Benchmark HTTParty vs HTTP.rb with sample API fetching

_benchmark_httparty_httrb.rb

require 'benchmark'
require 'httparty'
require 'http'

puts '------------- HTTParty ---------------'
time = Benchmark.measure do
  class ChuckNorrisIO
    attr_writer :category

    include HTTParty
    base_uri 'api.chucknorris.io'

    def random_joke
      self.class.get('/jokes/random', options)
    end

    def categories
      self.class.get('/jokes/categories')
    end

    def options
      {
        category: @category
      }.compact
    end
  end

  chuck = ChuckNorrisIO.new
  categ = chuck.categories.sample
  p categ
  chuck.category = categ
  3.times { p chuck.random_joke['value'] }
end

puts time

puts '------------- HTTP.rb ---------------'
time = Benchmark.measure do
  class ChuckNorrisIO2
    attr_accessor :category

    def random_joke
      resp = client.get('/jokes/random', params: options)
      resp.parse(:json) if resp.status.success?
    end

    def categories
      resp = client.get('/jokes/categories')
      resp.parse(:json) if resp.status.success?
    end

    def client
      @client ||= build_client
    end

    def options
      {
        category: @category
      }.compact
    end

    private

    def build_client
      @client = HTTP.persistent 'https://api.chucknorris.io'
    end
  end
  chuck2 = ChuckNorrisIO2.new
  categ = chuck2.categories.sample
  p categ
  chuck2.category = categ
  3.times { p chuck2.random_joke['value'] }
end

puts time

Gemfile

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'httparty'
gem 'http'

stdout

------------- HTTParty ---------------
"food"
"Chuck Norris was in Terminator 2. He was Judgement Day."
"Chuck Norris has never had to start back at 'square one'. If he ever messes up, he'll start back at octagon fifty-two."
"Chuck Norris turned down the role of Han Solo's father."
  0.049189   0.004707   0.053896 (  1.062062)
------------- HTTP.rb ---------------
"science"
"Science Fact: Roundhouse kicks are comprised primarily of an element called Chucktanium."
"The easiest way to determine Chuck Norris' age is to cut him in half and count the rings."
"Chuck Norris knows the last digit of pi."
  0.017910   0.003547   0.021457 (  0.461541)