# File lib/em-twitter/client.rb, line 34
      def initialize(options = {})
        @options = DEFAULT_CONNECTION_OPTIONS.merge(options)

        validate_client

        @host = @options[:host]
        @port = @options[:port]

        if @options[:proxy] && @options[:proxy][:uri]
          proxy_uri = URI.parse(@options[:proxy][:uri])
          @host = proxy_uri.host
          @port = proxy_uri.port
        end
        @connection = nil
      end