* mean that the root itself exists -- consider x:\ on a Windows machine without such a drive
       * -- or even that the caller can create it, but this method makes no such guarantees even for
       * non-root files.
       */
      return;
    }
    parent.mkdirs();
    if (!parent.isDirectory()) {

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 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 *
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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 *
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   * HTTPS.
   */
  fun handshake(): Handshake?

  /**
   * Returns the protocol negotiated by this connection, or [Protocol.HTTP_1_1] if no protocol
   * has been negotiated. This method returns [Protocol.HTTP_1_1] even if the remote peer is using
   * [Protocol.HTTP_1_0].
   */
  fun protocol(): Protocol

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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public

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 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public

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 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public

 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public

        .suppressing(suppressForLinkedBlockingQueue())
        .createTestSuite();
  }

  // Not specifying KNOWN_ORDER for PriorityQueue and PriorityBlockingQueue
  // even though they do have it, because our tests interpret KNOWN_ORDER to
  // also mean that the iterator returns the head element first, which those
  // don't.

  public Test testsForPriorityBlockingQueue() {

This means that you can send only the data that you want to update, leaving the rest intact.

/// note

`PATCH` is less commonly used and known than `PUT`.

And many teams use only `PUT`, even for partial updates.

You are **free** to use them however you want, **FastAPI** doesn't impose any restrictions.

But this guide shows you, more or less, how they are intended to be used.

///