# File lib/chef/rest.rb, line 168
    def run_request(method, url, headers={}, data=false, limit=nil, raw=false)
      json_body = data ? Chef::JSONCompat.to_json(data) : nil
      # Force encoding to binary to fix SSL related EOFErrors
      # cf. http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-2363
      # http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/5233
      json_body.force_encoding(Encoding::BINARY) if json_body.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
      headers = build_headers(method, url, headers, json_body, raw)

      tf = nil

      retriable_rest_request(method, url, json_body, headers) do |rest_request|

        res = rest_request.call do |response|
          if raw
            tf = stream_to_tempfile(url, response)
          else
            response.read_body
          end
        end

        if res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
          if res['content-type'] =~ /json/
            response_body = res.body.chomp
            Chef::JSONCompat.from_json(response_body)
          else
            if method == :HEAD
              true
            elsif raw
              tf
            else
              res.body
            end
          end
        elsif res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPFound) or res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPMovedPermanently)
          follow_redirect {run_request(method, create_url(res['location']), headers, false, nil, raw)}
        elsif res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPNotModified)
          false
        else
          if res['content-type'] =~ /json/
            exception = Chef::JSONCompat.from_json(res.body)
            msg = "HTTP Request Returned #{res.code} #{res.message}: "
            msg << (exception["error"].respond_to?(:join) ? exception["error"].join(", ") : exception["error"].to_s)
            Chef::Log.warn(msg)
          end
          res.error!
        end
      end
    end