class RestClient::Request

def net_http_object(hostname, port)
  p_uri = proxy_uri
  if p_uri.nil?
    # no proxy set
    Net::HTTP.new(hostname, port)
  elsif !p_uri
    # proxy explicitly set to none
    Net::HTTP.new(hostname, port, nil, nil, nil, nil)
  else
    Net::HTTP.new(hostname, port,
                  p_uri.hostname, p_uri.port, p_uri.user, p_uri.password)
  end
end