Simple.HttpPatch
Simple.HttpPatch 
Simple.HttpPatch is implementation for .NET (Full framework and Core) to easily allow & apply partial RESTful service (through Web API) using HTTP PATCH method.
Installation
You can install the latest version via NuGet.
PM> Install-Package Simple.HttpPatch
How to use
See samples folder to learn of to use this library with ASP.NET Core.
Patch a single entity
[HttpPatch]
public Person Patch([FromBody] Patch<Person> personPatch)
{
var person = _repo.GetPersonById(1);
personPatch.Apply(person);
return person;
}
To exclude properties of an entity while applying the changes to the original entity use PatchIgnoreAttribute.
When your property is a reference type (which allows null) but you don’t want that null overwrites your previous stored data then use PatchIgnoreNullAttribute
public class Person
{
public int Id { get; set; }
[PatchIgnore]
public string Name { get; set; }
public int? Age { get; set; }
[PatchIgnoreNull]
public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }
}
Note: The property with name Id is excluded by default
For firewalls that don’t support PATCH see this issue
## Contributing
Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details