1 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index 4404a9426..c56d13b57 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 ##
 ## .. code-block:: Nim
 ##   var client = newHttpClient()
-##   echo(getContent("http://google.com"))
+##   echo client.getContent("http://google.com")
 ##
 ## The same action can also be performed asynchronously, simply use the
 ## ``AsyncHttpClient``:
 ##
 ## .. code-block:: Nim
 ##   var client = newAsyncHttpClient()
-##   echo(await getContent("http://google.com"))
+##   echo await client.getContent("http://google.com")
 ##
 ## The functionality implemented by ``HttpClient`` and ``AsyncHttpClient``
 ## is the same, so you can use whichever one suits you best in the examples
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@
 ##
 ##   echo client.postContent("http://validator.w3.org/check", multipart=data)
 ##
+## You can also make post requests with custom headers. 
+## This example sets ``Content-Type`` to ``application/json``
+## and uses a json object for the body
+##
+## .. code-block:: Nim
+##   import httpclient, json
+##   
+##   let client = newHttpClient()
+##   client.headers = newHttpHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" })
+##   let body = %*{
+##       "data": "some text"
+##   }
+##   echo client.request("http://some.api", httpMethod = HttpPost, body = $body)
+##
 ## Progress reporting
 ## ==================
 ##
@@ -432,7 +446,7 @@ proc request*(url: string, httpMethod: string, extraHeaders = "",
 
 
   # get the socket ready. If we are connecting through a proxy to SSL,
-  # send the appropiate CONNECT header. If not, simply connect to the proper
+  # send the appropriate CONNECT header. If not, simply connect to the proper
   # host (which may still be the proxy, for normal HTTP)
   if proxy != nil and hostUrl.scheme == "https":
     when defined(ssl):
@@ -736,7 +750,7 @@ proc newHttpClient*(userAgent = defUserAgent,
   ## ``proxy`` specifies an HTTP proxy to use for this HTTP client's
   ## connections.
   ##
-  ## ``timeout`` specifies the number of miliseconds to allow before a
+  ## ``timeout`` specifies the number of milliseconds to allow before a
   ## ``TimeoutError`` is raised.
   new result
   result.headers = newHttpHeaders()
@@ -944,8 +958,10 @@ proc parseResponse(client: HttpClient | AsyncHttpClient,
 proc newConnection(client: HttpClient | AsyncHttpClient,
                    url: Uri) {.multisync.} =
   if client.currentURL.hostname != url.hostname or
-      client.currentURL.scheme != url.scheme:
-    if client.connected: client.close()
+      client.currentURL.scheme != url.scheme or
+      client.currentURL.port != url.port:
+    if client.connected:
+      client.close()
 
     when client is HttpClient:
       client.socket = newSocket()