class Typhoeus::Easy

def method=(method)
  @method = method
  if method == :get
    set_option(OPTION_VALUES[:CURLOPT_HTTPGET], 1)
  elsif method == :post
    set_option(OPTION_VALUES[:CURLOPT_HTTPPOST], 1)
    self.post_data = ""
  elsif method == :put
    set_option(OPTION_VALUES[:CURLOPT_UPLOAD], 1)
    self.request_body = "" unless @request_body
  elsif method == :head
    set_option(OPTION_VALUES[:CURLOPT_NOBODY], 1)
  else
    set_option(OPTION_VALUES[:CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST], method.to_s.upcase)
  end
end