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require 'net/https'
require 'uri'
usernames_to_check = %W(macedo _macedo)
available = []
usernames_to_check.each do |username|
uri = URI.parse "https://twitter.com/#{username}"
http = Net::HTTP.new uri.host, uri.port
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
response = http.request(request)
available.push(username) if response.code == 404
end
puts available.empty? ? 'unavailable' : available.join(', ')
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