io_buffer.rb - use StringIO instead of String

lib/puma/io_buffer.rb

@@ -1,11 +1,32 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'stringio'
+
 module Puma
-  class IOBuffer < String
-    def append(*args)
-      args.each { |a| concat(a) }
+  class IOBuffer < StringIO
+    def initialize
+      super.binmode
+    end
+
+    def reset
+      truncate 0
+      rewind
     end
 
-    alias reset clear
+    def read
+      rewind
+      super.tap { |s| truncate 0; rewind }
+    end
+
+    alias_method :to_s, :string
+
+    # before Ruby 2.5, `write` would only take one bytes/string argument
+    if RUBY_VERSION >= '2.5'
+      alias_method :append, :write
+    else
+      def append(*strs)
+        strs.each { |str| write str }
+      end
+    end
   end
 end