gistfile1.rb

def execute(url,port, options = {})
         options = { :parameters => {}, :debug => false, 
                     :http_timeout => 60, :method => :get, 
                     :headers => {}, :redirect_count => 0, 
                     :max_redirects => 10 }.merge(options)
      .......
         request = case options[:method]
           when :post
             request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.request_uri)
             request.set_form_data(options[:parameters])
             request
           else
             Net::HTTP::Get.new(url.request_uri)
         end
     ......
           response = execute(url, options)
         end
 
         response
       end