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Persistent connections using Net::HTTP plus a speed fix for 1.8. It’s thread-safe too!

Documentation

Changes

• Minor Enhancements

  • Proxy support, see Net::HTTP::Persistent::new, Net::HTTP::Persistent#proxy_from_env

  • Added name parameter to Net::HTTP::Persistent::new for separation of connection pools.

  • Added Net::HTTP::Persistent#shutdown so you can clean up after yourself

  • Net::HTTP::Persistent now suppresses “peer certificate won’t be verified in this SSL session” warning.

• Bug Fixes

  • Net::HTTP::Persistent retries requests in accordance with RFC 2616.