feat: enable use of patch as request method (#718)

src/client/mod.rs

@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ pub fn post<U: AsRef<str>>(uri: U) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
     builder
 }
 
+/// Create request builder for `PATCH` requests
+pub fn patch<U: AsRef<str>>(uri: U) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
+    let mut builder = ClientRequest::build();
+    builder.method(Method::PATCH).uri(uri);
+    builder
+}
+
 /// Create request builder for `PUT` requests
 pub fn put<U: AsRef<str>>(uri: U) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
     let mut builder = ClientRequest::build();

src/client/request.rs

@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ impl ClientRequest {
         builder
     }
 
+    /// Create request builder for `PATCH` request
+    pub fn patch<U: AsRef<str>>(uri: U) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
+        let mut builder = ClientRequest::build();
+        builder.method(Method::PATCH).uri(uri);
+        builder
+    }
+
     /// Create request builder for `PUT` request
     pub fn put<U: AsRef<str>>(uri: U) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
         let mut builder = ClientRequest::build();

src/resource.rs

@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ impl<S: 'static> Resource<S> {
         self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Post())
     }
 
+    /// Register a new `PATCH` route.
+    pub fn patch(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
+        self.routes.push(Route::default());
+        self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Patch())
+    }
+
     /// Register a new `PUT` route.
     pub fn put(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
         self.routes.push(Route::default());

src/test.rs

@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ impl TestServer {
         ClientRequest::post(self.url("/").as_str())
     }
 
+    /// Create `PATCH` request
+    pub fn patch(&self) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
+        ClientRequest::patch(self.url("/").as_str())
+    }
+
     /// Create `HEAD` request
     pub fn head(&self) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
         ClientRequest::head(self.url("/").as_str())