Object Store marshal object and save them to files in ruby http://marcuswestinblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/save-ruby-objects-to-disk-for-later.html

object_store.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
require 'rubygems'

class ObjectStash
  def self.store obj, file_name
    marshal_dump = Marshal.dump(obj)
    file = File.new(file_name,'w')
    file.write marshal_dump
    file.close
    return obj
  end

  def self.load file_name
    begin
      file = File.open(file_name, 'r')
    ensure
      obj = Marshal.load file.read
      file.close
      return obj
    end
  end
end