Using Net::HTTP.get for an https url

Question

I\'m trying to use Net::HTTP.get() for an https URL:

@data = Net::HTTP.get(uri, Net::HTTP.https_default_port())

However, I get

Answer 1

EDIT: My approach works, but @jason-yeo's approach is far easier.

It appears as of 2.1.2 the preferred a documented method is as follows (directly quoting the documentation):

HTTPS is enabled for an HTTP connection by #use_ssl=.

uri = URI('https://secure.example.com/some_path?query=string')

Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port,   
  :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new uri

  response = http.request request # Net::HTTPResponse object 
end 

In previous versions of Ruby you would need to require ‘net/https’ to use HTTPS. This is no longer true.