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class method

Gem::RemoteFetcher.new

new(proxy = nil, dns = nil, headers = {})

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

proxy

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

    Example
    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

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

fetching the gem.
See also .fetcher #atomic_copy #cache_update_path also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0