[maven-release-plugin] prepare release github-api-1.107

Add support for rocket and eyes reactions.

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ We love getting PRs, but we hate asking people for the same basic changes every
 - [ ] Push your changes to a branch other than `master`. Create your PR from that branch.    
 - [ ] Add JavaDocs and other comments
 - [ ] Write tests that run and pass in CI. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to capture snapshot data.
-- [ ] Run `mvn install site` locally. This may reformat your code, commit those changes. If this command doesn't succeed, your change will not pass CI.
+- [ ] Run `mvn -D enable-ci clean install site` locally. This may reformat your code, commit those changes. If this command doesn't succeed, your change will not pass CI.

.github/workflows/maven-build.yml

@@ -1,22 +1,72 @@
-name: Java CI Build and Test
+name: CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
+    name: build-only (Java ${{ matrix.java }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ '1.8.0', '11.0.x', '13.0.x' ]
+        java: [ 11 ]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+      - name: Cached .m2
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: Maven Install (skipTests)
+        run: mvn -B install -DskipTests -D enable-ci --file pom.xml
+  site:
+    name: site (Java ${{ matrix.java }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [ 11 ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: Maven Site
+        run: mvn -B site -D enable-ci --file pom.xml
+  test:
+    name: test (${{ matrix.os }}, Java ${{ matrix.java }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu, windows ]
+        java: [ 8, 11, 13 ]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-    - name: Maven Download all dependencies
-      run: mvn -B org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:3.1.1:go-offline
-    - name: Maven Build
-      run: mvn -B install site -P ci --file pom.xml
+    - uses: actions/cache@v1
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2/repository
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+    - name: Maven Install without Code Coverage
+      if: matrix.os == 'windows'
+      run: mvn -B install --file pom.xml
+    - name: Maven Install with Code Coverage
+      if: matrix.os != 'windows'
+      run: mvn -B install -D enable-ci --file pom.xml

.gitignore

@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ target
 .project
 .settings/
 .DS_Store
+
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+.factorypath
+.vscode/settings.json

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,29 +1,37 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [github-api-1.100](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/tree/github-api-1.100) (2019-11-27)
+## [github-api-1.101](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/tree/github-api-1.101) (2019-11-27)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/compare/github-api-1.100...github-api-1.101)
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fixed `ClassNotFoundException` when creating `okhttp3.OkHttpConnector` with `Cache` @alecharp [\#627](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/627)
+
+## [github-api-1.100](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/tree/github-api-1.100) (2019-11-26)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/compare/github-api-1.99...github-api-1.100)
 
 ### Features and Fixes
 
-- Add method to set repository topics @martinvanzijl (#594)
-- Adjust GHRateLimit to system time instead of depending on synchronization @bitwiseman (#595)
-- Add Functionality of OTP to support user 2fa @madhephaestus (#603)
-- Implement Meta endpoint @PauloMigAlmeida (#611)
-- fix and unit tests for issue #504 @siordache (#620)
-- Fixed GHContent to allow spaces in path @bitwiseman (#625)
+- Add method to set repository topics @martinvanzijl [\#594](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/594)
+- Adjust GHRateLimit to system time instead of depending on synchronization @bitwiseman [#595](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/595)
+- Add Functionality of OTP to support user 2fa @madhephaestus [\#603](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/603)
+- Implement Meta endpoint @PauloMigAlmeida [\#611](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/611)
+- fix and unit tests for issue #504 @siordache [\#620](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/620)
+- Fixed GHContent to allow spaces in path @bitwiseman [\#625](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/625)
 
 ### Internals
 
-- Clean up Requester interface a bit @bitwiseman (#614)
-- Javadoc fail on warning during CI build @bitwiseman (#613)
-- Code style fixes @bitwiseman (#609)
-- Re-enable Lifecycle test @bitwiseman (#621)
-- Removed permission field in createTeam. It is deprecated in the API @asthinasthi (#619)
-- Cleanup imports @bitwiseman (#616)
-- Branch missing @alexanderrtaylor (#615)
-- jackson 2.10.1 @sullis (#604)
-- Bump okhttp from 3.14.2 to 4.2.2 @dependabot-preview (#593)
+- Bump okhttp3 from 3.14.2 to 4.2.2 @dependabot-preview [\#593](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/593)
+- jackson 2.10.1 @sullis [\#604](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/604)
+- Code style fixes @bitwiseman [\#609](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/609)
+- Javadoc fail on warning during CI build @bitwiseman [\#613](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/613)
+- Clean up Requester interface a bit @bitwiseman [\#614](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/614)
+- Branch missing @alexanderrtaylor [\#615](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/615)
+- Cleanup imports @bitwiseman [\#616](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/616)
+- Removed permission field in createTeam. It is deprecated in the API @asthinasthi [\#619](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/619)
+- Re-enable Lifecycle test @bitwiseman [\#621](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/issues/621)
 
 
 ## [github-api-1.99](https://github.com/github-api/github-api/tree/github-api-1.99) (2019-11-04)

pom.xml

@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
-    <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-    <version>21</version>
-    <relativePath />
-  </parent>
-
+  <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
   <artifactId>github-api</artifactId>
-  <version>1.100</version>
+  <version>1.107</version>
   <name>GitHub API for Java</name>
   <url>https://github-api.kohsuke.org/</url>
   <description>GitHub API for Java</description>
@@ -17,10 +11,20 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com/github-api/${project.artifactId}.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/github-api/${project.artifactId}.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://${project.artifactId}.kohsuke.org/</url>
-    <tag>github-api-1.100</tag>
+    <tag>github-api-1.107</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <distributionManagement>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
+      <name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
+      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+      <name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
+      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+    </repository>
     <site>
       <id>github-pages</id>
       <url>gitsite:git@github.com/github-api/${project.artifactId}.git</url>
@@ -30,17 +34,16 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>3.1.12.2</spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>
-    <spotbugs.version>3.1.12</spotbugs.version>
+    <spotbugs.version>4.0.0</spotbugs.version>
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin.failOnError>true</spotbugs-maven-plugin.failOnError>
     <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-    <okhttp3.version>4.2.2</okhttp3.version>
-    <okio.version>2.4.1</okio.version>
+    <okhttp3.version>4.4.0</okhttp3.version>
+    <okio.version>2.4.3</okio.version>
     <formatter-maven-plugin.goal>format</formatter-maven-plugin.goal>
     <impsort-maven-plugin.goal>sort</impsort-maven-plugin.goal>
-    <jacoco.coverage.target.class>.80</jacoco.coverage.target.class>
-    <jacoco.coverage.target.method>0.20</jacoco.coverage.target.method>
-    <jacoco.coverage.target.line>0.50</jacoco.coverage.target.line>
-    <jacoco.coverage.target.other>0.50</jacoco.coverage.target.other>
+    <!-- Using this as the minimum bar for code coverage.  Adding methods without covering them will fail this. -->
+    <jacoco.coverage.target.bundle.method>0.556</jacoco.coverage.target.bundle.method>
+    <jacoco.coverage.target.class.method>0.25</jacoco.coverage.target.class.method>
     <!-- For non-ci builds we'd like the build to still complete if jacoco metrics aren't met. -->
     <jacoco.haltOnFailure>false</jacoco.haltOnFailure>
   </properties>
@@ -57,6 +60,14 @@
         <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
         <version>1.11.2</version>
       </extension>
+      <!-- Doing site publishing manually for now -->
+<!--
+      <extension>
+        <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
+        <artifactId>wagon-gitsite</artifactId>
+        <version>0.3.5</version>
+      </extension>
+-->
     </extensions>
     <testResources>
       <testResource>
@@ -68,11 +79,136 @@
     </testResources>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-        <!-- adds jacoco coverage -->
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.2.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.6</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
           <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>0.8.5</version>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+            <!-- attached to Maven test phase -->
+            <execution>
+              <id>report</id>
+              <phase>test</phase>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>report</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+            <execution>
+              <id>check</id>
+              <phase>test</phase>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>check</goal>
+              </goals>
+              <configuration>
+                <rules>
+                  <rule>
+                    <element>BUNDLE</element>
+                    <limits>
+                      <limit>
+                        <counter>METHOD</counter>
+                        <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
+                        <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.bundle.method}</minimum>
+                      </limit>
+                    </limits>
+                  </rule>
+                  <rule>
+                    <!--We end up with chatty logs, but it shows us which particular classes    -->
+                    <!--are lacking in coverage. If this is too much, just remove the           -->
+                    <!--<element>CLASS</element> tag below.                                     -->
+                    <element>CLASS</element>
+                    <limits>
+                      <limit>
+                        <counter>METHOD</counter>
+                        <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
+                        <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.class.method}</minimum>
+                      </limit>
+                    </limits>
+                    <excludes>
+                      <!-- Code implemented externally -->
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.extras.okhttp3.ObsoleteUrlFactory.**</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.extras.okhttp3.ObsoleteUrlFactory</exclude>
+
+                      <!-- Sample only -->
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.example.*</exclude>
+
+                      <!-- No methods -->
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.DeleteToken</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.Previews</exclude>
+
+                      <!-- Deprecated -->
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.extras.OkHttp3Connector</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.EnforcementLevel</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPerson.1</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPerson.1.1</exclude>
+
+                      <!-- These fail coverage on windows because tests are disabled -->
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHAsset</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHReleaseBuilder</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHRelease</exclude>
+
+                      <!-- TODO: These still need test coverage -->
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GitHubClient.GHApiInfo</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHBranchProtection.RequiredSignatures</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHBranchProtectionBuilder.Restrictions</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHBranchProtection.Restrictions</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCommentAuthorAssociation</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCommitBuilder.UserInfo</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCommitState</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCompare.Commit</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCompare.InnerCommit</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCompare.Status</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCompare.Tree</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCompare.User</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHCompare</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHDeployKey</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHDeploymentStatusBuilder</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHDirection</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHEmail</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHEventPayload.Ping</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHEventPayload.Release</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHException</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHHook</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHHooks.OrgContext</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHInvitation</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHMilestoneState</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHOrgHook</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHProject.ProjectStateFilter</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestCommitDetail.Authorship</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestCommitDetail.Commit</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestCommitDetail.CommitPointer</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestCommitDetail.Tree</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestCommitDetail</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestFileDetail</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHPullRequestQueryBuilder.Sort</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHReleaseUpdater</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHRepository.ForkSort</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHRequestedAction</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHStargazer</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHTagObject</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHTeam.Role</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHUserSearchBuilder.Sort</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GHVerifiedKey</exclude>
+                      <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.GitHubBuilder.1</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                  </rule>
+                </rules>
+              </configuration>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -81,6 +217,18 @@
           <configuration>
             <source>8</source>
             <failOnWarnings>true</failOnWarnings>
+            <doclint>all</doclint>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.6.8</version>
+          <extensions>true</extensions>
+          <configuration>
+            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
+            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
@@ -102,6 +250,10 @@
           <goals>deploy</goals>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -225,17 +377,6 @@
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Do not use gmaven plugin -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gmaven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
@@ -245,11 +386,6 @@
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
       <version>3.9</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.13</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
@@ -272,18 +408,18 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.10.1</version>
+      <version>2.10.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
+      <version>2.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.infradna.tool</groupId>
@@ -291,6 +427,27 @@
       <version>1.18</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- for stapler-jetty -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
+      <version>1.4</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <!-- for stapler-jetty -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-discovery</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-discovery</artifactId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <!-- for stapler-jetty -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.kohsuke.stapler</groupId>
+      <artifactId>stapler</artifactId>
+      <version>1.259</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.kohsuke.stapler</groupId>
       <artifactId>stapler-jetty</artifactId>
@@ -300,7 +457,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
-      <version>5.5.1.201910021850-r</version>
+      <version>5.6.1.202002131546-r</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -338,19 +495,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.0</version>
+      <version>3.2.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
       <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
       <version>${spotbugs.version}</version>
-      <optional>true</optional>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
       <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
-      <version>2.25.1</version>
+      <version>2.26.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -374,119 +531,50 @@
   </pluginRepositories>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
-      <id>ci</id>
+      <id>ci-non-windows</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>enable-ci</name>
+        </property>
+        <os>
+          <family>!windows</family>
+        </os>
+      </activation>
       <properties>
         <formatter-maven-plugin.goal>validate</formatter-maven-plugin.goal>
         <impsort-maven-plugin.goal>check</impsort-maven-plugin.goal>
       </properties>
-      <build>
-      </build>
     </profile>
     <profile>
-      <id>jacoco</id>
+      <id>ci-all</id>
       <activation>
         <property>
-          <name>enable-jacoco</name>
+          <name>enable-ci</name>
         </property>
       </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <jacoco.haltOnFailure>true</jacoco.haltOnFailure>
+      </properties>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
             <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.8.5</version>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-              <!-- attached to Maven test phase -->
-              <execution>
-                <id>report</id>
-                <phase>test</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>report</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-              <execution>
-                <id>check</id>
-                <phase>install</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>check</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <rules>
-                    <rule>
-                      <!--We end up with chatty logs, but it shows us which particular classes    -->
-                      <!--are lacking in coverage. If this is too much, just remove the           -->
-                      <!--<element>CLASS</element> tag below.                                     -->
-                      <element>CLASS</element>
-                      <limits>
-                        <!-- These limits can be overridden, in the form of `0.50` for          -->
-                        <!-- 50%, as necessary. Using a property just puts it in one spot.      -->
-                        <!--
-                                                <limit>
-                                                  <counter>LINE</counter>
-                                                  <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
-                                                  <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.lines}</minimum>
-                                                </limit>
-                        -->
-                        <!--
-                                                <limit>
-                                                  <counter>BRANCH</counter>
-                                                  <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
-                                                  <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.other}</minimum>
-                                                </limit>
-                        -->
-                        <!--
-                                                <limit>
-                                                  <counter>INSTRUCTION</counter>
-                                                  <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
-                                                  <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.other}</minimum>
-                                                </limit>
-                        -->
-                        <!--
-                                                <limit>
-                                                  <counter>COMPLEXITY</counter>
-                                                  <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
-                                                  <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.other}</minimum>
-                                                </limit>
-                        -->
-                        <limit>
-                          <counter>METHOD</counter>
-                          <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
-                          <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.method}</minimum>
-                        </limit>
-                        <!--                        <limit>-->
-                        <!--                          <counter>CLASS</counter>-->
-                        <!--                          <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>-->
-                        <!--                          <minimum>${jacoco.coverage.target.class}</minimum>-->
-                        <!--                        </limit>-->
-                      </limits>
-                      <excludes>
-                        <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.extras.okhttp3.ObsoleteUrlFactory.**</exclude>
-                        <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.extras.okhttp3.ObsoleteUrlFactory</exclude>
-                        <exclude>org.kohsuke.github.extras.OkHttp3Connector</exclude>
-                        <!--<exclude>io.jenkins.plugins.todeclarative.converter.api.*</exclude>-->
-                      </excludes>
-                    </rule>
-                  </rules>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
+      <properties>
+        <formatter-maven-plugin.goal>validate</formatter-maven-plugin.goal>
+        <impsort-maven-plugin.goal>check</impsort-maven-plugin.goal>
+      </properties>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -506,7 +594,26 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.0</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
@@ -540,4 +647,13 @@
       <archive>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/github-api</archive>
     </mailingList>
   </mailingLists>
+
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Kohsuke Kawaguchi</name>
+      <id>kohsuke</id>
+      <email>kk@kohsuke.org</email>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+
 </project>

