param name="file">pack.spec</param> </service> </services>'
+    put '/source/home:tom/_project/_service', params: '<services> <service name="set_version" > <param name="version">0817</param> <param name="file">pack.spec</param> </service> </services>'
     assert_response :success
 
-    put '/source/home:tom/service2/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service2'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service2/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service2'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
-    put '/source/home:tom/service2/pack.spec', "# Comment \nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service2/pack.spec', params: "# Comment \nVersion: 12\nRelease: 9\nSummary: asd"
     assert_response :success
     post '/source/home:tom/service2?cmd=runservice'
     assert_response :success
@@ -492,7 +484,7 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 401
 
     login_tom
-    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
+    put '/source/home:tom/service/_meta', params: "<package project='home:tom' name='service'> <title /> <description /> </package>"
     assert_response :success
 
     post '/person/tom/token?cmd=create'
@@ -518,18 +510,18 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_match(/No valid token found/, @response.body)
 
     # with wrong token
-    post '/trigger/runservice', nil, { 'Authorization' => 'Token wrong' }
+    post '/trigger/runservice', headers: { 'Authorization' => 'Token wrong' }
     assert_response 404
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'status', attributes: { code: 'not_found' }
 
     # with right token
-    post '/trigger/runservice', nil, { 'Authorization' => "Token #{token}" }
+    post '/trigger/runservice', headers: { 'Authorization' => "Token #{token}" }
     # success, but no source service configured :)
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/no source service defined/, @response.body)
 
     # with global token
-    post '/trigger/runservice?project=home:tom&package=service', nil, { 'Authorization' => "Token #{alltoken}" }
+    post '/trigger/runservice?project=home:tom&package=service', headers: { 'Authorization' => "Token #{alltoken}" }
     # success, but no source service configured :)
     assert_response 404
     assert_match(/no source service defined/, @response.body)
@@ -539,12 +531,12 @@ class SourceServicesTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     tom.state = "locked"
     tom.save!
     # with right token
-    post '/trigger/runservice', nil, { 'Authorization' => "Token #{token}" }
+    post '/trigger/runservice', headers: { 'Authorization' => "Token #{token}" }
     # success, but no source service configured :)
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "no_permission" }
     # with global token
-    post '/trigger/runservice?project=home:tom&package=service', nil, { 'Authorization' => "Token #{alltoken}" }
+    post '/trigger/runservice?project=home:tom&package=service', headers: { 'Authorization' => "Token #{alltoken}" }
     # success, but no source service configured :)
     assert_response 403
     assert_xml_tag tag: "status", attributes: { code: "no_permission" }
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/statistics_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/statistics_controller_test.rb
index d5b161087..7e0bc8d11 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/statistics_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/statistics_controller_test.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ class StatisticsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_adrian
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "test_latest_added")
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "test_latest_added"),
-        '<package project="HiddenProject" name="test_latest_added"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "test_latest_added"), params: '<package project="HiddenProject" name="test_latest_added"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ class StatisticsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_fred
     get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "test_latest_added1")
     assert_response 404
-    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "test_latest_added1"),
-        '<package project="kde4" name="test_latest_added1"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+    put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "test_latest_added1"), params: '<package project="kde4" name="test_latest_added1"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
     assert_response 200
     assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
@@ -55,8 +53,7 @@ class StatisticsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
    login_adrian
    get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "test_latest_added")
    assert_response 404
-   put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "test_latest_added"),
-       '<package project="HiddenProject" name="test_latest_added"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+   put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "HiddenProject", package: "test_latest_added"), params: '<package project="HiddenProject" name="test_latest_added"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
    assert_response 200
    assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
@@ -76,8 +73,7 @@ class StatisticsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
    login_fred
    get url_for(controller: :source, action: :show_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "test_latest_added1")
    assert_response 404
-   put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "test_latest_added1"),
-       '<package project="kde4" name="test_latest_added1"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
+   put url_for(controller: :source, action: :update_package_meta, project: "kde4", package: "test_latest_added1"), params: '<package project="kde4" name="test_latest_added1"> <title/> <description/> </package>'
    assert_response 200
    assert_xml_tag( tag: "status", attributes: { code: "ok"} )
 
