# File lib/fog/openstack/compute.rb, line 126
        def request(params)
          begin
            response = @connection.request(params.merge({
              :headers  => {
                'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
                'X-Auth-Token' => @auth_token
              }.merge!(params[:headers] || {}),
              :host     => @host,
              :path     => "#{@path}/#{params[:path]}",
              :query    => ('ignore_awful_caching' << Time.now.to_i.to_s)
            }))
          rescue Excon::Errors::Unauthorized => error
            if error.response.body != 'Bad username or password' # token expiration
              @openstack_must_reauthenticate = true
              authenticate
              retry
            else # bad credentials
              raise error
            end
          rescue Excon::Errors::HTTPStatusError => error
            raise case error
            when Excon::Errors::NotFound
              Fog::Compute::OpenStack::NotFound.slurp(error)
            else
              error
            end
          end
          unless response.body.empty?
            response.body = MultiJson.decode(response.body)
          end
          response
        end