Replace vs Merge Update on PATCH #1496
Description
Feature Request
Providing a header that will allow a PATCH request to replace a key value instead of using PUT, PUT replaces fields I want to
preserve and leave unchangeable.
Unless this can be achieved in another way
Expected Behavior
# Create a record
POST /api/profiles
{
'name': 'Test',
'fields': {
'one': 1,
'two': 2
}
}
# => { _created: 'blah', _id: '123456' }
# then update fields with a PATCH request
PATCH /api/profiles/123456
{
'fields': {
'three': 3,
'four': 4
}
}
# then get the updated record
GET /api/profiles/123456
# RESPONSE
{
'_id': '123456',
'name': 'Test',
'fields': {
'three': 3,
'four': 4
}
}Actual Behavior
Tell us what happens instead.
# Create a record
POST /api/profiles
{
'name': 'Test',
'fields': {
'one': 1,
'two': 2
}
}
# => { _created: 'blah', _id: '123456' }
# then update fields with a PATCH request
PATCH /api/profiles/123456
{
'fields': {
'three': 3,
'four': 4
}
}
# then get the updated record
GET /api/profiles/123456
# RESPONSE
{
'_id': '123456',
'name': 'Test',
'fields': {
'one': 1,
'two': 2,
'three': 3,
'four': 4
}
}Environment
- Python version: 3.10
- Eve version: 2.0