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package io.muserver;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Provides access to QueryString or Form values.
 */
public interface RequestParameters {

    /**
     * Gets all the parameters as a map
     * @return A map of parameter names to value list
     */
    Map> all();

    /**
     * Gets the value with the given name, or empty string if there is no parameter with that name.
     * If there are multiple parameters with the same name, the first one is returned.
     *
     * @param name The name of the parameter to get
     * @return The value, or an empty string
     */
    String get(String name);

    /**
     * Gets the value with the given name, or the default value if there is no parameter with that name.
     * If there are multiple parameters with the same name, the first one is returned.
     *
     * @param name The name of the parameter to get
     * @param defaultValue The default value to use if there is no given value
     * @return The value, or an empty string
     */
    String get(String name, String defaultValue);

    /**
     * Gets the parameter as an integer, or returns the default value if it was not specified or was in an invalid format.
     * @param name The name of the parameter.
     * @param defaultValue The value to use if none was specified, or an invalid format was used.
     * @return Returns the parameter value as an integer.
     */
    int getInt(String name, int defaultValue);


    /**
     * Gets the parameter as a long, or returns the default value if it was not specified or was in an invalid format.
     * @param name The name of the parameter.
     * @param defaultValue The value to use if none was specified, or an invalid format was used.
     * @return Returns the parameter value as a long.
     */
    long getLong(String name, long defaultValue);


    /**
     * Gets the parameter as a float, or returns the default value if it was not specified or was in an invalid format.
     * @param name The name of the parameter.
     * @param defaultValue The value to use if none was specified, or an invalid format was used.
     * @return Returns the parameter value as a float.
     */
    float getFloat(String name, float defaultValue);

    /**
     * Gets the parameter as a double, or returns the default value if it was not specified or was in an invalid format.
     * @param name The name of the parameter.
     * @param defaultValue The value to use if none was specified, or an invalid format was used.
     * @return Returns the parameter value as a double.
     */
    double getDouble(String name, double defaultValue);

    /**
     * Gets a parameter as a boolean, where values such as true, on and yes as
     * considered true, and other values (or no parameter with the name) is considered false.
     * This can be used to access checkbox values as booleans.
     * @param name The name of the parameter.
     * @return Returns true if the value was truthy, or false if it was falsy or not specified.
     */
    boolean getBoolean(String name);

    /**
     * Gets all the querystring parameters with the given name, or an empty list if none are found.
     *
     * @param name The querystring parameter name to get
     * @return All values of the parameter with the given name
     */
    List getAll(String name);

    /**
     * Returns true if the given parameter is specified with any value
     * @param name The name of the value
     * @return True if it's specified; otherwise false.
     */
    boolean contains(String name);
}