Class for representing HTTP method GET:

require 'net/http'
uri = URI('http://example.com')
hostname = uri.hostname # => "example.com"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri) # => #<Net::HTTP::Get GET>
res = Net::HTTP.start(hostname) do |http|
  http.request(req)
end

See Request Headers.

Properties:

• Request body: optional.

• Response body: yes.

• Safe: yes.

• Idempotent: yes.

• Cacheable: yes.

Related:

• Net::HTTP.get: sends GET request, returns response body.

• Net::HTTP#get: sends GET request, returns response object.