try {
                logger.fine(() -> ">>> " + method + " " + url);
                final URL u = new URL(url);
                connection = open(u);
                connection.setRequestMethod(method.toString());
                if (headerList != null) {
                    for (final String[] values : headerList) {
                        logger.fine(() -> ">>> " + values[0] + "=" + values[1]);

    // 3.5 MBytes so this test can pass on devices with little memory.
    server.bodyLimit = 7 * 512 * 1024
    val connection = server.url("/").toUrl().openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
    connection.setRequestMethod("POST")
    connection.setDoOutput(true)
    connection.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(1024 * 1024 * 1024) // 1 GB
    connection.connect()
    val out = connection.outputStream
    val data = ByteArray(1024 * 1024)