# File lib/rbot/core/utils/httputil.rb, line 362
  def get_proxy(uri, options = {})
    opts = {
      :read_timeout => @bot.config["http.read_timeout"],
      :open_timeout => @bot.config["http.open_timeout"]
    }.merge(options)

    proxy = nil
    proxy_host = nil
    proxy_port = nil
    proxy_user = nil
    proxy_pass = nil

    if @bot.config["http.use_proxy"]
      if (ENV['http_proxy'])
        proxy = URI.parse ENV['http_proxy'] rescue nil
      end
      if (@bot.config["http.proxy_uri"])
        proxy = URI.parse @bot.config["http.proxy_uri"] rescue nil
      end
      if proxy
        debug "proxy is set to #{proxy.host} port #{proxy.port}"
        if proxy_required(uri)
          proxy_host = proxy.host
          proxy_port = proxy.port
          proxy_user = @bot.config["http.proxy_user"]
          proxy_pass = @bot.config["http.proxy_pass"]
        end
      end
    end

    h = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port, proxy_host, proxy_port, proxy_user, proxy_port)
    h.use_ssl = true if uri.scheme == "https"

    h.read_timeout = opts[:read_timeout]
    h.open_timeout = opts[:open_timeout]
    return h
  end