vhost: Support settting requst method for proxied requests

roles/vhost/defaults/main.yaml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ vhost_basicauth_users: {}
 vhost_proxy_target_netproto: tcp
 vhost_proxy_target_protocol: http
 vhost_proxy_target_host: localhost
+vhost_proxy_method: ""
 vhost_proxy_headers: {}
 vhost_proxy_delete_headers: []
 vhost_proxy_pass_host_header: true

roles/vhost/meta/argument_specs.yaml

@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ argument_specs:
           - Only applicable if vhost_type is reverse_proxy and vhost_proxy_target_netproto is unix.
         type: str
         required: false
+      vhost_proxy_method:
+        description: Method to set for proxied requests
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        default: ""
+        choices:
+          - ""
+          - GET
+          - POST
       vhost_proxy_headers:
         description: Dict of request headers and their values to set for proxied requests
         type: dict
@@ -287,6 +296,15 @@ argument_specs:
             type: str
             required: false
             default: "{{ vhost_proxy_target_socket if vhost_type == 'reverse_proxy' and vhost_proxy_target_netproto == 'unix' else '' }}"
+          proxy_method:
+            description: Method to set for proxied requests
+            type: str
+            required: false
+            default: "{{ vhost_proxy_method }}"
+            choices:
+              - ""
+              - GET
+              - POST
           proxy_headers:
             description: Dict of request headers and their values to set for proxied requests
             type: dict
@@ -450,6 +468,15 @@ argument_specs:
             type: str
             required: false
             default: "{{ vhost_proxy_target_socket if vhost_type == 'reverse_proxy' and vhost_proxy_target_netproto == 'unix' else '' }}"
+          proxy_method:
+            description: Method to set for proxied requests
+            type: str
+            required: false
+            default: "{{ vhost_proxy_method }}"
+            choices:
+              - ""
+              - GET
+              - POST
           proxy_headers:
             description: Dict of request headers and their values to set for proxied requests
             type: dict
@@ -629,6 +656,14 @@ argument_specs:
                   - Only applicable if type is reverse_proxy and proxy_target_netproto is unix.
                 type: str
                 required: false
+              proxy_method:
+                description: Method to set for proxied requests
+                type: str
+                required: false
+                choices:
+                  - ""
+                  - GET
+                  - POST
               proxy_headers:
                 description: Dict of request headers and their values to set for proxied requests
                 type: dict

roles/vhost/templates/Caddyfile_block.j2

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
                   {% endif %}
                 }
               {% endif %}
+              {% if matcher.proxy_method | length > 0 %}
+                method {{ matcher.proxy_method }}
+              {% endif %}
               {% for header in matcher.proxy_delete_headers %}
                 header_up -{{ header }}
               {% endfor %}

roles/vhost/vars/main.yaml

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ _vhost_location_defaults:
     vhost_type == 'reverse_proxy' and vhost_proxy_target_netproto == 'tcp' else '' }}"
   proxy_target_socket: "{{ vhost_proxy_target_socket if
     vhost_type == 'reverse_proxy' and vhost_proxy_target_netproto == 'unix' else '' }}"
+  proxy_method: "{{ vhost_proxy_method }}"
   proxy_headers: "{{ vhost_proxy_headers }}"
   proxy_delete_headers: "{{ vhost_proxy_delete_headers }}"
   proxy_pass_host_header: "{{ vhost_proxy_pass_host_header }}"