support PATCH as well

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.c b/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.c
index b1668e07..7ad0f85a 100644
--- a/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.c
+++ b/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ url_handler (void *cls,
   {
     GNUNET_assert (NULL != hc->rh);
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_begin_async_scope (&hc->async_scope_id);
-    if ( (hc->is_post) &&
+    if ( (hc->has_body) &&
          (NULL == hc->json) )
     {
       int res;
@@ -983,9 +983,11 @@ url_handler (void *cls,
                                       (json_int_t) TALER_EC_INSTANCE_UNKNOWN,
                                       "error",
                                       "merchant instance unknown");
-  hc->is_post = (0 == strcasecmp (method,
-                                  MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST));
-  if (hc->is_post)
+  hc->has_body = ( (0 == strcasecmp (method,
+                                     MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST)) ||
+                   (0 == strcasecmp (method,
+                                     MHD_HTTP_METHOD_PATCH)) );
+  if (hc->has_body)
   {
     /* FIXME: Maybe check for maximum upload size here
        and refuse if it is too big? (Note: maximum upload
diff --git a/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.h b/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.h
index 5f95778c..1d5715d9 100644
--- a/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.h
+++ b/src/backend/taler-merchant-httpd.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct TMH_HandlerContext
   char *infix;
 
   /**
-   * JSON body that was uploaded, NULL if @e is_post is false.
+   * JSON body that was uploaded, NULL if @e has_body is false.
    */
   json_t *json;
 
@@ -296,9 +296,11 @@ struct TMH_HandlerContext
   void *json_parse_context;
 
   /**
-   * Set to true if this is an #MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST request.
+   * Set to true if this is an #MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST or #MHD_HTTP_METHOD_PATCH request.
+   * (In principle #MHD_HTTP_METHOD_PUT may also belong, but we do not have PUTs
+   * in the API today, so we do not test for PUT.)
    */
-  bool is_post;
+  bool has_body;
 };