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@@ -156,29 +156,19 @@ module Viking
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       #   the server can be very telling, so please include as much information 
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       #   as possible.
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       def call_akismet(akismet_function, options={})
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-        http_post(
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-          Net::HTTP.new([options[:api_key], self.class.host].join("."), options[:proxy_host], options[:proxy_port]), 
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-          akismet_function, 
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-          options.update(:blog => options[:blog]).to_query
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-        )
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+        http_post http_instance, akismet_function, options.update(:blog => options[:blog])
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       end
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       # Call to check and verify your API key. You may then call the 
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       # <tt>verified?</tt> method to see if your key has been validated
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       def verify_api_key
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         return :false if invalid_options?
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-        value = http_post(
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-          Net::HTTP.new(self.class.host, self.class.port, options[:proxy_host], options[:proxy_port]), 
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-          'verify-key', 
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-          { 
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-            :key  => options[:api_key], 
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-            :blog => options[:blog] 
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-          }.to_query
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-        )
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+        value = http_post http_instance, 'verify-key', :key  => options[:api_key], :blog => options[:blog]
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         self.verified_key = (value == "valid") ? true : :false
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       end
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-      def http_post(http, action, data)
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+      def http_post(http, action, options = {})
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+        data = options.to_query
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         resp = http.post(self.url(action), data, self.class.standard_headers)
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         log_request(self.url(action), data, resp)
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         resp.body
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@@ -190,5 +180,11 @@ module Viking
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     private
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       attr_accessor :verified_key
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+
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+      def http_instance
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+        Net::HTTP.new([options[:api_key], self.class.host].join("."), options[:proxy_host], options[:proxy_port])
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+        http.read_timeout = http.open_timeout = Viking.timeout_threshold
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+        http
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+      end
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   end
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 end
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@@ -349,19 +349,14 @@ module Viking
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       end
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       def defensio_http
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-        Net::HTTP.new(
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-          self.class.host, 
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-          self.class.port, 
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-          options[:proxy_host], 
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-          options[:proxy_port]
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-        )
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+        http = Net::HTTP.new self.class.host, self.class.port, options[:proxy_host], options[:proxy_port]
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+        http.read_timeout = http.open_timeout = Viking.timeout_threshold
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+        http
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       end
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       def data(params={})
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-        params.
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-          update('owner-url' => options[:blog] || options[:owner_url]).
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-          dasherize_keys.
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-          to_query
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+        params.update('owner-url' => options[:blog] || options[:owner_url])
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+        params.dasherize_keys.to_query
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       end
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     private

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@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ module Viking
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   class Error < StandardError; end
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   class << self
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+    attr_accessor :timeout_threshold
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     attr_accessor :logger
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     attr_accessor :default_engine
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-    attr_accessor :connect_options
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+    attr_writer   :connect_options
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     attr_writer   :default_instance
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+    def connect_options
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+      @connect_options ||= {}
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+    end
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+
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     def default_instance
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       @default_instance ||= connect(default_engine, connect_options)
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     end
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@@ -53,6 +58,8 @@ module Viking
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       default_instance.mark_as_spam_or_ham(is_spam, options)
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     end
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   end
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+
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+  self.timeout_threshold = 5
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 end
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 require 'base'
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