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/AbuseLimitHandler.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 /**
  * Pluggable strategy to determine what to do when the API abuse limit is hit.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GitHubBuilder#withAbuseLimitHandler(AbuseLimitHandler) GitHubBuilder#withAbuseLimitHandler(AbuseLimitHandler)
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/#abuse-rate-limits">documentation</a>
  * @see RateLimitHandler
@@ -29,6 +28,9 @@ public abstract class AbuseLimitHandler {
      * @throws IOException
      *             on failure
      * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/#abuse-rate-limits">API documentation from GitHub</a>
+     * @see <a href=
+     *      "https://developer.github.com/v3/guides/best-practices-for-integrators/#dealing-with-abuse-rate-limits">Dealing
+     *      with abuse rate limits</a>
      */
     public abstract void onError(IOException e, HttpURLConnection uc) throws IOException;
 

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/DeleteToken.java

@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 
 /**
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
- */
+*/
 @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UUF_UNUSED_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD",
         justification = "Being constructed by JSON deserialization")
 class DeleteToken {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/EnforcementLevel.java

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
  * This was added during preview API period but it has changed since then.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 @Deprecated
 public enum EnforcementLevel {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHApp.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.MACHINE_MAN;
 /**
  * A Github App.
  *
- * @author Paulo Miguel Almeida
  * @see GitHub#getApp() GitHub#getApp()
  */
 public class GHApp extends GHObject {
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ public class GHApp extends GHObject {
     }
 
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(htmlUrl);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(htmlUrl);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -178,9 +177,10 @@ public class GHApp extends GHObject {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public PagedIterable<GHAppInstallation> listInstallations() {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(MACHINE_MAN)
-                .asPagedIterable("/app/installations", GHAppInstallation[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
+                .withUrlPath("/app/installations")
+                .toIterable(GHAppInstallation[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ public class GHApp extends GHObject {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHAppInstallation getInstallationById(long id) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(MACHINE_MAN)
-                .to(String.format("/app/installations/%d", id), GHAppInstallation.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/app/installations/%d", id))
+                .fetch(GHAppInstallation.class)
                 .wrapUp(root);
     }
 
@@ -220,9 +221,10 @@ public class GHApp extends GHObject {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHAppInstallation getInstallationByOrganization(String name) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(MACHINE_MAN)
-                .to(String.format("/orgs/%s/installation", name), GHAppInstallation.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/orgs/%s/installation", name))
+                .fetch(GHAppInstallation.class)
                 .wrapUp(root);
     }
 
@@ -244,9 +246,10 @@ public class GHApp extends GHObject {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHAppInstallation getInstallationByRepository(String ownerName, String repositoryName) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(MACHINE_MAN)
-                .to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/installation", ownerName, repositoryName), GHAppInstallation.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/installation", ownerName, repositoryName))
+                .fetch(GHAppInstallation.class)
                 .wrapUp(root);
     }
 
@@ -265,9 +268,10 @@ public class GHApp extends GHObject {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHAppInstallation getInstallationByUser(String name) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(MACHINE_MAN)
-                .to(String.format("/users/%s/installation", name), GHAppInstallation.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/users/%s/installation", name))
+                .fetch(GHAppInstallation.class)
                 .wrapUp(root);
     }
 

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppCreateTokenBuilder.java

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.MACHINE_MAN;
 /**
  * Creates a access token for a GitHub App Installation
  *
- * @author Paulo Miguel Almeida
  * @see GHAppInstallation#createToken(Map) GHAppInstallation#createToken(Map)
+ * @see GHAppInstallation#createToken() GHAppInstallation#createToken()
  */
 public class GHAppCreateTokenBuilder {
     private final GitHub root;
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ public class GHAppCreateTokenBuilder {
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
-    GHAppCreateTokenBuilder(GitHub root, String apiUrlTail, Map<String, GHPermissionType> permissions) {
+    GHAppCreateTokenBuilder(GitHub root, String apiUrlTail) {
         this.root = root;
         this.apiUrlTail = apiUrlTail;
-        this.builder = new Requester(root);
-        withPermissions(builder, permissions);
+        this.builder = root.createRequest();
+    }
+
+    @Preview
+    @Deprecated
+    GHAppCreateTokenBuilder(GitHub root, String apiUrlTail, Map<String, GHPermissionType> permissions) {
+        this(root, apiUrlTail);
+        permissions(permissions);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,6 +49,25 @@ public class GHAppCreateTokenBuilder {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the permissions granted to the access token. The permissions object includes the permission names and their
+     * access type.
+     *
+     * @param permissions
+     *            Map containing the permission names and types.
+     * @return a GHAppCreateTokenBuilder
+     */
+    @Preview
+    @Deprecated
+    public GHAppCreateTokenBuilder permissions(Map<String, GHPermissionType> permissions) {
+        Map<String, String> retMap = new HashMap<>();
+        for (Map.Entry<String, GHPermissionType> entry : permissions.entrySet()) {
+            retMap.put(entry.getKey(), GitHubRequest.transformEnum(entry.getValue()));
+        }
+        builder.with("permissions", retMap);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates an app token with all the parameters.
      * <p>
@@ -57,16 +82,9 @@ public class GHAppCreateTokenBuilder {
     public GHAppInstallationToken create() throws IOException {
         return builder.method("POST")
                 .withPreview(MACHINE_MAN)
-                .to(apiUrlTail, GHAppInstallationToken.class)
+                .withUrlPath(apiUrlTail)
+                .fetch(GHAppInstallationToken.class)
                 .wrapUp(root);
     }
 
-    private static Requester withPermissions(Requester builder, Map<String, GHPermissionType> value) {
-        Map<String, String> retMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, GHPermissionType> entry : value.entrySet()) {
-            retMap.put(entry.getKey(), Requester.transformEnum(entry.getValue()));
-        }
-        return builder.with("permissions", retMap);
-    }
-
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppInstallation.java

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.GAMBIT;
 /**
  * A Github App Installation.
  *
- * @author Paulo Miguel Almeida
  * @see GHApp#listInstallations() GHApp#listInstallations()
  * @see GHApp#getInstallationById(long) GHApp#getInstallationById(long)
  * @see GHApp#getInstallationByOrganization(String) GHApp#getInstallationByOrganization(String)
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ public class GHAppInstallation extends GHObject {
     private String htmlUrl;
 
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(htmlUrl);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(htmlUrl);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -271,7 +270,11 @@ public class GHAppInstallation extends GHObject {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public void deleteInstallation() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").withPreview(GAMBIT).to(String.format("/app/installations/%d", id));
+        root.createRequest()
+                .method("DELETE")
+                .withPreview(GAMBIT)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/app/installations/%d", id))
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -283,11 +286,27 @@ public class GHAppInstallation extends GHObject {
      *
      * @param permissions
      *            map of permissions for the created token
-     * @return a GHAppCreateTokenBuilder on error
+     * @return a GHAppCreateTokenBuilder instance
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GHAppInstallation#createToken()} instead.
      */
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHAppCreateTokenBuilder createToken(Map<String, GHPermissionType> permissions) {
         return new GHAppCreateTokenBuilder(root, String.format("/app/installations/%d/access_tokens", id), permissions);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts a builder that creates a new App Installation Token.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * You use the returned builder to set various properties, then call {@link GHAppCreateTokenBuilder#create()} to
+     * finally create an access token.
+     *
+     * @return a GHAppCreateTokenBuilder instance
+     */
+    @Preview
+    @Deprecated
+    public GHAppCreateTokenBuilder createToken() {
+        return new GHAppCreateTokenBuilder(root, String.format("/app/installations/%d/access_tokens", id));
+    }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppInstallationToken.java

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 /**
  * A Github App Installation Token.
  *
- * @author Paulo Miguel Almeida
  * @see GHAppInstallation#createToken(Map) GHAppInstallation#createToken(Map)
  */
 public class GHAppInstallationToken {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ public class GHAppInstallationToken {
      */
     @WithBridgeMethods(value = String.class, adapterMethod = "expiresAtStr")
     public Date getExpiresAt() throws IOException {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(expires_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(expires_at);
     }
 
     @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UPM_UNCALLED_PRIVATE_METHOD", justification = "Bridge method of getExpiresAt")

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAsset.java

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class GHAsset extends GHObject {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().with(key, value).method("PATCH").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class GHAsset extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     private String getApiRoute() {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAuthorization.java

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * Generated OAuth token
  *
- * @author janinko
  * @see GitHub#createToken(Collection, String, String) GitHub#createToken(Collection, String, String)
  * @see <a href="http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#create-a-new-authorization">API documentation</a>
  */
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ public class GHAuthorization extends GHObject {
      * @return the app url
      */
     public URL getAppUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(app.url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(app.url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ public class GHAuthorization extends GHObject {
      */
     @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "NM_CONFUSING", justification = "It's a part of the library API, cannot be changed")
     public URL getApiURL() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public class GHAuthorization extends GHObject {
      * @return the note url
      */
     public URL getNoteUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(note_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(note_url);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBlob.java

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64InputStream;
-
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Base64;
 
 /**
  * The type GHBlob.
  *
- * @author Kanstantsin Shautsou
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHTreeEntry#asBlob() GHTreeEntry#asBlob()
  * @see GHRepository#getBlob(String) GHRepository#getBlob(String)
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ public class GHBlob {
      * @return API URL of this blob.
      */
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,8 +70,9 @@ public class GHBlob {
     public InputStream read() {
         if (encoding.equals("base64")) {
             try {
-                return new Base64InputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(content.getBytes("US-ASCII")), false);
-            } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+                Base64.Decoder decoder = Base64.getMimeDecoder();
+                return new ByteArrayInputStream(decoder.decode(content));
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 throw new AssertionError(e); // US-ASCII is mandatory
             }
         }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBlobBuilder.java

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Base64;
 
 /**
  * Builder pattern for creating a new blob. Based on https://developer.github.com/v3/git/blobs/#create-a-blob
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ public class GHBlobBuilder {
 
     GHBlobBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        req = new Requester(repo.root);
+        req = repo.root.createRequest();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ public class GHBlobBuilder {
      * @return a GHBlobBuilder
      */
     public GHBlobBuilder binaryContent(byte[] content) {
-        String base64Content = Base64.encodeBase64String(content);
+        String base64Content = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(content);
         req.with("content", base64Content);
         req.with("encoding", "base64");
         return this;
@@ -55,6 +54,6 @@ public class GHBlobBuilder {
      *             if the blob cannot be created.
      */
     public GHBlob create() throws IOException {
-        return req.method("POST").to(getApiTail(), GHBlob.class);
+        return req.method("POST").withUrlPath(getApiTail()).fetch(GHBlob.class);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranch.java

@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.*;
-
 /**
  * A branch in a repository.
- *
- * @author Yusuke Kokubo
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(
         value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", "NP_UNWRITTEN_FIELD",
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ public class GHBranch {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public URL getProtectionUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(protection_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(protection_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ public class GHBranch {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHBranchProtection getProtection() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve().to(protection_url, GHBranchProtection.class).wrap(this);
+        return root.createRequest().withUrlPath(protection_url).fetch(GHBranchProtection.class).wrap(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@ public class GHBranch {
      *             if disabling protection fails
      */
     public void disableProtection() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(protection_url);
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(protection_url).send();
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtection.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class GHBranchProtection {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public void enabledSignedCommits() throws IOException {
-        requester().method("POST").to(url + REQUIRE_SIGNATURES_URI, RequiredSignatures.class);
+        requester().method("POST").withUrlPath(url + REQUIRE_SIGNATURES_URI).fetch(RequiredSignatures.class);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class GHBranchProtection {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public void disableSignedCommits() throws IOException {
-        requester().method("DELETE").to(url + REQUIRE_SIGNATURES_URI);
+        requester().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(url + REQUIRE_SIGNATURES_URI).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class GHBranchProtection {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public boolean getRequiredSignatures() throws IOException {
-        return requester().method("GET").to(url + REQUIRE_SIGNATURES_URI, RequiredSignatures.class).enabled;
+        return requester().withUrlPath(url + REQUIRE_SIGNATURES_URI).fetch(RequiredSignatures.class).enabled;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class GHBranchProtection {
     }
 
     private Requester requester() {
-        return new Requester(root).withPreview(ZZZAX);
+        return root.createRequest().withPreview(ZZZAX);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionBuilder.java

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ public class GHBranchProtectionBuilder {
                 .withNullable("required_pull_request_reviews", prReviews)
                 .withNullable("restrictions", restrictions)
                 .withNullable("enforce_admins", enforceAdmins)
-                .to(branch.getProtectionUrl().toString(), GHBranchProtection.class)
+                .withUrlPath(branch.getProtectionUrl().toString())
+                .fetch(GHBranchProtection.class)
                 .wrap(branch);
     }
 
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ public class GHBranchProtectionBuilder {
     }
 
     private Requester requester() {
-        return new Requester(branch.getRoot()).withPreview(LUKE_CAGE);
+        return branch.getRoot().createRequest().withPreview(LUKE_CAGE);
     }
 
     private static class Restrictions {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a check run.
+ *
+ * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/checks/runs/">documentation</a>
+ */
+
+@SuppressFBWarnings(value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", "NP_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", "URF_UNREAD_FIELD" },
+        justification = "JSON API")
+public class GHCheckRun extends GHObject {
+    GHRepository owner;
+    GitHub root;
+
+    private String status;
+    private String conclusion;
+    private String name;
+    private String headSha;
+    private GHPullRequest[] pullRequests;
+
+    GHCheckRun wrap(GHRepository owner) {
+        this.owner = owner;
+        this.root = owner.root;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    GHCheckRun wrap(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+        if (owner != null) {
+            owner.wrap(root);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    GHPullRequest[] wrap() {
+        return pullRequests;
+    }
+
+    public String getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public String getConclusion() {
+        return conclusion;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the HEAD SHA.
+     *
+     * @return sha for the HEAD commit
+     */
+    public String getHeadSha() {
+        return headSha;
+    }
+
+    GHPullRequest[] getPullRequests() throws IOException {
+        if (pullRequests != null && pullRequests.length != 0) {
+            for (GHPullRequest singlePull : pullRequests) {
+                singlePull.refresh();
+            }
+        }
+        return pullRequests;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated This object has no HTML URL.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public URL getHtmlUrl() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommentAuthorAssociation.java

