URI.build

gistfile1.rb

1[22] pry(main)> u = ->() { 10_000.times { uri = URI::HTTP.build :host => "www.example.com", :path => "/foo/bar" } }
=> #<Proc:0x007fd474b2b8f8@(pry):28 (lambda)>
[23] pry(main)> s = ->() { 10_000.times { str = "http://www.example.com/" << "foo/bar" } }
=> #<Proc:0x007fd474b47260@(pry):29 (lambda)>
[24] pry(main)> Benchmark.bmbm {|b| b.report &u; b.report &s };
Rehearsal ------------------------------------
   0.510000   0.000000   0.510000 (  0.507082)
   0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.014184)
--------------------------- total: 0.520000sec

       user     system      total        real
   0.500000   0.000000   0.500000 (  0.502809)
   0.010000   0.000000   0.010000 (  0.006459)
[25] pry(main)>