OpenSim.Framework.WebUtil.ServiceRequest C# (CSharp) Method

        public static OSDMap ServiceRequest(string url, string httpVerb)
        {
            string errorMessage;

            try
            {
                HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(url);
                request.Method = httpVerb;

                using (WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
                {
                    using (Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            string responseStr = responseStream.GetStreamString();
                            OSD responseOSD = OSDParser.Deserialize(responseStr);
                            if (responseOSD.Type == OSDType.Map)
                                return (OSDMap)responseOSD;
                            else
                                errorMessage = "Response format was invalid.";
                        }
                        catch
                        {
                            errorMessage = "Failed to parse the response.";
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                m_log.Warn(httpVerb + " on URL " + url + " failed: " + ex.Message);
                errorMessage = ex.Message;
            }

            return new OSDMap { { "Message", OSD.FromString("Service request failed. " + errorMessage) } };
        }