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 /**
  * How is an user associated with a repository?
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public enum GHCommentAuthorAssociation {
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * A commit in a repository.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#getCommit(String) GHRepository#getCommit(String)
  * @see GHCommitComment#getCommit() GHCommitComment#getCommit()
  */
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ public class GHCommit {
          * @return the authored date
          */
         public Date getAuthoredDate() {
-            return GitHub.parseDate(author.date);
+            return GitHubClient.parseDate(author.date);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ public class GHCommit {
          * @return the commit date
          */
         public Date getCommitDate() {
-            return GitHub.parseDate(committer.date);
+            return GitHubClient.parseDate(committer.date);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ public class GHCommit {
          *         resolves to the actual content of the file.
          */
         public URL getRawUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(raw_url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(raw_url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ public class GHCommit {
          *         that resolves to the HTML page that describes this file.
          */
         public URL getBlobUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(blob_url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(blob_url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ public class GHCommit {
      *         "https://github.com/kohsuke/sandbox-ant/commit/8ae38db0ea5837313ab5f39d43a6f73de3bd9000"
      */
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -441,11 +440,10 @@ public class GHCommit {
      * @return {@link PagedIterable} with all the commit comments in this repository.
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHCommitComment> listComments() {
-        return owner.root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(
-                        String.format("/repos/%s/%s/commits/%s/comments", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), sha),
-                        GHCommitComment[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrap(owner));
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(
+                        String.format("/repos/%s/%s/commits/%s/comments", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), sha))
+                .toIterable(GHCommitComment[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -466,12 +464,15 @@ public class GHCommit {
      *             if comment is not created
      */
     public GHCommitComment createComment(String body, String path, Integer line, Integer position) throws IOException {
-        GHCommitComment r = new Requester(owner.root).with("body", body)
+        GHCommitComment r = owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("body", body)
                 .with("path", path)
                 .with("line", line)
                 .with("position", position)
-                .to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/commits/%s/comments", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), sha),
-                        GHCommitComment.class);
+                .withUrlPath(
+                        String.format("/repos/%s/%s/commits/%s/comments", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), sha))
+                .fetch(GHCommitComment.class);
         return r.wrap(owner);
     }
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ public class GHCommit {
      */
     void populate() throws IOException {
         if (files == null && stats == null)
-            owner.root.retrieve().to(owner.getApiTailUrl("commits/" + sha), this);
+            owner.root.createRequest().withUrlPath(owner.getApiTailUrl("commits/" + sha)).fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     GHCommit wrapUp(GHRepository owner) {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitBuilder.java

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GHCommitBuilder {
 
     GHCommitBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        req = new Requester(repo.root);
+        req = repo.root.createRequest().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ public class GHCommitBuilder {
      */
     public GHCommit create() throws IOException {
         req.with("parents", parents);
-        return req.method("POST").to(getApiTail(), GHCommit.class).wrapUp(repo);
+        return req.method("POST").withUrlPath(getApiTail()).fetch(GHCommit.class).wrapUp(repo);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitComment.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.*;
 /**
  * A comment attached to a commit (or a specific line in a specific file of a commit.)
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#listCommitComments() GHRepository#listCommitComments()
  * @see GHCommit#listComments() GHCommit#listComments()
  * @see GHCommit#createComment(String, String, Integer, Integer) GHCommit#createComment(String, String, Integer,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ public class GHCommitComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      * show this commit comment in a browser.
      */
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -113,25 +112,33 @@ public class GHCommitComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void update(String body) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).with("body", body).method("PATCH").to(getApiTail(), GHCommitComment.class);
+        owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("PATCH")
+                .with("body", body)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiTail())
+                .fetch(GHCommitComment.class);
         this.body = body;
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
-                .to(getApiTail() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiTail() + "/reactions")
+                .fetch(GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(owner.root);
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public PagedIterable<GHReaction> listReactions() {
-        return owner.root.retrieve()
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
-                .asPagedIterable(getApiTail() + "/reactions", GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
+                .withUrlPath(getApiTail() + "/reactions")
+                .toIterable(GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ public class GHCommitComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiTail());
+        owner.root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiTail()).send();
     }
 
     private String getApiTail() {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitPointer.java

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Identifies a commit in {@link GHPullRequest}.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHCommitPointer {
     private String ref, sha, label;

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitQueryBuilder.java

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
  * }
  * </pre>
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#queryCommits() GHRepository#queryCommits()
  */
 public class GHCommitQueryBuilder {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public class GHCommitQueryBuilder {
 
     GHCommitQueryBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.req = repo.root.retrieve(); // requester to build up
+        this.req = repo.root.createRequest(); // requester to build up
     }
 
     /**
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public class GHCommitQueryBuilder {
      * @return the gh commit query builder
      */
     public GHCommitQueryBuilder since(Date dt) {
-        req.with("since", GitHub.printDate(dt));
+        req.with("since", GitHubClient.printDate(dt));
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ public class GHCommitQueryBuilder {
      * @return the gh commit query builder
      */
     public GHCommitQueryBuilder until(Date dt) {
-        req.with("until", GitHub.printDate(dt));
+        req.with("until", GitHubClient.printDate(dt));
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -127,6 +126,6 @@ public class GHCommitQueryBuilder {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHCommit> list() {
-        return req.asPagedIterable(repo.getApiTailUrl("commits"), GHCommit[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(repo));
+        return req.withUrlPath(repo.getApiTailUrl("commits")).toIterable(GHCommit[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(repo));
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitSearchBuilder.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 /**
  * Search commits.
  *
- * @author Marc de Verdelhan
  * @see GitHub#searchCommits() GitHub#searchCommits()
  */
 @Preview
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ public class GHCommitSearchBuilder extends GHSearchBuilder<GHCommit> {
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(commitUrl)) {
             return null;
         }
-        int indexOfUsername = (GitHub.GITHUB_URL + "/repos/").length();
+        int indexOfUsername = (GitHubClient.GITHUB_URL + "/repos/").length();
         String[] tokens = commitUrl.substring(indexOfUsername).split("/", 3);
         return tokens[0] + '/' + tokens[1];
     }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitState.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 /**
  * Represents the state of commit
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHCommitStatus
  */
 public enum GHCommitState {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitStatus.java

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 /**
  * Represents a status of a commit.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#getLastCommitStatus(String) GHRepository#getLastCommitStatus(String)
  * @see GHCommit#getLastStatus() GHCommit#getLastStatus()
  * @see GHRepository#createCommitStatus(String, GHCommitState, String, String) GHRepository#createCommitStatus(String,

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCompare.java

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
  * The model user for comparing 2 commits in the GitHub API.
- *
- * @author Michael Clarke
  */
 public class GHCompare {
 
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ public class GHCompare {
      * @return the url
      */
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ public class GHCompare {
      * @return the html url
      */
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ public class GHCompare {
      * @return the permalink url
      */
     public URL getPermalinkUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(permalink_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(permalink_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public class GHCompare {
      * @return the diff url
      */
     public URL getDiffUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(diff_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(diff_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ public class GHCompare {
      * @return the patch url
      */
     public URL getPatchUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(patch_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(patch_url);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContent.java

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64InputStream;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Base64;
 
 /**
  * A Content of a repository.
  *
- * @author Alexandre COLLIGNON
  * @see GHRepository#getFileContent(String) GHRepository#getFileContent(String)
  */
 @SuppressWarnings({ "UnusedDeclaration" })
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
      */
     @SuppressFBWarnings("DM_DEFAULT_ENCODING")
     public String getContent() throws IOException {
-        return new String(Base64.decodeBase64(getEncodedContent()));
+        return new String(Base64.getMimeDecoder().decode(getEncodedContent()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -175,8 +173,9 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
         refresh(content);
         if (encoding.equals("base64")) {
             try {
-                return new Base64InputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(content.getBytes("US-ASCII")), false);
-            } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+                Base64.Decoder decoder = Base64.getMimeDecoder();
+                return new ByteArrayInputStream(decoder.decode(content.getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII)));
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 throw new AssertionError(e); // US-ASCII is mandatory
             }
         }
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     protected synchronized void populate() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().to(url, this);
+        root.createRequest().withUrlPath(url).fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
         if (!isDirectory())
             throw new IllegalStateException(path + " is not a directory");
 
-        return root.retrieve().asPagedIterable(url, GHContent[].class, item -> item.wrap(repository));
+        return root.createRequest().setRawUrlPath(url).toIterable(GHContent[].class, item -> item.wrap(repository));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -304,9 +303,11 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
      */
     public GHContentUpdateResponse update(byte[] newContentBytes, String commitMessage, String branch)
             throws IOException {
-        String encodedContent = Base64.encodeBase64String(newContentBytes);
+        String encodedContent = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(newContentBytes);
 
-        Requester requester = new Requester(root).with("path", path)
+        Requester requester = root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("path", path)
                 .with("message", commitMessage)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .with("content", encodedContent)
@@ -316,7 +317,8 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
             requester.with("branch", branch);
         }
 
-        GHContentUpdateResponse response = requester.to(getApiRoute(repository, path), GHContentUpdateResponse.class);
+        GHContentUpdateResponse response = requester.withUrlPath(getApiRoute(repository, path))
+                .fetch(GHContentUpdateResponse.class);
 
         response.getContent().wrap(repository);
         response.getCommit().wrapUp(repository);
@@ -350,7 +352,9 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHContentUpdateResponse delete(String commitMessage, String branch) throws IOException {
-        Requester requester = new Requester(root).with("path", path)
+        Requester requester = root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("path", path)
                 .with("message", commitMessage)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .method("DELETE");
@@ -359,7 +363,8 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
             requester.with("branch", branch);
         }
 
-        GHContentUpdateResponse response = requester.to(getApiRoute(repository, path), GHContentUpdateResponse.class);
+        GHContentUpdateResponse response = requester.withUrlPath(getApiRoute(repository, path))
+                .fetch(GHContentUpdateResponse.class);
 
         response.getCommit().wrapUp(repository);
         return response;
@@ -405,6 +410,6 @@ public class GHContent implements Refreshable {
      */
     @Override
     public synchronized void refresh() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().to(url, this);
+        root.createRequest().setRawUrlPath(url).fetchInto(this);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentBuilder.java

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Base64;
 
 /**
  * Used to create/update content.
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
  * <p>
  * Call various methods to build up parameters, then call {@link #commit()} to make the change effective.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#createContent() GHRepository#createContent()
  */
 public final class GHContentBuilder {
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ public final class GHContentBuilder {
 
     GHContentBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.req = new Requester(repo.root).method("PUT");
+        this.req = repo.root.createRequest().method("PUT");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ public final class GHContentBuilder {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used when updating (but not creating a new content) to specify Thetblob SHA of the file being replaced.
+     * Used when updating (but not creating a new content) to specify the blob SHA of the file being replaced.
      *
      * @param sha
      *            the sha
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ public final class GHContentBuilder {
      * @return the gh content builder
      */
     public GHContentBuilder content(byte[] content) {
-        req.with("content", Base64.encodeBase64String(content));
+        req.with("content", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(content));
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -81,11 +79,7 @@ public final class GHContentBuilder {
      * @return the gh content builder
      */
     public GHContentBuilder content(String content) {
-        try {
-            return content(content.getBytes("UTF-8"));
-        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException x) {
-            throw new AssertionError();
-        }
+        return content(content.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -108,7 +102,8 @@ public final class GHContentBuilder {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHContentUpdateResponse commit() throws IOException {
-        GHContentUpdateResponse response = req.to(GHContent.getApiRoute(repo, path), GHContentUpdateResponse.class);
+        GHContentUpdateResponse response = req.withUrlPath(GHContent.getApiRoute(repo, path))
+                .fetch(GHContentUpdateResponse.class);
 
         response.getContent().wrap(repo);
         response.getCommit().wrapUp(repo);

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentSearchBuilder.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 /**
  * Search code for {@link GHContent}.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GitHub#searchContent() GitHub#searchContent()
  */
 public class GHContentSearchBuilder extends GHSearchBuilder<GHContent> {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentWithLicense.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 /**
  * {@link GHContent} with license information.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/licenses/#get-a-repositorys-license">documentation</a>
  * @see GHRepository#getLicense()
  */

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCreateRepositoryBuilder.java

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
  * Creates a repository
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHCreateRepositoryBuilder {
     private final GitHub root;
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ public class GHCreateRepositoryBuilder {
     GHCreateRepositoryBuilder(GitHub root, String apiUrlTail, String name) {
         this.root = root;
         this.apiUrlTail = apiUrlTail;
-        this.builder = new Requester(root);
+        this.builder = root.createRequest();
         this.builder.with("name", name);
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ public class GHCreateRepositoryBuilder {
      *             if repsitory cannot be created
      */
     public GHRepository create() throws IOException {
-        return builder.method("POST").to(apiUrlTail, GHRepository.class).wrap(root);
+        return builder.method("POST").withUrlPath(apiUrlTail).fetch(GHRepository.class).wrap(root);
     }
 
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeployKey.java

@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ public class GHDeployKey {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE")
-                .to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/keys/%d", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), id));
+        owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("DELETE")
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/keys/%d", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), id))
+                .send();
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeployment.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class GHDeployment extends GHObject {
      * @return the statuses url
      */
     public URL getStatusesUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(statuses_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(statuses_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class GHDeployment extends GHObject {
      * @return the repository url
      */
     public URL getRepositoryUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(repository_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(repository_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ public class GHDeployment extends GHObject {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHDeploymentStatus> listStatuses() {
-        return root.retrieve().asPagedIterable(statuses_url, GHDeploymentStatus[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(statuses_url)
+                .toIterable(GHDeploymentStatus[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner));
     }
 
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentBuilder.java

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class GHDeploymentBuilder {
      */
     public GHDeploymentBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.createRequest().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -127,6 +127,6 @@ public class GHDeploymentBuilder {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHDeployment create() throws IOException {
-        return builder.to(repo.getApiTailUrl("deployments"), GHDeployment.class).wrap(repo);
+        return builder.withUrlPath(repo.getApiTailUrl("deployments")).fetch(GHDeployment.class).wrap(repo);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentStatus.java

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class GHDeploymentStatus extends GHObject {
      * @return the target url
      */
     public URL getTargetUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(target_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(target_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class GHDeploymentStatus extends GHObject {
      * @return the deployment url
      */
     public URL getDeploymentUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(deployment_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(deployment_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class GHDeploymentStatus extends GHObject {
      * @return the repository url
      */
     public URL getRepositoryUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(repository_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(repository_url);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentStatusBuilder.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class GHDeploymentStatusBuilder {
     GHDeploymentStatusBuilder(GHRepository repo, long deploymentId, GHDeploymentState state) {
         this.repo = repo;
         this.deploymentId = deploymentId;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.createRequest().method("POST");
         this.builder.with("state", state);
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public class GHDeploymentStatusBuilder {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHDeploymentStatus create() throws IOException {
-        return builder.to(repo.getApiTailUrl("deployments/" + deploymentId + "/statuses"), GHDeploymentStatus.class)
+        return builder.withUrlPath(repo.getApiTailUrl("deployments/" + deploymentId + "/statuses"))
+                .fetch(GHDeploymentStatus.class)
                 .wrap(repo);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDirection.java

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 /**
  * Sort direction
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public enum GHDirection {
     ASC, DESC

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEmail.java

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 
 /**
  * Represents an email of GitHub.
- *
- * @author Kelly Campbell
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(
         value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", "NP_UNWRITTEN_FIELD",

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEvent.java

@@ -5,55 +5,62 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 /**
  * Hook event type.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHEventInfo
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/">Event type reference</a>
  */
 public enum GHEvent {
+    CHECK_RUN,
+    CHECK_SUITE,
     COMMIT_COMMENT,
+    CONTENT_REFERENCE,
     CREATE,
     DELETE,
+    DEPLOY_KEY,
     DEPLOYMENT,
     DEPLOYMENT_STATUS,
     DOWNLOAD,
     FOLLOW,
     FORK,
     FORK_APPLY,
+    GITHUB_APP_AUTHORIZATION,
     GIST,
     GOLLUM,
     INSTALLATION,
     INSTALLATION_REPOSITORIES,
     INTEGRATION_INSTALLATION_REPOSITORIES,
-    CHECK_SUITE,
     ISSUE_COMMENT,
     ISSUES,
     LABEL,
     MARKETPLACE_PURCHASE,
     MEMBER,
     MEMBERSHIP,
+    META,
     MILESTONE,
     ORGANIZATION,
     ORG_BLOCK,
+    PACKAGE,
     PAGE_BUILD,
     PROJECT_CARD,
     PROJECT_COLUMN,
     PROJECT,
+    PING,
     PUBLIC,
     PULL_REQUEST,
     PULL_REQUEST_REVIEW,
     PULL_REQUEST_REVIEW_COMMENT,
     PUSH,
     RELEASE,
-    REPOSITORY, // only
-                // valid
-                // for
-                // org
-                // hooks
+    REPOSITORY_DISPATCH, // only valid for org hooks
+    REPOSITORY,
+    REPOSITORY_IMPORT,
+    REPOSITORY_VULNERABILITY_ALERT,
+    SECURITY_ADVISORY,
+    STAR,
     STATUS,
     TEAM,
     TEAM_ADD,
     WATCH,
-    PING,
+
     /**
      * Special event type that means "every possible event"
      */

