New annotation %rest:http-method

[ChristianGruen]

Some interfaces, such as WebDAV, require additional HTTP methods. I would propose to add the http-method annotation, in analogy with javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod.

[apb2006]

Implementing PATCH methods would be another use for this:

http://www.mnot.net/blog/2012/09/05/patch
http://williamdurand.fr/2014/02/14/please-do-not-patch-like-an-idiot/

[ChristianGruen]

I now tend to rename the annotation to %rest:method, because the JAX-RS annotation @HttpMethod has initially been introduced to define custom annotations (as e. g. shown here). Beside that, the rest prefix avoids conflicts with competing annotations.