src/main/java/org/fcrepo/mint/HttpPidMinter.java
private HttpUriRequest minterRequest() {
        switch (method.toUpperCase()) {
            case "GET":
                return new HttpGet(url);
            case "PUT":
                return new HttpPut(url);
            default:
                return new HttpPost(url);
        }
    }
private HttpUriRequest minterRequest() {
        switch (method.toUpperCase()) {
            case "GET":
                return new HttpGet(url);
            case "PUT":
                return new HttpPut(url);
            default:
                return new HttpPost(url);
        }
    }
Instantiate a request object based on the method variable.