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventInfo.java

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 
 /**
  * Represents an event.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", justification = "JSON API")
 public class GHEventInfo {
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ public class GHEventInfo {
      * @return the created at
      */
     public Date getCreatedAt() {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(created_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(created_at);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ public class GHEventInfo {
      *             if payload cannot be parsed
      */
     public <T extends GHEventPayload> T getPayload(Class<T> type) throws IOException {
-        T v = GitHub.MAPPER.readValue(payload.traverse(), type);
+        T v = GitHubClient.MAPPER.readValue(payload.traverse(), type);
         v.wrapUp(root);
         return v;
     }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHEventPayload.java

@@ -47,6 +47,109 @@ public abstract class GHEventPayload {
         }
     }
 
+    // List of events that still need to be added:
+    // CheckRunEvent CheckSuiteEvent ContentReferenceEvent
+    // DeployKeyEvent DownloadEvent FollowEvent ForkApplyEvent GitHubAppAuthorizationEvent GistEvent GollumEvent
+    // InstallationEvent InstallationRepositoriesEvent IssuesEvent LabelEvent MarketplacePurchaseEvent MemberEvent
+    // MembershipEvent MetaEvent MilestoneEvent OrganizationEvent OrgBlockEvent PackageEvent PageBuildEvent
+    // ProjectCardEvent ProjectColumnEvent ProjectEvent RepositoryDispatchEvent RepositoryImportEvent
+    // RepositoryVulnerabilityAlertEvent SecurityAdvisoryEvent StarEvent StatusEvent TeamEvent TeamAddEvent WatchEvent
+
+    /**
+     * A check run event has been created, rerequested, completed, or has a requested_action.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/#checkrunevent">authoritative source</a>
+     */
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(
+            value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", "NP_UNWRITTEN_FIELD" },
+            justification = "JSON API")
+    public static class CheckRun extends GHEventPayload {
+        private String action;
+        private int number;
+        private GHCheckRun checkRun;
+        private GHRequestedAction requestedAction;
+        private GHRepository repository;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets action.
+         *
+         * @return the action
+         */
+        public String getAction() {
+            return action;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets number.
+         *
+         * @return the number
+         */
+        public int getNumber() {
+            return number;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets Check Run object
+         *
+         * @param currentCheckRun
+         *            the check run object
+         */
+        public void setCheckRun(GHCheckRun currentCheckRun) {
+            this.checkRun = currentCheckRun;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets Check Run object
+         *
+         * @return the current checkRun object
+         */
+        public GHCheckRun getCheckRun() {
+            return checkRun;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the Requested Action object
+         *
+         * @param currentRequestedAction
+         *            the current action
+         */
+        public void setCheckRun(GHRequestedAction currentRequestedAction) {
+            this.requestedAction = currentRequestedAction;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the Requested Action object
+         *
+         * @return the requested action
+         */
+        public GHRequestedAction getRequestedAction() {
+            return requestedAction;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets repository.
+         *
+         * @return the repository
+         */
+        public GHRepository getRepository() {
+            return repository;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        void wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+            super.wrapUp(root);
+            if (checkRun == null)
+                throw new IllegalStateException(
+                        "Expected check_run payload, but got something else. Maybe we've got another type of event?");
+            if (repository != null) {
+                repository.wrap(root);
+                checkRun.wrap(repository);
+            } else {
+                checkRun.wrap(root);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * A pull request status has changed.
      *
@@ -1325,6 +1428,107 @@ public abstract class GHEventPayload {
                 organization.wrapUp(root);
             }
         }
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * A git commit status was changed.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/#statusevent">authoritative source</a>
+     */
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD" }, justification = "Constructed by JSON deserialization")
+    public static class Status extends GHEventPayload {
+        private String context;
+        private String description;
+        private GHCommitState state;
+        private GHCommit commit;
+        private GHRepository repository;
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the status content.
+         * 
+         * @return status content
+         */
+        public String getContext() {
+            return context;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the status description.
+         * 
+         * @return status description
+         */
+        public String getDescription() {
+            return description;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the status state.
+         * 
+         * @return status state
+         */
+        public GHCommitState getState() {
+            return state;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the status stage.
+         * 
+         * @param state
+         *            status state
+         */
+        public void setState(GHCommitState state) {
+            this.state = state;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the commit associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @return commit
+         */
+        public GHCommit getCommit() {
+            return commit;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the commit associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @param commit
+         *            commit
+         */
+        public void setCommit(GHCommit commit) {
+            this.commit = commit;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the repository associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @return repository
+         */
+        public GHRepository getRepository() {
+            return repository;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the repository associated with the status event.
+         * 
+         * @param repository
+         *            repository
+         */
+        public void setRepository(GHRepository repository) {
+            this.repository = repository;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        void wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+            super.wrapUp(root);
+            if (state == null) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException(
+                        "Expected status payload, but got something else. Maybe we've got another type of event?");
+            }
+            if (repository != null) {
+                repository.wrap(root);
+                commit.wrapUp(repository);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHException.java

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 /**
  * The type GHException.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHException extends RuntimeException {
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHFileNotFoundException.java

@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 /**
  * Request/responce contains useful metadata. Custom exception allows store info for next diagnostics.
- *
- * @author Kanstantsin Shautsou
  */
 public class GHFileNotFoundException extends FileNotFoundException {
     protected Map<String, List<String>> responseHeaderFields;
@@ -24,11 +22,24 @@ public class GHFileNotFoundException extends FileNotFoundException {
     /**
      * Instantiates a new Gh file not found exception.
      *
-     * @param s
-     *            the s
+     * @param message
+     *            the message
      */
-    public GHFileNotFoundException(String s) {
-        super(s);
+    public GHFileNotFoundException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiates a new Gh file not found exception.
+     *
+     * @param message
+     *            the message
+     * @param cause
+     *            the cause
+     */
+    public GHFileNotFoundException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message);
+        this.initCause(cause);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -41,8 +52,8 @@ public class GHFileNotFoundException extends FileNotFoundException {
         return responseHeaderFields;
     }
 
-    GHFileNotFoundException withResponseHeaderFields(HttpURLConnection urlConnection) {
-        this.responseHeaderFields = urlConnection.getHeaderFields();
+    GHFileNotFoundException withResponseHeaderFields(@Nonnull Map<String, List<String>> headerFields) {
+        this.responseHeaderFields = headerFields;
         return this;
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGist.java

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 /**
  * Gist
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHUser#listGists() GHUser#listGists()
  * @see GitHub#getGist(String) GitHub#getGist(String)
  * @see GitHub#createGist() GitHub#createGist()
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
     }
 
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void star() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to(getApiTailUrl("star"));
+        root.createRequest().method("PUT").withUrlPath(getApiTailUrl("star")).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void unstar() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(getApiTailUrl("star"));
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiTailUrl("star")).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public boolean isStarred() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve().asHttpStatusCode(getApiTailUrl("star")) / 100 == 2;
+        return root.createRequest().withUrlPath(getApiTailUrl("star")).fetchHttpStatusCode() / 100 == 2;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHGist fork() throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).to(getApiTailUrl("forks"), GHGist.class).wrapUp(root);
+        return root.createRequest().method("POST").withUrlPath(getApiTailUrl("forks")).fetch(GHGist.class).wrapUp(root);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -223,7 +222,9 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHGist> listForks() {
-        return root.retrieve().asPagedIterable(getApiTailUrl("forks"), GHGist[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(getApiTailUrl("forks"))
+                .toIterable(GHGist[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ public class GHGist extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to("/gists/" + id);
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath("/gists/" + id).send();
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistBuilder.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 /**
  * Builder pattern for creating a new Gist.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GitHub#createGist() GitHub#createGist()
  */
 public class GHGistBuilder {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ public class GHGistBuilder {
      */
     public GHGistBuilder(GitHub root) {
         this.root = root;
-        req = new Requester(root);
+        req = root.createRequest().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,6 +72,6 @@ public class GHGistBuilder {
      */
     public GHGist create() throws IOException {
         req.with("files", files);
-        return req.to("/gists", GHGist.class).wrapUp(root);
+        return req.withUrlPath("/gists").fetch(GHGist.class).wrapUp(root);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistFile.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 /**
  * A file inside {@link GHGist}
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHGist#getFile(String) GHGist#getFile(String)
  * @see GHGist#getFiles() GHGist#getFiles()
  */

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistUpdater.java

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 
 /**
  * Builder pattern for updating a Gist.
- *
- * @author Martin van Zijl
  */
 public class GHGistUpdater {
     private final GHGist base;
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ public class GHGistUpdater {
 
     GHGistUpdater(GHGist base) {
         this.base = base;
-        this.builder = new Requester(base.root);
+        this.builder = base.root.createRequest();
 
         files = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     }
@@ -96,6 +94,6 @@ public class GHGistUpdater {
      */
     public GHGist update() throws IOException {
         builder.with("files", files);
-        return builder.method("PATCH").to(base.getApiTailUrl(""), GHGist.class).wrap(base.owner);
+        return builder.method("PATCH").withUrlPath(base.getApiTailUrl("")).fetch(GHGist.class).wrap(base.owner);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHook.java

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * The type GHHook.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(value = { "UWF_UNWRITTEN_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", "NP_UNWRITTEN_FIELD" },
         justification = "JSON API")
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class GHHook extends GHObject {
      * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/hooks/#ping-a-hook">Ping hook</a>
      */
     public void ping() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(getRoot()).method("POST").to(getApiRoute() + "/pings");
+        getRoot().createRequest().method("POST").withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/pings").send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ public abstract class GHHook extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(getRoot()).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        getRoot().createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHooks.java

@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ class GHHooks {
          */
         public List<GHHook> getHooks() throws IOException {
 
-            GHHook[] hookArray = root.retrieve().to(collection(), collectionClass()); // jdk/eclipse bug requires this
-                                                                                      // to be on separate line
+            GHHook[] hookArray = root.createRequest().withUrlPath(collection()).fetch(collectionClass()); // jdk/eclipse
+                                                                                                          // bug
+            // requires this
+            // to be on separate line
             List<GHHook> list = new ArrayList<GHHook>(Arrays.asList(hookArray));
             for (GHHook h : list)
                 wrap(h);
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class GHHooks {
          *             the io exception
          */
         public GHHook getHook(int id) throws IOException {
-            GHHook hook = root.retrieve().to(collection() + "/" + id, clazz());
+            GHHook hook = root.createRequest().withUrlPath(collection() + "/" + id).fetch(clazz());
             return wrap(hook);
         }
 
@@ -74,11 +76,14 @@ class GHHooks {
                     ea.add(e.symbol());
             }
 
-            GHHook hook = new Requester(root).with("name", name)
+            GHHook hook = root.createRequest()
+                    .method("POST")
+                    .with("name", name)
                     .with("active", active)
                     .with("config", config)
                     .with("events", ea)
-                    .to(collection(), clazz());
+                    .withUrlPath(collection())
+                    .fetch(clazz());
 
             return wrap(hook);
         }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIOException.java

@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 /**
  * Request/responce contains useful metadata. Custom exception allows store info for next diagnostics.
- *
- * @author Kanstantsin Shautsou
  */
 public class GHIOException extends IOException {
     protected Map<String, List<String>> responseHeaderFields;
@@ -31,6 +29,20 @@ public class GHIOException extends IOException {
         super(message);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@code GHIOException} with the specified detail message and cause.
+     *
+     * @param message
+     *            The detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getMessage()} method)
+     *
+     * @param cause
+     *            The cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getCause()} method). (A null value is
+     *            permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
+     */
+    public GHIOException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets response header fields.
      *
@@ -41,8 +53,8 @@ public class GHIOException extends IOException {
         return responseHeaderFields;
     }
 
-    GHIOException withResponseHeaderFields(HttpURLConnection urlConnection) {
-        this.responseHeaderFields = urlConnection.getHeaderFields();
+    GHIOException withResponseHeaderFields(@Nonnull Map<String, List<String>> headerFields) {
+        this.responseHeaderFields = headerFields;
         return this;
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHInvitation.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class GHInvitation extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void accept() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("PATCH").to("/user/repository_invitations/" + id);
+        root.createRequest().method("PATCH").withUrlPath("/user/repository_invitations/" + id).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ public class GHInvitation extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void decline() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/user/repository_invitations/" + id);
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath("/user/repository_invitations/" + id).send();
     }
 
     @Override
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 import com.infradna.tool.bridge_method_injector.WithBridgeMethods;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.SQUIRREL_GIRL;
 /**
  * Represents an issue on GitHub.
  *
- * @author Eric Maupin
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#getIssue(int) GHRepository#getIssue(int)
  * @see GitHub#searchIssues() GitHub#searchIssues()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      * The HTML page of this issue, like https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/issues/100
      */
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      * @return the closed at
      */
     public Date getClosedAt() {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(closed_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(closed_at);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      * @return the api url
      */
     public URL getApiURL() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void lock() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to(getApiRoute() + "/lock");
+        root.createRequest().method("PUT").withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/lock").send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void unlock() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to(getApiRoute() + "/lock");
+        root.createRequest().method("PUT").withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/lock").send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -230,17 +230,20 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      */
     @WithBridgeMethods(void.class)
     public GHIssueComment comment(String message) throws IOException {
-        GHIssueComment r = new Requester(root).with("body", message)
-                .to(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/comments", GHIssueComment.class);
+        GHIssueComment r = root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("body", message)
+                .withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/comments")
+                .fetch(GHIssueComment.class);
         return r.wrapUp(this);
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().with(key, value).method("PATCH").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     private void editIssue(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getIssuesApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().with(key, value).method("PATCH").withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -442,27 +445,30 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHIssueComment> listComments() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/comments",
-                        GHIssueComment[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(GHIssue.this));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/comments")
+                .toIterable(GHIssueComment[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(this));
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
-                .to(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/reactions")
+                .fetch(GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(root);
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public PagedIterable<GHReaction> listReactions() {
-        return owner.root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
-                .asPagedIterable(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/reactions")
+                .toIterable(GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -486,10 +492,11 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void addAssignees(Collection<GHUser> assignees) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve()
+        root.createRequest()
                 .method("POST")
                 .with(ASSIGNEES, getLogins(assignees))
-                .to(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/assignees", this);
+                .withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/assignees")
+                .fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -513,7 +520,11 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void setAssignees(Collection<GHUser> assignees) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(ASSIGNEES, getLogins(assignees)).method("PATCH").to(getIssuesApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest()
+                .method("PATCH")
+                .with(ASSIGNEES, getLogins(assignees))
+                .withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute())
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -537,11 +548,12 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void removeAssignees(Collection<GHUser> assignees) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve()
+        root.createRequest()
                 .method("DELETE")
                 .with(ASSIGNEES, getLogins(assignees))
                 .inBody()
-                .to(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/assignees", this);
+                .withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/assignees")
+                .fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -559,6 +571,10 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      * @return the issues api route
      */
     protected String getIssuesApiRoute() {
+        if (owner == null) {
+            // Issues returned from search to do not have an owner. Attempt to use url.
+            return StringUtils.prependIfMissing(getUrl().toString().replace(root.getApiUrl(), ""), "/");
+        }
         return "/repos/" + owner.getOwnerName() + "/" + owner.getName() + "/issues/" + number;
     }
 
