gistfile1.rb

begin
  loop do
    puts "in loop"
    if o = IO.select([input, ssl_socket].compact, nil, nil, activity_timeout)
      puts "in select if"
      if (input && (o.first.first == input))
        puts "in if"
        data = input.readpartial(10000)
        puts "read partial"
        ssl_socket.write(data)
        puts "wrote"
        ssl_socket.flush
        puts "flushed"
      elsif (o.first.first == ssl_socket)
        puts "in else"
        data = ssl_socket.readpartial(10000)
        puts "read partial" 
        output.write(data)
        puts "wrote"
      end
    else
      raise(Timeout::Error.new)
    end
  end
rescue EOFError, Errno::EIO =>e
  puts "Rescuing from error: #{e.inspect}"
end