From: why the lucky stiff Date: 2006-09-08T11:31:03+09:00 Subject: [ANN] sandbox 0.2 The 0.2 release of the FreakyFreakySandbox is here. I almost had to add a third Freaky because of some thread-related haps, but they've all been sufficient scared and squared. Everything is now calm, like grapes on a gold platter. gem install sandbox --source code.whytheluckystiff.net Or there's a dist (with setup.rb inside): http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/dist/sandbox-0.2.tgz You will need to patch your Ruby 1.8.5 to do this. Instructions: The sandbox extension lets you create new Ruby environments, either restricted or featureful. Need a safe little housing for dangerous code, with an explode-proof shield on it? Aha, get over here. Or, need to load a conflicting library into a safe, clean Ruby? See, look at all these reasons. box = Sandbox.safe(:timeout => 10) answer = box.eval(unsafe_code) Looksee, in this release: a timer. If you can best it, I will give you a free, no-strings-attached photograph of young Hayley Mills. The sandbox is often prefixed FreakyFreaky, as a warning to all that this is an extreme hack, very experimental -- practically implausible. However, it turns out that Ruby threading kind of does this trick anyway, so it's not really that bad. Anyway, I like the prefix and I call the shots on this one, guys. For more instructions, steps and things, the wiki and bug tracker is: _why