Ruby HTTP DSL

query.rb

# A Micro DSL for NET/HTTP

require 'net/http'
require 'net/https'
require "uri"

# Base class for making HTTP connections

module Query
  
  # A base class for making low level HTTP requests
  
  class Base
  
    attr_accessor :uri, :scheme, :host, :port, :request_url, :path, :query
    
    def initialize uri, *args, &block
      @uri = URI.parse(uri)
      @conn = Net::HTTP.new(@uri.host, @uri.port)
      @scheme = @uri.scheme # => "http"
      @host = @uri.host # => "foo.com"
      @port = @uri.port # => 80
      @request_url = @uri.request_uri # => "/this/is/everything?query=params"
      @path = @uri.path # => "/this/is/everything"
      @query = @uri.query # => "query=params"
    end

    def base_request
      @conn.request(Net::HTTP::Get.new(@uri.request_uri))
    end
  
    # Returns the HTTP status of the initialized uri
    def status
      base_request.code
    end
    
    # Returns the HTTP body
    def body
      base_request.body
    end
    
    # Returns a hash of headers
    def headers
      results = {}
      base_request.each_header do |k,v|
        results.merge!(k => v)
      end
    end
    
    # Get a single header 
    def header param
      headers[param.downcase]
    end
    
    # Perform a HTTP GET request
    def GET
      http = Net::HTTP.new(@uri.host, @uri.port)
      response = http.request(Net::HTTP::Get.new(@uri.request_uri))
      response.to_s
    end
  
    # Perform a HTTP PUT request
    def PUT; end
  
    # Perform a HTTP DELETE request
    def DELETE; end
  
    # Method aliases for a nicer API
    alias_method :get, :GET
    alias_method :put, :PUT
    alias_method :delete, :DELETE
  
  end
end

http = Query::Base.new("http://google.com/")

# Sample Use

puts http.status
puts http.body
puts http.get