Override net/http in Ruby, to support LibreSSL

Author: pimterry

overrides/gems/net/http.rb

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+# Remove this module from LOAD_PATH, so we can load the real one
+gem_override_path = File.expand_path('..', __dir__) # parent dir, we're a subfolder
+$LOAD_PATH.reject! { |path| File.expand_path(path) == gem_override_path }
+
+# Override net/http, the built-in HTTP module to inject our cert
+# This isn't necessary with OpenSSL (doesn't hurt), but LibreSSL ignores
+# the SSL_CERT_FILE setting, so we need to be more explicit:
+require 'net/http'
+module Net
+    module HTTPHttpToolkitExtensions
+        def ca_file=(path)
+            # If you try to use a certificate, use ours instead
+            super(ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE'])
+        end
+
+        def cert_store=(store)
+            # If you try to use a whole store of certs, use ours instead
+            self.ca_file = ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE']
+        end
+
+        def use_ssl=(val)
+            # If you try to use SSL, make sure you trust our cert first
+            self.ca_file = ENV['SSL_CERT_FILE']
+            super(val)
+        end
+    end
+
+    class HTTP
+        prepend HTTPHttpToolkitExtensions
+    end
+end
+
+# Put this override directory back on LOAD_PATH
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(gem_override_path)