diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 95da8a700..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "http-parser"]
-	path = http-parser
-	url = https://github.com/joyent/http-parser
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6fa8a458..1400c0da8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,3 +115,21 @@ ctest
 #### OSX
     brew install boost google-perftools
 
+### Attributions
+
+Crow uses the following libraries.
+
+    qs_parse
+
+    https://github.com/bartgrantham/qs_parse
+
+    Copyright (c) 2010 Bart Grantham
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
diff --git a/amalgamate/crow_all.h b/amalgamate/crow_all.h
index 7991dcc56..a0b15cf34 100644
--- a/amalgamate/crow_all.h
+++ b/amalgamate/crow_all.h
@@ -364,64 +364,314 @@ template <typename F, typename Set>
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// qs_parse (modified)
+// https://github.com/bartgrantham/qs_parse
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*  Similar to strncmp, but handles URL-encoding for either string  */
+int qs_strncmp(const char * s, const char * qs, size_t n);
 
 
+/*  Finds the beginning of each key/value pair and stores a pointer in qs_kv.
+ *  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);
 
-namespace crow
+
+/*  Used by qs_parse to decode the value portion of a k/v pair  */
+int qs_decode(char * qs);
+
+
+/*  Looks up the value according to the key on a pre-processed query string
+ *  A future enhancement will be a compile-time option to look up the key
+ *  in a pre-sorted qs_kv array via a binary search.  */
+//char * qs_k2v(const char * key, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size);
+ char * qs_k2v(const char * key, char * const * qs_kv, int qs_kv_size, int nth);
+
+
+/*  Non-destructive lookup of value, based on key.  User provides the
+ *  destinaton string and length.  */
+char * qs_scanvalue(const char * key, const char * qs, char * val, size_t val_len);
+
+// TODO: implement sorting of the qs_kv array; for now ensure it's not compiled
+#undef _qsSORTING
+
+// isxdigit _is_ available in <ctype.h>, but let's avoid another header instead
+#define CROW_QS_ISHEX(x)    ((((x)>='0'&&(x)<='9') || ((x)>='A'&&(x)<='F') || ((x)>='a'&&(x)<='f')) ? 1 : 0)
+#define CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(x)  (((x)>='0'&&(x)<='9') ? (x)-48 : ((x)>='A'&&(x)<='F') ? (x)-55 : ((x)>='a'&&(x)<='f') ? (x)-87 : 0)
+#define CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(x) ((((x)=='=')||((x)=='#')||((x)=='&')||((x)=='\0')) ? 0 : 1)
+
+inline int qs_strncmp(const char * s, const char * qs, size_t n)
 {
-    namespace detail
+    int i=0;
+    unsigned char u1, u2, unyb, lnyb;
+
+    while(n-- > 0)
     {
-        template <typename ... Middlewares>
-        struct partial_context
-            : public black_magic::pop_back<Middlewares...>::template rebind<partial_context>
-            , public black_magic::last_element_type<Middlewares...>::type::context
+        u1 = (unsigned char) *s++;
+        u2 = (unsigned char) *qs++;
+
+        if ( ! CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(u1) ) {  u1 = '\0';  }
+        if ( ! CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(u2) ) {  u2 = '\0';  }
+
+        if ( u1 == '+' ) {  u1 = ' ';  }
+        if ( u1 == '%' ) // easier/safer than scanf
         {
-            using parent_context = typename black_magic::pop_back<Middlewares...>::template rebind<::crow::detail::partial_context>;
-            template <int N>
-            using partial = typename std::conditional<N == sizeof...(Middlewares)-1, partial_context, typename parent_context::template partial<N>>::type;
+            unyb = (unsigned char) *s++;
+            lnyb = (unsigned char) *s++;
+            if ( CROW_QS_ISHEX(unyb) && CROW_QS_ISHEX(lnyb) )
+                u1 = (CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(unyb) * 16) + CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(lnyb);
+            else
+                u1 = '\0';
+        }
 
-            template <typename T> 
-            typename T::context& get()
-            {
-                return static_cast<typename T::context&>(*this);
-            }
-        };
-
-        template <>
-        struct partial_context<>
+        if ( u2 == '+' ) {  u2 = ' ';  }
+        if ( u2 == '%' ) // easier/safer than scanf
         {
-            template <int>
-            using partial = partial_context;
-        };
+            unyb = (unsigned char) *qs++;
+            lnyb = (unsigned char) *qs++;
+            if ( CROW_QS_ISHEX(unyb) && CROW_QS_ISHEX(lnyb) )
+                u2 = (CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(unyb) * 16) + CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(lnyb);
+            else
+                u2 = '\0';
+        }
 
-        template <int N, typename Context, typename Container, typename CurrentMW, typename ... Middlewares>
-        bool middleware_call_helper(Container& middlewares, request& req, response& res, Context& ctx);
-
-        template <typename ... Middlewares>
-        struct context : private partial_context<Middlewares...>
-        //struct context : private Middlewares::context... // simple but less type-safe
-        {
-            template <int N, typename Context, typename Container>
-            friend typename std::enable_if<(N==0)>::type after_handlers_call_helper(Container& middlewares, Context& ctx, request& req, response& res);
-            template <int N, typename Context, typename Container>
-            friend typename std::enable_if<(N>0)>::type after_handlers_call_helper(Container& middlewares, Context& ctx, request& req, response& res);
-
-            template <int N, typename Context, typename Container, typename CurrentMW, typename ... Middlewares2>
-            friend bool middleware_call_helper(Container& middlewares, request& req, response& res, Context& ctx);
-
-            template <typename T> 
-            typename T::context& get()
-            {
-                return static_cast<typename T::context&>(*this);
-            }
-
-            template <int N>
-            using partial = typename partial_context<Middlewares...>::template partial<N>;
-        };
+        if ( u1 != u2 )
+            return u1 - u2;
+        if ( u1 == '\0' )
+            return 0;
+        i++;
     }
+    if ( CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(*qs) )
+        return -1;
+    else
+        return 0;
 }
 
