class_docstr: Main class that supports various functionality for the server.
docstr: Actually make a request to an API.
docstr_tok: ["Actually","make","a","request","to","an","API","."]
code: def make_request(
      self, auth: Authentication, request: Request
  ) -> RequestResult:
      """Actually make a request to an API."""
      # TODO: try to invoke the API even if we're not authenticated, and if
      #       it turns out the results are cached, then we can just hand back the results.
      #       https://github.com/stanford-crfm/benchmarking/issues/56
  
      self.accounts.authenticate(auth)
      model_group: str = get_model_group(request.model)
      # Make sure we can use
      self.accounts.check_can_use(auth.api_key, model_group)
  
      # Use!
      request_result: RequestResult = self.client.make_request(request)
  
      # Only deduct if not cached
      if not request_result.cached:
          # Count the number of tokens used
          count: int = self.token_counter.count_tokens(
              request, request_result.completions
          )
          self.accounts.use(auth.api_key, model_group, count)
  
      return request_result
  
imports: import os
  import signal
  from typing import List, Optional
  from helm.common.critique_request import CritiqueRequest, CritiqueRequestResult
  from helm.common.authentication import Authentication
  from helm.common.general import ensure_directory_exists, parse_hocon
  from helm.common.perspective_api_request import PerspectiveAPIRequest, PerspectiveAPIRequestResult
  from helm.common.tokenization_request import WindowServiceInfo, TokenizationRequest, TokenizationRequestResult, DecodeRequest, DecodeRequestResult
  from helm.common.request import Request, RequestResult
  from helm.common.hierarchical_logger import hlog
  from helm.proxy.accounts import Accounts, Account
  from helm.proxy.clients.auto_client import AutoClient
  from helm.proxy.clients.perspective_api_client import PerspectiveAPIClient
  from helm.proxy.example_queries import example_queries
  from helm.proxy.models import ALL_MODELS, get_model_group
  from helm.proxy.query import Query, QueryResult
  from helm.proxy.retry import retry_request
  from helm.proxy.token_counters.auto_token_counter import AutoTokenCounter
  from .service import Service, CREDENTIALS_FILE, CACHE_DIR, ACCOUNTS_FILE, GeneralInfo, VERSION, expand_environments, synthesize_request
label_desc: Use image node_id 5 for calling the ServerService obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.make_request(auth, request) and returns: request_result