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+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+
+// WIP wrapper layer
+
+abstract class HTTP {
+  static Future<http.Response> get({
+    required Uri url,
+    Map<String, String>? headers,
+    required bool routeOverTor,
+  }) async {
+    if (routeOverTor) {
+      // TODO
+      throw UnimplementedError();
+    } else {
+      return http.get(url, headers: headers);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static Future<http.Response> post({
+    required Uri url,
+    Map<String, String>? headers,
+    Object? body,
+    Encoding? encoding,
+    required bool routeOverTor,
+  }) async {
+    if (routeOverTor) {
+      // TODO
+      throw UnimplementedError();
+    } else {
+      return http.post(
+        url,
+        headers: headers,
+        body: body,
+        encoding: encoding,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}