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/status_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/status_controller_test.rb
index 78dff27b4..e1fd1cc48 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/status_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/status_controller_test.rb
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ class StatusControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_response 403
 
     login_king
-    put "/status/messages", '<whereareyou/>'
+    put "/status/messages", params: '<whereareyou/>'
     assert_response 400
 
-    put "/status/messages", '<messages><message>nada</message></messages>'
+    put "/status/messages", params: '<messages><message>nada</message></messages>'
     assert_response 400
     assert_xml_tag attributes: { code: 'invalid_record' }
 
-    put "/status/messages", '<message severity="1">I have nothing to say</message>'
+    put "/status/messages", params: '<message severity="1">I have nothing to say</message>'
     assert_response :success
 
     # delete it again
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/tag_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/tag_controller_test.rb
index 75712f7d6..08c62cc75 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/tag_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/tag_controller_test.rb
@@ -998,8 +998,7 @@ class TagControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_tags_by_user_and_object_put_for_a_project
     # Precondition check: Get all tags for Iggy and the home:project.
     login_Iggy
-    get "/tag/get_tags_by_user_and_project", project: 'home:Iggy',
-    user: 'Iggy'
+    get "/tag/get_tags_by_user_and_project", params: { project: 'home:Iggy', user: 'Iggy' }
     assert_response :success
     # checking response-data
     assert_xml_tag tag: "tags",
@@ -1034,7 +1033,7 @@ class TagControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     end
 
     # add tags
-    put url_for(controller: :tag, action: :tags_by_user_and_object, project: 'home:Iggy', user: 'Iggy'), xml.to_s
+    put url_for(controller: :tag, action: :tags_by_user_and_object, project: 'home:Iggy', user: 'Iggy'), params: xml.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # Get data again and check that tags where added or removed
@@ -1064,8 +1063,7 @@ class TagControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   def test_tags_by_user_and_object_put_for_a_package
     # Precondition check: Get all tags for Iggy and a package.
     login_Iggy
-    get "/tag/get_tags_by_user_and_package", project: 'home:Iggy',
-    package: 'TestPack', user: 'Iggy'
+    get "/tag/get_tags_by_user_and_package", params: { project: 'home:Iggy', package: 'TestPack', user: 'Iggy' }
     assert_response :success
     # checking response-data
     assert_xml_tag tag: "tags",
@@ -1103,7 +1101,7 @@ class TagControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # add tags
     put url_for(controller: :tag, action: :tags_by_user_and_object, project: 'home:Iggy',
     package: "TestPack",
-    user: 'Iggy'), xml.to_s
+    user: 'Iggy'), params: xml.to_s
     assert_response :success
 
     # Get data again and check that tags where added or removed
@@ -1152,13 +1150,13 @@ class TagControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     # put request for an unknown user
     put url_for(controller: :tag, action: :tags_by_user_and_object, project: 'home:Iggy',
       package: "TestPack",
-      user: 'Alien'), xml.to_s
+      user: 'Alien'), params: xml.to_s
     assert_response 404
 
     # put request for another user than the logged on user.
     put url_for(controller: :tag, action: :tags_by_user_and_object, project: 'home:Iggy',
       package: "TestPack",
-      user: 'fred'), xml.to_s
+      user: 'fred'), params: xml.to_s
     assert_response 403
   end
 
@@ -1166,13 +1164,11 @@ class TagControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     login_Iggy
 
     # put request for an unknown project
-    get "/tag/tags_by_user_and_object", project: 'AlienProject', user: 'Iggy'
+    get "/tag/tags_by_user_and_object", params: { project: 'AlienProject', user: 'Iggy' }
     assert_response 404
 
     # put request for an unknown package
-    get "/tag/tags_by_user_and_object", project: 'home:Iggy',
-      package: "AlienPackage",
-      user: 'Iggy'
+    get "/tag/tags_by_user_and_object", params: { project: 'home:Iggy', package: "AlienPackage", user: 'Iggy' }
     assert_response 404
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/webui/commits_feed_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/webui/commits_feed_test.rb
index d84c54e44..fbdf52311 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/webui/commits_feed_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/webui/commits_feed_test.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Webui::CommitsFeedTest < Webui::IntegrationTest
     Timecop.freeze(2013, 8, 14, 12, 0, 0) do
       # login_king to: project_show_path(project: 'home:king')
 
