code: @Test public void testSerialization() throws Exception {
    HttpHost orig=new HttpHost("somehost",8080,"https");
    ByteArrayOutputStream outbuffer=new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    ObjectOutputStream outstream=new ObjectOutputStream(outbuffer);
    outstream.writeObject(orig);
    outstream.close();
    byte[] raw=outbuffer.toByteArray();
    ByteArrayInputStream inbuffer=new ByteArrayInputStream(raw);
    ObjectInputStream instream=new ObjectInputStream(inbuffer);
    HttpHost clone=(HttpHost)instream.readObject();
    Assert.assertEquals(orig,clone);
  }
  