Ruby RHP Checker

#!/usr/bin/ruby
# Log in to Red Hot Pawn, check if there are games waiting, and print a message
# indicating the result.

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

MAIL='you@example.com'
PASS='password'
QUERY_URL=URI::parse('http://www.redhotpawn.com/xml/xstatus/gameswaitingxml.php')

begin
  # log in and get cookies
  response=Net::HTTP.post_form(QUERY_URL, {'loginemail'=>MAIL, 'loginpassword'=>PASS})
  raise "HTTP response code #{response.code}" if response.code != "200"

  # demonstrate once logged in

  # parse cookies and build cookie string for request.
  # this is a bit quick and dirty, it picks out cookies with names
  # beginning 'rhp_'. it might break if RHP change something.
  #cookies=response['set-cookie'].scan(/rhp_.+?=.+?;/).join(' ')

  # get games waiting
  #response=Net::HTTP.start(QUERY_URL.host) do |http|
  #  http.get(QUERY_URL.path, {'cookie' => cookies})
  #end
  
  count=response.body.match(/<gameswaiting>(.+?)<\/gameswaiting>/)[1].to_i
  puts "#{count} games waiting" 
rescue 
  puts "Script failed: #{$!}"
end