# File lib/protocols/httpclient.rb, line 74
74:   def self.request( args = {} )
75:     args[:port] ||= 80
76:     EventMachine.connect( args[:host], args[:port], self ) {|c|
77:       # According to the docs, we will get here AFTER post_init is called.
78:       c.instance_eval {@args = args}
79:     }
80:   end