# File lib/jira/client.rb, line 58
    def initialize(options={})
      options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)
      @options = options
      @options[:rest_base_path] = @options[:context_path] + @options[:rest_base_path]

      case options[:auth_type]
      when :oauth
        @request_client = OauthClient.new(@options)
        @consumer = @request_client.consumer
      when :basic
        @request_client = HttpClient.new(@options)
      when :cookie
        raise ArgumentError, 'Options: :use_cookies must be true for :cookie authorization type' if @options.key?(:use_cookies) && !@options[:use_cookies]
        @options[:use_cookies] = true
        @request_client = HttpClient.new(@options)
        @request_client.make_cookie_auth_request
      else
        raise ArgumentError, 'Options: ":auth_type" must be ":oauth", ":cookie" or ":basic"'
      end

      @http_debug = @options[:http_debug]

      @options.freeze

      @cache = OpenStruct.new
    end