Calculating a patch target on an application server

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by an application server, a request to modify a target resource object stored at the application server;

identifying, from the request, a first parameter corresponding to a patch target method and a second parameter corresponding to a path of the target resource object;

assigning the first parameter to a first variable and the second parameter to a second variable;

selecting a resource function of the application server in view of the first variable and the second variable; and

executing, by a processing device of the application server, the resource function to calculate a location of the target resource object at the application server in view of the first and second variables.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

modifying the target resource object in view of the request, wherein the request comprises an http request to patch a JSON file, a string object, or an XML file.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first parameter comprises:

determining whether the request includes a patch function; and

in response to determining that the request includes the patch function, assigning the patch function to the first variable.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein identifying the first parameter further comprises:

in response to determining that the request does not include the patch function, assigning a default patch function to the first variable.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second parameter comprises:

determining whether the request includes a target path for the target resource object; and

in response to determining that the request includes the target path, assigning the target path to the second variable.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein identifying the second parameter further comprises:

in response to determining that the request does not include the target path, determining whether a micro-profile configuration includes the target path; and

in response to determining that the micro-profile configuration includes the target path, assigning the target path to the second variable.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein identifying the second parameter further comprises:

in response to determining that neither the request or the micro-profile configuration includes the target path, assigning a URL of the request to the second variable.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource function is selected from a resource object class in view of the first variable and the second variable.

9. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device operatively coupled to the memory, the processing device to:

receive, from a client device, a request to modify a target resource object stored at an application server;

identify, from the request, a first parameter corresponding to a patch target method and a second parameter corresponding to a path of the target resource object;

assign the first parameter to a first variable and the second parameter to a second variable;

select a resource function of the application server in view of the first variable and the second variable; and

execute the resource function to calculate a location of the target resource object at the application server in view of the first and second variables.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing device is further to:

modify the target resource object in view of the request, where the request comprises an http request to patch a JSON file, a string object, or an XML file.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein to identify the first parameter, the processing device is to:

determine whether the request includes a patch function; and

in response to determining that the request includes the patch function, assign the patch function to the first variable.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein to identify the first parameter, the processing device is further to:

in response to determining that the request does not include the patch function, assign a default patch function to the first variable.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein to identify the second parameter, the processing device is to:

determine whether the request includes a target path for the target resource object; and

in response to determining that the request includes the target path, assign the target path to the second variable.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein to identify the second parameter, the processing device is further to:

in response to determining that the request does not include the target path, determine whether a micro-profile configuration includes the target path; and

in response to determining that the micro-profile configuration includes the target path, assign the target path to the second variable.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein to identify the second parameter, the processing device is further to:

in response to determining that neither the request or the micro-profile configuration includes the target path, assign a URL of the request to the second variable.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the resource function is selected from a resource object class in view of the first variable and the second variable.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

receive, from a client device, a request to modify a target resource object stored at an application server;

identify, from the request, a first parameter corresponding to a patch target method and a second parameter corresponding to a path of the target resource object;

assign the first parameter to a first variable and the second parameter to a second variable;

select a resource function of the application server in view of the first variable and the second variable;

execute, by the processing device, the resource function to calculate a location of the target resource object at the application server in view of the first and second variables; and

modify the target resource object in view of the request.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein to identify the first parameter, the processing device is to:

determine whether the request includes a patch function; and

in response to determining that the request includes the patch function, assign the patch function to the first variable.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein to identify the first parameter, the processing device is further to:

in response to determining that the request does not include the patch function, assign a default patch function to the first variable.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein to identify the second parameter, the processing device is to:

determine whether the request includes a target path for the target resource object; and

in response to determining that the request includes the target path, assign the target path to the second variable.