def connect(self, url, **options):
        """
        Connect to url. url is websocket url scheme.
        ie. ws://host:port/resource
        You can customize using 'options'.
        If you set "header" list object, you can set your own custom header.

        >>> ws = WebSocket()
        >>> ws.connect("ws://echo.websocket.org/",
                ...     header=["User-Agent: MyProgram",
                ...             "x-custom: header"])

        timeout: socket timeout time. This value is integer.
                 if you set None for this value,
                 it means "use default_timeout value"

        options: "header" -> custom http header list or dict.
                 "cookie" -> cookie value.
                 "origin" -> custom origin url.
                 "suppress_origin" -> suppress outputting origin header.
                 "host"   -> custom host header string.
                 "http_proxy_host" - http proxy host name.
                 "http_proxy_port" - http proxy port. If not set, set to 80.
                 "http_no_proxy"   - host names, which doesn't use proxy.
                 "http_proxy_auth" - http proxy auth information.
                                     tuple of username and password.
                                     default is None
                 "redirect_limit" -> number of redirects to follow.
                 "subprotocols" - array of available sub protocols.
                                  default is None.
                 "socket" - pre-initialized stream socket.

        """
        # FIXME: "subprotocols" are getting lost, not passed down
        # FIXME: "header", "cookie", "origin" and "host" too
        self.sock_opt.timeout = options.get('timeout', self.sock_opt.timeout)
        self.sock, addrs = connect(url, self.sock_opt, proxy_info(**options),
                                   options.pop('socket', None))

        try:
            self.handshake_response = handshake(self.sock, *addrs, **options)
            for attempt in range(options.pop('redirect_limit', 3)):
                if self.handshake_response.status in SUPPORTED_REDIRECT_STATUSES:
                    url = self.handshake_response.headers['location']
                    self.sock.close()
                    self.sock, addrs =  connect(url, self.sock_opt, proxy_info(**options),
                                                options.pop('socket', None))
                    self.handshake_response = handshake(self.sock, *addrs, **options)
            self.connected = True
        except:
            if self.sock:
                self.sock.close()
                self.sock = None
            raise