@@ -665,7 +681,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
          * @return the diff url
          */
         public URL getDiffUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(diff_url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(diff_url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -674,7 +690,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
          * @return the patch url
          */
         public URL getPatchUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(patch_url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(patch_url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -683,7 +699,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
          * @return the url
          */
         public URL getUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
         }
     }
 
@@ -703,9 +719,8 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHIssueEvent> listEvents() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(owner.getApiTailUrl(String.format("/issues/%s/events", number)),
-                        GHIssueEvent[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(GHIssue.this));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(owner.getApiTailUrl(String.format("/issues/%s/events", number)))
+                .toIterable(GHIssueEvent[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(this));
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueBuilder.java

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * The type GHIssueBuilder.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHIssueBuilder {
     private final GHRepository repo;
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ public class GHIssueBuilder {
 
     GHIssueBuilder(GHRepository repo, String title) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.createRequest().method("POST");
         builder.with("title", title);
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +93,8 @@ public class GHIssueBuilder {
     public GHIssue create() throws IOException {
         return builder.with("labels", labels)
                 .with("assignees", assignees)
-                .to(repo.getApiTailUrl("issues"), GHIssue.class)
+                .withUrlPath(repo.getApiTailUrl("issues"))
+                .fetch(GHIssue.class)
                 .wrap(repo);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.*;
 /**
  * Comment to the issue
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHIssue#comment(String) GHIssue#comment(String)
  * @see GHIssue#listComments() GHIssue#listComments()
  */
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ public class GHIssueComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
 
     @Override
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -108,7 +107,11 @@ public class GHIssueComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void update(String body) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).with("body", body).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute(), GHIssueComment.class);
+        owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("PATCH")
+                .with("body", body)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute())
+                .fetch(GHIssueComment.class);
         this.body = body;
     }
 
@@ -119,24 +122,28 @@ public class GHIssueComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        owner.root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
-                .to(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/reactions")
+                .fetch(GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(owner.root);
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public PagedIterable<GHReaction> listReactions() {
-        return owner.root.retrieve()
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
-                .asPagedIterable(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/reactions")
+                .toIterable(GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
     }
 
     private String getApiRoute() {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueEvent.java

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 
 /**
  * The type GHIssueEvent.
- *
- * @author Martin van Zijl
  */
 public class GHIssueEvent {
     private GitHub root;
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ public class GHIssueEvent {
      * @return the created at
      */
     public Date getCreatedAt() {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(created_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(created_at);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueSearchBuilder.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 /**
  * Search issues.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GitHub#searchIssues() GitHub#searchIssues()
  */
 public class GHIssueSearchBuilder extends GHSearchBuilder<GHIssue> {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHKey.java

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringBuilder;
 
 /**
  * SSH public key.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", justification = "JSON API")
 public class GHKey {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLabel.java

@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.SYMMETRA;
-
 /**
  * The type GHLabel.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHIssue#getLabels() GHIssue#getLabels()
  * @see GHRepository#listLabels() GHRepository#listLabels()
  */
@@ -51,8 +48,6 @@ public class GHLabel {
      *
      * @return the description
      */
-    @Preview
-    @Deprecated
     public String getDescription() {
         return description;
     }
@@ -69,7 +64,7 @@ public class GHLabel {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        repo.root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(url);
+        repo.root.createRequest().method("DELETE").setRawUrlPath(url).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -81,13 +76,13 @@ public class GHLabel {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void setColor(String newColor) throws IOException {
-        repo.root.retrieve()
+        repo.root.createRequest()
                 .method("PATCH")
-                .withPreview(SYMMETRA)
                 .with("name", name)
                 .with("color", newColor)
                 .with("description", description)
-                .to(url);
+                .setRawUrlPath(url)
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -98,16 +93,14 @@ public class GHLabel {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    @Preview
-    @Deprecated
     public void setDescription(String newDescription) throws IOException {
-        repo.root.retrieve()
+        repo.root.createRequest()
                 .method("PATCH")
-                .withPreview(SYMMETRA)
                 .with("name", name)
                 .with("color", color)
                 .with("description", newDescription)
-                .to(url);
+                .setRawUrlPath(url)
+                .send();
     }
 
     static Collection<String> toNames(Collection<GHLabel> labels) {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLicense.java

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * The GitHub Preview API's license information
  *
- * @author Duncan Dickinson
  * @see GitHub#getLicense(String) GitHub#getLicense(String)
  * @see GHRepository#getLicense() GHRepository#getLicense()
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/licenses/">https://developer.github.com/v3/licenses/</a>
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public class GHLicense extends GHObject {
      */
     @WithBridgeMethods(value = String.class, adapterMethod = "urlToString")
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ public class GHLicense extends GHObject {
 
     public URL getHtmlUrl() throws IOException {
         populate();
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ public class GHLicense extends GHObject {
         if (description != null)
             return; // already populated
 
-        root.retrieve().to(url, this);
+        root.createRequest().withUrlPath(url).fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplaceAccount.java

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for Github Marketplace Account.
+ *
+ * @see GitHub#getMyMarketplacePurchases()
+ * @see GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder#createRequest()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplaceAccount {
+
+    protected GitHub root;
+    private String url;
+    private long id;
+    private String login;
+    private String email;
+    private String organizationBillingEmail;
+    private GHMarketplaceAccountType type;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap up gh marketplace account.
+     *
+     * @param root
+     *            the root
+     * @return an instance of the GHMarketplaceAccount class
+     */
+    GHMarketplaceAccount wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets url.
+     *
+     * @return the url
+     */
+    public URL getUrl() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets id.
+     *
+     * @return the id
+     */
+    public long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets login.
+     *
+     * @return the login
+     */
+    public String getLogin() {
+        return login;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets email.
+     *
+     * @return the email
+     */
+    public String getEmail() {
+        return email;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets organization billing email.
+     *
+     * @return the organization billing email
+     */
+    public String getOrganizationBillingEmail() {
+        return organizationBillingEmail;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets type.
+     *
+     * @return the type
+     */
+    public GHMarketplaceAccountType getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplaceAccountPlan.java

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+
+/**
+ * A Github Marketplace Account Plan.
+ *
+ * @see GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder#createRequest()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplaceAccountPlan extends GHMarketplaceAccount {
+
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private GHMarketplacePendingChange marketplacePendingChange;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private GHMarketplacePurchase marketplacePurchase;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap up gh marketplace account.
+     *
+     * @param root
+     *            the root
+     * @return an instance of the GHMarketplaceAccount class
+     */
+    GHMarketplaceAccountPlan wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+        super.wrapUp(root);
+        if (this.marketplacePendingChange != null)
+            this.marketplacePendingChange.wrapUp(this.root);
+
+        if (this.marketplacePurchase != null)
+            this.marketplacePurchase.wrapUp(this.root);
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets marketplace pending change.
+     *
+     * @return the marketplace pending change
+     */
+    public GHMarketplacePendingChange getMarketplacePendingChange() {
+        return marketplacePendingChange;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets marketplace purchase.
+     *
+     * @return the marketplace purchase
+     */
+    public GHMarketplacePurchase getMarketplacePurchase() {
+        return marketplacePurchase;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplaceAccountType.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+/**
+ * GitHub Marketplace Account type.
+ *
+ * @see GHMarketplaceAccount
+ */
+public enum GHMarketplaceAccountType {
+    ORGANIZATION, USER;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns GitHub's internal representation of this event.
+     */
+    String symbol() {
+        return StringUtils.capitalize(name().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Returns any accounts associated with a plan, including free plans
+ *
+ * @see GHMarketplacePlan#listAccounts()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder {
+    private final GitHub root;
+    private final Requester builder;
+    private final long planId;
+
+    GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder(GitHub root, long planId) {
+        this.root = root;
+        this.builder = root.createRequest();
+        this.planId = planId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sorts the GitHub accounts by the date they were created or last updated. Can be one of created or updated.
+     * <p>
+     * If omitted, the default sorting strategy will be "CREATED"
+     *
+     * @param sort
+     *            the sort strategy
+     * @return a GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder
+     */
+    public GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder sort(Sort sort) {
+        this.builder.with("sort", sort);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Orders the GitHub accounts results, Can be one of asc or desc. Ignored without the sort parameter.
+     *
+     * @param direction
+     *            the order strategy
+     * @return a GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder
+     */
+    public GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder direction(GHDirection direction) {
+        this.builder.with("direction", direction);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The enum Sort.
+     */
+    public enum Sort {
+        CREATED, UPDATED
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List any accounts associated with the plan specified on construction with all the order/sort parameters set.
+     * <p>
+     * GitHub Apps must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
+     * <p>
+     * OAuth Apps must use basic authentication with their client ID and client secret to access this endpoint.
+     *
+     * @return a paged iterable instance of GHMarketplaceAccountPlan
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             on error
+     */
+    public PagedIterable<GHMarketplaceAccountPlan> createRequest() throws IOException {
+        return builder.withUrlPath(String.format("/marketplace_listing/plans/%d/accounts", this.planId))
+                .toIterable(GHMarketplaceAccountPlan[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplacePendingChange.java

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * A Github Marketplace purchase pending change.
+ *
+ * @see GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder#createRequest()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplacePendingChange {
+    private GitHub root;
+    private long id;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private Long unitCount;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private GHMarketplacePlan plan;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private String effectiveDate;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap up gh marketplace pending change.
+     *
+     * @param root
+     *            the root
+     * @return an instance of the GHMarketplacePendingChange class
+     */
+    GHMarketplacePendingChange wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+        if (plan != null) { // sanity check
+            this.plan.wrapUp(this.root);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets id.
+     *
+     * @return the id
+     */
+    public long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets unit count.
+     *
+     * @return the unit count
+     */
+    public Long getUnitCount() {
+        return unitCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets plan.
+     *
+     * @return the plan
+     */
+    public GHMarketplacePlan getPlan() {
+        return plan;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets effective date.
+     *
+     * @return the effective date
+     */
+    public Date getEffectiveDate() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(effectiveDate);
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplacePlan.java

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A Github Marketplace plan.
+ *
+ * @see GitHub#listMarketplacePlans()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplacePlan {
+
+    private GitHub root;
+    private String url;
+    private String accountsUrl;
+    private long id;
+    private long number;
+    private String name;
+    private String description;
+    private long monthlyPriceInCents;
+    private long yearlyPriceInCents;
+    private GHMarketplacePriceModel priceModel;
+    @JsonProperty("has_free_trial")
+    private boolean freeTrial; // JavaBeans Spec 1.01 section 8.3.2 forces us to have is<propertyName>
+    private String unitName;
+    private String state;
+    private List<String> bullets;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap up gh marketplace plan.
+     *
+     * @param root
+     *            the root
+     * @return an instance of the GHMarketplacePlan class
+     */
+    GHMarketplacePlan wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets url.
+     *
+     * @return the url
+     */
+    public URL getUrl() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets accounts url.
+     *
+     * @return the accounts url
+     */
+    public String getAccountsUrl() {
+        return accountsUrl;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets id.
+     *
+     * @return the id
+     */
+    public long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets number.
+     *
+     * @return the number
+     */
+    public long getNumber() {
+        return number;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets name.
+     *
+     * @return the name
+     */
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets description.
+     *
+     * @return the description
+     */
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets monthly price in cents.
+     *
+     * @return the monthly price in cents
+     */
+    public long getMonthlyPriceInCents() {
+        return monthlyPriceInCents;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets yearly price in cents.
+     *
+     * @return the yearly price in cents
+     */
+    public long getYearlyPriceInCents() {
+        return yearlyPriceInCents;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets price model.
+     *
+     * @return the price model
+     */
+    public GHMarketplacePriceModel getPriceModel() {
+        return priceModel;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Is free trial boolean.
+     *
+     * @return the boolean
+     */
+    public boolean isFreeTrial() {
+        return freeTrial;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets unit name.
+     *
+     * @return the unit name
+     */
+    public String getUnitName() {
+        return unitName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets state.
+     *
+     * @return the state
+     */
+    public String getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets bullets.
+     *
+     * @return the bullets
+     */
+    public List<String> getBullets() {
+        return bullets;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts a builder that list any accounts associated with a plan, including free plans. For per-seat pricing, you
+     * see the list of accounts that have purchased the plan, including the number of seats purchased. When someone
+     * submits a plan change that won't be processed until the end of their billing cycle, you will also see the
+     * upcoming pending change.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * You use the returned builder to set various properties, then call
+     * {@link GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder#createRequest()} to finally list the accounts related to this plan.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * GitHub Apps must use a JWT to access this endpoint.
+     * <p>
+     * OAuth Apps must use basic authentication with their client ID and client secret to access this endpoint.
+     *
+     * @return a GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder instance
+     * @see <a href=
+     *      "https://developer.github.com/v3/apps/marketplace/#list-all-github-accounts-user-or-organization-on-a-specific-plan">List
+     *      all GitHub accounts (user or organization) on a specific plan</a>
+     */
+    public GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder listAccounts() {
+        return new GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder(root, this.id);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplacePriceModel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonValue;
+
+/**
+ * GitHub Marketplace plan pricing model.
+ *
+ * @see GHMarketplacePlan
+ */
+public enum GHMarketplacePriceModel {
+    FREE("free"), PER_UNIT("per-unit"), FLAT_RATE("flat-rate");
+
+    @JsonValue
+    private final String internalName;
+
+    GHMarketplacePriceModel(String internalName) {
+        this.internalName = internalName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns GitHub's internal representation of this event.
+     *
+     * @return a string containing GitHub's internal representation of this event.
+     */
+    public String symbol() {
+        return internalName;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplacePurchase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * A Github Marketplace purchase.
+ *
+ * @see GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder#createRequest() GHMarketplaceListAccountBuilder#createRequest()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplacePurchase {
+
+    private GitHub root;
+    private String billingCycle;
+    private String nextBillingDate;
+    private boolean onFreeTrial;
+    private String freeTrialEndsOn;
+    private Long unitCount;
+    private String updatedAt;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private GHMarketplacePlan plan;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap up gh marketplace purchase.
+     *
+     * @param root
+     *            the root
+     * @return an instance of the GHMarketplacePurchase class
+     */
+    GHMarketplacePurchase wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+        if (plan != null) { // sanity check
+            this.plan.wrapUp(this.root);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets billing cycle.
+     *
+     * @return the billing cycle
+     */
+    public String getBillingCycle() {
+        return billingCycle;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets next billing date.
+     *
+     * @return the next billing date
+     */
+    public Date getNextBillingDate() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(nextBillingDate);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Is on free trial boolean.
+     *
+     * @return the boolean
+     */
+    public boolean isOnFreeTrial() {
+        return onFreeTrial;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets free trial ends on.
+     *
+     * @return the free trial ends on
+     */
+    public Date getFreeTrialEndsOn() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(freeTrialEndsOn);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets unit count.
+     *
+     * @return the unit count
+     */
+    public Long getUnitCount() {
+        return unitCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets updated at.
+     *
+     * @return the updated at
+     */
+    public Date getUpdatedAt() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(updatedAt);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets plan.
+     *
+     * @return the plan
+     */
+    public GHMarketplacePlan getPlan() {
+        return plan;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMarketplaceUserPurchase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * Github Marketplace User Purchase
+ *
+ * @see GitHub#getMyMarketplacePurchases()
+ */
+public class GHMarketplaceUserPurchase {
+    protected GitHub root;
+    private String billingCycle;
+    private String nextBillingDate;
+    private boolean onFreeTrial;
+    private String freeTrialEndsOn;
+    private Long unitCount;
+    private String updatedAt;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private GHMarketplaceAccount account;
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UWF_UNWRITTEN_FIELD", justification = "Field comes from JSON deserialization")
+    private GHMarketplacePlan plan;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap up GHMarketplaceUserPurchase.
+     *
+     * @param root
+     *            the root
+     * @return an instance of the GHMarketplaceUserPurchase class
+     */
+    GHMarketplaceUserPurchase wrapUp(GitHub root) {
+        this.root = root;
+        if (this.account != null)
+            this.account.wrapUp(this.root);
+        if (this.plan != null)
+            this.plan.wrapUp(this.root);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets billing cycle.
+     *
+     * @return the billing cycle
+     */
+    public String getBillingCycle() {
+        return billingCycle;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets next billing date.
+     *
+     * @return the next billing date
+     */
+    public Date getNextBillingDate() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(nextBillingDate);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Is on free trial boolean.
+     *
+     * @return the boolean
+     */
+    public boolean isOnFreeTrial() {
+        return onFreeTrial;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets free trial ends on.
+     *
+     * @return the free trial ends on
+     */
+    public Date getFreeTrialEndsOn() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(freeTrialEndsOn);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets unit count.
+     *
+     * @return the unit count
+     */
+    public Long getUnitCount() {
+        return unitCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets updated at.
+     *
+     * @return the updated at
+     */
+    public Date getUpdatedAt() {
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(updatedAt);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets account.
+     *
+     * @return the account
+     */
+    public GHMarketplaceAccount getAccount() {
+        return account;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets plan.
+     *
+     * @return the plan
+     */
+    public GHMarketplacePlan getPlan() {
+        return plan;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMembership.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 /**
  * Represents a membership of a user in an organization.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHMyself#listOrgMemberships() GHMyself#listOrgMemberships()
  */
 public class GHMembership /* extends GHObject --- but it doesn't have id, created_at, etc. */ {
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ public class GHMembership /* extends GHObject --- but it doesn't have id, create
      * @return the url
      */
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ public class GHMembership /* extends GHObject --- but it doesn't have id, create
      * @see GHMyself#getMembership(GHOrganization) GHMyself#getMembership(GHOrganization)
      */
     public void activate() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("PATCH").with("state", State.ACTIVE).to(url, this);
+        root.createRequest().method("PATCH").with("state", State.ACTIVE).withUrlPath(url).fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     GHMembership wrap(GitHub root) {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMeta.java

