Ticket #17797: django-test-client-PATCH.patch

django/test/client.py

@@ -304 +304 @@
         r.update(extra)
         return self.request(**r)
 
+    def patch(self, path, data={}, content_type=MULTIPART_CONTENT,
+            **extra):
+        "Construct a PATCH request."
+
+        patch_data = self._encode_data(data, content_type)
+
+        parsed = urlparse(path)
+        r = {
+            'CONTENT_LENGTH': len(patch_data),
+            'CONTENT_TYPE':   content_type,
+            'PATH_INFO':      self._get_path(parsed),
+            'QUERY_STRING':   parsed[4],
+            'REQUEST_METHOD': 'PATCH',
+            'wsgi.input':     FakePayload(patch_data),
+        }
+        r.update(extra)
+        return self.request(**r)
+
     def delete(self, path, data={}, **extra):
         "Construct a DELETE request."
 
@@ -479 +497 @@
             response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
         return response
 
+    def patch(self, path, data={}, content_type=MULTIPART_CONTENT,
+            follow=False, **extra):
+        """
+        Send a resource to the server using PATCH.
+        """
+        response = super(Client, self).patch(path, data=data, content_type=content_type, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
     def delete(self, path, data={}, follow=False, **extra):
         """
         Send a DELETE request to the server.