g_test.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'benchmark'

def graphite_test(host)
  system("echo 'ap.test.foo 1 #{Time.now.to_i}' | nc #{host} 2003")
  # send(metric_path value unix_timestamp)
  # example: send("foo.bar.baz my_value 12345678")
end

%w(
  fenris-i-b923bcc1.prod.falcon.utorrent.com
  panoptes.bittorrent.com
).each do |host|
  processing_time = Benchmark.realtime do
    graphite_test(host)
  end

  elapsed = processing_time > 60 ? "#{(processing_time / 60).to_i}m #{(processing_time % 60).round(2)}s" : "#{processing_time.round(2)}s"
  puts "Processed #{host} in #{elapsed}"
end