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How to have a @PATCH annotation for JAX-RS?

JAX-RS has annotations for HTTP verbs such as GET (@GET) and POST (@POST) but there is no @PATCH annotation. How can I have an annotation for the PATCH HTTP verb?

Something like the following: 

@PATCH
public Response someCode() {
    // Code to handle the request
}
Solution

  • I got answer here.

    One will just have to define a custom Patch annotation, what that means is that you will have to write a PATCH.java file with following code: 

    @Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@HttpMethod("PATCH")
public @interface PATCH {
}

    Import the package containing PATCH.java and then you can use it like other HTTP method annotations: 

    @PATCH
@Path("/data/{keyspace}")
@Produces({ "application/json" })
public void patchRow(@PathParam("keyspace") String keyspace, String body) 
throws Exception

    I used this @PATCH to send some JSON to my REST service.