net_http_quickness.rb

require 'net/http'
require 'securerandom'

t0 = Time.now
uri = URI.parse("http://a.com")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
puts "first call to net/http took this much time #{Time.now-t0}"


10.times do |i|
  t0 = Time.now
  uri = URI.parse("http://apple.com?rand=#{SecureRandom.hex}")
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
  res = http.request(request)
  puts  "call #{i}: #{Time.now-t0}"
end

10.times do |i|
  t0 = Time.now
  uri = URI.parse("http://google.com?rand=#{SecureRandom.hex}")
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
  res = http.request(request)
  puts  "call #{i}: #{Time.now-t0}"
end