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# ARCHFLAGS may or may not matter - I set mine up this way just in case.
~$ echo $ARCHFLAGS
-arch i386 -arch x86_64

# Be sure to compile ruby with --enable-shared
~$ rvm install 1.9.1 --debug --reconfigure -C --enable-shared=yes

# Test to ensure that --enable-shared worked
~$ ruby -e "require 'rbconfig'; puts Config::CONFIG['ENABLE_SHARED']"
yes

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##
# test/spec/mini 3
# http://gist.github.com/25455
# chris@ozmm.org
# file:lib/test/spec/mini.rb
#
def context(*args, &block)
  return super unless (name = args.first) && block
  require 'test/unit'
  klass = Class.new(defined?(ActiveSupport::TestCase) ? ActiveSupport::TestCase : Test::Unit::TestCase) do

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// this scopes the contents to the current spec
// doesn't matter if callback is fired way later than timeout
it "should work"
  var contents
  fs.readFile('foo', function(err, c){
    contents = c
  })

  wait(-{
    contents.should.eql 'bar'

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var client = require("redis").createClient(),
    util = require("util");

client.set("some key", "A value with Unicode: ☕");
client.get("some key", function (err, reply) {
    // a wise user also checks for errors
    console.log("Reply: " + reply);

    client.quit(function(err, reply) {
        console.log("Quit: " + reply);

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require 'rubygems'
require 'redis'

def random_data
    r = rand(2)
    if r == 0
        return rand(10000)
    elsif r == 1
        return "x"*rand(520)
    end