chore: add http_patch method

JohnVillalovos · JohnVillalovos · commit ac3531a97e5c · 2023-02-02T17:21:32.000-08:00
In order to support some new API calls we need to support the HTTP `PATCH` method. Closes: #2469
diff --git a/gitlab/client.py b/gitlab/client.py
@@ -1094,6 +1094,54 @@ def http_put(
                 error_message="Failed to parse the server message"
             ) from e
 
+    def http_patch(
+        self,
+        path: str,
+        *,
+        query_data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        post_data: Optional[Union[Dict[str, Any], bytes]] = None,
+        raw: bool = False,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[str, Any], requests.Response]:
+        """Make a PATCH request to the Gitlab server.
+
+        Args:
+            path: Path or full URL to query ('/projects' or
+                        'http://whatever/v4/api/projecs')
+            query_data: Data to send as query parameters
+            post_data: Data to send in the body (will be converted to
+                              json by default)
+            raw: If True, do not convert post_data to json
+            **kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo)
+
+        Returns:
+            The parsed json returned by the server.
+
+        Raises:
+            GitlabHttpError: When the return code is not 2xx
+            GitlabParsingError: If the json data could not be parsed
+        """
+        query_data = query_data or {}
+        post_data = post_data or {}
+
+        result = self.http_request(
+            "patch",
+            path,
+            query_data=query_data,
+            post_data=post_data,
+            raw=raw,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        try:
+            json_result = result.json()
+            if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                assert isinstance(json_result, dict)
+            return json_result
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise gitlab.exceptions.GitlabParsingError(
+                error_message="Failed to parse the server message"
+            ) from e
+
     def http_delete(self, path: str, **kwargs: Any) -> requests.Response:
         """Make a DELETE request to the Gitlab server.
 
