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diff --git a/extension/background/http.ts b/extension/background/http.ts
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+/*
+ This file is part of TALER
+ (C) 2016 GNUnet e.V.
+
+ TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+ A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ */
+
+interface HttpResponse {
+  status: number;
+  responseText: string;
+}
+
+
+function httpReq(method: string,
+                 url: string|uri.URI,
+                 options?: any): Promise<HttpResponse> {
+  let urlString: string;
+  if (url instanceof URI) {
+    urlString = url.href();
+  } else if (typeof url === "string") {
+    urlString = url;
+  }
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let myRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    myRequest.open(method, urlString);
+    if (options && options.req) {
+      myRequest.send(options.req);
+    }
+    myRequest.addEventListener("readystatechange", (e) => {
+      if (myRequest.readyState == XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
+        let resp = {
+          status: myRequest.status,
+          responseText: myRequest.responseText
+        };
+        resolve(resp);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+
+
+function httpGet(url: string|uri.URI) {
+  return httpReq("get", url);
+}
+
+
+function httpPost(url: string|uri.URI, body) {
+  return httpReq("put", url, {req: JSON.stringify(body)});
+}
+
+
+class RequestException {
+  constructor(detail) {
+
+  }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file