code: def issue_request(self, *args, **kwargs):
          
          timeout = kwargs.pop('timeout', None)
          if timeout is None:
              timeout = self.timeout_hint
          kwargs['timeout'] = timeout
          return self._client.wrapped_request(self.name, *args, **kwargs)
docs: Issue the wrapped request to the server.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          *args : list of objects
              Arguments to pass on to the request.
  
          Keyword Arguments
          -----------------
          timeout : float or None, optional
              Timeout after this amount of seconds (keyword argument).
          mid : None or int, optional
              Message identifier to use for the request message. If None, use either
              auto-incrementing value or no mid depending on the KATCP protocol version
              (mid's were only introduced with KATCP v5) and the value of the `use_mid`
              argument. Defaults to None.
          use_mid : bool
              Use a mid for the request if True.
  
          Returns
          -------
          future object that resolves with an :class:`katcp.resource.KATCPReply`
          instance