gistfile1.rb

require 'socket'

client = TCPSocket.new('localhost', 4481)
payload = "Lorem ipsum" * 100_000

total_bytes_written = 0
remaining_payload = payload

begin
  puts 'looping'
  IO.select(nil, [client])                           # wait until the client is ready (this prevents EAGAIN)
  bytes = client.write_nonblock(remaining_payload)   # write as much as we can
  rest_of_payload = payload[bytes..-1]               # slice off the rest of the payload
  total_bytes_written += bytes                       # maintain the count of total bytes written so far
end while total_bytes_written < payload.size