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * Class that wraps the list of GitHub's IP addresses.
  *
- * @author Paulo Miguel Almeida
  * @see GitHub#getMeta() GitHub#getMeta()
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/meta/#meta">Get Meta</a>
  */

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMilestone.java

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
  * The type GHMilestone.
- *
- * @author Yusuke Kokubo
  */
 public class GHMilestone extends GHObject {
     GitHub root;
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ public class GHMilestone extends GHObject {
     public Date getDueOn() {
         if (due_on == null)
             return null;
-        return GitHub.parseDate(due_on);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(due_on);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ public class GHMilestone extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public Date getClosedAt() throws IOException {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(closed_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(closed_at);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ public class GHMilestone extends GHObject {
     }
 
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -155,11 +153,11 @@ public class GHMilestone extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().with(key, value).method("PATCH").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ public class GHMilestone extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void setDueOn(Date dueOn) throws IOException {
-        edit("due_on", GitHub.printDate(dueOn));
+        edit("due_on", GitHubClient.printDate(dueOn));
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMilestoneState.java

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 /**
  * The enum GHMilestoneState.
- *
- * @author Yusuke Kokubo
  */
 public enum GHMilestoneState {
     OPEN, CLOSED

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMyself.java

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 /**
  * Represents the account that's logging into GitHub.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
 
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHEmail> getEmails2() throws IOException {
-        GHEmail[] addresses = root.retrieve().to("/user/emails", GHEmail[].class);
+        GHEmail[] addresses = root.createRequest().withUrlPath("/user/emails").fetchArray(GHEmail[].class);
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(addresses));
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +84,8 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHKey> getPublicKeys() throws IOException {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().to("/user/keys", GHKey[].class)));
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(
+                Arrays.asList(root.createRequest().withUrlPath("/user/keys").fetchArray(GHKey[].class)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHVerifiedKey> getPublicVerifiedKeys() throws IOException {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableList(
-                Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().to("/users/" + getLogin() + "/keys", GHVerifiedKey[].class)));
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(
+                root.createRequest().withUrlPath("/users/" + getLogin() + "/keys").fetchArray(GHVerifiedKey[].class)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
     public GHPersonSet<GHOrganization> getAllOrganizations() throws IOException {
         GHPersonSet<GHOrganization> orgs = new GHPersonSet<GHOrganization>();
         Set<String> names = new HashSet<String>();
-        for (GHOrganization o : root.retrieve().to("/user/orgs", GHOrganization[].class)) {
+        for (GHOrganization o : root.createRequest().withUrlPath("/user/orgs").fetchArray(GHOrganization[].class)) {
             if (names.add(o.getLogin())) // in case of rumoured duplicates in the data
                 orgs.add(root.getOrganization(o.getLogin()));
         }
@@ -175,9 +174,10 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHRepository> listRepositories(final int pageSize, final RepositoryListFilter repoType) {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .with("type", repoType)
-                .asPagedIterable("/user/repos", GHRepository[].class, item -> item.wrap(root))
+                .withUrlPath("/user/repos")
+                .toIterable(GHRepository[].class, item -> item.wrap(root))
                 .withPageSize(pageSize);
     }
 
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHMembership> listOrgMemberships(final GHMembership.State state) {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .with("state", state)
-                .asPagedIterable("/user/memberships/orgs", GHMembership[].class, item -> item.wrap(root));
+                .withUrlPath("/user/memberships/orgs")
+                .toIterable(GHMembership[].class, item -> item.wrap(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -223,7 +224,10 @@ public class GHMyself extends GHUser {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHMembership getMembership(GHOrganization o) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve().to("/user/memberships/orgs/" + o.getLogin(), GHMembership.class).wrap(root);
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath("/user/memberships/orgs/" + o.getLogin())
+                .fetch(GHMembership.class)
+                .wrap(root);
     }
 
     // public void addEmails(Collection<String> emails) throws IOException {

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHNotificationStream.java

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
  * In the non-blocking mode, the iterator will only report the set of notifications initially retrieved from GitHub,
  * then quit. This is useful for a batch application to process the current set of notifications.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GitHub#listNotifications() GitHub#listNotifications()
  * @see GHRepository#listNotifications() GHRepository#listNotifications()
  */
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ public class GHNotificationStream implements Iterable<GHThread> {
      * @return the gh notification stream
      */
     public GHNotificationStream since(Date dt) {
-        since = GitHub.printDate(dt);
+        since = GitHubClient.printDate(dt);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ public class GHNotificationStream implements Iterable<GHThread> {
      */
     public Iterator<GHThread> iterator() {
         // capture the configuration setting here
-        final Requester req = new Requester(root).method("GET")
+        final Requester req = root.createRequest()
                 .with("all", all)
                 .with("participating", participating)
                 .with("since", since);
@@ -180,7 +179,11 @@ public class GHNotificationStream implements Iterable<GHThread> {
 
                         req.setHeader("If-Modified-Since", lastModified);
 
-                        threads = req.to(apiUrl, GHThread[].class);
+                        Requester requester = req.withUrlPath(apiUrl);
+                        GitHubResponse<GHThread[]> response = ((GitHubPageContentsIterable<GHThread>) requester
+                                .toIterable(requester.client, GHThread[].class, null)).toResponse();
+                        threads = response.body();
+
                         if (threads == null) {
                             threads = EMPTY_ARRAY; // if unmodified, we get empty array
                         } else {
@@ -189,18 +192,16 @@ public class GHNotificationStream implements Iterable<GHThread> {
                         }
                         idx = threads.length - 1;
 
-                        nextCheckTime = calcNextCheckTime();
-                        lastModified = req.getResponseHeader("Last-Modified");
+                        nextCheckTime = calcNextCheckTime(response);
+                        lastModified = response.headerField("Last-Modified");
                     }
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
                     throw new RuntimeException(e);
                 }
             }
 
-            private long calcNextCheckTime() {
-                String v = req.getResponseHeader("X-Poll-Interval");
+            private long calcNextCheckTime(GitHubResponse<GHThread[]> response) {
+                String v = response.headerField("X-Poll-Interval");
                 if (v == null)
                     v = "60";
                 long seconds = Integer.parseInt(v);
@@ -232,10 +233,10 @@ public class GHNotificationStream implements Iterable<GHThread> {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void markAsRead(long timestamp) throws IOException {
-        final Requester req = new Requester(root).method("PUT");
+        final Requester req = root.createRequest();
         if (timestamp >= 0)
-            req.with("last_read_at", GitHub.printDate(new Date(timestamp)));
-        req.asHttpStatusCode(apiUrl);
+            req.with("last_read_at", GitHubClient.printDate(new Date(timestamp)));
+        req.withUrlPath(apiUrl).fetchHttpStatusCode();
     }
 
     private static final GHThread[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new GHThread[0];

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHOTPRequiredException.java

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 /**
  * This exception is thrown when GitHub is requesting an OTP from the user
- *
- * @author Kevin Harrington mad.hephaestus@gmail.com
  */
 public class GHOTPRequiredException extends GHIOException {
     // ...

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHObject.java

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public abstract class GHObject {
      */
     @WithBridgeMethods(value = String.class, adapterMethod = "createdAtStr")
     public Date getCreatedAt() throws IOException {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(created_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(created_at);
     }
 
     @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "UPM_UNCALLED_PRIVATE_METHOD", justification = "Bridge method of getCreatedAt")
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class GHObject {
      */
     @WithBridgeMethods(value = String.class, adapterMethod = "urlToString")
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public abstract class GHObject {
      *             on error
      */
     public Date getUpdatedAt() throws IOException {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(updated_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(updated_at);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHOrganization.java

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.INERTIA;
 
 /**
  * The type GHOrganization.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
     GHOrganization wrapUp(GitHub root) {
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *
      * <p>
      * You use the returned builder to set various properties, then call {@link GHCreateRepositoryBuilder#create()} to
-     * finally createa repository.
+     * finally create a repository.
      *
      * @param name
      *            the name
@@ -121,10 +119,9 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHTeam> listTeams() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("/orgs/%s/teams", login),
-                        GHTeam[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(GHOrganization.this));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/orgs/%s/teams", login))
+                .toIterable(GHTeam[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(this));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -183,10 +180,11 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *      "https://developer.github.com/v3/orgs/members/#add-or-update-organization-membership">documentation</a>
      */
     public void add(GHUser user, Role role) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve()
+        root.createRequest()
                 .method("PUT")
                 .with("role", role.name().toLowerCase())
-                .to("/orgs/" + login + "/memberships/" + user.getLogin());
+                .withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/memberships/" + user.getLogin())
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      */
     public boolean hasMember(GHUser user) {
         try {
-            root.retrieve().to("/orgs/" + login + "/members/" + user.getLogin());
+            root.createRequest().withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/members/" + user.getLogin()).send();
             return true;
         } catch (IOException ignore) {
             return false;
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void remove(GHUser user) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/orgs/" + login + "/members/" + user.getLogin());
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/members/" + user.getLogin()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      */
     public boolean hasPublicMember(GHUser user) {
         try {
-            root.retrieve().to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + user.getLogin());
+            root.createRequest().withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + user.getLogin()).send();
             return true;
         } catch (IOException ignore) {
             return false;
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void publicize(GHUser u) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin(), null);
+        root.createRequest().method("PUT").withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -299,10 +297,9 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
 
     private PagedIterable<GHUser> listMembers(final String suffix, final String filter) throws IOException {
         String filterParams = (filter == null) ? "" : ("?filter=" + filter);
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("/orgs/%s/%s%s", login, suffix, filterParams),
-                        GHUser[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(root));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/orgs/%s/%s%s", login, suffix, filterParams))
+                .toIterable(GHUser[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -314,7 +311,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void conceal(GHUser u) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin(), null);
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -327,10 +324,11 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHProject> listProjects(final GHProject.ProjectStateFilter status) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
                 .with("state", status)
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("/orgs/%s/projects", login), GHProject[].class, item -> item.wrap(root));
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/orgs/%s/projects", login))
+                .toIterable(GHProject[].class, item -> item.wrap(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -356,12 +354,13 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHProject createProject(String name, String body) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .method("POST")
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
                 .with("name", name)
                 .with("body", body)
-                .to(String.format("/orgs/%s/projects", login), GHProject.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/orgs/%s/projects", login))
+                .fetch(GHProject.class)
                 .wrap(root);
     }
 
@@ -385,17 +384,17 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      * @deprecated https://developer.github.com/v3/teams/#create-team deprecates permission field use
-     *             {@link #createTeam(String, Collection)}
+     *             {@link #createTeam(String)}
      */
     @Deprecated
     public GHTeam createTeam(String name, Permission p, Collection<GHRepository> repositories) throws IOException {
-        Requester post = new Requester(root).with("name", name).with("permission", p);
+        Requester post = root.createRequest().method("POST").with("name", name).with("permission", p);
         List<String> repo_names = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (GHRepository r : repositories) {
             repo_names.add(login + "/" + r.getName());
         }
         post.with("repo_names", repo_names);
-        return post.method("POST").to("/orgs/" + login + "/teams", GHTeam.class).wrapUp(this);
+        return post.withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/teams").fetch(GHTeam.class).wrapUp(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      * @deprecated https://developer.github.com/v3/teams/#create-team deprecates permission field use
-     *             {@link #createTeam(String, GHRepository...)}
+     *             {@link #createTeam(String)}
      */
     @Deprecated
     public GHTeam createTeam(String name, Permission p, GHRepository... repositories) throws IOException {
@@ -428,15 +427,17 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      * @return the gh team
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #createTeam(String)} that uses a builder pattern to let you control every aspect.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public GHTeam createTeam(String name, Collection<GHRepository> repositories) throws IOException {
-        Requester post = new Requester(root).with("name", name);
+        Requester post = root.createRequest().method("POST").with("name", name);
         List<String> repo_names = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (GHRepository r : repositories) {
             repo_names.add(login + "/" + r.getName());
         }
         post.with("repo_names", repo_names);
-        return post.method("POST").to("/orgs/" + login + "/teams", GHTeam.class).wrapUp(this);
+        return post.withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/teams").fetch(GHTeam.class).wrapUp(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -449,11 +450,28 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      * @return the gh team
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #createTeam(String)} that uses a builder pattern to let you control every aspect.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public GHTeam createTeam(String name, GHRepository... repositories) throws IOException {
         return createTeam(name, Arrays.asList(repositories));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Starts a builder that creates a new team.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * You use the returned builder to set various properties, then call {@link GHTeamBuilder#create()} to finally
+     * create a team.
+     *
+     * @param name
+     *            the name
+     * @return the gh create repository builder
+     */
+    public GHTeamBuilder createTeam(String name) {
+        return new GHTeamBuilder(root, login, name);
+    }
+
     /**
      * List up repositories that has some open pull requests.
      * <p>
@@ -495,10 +513,9 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      * Lists events performed by a user (this includes private events if the caller is authenticated.
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHEventInfo> listEvents() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("/orgs/%s/events", login),
-                        GHEventInfo[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(root));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/orgs/%s/events", login))
+                .toIterable(GHEventInfo[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(root));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -511,8 +528,9 @@ public class GHOrganization extends GHPerson {
      */
     @Override
     public PagedIterable<GHRepository> listRepositories(final int pageSize) {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable("/orgs/" + login + "/repos", GHRepository[].class, item -> item.wrap(root))
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath("/orgs/" + login + "/repos")
+                .toIterable(GHRepository[].class, item -> item.wrap(root))
                 .withPageSize(pageSize);
     }
 

