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+#pragma once
+
+#include "string_tools.h"
+#include "net/http_client.h"
+
+namespace tools {
+
+class t_http_connection {
+private:
+  epee::net_utils::http::http_simple_client * mp_http_client;
+  bool m_ok;
+public:
+  static unsigned int const TIMEOUT = 200000;
+
+  t_http_connection(
+      epee::net_utils::http::http_simple_client * p_http_client
+    , uint32_t ip
+    , uint16_t port
+    )
+    : mp_http_client(p_http_client)
+  {
+    // TODO fix http client so that it accepts properly typed arguments
+    std::string ip_str = epee::string_tools::get_ip_string_from_int32(ip);
+    std::string port_str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(port);
+    m_ok = mp_http_client->connect(ip_str, port_str, TIMEOUT);
+  }
+
+  ~t_http_connection()
+  {
+    if (m_ok)
+    {
+      mp_http_client->disconnect();
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool is_open()
+  {
+    return m_ok;
+  }
+}; // class t_http_connection
+
+} // namespace tools