docs: function verb(method, optionsOrUrl, body) {
      var options = {
          method: method
      };
      if (_.isString(optionsOrUrl)) {
          options.url = optionsOrUrl;
      }
      else {
          _.defaults(options, optionsOrUrl);
      }
      if (!_.isUndefined(body)) {
          options.body = body;
      }
      return http.ajax(options);
  }