rest-assured/src/main/java/io/restassured/RestAssured.java
public static Response request(String method, URI uri) {
        return given().request(method, uri);
    }
public static Response request(String method, URI uri) {
        return given().request(method, uri);
    }
Perform a custom HTTP request to a <code>uri</code>.

@param method The HTTP method to use
@param uri    The uri to send the request to.
@return The response of the GET request.