code: public void execute() throws HibiscusException {
  
          prepare();
  
          httpRequest.addHeader("User-Agent", getClass().getName().toUpperCase());
          httpRequest.addHeader("X-Conversation-Id", HashGenerator.getMD5Hash(System.currentTimeMillis() + "." + new Thread().getId()));
  
          // Creates a registry for HTTP and HTTPS setting default ports to 80 and 443 respectively for these schemes
          // HTTP uses org.apache.http.conn.scheme.PlainSocketFactory
          // HTTPS uses org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory
          SchemeRegistry registry = SchemeRegistryFactory.createDefault();;
  
          PoolingClientConnectionManager connManager = new PoolingClientConnectionManager(registry);
  
          // This is necessary because of https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1193
          // We cannot use the Default constructor without overriding the connection manager from the default
          DefaultHttpClient requestClient = new DefaultHttpClient(connManager);
  
          try {
  
              final long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
              final HttpResponse response = requestClient.execute(httpRequest);
              final long elapsedTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
              final HttpEntity responseEntity = response.getEntity();
  
              /* Capture the elapsed time for this request */
              this.responseTime = elapsedTime;
  
              /* This will reset the response object each time the request is made */
              this.response = new Response();
  
              /* Sets the status line and response headers */
              this.response.setStatusLine(response.getStatusLine().toString());
              this.response.setResponseHeaders(response.getAllHeaders());
  
              if (null != responseEntity) {
                  this.response.setResponseBody(StreamUtil.inputStreamToString(responseEntity.getContent()));
              }
  
              if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                  debugRequest(response);
              }
  
          } catch (IOException e) {
              throw new HibiscusException(e);
          }
      }
docs: Transmits the HTTP request from the client to the server
  
  @throws HibiscusException