def execute_request(self, request, binary=False):
"""Executes an HttpRequest.
Args:
request (HttpRequest): The HttpRequest to execute.
binary (bool): A flag which should be set to True if
a binary response is expected.
Returns:
HttpResponse: The HttpResponse received.
"""
# Invoke the on before request HttpCallBack if specified
if self.http_call_back is not None:
self.http_call_back.on_before_request(request)
# Add global headers to request
request.headers = APIHelper.merge_dicts(self.global_headers(),
request.headers)
if self.config.additional_headers is not None:
request.headers.update(self.config.additional_headers)
# Invoke the API call to fetch the response.
func = self.config.http_client.execute_as_binary if binary else self.config.http_client.execute_as_string
response = func(request)
# Invoke the on after response HttpCallBack if specified
if self.http_call_back is not None:
self.http_call_back.on_after_response(response)
return response
