Question 1

How to stream large file downloads with http.rb?

Accepted Answer

Use the #readpartial method on the response body to read in chunks; bind the body to a variable and call readpartial repeatedly until it returns nil, as shown in the README example for efficient memory usage.

Question 2

Is http.rb thread-safe for concurrent API requests?

Accepted Answer

Yes, configured sessions can be shared across threads safely, but for persistent connections, you need the connection_pool gem to handle pooling, as noted in the thread safety section to avoid issues.

Question 3

http.rb vs Faraday: which is better for Ruby?

Accepted Answer

http.rb offers a cleaner, chainable API and better performance with native parsing, while Faraday has a larger middleware ecosystem for plugins; choose http.rb for speed and simplicity, Faraday for extensibility.

Question 4

Can http.rb handle WebSocket connections?

Accepted Answer

No, http.rb is focused on HTTP/1.1 and does not support WebSockets natively; for real-time communication, you'd need a separate library like websocket-driver alongside it.

Question 5

How to set up persistent connections with http.rb?

Accepted Answer

Use the persistent method with a block, as shown in the base URI example: HTTP.persistent('https://example.com') { |http| http.get('/path') } to reuse connections and improve performance.

Question 6

Does http.rb support HTTP/2 for faster requests?

Accepted Answer

The README doesn't mention HTTP/2 support, so it likely only handles HTTP/1.1; if you need HTTP/2 features like multiplexing, consider alternatives like httpx or check for community extensions.

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