lib/ezid/requests/request.rb in ezid-client-0.12.0 vs lib/ezid/requests/request.rb in ezid-client-0.13.0

@@ -13,13 +13,10 @@
   # @abstract
   #
   class Request < SimpleDelegator
     extend Forwardable
 
-    CHARSET = "UTF-8"
-    CONTENT_TYPE = "text/plain"
-
     # HTTP methods
     GET = Net::HTTP::Get
     PUT = Net::HTTP::Put
     POST = Net::HTTP::Post
     DELETE = Net::HTTP::Delete
@@ -43,10 +40,11 @@
 
     # @param client [Ezid::Client] the client
     def initialize(client, *args)
       @client = client
       super build_request
+      customize_request
     end
 
     # Executes the request and returns the response
     # @return [Ezid::Response] the response
     def execute
@@ -91,14 +89,17 @@
 
     private
 
     def get_response_for_request
       connection.start do |conn| 
-        set_content_type(CONTENT_TYPE, charset: CHARSET)
         add_authentication if authentication_required?
         add_metadata if has_metadata?
         conn.request(__getobj__) 
       end
+    end
+
+    def customize_request
+      set_content_type("text/plain", charset: "UTF-8")
     end
 
     def build_request
       self.class.http_method.new(uri)
     end