#1608 - HAL FORMS templates now expose HTTP method in all caps.

See the RFC for details: https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec5.html#sec5.1.1.

Author: odrotbohm

src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplate.java

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void setContentType(MediaType mediaType) {
 
 	@Nullable
 	String getMethod() {
-		return this.httpMethod == null ? null : this.httpMethod.toString().toLowerCase();
+		return this.httpMethod == null ? null : this.httpMethod.name();
 	}
 
 	void setMethod(String method) {

src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java

@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ void propagatesSelectedValueToProperty() {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1608
+	void exposesHttpMethodInAllCaps() {
+		assertThat(HalFormsTemplate.forMethod(HttpMethod.POST).getMethod()).isEqualTo("POST");
+	}
+
 	@Getter
 	static class PatternExample extends RepresentationModel<PatternExample> {
 

src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsWebFluxIntegrationTest.java

@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ void singleEmployee() {
 				.value(jsonPath("$._links['employees'].href", is("http://localhost/employees"))) //
 
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates.*", hasSize(2))) //
-				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("put"))) //
+				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("PUT"))) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].name", is("name"))) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].required", is(true))) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[1].name", is("role"))) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[1].required").doesNotExist()) //
 
-				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("patch"))) //
+				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("PATCH"))) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].properties[0].name", is("name"))) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].properties[0].required").doesNotExist()) //
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].properties[1].name", is("role"))) //
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void collectionOfEmployees() {
 				.value(jsonPath("$._links.*", hasSize(1)))
 				.value(jsonPath("$._links['self'].href", is("http://localhost/employees")))
 
-				.value(jsonPath("$._templates.*", hasSize(1))).value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("post")))
+				.value(jsonPath("$._templates.*", hasSize(1))).value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("POST")))
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].name", is("name")))
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].required", is(true)))
 				.value(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[1].name", is("role")))

src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsWebMvcIntegrationTest.java

@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ void singleEmployee() throws Exception {
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._links['employees'].href", is("http://localhost/employees")))
 
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates.*", hasSize(2)))
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("put")))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("PUT")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].name", is("name")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].required").value(true))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[1].name", is("role")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[1].required").doesNotExist())
 
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("patch")))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("PATCH")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].properties[0].name", is("name")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].properties[0].required").doesNotExist())
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].properties[1].name", is("role")))
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void collectionOfEmployees() throws Exception {
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._links['self'].href", is("http://localhost/employees")))
 
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates.*", hasSize(1)))
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("post")))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("POST")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].name", is("name")))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[0].required").value(true))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].properties[1].name", is("role")))

src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/mvc/MultiMediaTypeWebMvcIntegrationTest.java

@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ void singleEmployeeHalForms() throws Exception {
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._links['employees'].href", is("http://localhost/employees")));
 
 		expectEmployeeProperties(actions, "default", "partiallyUpdateEmployee") //
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("put")))
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("patch")));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("PUT")))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("PATCH")));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void collectionOfEmployeesHalForms() throws Exception {
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.*", hasSize(1)))
 				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._links['self'].href", is("http://localhost/employees")))
 
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("post")));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("POST")));
 
 		expectEmployeeProperties(actions, "default");
 	}
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ void createNewEmployeeHalForms() throws Exception {
 
 		expectEmployeeProperties(actions, "default", "partiallyUpdateEmployee") //
 
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("put")))
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("patch")));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['default'].method", is("PUT")))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$._templates['partiallyUpdateEmployee'].method", is("PATCH")));
 	}
 
 	@Test

src/test/resources/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/employee-resource-support.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "_templates" : {
     "default" : {
-      "method" : "post",
+      "method" : "POST",
       "properties" : [ {
         "name" : "name",
         "type" : "text"

src/test/resources/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/hal-forms-custom.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "_templates" : {
     "default" : {
-      "method" : "put",
+      "method" : "PUT",
       "properties" : [ {
         "name" : "name",
         "required" : true,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       } ]
     },
     "partiallyUpdateEmployee" : {
-      "method" : "patch",
+      "method" : "PATCH",
       "properties" : [ {
         "name" : "name",
         "type" : "text"