Chapter 18. Web services configuration in JBoss EAP

             PATCH /StudentPatchTest/students/1 HTTP/1.1
             Content-Type: application/merge-patch+json
             Content-Length: 34
             Host: localhost:8090
             Connection: Keep-Alive
             {"firstName":"Green","school":null}

    @GET
    @Path("/{id}")
    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public Student getStudent(@PathParam("id") long id) {
        Student student = studentsMap.get(id);
        if (student == null) {
            throw new NotFoundException();
        }
        return student;
    }

    @PATCH
    @Path("/{id}")
    @Consumes("application/merge-patch+json")
    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public Student mergePatchStudent(@PathParam("id") long id, Student student)
        {
        if (studentsMap.get(id) == null)
        {
        throw new NotFoundException();
        }
        studentsMap.put(id, student);
        return student;
        }