103         $body = json_encode($input);
104         if ($body === false) {
116         list($statusCode, $contentType, $body) = $request->post($body);
121             $body,
131         list($statusCode, $contentType, $body) = $request->get();
136             $body,
175      * @param string $body        the response body
193         $body,  argument
198             $this->handle4xx($statusCode, $contentType, $body, $service, $path);
205         return $this->handleSuccess($body, $service);
243      * @param string $body        the response body
255         $body,  argument
259         if (strlen($body) === 0) {
261                 "Received a $statusCode error for $service with no body",
269                 'the following body: ' . $body,
275         $message = json_decode($body, true);
280                 . $this->jsonErrorDescription() . ' Body: ' . $body,
289                 'specify code or error keys: ' . $body,
399      * @param string $body    the successful request body
402      * @throws WebServiceException if the request body cannot be decoded as
405      * @return array the decoded request body
407     private function handleSuccess($body, $service)  argument
409         if (strlen($body) === 0) {
412                 'receive a HTTP body.'
416         $decodedContent = json_decode($body, true);
421                 . $this->jsonErrorDescription() . ' Body: ' . $body