ree-1.8.7-2009.10 > require 'mysql_binlog'
 => true
ree-1.8.7-2009.10 > b = MysqlBinlog::Binlog.new("mysql-bin.010156")
 => #<MysqlBinlog::Binlog:0x10160a4f8 @format_cache={[{:length=>4, :format=>"V", :name=>:timestamp}, {:length=>1, :format=>"C", :name=>:event_type}, {:length=>4, :format=>"V", :name=>:server_id}, {:length=>4, :format=>"V", :name=>:event_length}, {:length=>4, :format=>"V", :name=>:next_position}, {:length=>2, :format=>"v", :name=>:flags}]=>{:length=>19, :format=>"VCVVVv"}, [{:length=>4, :format=>"V", :name=>:magic}]=>{:length=>4, :format=>"V"}, [{:length=>2, :format=>"v", :name=>:binlog_version}, {:length=>50, :format=>"A50", :name=>:server_version}, {:length=>4, :format=>"V", :name=>:create_timestamp}, {:length=>1, :format=>"C", :name=>:header_length}]=>{:length=>57, :format=>"vA50VC"}}, @fde={:header_length=>19, :binlog_version=>4, :server_version=>"5.0.84-percona-highperf-b19-log"}, @binlog=#<File:mysql-bin.010156>, @filename="mysql-bin.010156">
ree-1.8.7-2009.10 > pp b.read_event
{:type=>:query_event,
 :header=>
  {:flags=>8,
   :timestamp=>1326307010,
   :event_type=>2,
   :server_id=>167852170,
   :event_length=>59,
   :position=>98,
   :next_position=>157},
 :event=>
  {:error_code=>0,
   :status_length=>21,
   :db=>"",
   :thread_id=>397766020,
   :query_length=>5,
   :elapsed_time=>1,
   :position=>117,
   :query=>"BEGIN",
   :db_length=>0},
 :position=>98}
 => nil