Method getAPIMethod

src/tsd/HttpQuery.java:259–287

Determines the requested HttpMethod via VERB and QS override. If the request is a GET and the user provides a valid override method in the method=<method> query string parameter, then the override is returned. If the user supplies an invalid override, an exception is thrown. If

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   * @since 2.0
   */
  public HttpMethod getAPIMethod() {
    if (this.method() != HttpMethod.GET) {
      return this.method();
    } else {
      if (this.hasQueryStringParam("method_override")) {
        final String qs_method = this.getQueryStringParam("method_override");
        if (qs_method == null || qs_method.isEmpty()) {
          throw new BadRequestException(HttpResponseStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
              "Missing method override value");
        }
        if (qs_method.toLowerCase().equals("get")) {
          // you can't fix dumb
          return HttpMethod.GET;
        } else if (qs_method.toLowerCase().equals("post")){
          return HttpMethod.POST;
        } else if (qs_method.toLowerCase().equals("put")){
          return HttpMethod.PUT;
        } else if (qs_method.toLowerCase().equals("delete")){
          return HttpMethod.DELETE;
        } else {
          throw new BadRequestException(HttpResponseStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
            "Unknown or unsupported method override value");
        }
      }

      // no override, so just return the method
      return this.method();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sets the local serializer based on a query string parameter or content type.