filling out the gaps

requests/core.py

@@ -50,42 +50,77 @@ class Request(object):
 		
 		object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
 		
-		
+	
+	def _checks(self):
+		pass
+	
 	def send(self, anyway=False):
 		"""Sends the request. 
 		
 		   :param anyway: If True, request will be sent, even if it has already been sent.
 		"""
+		self._checks()
 		
 		if self.method.lower() == 'get':
 			if (not self.sent) or anyway:
-				r = urllib.urlopen('http://kennethreitz.com')
-				self.response.headers = r.headers.dict
-				self.response.status_code = r.code
-				self.response.content =  r.read()
-			
-				success = True
+				try:
+					r = urllib.urlopen('http://kennethreitz.com')
+					self.response.headers = r.headers.dict
+					self.response.status_code = r.code
+					self.response.content =  r.read()
+					
+					success = True
+
+				except Exception:
+					raise RequestException
+				
 			
 		elif self.method.lower() == 'head':
 			if (not self.sent) or anyway:
-				pass
+				try:
+					pass
+					
+					success = True
+
+				except Exception:
+					raise RequestException
 		
 		elif self.method.lower() == 'put':
 			if (not self.sent) or anyway:
-				pass
+				try:
+					pass
+					
+					success = True
+
+				except Exception:
+					raise RequestException
 			
 		elif self.method.lower() == 'post':
 			if (not self.sent) or anyway:
-				pass
+				try:
+					pass
+					
+					success = True
+
+				except Exception:
+					raise RequestException
 
 		elif self.method.lower() == 'delete':
 			if (not self.sent) or anyway:
-				pass
-			
-		#set self.response
+				try:
+					pass
+					
+					success = True
 
-		if success:
-			self.sent = True
+				except Exception:
+					raise RequestException
+			
+		else:
+			raise InvalidMethod
+
+		
+		self.sent = True if success else False
+		
 		return success