Net::HTTP error -- getaddrinfo: nodename nor servname provid

biot023 · April 7, 2010, 10:58pm

Hi – I have an app that exists, is running on ssl, & is running happily
on Heroku.
I’ve exposed a web service on it that is called by this code:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/biot023/359437

net_http_with_ssl_example.rb

    uri = URI.parse( "https://myapp.heroku.com" )
    http = Net::HTTP.new( uri.port, uri.host )
    http.use_ssl = true
    request = Net::HTTP::Post.new( "/mobile_app/timesheet_uploads.json" )
    request["content-type"] = "application/json"
    request.body = JSON.generate( { upload_data: upload_data } )
    request.basic_auth( MyConfig::USERNAME, MyConfig::PASSWORD )
    response = http.request( request )

    # last line creates this error: "getaddrinfo: nodename nor servname provided, or not known"

As far as I can tell, everything is absolutely correct (although I’ve
been at this for hours, so may be missing something obvious), but I’m
still getting the following error from the last line when I try to run
it: “getaddrinfo: nodename nor servname provided, or not known”
And here is a stack trace for completeness’ sake:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/biot023/359444

gistfile1.sh

getaddrinfo: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:581:in `initialize'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:581:in `open'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:581:in `block in connect'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/timeout.rb:44:in `timeout'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/timeout.rb:82:in `timeout'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:581:in `connect'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:574:in `do_start'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:563:in `start'
/Users/douglivesey/.rvm/ruby-1.9.1-p243/lib/ruby/1.9.1/net/http.rb:1094:in `request'

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Any advice anyone can offer would be very gratefully received!
Cheers,
Doug.