Initialize and consume resourcesResponse in querySync()

Initialize 'resourcesResponse' before the try block and ensure its entity is consumed in the finally block. This change ensures that the HttpResponse resource is properly released, preventing potential resource leaks.

pic-sure-resources/pic-sure-resource-api/src/main/java/edu/harvard/dbmi/avillach/service/ResourceWebClient.java

@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ public Response queryFormat(String rsURL, QueryRequest queryRequest) {
 
     public Response querySync(String rsURL, QueryRequest queryRequest, String requestSource) {
         logger.debug("Calling ResourceWebClient querySync()");
+        HttpResponse resourcesResponse = null;
         try {
             if (queryRequest == null) {
                 throw new ProtocolException("Missing query data");
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ public Response querySync(String rsURL, QueryRequest queryRequest, String reques
                 headers = newHeaders;
             }
 
-            HttpResponse resourcesResponse = httpClientUtil.retrievePostResponse(httpClientUtil.composeURL(rsURL, pathName), headers, body);
+            resourcesResponse = httpClientUtil.retrievePostResponse(httpClientUtil.composeURL(rsURL, pathName), headers, body);
             if (resourcesResponse.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 200) {
                 throwError(resourcesResponse, rsURL);
             }
@@ -353,6 +354,14 @@ public Response querySync(String rsURL, QueryRequest queryRequest, String reques
             throw new NotAuthorizedException("Unable to encode resource credentials", e);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new ResourceInterfaceException("Error getting results", e);
+        } finally {
+            if (resourcesResponse != null) {
+                try {
+                    EntityUtils.consume(resourcesResponse.getEntity());
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.error("Failed to close HttpResponse entity", e);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }