def _request(self, method: str, user: Optional[User], path: str,
**kwargs) -> Response:
client = Client()
if user:
client.force_login(user)
response = client.__getattribute__(method)(path, **kwargs)
if hasattr(response, "content"):
try:
response.data = json.loads(response.content)
except JSONDecodeError:
pass
return response
