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odds_server = Proc.new do |env|
  if env['PATH_INFO'] == '/odds'
    [200, {'Content-Type'=>'application/json'}, '{claim_code:"123-sdfjhsdf"}']
  else
    [404, {}, '']
  end
end

run Rack::Cascade.new([odds_server, Merb::Rack::Application.new])

sco

---
development: &defaults
  :url: http://0.0.0.0:5984/gathering

production: &production
  <<: *defaults
  :url: http://0.0.0.0:5984/gathering

sco

require 'timeout'

class RequestTimeout < Merb::Rack::Middleware

  def initialize(app, seconds)
    super(app)
    @seconds = seconds
  end
  
  def deferred?(env)

sco

class Array

  def weighted_random(weight_method=:weight)
    return nil if empty?                       # return nil if there's no elements
    elements = sort_by { Kernel.rand }         # shuffle the elements.
    weights = elements.map(&weight_method)     # get the weight for each element (e.g.: 5, 10, 2, 0, 1, 5).
    point = Kernel.rand * weights.sum          # pick a random point between zero and the sum of the weights.
    elements.zip(weights).each do |e, weight|  # walk through each element,
      return e if weight >= point              #   and if its weight is >= the point, return it
      point -= weight                          #   otherwise subtract the element's weight from the point