1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/wsgitools/applications.py b/wsgitools/applications.py
index 2e6703c..9112e45 100644
--- a/wsgitools/applications.py
+++ b/wsgitools/applications.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 class StaticContent:
-    """This wsgi application provides static content on whatever request it
-    receives."""
+    """
+    This wsgi application provides static content on whatever request it
+    receives with method GET or HEAD (content stripped). If not present, a
+    content-length header is computed.
+    """
     def __init__(self, status, headers, content):
         """
         @type status: str
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ class StaticContent:
     def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
         """wsgi interface"""
         assert isinstance(environ, dict)
+        if environ["REQUEST_METHOD"].upper() not in ["GET", "HEAD"]:
+            resp = "Request method not implemented"
+            start_response("501 Not Implemented",
+                           [("Content-length", str(len(resp)))])
+            return [resp]
         start_response(self.status, self.headers)
         if environ["REQUEST_METHOD"].upper() == "HEAD":
             return []