def _close(self, args):
        """
        request a connection close

        This method indicates that the sender wants to close the
        connection. This may be due to internal conditions (e.g. a
        forced shut-down) or due to an error handling a specific
        method, i.e. an exception.  When a close is due to an
        exception, the sender provides the class and method id of the
        method which caused the exception.

        RULE:

            After sending this method any received method except the
            Close-OK method MUST be discarded.

        RULE:

            The peer sending this method MAY use a counter or timeout
            to detect failure of the other peer to respond correctly
            with the Close-OK method.

        RULE:

            When a server receives the Close method from a client it
            MUST delete all server-side resources associated with the
            client's context.  A client CANNOT reconnect to a context
            after sending or receiving a Close method.

        PARAMETERS:
            reply_code: short

                The reply code. The AMQ reply codes are defined in AMQ
                RFC 011.

            reply_text: shortstr

                The localised reply text.  This text can be logged as an
                aid to resolving issues.

            class_id: short

                failing method class

                When the close is provoked by a method exception, this
                is the class of the method.

            method_id: short

                failing method ID

                When the close is provoked by a method exception, this
                is the ID of the method.

        """
        reply_code = args.read_short()
        reply_text = args.read_shortstr()
        class_id = args.read_short()
        method_id = args.read_short()

        self._x_close_ok()

        raise AMQPConnectionException(reply_code, reply_text, (class_id, method_id))
request a connection close

        This method indicates that the sender wants to close the
        connection. This may be due to internal conditions (e.g. a
        forced shut-down) or due to an error handling a specific
        method, i.e. an exception.  When a close is due to an
        exception, the sender provides the class and method id of the
        method which caused the exception.

        RULE:

            After sending this method any received method except the
            Close-OK method MUST be discarded.

        RULE:

            The peer sending this method MAY use a counter or timeout
            to detect failure of the other peer to respond correctly
            with the Close-OK method.

        RULE:

            When a server receives the Close method from a client it
            MUST delete all server-side resources associated with the
            client's context.  A client CANNOT reconnect to a context
            after sending or receiving a Close method.

        PARAMETERS:
            reply_code: short

                The reply code. The AMQ reply codes are defined in AMQ
                RFC 011.

            reply_text: shortstr

                The localised reply text.  This text can be logged as an
                aid to resolving issues.

            class_id: short

                failing method class

                When the close is provoked by a method exception, this
                is the class of the method.

            method_id: short

                failing method ID

                When the close is provoked by a method exception, this
                is the ID of the method.