5.2 ClassicHttpRequest getVersion() always returns null?

[Brent Putman]

Hi,

I'm working on porting our project from 4.5.x to 5.2.x.  This is the 
classic client. We have an HttpRequestInterceptor that does basically this:

    public void process(final HttpRequest request, ... ) {
         if (HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1.equals(request.getVersion())) {
          // add a header
        }
    }

In 4.5.x the getVersion() always returned a value. In 5.2 it's 
returning null and so the interceptor doesn't work properly.

Is this a bug, or the expected result due to an intentional change in 5.x?

If intentional, then are we expected to populate the expected or 
intended HTTP version on the request before calling the client 
execute(...) method?  And setting that to say 1.0 vs 1.1 actually 
causes that protocol version to be used? I see that the Javadocs for 
HttpMessage (where setVersion(...)) is located say:

"For outgoing messages it represents a hint what protocol version 
should be used to transmit the message."

But just trying to clarify who or what is responsible for setting or 
defaulting in this request property.

Thanks,
Brent