diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
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+++ b/client.go
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+package jiraclient
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func NewJiraClient(username, token, domain string) *JiraClient {
+	client := &http.Client{}
+
+	return &JiraClient{
+		Username: username,
+		Token:    token,
+		Domain:   domain,
+		Client:   client,
+	}
+}
+
+// JiraClient manages communication with Jira Cloud's V2 REST API.
+type JiraClient struct {
+	Username string
+	Token    string
+	Domain   string
+	Client   *http.Client
+}
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
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+package jiraclient
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestJiraClientInstantiation(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = NewJiraClient("test", "test", "test")
+}