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+# ureq
+
+> Minimal request library in rust.
+
+## Usage
+
+```rust
+#[macro_use]
+extern create ureq;
+
+// sync post request of some json.
+let resp = ureq::post("https://myapi.acme.com/ingest")
+    .set("X-My-Header", "Secret")
+    .send_json(json!({
+        "name": "martin",
+        "rust": true
+    }));
+
+// .ok() tells if response is 200-299.
+assert!(resp.unwrap().ok());
+```
+
+## Motivation
+
+  * Minimal dependency tree
+  * Obvious API
+
+This library tries to provide a convenient request library with a minimal dependency
+tree and an obvious API. It is inspired by libraries like
+[superagent](http://visionmedia.github.io/superagent/) and
+[fetch API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API).
+
+### Sync (for now)
+
+This library uses blocking socket reads and writes, for now.
+The async story in rust is in heavy development and when used
+currently pulls in a heavy dependency tree (tokio etc). Once
+more async support is in rust core and won't drag those
+dependencies, this library might change.
+
+## License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2018 Martin Algesten
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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