code: private static synchronized HttpTransport getStaticHttpTransport()
        throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
      if (staticHttpTransport == null) {
        staticHttpTransport = HttpTransportFactory.createHttpTransport(HttpTransportType.JAVA_NET);
      }
      return staticHttpTransport;
    }
docs: Returns shared staticHttpTransport instance; initializes staticHttpTransport if it hasn't
  already been initialized.