UptimeClient constructor

UptimeSharp/IUptimeClient.cs

@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ namespace UptimeSharp
 {
   public interface IUptimeClient
   {
+    string ApiKey { get; set; }
   }
 }

UptimeSharp/UptimeClient.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,60 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace UptimeSharp
 {
+  /// <summary>
+  /// UptimeClient
+  /// </summary>
   public class UptimeClient : IUptimeClient
   {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// REST client used for the API communication
+    /// </summary>
+    protected readonly HttpClient _restClient;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Caches HTTP headers from last response
+    /// </summary>
+    private HttpResponseHeaders lastHeaders;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The base URL for the Pocket API
+    /// </summary>
+    protected static Uri baseUri = new Uri("http://api.uptimerobot.com/");
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accessor for the UptimeRebot API key
+    /// see: http://www.uptimerobot.com/api
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ApiKey { get; set; }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UptimeClient"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="apiKey">The API key</param>
+    public UptimeClient(string apiKey)
+    {
+      // assign public properties
+      ApiKey = apiKey;
+
+      // initialize REST client
+      _restClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler()
+      {
+        AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.Deflate | DecompressionMethods.GZip
+      });
+
+      // set base uri
+      _restClient.BaseAddress = baseUri;
+
+      // defines the response format
+      _restClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "application/json");
+    }
   }
 }