Test response speed (somewhat poorly)

test_response_speed.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Given a URL, hit it a bunch of times and record the time it takes
# please dont use this for DDOS

TRIALS = 100

url = ARGV[0]

if !url
  puts "Bro, gotta have a url"
  exit
end

puts "Hitting '#{url}' #{TRIALS} times..."

beginning_time = Time.now
TRIALS.times do
  `curl -sIXGET #{url} > /dev/null`
end
end_time = Time.now

total_time = (end_time - beginning_time) * 1000
average_time = total_time / TRIALS

puts "#{TRIALS} requests took #{total_time} milliseconds"
puts "On average, a request took #{average_time} milliseconds"