Fix #1578

README.md

@@ -99,28 +99,28 @@ auto res = cli.Get("/");
 if (!res) {
   // Check the error type
   auto err = res.error();
-  
+
   switch (err) {
     case httplib::Error::SSLConnection:
-      std::cout << "SSL connection failed, SSL error: " 
+      std::cout << "SSL connection failed, SSL error: "
                 << res->ssl_error() << std::endl;
       break;
 
     case httplib::Error::SSLLoadingCerts:
-      std::cout << "SSL cert loading failed, OpenSSL error: " 
+      std::cout << "SSL cert loading failed, OpenSSL error: "
                 << std::hex << res->ssl_openssl_error() << std::endl;
       break;
-      
+
     case httplib::Error::SSLServerVerification:
-      std::cout << "SSL verification failed, X509 error: " 
+      std::cout << "SSL verification failed, X509 error: "
                 << res->ssl_openssl_error() << std::endl;
       break;
-      
+
     case httplib::Error::SSLServerHostnameVerification:
-      std::cout << "SSL hostname verification failed, X509 error: " 
+      std::cout << "SSL hostname verification failed, X509 error: "
                 << res->ssl_openssl_error() << std::endl;
       break;
-      
+
     default:
       std::cout << "HTTP error: " << httplib::to_string(err) << std::endl;
     }
@@ -356,16 +356,80 @@ svr.set_pre_request_handler([](const auto& req, auto& res) {
 });
 ```
 
-### 'multipart/form-data' POST data
+### Form data handling
+
+#### URL-encoded form data ('application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+
+```cpp
+svr.Post("/form", [&](const auto& req, auto& res) {
+  // URL query parameters and form-encoded data are accessible via req.params
+  std::string username = req.get_param_value("username");
+  std::string password = req.get_param_value("password");
+
+  // Handle multiple values with same name
+  auto interests = req.get_param_values("interests");
+
+  // Check existence
+  if (req.has_param("newsletter")) {
+    // Handle newsletter subscription
+  }
+});
+```
+
+#### 'multipart/form-data' POST data
 
 ```cpp
-svr.Post("/multipart", [&](const auto& req, auto& res) {
-  auto size = req.files.size();
-  auto ret = req.has_file("name1");
-  const auto& file = req.get_file_value("name1");
-  // file.filename;
-  // file.content_type;
-  // file.content;
+svr.Post("/multipart", [&](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+  // Access text fields (from form inputs without files)
+  std::string username = req.form.get_field("username");
+  std::string bio = req.form.get_field("bio");
+
+  // Access uploaded files
+  if (req.form.has_file("avatar")) {
+    const auto& file = req.form.get_file("avatar");
+    std::cout << "Uploaded file: " << file.filename
+              << " (" << file.content_type << ") - "
+              << file.content.size() << " bytes" << std::endl;
+
+    // Access additional headers if needed
+    for (const auto& header : file.headers) {
+      std::cout << "Header: " << header.first << " = " << header.second << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    // Save to disk
+    std::ofstream ofs(file.filename, std::ios::binary);
+    ofs << file.content;
+  }
+
+  // Handle multiple values with same name
+  auto tags = req.form.get_fields("tags");  // e.g., multiple checkboxes
+  for (const auto& tag : tags) {
+    std::cout << "Tag: " << tag << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  auto documents = req.form.get_files("documents");  // multiple file upload
+  for (const auto& doc : documents) {
+    std::cout << "Document: " << doc.filename
+              << " (" << doc.content.size() << " bytes)" << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  // Check existence before accessing
+  if (req.form.has_field("newsletter")) {
+    std::cout << "Newsletter subscription: " << req.form.get_field("newsletter") << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  // Get counts for validation
+  if (req.form.get_field_count("tags") > 5) {
+    res.status = StatusCode::BadRequest_400;
+    res.set_content("Too many tags", "text/plain");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Summary
+  std::cout << "Received " << req.form.fields.size() << " text fields and "
+            << req.form.files.size() << " files" << std::endl;
+
+  res.set_content("Upload successful", "text/plain");
 });
 ```
 
@@ -376,16 +440,29 @@ svr.Post("/content_receiver",
   [&](const Request &req, Response &res, const ContentReader &content_reader) {
     if (req.is_multipart_form_data()) {
       // NOTE: `content_reader` is blocking until every form data field is read
-      MultipartFormDataItems files;
+      // This approach allows streaming processing of large files
+      std::vector<FormData> items;
       content_reader(
-        [&](const MultipartFormData &file) {
-          files.push_back(file);
+        [&](const FormData &item) {
+          items.push_back(item);
           return true;
         },
         [&](const char *data, size_t data_length) {
-          files.back().content.append(data, data_length);
+          items.back().content.append(data, data_length);
           return true;
         });
+
+      // Process the received items
+      for (const auto& item : items) {
+        if (item.filename.empty()) {
+          // Text field
+          std::cout << "Field: " << item.name << " = " << item.content << std::endl;
+        } else {
+          // File
+          std::cout << "File: " << item.name << " (" << item.filename << ") - "
+                    << item.content.size() << " bytes" << std::endl;
+        }
+      }
     } else {
       std::string body;
       content_reader([&](const char *data, size_t data_length) {
@@ -691,7 +768,7 @@ auto res = cli.Post("/post", params);
 ### POST with Multipart Form Data
 
 ```c++
-httplib::MultipartFormDataItems items = {
+httplib::UploadFormDataItems items = {
   { "text1", "text default", "", "" },
   { "text2", "aωb", "", "" },
   { "file1", "h\ne\n\nl\nl\no\n", "hello.txt", "text/plain" },

example/simplesvr.cc

@@ -27,13 +27,26 @@ string dump_headers(const Headers &headers) {
   return s;
 }
 
-string dump_multipart_files(const MultipartFormDataMap &files) {
+string dump_multipart_formdata(const MultipartFormData &form) {
   string s;
   char buf[BUFSIZ];
 
   s += "--------------------------------\n";
 
-  for (const auto &x : files) {
+  for (const auto &x : form.fields) {
+    const auto &name = x.first;
+    const auto &field = x.second;
+
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "name: %s\n", name.c_str());
+    s += buf;
+
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "text length: %zu\n", field.content.size());
+    s += buf;
+
+    s += "----------------\n";
+  }
+
+  for (const auto &x : form.files) {
     const auto &name = x.first;
     const auto &file = x.second;
 
@@ -77,7 +90,7 @@ string log(const Request &req, const Response &res) {
   s += buf;
 
   s += dump_headers(req.headers);
-  s += dump_multipart_files(req.files);
+  s += dump_multipart_formdata(req.form);
 
   s += "--------------------------------\n";
 
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 #endif
 
   svr.Post("/multipart", [](const Request &req, Response &res) {
-    auto body = dump_headers(req.headers) + dump_multipart_files(req.files);
+    auto body = dump_headers(req.headers) + dump_multipart_formdata(req.form);
 
     res.set_content(body, "text/plain");
   });

example/upload.cc

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ int main(void) {
   });
 
   svr.Post("/post", [](const Request &req, Response &res) {
-    auto image_file = req.get_file_value("image_file");
-    auto text_file = req.get_file_value("text_file");
+    const auto &image_file = req.form.get_file("image_file");
+    const auto &text_file = req.form.get_file("text_file");
 
     cout << "image file length: " << image_file.content.length() << endl
          << "image file name: " << image_file.filename << endl