jbe@91: --[[--
jbe@91: params =
jbe@222: request.get_param_strings{
jbe@279:   method           = method,           -- "GET", "POST", or nil to query both (POST has precedence)
jbe@222:   include_internal = include_internal  -- set to true to include also parameters starting with "_webmcp_" prefix
jbe@222: }
jbe@91: 
jbe@99: This function returns a table with all raw GET/POST parameters as strings or list of strings (except internal parameters like "_webmcp_path" or "_webmcp_id"). Modifications of the returned table have no side effects.
jbe@91: 
jbe@91: --]]--
jbe@91: 
jbe@253: local function merge_params(tbl, params_list, include)
jbe@357:   for key, values in pairs(params_list) do
jbe@222:     if not include and string.match(key, "^_webmcp_") then
jbe@221:       -- do nothing
jbe@221:     elseif string.match(key, "%[%]$") then
jbe@221:       tbl[key] = table.new(values)
jbe@221:     else
jbe@221:       tbl[key] = values[1]
jbe@221:     end
jbe@221:   end
jbe@221: end
jbe@221: 
jbe@222: function request.get_param_strings(args)
jbe@222:   local method = nil
jbe@222:   local include = false
jbe@222:   if args then
jbe@222:     method  = args.method
jbe@356:     include = args.include_internal
jbe@222:   end
jbe@99:   local t = {}
jbe@222:   if not method then
jbe@222:     merge_params(t, request._http_request.get_params_list, include)
jbe@222:     merge_params(t, request._http_request.post_params_list, include)
jbe@222:   elseif method == "GET" then
jbe@222:     merge_params(t, request._http_request.get_params_list, include)
jbe@222:   elseif method == "POST" then
jbe@222:     merge_params(t, request._http_request.post_params_list, include)
jbe@222:   else
jbe@222:     error("Invalid method passed to request.get_param_strings{...}")
jbe@222:   end
jbe@99:   return t
jbe@91: end