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+#ifndef PROFILEIMAGE_H
+#define PROFILEIMAGE_H
+
+#include "../ThreadPool.h"
+#include "../TwitterResponseParser.h"
+#include "transport/logging.h"
+#include "transport/config.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/signals.hpp>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using namespace Transport;
+using namespace boost::program_options;
+
+class ProfileImageRequest : public Thread
+{
+	std::string user;
+	std::string buddy;
+	std::string url;
+	std::string img;
+	unsigned int reqID;
+	boost::function< void (std::string&, std::string&, std::string&, int, std::string&) > callBack;
+
+	std::string ip, port, puser, ppasswd;
+
+	bool success;
+
+	std::string error;
+	std::string callbackdata;
+
+	public:
+	ProfileImageRequest(Config *config, const std::string &_user, const std::string &_buddy, const std::string &_url, unsigned int _reqID,
+			     boost::function< void (std::string&, std::string&, std::string&, int, std::string&) >  cb) {
+
+		if(CONFIG_HAS_KEY(config,"proxy.server")) {
+			ip = CONFIG_STRING(config,"proxy.server");
+
+			std::ostringstream out; 
+			out << CONFIG_INT(config,"proxy.port");
+			port = out.str();
+
+			puser = CONFIG_STRING(config,"proxy.user");
+			ppasswd = CONFIG_STRING(config,"proxy.password");
+		}
+
+		user = _user;
+		buddy = _buddy;
+		url = _url;
+		reqID = _reqID;
+		callBack = cb;
+	}
+
+	~ProfileImageRequest() {
+	}
+
+	void run();
+	void finalize();
+};
+#endif