# File lib/fog/rackspace/requests/load_balancers/create_load_balancer.rb, line 22
        def create_load_balancer(name, protocol, port = nil, virtual_ips = [{'type' => 'PUBLIC'}], nodes = nil, options = {})
          lb_data = {
            'name' => name,
            'protocol' => protocol,
            'virtualIps' => virtual_ips
          }

          lb_data['nodes'] = nodes if nodes && !nodes.empty?
          lb_data['port'] = port if port
          lb_data['algorithm'] = options[:algorithm] if options.key? :algorithm
          lb_data['timeout'] = options[:timeout] if options.key? :timeout
          lb_data['httpsRedirect'] = options[:https_redirect] if options.key? :https_redirect

          data = { 'loadBalancer' => lb_data }

          request(
            :body     => Fog::JSON.encode(data),
            :expects  => 202,
            :method   => 'POST',
            :path     => 'loadbalancers.json'
          )
        end