Quick script to check how long it takes to get an http resource

checkfeed.rb

require 'curb'

if ARGV[0].nil? || ARGV[1].nil?
  puts "usage 'ruby checkfeed.rb FEEDURL TIMESTORUN'"
else
  ttr = ARGV[1].to_i
  x = 0
  while x < ttr  
    http = Curl.get(ARGV[0])
    puts http.total_time
    x = x + 1
    sleep(5)
  end
end