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPermissionType.java

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 /**
  * The enum GHPermissionType.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public enum GHPermissionType {
     ADMIN, WRITE, READ, NONE

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPerson.java

@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 /**
  * Common part of {@link GHUser} and {@link GHOrganization}.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
     /* package almost final */ GitHub root;
@@ -23,9 +22,13 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
     protected String login, avatar_url, gravatar_id;
 
     // other fields (that only show up in full data)
-    protected String location, blog, email, name, company;
+    protected String location, blog, email, name, company, type;
     protected String html_url;
     protected int followers, following, public_repos, public_gists;
+    protected boolean site_admin;
+
+    // other fields (that only show up in full data) that require privileged scope
+    protected Integer total_private_repos;
 
     GHPerson wrapUp(GitHub root) {
         this.root = root;
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
         if (root == null || root.isOffline()) {
             return; // cannot populate, will have to live with what we have
         }
-        root.retrieve().to(url, this);
+        root.createRequest().withUrlPath(url).fetchInto(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -88,8 +91,9 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHRepository> listRepositories(final int pageSize) {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable("/users/" + login + "/repos", GHRepository[].class, item -> item.wrap(root))
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath("/users/" + login + "/repos")
+                .toIterable(GHRepository[].class, item -> item.wrap(root))
                 .withPageSize(pageSize);
     }
 
@@ -112,8 +116,9 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
     public synchronized Iterable<List<GHRepository>> iterateRepositories(final int pageSize) {
         return new Iterable<List<GHRepository>>() {
             public Iterator<List<GHRepository>> iterator() {
-                final Iterator<GHRepository[]> pager = root.retrieve()
-                        .asIterator("/users/" + login + "/repos", GHRepository[].class, pageSize);
+                final Iterator<GHRepository[]> pager = GitHubPageIterator.create(root.getClient(),
+                        GHRepository[].class,
+                        root.createRequest().withUrlPath("users", login, "repos").withPageSize(pageSize));
 
                 return new Iterator<List<GHRepository>>() {
                     public boolean hasNext() {
@@ -146,7 +151,10 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
      */
     public GHRepository getRepository(String name) throws IOException {
         try {
-            return root.retrieve().to("/repos/" + login + '/' + name, GHRepository.class).wrap(root);
+            return root.createRequest()
+                    .withUrlPath("/repos/" + login + '/' + name)
+                    .fetch(GHRepository.class)
+                    .wrap(root);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
 
     @Override
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -316,4 +324,40 @@ public abstract class GHPerson extends GHObject {
         populate();
         return followers;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the type. This is either "User" or "Organization".
+     *
+     * @return the type
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             the io exception
+     */
+    public String getType() throws IOException {
+        populate();
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the site_admin field
+     *
+     * @return the site_admin field
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             the io exception
+     */
+    public boolean isSiteAdmin() throws IOException {
+        populate();
+        return site_admin;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets total private repo count.
+     *
+     * @return the total private repo count
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             the io exception
+     */
+    public Optional<Integer> getTotalPrivateRepoCount() throws IOException {
+        populate();
+        return Optional.ofNullable(total_private_repos);
+    }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPersonSet.java

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
  *
  * @param <T>
  *            the type parameter
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class GHPersonSet<T extends GHPerson> extends HashSet<T> {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProject.java

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.INERTIA;
 /**
  * A GitHub project.
  *
- * @author Martin van Zijl
  * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/projects/">Projects</a>
  */
 public class GHProject extends GHObject {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
 
     @Override
     public URL getHtmlUrl() throws IOException {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -74,11 +73,17 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
         if (owner == null) {
             try {
                 if (owner_url.contains("/orgs/")) {
-                    owner = root.retrieve().to(getOwnerUrl().getPath(), GHOrganization.class).wrapUp(root);
+                    owner = root.createRequest()
+                            .withUrlPath(getOwnerUrl().getPath())
+                            .fetch(GHOrganization.class)
+                            .wrapUp(root);
                 } else if (owner_url.contains("/users/")) {
-                    owner = root.retrieve().to(getOwnerUrl().getPath(), GHUser.class).wrapUp(root);
+                    owner = root.createRequest().withUrlPath(getOwnerUrl().getPath()).fetch(GHUser.class).wrapUp(root);
                 } else if (owner_url.contains("/repos/")) {
-                    owner = root.retrieve().to(getOwnerUrl().getPath(), GHRepository.class).wrap(root);
+                    owner = root.createRequest()
+                            .withUrlPath(getOwnerUrl().getPath())
+                            .fetch(GHRepository.class)
+                            .wrap(root);
                 }
             } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                 return null;
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
      * @return the owner url
      */
     public URL getOwnerUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(owner_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(owner_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().method("PATCH").withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -282,11 +287,10 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHProjectColumn> listColumns() throws IOException {
         final GHProject project = this;
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("/projects/%d/columns", id),
-                        GHProjectColumn[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrap(project));
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/projects/%d/columns", id))
+                .toIterable(GHProjectColumn[].class, item -> item.wrap(project));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -299,11 +303,12 @@ public class GHProject extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHProjectColumn createColumn(String name) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .method("POST")
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
                 .with("name", name)
-                .to(String.format("/projects/%d/columns", id), GHProjectColumn.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/projects/%d/columns", id))
+                .fetch(GHProjectColumn.class)
                 .wrap(this);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectCard.java

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.INERTIA;
 
 /**
  * The type GHProjectCard.
- *
- * @author Gunnar Skjold
  */
 public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
     private GitHub root;
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
     public GHProject getProject() throws IOException {
         if (project == null) {
             try {
-                project = root.retrieve().to(getProjectUrl().getPath(), GHProject.class).wrap(root);
+                project = root.createRequest().withUrlPath(getProjectUrl().getPath()).fetch(GHProject.class).wrap(root);
             } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -90,7 +88,10 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
     public GHProjectColumn getColumn() throws IOException {
         if (column == null) {
             try {
-                column = root.retrieve().to(getColumnUrl().getPath(), GHProjectColumn.class).wrap(root);
+                column = root.createRequest()
+                        .withUrlPath(getColumnUrl().getPath())
+                        .fetch(GHProjectColumn.class)
+                        .wrap(root);
             } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -110,9 +111,12 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
             return null;
         try {
             if (content_url.contains("/pulls")) {
-                return root.retrieve().to(getContentUrl().getPath(), GHPullRequest.class).wrap(root);
+                return root.createRequest()
+                        .withUrlPath(getContentUrl().getPath())
+                        .fetch(GHPullRequest.class)
+                        .wrap(root);
             } else {
-                return root.retrieve().to(getContentUrl().getPath(), GHIssue.class).wrap(root);
+                return root.createRequest().withUrlPath(getContentUrl().getPath()).fetch(GHIssue.class).wrap(root);
             }
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
      * @return the content url
      */
     public URL getContentUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(content_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(content_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
      * @return the project url
      */
     public URL getProjectUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(project_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(project_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
      * @return the column url
      */
     public URL getColumnUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(column_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(column_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().method("PATCH").withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -217,6 +221,6 @@ public class GHProjectCard extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectColumn.java

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.INERTIA;
 
 /**
  * The type GHProjectColumn.
- *
- * @author Gunnar Skjold
  */
 public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
     protected GitHub root;
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
     public GHProject getProject() throws IOException {
         if (project == null) {
             try {
-                project = root.retrieve().to(getProjectUrl().getPath(), GHProject.class).wrap(root);
+                project = root.createRequest().withUrlPath(getProjectUrl().getPath()).fetch(GHProject.class).wrap(root);
             } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
      * @return the project url
      */
     public URL getProjectUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(project_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(project_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().method("PATCH").withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.createRequest().withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -137,11 +135,10 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHProjectCard> listCards() throws IOException {
         final GHProjectColumn column = this;
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("/projects/columns/%d/cards", id),
-                        GHProjectCard[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrap(column));
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/projects/columns/%d/cards", id))
+                .toIterable(GHProjectCard[].class, item -> item.wrap(column));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -154,11 +151,12 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHProjectCard createCard(String note) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .method("POST")
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
                 .with("note", note)
-                .to(String.format("/projects/columns/%d/cards", id), GHProjectCard.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/projects/columns/%d/cards", id))
+                .fetch(GHProjectCard.class)
                 .wrap(this);
     }
 
@@ -172,12 +170,13 @@ public class GHProjectColumn extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHProjectCard createCard(GHIssue issue) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
+        return root.createRequest()
                 .method("POST")
                 .withPreview(INERTIA)
                 .with("content_type", issue instanceof GHPullRequest ? "PullRequest" : "Issue")
                 .with("content_id", issue.getId())
-                .to(String.format("/projects/columns/%d/cards", id), GHProjectCard.class)
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("/projects/columns/%d/cards", id))
+                .fetch(GHProjectCard.class)
                 .wrap(this);
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  */
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.SHADOW_CAT;
 /**
  * A pull request.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#getPullRequest(int) GHRepository#getPullRequest(int)
  */
 @SuppressWarnings({ "UnusedDeclaration" })
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
 
     @Override
     protected String getApiRoute() {
+        if (owner == null) {
+            // Issues returned from search to do not have an owner. Attempt to use url.
+            return StringUtils.prependIfMissing(getUrl().toString().replace(root.getApiUrl(), ""), "/");
+        }
         return "/repos/" + owner.getOwnerName() + "/" + owner.getName() + "/pulls/" + number;
     }
 
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the patch url
      */
     public URL getPatchUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(patch_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(patch_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the issue url
      */
     public URL getIssueUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(issue_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(issue_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the diff url
      */
     public URL getDiffUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(diff_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(diff_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the merged at
      */
     public Date getMergedAt() {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(merged_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(merged_at);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -384,7 +389,7 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
         if (root.isOffline()) {
             return; // cannot populate, will have to live with what we have
         }
-        root.retrieve().withPreview(SHADOW_CAT).to(url, this).wrapUp(owner);
+        root.createRequest().withPreview(SHADOW_CAT).withUrlPath(url).fetchInto(this).wrapUp(owner);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -393,8 +398,9 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHPullRequestFileDetail> listFiles() {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("%s/files", getApiRoute()), GHPullRequestFileDetail[].class, null);
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("%s/files", getApiRoute()))
+                .toIterable(GHPullRequestFileDetail[].class, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -403,10 +409,9 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHPullRequestReview> listReviews() {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("%s/reviews", getApiRoute()),
-                        GHPullRequestReview[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(GHPullRequest.this));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("%s/reviews", getApiRoute()))
+                .toIterable(GHPullRequestReview[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(this));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -417,10 +422,9 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHPullRequestReviewComment> listReviewComments() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(getApiRoute() + COMMENTS_ACTION,
-                        GHPullRequestReviewComment[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(GHPullRequest.this));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + COMMENTS_ACTION)
+                .toIterable(GHPullRequestReviewComment[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(this));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -429,10 +433,9 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      * @return the paged iterable
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHPullRequestCommitDetail> listCommits() {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(String.format("%s/commits", getApiRoute()),
-                        GHPullRequestCommitDetail[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(GHPullRequest.this));
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(String.format("%s/commits", getApiRoute()))
+                .toIterable(GHPullRequestCommitDetail[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(this));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -505,12 +508,14 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      */
     public GHPullRequestReviewComment createReviewComment(String body, String sha, String path, int position)
             throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).method("POST")
+        return root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("body", body)
                 .with("commit_id", sha)
                 .with("path", path)
                 .with("position", position)
-                .to(getApiRoute() + COMMENTS_ACTION, GHPullRequestReviewComment.class)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + COMMENTS_ACTION)
+                .fetch(GHPullRequestReviewComment.class)
                 .wrapUp(this);
     }
 
@@ -523,9 +528,11 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void requestReviewers(List<GHUser> reviewers) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("POST")
+        root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("reviewers", getLogins(reviewers))
-                .to(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS);
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS)
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -541,7 +548,11 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
         for (GHTeam team : teams) {
             teamReviewers.add(team.getSlug());
         }
-        new Requester(root).method("POST").with("team_reviewers", teamReviewers).to(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS);
+        root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("team_reviewers", teamReviewers)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS)
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -589,11 +600,13 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void merge(String msg, String sha, MergeMethod method) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT")
+        root.createRequest()
+                .method("PUT")
                 .with("commit_message", msg)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .with("merge_method", method)
-                .to(getApiRoute() + "/merge");
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/merge")
+                .send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -605,7 +618,7 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue implements Refreshable {
 
     private void fetchIssue() throws IOException {
         if (!fetchedIssueDetails) {
-            new Requester(root).method("GET").to(getIssuesApiRoute(), this);
+            root.createRequest().withUrlPath(getIssuesApiRoute()).fetchInto(this);
             fetchedIssueDetails = true;
         }
     }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestCommitDetail.java

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 /**
  * Commit detail inside a {@link GHPullRequest}.
  *
- * @author Luca Milanesio
  * @see GHPullRequest#listCommits() GHPullRequest#listCommits()
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
          * @return the url
          */
         public URL getUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
         }
     }
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
          * @return the url
          */
         public URL getUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
          * @return the url
          */
         public URL getUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
          * @return the html url
          */
         public URL getHtml_url() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
      * @return the api url
      */
     public URL getApiUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
      * @return the url
      */
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestCommitDetail {
      * @return the comments url
      */
     public URL getCommentsUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(comments_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(comments_url);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestFileDetail.java

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 /**
  * File detail inside a {@link GHPullRequest}.
  *
- * @author Julien Henry
  * @see GHPullRequest#listFiles() GHPullRequest#listFiles()
  */
 public class GHPullRequestFileDetail {
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestFileDetail {
      * @return the blob url
      */
     public URL getBlobUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(blob_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(blob_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestFileDetail {
      * @return the raw url
      */
     public URL getRawUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(raw_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(raw_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestFileDetail {
      * @return the contents url
      */
     public URL getContentsUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(contents_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(contents_url);
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestQueryBuilder.java

