feat(connect): add support for File type in requests #8654

Job	Run time
Build Java and TypeScript for other tasks	2m 16s
Test Java	3m 25s
Check style	2m 9s
ITs (ubuntu-latest, group-1)	4m 51s
Gradle tests (ubuntu-latest)	3m 43s
ITs (ubuntu-latest, group-2)	4m 24s
Test TypeScript	2m 9s
Gradle tests (windows-latest)	8m 28s
ITs (ubuntu-latest, some)	4m 36s
Tests Summary	6s
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