jbe@214: --[[--
jbe@342: value =                 -- value of GET/POST parameter, or value list if multiple == true
jbe@214: request.get_param{
jbe@342:   method   = method,    -- "GET", "POST", or nil to query both (POST has precedence)
jbe@342:   name     = name,      -- field name
jbe@342:   index    = index,     -- defaults to 1 to get first occurrence, only applicable if multiple == false
jbe@342:   multiple = multiple,  -- boolean to indicate whether to return a single value or a value list
jbe@342:   meta     = meta       -- set to true to get metadata (table with "file_name" and "content_type")
jbe@214: }
jbe@214: 
jbe@214: Reads GET/POST parameters directly from the underlaying request.
jbe@214: 
jbe@214: --]]--
jbe@214: 
jbe@214: function request.get_param(args)
jbe@214:   local param_list
jbe@342:   if args.metadata then
jbe@342:     if args.method == "GET" then
jbe@342:       param_list = request._http_request.get_metadata_list[args.name]
jbe@342:     elseif args.method == "POST" then
jbe@342:       param_list = request._http_request.post_metadata_list[args.name]
jbe@342:     elseif not args.method then
jbe@342:       param_list = request._http_request.post_metadata_list[args.name]
jbe@342:       if not param_list[args.index or 1] then
jbe@342:         param_list = request._http_request.get_metadata_list[args.name]
jbe@342:       end
jbe@342:     end
jbe@342:   else
jbe@342:     if args.method == "GET" then
jbe@214:       param_list = request._http_request.get_params_list[args.name]
jbe@342:     elseif args.method == "POST" then
jbe@342:       param_list = request._http_request.post_params_list[args.name]
jbe@342:     elseif not args.method then
jbe@342:       param_list = request._http_request.post_params_list[args.name]
jbe@342:       if not param_list[args.index or 1] then
jbe@342:         param_list = request._http_request.get_params_list[args.name]
jbe@342:       end
jbe@214:     end
jbe@214:   end
jbe@331:   if args.multiple then
jbe@214:     return param_list
jbe@214:   else
jbe@342:     return param_list[args.index or 1]
jbe@214:   end
jbe@214: end
jbe@214: 
jbe@214: --//--