started extracting the http layer

lib/couchrest/core/http_abstraction.rb

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+require 'couchrest/core/adapters/restclient'
+
+# Abstraction layet for HTTP communications.
+#                                           
+# By defining a basic API that CouchRest is relying on,
+# it allows for easy experimentations and implementations of various libraries.
+# 
+# Most of the API is based on the RestClient API that was used in the early version of CouchRest.
+#
+module HttpAbstraction
+  
+  # here is the list of exception expected by CouchRest
+  # please convert the underlying errors in this set of known
+  # exceptions.
+  class ResourceNotFound < StandardError; end
+  class RequestFailed < StandardError; end
+  class RequestTimeout < StandardError; end
+  class ServerBrokeConnection < StandardError; end
+  class Conflict < StandardError; end
+  
+  
+  # # Here is the API you need to implement if you want to write a new adapter
+  # # See adapters/restclient.rb for more information.
+  #
+  # def self.proxy=(url)
+  # end
+  #      
+  # def self.proxy
+  # end
+  #
+  # def self.get(uri, headers=nil)
+  # end
+  # 
+  # def self.post(uri, payload, headers=nil)
+  # end
+  # 
+  # def self.put(uri, payload, headers=nil)
+  # end
+  # 
+  # def self.delete(uri, headers=nil)
+  # end
+  # 
+  # def self.copy(uri, headers)
+  # end    
+ 
+end
+
+HttpAbstraction.extend(RestClientAdapter::API)