HTTP clients

httparty

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Makes http fun! Also, makes consuming restful web services dead easy. Last commit: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:21:26 +0000

gem install httparty

Downloads: 94915

 v0.6.1
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typhoeus

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Like a modern code version of the mythical beast with 100 serpent heads, Typhoeus runs HTTP requests in parallel while cleanly encapsulating handling logic. Last commit: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:48:38 +0000

gem install typhoeus

Downloads: 11424

 v0.1.31
831

mechanize

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The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects, can follow links, and submit forms. Form fields can be populated and submitted. Mechanize also keeps track of the sites that you have visited as a history. Last commit: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:09:31 +0000

gem install mechanize

Downloads: 62484

 v1.0.0
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em-http-request

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EventMachine based, async HTTP Request interface Last commit: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:43:59 +0000

gem install em-http-request

Downloads: 6476

 v0.2.10
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rest-client

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A simple Simple HTTP and REST client for Ruby, inspired by the Sinatra microframework style of specifying actions: get, put, post, delete. Last commit: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:58:47 +0000

gem install rest-client

Downloads: 133396

 v1.6.0
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curb

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Curb (probably CUrl-RuBy or something) provides Ruby-language bindings for the libcurl(3), a fully-featured client-side URL transfer library. cURL and libcurl live at http://curl.haxx.se/ Last commit: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:50:41 +0000

gem install curb

Downloads: 52722

 v0.7.7.1
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patron

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Ruby HTTP client library based on libcurl Last commit: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:56:08 +0000

gem install patron

Downloads: 4530

 v0.4.6
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restfulie

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Hypermedia aware resource based library in ruby (client side) and ruby on rails (server side). Last commit: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:11:31 +0000

gem install restfulie

Downloads: 1661

 v0.8.1
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nestful

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Simple Ruby HTTP/REST client with a sane API Last commit: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:51:37 +0000

gem install nestful

Downloads: 558

 v0.0.2
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weary

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A tiny DSL that makes the consumption of RESTful web services simple. Last commit: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:05:10 +0000

gem install weary

Downloads: 2506

 v0.7.2
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wrest

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Wrest is a HTTP and REST client library which allows you to quickly build well encapsulated, object oriented wrappers around any web service. Last commit: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:53:12 +0000

gem install wrest

Downloads: 2212

 v0.1.2
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excon

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EXtended http(s) CONnections Last commit: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:29:39 +0000

gem install excon

Downloads: 4644

 v0.2.0
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