gitlabhq/app/models/web_hook.rb

class WebHook < ActiveRecord::Base
  include HTTParty

  # HTTParty timeout
  default_timeout 10

  belongs_to :project

  validates :url,
            presence: true,
            format: {
              with: URI::regexp(%w(http https)),
              message: "should be a valid url" }

  def execute(data)
    WebHook.post(url, body: data.to_json)
  rescue
    # There was a problem calling this web hook, let's forget about it.
  end
end