request_faker.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'net/http'

url = ARGV[0]
uri = URI(url)

users = ARGV[1].to_i

$requests = 0
$errors = 0

initial_time = Time.now

for i in 0..users
  Thread.new do
    begin
      while true
        response = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri) # => String
        $requests += 1
      end
    rescue StandardError => e
      $errors += 1
      error_pct = ($errors / $requests.to_f) * 100
      time_elapsed = ((Time.now - initial_time) / 60).round(2)

      p "Error(%): #{error_pct}. Total Time: #{time_elapsed} mins"

      retry
    end
  end
end

sleep(300)