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.SHADOW_CAT;
 /**
  * Lists up pull requests with some filtering and sorting.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHRepository#queryPullRequests() GHRepository#queryPullRequests()
  */
 public class GHPullRequestQueryBuilder extends GHQueryBuilder<GHPullRequest> {
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestQueryBuilder extends GHQueryBuilder<GHPullRequest> {
     @Override
     public PagedIterable<GHPullRequest> list() {
         return req.withPreview(SHADOW_CAT)
-                .asPagedIterable(repo.getApiTailUrl("pulls"), GHPullRequest[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(repo));
+                .withUrlPath(repo.getApiTailUrl("pulls"))
+                .toIterable(GHPullRequest[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(repo));
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReview.java

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestReview extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public Date getSubmittedAt() throws IOException {
-        return GitHub.parseDate(submitted_at);
+        return GitHubClient.parseDate(submitted_at);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -160,10 +160,12 @@ public class GHPullRequestReview extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void submit(String body, GHPullRequestReviewEvent event) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("POST")
+        owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("body", body)
                 .with("event", event.action())
-                .to(getApiRoute() + "/events", this);
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/events")
+                .fetchInto(this);
         this.body = body;
         this.state = event.toState();
     }
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestReview extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        owner.root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,7 +189,11 @@ public class GHPullRequestReview extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void dismiss(String message) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("PUT").with("message", message).to(getApiRoute() + "/dismissals");
+        owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("PUT")
+                .with("message", message)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/dismissals")
+                .send();
         state = GHPullRequestReviewState.DISMISSED;
     }
 
@@ -199,9 +205,8 @@ public class GHPullRequestReview extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public PagedIterable<GHPullRequestReviewComment> listReviewComments() throws IOException {
-        return owner.root.retrieve()
-                .asPagedIterable(getApiRoute() + "/comments",
-                        GHPullRequestReviewComment[].class,
-                        item -> item.wrapUp(owner));
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/comments")
+                .toIterable(GHPullRequestReviewComment[].class, item -> item.wrapUp(owner));
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewBuilder.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * Builds up a creation of new {@link GHPullRequestReview}.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see GHPullRequest#createReview() GHPullRequest#createReview()
  */
 public class GHPullRequestReviewBuilder {
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestReviewBuilder {
 
     GHPullRequestReviewBuilder(GHPullRequest pr) {
         this.pr = pr;
-        this.builder = new Requester(pr.root);
+        this.builder = pr.root.createRequest();
     }
 
     // public GHPullRequestReview createReview(@Nullable String commitId, String body, GHPullRequestReviewEvent event,
@@ -91,7 +90,8 @@ public class GHPullRequestReviewBuilder {
     public GHPullRequestReview create() throws IOException {
         return builder.method("POST")
                 .with("comments", comments)
-                .to(pr.getApiRoute() + "/reviews", GHPullRequestReview.class)
+                .withUrlPath(pr.getApiRoute() + "/reviews")
+                .fetch(GHPullRequestReview.class)
                 .wrapUp(pr);
     }
 

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewComment.java

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.*;
 /**
  * Review comment to the pull request
  *
- * @author Julien Henry
  * @see GHPullRequest#listReviewComments() GHPullRequest#listReviewComments()
  * @see GHPullRequest#createReviewComment(String, String, String, int) GHPullRequest#createReviewComment(String, String,
  *      String, int)
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestReviewComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void update(String body) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("PATCH").with("body", body).to(getApiRoute(), this);
+        owner.root.createRequest().method("PATCH").with("body", body).withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).fetchInto(this);
         this.body = body;
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestReviewComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        owner.root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(getApiRoute()).send();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,27 +186,33 @@ public class GHPullRequestReviewComment extends GHObject implements Reactable {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHPullRequestReviewComment reply(String body) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).method("POST")
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("body", body)
                 .with("in_reply_to", getId())
-                .to(getApiRoute() + "/comments", GHPullRequestReviewComment.class)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/comments")
+                .fetch(GHPullRequestReviewComment.class)
                 .wrapUp(owner);
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
-                .to(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/reactions")
+                .fetch(GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(owner.root);
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public PagedIterable<GHReaction> listReactions() {
-        return owner.root.retrieve()
+        return owner.root.createRequest()
                 .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
-                .asPagedIterable(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
+                .withUrlPath(getApiRoute() + "/reactions")
+                .toIterable(GHReaction[].class, item -> item.wrap(owner.root));
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHQueryBuilder.java

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
  *
  * @param <T>
  *            the type parameter
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public abstract class GHQueryBuilder<T> {
     protected final GitHub root;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ public abstract class GHQueryBuilder<T> {
 
     GHQueryBuilder(GitHub root) {
         this.root = root;
-        this.req = root.retrieve();
+        this.req = root.createRequest();
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRateLimit.java

@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.FINEST;
 
 /**
  * Rate limit.
- *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", justification = "JSON API")
 public class GHRateLimit {
@@ -41,7 +40,10 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
     public int limit;
 
     /**
-     * The time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds. NOTE: that means to
+     * The time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds. WARNING: this field was implemented
+     * using {@link Date#Date(long)} which expects UTC epoch milliseconds, so this Date instance is meaningless as a
+     * date. To use this field in any meaningful way, it must be converted to a long using {@link Date#getTime()}
+     * multiplied by 1000.
      *
      * @deprecated This value should never have been made public. Use {@link #getResetDate()}
      */
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
     @Nonnull
     private final Record integrationManifest;
 
+    @Nonnull
     static GHRateLimit Unknown() {
         return new GHRateLimit(new UnknownLimitRecord(),
                 new UnknownLimitRecord(),
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
                 new UnknownLimitRecord());
     }
 
+    @Nonnull
     static GHRateLimit fromHeaderRecord(Record header) {
         return new GHRateLimit(header, new UnknownLimitRecord(), new UnknownLimitRecord(), new UnknownLimitRecord());
     }
@@ -76,6 +80,12 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
             @Nonnull @JsonProperty("search") Record search,
             @Nonnull @JsonProperty("graphql") Record graphql,
             @Nonnull @JsonProperty("integration_manifest") Record integrationManifest) {
+        // The Nonnull annotation is ignored by Jackson, we have to check manually
+        Objects.requireNonNull(core);
+        Objects.requireNonNull(search);
+        Objects.requireNonNull(graphql);
+        Objects.requireNonNull(integrationManifest);
+
         this.core = core;
         this.search = search;
         this.graphql = graphql;
@@ -84,6 +94,7 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
         // Deprecated fields
         this.remaining = core.getRemaining();
         this.limit = core.getLimit();
+        // This is wrong but is how this was implemented. Kept for backward compat.
         this.reset = new Date(core.getResetEpochSeconds());
     }
 
@@ -206,6 +217,28 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
         return Objects.hash(getCore(), getSearch(), getGraphQL(), getIntegrationManifest());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the appropriate {@link Record} for a particular url path.
+     *
+     * @param urlPath
+     *            the url path of the request
+     * @return the {@link Record} for a url path.
+     */
+    @Nonnull
+    Record getRecordForUrlPath(@Nonnull String urlPath) {
+        if (urlPath.equals("/rate_limit")) {
+            return new UnknownLimitRecord();
+        } else if (urlPath.startsWith("/search")) {
+            return getSearch();
+        } else if (urlPath.startsWith("/graphql")) {
+            return getGraphQL();
+        } else if (urlPath.startsWith("/app-manifests")) {
+            return getIntegrationManifest();
+        } else {
+            return getCore();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * A limit record used as a placeholder when the the actual limit is not known.
      * <p>
@@ -244,6 +277,8 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
 
         /**
          * The time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds.
+         *
+         * This is the raw value returned by the server.
          */
         private final long resetEpochSeconds;
 
@@ -253,8 +288,12 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
         private final long createdAtEpochSeconds = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;
 
         /**
-         * The calculated time at which the rate limit will reset. Recalculated if {@link #recalculateResetDate} is
-         * called.
+         * The time at which the rate limit will reset. This value is calculated based on
+         * {@link #getResetEpochSeconds()} by calling {@link #recalculateResetDate}. If the clock on the local machine
+         * not synchronized with the server clock, this time value will be adjusted to match the local machine's clock.
+         * <p>
+         * Recalculated by calling {@link #recalculateResetDate}.
+         * </p>
          */
         @Nonnull
         private Date resetDate;
@@ -270,9 +309,9 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
          *            the reset epoch seconds
          */
         @JsonCreator
-        public Record(@JsonProperty("limit") int limit,
-                @JsonProperty("remaining") int remaining,
-                @JsonProperty("reset") long resetEpochSeconds) {
+        public Record(@JsonProperty(value = "limit", required = true) int limit,
+                @JsonProperty(value = "remaining", required = true) int remaining,
+                @JsonProperty(value = "reset", required = true) long resetEpochSeconds) {
             this(limit, remaining, resetEpochSeconds, null);
         }
 
@@ -289,7 +328,7 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
          *            the updated at
          */
         @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD", justification = "Deprecated")
-        public Record(int limit, int remaining, long resetEpochSeconds, String updatedAt) {
+        public Record(int limit, int remaining, long resetEpochSeconds, @CheckForNull String updatedAt) {
             this.limit = limit;
             this.remaining = remaining;
             this.resetEpochSeconds = resetEpochSeconds;
@@ -297,14 +336,33 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Recalculates the reset date using the server response date to calculate a time duration and then add that to
-         * the local created time for this record.
+         * Recalculates the {@link #resetDate} relative to the local machine clock.
+         * <p>
+         * {@link RateLimitChecker}s and {@link RateLimitHandler}s use {@link #getResetDate()} to make decisions about
+         * how long to wait for until for the rate limit to reset. That means that {@link #getResetDate()} needs to be
+         * accurate to the local machine.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * When we say that the clock on two machines is "synchronized", we mean that the UTC time returned from
+         * {@link System#currentTimeMillis()} on each machine is basically the same. For the purposes of rate limits an
+         * differences of up to a second can be ignored.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * When the clock on the local machine is synchronized to the same time as the clock on the GitHub server (via a
+         * time service for example), the {@link #resetDate} generated directly from {@link #resetEpochSeconds} will be
+         * accurate for the local machine as well.
+         * </p>
+         * <p>
+         * When the clock on the local machine is not synchronized with the server, the {@link #resetDate} must be
+         * recalculated relative to the local machine clock. This is done by taking the number of seconds between the
+         * response "Date" header and {@link #resetEpochSeconds} and then adding that to this record's
+         * {@link #createdAtEpochSeconds}.
          *
          * @param updatedAt
          *            a string date in RFC 1123
          * @return reset date based on the passed date
          */
-        Date recalculateResetDate(String updatedAt) {
+        Date recalculateResetDate(@CheckForNull String updatedAt) {
             long updatedAtEpochSeconds = createdAtEpochSeconds;
             if (!StringUtils.isBlank(updatedAt)) {
                 try {
@@ -319,7 +377,7 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
             }
 
             // This may seem odd but it results in an accurate or slightly pessimistic reset date
-            // based on system time rather than on the system being in sync with the server
+            // based on system time rather than assuming the system time synchronized with the server
             long calculatedSecondsUntilReset = resetEpochSeconds - updatedAtEpochSeconds;
             return resetDate = new Date((createdAtEpochSeconds + calculatedSecondsUntilReset) * 1000);
         }
@@ -345,14 +403,19 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
         /**
          * Gets the time in epoch seconds when the rate limit will reset.
          *
-         * @return a long
+         * This is the raw value returned by the server. This value is not adjusted if local machine time is not
+         * synchronized with server time. If attempting to check when the rate limit will reset, use
+         * {@link #getResetDate()} or implement a {@link RateLimitChecker} instead.
+         *
+         * @return a long representing the time in epoch seconds when the rate limit will reset
+         * @see #getResetDate() #getResetDate()
          */
         public long getResetEpochSeconds() {
             return resetEpochSeconds;
         }
 
         /**
-         * Whether the rate limit reset date indicated by this instance is in the
+         * Whether the rate limit reset date indicated by this instance is expired
          *
          * @return true if the rate limit reset date has passed. Otherwise false.
          */
@@ -361,7 +424,10 @@ public class GHRateLimit {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Returns the date at which the rate limit will reset.
+         * Returns the date at which the rate limit will reset, adjusted to local machine time if the local machine's
+         * clock not synchronized with to the same clock as the GitHub server.
+         *
+         * If attempting to wait for the rate limit to reset, consider implementing a {@link RateLimitChecker} instead.
          *
          * @return the calculated date at which the rate limit has or will reset.
          */

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReaction.java

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.*;
 /**
  * Reaction to issue, comment, PR, and so on.
  *
- * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  * @see Reactable
  */
 @Preview
@@ -58,6 +57,6 @@ public class GHReaction extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL).to("/reactions/" + id);
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL).withUrlPath("/reactions/" + id).send();
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRef.java

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
  * Provides information on a Git ref from GitHub.
- *
- * @author Michael Clarke
  */
 public class GHRef {
     /* package almost final */ GitHub root;
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ public class GHRef {
      * @return the url
      */
     public URL getUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -66,7 +64,13 @@ public class GHRef {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void updateTo(String sha, Boolean force) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with("sha", sha).with("force", force).method("PATCH").to(url, GHRef.class).wrap(root);
+        root.createRequest()
+                .method("PATCH")
+                .with("sha", sha)
+                .with("force", force)
+                .withUrlPath(url)
+                .fetch(GHRef.class)
+                .wrap(root);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ public class GHRef {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(url);
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(url).send();
     }
 
     GHRef wrap(GitHub root) {
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ public class GHRef {
          * @return the url
          */
         public URL getUrl() {
-            return GitHub.parseURL(url);
+            return GitHubClient.parseURL(url);
         }
     }
 }

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRelease.java

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class GHRelease extends GHObject {
     }
 
     public URL getHtmlUrl() {
-        return GitHub.parseURL(html_url);
+        return GitHubClient.parseURL(html_url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ public class GHRelease extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHAsset uploadAsset(String filename, InputStream stream, String contentType) throws IOException {
-        Requester builder = new Requester(owner.root);
+        Requester builder = owner.root.createRequest().method("POST");
         String url = getUploadUrl();
         // strip the helpful garbage from the url
         url = url.substring(0, url.indexOf('{'));
         url += "?name=" + URLEncoder.encode(filename, "UTF-8");
-        return builder.contentType(contentType).with(stream).to(url, GHAsset.class).wrap(this);
+        return builder.contentType(contentType).with(stream).withUrlPath(url).fetch(GHAsset.class).wrap(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ public class GHRelease extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHAsset> getAssets() throws IOException {
-        Requester builder = new Requester(owner.root);
+        Requester builder = owner.root.createRequest();
 
-        GHAsset[] assets = builder.method("GET").to(getApiTailUrl("assets"), GHAsset[].class);
+        GHAsset[] assets = builder.withUrlPath(getApiTailUrl("assets")).fetchArray(GHAsset[].class);
         return Arrays.asList(GHAsset.wrap(assets, this));
     }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public class GHRelease extends GHObject {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(owner.getApiTailUrl("releases/" + id));
+        root.createRequest().method("DELETE").withUrlPath(owner.getApiTailUrl("releases/" + id)).send();
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseBuilder.java

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class GHReleaseBuilder {
      */
     public GHReleaseBuilder(GHRepository ghRepository, String tag) {
         this.repo = ghRepository;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.createRequest().method("POST");
         builder.with("tag_name", tag);
     }
 
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ public class GHReleaseBuilder {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHRelease create() throws IOException {
-        return builder.to(repo.getApiTailUrl("releases"), GHRelease.class).wrap(repo);
+        return builder.withUrlPath(repo.getApiTailUrl("releases")).fetch(GHRelease.class).wrap(repo);
     }
 }