 
+inline int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size)
+{
+    int i, j;
+    char * substr_ptr;
+
+    for(i=0; i<qs_kv_size; i++)  qs_kv[i] = NULL;
+
+    // find the beginning of the k/v substrings
+    if ( (substr_ptr = strchr(qs, '?')) != NULL )
+        substr_ptr++;
+    else
+        substr_ptr = qs;
+
+    i=0;
+    while(i<qs_kv_size)
+    {
+        qs_kv[i] = substr_ptr;
+        j = strcspn(substr_ptr, "&");
+        if ( substr_ptr[j] == '\0' ) {  break;  }
+        substr_ptr += j + 1;
+        i++;
+    }
+    i++;  // x &'s -> means x iterations of this loop -> means *x+1* k/v pairs
+
+    // we only decode the values in place, the keys could have '='s in them
+    // which will hose our ability to distinguish keys from values later
+    for(j=0; j<i; j++)
+    {
+        substr_ptr = qs_kv[j] + strcspn(qs_kv[j], "=&#");
+        if ( substr_ptr[0] == '&' )  // blank value: skip decoding
+            substr_ptr[0] = '\0';
+        else
+            qs_decode(++substr_ptr);
+    }
+
+#ifdef _qsSORTING
+// TODO: qsort qs_kv, using qs_strncmp() for the comparison
+#endif
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+
+inline int qs_decode(char * qs)
+{
+    int i=0, j=0;
+
+    while( CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(qs[j]) )
+    {
+        if ( qs[j] == '+' ) {  qs[i] = ' ';  }
+        else if ( qs[j] == '%' ) // easier/safer than scanf
+        {
+            if ( ! CROW_QS_ISHEX(qs[j+1]) || ! CROW_QS_ISHEX(qs[j+2]) )
+            {
+                qs[i] = '\0';
+                return i;
+            }
+            qs[i] = (CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(qs[j+1]) * 16) + CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(qs[j+2]);
+            j+=2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            qs[i] = qs[j];
+        }
+        i++;  j++;
+    }
+    qs[i] = '\0';
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+
+inline char * qs_k2v(const char * key, char * const * qs_kv, int qs_kv_size, int nth = 0)
+{
+    int i;
+    size_t key_len, skip;
+
+    key_len = strlen(key);
+
+#ifdef _qsSORTING
+// TODO: binary search for key in the sorted qs_kv
+#else  // _qsSORTING
+    for(i=0; i<qs_kv_size; i++)
+    {
+        // we rely on the unambiguous '=' to find the value in our k/v pair
+        if ( qs_strncmp(key, qs_kv[i], key_len) == 0 )
+        {
+            skip = strcspn(qs_kv[i], "=");
+            if ( qs_kv[i][skip] == '=' )
+                skip++;
+            // return (zero-char value) ? ptr to trailing '\0' : ptr to value
+            if(nth == 0)
+                return qs_kv[i] + skip;
+            else 
+                --nth;
+        }
+    }
+#endif  // _qsSORTING
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+inline char * qs_scanvalue(const char * key, const char * qs, char * val, size_t val_len)
+{
+    size_t i, key_len;
+    const char * tmp;
+
+    // find the beginning of the k/v substrings
+    if ( (tmp = strchr(qs, '?')) != NULL )
+        qs = tmp + 1;
+
+    key_len = strlen(key);
+    while(qs[0] != '#' && qs[0] != '\0')
+    {
+        if ( qs_strncmp(key, qs, key_len) == 0 )
+            break;
+        qs += strcspn(qs, "&") + 1;
+    }
+
+    if ( qs[0] == '\0' ) return NULL;
+
+    qs += strcspn(qs, "=&#");
+    if ( qs[0] == '=' )
+    {
+        qs++;
+        i = strcspn(qs, "&=#");
+        strncpy(val, qs, (val_len-1)<(i+1) ? (val_len-1) : (i+1));
+        qs_decode(val);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ( val_len > 0 )
+            val[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    return val;
+}
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+namespace crow 
+{
+    class query_string
+    {
+    public:
+        static const int MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS_COUNT = 256;
+
+        query_string()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        query_string(std::string url)
+            : url_(std::move(url))
+        {
+            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);
+            key_value_pairs_.resize(count);
+        }
+
+        void clear() 
+        {
+            key_value_pairs_.clear();
+            url_.clear();
+        }
+
+        friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const query_string& qs)
+        {
+            os << "[ ";
+            for(size_t i = 0; i < qs.key_value_pairs_.size(); ++i) {
+                if (i)
+                    os << ", ";
+                os << qs.key_value_pairs_[i];
+            }
+            os << " ]";
+            return os;
+
+        }
+
+        char* get (const std::string& name) const
+        {
+            char* ret = qs_k2v(name.c_str(), key_value_pairs_.data(), key_value_pairs_.size());
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        std::vector<char*> get_list (const std::string& name) const
+        {
+            std::vector<char*> ret;
+            std::string plus = name + "[]";            
+            char* element = nullptr;
+
+            int count = 0;
+            while(1)
+            {
+                element = qs_k2v(plus.c_str(), key_value_pairs_.data(), key_value_pairs_.size(), count++);
+                if (!element)
+                    break;
+                ret.push_back(element);
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+
+    private:
+        std::string url_;
+        std::vector<char*> key_value_pairs_;
+    };
+
+} // end namespace
+
+
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -435,8 +685,6 @@ namespace crow
 
