Request.ExecuteRequest throws NullReferenceException when no Authenticator is provided

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The following line in Google.Apis.Requests.Request throws a 
NullReferenceException if Authenticator is null:

HttpWebRequest request = 
this.Authenticator.CreateHttpWebRequest(this.Method.HttpMethod, RequestUrl);

This prevents developers to use APIs that don't require authentication, as in 
the following snippet:

Request request = Request.CreateRequest(service, method);
var stream = request.WithParameters(requestParameters).ExecuteRequest()

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ccherub...@google.com on 31 Jan 2011 at 2:07

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Original comment by davidwat...@google.com on 31 Jan 2011 at 10:58

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Priority-High, Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium, Type-Defect

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Hi Claudio,
I have added the ability to not supply an Authenticator, I have also added to 
IRequest the method WithDeveloperApiKey(string).
This was added on branch issue_21_AddNullAuthenticatorSuppoort
I will ask paul to pull this change into default.

Original comment by davidwat...@google.com on 1 Feb 2011 at 1:12

• Changed state: Fixed