fetch.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'net/https'
require 'rubygems'

def fetch(uri_str, limit = 10)
  raise ArgumentError, 'HTTP redirect too deep' if limit == 0

  req_url = URI.parse(uri_str)

  http = Net::HTTP.new(req_url.host, req_url.port)
  http.use_ssl = (req_url.port == 443)
  http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
  http.open_timeout = 3 # in seconds
  http.read_timeout = 3 # in seconds

  response = Net::HTTP.get_response(req_url)
  case response
  when Net::HTTPSuccess     then response.body
  when Net::HTTPRedirection then fetch(response['location'], limit - 1)
  else
    response.error!
  end
end

puts fetch('http://kessel.friocorte.com/')

puts fetch('https://kessel.friocorte.com/')

testing