-      get '/project/latest_commits/BaseDistro', {starting_at: "2013-08-10", ending_at: "2013-08-13"}
+      get '/project/latest_commits/BaseDistro', params: { starting_at: "2013-08-10", ending_at: "2013-08-13" }
       assert_response :success
       feed = Xmlhash.parse(@response.body)
       assert_equal 'Commits for BaseDistro', feed['title']
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/webui/package_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/webui/package_controller_test.rb
index 7d09f8cf5..796663674 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/webui/package_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/webui/package_controller_test.rb
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class Webui::PackageControllerTest < Webui::IntegrationTest
     page.must_have_text "Revision Log of pack2 (3)"
 
     login_king
-    20.times { |i| put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2/dummy', i.to_s }
+    20.times { |i| put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2/dummy', params: i.to_s }
     visit package_view_revisions_path(project: 'BaseDistro2.0', package: 'pack2')
     page.must_have_text "Revision Log of pack2 (23)"
     all(:css, 'div.commit_item').count.must_equal 20
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class Webui::PackageControllerTest < Webui::IntegrationTest
     click_button "Save changes"
 
     # add 6 new revision to source package
-    6.times { |i| put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/tst_pack/rev_file_test', "revision #{(i + 1)}" }
+    6.times { |i| put '/source/BaseDistro2.0/tst_pack/rev_file_test', params: "revision #{(i + 1)}" }
     # check latest revision
     visit project_show_path(project: "BaseDistro2.0")
     click_link "tst_pack"
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/webui/project_controller_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/webui/project_controller_test.rb
index 414d16d53..37d18ea35 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/webui/project_controller_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/webui/project_controller_test.rb
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ XML
     put '/source/home:Iggy/_config?' + {
         project: 'home:Iggy',
         comment: 'Updated by test'
-      }.to_query, project_config
+      }.to_query, params: project_config
     assert_response :success
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/api/test/functional/zzz_post_consistency_test.rb b/src/api/test/functional/zzz_post_consistency_test.rb
index 5ecc63832..6142f7535 100644
--- a/src/api/test/functional/zzz_post_consistency_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/functional/zzz_post_consistency_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ZZZPostConsistency < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get "/source/My:Maintenance/_meta"
     assert_response :success
 
-    get "/search/project", match: '[maintenance/maintains/@project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject"]'
+    get "/search/project", params: { match: '[maintenance/maintains/@project="BaseDistro2.0:LinkedUpdateProject"]' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'collection', children: { count: 1 }
     assert_xml_tag tag: 'project', attributes: { name: "My:Maintenance" }
diff --git a/src/api/test/integration/last_events_test.rb b/src/api/test/integration/last_events_test.rb
index 94a053ad8..f7955b786 100644
--- a/src/api/test/integration/last_events_test.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/integration/last_events_test.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class LastEventsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 1, count_before - BackendPackage.links.count
 
     # now readd the link (also to fix the fixtures)
-    put('/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2.linked/_link', "<link package=\"pack2\" cicount='copy' />")
+    put('/source/BaseDistro2.0/pack2.linked/_link', params: "<link package=\"pack2\" cicount='copy' />")
     UpdateNotificationEvents.new.perform
     assert_equal count_before, BackendPackage.links.count
   end
diff --git a/src/api/test/test_consistency_helper.rb b/src/api/test/test_consistency_helper.rb
index 2b65ffb50..7df8d2f02 100644
--- a/src/api/test/test_consistency_helper.rb
+++ b/src/api/test/test_consistency_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def resubmit_all_fixtures
     r = @response.body
     next if Project.find_by_name(name).is_locked?
     # FIXME: add some more validation checks here
-    put "/source/#{name}/_meta", r.dup
+    put "/source/#{name}/_meta", params: r.dup
     assert_response :success
     get "/source/#{name}/_meta"
     assert_response :success
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def resubmit_all_fixtures
       assert_response :success
       r = @response.body
       # FIXME: add some more validation checks here
-      put "/source/#{name}/#{p['name']}/_meta", r.dup
+      put "/source/#{name}/#{p['name']}/_meta", params: r.dup
       assert_response :success
       get "/source/#{name}/#{p['name']}/_meta"
       assert_response :success
-- 
2.14.3

Places

File obs-server-2.8-0115-ci-Fix-Rails-HttpPositionalArguments.patch of Package obs-server

Places