gistfile1.rb

require "net/http"

module Blocking

  module Sunspot

    class Server < ::Sunspot::Rails::Server

      def start
        @started = Time.now
        super
        up
      rescue ::Sunspot::Server::AlreadyRunningError
        # do nothing
      end

      private
      def uri
        "http://0.0.0.0:#{port}/solr/"
      end

      def up
        while starting
          puts "Sunspot server is starting..."
        end
        puts "Sunspot server took #{'%.2f' % (Time.now - @started)} sec. to get up and running."
      end

      def starting
        begin
          sleep(1)
          request = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(uri))
          false
        rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED
          true
        end
      end

    end # Server

  end # Sunspot

end # Blocking

Blocking::Sunspot::Server.start