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@method getSanitizedURL
@description Returns a new URL with the query string portion removed
@param {http.ClientRequest} req -- the current request
@returns {string} -- the sanitized URL
function(req) {
    var parsed = url.parse(req.originalUrl)
    // ensure url.format does not build the query string
    delete parsed.query
    delete parsed.search
    return url.format(parsed)
  }