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+//
+// Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+// Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_BEAST_HTTP_VERB_HPP
+#define BOOST_BEAST_HTTP_VERB_HPP
+
+#include <boost/beast/core/detail/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/core/string.hpp>
+#include <iosfwd>
+
+namespace boost {
+namespace beast {
+namespace http {
+
+/** HTTP request method verbs
+
+    Each verb corresponds to a particular method string
+    used in HTTP request messages.
+*/
+enum class verb
+{
+    /** An unknown method.
+
+        This value indicates that the request method string is not
+        one of the recognized verbs. Callers interested in the method
+        should use an interface which returns the original string.
+    */
+    unknown = 0,
+
+    /// The DELETE method deletes the specified resource
+    delete_,
+
+    /** The GET method requests a representation of the specified resource.
+
+        Requests using GET should only retrieve data and should have no other effect.
+    */
+    get,
+
+    /** The HEAD method asks for a response identical to that of a GET request, but without the response body.
+    
+        This is useful for retrieving meta-information written in response
+        headers, without having to transport the entire content.
+    */
+    head,
+
+    /** The POST method requests that the server accept the entity enclosed in the request as a new subordinate of the web resource identified by the URI.
+
+        The data POSTed might be, for example, an annotation for existing
+        resources; a message for a bulletin board, newsgroup, mailing list,
+        or comment thread; a block of data that is the result of submitting
+        a web form to a data-handling process; or an item to add to a database
+    */
+    post,
+
+    /** The PUT method requests that the enclosed entity be stored under the supplied URI.
+
+        If the URI refers to an already existing resource, it is modified;
+        if the URI does not point to an existing resource, then the server
+        can create the resource with that URI.
+    */
+    put,
+
+    /** The CONNECT method converts the request connection to a transparent TCP/IP tunnel.
+
+        This is usually to facilitate SSL-encrypted communication (HTTPS)
+        through an unencrypted HTTP proxy.
+    */
+    connect,
+
+    /** The OPTIONS method returns the HTTP methods that the server supports for the specified URL.
+    
+        This can be used to check the functionality of a web server by requesting
+        '*' instead of a specific resource.
+    */
+    options,
+
+    /** The TRACE method echoes the received request so that a client can see what (if any) changes or additions have been made by intermediate servers.
+    */
+    trace,
+
+    // WebDAV
+
+    copy,
+    lock,
+    mkcol,
+    move,
+    propfind,
+    proppatch,
+    search,
+    unlock,
+    bind,
+    rebind,
+    unbind,
+    acl,
+
+    // subversion
+
+    report,
+    mkactivity,
+    checkout,
+    merge,
+
+    // upnp
+
+    msearch,
+    notify,
+    subscribe,
+    unsubscribe,
+
+    // RFC-5789
+
+    patch,
+    purge,
+
+    // CalDAV
+
+    mkcalendar,
+
+    // RFC-2068, section 19.6.1.2
+
+    link,
+    unlink
+};
+
+/** Converts a string to the request method verb.
+
+    If the string does not match a known request method,
+    @ref verb::unknown is returned.
+*/
+verb
+string_to_verb(string_view s);
+
+/// Returns the text representation of a request method verb.
+string_view
+to_string(verb v);
+
+/// Write the text for a request method verb to an output stream.
+inline
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, verb v)
+{
+    return os << to_string(v);
+}
+
+} // http
+} // beast
+} // boost
+
+#include <boost/beast/http/impl/verb.ipp>
+
+#endif