# File lib/fog/glesys/compute.rb, line 79
        def request(method_name, options = {}) 

          options.merge!( {:format => 'json'})

          begin
            parser = options.delete(:parser)
            data = @connection.request(
              :expects => 200,
              :method  => "POST",
              :body    => urlencode(options),
              :parser  => parser,
              :path    => method_name,
              :headers => {
                'Authorization' => "Basic #{encoded_api_auth}",
                'Content-Type'  => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
              }
            )

            data.body = Fog::JSON.decode(data.body)

            response_code =  data.body['response']['status']['code']

            unless response_code.to_i == 200
              raise Fog::Compute::Glesys::Error, "#{data.body['response']['status']['text']}"
            end
            data
          rescue Excon::Errors::HTTPStatusError => error
            raise case error
            when Excon::Errors::NotFound
              Fog::Compute::Glesys::NotFound.slurp(error)
            else
              error
            end 
          end 
        end