# File lib/em/protocols/httpclient.rb, line 70
70:       def self.request( args = {} )
71:         args[:port] ||= 80
72:         EventMachine.connect( args[:host], args[:port], self ) {|c|
73:           # According to the docs, we will get here AFTER post_init is called.
74:           c.instance_eval {@args = args}
75:         }
76:       end