Multiple values per parameter

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Reporter: feedback bot
Type: Feedback
Summary: Multiple values per parameter
Resolution: WontFix
Status: Closed
Created: 2013-09-13 20:04:27.105
Updated: 2013-09-25 17:01:19.601
Resolved: 2013-09-15 12:33:40.721
        
        
Description: Note: I have discussed this via email with Tim and Federico briefly...

Hello, I was curious if you could support giving >1 value per a single parameter, e.g., like (2) instead of (1)  below

(1) ...?scientificname=a&scientificname=b
(2) ...?scientificname=a,b

This would allow shorter URLs, but as you have said, will require an extra parsing step, and the commas can potentially be a problem.

I don't feel strongly about this, but might be a bit easier for complex queries.

Thanks! Scott

*Reporter*: Scott Chamberlain
*E-mail*: [mailto:scott@ropensci.org]]]>
    

Author: mdoering@gbif.org
Comment: Hi Scott, as you rightly said this will become more complex in queries that might contain commas, for example scientific in name authorships or locations. Also http by default already has a standard way of giving mulit value parameters and making use of it is much simpler and safer as all libraries for http/urls usually can deal with it out of the box.
Created: 2013-09-15 12:33:40.76
Updated: 2013-09-15 12:33:40.76

Author: ahahn@gbif.org
Comment: Does this also relate to PF-1096 and PF-925?
Created: 2013-09-25 17:00:15.796
Updated: 2013-09-25 17:00:15.796