final String[] hosts =
                split(address, ",").get(stream -> stream.map(String::trim).filter(StringUtil::isNotEmpty).toArray(n -> new String[n]));
        final Settings settings = Settings.builder().putList("http.hosts", hosts).build();
        return new HttpClient(settings, null);
    }

    /**
     * Executes an OpenSearch operation with retry logic.
     *
     * @param <T> The response type.