docs: function (req) {
              this.__normalizeRequest(req);
              // Don't validate the bean to avoid having a dependency on aria.core.JsonValidator
  
              this.pendingRequests[req.id] = req;
  
              // IOFiltersMgr is not a mandatory feature, if it's not there, let's just go to the next phase
              if (aria.core.IOFiltersMgr) {
                  aria.core.IOFiltersMgr.callFiltersOnRequest(req, {
                      fn : this._afterRequestFilters,
                      scope : this,
                      args : req
                  });
              } else {
                  this._afterRequestFilters(null, req);
              }
  
              return req.id;
          }