docs: private HttpClientRequestActionBuilder request(HttpMethod method, String path) {
          HttpClientRequestActionBuilder httpClientRequestActionBuilder;
          if (httpClient != null) {
              httpClientRequestActionBuilder = new HttpClientRequestActionBuilder(action, httpClient);
          } else {
              httpClientRequestActionBuilder = new HttpClientRequestActionBuilder(action, httpClientUri);
          }
  
          httpClientRequestActionBuilder.withApplicationContext(applicationContext);
          httpClientRequestActionBuilder.method(method);
  
          if (StringUtils.hasText(path)) {
              httpClientRequestActionBuilder.path(path);
          }
  
          return httpClientRequestActionBuilder;
      }