Generic Request with RestRequest lib

GenericRestRequest.cs

public static IRestResponse<T> MakeRequest(string relativeUrl, Func<RestClient, RestRequest, IRestResponse<T>> clientFunc)
{
    var client = new RestClient("https://someresource.com");
    var request = new RestSharp.RestRequest(relativeUrl);
    return clientFunc(client, request);
}

// example call
var request = MakeRequest("/api/whatever", (c, r) => c.Execute<SomeType>(r));
var deserializedSomeTypeData = request.Data;