patron_timeout.rb

def build_response(soap_request, retries = 0)
  request_uri = URI.parse soap_request.url
  request_http = Patron::Session.new
  request_http.timeout = 10
  request_http.base_url = request_uri.host
  begin
    raw_response = request_http.post(request_uri.path, soap_request.content, soap_request.headers).body
  rescue Patron::TimeoutError
    Rails.logger.debug "Patron timed out while attempting to connect to the Web Service"
    if retries = 5 then throw
    build_response soap_request, retries + 1
  end
  response = @soap_client.response soap_request, raw_response
  parsed_response = JSON.parse response.body_hash['GetMonthlyReportDataResult']

  parsed_response['resultSet']
end