How can I send a HTTP request with the PROPFIND verb?

Thanks for your feedback. I managed to get the HTTPBuilder library to work, but unfortunately it also restricts the HTTP verbs to the "traditional" ones ie. forbidding PROPFIND et al. I will try out the suggestions you made and report back...

import groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder
import static groovyx.net.http.ContentType.*
import static groovyx.net.http.Method.*

def http = new HTTPBuilder('https://test.com')
http.request( GET ) {
    uri.path = '/path/'
    requestContentType = "text/xml"
    // body =  ""

    response.success = { resp ->
        log.info "POST response status: ${resp.statusLine}"
    }
}