Ruby HTTP client benchmark

gistfile1.txt

  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | tach                     | total     |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | curb (persistent)        | 2.519088  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | em-http-request          | 2.731645  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | Typhoeus                 | 2.851911  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | StreamlyFFI (persistent) | 2.853786  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | http (persistent)        | 2.970702  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | http                     | 3.588964  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | HTTParty                 | 3.931913  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | Net::HTTP                | 3.959342  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | Net::HTTP (persistent)   | 4.043674  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | open-uri                 | 4.479817  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | Excon (persistent)       | 4.618361  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | Excon                    | 4.701262  |
  +--------------------------+-----------+
  | RestClient               | 26.832668 |
  +--------------------------+-----------+