protected <T extends Resource> ResourceRequest<T> issueResourceRequest(String resourceFormat, HttpUriRequest request) {
    return issueResourceRequest(resourceFormat, request, null);
  }
protected < T extends Resource > ResourceRequest < T > issueResourceRequest ( String resourceFormat , HttpUriRequest request ) { return issueResourceRequest ( resourceFormat , request , null ) ; }
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Request/Response Helper methods
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