Faraday

tool 4 connections

Ruby HTTP client with a middleware architecture. Callaghan (tongue-in-cheek) calls it the best HTTP client in Ruby and uses it as the vehicle for a middleware that structurally logs every outbound API request (URL, duration, attributes) and registers it across the app's API clients.

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library

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Ruby

talk Fix Production Bugs 20 Times Faster

about

Faraday tool

Outbound API logging middleware is demonstrated on Faraday.

question Should everyone just build an HTTP proxy class up front?

about

Faraday tool

Audience member mentions wrapping Faraday behind a single owned HTTP class.

person John Callaghan

recommends

Faraday tool

Jokingly endorses Faraday as the best Ruby HTTP client while demonstrating logging middleware.

concept Faraday outbound logging middleware

uses

Faraday tool

Pattern is implemented as Faraday middleware.

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Created in: Fix Production Bugs 20× Faster with Structured Logging — ... 2026-04-18 07:42
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