Common utilities for executing HTTP requests and any other future catch alls.

The http request functionality exists to allow for simple usage of the node http and https modules. This functionality exists, in lieu of alternatives, as a means to provide the smallest footprint possible. The logic itself is simple:

request(opts: http.RequestOptions & { url: string }, data?: any): Promise<string>;
request(opts: http.RequestOptions & { url: string, pipeTo: any }, data?: any): Promise<http.IncomingMessage>;
requestJSON<T, U>(opts: http.RequestOptions & { url: string }, data?: U): Promise<T>;