gistfile1.py

def renderer(template, args, encoding=None):
    return template + ": "+ args['body']

class Resource(resource.Resource):
    @resource.child("foo")
    def foo(self, request, segments):
        method_name = "foo_"+request.method.lower()
        if request.method == "HEAD" and not hasattr(self, method_name):
            method_name = "foo_get"
        
        if hasattr(self, method_name):
            return getattr(self, method_name)(request, segments)
        else:
            raise http.MethodNotAllowedError(["HEAD", "GET", "POST"])

    @templating.page("page")
    def foo_get(self, request, segments):
        return {"body": "get"}

    @templating.page("page")
    def foo_post(self, request, segments):
        return {"body": "post"}

environ = {'restish.templating': templating.Templating(renderer)}

A = webtest.TestApp(app.RestishApp(Resource()))
R = A.get('/foo', extra_environ=environ, status=200)
assert R.body == 'page: get'

R = A.post('/foo', extra_environ=environ, status=200)
assert R.body == 'page: post'

R = A.put('/foo', extra_environ=environ, status=405)

R = A.head('/foo', extra_environ=environ, status=200)
assert R.body == '' # this fails!