test.rb

# Need to block
begin
  json = Timeout.timeout 3 do
    Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port).start do |https|
      https.request_get(uri.request_uri)
    end
  end
rescue Timeout::Error
  if @retries >= 3
    return {return: 'Gateway Timeout.', response: 504}
  end
  @retries+=1
  sleep(1)
  retry # Don't flood them.
end
# Need to block
# When I run the method it just keeps going and below this it tries to parse the JSON but errors out with NameError