Ensure server welcome message is read on client connect

lib/nntp/tiny/client.py

@@ -6,7 +6,27 @@ from nntp.tiny.socket   import Connection
 from nntp.tiny.host     import Host
 from nntp.tiny.response import Response, ResponseCode
 
+class ClientException(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class Client(Connection):
+    RE_SPLIT = re.compile(r'\s+')
+
+    def _read_response(self):
+        line = self.readline()
+
+        if line == '':
+            return
+
+        parts = self.RE_SPLIT.split(line.rstrip(), 1)
+
+        if len(parts) == 0:
+            return
+        elif len(parts) == 1:
+            return Response(ResponseCode(int(parts[0])))
+        else:
+            return Response(ResponseCode(int(parts[0])), parts[1])
+
     def __init__(self, host: str, port: int, tls: bool=False):
         sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
 
@@ -26,21 +46,12 @@ class Client(Connection):
 
         super().__init__(sock)
 
-    RE_SPLIT = re.compile(r'\s+')
+        response = self._read_response()
+
+        if response is None:
+            raise ClientException('Server not ready')
 
     def request(self, *args):
         self.print(' '.join(args))
 
-        line = self.readline()
+        return self._read_response()
-
-        if line == '':
-            return
-
-        parts = self.RE_SPLIT.split(line.rstrip(), 1)
-
-        if len(parts) == 0:
-            return
-        elif len(parts) == 1:
-            return Response(ResponseCode(int(parts[0])))
-        else:
-            return Response(ResponseCode(int(parts[0])), parts[1])