DAV-Ext

This module extends WebDAV support with the PROPFIND, OPTIONS, LOCK, and UNLOCK methods.

The standard module DAV provides a partial implementation of WebDAV and supports only the GET, HEAD, PUT, DELETE, MKCOL, COPY, and MOVE methods. To achieve full WebDAV support, you need to enable the standard module http_dav_module, as well as this module for the missing methods.

Loading the Module

To load the module in the context of main{}:

load_module modules/ngx_http_dav_ext_module.so;

Configuration Example

dav_ext_lock_zone zone=lock_zone:10m;
server {
    listen 80 default_server;

    location / {
        root /usr/share/angie/html;

        dav_methods PUT DELETE MKCOL COPY MOVE;
        dav_ext_methods PROPFIND OPTIONS LOCK UNLOCK;
        dav_ext_lock zone=lock_zone;
    }
}

Request Execution Examples

Uploading a file to the server:

$ curl -i -X PUT -d @testf1.txt http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Server: Angie/1.8.3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:08:40 GMT
Content-Length: 0
Location: http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
Connection: keep-alive

Overwriting the same file:

$ curl -i -X PUT -d @testf1.txt http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Server: Angie/1.8.3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:09:37 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

Locking the file from being overwritten:

$ curl -i -X LOCK http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Angie/1.8.3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:10:33 GMT
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 392
Connection: keep-alive
Lock-Token: <urn:7502d56f>

Attempting to overwrite the file:

$ curl -i -X PUT -d @testf1.txt http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
HTTP/1.1 423
Server: Angie/1.8.3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:11:30 GMT
Content-Length: 0
Connection: keep-alive

The file is locked. Unlocking the file:

$ curl -i -X UNLOCK -H 'Lock-Token: <urn:7502d56f>' http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Server: Angie/1.8.3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:43:21 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

Overwriting the file:

$ curl -i -X PUT -d @testf1.txt http://127.0.0.1/testf1.txt
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Server: Angie/1.8.3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:43:38 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

The file has been successfully unlocked and overwritten.

Additional Information

Detailed documentation and source code are available at: arut/nginx-dav-ext-module