 
 
-using namespace std;
-
 namespace crow
 {
     enum class LogLevel
@@ -450,13 +698,13 @@ namespace crow
 
     class ILogHandler {
         public:
-            virtual void log(string message, LogLevel level) = 0;
+            virtual void log(std::string message, LogLevel level) = 0;
     };
 
     class CerrLogHandler : public ILogHandler {
         public:
-            void log(string message, LogLevel level) override {
-                cerr << message;
+            void log(std::string message, LogLevel level) override {
+                std::cerr << message;
             }
     };
 
@@ -464,18 +712,18 @@ namespace crow
 
         private:
             //
-            static string timestamp()
+            static std::string timestamp()
             {
                 char date[32];
                   time_t t = time(0);
                   strftime(date, sizeof(date), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", gmtime(&t));
-                  return string(date);
+                  return std::string(date);
             }
 
         public:
 
 
-            logger(string prefix, LogLevel level) : level_(level) {
+            logger(std::string prefix, LogLevel level) : level_(level) {
     #ifdef CROW_ENABLE_LOGGING
                     stringstream_ << "(" << timestamp() << ") [" << prefix << "] ";
     #endif
@@ -484,7 +732,7 @@ namespace crow
             ~logger() {
     #ifdef CROW_ENABLE_LOGGING
                 if(level_ >= get_current_log_level()) {
-                    stringstream_ << endl;
+                    stringstream_ << std::endl;
                     get_handler_ref()->log(stringstream_.str(), level_);
                 }
     #endif
@@ -530,7 +778,7 @@ namespace crow
             }
 
             //
-            ostringstream stringstream_;
+            std::ostringstream stringstream_;
             LogLevel level_;
     };
 }
@@ -566,6 +814,7 @@ namespace crow
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/operators.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 #if defined(__GNUG__) || defined(__clang__)
 #define crow_json_likely(x) __builtin_expect(x, 1)
@@ -5313,8 +5562,10 @@ namespace crow
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
 
 
 
@@ -5440,7 +5691,9 @@ constexpr crow::HTTPMethod operator "" _method(const char* str, size_t len)
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 namespace crow
 {
@@ -5480,6 +5733,8 @@ namespace crow
 
 
 
+
+
 namespace crow
 {
     template <typename T>
@@ -5496,7 +5751,9 @@ namespace crow
     struct request
     {
         HTTPMethod method;
+        std::string raw_url;
         std::string url;
+        query_string url_params;
         ci_map headers;
         std::string body;
 
@@ -5507,8 +5764,8 @@ namespace crow
         {
         }
 
-        request(HTTPMethod method, std::string url, ci_map headers, std::string body)
-            : method(method), url(std::move(url)), headers(std::move(headers)), body(std::move(body))
+        request(HTTPMethod method, std::string raw_url, std::string url, query_string url_params, ci_map headers, std::string body)
+            : method(method), raw_url(std::move(raw_url)), url(std::move(url)), url_params(std::move(url_params)), headers(std::move(headers)), body(std::move(body))
         {
         }
 
@@ -5532,6 +5789,10 @@ namespace crow
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/tokenizer.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -5550,7 +5811,7 @@ namespace crow
         static int on_url(http_parser* self_, const char* at, size_t length)
         {
             HTTPParser* self = static_cast<HTTPParser*>(self_);
-            self->url.insert(self->url.end(), at, at+length);
+            self->raw_url.insert(self->raw_url.end(), at, at+length);
             return 0;
         }
         static int on_header_field(http_parser* self_, const char* at, size_t length)
@@ -5606,6 +5867,11 @@ namespace crow
         static int on_message_complete(http_parser* self_)
         {
             HTTPParser* self = static_cast<HTTPParser*>(self_);
+
+            // url params
+            self->url = self->raw_url.substr(0, self->raw_url.find("?"));
+            self->url_params = query_string(self->raw_url);
+
             self->process_message();
             return 0;
         }
@@ -5641,10 +5907,12 @@ namespace crow
         void clear()
         {
             url.clear();
+            raw_url.clear();
             header_building_state = 0;
             header_field.clear();
             header_value.clear();
             headers.clear();
+            url_params.clear();
             body.clear();
         }
 
@@ -5660,7 +5928,7 @@ namespace crow
 
         request to_request() const
         {
-            return request{(HTTPMethod)method, std::move(url), std::move(headers), std::move(body)};
+            return request{(HTTPMethod)method, std::move(raw_url), std::move(url), std::move(url_params), std::move(headers), std::move(body)};
         }
 
         bool check_version(int major, int minor) const
@@ -5668,11 +5936,14 @@ namespace crow
             return http_major == major && http_minor == minor;
         }
 
+        std::string raw_url;
         std::string url;
+
         int header_building_state = 0;
         std::string header_field;
         std::string header_value;
         ci_map headers;
+        query_string url_params;
         std::string body;
 
         Handler* handler_;
@@ -5807,6 +6078,7 @@ namespace crow
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 
 
