method

new

ruby latest stable - Class: Gem::RemoteFetcher
new(proxy=nil, dns=Resolv::DNS.new, headers={})
public

Initialize a remote fetcher using the source URI and possible proxy information.

proxy

  • [String]: explicit specification of proxy; overrides any environment

    variable setting
    
  • nil: respect environment variables (HTTP_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY_USER,

    HTTP_PROXY_PASS)
    
  • :no_proxy: ignore environment variables and _don’t_ use a proxy

dns: An object to use for DNS resolution of the API endpoint.

By default, use Resolv::DNS.

headers: A set of additional HTTP headers to be sent to the server when

fetching the gem.