def create_new_litle_request(path)
      ts = Time::now.to_i.to_s
      begin
        ts += Time::now.nsec.to_s
      rescue NoMethodError # ruby 1.8.7 fix
        ts += Time::now.usec.to_s
      end

      if(File.file?(path)) then
        raise RuntimeError, "Entered a file not a path."
      end

      if(path[-1,1] != '/' and path[-1,1] != '\\') then
        path = path + File::SEPARATOR
      end

      if !File.directory?(path) then
        Dir.mkdir(path)
      end

      @path_to_request = path + REQUEST_FILE_PREFIX + ts
      @path_to_batches = @path_to_request + '_batches'

      if File.file?(@path_to_request) or File.file?(@path_to_batches) then
        create_new_litle_request(path)

        return
      end

      File.open(@path_to_request, 'a+') do |file|
        file.write("")
      end
      File.open(@path_to_batches, 'a+') do |file|
        file.write("")
      end
    end
def create_new_litle_request(path)
      ts = Time::now.to_i.to_s
      begin
        ts += Time::now.nsec.to_s
      rescue NoMethodError # ruby 1.8.7 fix
        ts += Time::now.usec.to_s
      end

      if(File.file?(path)) then
        raise RuntimeError, "Entered a file not a path."
      end

      if(path[-1,1] != '/' and path[-1,1] != '\\') then
        path = path + File::SEPARATOR
      end

      if !File.directory?(path) then
        Dir.mkdir(path)
      end

      @path_to_request = path + REQUEST_FILE_PREFIX + ts
      @path_to_batches = @path_to_request + '_batches'

      if File.file?(@path_to_request) or File.file?(@path_to_batches) then
        create_new_litle_request(path)

        return
      end

      File.open(@path_to_request, 'a+') do |file|
        file.write("")
      end
      File.open(@path_to_batches, 'a+') do |file|
        file.write("")
      end
    end
include XML::Mapping
 Creates the necessary files for the LitleRequest at the path specified. path/request_(TIMESTAMP) will be
 the final XML markup and path/request_(TIMESTAMP) will hold intermediary XML markup
 Params:
 +path+:: A +String+ containing the path to the folder on disc to write the files to