HttpRequest modified to support PATCH

HttpRequest-snippet.py

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# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY XEBIALABS.
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from org.apache.http.client.config import RequestConfig
# HttpPatch added here
from org.apache.http.client.methods import HttpGet, HttpPost, HttpPut, HttpPatch, HttpDelete

...

class HttpRequest:
    ...

    def buildRequest(self, method, context, body, contentType, headers):
        url = self.quote(self.createPath(self.params.getUrl(), context))

        method = method.upper()

        if method == 'GET':
            request = HttpGet(url)
        elif method == 'POST':
            request = HttpPost(url)
            request.setEntity(StringEntity(body))
        elif method == 'PUT':
            request = HttpPut(url)
            request.setEntity(StringEntity(body))
        # adding this elif clause to support PATCH
        elif method == 'PATCH':
            request = HttpPatch(url)
            request.setEntity(StringEntity(body))
        elif method == 'DELETE':
            request = HttpDelete(url)
        else:
            raise Exception('Unsupported method: ' + method)

        request.addHeader('Content-Type', contentType)
        request.addHeader('Accept', contentType)
        self.setCredentials(request)
        self.setProxy(request)
        self.setHeaders(request, headers)

        return request
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