question: public static String sendFedexRequest ( String xmlString , Delegator delegator , String shipmentGatewayConfigId , String resource , Locale locale ) throws FedexConnectException { String url = getShipmentGatewayConfigValue ( delegator , shipmentGatewayConfigId , "connectUrl" , resource , "shipment.fedex.connect.url" ) ; if ( UtilValidate . isEmpty ( url ) ) { throw new FedexConnectException ( UtilProperties . getMessage ( resourceError , "FacilityShipmentFedexConnectUrlIncomplete" , locale ) ) ; } if ( ! xmlString . matches ( "^(?s)<\\?xml\\s+version=\"1\\.0\"\\s+encoding=\"UTF-8\"\\s*\\?>.*" ) ) { throw new FedexConnectException ( UtilProperties . getMessage ( resourceError , "FacilityShipmentFedexXmlHeaderMalformed" , locale ) ) ; } url = url . trim ( ) ; String timeOutStr = getShipmentGatewayConfigValue ( delegator , shipmentGatewayConfigId , "connectTimeout" , resource , "shipment.fedex.connect.timeout" , "60" ) ; int timeout = 60 ; try { timeout = Integer . parseInt ( timeOutStr ) ; } catch ( NumberFormatException e ) { Debug . logError ( e , "Unable to set timeout to " + timeOutStr + " using default " + timeout ) ; } if ( Debug . verboseOn ( ) ) { Debug . logVerbose ( "Fedex Connect URL : " + url , module ) ; Debug . logVerbose ( "Fedex XML String : " + xmlString , module ) ; } HttpClient http = new HttpClient ( url ) ; http . setTimeout ( timeout * 1000 ) ; String response = null ; try { response = http . post ( xmlString ) ; } catch ( HttpClientException e ) { Debug . logError ( e , "Problem connecting to Fedex server" , module ) ; throw new FedexConnectException ( UtilProperties . getMessage ( resourceError , "FacilityShipmentFedexConnectUrlProblem" , UtilMisc . toMap ( "errorString" , e . toString ( ) ) , locale ) ) ; } if ( response == null ) { throw new FedexConnectException ( UtilProperties . getMessage ( resourceError , "FacilityShipmentFedexReceivedNullResponse" , locale ) ) ; } if ( Debug . verboseOn ( ) ) { Debug . logVerbose ( "Fedex Response : " + response , module ) ; } return response ; }
target:  Opens a URL to Fedex and makes a request.