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+// Copyright 2016 Yahoo Inc. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.vespa.jaxrs.annotation;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Workaround for missing HTTP PATCH request support in JAX-RS 2.
+ * See http://brianoneill.blogspot.in/2011/11/patch-methods-on-jax-rs.html
+ *
+ * @author bakksjo
+ */
+@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@HttpMethod("PATCH")
+public @interface PATCH {
+}