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socket_read_nothing.rb
require 'socket'
socket = TCPSocket.new('127.0.0.1', 80)
# In JRuby 1.7.10, reading 0 bytes blocks the caller.
# In MRI 1.9.3 and 2.1.1, reading 0 bytes immediately returns an empty string.
socket.read(0)
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