custom messages on exceptions

timeout_error_with_custom_error_message.rb

require 'httparty'

class Rocker
  include HTTParty
  def initialize(timeout = 1)
    self.class.default_timeout(timeout)
  end

  def rock
    self.class.get("http://127.0.0.1:1337/")
  rescue Timeout::Error => e
    raise e, "fuuu"
  end
end

begin
  Rocker.new.rock
rescue Timeout::Error => e
  puts e.message
  puts e.class
end