HTTP PATCH support in Rails 3.2

rails32_http_patch_support.rb

# Rails 3.2 support for HTTP PATCH.
fail "Remove this patch" if Rails::VERSION::MAJOR > 3
# see http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/2/26/edge-rails-patch-is-the-new-primary-http-method-for-updates/
# https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/505

# Be very conservative not to monkey-patch any methods until
# the relevant files are loaded.
ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) do
  ActionDispatch::Request.instance_eval do
    # Is this a PATCH request?
    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method == :patch</tt>.
    def patch?
      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :patch
    end
  end
  module ActionDispatch::Routing
    HTTP_METHODS << :patch unless HTTP_METHODS.include?(:patch)
  end
  ActionDispatch::Routing::Mapper::HttpHelpers.instance_eval do
    # Define a route that only recognizes HTTP PATCH.
    # For supported arguments, see <tt>Base#match</tt>.
    #
    # Example:
    #
    # patch 'bacon', :to => 'food#bacon'
    def patch(*args, &block)
      map_method(:patch, *args, &block)
    end
  end
  ActionDispatch::Integration::RequestHelpers.instance_eval do
    # Performs a PATCH request with the given parameters. See +#get+ for more
    # details.
    def patch(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
      process :patch, path, parameters, headers
    end

    # Performs a PATCH request, following any subsequent redirect.
    # See +request_via_redirect+ for more information.
    def patch_via_redirect(path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
      request_via_redirect(:patch, path, parameters, headers)
    end
  end
  ActionDispatch::Integration::Runner.class_eval do
    %w(patch).each do |method|
define_method(method) do |*args|
        reset! unless integration_session
        # reset the html_document variable, but only for new get/post calls
        @html_document = nil unless method.in?(["cookies", "assigns"])
        integration_session.__send__(method, *args).tap do
          copy_session_variables!
        end
      end
    end
  end
  module ActionController::TestCase::Behavior
    def patch(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash = nil)
      process(action, parameters, session, flash, "PATCH")
    end
  end
  class ActionController::Responder
    ACTIONS_FOR_VERBS.update(:patch => :edit)
    delegate :patch?, :to => :request
  end
  ActionView::Helpers::FormHelper.instance_eval do
    # = Action View Form Helpers
    def apply_form_for_options!(record, object, options) #:nodoc:
      object = convert_to_model(object)

      as = options[:as]
      action, method = object.respond_to?(:persisted?) && object.persisted? ? [:edit, :patch] : [:new, :post]
      options[:html].reverse_merge!(
        :class  => as ? "#{action}_#{as}" : dom_class(object, action),
        :id     => as ? "#{action}_#{as}" : [options[:namespace], dom_id(object, action)].compact.join("_").presence,
        :method => method
      )

      options[:url] ||= polymorphic_path(record, :format => options.delete(:format))
    end
    private :apply_form_for_options!
  end
  module ActionDispatch::Routing::Mapper::Resources
    class SingletonResource
      def resource(*resources, &block)
        options = resources.extract_options!.dup

        if apply_common_behavior_for(:resource, resources, options, &block)
          return self
        end

        resource_scope(:resource, SingletonResource.new(resources.pop, options)) do
          yield if block_given?

          collection do
            post :create
          end if parent_resource.actions.include?(:create)

          new do
            get :new
          end if parent_resource.actions.include?(:new)

          member do
            get    :edit if parent_resource.actions.include?(:edit)
            get    :show if parent_resource.actions.include?(:show)
            if parent_resource.actions.include?(:update)
               # all that for this PATCH
               patch  :update
               put    :update
            end
            delete :destroy if parent_resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
          end
        end

        self
      end
    end
  end
end

rails32_http_patch_support_initializer.rb

require_dependency Rails.root.join("lib/patches/add_patch_method").to_s

help. glad to have found this but doesnt work as expected. I was hoping using this would make my existing "resources" routes work with patch, but I still get the error.
Do I need to change my routes?

 namespace :api, defaults: { format: 'json'} do
    namespace :v1 do
      resources :people do
        resources :addresses

ActionDispatch::Routing::Mapper::HttpHelpers must be loaded before ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller)

fixed version https://gist.github.com/razum2um/56a50c4ad73530a170ba
just put in into config/initializers

To help any others who come across this... in order to add this to your project:

1. Create a file called 'add_patch_method.rb' in 'lib/patches' directory
2. Paste the contents of the 'rails32_http_patch_support.rb' snippet above into the new 'add_patch_method.rb' file
3. Create a file called 'rails32_http_patch_support_initializer.rb' in 'config/initializers' directory
4. Paste contents of the 'rails32_http_patch_support_initializer.rb' snippet above into the new 'rails32_http_patch_support_initializer.rb' file

Hi,
It doesn't work with my app. Rails 3.2.22.5

It crashes when running

.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p551@rails3.2/gems/actionpack-3.2.22.5/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:178:in `default_controller_and_action': missing :action (ArgumentError)

When running 'rake routes'

rake aborted!
ArgumentError: missing :action
/Users/danolee/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p551@rails3.2/gems/actionpack-3.2.22.5/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:178:in `default_controller_and_action'

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

UPDATE: It's not working. I forgot to restart webserver. :(

Never mind. I used the gist of @razum2um instead of the original one. This gist works just fine.

With the original gist, it crashes when running web server or 'rake routes'