@@ -6435,16 +6707,13 @@ public:
 
         void handle(const request& req, response& res)
         {
-            // remove url params            
-            auto editedUrl = req.url.substr(0, req.url.find("?"));
-
-            auto found = trie_.find(editedUrl);
+            auto found = trie_.find(req.url);
 
             unsigned rule_index = found.first;
 
             if (!rule_index)
             {
-				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Cannot match rules " << editedUrl;
+				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Cannot match rules " << req.url;
                 res = response(404);
 				res.end();
                 return;
@@ -6455,7 +6724,7 @@ public:
 
             if ((rules_[rule_index]->methods() & (1<<(uint32_t)req.method)) == 0)
             {
-				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Rule found but method mismatch: " << editedUrl << " with " << method_name(req.method) << "(" << (uint32_t)req.method << ") / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
+				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Rule found but method mismatch: " << req.url << " with " << method_name(req.method) << "(" << (uint32_t)req.method << ") / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
                 res = response(404);
 				res.end();
                 return;
@@ -6480,6 +6749,71 @@ public:
 
 
 #pragma once
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+namespace crow
+{
+    namespace detail
+    {
+        template <typename ... Middlewares>
+        struct partial_context
+            : public black_magic::pop_back<Middlewares...>::template rebind<partial_context>
+            , public black_magic::last_element_type<Middlewares...>::type::context
+        {
+            using parent_context = typename black_magic::pop_back<Middlewares...>::template rebind<::crow::detail::partial_context>;
+            template <int N>
+            using partial = typename std::conditional<N == sizeof...(Middlewares)-1, partial_context, typename parent_context::template partial<N>>::type;
+
+            template <typename T> 
+            typename T::context& get()
+            {
+                return static_cast<typename T::context&>(*this);
+            }
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct partial_context<>
+        {
+            template <int>
+            using partial = partial_context;
+        };
+
+        template <int N, typename Context, typename Container, typename CurrentMW, typename ... Middlewares>
+        bool middleware_call_helper(Container& middlewares, request& req, response& res, Context& ctx);
+
+        template <typename ... Middlewares>
+        struct context : private partial_context<Middlewares...>
+        //struct context : private Middlewares::context... // simple but less type-safe
+        {
+            template <int N, typename Context, typename Container>
+            friend typename std::enable_if<(N==0)>::type after_handlers_call_helper(Container& middlewares, Context& ctx, request& req, response& res);
+            template <int N, typename Context, typename Container>
+            friend typename std::enable_if<(N>0)>::type after_handlers_call_helper(Container& middlewares, Context& ctx, request& req, response& res);
+
+            template <int N, typename Context, typename Container, typename CurrentMW, typename ... Middlewares2>
+            friend bool middleware_call_helper(Container& middlewares, request& req, response& res, Context& ctx);
+
+            template <typename T> 
+            typename T::context& get()
+            {
+                return static_cast<typename T::context&>(*this);
+            }
+
+            template <int N>
+            using partial = typename partial_context<Middlewares...>::template partial<N>;
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+#pragma once
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp>
 
 
@@ -6665,6 +6999,7 @@ namespace crow
 #include <boost/array.hpp>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <vector>
 
 
 
@@ -6900,7 +7235,7 @@ namespace crow
 
         void complete_request()
         {
-            CROW_LOG_INFO << "Response: " << this << ' ' << req_.url << ' ' << res.code << ' ' << close_connection_;
+            CROW_LOG_INFO << "Response: " << this << ' ' << req_.raw_url << ' ' << res.code << ' ' << close_connection_;
 
             if (need_to_call_after_handlers_)
             {
@@ -7173,6 +7508,7 @@ namespace crow
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <future>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <memory>
 
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d449e4bf..1fcec94b4 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ if (Tcmalloc_FOUND)
 target_link_libraries(example ${Tcmalloc_LIBRARIES})
 endif(Tcmalloc_FOUND)
 
+add_executable(example_with_all example_with_all.cpp)
+#target_link_libraries(example crow)
+target_link_libraries(example_with_all ${Boost_LIBRARIES} )
+
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT example_test.py
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
         copy ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/example_test.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/example_test.py
diff --git a/examples/example.cpp b/examples/example.cpp
index 48b381c62..686e82321 100644
--- a/examples/example.cpp
+++ b/examples/example.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 class ExampleLogHandler : public crow::ILogHandler {
     public:
-        void log(string message, crow::LogLevel level) override {
+        void log(std::string message, crow::LogLevel level) override {
 //            cerr << "ExampleLogHandler -> " << message;
         }
 };
@@ -99,6 +99,23 @@ int main()
         return crow::response{os.str()};
     });
 
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/params")
+    ([](const crow::request& req){
+        std::ostringstream os;
+        os << "Params: " << req.url_params << "\n\n"; 
+        os << "The key 'foo' was " << (req.url_params.get("foo") == nullptr ? "not " : "") << "found.\n";
+        if(req.url_params.get("pew") != nullptr) {
+            double countD = boost::lexical_cast<double>(req.url_params.get("pew"));
+            os << "The value of 'pew' is " <<  countD << '\n';
+        }
+        auto count = req.url_params.get_list("count");
+        os << "The key 'count' contains " << count.size() << " value(s).\n";
+        for(const auto& countVal : count) {
+            os << " - " << countVal << '\n';
+        }
+        return crow::response{os.str()};
+    });    
+
     // ignore all log
     crow::logger::setLogLevel(crow::LogLevel::DEBUG);
     //crow::logger::setHandler(std::make_shared<ExampleLogHandler>());
diff --git a/examples/example_with_all.cpp b/examples/example_with_all.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55e271503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example_with_all.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include "../amalgamate/crow_all.h"
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+class ExampleLogHandler : public crow::ILogHandler {
+    public:
+        void log(std::string message, crow::LogLevel level) override {
+//            cerr << "ExampleLogHandler -> " << message;
+        }
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    crow::SimpleApp app;
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/")
+        .name("hello")
+    ([]{
+        return "Hello World!";
+    });
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/about")
+    ([](){
+        return "About Crow example.";
+    });
+
+    // simple json response
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/json")
+    ([]{
+        crow::json::wvalue x;
+        x["message"] = "Hello, World!";
+        return x;
+    });
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app,"/hello/<int>")
+    ([](int count){
+        if (count > 100)
+            return crow::response(400);
+        std::ostringstream os;
+        os << count << " bottles of beer!";
+        return crow::response(os.str());
+    });
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app,"/add/<int>/<int>")
+    ([](const crow::request& req, crow::response& res, int a, int b){
+        std::ostringstream os;
+        os << a+b;
+        res.write(os.str());
+        res.end();
+    });
+
+    // Compile error with message "Handler type is mismatched with URL paramters"
+    //CROW_ROUTE(app,"/another/<int>")
+    //([](int a, int b){
+        //return crow::response(500);
+    //});
+
+    // more json example
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/add_json")
+    ([](const crow::request& req){
+        auto x = crow::json::load(req.body);
+        if (!x)
+            return crow::response(400);
+        int sum = x["a"].i()+x["b"].i();
+        std::ostringstream os;
+        os << sum;
+        return crow::response{os.str()};
+    });
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/params")
+    ([](const crow::request& req){
+        std::ostringstream os;
+        os << "Params: " << req.url_params << "\n\n"; 
+        os << "The key 'foo' was " << (req.url_params.get("foo") == nullptr ? "not " : "") << "found.\n";
+        if(req.url_params.get("pew") != nullptr) {
+            double countD = boost::lexical_cast<double>(req.url_params.get("pew"));
+            os << "The value of 'pew' is " <<  countD << '\n';
+        }
+        auto count = req.url_params.get_list("count");
+        os << "The key 'count' contains " << count.size() << " value(s).\n";
+        for(const auto& countVal : count) {
+            os << " - " << countVal << '\n';
+        }
+        return crow::response{os.str()};
+    });    
+
+    // ignore all log
+    crow::logger::setLogLevel(crow::LogLevel::DEBUG);
+    //crow::logger::setHandler(std::make_shared<ExampleLogHandler>());
+
+    app.port(18080)
+        .multithreaded()
+        .run();
+}
diff --git a/http-parser b/http-parser
deleted file mode 160000
index 5b951d74b..000000000
--- a/http-parser
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5b951d74bd66ec9d38448e0a85b1cf8b85d97db3
diff --git a/include/ci_map.h b/include/ci_map.h
index 9b48f0bf2..155d54f72 100644
--- a/include/ci_map.h
+++ b/include/ci_map.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 namespace crow
 {
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 5720b46b5..619f4d5c9 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
 #include "utility.h"
 
 namespace crow
diff --git a/include/http_connection.h b/include/http_connection.h
index 46eae18c3..db069c306 100644
--- a/include/http_connection.h
+++ b/include/http_connection.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <boost/array.hpp>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "http_parser_merged.h"
 
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ namespace crow
 
         void complete_request()
         {
-            CROW_LOG_INFO << "Response: " << this << ' ' << req_.url << ' ' << res.code << ' ' << close_connection_;
+            CROW_LOG_INFO << "Response: " << this << ' ' << req_.raw_url << ' ' << res.code << ' ' << close_connection_;
 
             if (need_to_call_after_handlers_)
             {
diff --git a/include/http_request.h b/include/http_request.h
index 331bc80ac..1319b2d0b 100644
--- a/include/http_request.h
+++ b/include/http_request.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "ci_map.h"
+#include "query_string.h"
 
 namespace crow
 {
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ namespace crow
     struct request
     {
         HTTPMethod method;
+        std::string raw_url;
         std::string url;
+        query_string url_params;
         ci_map headers;
         std::string body;
 
@@ -30,8 +33,8 @@ namespace crow
         {
         }
 
-        request(HTTPMethod method, std::string url, ci_map headers, std::string body)
-            : method(method), url(std::move(url)), headers(std::move(headers)), body(std::move(body))
+        request(HTTPMethod method, std::string raw_url, std::string url, query_string url_params, ci_map headers, std::string body)
+            : method(method), raw_url(std::move(raw_url)), url(std::move(url)), url_params(std::move(url_params)), headers(std::move(headers)), body(std::move(body))
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/include/http_server.h b/include/http_server.h
index 32e0e4257..bd35ba1f3 100644
--- a/include/http_server.h
+++ b/include/http_server.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <future>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <memory>
 
diff --git a/include/json.h b/include/json.h
index 9306e2aa0..d79fe8866 100644
--- a/include/json.h
+++ b/include/json.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/operators.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 #if defined(__GNUG__) || defined(__clang__)
 #define crow_json_likely(x) __builtin_expect(x, 1)
diff --git a/include/logging.h b/include/logging.h
index 8f5b833b5..0d7707188 100644
--- a/include/logging.h
+++ b/include/logging.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "settings.h"
 
-using namespace std;
-
 namespace crow
 {
     enum class LogLevel
@@ -24,13 +22,13 @@ namespace crow
 
     class ILogHandler {
         public:
-            virtual void log(string message, LogLevel level) = 0;
+            virtual void log(std::string message, LogLevel level) = 0;
     };
 
     class CerrLogHandler : public ILogHandler {
         public:
-            void log(string message, LogLevel level) override {
-                cerr << message;
+            void log(std::string message, LogLevel level) override {
+                std::cerr << message;
             }
     };
 
@@ -38,18 +36,18 @@ namespace crow
 
         private:
             //
-            static string timestamp()
+            static std::string timestamp()
             {
                 char date[32];
                   time_t t = time(0);
                   strftime(date, sizeof(date), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", gmtime(&t));
-                  return string(date);
+                  return std::string(date);
             }
 
         public:
 
 
-            logger(string prefix, LogLevel level) : level_(level) {
+            logger(std::string prefix, LogLevel level) : level_(level) {
     #ifdef CROW_ENABLE_LOGGING
                     stringstream_ << "(" << timestamp() << ") [" << prefix << "] ";
     #endif
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ namespace crow
             ~logger() {
     #ifdef CROW_ENABLE_LOGGING
                 if(level_ >= get_current_log_level()) {
-                    stringstream_ << endl;
+                    stringstream_ << std::endl;
                     get_handler_ref()->log(stringstream_.str(), level_);
                 }
     #endif
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ namespace crow
             }
 
             //
-            ostringstream stringstream_;
+            std::ostringstream stringstream_;
             LogLevel level_;
     };
 }
diff --git a/include/middleware_context.h b/include/middleware_context.h
index 980a8216b..daaaa5c7d 100644
--- a/include/middleware_context.h
+++ b/include/middleware_context.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "utility.h"
+#include "http_request.h"
+#include "http_response.h"
 
 namespace crow
 {
diff --git a/include/parser.h b/include/parser.h
index 869061cfb..f6b748b55 100644
--- a/include/parser.h
+++ b/include/parser.h
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/tokenizer.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
 
+#include "http_parser_merged.h"
 #include "http_request.h"
 
 namespace crow
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ namespace crow
         static int on_url(http_parser* self_, const char* at, size_t length)
         {
             HTTPParser* self = static_cast<HTTPParser*>(self_);
-            self->url.insert(self->url.end(), at, at+length);
+            self->raw_url.insert(self->raw_url.end(), at, at+length);
             return 0;
         }
         static int on_header_field(http_parser* self_, const char* at, size_t length)
@@ -76,6 +79,11 @@ namespace crow
         static int on_message_complete(http_parser* self_)
         {
             HTTPParser* self = static_cast<HTTPParser*>(self_);
+
+            // url params
+            self->url = self->raw_url.substr(0, self->raw_url.find("?"));
+            self->url_params = query_string(self->raw_url);
+
             self->process_message();
             return 0;
         }
@@ -111,10 +119,12 @@ namespace crow
         void clear()
         {
             url.clear();
+            raw_url.clear();
             header_building_state = 0;
             header_field.clear();
             header_value.clear();
             headers.clear();
+            url_params.clear();
             body.clear();
         }
 
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@ namespace crow
 
         request to_request() const
         {
-            return request{(HTTPMethod)method, std::move(url), std::move(headers), std::move(body)};
+            return request{(HTTPMethod)method, std::move(raw_url), std::move(url), std::move(url_params), std::move(headers), std::move(body)};
         }
 
         bool check_version(int major, int minor) const
@@ -138,11 +148,14 @@ namespace crow
             return http_major == major && http_minor == minor;
         }
 
+        std::string raw_url;
         std::string url;
+
         int header_building_state = 0;
         std::string header_field;
         std::string header_value;
         ci_map headers;
+        query_string url_params;
         std::string body;
 
         Handler* handler_;
diff --git a/include/query_string.h b/include/query_string.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0a93ea9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/query_string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// qs_parse (modified)
+// https://github.com/bartgrantham/qs_parse
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*  Similar to strncmp, but handles URL-encoding for either string  */
+int qs_strncmp(const char * s, const char * qs, size_t n);
+
+
+/*  Finds the beginning of each key/value pair and stores a pointer in qs_kv.
+ *  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);
+
+
+/*  Used by qs_parse to decode the value portion of a k/v pair  */
+int qs_decode(char * qs);
+
+
+/*  Looks up the value according to the key on a pre-processed query string
+ *  A future enhancement will be a compile-time option to look up the key
+ *  in a pre-sorted qs_kv array via a binary search.  */
+//char * qs_k2v(const char * key, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size);
+ char * qs_k2v(const char * key, char * const * qs_kv, int qs_kv_size, int nth);
+
+
+/*  Non-destructive lookup of value, based on key.  User provides the
+ *  destinaton string and length.  */
+char * qs_scanvalue(const char * key, const char * qs, char * val, size_t val_len);
+
+// TODO: implement sorting of the qs_kv array; for now ensure it's not compiled
+#undef _qsSORTING
+
+// isxdigit _is_ available in <ctype.h>, but let's avoid another header instead
+#define CROW_QS_ISHEX(x)    ((((x)>='0'&&(x)<='9') || ((x)>='A'&&(x)<='F') || ((x)>='a'&&(x)<='f')) ? 1 : 0)
+#define CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(x)  (((x)>='0'&&(x)<='9') ? (x)-48 : ((x)>='A'&&(x)<='F') ? (x)-55 : ((x)>='a'&&(x)<='f') ? (x)-87 : 0)
+#define CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(x) ((((x)=='=')||((x)=='#')||((x)=='&')||((x)=='\0')) ? 0 : 1)
+
+inline int qs_strncmp(const char * s, const char * qs, size_t n)
+{
+    int i=0;
+    unsigned char u1, u2, unyb, lnyb;
+
+    while(n-- > 0)
+    {
+        u1 = (unsigned char) *s++;
+        u2 = (unsigned char) *qs++;
+
+        if ( ! CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(u1) ) {  u1 = '\0';  }
+        if ( ! CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(u2) ) {  u2 = '\0';  }
+
+        if ( u1 == '+' ) {  u1 = ' ';  }
+        if ( u1 == '%' ) // easier/safer than scanf
+        {
+            unyb = (unsigned char) *s++;
+            lnyb = (unsigned char) *s++;
+            if ( CROW_QS_ISHEX(unyb) && CROW_QS_ISHEX(lnyb) )
+                u1 = (CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(unyb) * 16) + CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(lnyb);
+            else
+                u1 = '\0';
+        }
+
+        if ( u2 == '+' ) {  u2 = ' ';  }
+        if ( u2 == '%' ) // easier/safer than scanf
+        {
+            unyb = (unsigned char) *qs++;
+            lnyb = (unsigned char) *qs++;
+            if ( CROW_QS_ISHEX(unyb) && CROW_QS_ISHEX(lnyb) )
+                u2 = (CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(unyb) * 16) + CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(lnyb);
+            else
+                u2 = '\0';
+        }
+
+        if ( u1 != u2 )
+            return u1 - u2;
+        if ( u1 == '\0' )
+            return 0;
+        i++;
+    }
+    if ( CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(*qs) )
+        return -1;
+    else
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
+inline int qs_parse(char * qs, char * qs_kv[], int qs_kv_size)
+{
+    int i, j;
+    char * substr_ptr;
+
+    for(i=0; i<qs_kv_size; i++)  qs_kv[i] = NULL;
+
+    // find the beginning of the k/v substrings
+    if ( (substr_ptr = strchr(qs, '?')) != NULL )
+        substr_ptr++;
+    else
+        substr_ptr = qs;
+
+    i=0;
+    while(i<qs_kv_size)
+    {
+        qs_kv[i] = substr_ptr;
+        j = strcspn(substr_ptr, "&");
+        if ( substr_ptr[j] == '\0' ) {  break;  }
+        substr_ptr += j + 1;
+        i++;
+    }
+    i++;  // x &'s -> means x iterations of this loop -> means *x+1* k/v pairs
+
+    // we only decode the values in place, the keys could have '='s in them
+    // which will hose our ability to distinguish keys from values later
+    for(j=0; j<i; j++)
+    {
+        substr_ptr = qs_kv[j] + strcspn(qs_kv[j], "=&#");
+        if ( substr_ptr[0] == '&' )  // blank value: skip decoding
+            substr_ptr[0] = '\0';
+        else
+            qs_decode(++substr_ptr);
+    }
+
+#ifdef _qsSORTING
+// TODO: qsort qs_kv, using qs_strncmp() for the comparison
+#endif
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+
+inline int qs_decode(char * qs)
+{
+    int i=0, j=0;
+
+    while( CROW_QS_ISQSCHR(qs[j]) )
+    {
+        if ( qs[j] == '+' ) {  qs[i] = ' ';  }
+        else if ( qs[j] == '%' ) // easier/safer than scanf
+        {
+            if ( ! CROW_QS_ISHEX(qs[j+1]) || ! CROW_QS_ISHEX(qs[j+2]) )
+            {
+                qs[i] = '\0';
+                return i;
+            }
+            qs[i] = (CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(qs[j+1]) * 16) + CROW_QS_HEX2DEC(qs[j+2]);
+            j+=2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            qs[i] = qs[j];
+        }
+        i++;  j++;
+    }
+    qs[i] = '\0';
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+
+inline char * qs_k2v(const char * key, char * const * qs_kv, int qs_kv_size, int nth = 0)
+{
+    int i;
+    size_t key_len, skip;
+
+    key_len = strlen(key);
+
+#ifdef _qsSORTING
+// TODO: binary search for key in the sorted qs_kv
+#else  // _qsSORTING
+    for(i=0; i<qs_kv_size; i++)
+    {
+        // we rely on the unambiguous '=' to find the value in our k/v pair
+        if ( qs_strncmp(key, qs_kv[i], key_len) == 0 )
+        {
+            skip = strcspn(qs_kv[i], "=");
+            if ( qs_kv[i][skip] == '=' )
+                skip++;
+            // return (zero-char value) ? ptr to trailing '\0' : ptr to value
+            if(nth == 0)
+                return qs_kv[i] + skip;
+            else 
+                --nth;
+        }
+    }
+#endif  // _qsSORTING
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+inline char * qs_scanvalue(const char * key, const char * qs, char * val, size_t val_len)
+{
+    size_t i, key_len;
+    const char * tmp;
+
+    // find the beginning of the k/v substrings
+    if ( (tmp = strchr(qs, '?')) != NULL )
+        qs = tmp + 1;
+
+    key_len = strlen(key);
+    while(qs[0] != '#' && qs[0] != '\0')
+    {
+        if ( qs_strncmp(key, qs, key_len) == 0 )
+            break;
+        qs += strcspn(qs, "&") + 1;
+    }
+
+    if ( qs[0] == '\0' ) return NULL;
+
+    qs += strcspn(qs, "=&#");
+    if ( qs[0] == '=' )
+    {
+        qs++;
+        i = strcspn(qs, "&=#");
+        strncpy(val, qs, (val_len-1)<(i+1) ? (val_len-1) : (i+1));
+        qs_decode(val);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ( val_len > 0 )
+            val[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    return val;
+}
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+namespace crow 
+{
+    class query_string
+    {
+    public:
+        static const int MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS_COUNT = 256;
+
+        query_string()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        query_string(std::string url)
+            : url_(std::move(url))
+        {
+            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);
+            key_value_pairs_.resize(count);
+        }
+
+        void clear() 
+        {
+            key_value_pairs_.clear();
+            url_.clear();
+        }
+
+        friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const query_string& qs)
+        {
+            os << "[ ";
+            for(size_t i = 0; i < qs.key_value_pairs_.size(); ++i) {
+                if (i)
+                    os << ", ";
+                os << qs.key_value_pairs_[i];
+            }
+            os << " ]";
+            return os;
+
+        }
+
+        char* get (const std::string& name) const
+        {
+            char* ret = qs_k2v(name.c_str(), key_value_pairs_.data(), key_value_pairs_.size());
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        std::vector<char*> get_list (const std::string& name) const
+        {
+            std::vector<char*> ret;
+            std::string plus = name + "[]";            
+            char* element = nullptr;
+
+            int count = 0;
+            while(1)
+            {
+                element = qs_k2v(plus.c_str(), key_value_pairs_.data(), key_value_pairs_.size(), count++);
+                if (!element)
+                    break;
+                ret.push_back(element);
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+
+    private:
+        std::string url_;
+        std::vector<char*> key_value_pairs_;
+    };
+
+} // end namespace
diff --git a/include/routing.h b/include/routing.h
index e62cbce6a..9f607f173 100644
--- a/include/routing.h
+++ b/include/routing.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "http_response.h"
@@ -629,16 +630,13 @@ public:
 
         void handle(const request& req, response& res)
         {
-            // remove url params            
-            auto editedUrl = req.url.substr(0, req.url.find("?"));
-
-            auto found = trie_.find(editedUrl);
+            auto found = trie_.find(req.url);
 
             unsigned rule_index = found.first;
 
             if (!rule_index)
             {
-				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Cannot match rules " << editedUrl;
+				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Cannot match rules " << req.url;
                 res = response(404);
 				res.end();
                 return;
@@ -649,7 +647,7 @@ public:
 
             if ((rules_[rule_index]->methods() & (1<<(uint32_t)req.method)) == 0)
             {
-				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Rule found but method mismatch: " << editedUrl << " with " << method_name(req.method) << "(" << (uint32_t)req.method << ") / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
+				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Rule found but method mismatch: " << req.url << " with " << method_name(req.method) << "(" << (uint32_t)req.method << ") / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
                 res = response(404);
 				res.end();
                 return;
diff --git a/tests/unittest.cpp b/tests/unittest.cpp
index dc04a5fcd..4dec72754 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittest.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "json.h"
 #include "mustache.h"
 #include "middleware.h"
+#include "query_string.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace crow;
@@ -830,6 +831,123 @@ TEST(bug_quick_repeated_request)
     server.stop();
 }
 
+TEST(simple_url_params)
+{
+    static char buf[2048];
+
+    SimpleApp app;
+
+    query_string last_url_params;
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/params")
+    ([&last_url_params](const crow::request& req){
+        last_url_params = move(req.url_params);
+        return "OK";
+    });
+
+    ///params?h=1&foo=bar&lol&count[]=1&count[]=4&pew=5.2
+
+    decltype(app)::server_t server(&app, 45451);
+    auto _ = async(launch::async, [&]{server.run();});
+    asio::io_service is;
+    std::string sendmsg;
+
+    // check single presence
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?foobar\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));
+        c.close();
+
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("missing") == nullptr);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("foobar") != nullptr);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get_list("missing").empty());
+    }
+    // check multiple presence
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?foo&bar&baz\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));
+        c.close();
+
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("missing") == nullptr);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("foo") != nullptr);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("bar") != nullptr);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("baz") != nullptr);
+    }
+    // check single value
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?hello=world\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));
+        c.close();        
+
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get("hello")), "world");
+    }
+    // check multiple value
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?hello=world&left=right&up=down\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));
+        c.close();
+
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get("hello")), "world");
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get("left")), "right");
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get("up")),  "down");
+    }
+    // check multiple value, multiple types
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?int=100&double=123.45&boolean=1\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));        
+        c.close();    
+
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<int>(last_url_params.get("int")), 100);
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<double>(last_url_params.get("double")), 123.45);
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<bool>(last_url_params.get("boolean")), true);
+    }
+    // check single array value
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?tmnt[]=leonardo\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));
+        c.close();        
+        
+        ASSERT_TRUE(last_url_params.get("tmnt") == nullptr);
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(last_url_params.get_list("tmnt").size(), 1);
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get_list("tmnt")[0]), "leonardo");
+    }
+    // check multiple array value
+    sendmsg = "GET /params?tmnt[]=leonardo&tmnt[]=donatello&tmnt[]=raphael\r\n\r\n";
+    {
+        asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
+
+        c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
+        c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
+        c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));
+        c.close();        
+        
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(last_url_params.get_list("tmnt").size(), 3);
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get_list("tmnt")[0]), "leonardo");
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get_list("tmnt")[1]), "donatello");
+        ASSERT_EQUAL(string(last_url_params.get_list("tmnt")[2]), "raphael");
+    }
+    server.stop();
+}
+
 int main()
 {
     return testmain();