parse_query_string(): change default value of csv to False

[tahseenjamal]

Some url encoders don't encode comma to %2C

And in such cases, the Falcon Query parser creates an array instead of a string.

If you have a query string "ABC,ABC" instead of "ABC%2CABC" then if you try to fetch if using

msg = falcon.uri.parse_query_string(req.query_string).get("message")

then msg would be an array instead of string

msg = ['ABC', 'ABC']

which is incorrect

[vytas7]

Hi @tahseenjamal!
The behaviour you observe is by design, see the csv parameter in parse_query_string() and the related explanatory notes.

However, we have changed the default behaviour of req.params not to split on comma, see also RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv. As said, given that the default value is now not to automatically split, you could get rid of this side effect by simply changing to

msg = req.params.get("message")

Note that you still may get a list back in the case someone sends repeated params, e.g.,?message=one&message=another.
You can either add validation for this case, or just grab the first one via

msg = req.get_param("message")

Other than that, I agree that this discrepancy is a bit confusing. We should probably change the behaviour of parse_query_string() to match the new default of not splitting on comma.