     return Manager.sharedInstance.upload(URLRequest(method, URLString), data: data)
 }
 
+/**
+    Creates an upload request using the shared manager instance for the specified URL request and data.
+
+    :param: URLRequest The URL request.
+    :param: data The data to upload.
+
+    :returns: The created upload request.
+*/
+public func upload(URLRequest: URLRequestConvertible, data: NSData) -> Request {
+    return Manager.sharedInstance.upload(URLRequest, data: data)
+}
+
 // MARK: Stream
 
 /**

    return Manager.sharedInstance.upload(URLRequest(method, URLString), stream: stream)
}

// MARK: - Download

// MARK: Request

/**
    Creates a download request using the shared manager instance for the specified method and URL string.

    return Manager.sharedInstance.upload(URLRequest(method, URLString), file: file)
}

/**
    Creates an upload request using the shared manager instance for the specified URL request and file.

    :param: URLRequest The URL request.
    :param: file The file to upload.

    :returns: The created upload request.
*/
public func upload(URLRequest: URLRequestConvertible, file: NSURL) -> Request {
    return Manager.sharedInstance.upload(URLRequest, file: file)
}

// MARK: Data

/**
