net-http-persistent versions 1.9 and 2.0 has been released!
* http://docs.seattlerb.org/net-http-persistent
* https://github.com/drbrain/net-http-persistent
Manages persistent connections using Net::HTTP plus a speed fix for Ruby 1.8.
It's thread-safe too!
Using persistent HTTP connections can dramatically increase the speed of HTTP.
Creating a new HTTP connection for every request involves an extra TCP
round-trip and causes TCP congestion avoidance negotiation to start over.
Net::HTTP supports persistent connections with some API methods but does not
handle reconnection gracefully. net-http-persistent supports reconnection
and retry according to RFC 2616.
Changes:
=== 2.0 / 2011-08-26
* Incompatibility
* Net::HTTP::Persistent#verify_mode now defaults to
OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER. This may cause HTTPS request failures if your
default certificate store lacks the correct certificates.
=== 1.9 / 2011-08-26
* Minor Enhancement
* Added Net::HTTP::Persistent#cert_store to set an SSL certificate store
which defaults to the OpenSSL default certificate store.
HTTPS server certificates will be validated when this option is combined
with setting Net::HTTP::Persistent#verify_mode to
OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER.