httpi.rb in httpi-0.6.0

- old
+ new

@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@
 #
 #   HTTPI.get request do |http|
 #     http.follow_redirect_count = 3  # HTTPClient example
 #   end
 module HTTPI
+
+  REQUEST_METHODS = [:get, :post, :head, :put, :delete]
+
   class << self
 
     # Executes an HTTP GET request.
     def get(request, adapter = nil)
       request = Request.new :url => request if request.kind_of? String
@@ -117,9 +120,15 @@
       
       with request, adapter do |adapter|
         yield adapter.client if block_given?
         adapter.delete request
       end
+    end
+
+    # Executes an HTTP request for the given +method+.
+    def request(method, request, adapter = nil)
+      raise ArgumentError, "Invalid request method: #{method}" unless REQUEST_METHODS.include? method
+      send method, request, adapter
     end
 
   private
 
     # Checks whether +args+ contains of an <tt>HTTPI::Request</tt> or a URL