whole_func_string: function (method, path, cb) {
  
      http.request({hostname: DEFAULT_HOST, port: DEFAULT_PORT, path: path, method: method}, function (res) {
  
          res.pipe(concat({encoding: 'string'}, function (data) {
              cb(data, res.headers, res.statusCode);
          }));
  
      }).end();
  
  }
func_code_string: function (method, path, cb) {
  
      http.request({hostname: DEFAULT_HOST, port: DEFAULT_PORT, path: path, method: method}, function (res) {
  
          res.pipe(concat({encoding: 'string'}, function (data) {
              cb(data, res.headers, res.statusCode);
          }));
  
      }).end();
  
  }
func_documentation_string: test utility for requesting the server