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+package cnp
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// TODO: make more modular and extensible like net/http
+
+// Send sends a CNP request to a server and returns the response.
+//
+// The TCP connection is made using net.Dial.
+func Send(r *Request) (*Response, error) {
+	host := r.Host()
+	if strings.LastIndexByte(host, ':') <= strings.LastIndexByte(host, ']') { // missing/default port
+		host = net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(DefaultPort))
+	}
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err = r.Write(conn); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err = r.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ParseResponse(conn)
+}
+
+// Get sends a body-less request to a given URL.
+func Get(url string) (*Response, error) {
+	req, err := NewRequestURL(url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return Send(req)
+}