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+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the AsyncHTTPClient open source project
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Apple Inc. and the AsyncHTTPClient project authors
+// Licensed under Apache License v2.0
+//
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information
+// See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of AsyncHTTPClient project authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#if compiler(>=5.5) && canImport(_Concurrency)
+import NIOCore
+import NIOHTTP1
+
+@available(macOS 12.0, iOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0, tvOS 15.0, *)
+struct HTTPClientRequest {
+    var url: String
+    var method: HTTPMethod
+    var headers: HTTPHeaders
+
+    var body: Body?
+
+    init(url: String) {
+        self.url = url
+        self.method = .GET
+        self.headers = .init()
+        self.body = .none
+    }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 12.0, iOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0, tvOS 15.0, *)
+extension HTTPClientRequest {
+    struct Body {
+        internal enum Mode {
+            case asyncSequence(length: Int?, (ByteBufferAllocator) async throws -> ByteBuffer?)
+            case sequence(length: Int?, (ByteBufferAllocator) -> ByteBuffer)
+            case byteBuffer(ByteBuffer)
+        }
+
+        var mode: Mode
+
+        private init(_ mode: Mode) {
+            self.mode = mode
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 12.0, iOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0, tvOS 15.0, *)
+extension HTTPClientRequest.Body {
+    static func byteBuffer(_ byteBuffer: ByteBuffer) -> Self {
+        self.init(.byteBuffer(byteBuffer))
+    }
+
+    @inlinable
+    static func bytes<Bytes: Sequence>(
+        length: Int? = nil,
+        _ bytes: Bytes
+    ) -> Self where Bytes.Element == UInt8 {
+        self.init(.sequence(length: length) { allocator in
+            if let buffer = bytes.withContiguousStorageIfAvailable({ allocator.buffer(bytes: $0) }) {
+                // fastpath
+                return buffer
+            }
+            // potentially really slow path
+            return allocator.buffer(bytes: bytes)
+        })
+    }
+
+    @inlinable
+    static func bytes<Bytes: RandomAccessCollection>(
+        _ bytes: Bytes
+    ) -> Self where Bytes.Element == UInt8 {
+        self.init(.sequence(length: bytes.count) { allocator in
+            if let buffer = bytes.withContiguousStorageIfAvailable({ allocator.buffer(bytes: $0) }) {
+                // fastpath
+                return buffer
+            }
+            // potentially really slow path
+            return allocator.buffer(bytes: bytes)
+        })
+    }
+
+    @inlinable
+    static func stream<SequenceOfBytes: AsyncSequence>(
+        length: Int? = nil,
+        _ sequenceOfBytes: SequenceOfBytes
+    ) -> Self where SequenceOfBytes.Element == ByteBuffer {
+        var iterator = sequenceOfBytes.makeAsyncIterator()
+        let body = self.init(.asyncSequence(length: length) { _ -> ByteBuffer? in
+            try await iterator.next()
+        })
+        return body
+    }
+
+    @inlinable
+    static func stream<Bytes: AsyncSequence>(
+        length: Int? = nil,
+        _ bytes: Bytes
+    ) -> Self where Bytes.Element == UInt8 {
+        var iterator = bytes.makeAsyncIterator()
+        let body = self.init(.asyncSequence(length: nil) { allocator -> ByteBuffer? in
+            var buffer = allocator.buffer(capacity: 1024) // TODO: Magic number
+            while buffer.writableBytes > 0, let byte = try await iterator.next() {
+                buffer.writeInteger(byte)
+            }
+            if buffer.readableBytes > 0 {
+                return buffer
+            }
+            return nil
+        })
+        return body
+    }
+}
+
+#endif