# File lib/request_methods.rb, line 4
 4:     def make_request(method, path, params={}, referring_uri=nil, use_xhr=false)
 5:       if self.kind_of?(ActionController::IntegrationTest)
 6:         self.send(method, path, params.stringify_keys, {:referer => referring_uri})
 7:       else
 8:         params.merge!(ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path(path, :method => method))
 9:         if params[:controller] && params[:controller] != current_controller = self.instance_eval("@controller").controller_path
10:           raise "Can't follow links outside of current controller (from #{current_controller} to #{params[:controller]})"
11:         end
12:         self.instance_eval("@request").env["HTTP_REFERER"] ||= referring_uri # facilitate testing of redirect_to :back
13:         if use_xhr
14:           self.xhr(method, params.delete(:action), params.stringify_keys)
15:         else
16:           self.send(method, params.delete(:action), params.stringify_keys)
17:         end
18:       end
19:     end