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diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/http.luadoc b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/http.luadoc
index 8a325db21a..f8121230b6 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/http.luadoc
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/http.luadoc
@@ -6,25 +6,24 @@ module "luci.http"
---[[
Close the HTTP-Connection.
-
-@class function
-@name close
+@class function
+@name close
]]
---[[
Return the request content if the request was of unknown type.
-@class function
-@name content
-@return HTTP request body
-@return HTTP request body length
+@class function
+@name content
+@return HTTP request body
+@return HTTP request body length
]]
---[[
Get a certain HTTP input value or a table of all input values.
-@class function
-@name formvalue
+@class function
+@name formvalue
@param name Name of the GET or POST variable to fetch
@param noparse Don't parse POST data before getting the value
@return HTTP input value or table of all input value
@@ -33,8 +32,8 @@ Get a certain HTTP input value or a table of all input values.
---[[
Get a table of all HTTP input values with a certain prefix.
-@class function
-@name formvaluetable
+@class function
+@name formvaluetable
@param prefix Prefix
@return Table of all HTTP input values with given prefix
]]
@@ -42,18 +41,18 @@ Get a table of all HTTP input values with a certain prefix.
---[[
Get the value of a certain HTTP-Cookie.
-@class function
-@name getcookie
+@class function
+@name getcookie
@param name Cookie Name
@return String containing cookie data
]]
---[[
Get the value of a certain HTTP environment variable
-
or the environment table itself.
-@class function
-@name getenv
+
+@class function
+@name getenv
@param name Environment variable
@return HTTP environment value or environment table
]]
@@ -61,41 +60,41 @@ or the environment table itself.
---[[
Set a handler function for incoming user file uploads.
-@class function
-@name setfilehandler
+@class function
+@name setfilehandler
@param callback Handler function
]]
---[[
Send a HTTP-Header.
-@class function
-@name header
-@param key Header key
-@param value Header value
+@class function
+@name header
+@param key Header key
+@param value Header value
]]
---[[
Set the mime type of following content data.
-@class function
-@name prepare_content
-@param mime Mimetype of following content
+@class function
+@name prepare_content
+@param mime Mimetype of following content
]]
---[[
Get the RAW HTTP input source
-@class function
-@name source
-@return HTTP LTN12 source
+@class function
+@name source
+@return HTTP LTN12 source
]]
---[[
Set the HTTP status code and status message.
-@class function
-@name status
+@class function
+@name status
@param code Status code
@param message Status message
]]
@@ -105,8 +104,9 @@ Send a chunk of content data to the client.
This function is as a valid LTN12 sink.
If the content chunk is nil this function will automatically invoke close.
-@class function
-@name write
+
+@class function
+@name write
@param content Content chunk
@param src_err Error object from source (optional)
@see close
@@ -115,51 +115,146 @@ If the content chunk is nil this function will automatically invoke close.
---[[
Splice data from a filedescriptor to the client.
-@class function
-@name splice
-@param fp File descriptor
-@param size Bytes to splice (optional)
+@class function
+@name splice
+@param fp File descriptor
+@param size Bytes to splice (optional)
]]
---[[
Redirects the client to a new URL and closes the connection.
-@class function
-@name redirect
-@param url Target URL
+@class function
+@name redirect
+@param url Target URL
]]
---[[
Create a querystring out of a table of key - value pairs.
-@class function
-@name build_querystring
-@param table Query string source table
+@class function
+@name build_querystring
+@param table Query string source table
@return Encoded HTTP query string
]]
---[[
Return the URL-decoded equivalent of a string.
+@class function
+@name urldecode
@param str URL-encoded string
@param no_plus Don't decode + to " "
@return URL-decoded string
-@see urlencode
+@see urlencode
]]
---[[
Return the URL-encoded equivalent of a string.
+@class function
+@name urlencode
@param str Source string
@return URL-encoded string
-@see urldecode
+@see urldecode
]]
---[[
Send the given data as JSON encoded string.
-@class function
-@name write_json
+@class function
+@name write_json
@param data Data to send
]]
+---[[
+Extract and split urlencoded data pairs, separated bei either "&" or ";"
+from given url or string. Returns a table with urldecoded values.
+
+Simple parameters are stored as string values associated with the parameter
+name within the table. Parameters with multiple values are stored as array
+containing the corresponding values.
+
+@class function
+@name urldecode_params
+@param url The url or string which contains x-www-urlencoded form data
+@param tbl Use the given table for storing values (optional)
+@return Table containing the urldecoded parameters
+@see urlencode_params
+]]
+
+---[[
+Encode each key-value-pair in given table to x-www-urlencoded format,
+separated by "&".
+
+Tables are encoded as parameters with multiple values by repeating the
+parameter name with each value.
+
+@class function
+@name urlencode_params
+@param tbl Table with the values
+@return String containing encoded values
+@see urldecode_params
+]]
+
+---[[
+Decode a mime encoded http message body with multipart/form-data Content-Type.
+
+Stores all extracted data associated with its parameter name
+in the params table within the given message object. Multiple parameter
+values are stored as tables, ordinary ones as strings.
+
+If an optional file callback function is given then it is feeded with the
+file contents chunk by chunk and only the extracted file name is stored
+within the params table. The callback function will be called subsequently
+with three arguments:
+ o Table containing decoded (name, file) and raw (headers) mime header data
+ o String value containing a chunk of the file data
+ o Boolean which indicates wheather the current chunk is the last one (eof)
+
+@class function
+@name mimedecode_message_body
+@param src Ltn12 source function
+@param msg HTTP message object
+@param filecb File callback function (optional)
+@return Value indicating successful operation (not nil means "ok")
+@return String containing the error if unsuccessful
+@see parse_message_header
+]]
+
+---[[
+Decode an urlencoded http message body with application/x-www-urlencoded
+Content-Type.
+
+Stores all extracted data associated with its parameter name in the params
+table within the given message object. Multiple parameter values are stored
+as tables, ordinary ones as strings.
+
+@class function
+@name urldecode_message_body
+@param src Ltn12 source function
+@param msg HTTP message object
+@return Value indicating successful operation (not nil means "ok")
+@return String containing the error if unsuccessful
+@see parse_message_header
+]]
+
+---[[
+Try to extract and decode a http message body from the given ltn12 source.
+This function will examine the Content-Type within the given message object
+to select the appropriate content decoder.
+
+Currently the application/x-www-urlencoded and application/form-data
+mime types are supported. If the encountered content encoding can't be
+handled then the whole message body will be stored unaltered as "content"
+property within the given message object.
+
+@class function
+@name parse_message_body
+@param src Ltn12 source function
+@param msg HTTP message object
+@param filecb File data callback (optional, see mimedecode_message_body())
+@return Value indicating successful operation (not nil means "ok")
+@return String containing the error if unsuccessful
+@see parse_message_header
+]]