kind=defined
names=new2,new_from_uri
visibility=public

--- new2( uri, proxy=nil, timeout=nil)
--- new_from_uri( uri, proxy=nil, timeout=nil)

:   uri
  URI specifying protocol (http or https), host, port, path, user and password.
  Example: https://user:password@host:port/path
:   proxy
  Is of the form "host:port".
:   timeout
  Defaults to 30.

