Method: Bio::Command.start_http

Defined in:
lib/bio/command.rb

.start_http(address, port = 80, &block) ⇒ Object

Same as:

Net::HTTP.start(address, port)

and it uses proxy if an environment variable (same as OpenURI.open_uri) is set.

Arguments:

  • (required) address: String containing host name or IP address

  • (optional) port: port (sanme as Net::HTTP::start)

Returns

(same as Net::HTTP::start except for proxy support)



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# File 'lib/bio/command.rb', line 427

def start_http(address, port = 80, &block)
  uri = URI.parse("http://#{address}:#{port}")
  # Note: URI#find_proxy is an unofficial method defined in open-uri.rb.
  # If the spec of open-uri.rb would be changed, we should change below.
  if proxyuri = uri.find_proxy then
    raise 'Non-HTTP proxy' if proxyuri.class != URI::HTTP
    http = Net::HTTP.Proxy(proxyuri.host, proxyuri.port)
  else
    http = Net::HTTP
  end
  http.start(address, port, &block)
end