Relax HTTP method validation in UrlDispatcher.

aiohttp/web_urldispatcher.py

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 PY_35 = sys.version_info >= (3, 5)
 
 
+HTTP_METHOD_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9A-Za-z!#\$%&'\*\+\-\.\^_`\|~]+$")
+
+
 class AbstractResource(Sized, Iterable):
 
     def __init__(self, *, name=None):
@@ -63,7 +66,6 @@ def _append_query(url, query):
 
 
 class AbstractRoute(abc.ABC):
-    METHODS = hdrs.METH_ALL | {hdrs.METH_ANY}
 
     def __init__(self, method, handler, *,
                  expect_handler=None,
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, method, handler, *,
             'Coroutine is expected, got {!r}'.format(expect_handler)
 
         method = method.upper()
-        if method not in self.METHODS:
+        if not self.validate_method(method):
             raise ValueError("{} is not allowed HTTP method".format(method))
 
         assert callable(handler), handler
@@ -103,6 +105,9 @@ def handler_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         self._expect_handler = expect_handler
         self._resource = resource
 
+    def validate_method(self, method):
+        return HTTP_METHOD_RE.match(method)
+
     @property
     def method(self):
         return self._method

demos/chat/aiohttpdemo_chat/main.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 
-import aiohttp_jinja2
 import jinja2
 
+import aiohttp_jinja2
 from aiohttp import web
 from aiohttpdemo_chat.views import setup as setup_routes
 

demos/chat/aiohttpdemo_chat/views.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import string
 
 import aiohttp_jinja2
-
 from aiohttp import web
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

demos/polls/aiohttpdemo_polls/main.py

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 import logging
 import pathlib
 
-import aiohttp_jinja2
 import jinja2
 
+import aiohttp_jinja2
 from aiohttp import web
 from aiohttpdemo_polls.db import init_postgres
 from aiohttpdemo_polls.middlewares import setup_middlewares

demos/polls/aiohttpdemo_polls/middlewares.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import aiohttp_jinja2
-
 from aiohttp import web
 
 async def handle_404(request, response):

demos/polls/aiohttpdemo_polls/views.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import aiohttp_jinja2
-
 from aiohttp import web
 
 from . import db

tests/test_urldispatch.py

@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ def test_register_route_checks(self):
                            '/handler/to/path')
         self.router.register_route(route)
 
+    def test_register_uncommon_http_methods(self):
+        handler = self.make_handler()
+
+        uncommon_http_methods = {
+            'PROPFIND',
+            'PROPPATCH',
+            'COPY',
+            'LOCK',
+            'UNLOCK'
+            'MOVE',
+            'SUBSCRIBE',
+            'UNSUBSCRIBE',
+            'NOTIFY'
+        }
+
+        for method in uncommon_http_methods:
+            PlainRoute(method, handler, 'url', '/handler/to/path')
+
     def test_add_route_root(self):
         handler = self.make_handler()
         self.router.add_route('GET', '/', handler)
@@ -585,9 +603,20 @@ def test_add_route_not_started_with_slash(self):
             self.router.add_route('GET', 'invalid_path', handler)
 
     def test_add_route_invalid_method(self):
-        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            handler = self.make_handler()
-            self.router.add_route('INVALID_METHOD', '/path', handler)
+
+        sample_bad_methods = {
+            'BAD METHOD',
+            'B@D_METHOD',
+            '[BAD_METHOD]',
+            '{BAD_METHOD}',
+            '(BAD_METHOD)',
+            'B?D_METHOD',
+        }
+
+        for bad_method in sample_bad_methods:
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                handler = self.make_handler()
+                self.router.add_route(bad_method, '/path', handler)
 
     def fill_routes(self):
         route1 = self.router.add_route('GET', '/plain', self.make_handler())