added creating qs from request body functionality + updated doc

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 ## Description
 
-Crow is a C++ microframework for running web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.
+Crow is a C++ framework for creating HTTP or Websocket web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.
 
 ### Features
  - Easy Routing (similar to flask).
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Crow is a C++ microframework for running web services. It uses routing similar t
  - Uses modern C++ (11/14)
 
 ### Still in development
+ - [Async support](https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/issues/258)
  - [HTTP/2 support](https://github.com/crowcpp/crow/issues/8)
 
 ## Documentation

docs/guides/query-string.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ A query string is the part of the URL that comes after a `?` character, it is us
 <br><br>
 
 Crow supports query strings through `crow::request::url_params`. The object is of type `crow::query_string` and can has the following functions:<br>
+
+!!! note "Note &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="tag">[:octicons-feed-tag-16: master](https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow)</span>"
+
+    A query string can be created from a Crow request or a url string. using the request will use the request body, which is useful for requests of type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`.
+
 ## get(name)
 Returns the value (as char*) based on the given key (or name). Returns `nullptr` if the key is not found.
 ## pop(name)

docs/overrides/home.html

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <meta property="og:title" content="CrowCpp"/>
 <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
 <meta property="og:description" content="A Fast and Easy to use microframework for the web."/>
-<meta name="description" content="Crow is a C++ microframework for running web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.">
+<meta name="description" content="Crow is a C++ framework for creating HTTP or Websocket web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.">
 <meta property="og:image" content="assets/og_img.png" />
 <meta property="og:url" content="https://crowcpp.org">
 <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ code{
 
 <h1 style="text-align:center;">A Fast and Easy to use microframework for the web.</h1>
 
+<hr>
+<p style="text-align:center;">Crow is a C++ framework for creating HTTP or Websocket web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.</p>
 <hr>
 
 <section class="csection">
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ code{
 
 <section class="ssection">
     <div class="sdescription">
-        <h2 style="text-align: center;">Easy to get started</h3>
+        <h2 style="text-align: center;">Easy to get started</h2>
     </div>
     <div class="scontent">
         <div class="highlight"><pre id="__code_0"><span></span><button class="md-clipboard md-icon" title="Copy to clipboard" data-clipboard-target="#__code_0 > code"></button><code><span class="cp">#include</span> <span class="cpf">"crow.h"</span><span class="cp"></span>
@@ -208,14 +210,14 @@ code{
 </code></pre></div>
     </div>
     <div class="sdescription">
-        <h2 style="text-align: center;">JSON Support Built-in</h3>
+        <h2 style="text-align: center;">JSON Support Built-in</h2>
     </div>
 
 </section>
 
 <section class="ssection">
     <div class="sdescription">
-        <h2 style="text-align: center;">URL parameter support as well!</h3>
+        <h2 style="text-align: center;">URL parameter support as well!</h2>
     </div>
     <div class="scontent">
         <div class="highlight"><pre id="__code_2"><span></span><button class="md-clipboard md-icon" title="Copy to clipboard" data-clipboard-target="#__code_2 > code"></button><code><span class="cp">CROW_ROUTE</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">app</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="s">"/hello/&lt;int&gt;"</span><span class="p">)</span>

include/crow/query_string.h

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 
+#include "crow/http_request.h"
+
 namespace crow
 {
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // qs_parse (modified)
 // https://github.com/bartgrantham/qs_parse
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ int qs_strncmp(const char * s, const char * qs, size_t n);
  *  Also decodes the value portion of the k/v pair *in-place*.  In a future
  *  enhancement it will also have a compile-time option of sorting qs_kv
  *  alphabetically by key.  */
-int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size);
+int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size, bool parse_url);
 
 
 /*  Used by qs_parse to decode the value portion of a k/v pair  */
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ inline int qs_strncmp(const char * s, const char * qs, size_t n)
 }
 
 
-inline int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size)
+inline int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size, bool parse_url = true)
 {
     int i, j;
     char * substr_ptr;
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ inline int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size)
     for(i=0; i<qs_kv_size; i++)  qs_kv[i] = NULL;
 
     // find the beginning of the k/v substrings or the fragment
-    substr_ptr = qs + strcspn(qs, "?#");
+    substr_ptr = parse_url ? qs + strcspn(qs, "?#") : qs;
     if (substr_ptr[0] != '\0')
         substr_ptr++;
     else
@@ -343,6 +346,18 @@ namespace crow
             key_value_pairs_.resize(count);
         }
 
+        query_string(request req)
+          : url_(req.body)
+        {
+            if (url_.empty())
+                return;
+
+            key_value_pairs_.resize(MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS_COUNT);
+
+            int count = qs_parse(&url_[0], &key_value_pairs_[0], MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS_COUNT, false);
+            key_value_pairs_.resize(count);
+        }
+
         void clear() 
         {
             key_value_pairs_.clear();