feathersjs · daffl · Apr 1, 2014 · Mar 28, 2014 · Apr 1, 2014 · Apr 1, 2014
diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var stripSlashes = function (name) {
 module.exports = {
   init: function () {
     _.extend(this, {
-      methods: ['find', 'get', 'create', 'update', 'remove'],
+      methods: ['find', 'get', 'create', 'update', 'patch', 'remove'],
       mixins: mixins,
       services: {},
       providers: []

diff --git a/lib/providers/rest/index.js b/lib/providers/rest/index.js
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
 
       // GET / -> service.find(cb, params)
       app.get(uri, app.rest.find(service))
-        // GET /:id -> service.get(cb, id, params)
+        // GET /:id -> service.get(id, params, cb)
         .get(uri + '/:id', app.rest.get(service))
-        // POST -> service.create(cb, data, params)
+        // POST -> service.create(data, params, cb)
         .post(uri, app.rest.create(service))
-        // PUT /:id -> service.update(cb, id, data, params)
+        // PUT /:id -> service.update(id, data, params, cb)
         .put(uri + '/:id', app.rest.update(service))
-        // DELETE /:id -> service.remove(cb, id, params)
-        .del(uri + '/:id', app.rest.remove(service));
+        // DELETE /:id -> service.remove(id, params, cb)
+        .del(uri + '/:id', app.rest.remove(service))
+        // PATCH /:id -> service.patch(id, data, params, callback)
+        .patch(uri + '/:id', app.rest.patch(service));
 
       app.use(uri, responder);
     });

diff --git a/lib/providers/rest/wrappers.js b/lib/providers/rest/wrappers.js
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ module.exports = {
     };
   },
 
+  patch: function(service) {
+    return function(req, res, next) {
+        var error = checkMethod(res, service, 'patch');
+        if (error) {
+            return next(error);
+        }
+
+        service.patch(req.params.id, req.body, getParams(req), wrap(req, res, next));
+    };
+  },
+
   remove: function(service) {
     return function(req, res, next) {
       var error = checkMethod(res, service, 'remove');

diff --git a/test/providers/primus.test.js b/test/providers/primus.test.js
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ describe('Primus provider', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('::patch', function (done) {
+      var original = {
+        name: 'patching'
+      };
+
+      socket.send('todo::patch', 25, original, {}, function (error, data) {
+        verify.patch(25, original, data);
+
+        done(error);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('::remove', function (done) {
       socket.send('todo::remove', 11, {}, function (error, data) {
         verify.remove(11, data);

diff --git a/test/providers/rest.test.js b/test/providers/rest.test.js
@@ -77,6 +77,26 @@ describe('REST provider', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('PATCH .patch', function (done) {
+      var original = {
+        description: 'PATCH .patch'
+      };
+
+      request({
+        url: 'http://localhost:4777/todo/544',
+        method: 'patch',
+        body: JSON.stringify(original),
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        }
+      }, function (error, response, body) {
+        assert.ok(response.statusCode === 200, 'Got OK status code');
+        verify.patch(544, original, JSON.parse(body));
+
+        done(error);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('DELETE .remove', function (done) {
       request({
         url: 'http://localhost:4777/todo/233',

diff --git a/test/providers/service-fixture.js b/test/providers/service-fixture.js
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ exports.Service = {
     callback(null, result);
   },
 
+  patch: function (id, data, params, callback) {
+    var result = _.clone(data);
+    result.id = id;
+    result.status = 'patched';
+    callback(null, result);
+  },
+
   remove: function (id, params, callback) {
     callback(null, {
       id: id
@@ -70,6 +77,14 @@ exports.verify = {
     assert.deepEqual(expected, current, 'Data ran through .update as expected');
   },
 
+  patch: function (id, original, current) {
+    var expected = _.extend({}, original, {
+      id: id,
+      status: 'patched'
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(expected, current, 'Data ran through .patch as expected');
+  },
+
   remove: function (id, data) {
     assert.deepEqual({
       id: id

diff --git a/test/providers/socketio.test.js b/test/providers/socketio.test.js
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ describe('SocketIO provider', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('::patch', function (done) {
+      var original = {
+        name: 'patching'
+      };
+
+      socket.emit('todo::patch', 25, original, {}, function (error, data) {
+        verify.patch(25, original, data);
+
+        done(error);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('::remove', function (done) {
       socket.emit('todo::remove', 11, {}, function (error, data) {
         verify.remove(11, data);