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"""Request class."""

from __future__ import annotations

from collections.abc import Iterable
from collections.abc import Mapping
from datetime import date as py_date
from datetime import datetime
from io import BytesIO
from typing import (
    Any,
    Callable,
    ClassVar,
    Literal,
    overload,
    TextIO,
    TypeVar,
)
from uuid import UUID
import warnings

from falcon import errors
from falcon import request_helpers as helpers
from falcon import util
from falcon._typing import _UNSET
from falcon._typing import StoreArg
from falcon._typing import UnsetOr
from falcon.constants import DEFAULT_MEDIA_TYPE
from falcon.constants import FALSE_STRINGS
from falcon.constants import MEDIA_JSON
from falcon.constants import TRUE_STRINGS
from falcon.forwarded import _parse_forwarded_header
from falcon.forwarded import Forwarded
from falcon.media import Handlers
from falcon.media.json import _DEFAULT_JSON_HANDLER
from falcon.stream import BoundedStream
from falcon.typing import ReadableIO
from falcon.util import deprecation
from falcon.util import ETag
from falcon.util import mediatypes
from falcon.util import structures
from falcon.util.uri import parse_host
from falcon.util.uri import parse_query_string

__all__ = ('Forwarded',)

DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_FORMAT = '{0:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} [FALCON] [ERROR] {1} {2}{3} => '

WSGI_CONTENT_HEADERS = frozenset(['CONTENT_TYPE', 'CONTENT_LENGTH'])

_PARAM_VALUE_DELIMITERS = {
    ',': ',',
    '|': '|',
    ' ': ' ',
    'pipeDelimited': '|',
    'spaceDelimited': ' ',
}

# PERF(kgriffs): Avoid an extra namespace lookup when using these functions
strptime = datetime.strptime
now = datetime.now

_T = TypeVar('_T')


class Request:
    """Represents a client's HTTP request.

    Note:
        `Request` is not meant to be instantiated directly by responders.

    Args:
        env (dict): A WSGI environment dict passed in from the server. See
            also PEP-3333.

    Keyword Arguments:
        options (RequestOptions): Set of global options passed from the App handler.
    """

    __slots__ = (
        '__dict__',
        '_bounded_stream',
        '_cached_access_route',
        '_cached_forwarded',
        '_cached_forwarded_prefix',
        '_cached_forwarded_uri',
        '_cached_headers',
        '_cached_headers_lower',
        '_cached_prefix',
        '_cached_relative_uri',
        '_cached_uri',
        '_params',
        '_wsgierrors',
        'content_type',
        'context',
        'env',
        'method',
        'options',
        'path',
        'query_string',
        'stream',
        'uri_template',
        '_media',
        '_media_error',
        'is_websocket',
    )
    _cookies: dict[str, list[str]] | None = None
    _cookies_collapsed: dict[str, str] | None = None
    _cached_if_match: UnsetOr[list[ETag | Literal['*']] | None] = _UNSET
    _cached_if_none_match: UnsetOr[list[ETag | Literal['*']] | None] = _UNSET

    # Child classes may override this
    context_type: ClassVar[type] = structures.Context
    """Class variable that determines the factory or
    type to use for initializing the `context` attribute. By default,
    the framework will instantiate bare objects (instances of the bare
    :class:`falcon.Context` class). However, you may override this
    behavior by creating a custom child class of
    ``Request``, and then passing that new class to
    ``App()`` by way of the latter's `request_type` parameter.

    Note:
        When overriding `context_type` with a factory function (as
        opposed to a class), the function is called like a method of
        the current ``Request`` instance. Therefore the first argument
        is the Request instance itself (i.e., `self`).

    """

    # Attribute declaration
    env: dict[str, Any]
    """Reference to the WSGI environ ``dict`` passed in from the
    server. (See also PEP-3333.)
    """
    context: structures.Context
    """Empty object to hold any data (in its attributes)
    about the request which is specific to your app (e.g. session
    object). Falcon itself will not interact with this attribute after
    it has been initialized.

    Note:
        The preferred way to pass request-specific data, when using the
        default context type, is to set attributes directly on the
        `context` object. For example::

            req.context.role = 'trial'
            req.context.user = 'guest'
    """
    method: str
    """HTTP method requested, uppercase (e.g., ``'GET'``, ``'POST'``, etc.)"""
    path: str
    """Path portion of the request URI (not including query string).

    Warning:
        If this attribute is to be used by the app for any upstream
        requests, any non URL-safe characters in the path must be URL
        encoded back before making the request.

    Note:
        ``req.path`` may be set to a new value by a
        ``process_request()`` middleware method in order to influence
        routing. If the original request path was URL encoded, it will
        be decoded before being returned by this attribute.
    """
    query_string: str
    """Query string portion of the request URI, without the preceding
    '?' character.
    """
    uri_template: str | None
    """The template for the route that was matched for
    this request. May be ``None`` if the request has not yet been
    routed, as would be the case for ``process_request()`` middleware
    methods. May also be ``None`` if your app uses a custom routing
    engine and the engine does not provide the URI template when
    resolving a route.
    """
    content_type: str | None
    """Value of the Content-Type header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""
    stream: ReadableIO
    """File-like input object for reading the body of the
    request, if any. This object provides direct access to the
    server's data stream and is non-seekable. In order to
    avoid unintended side effects, and to provide maximum
    flexibility to the application, Falcon itself does not
    buffer or spool the data in any way.

    Since this object is provided by the WSGI
    server itself, rather than by Falcon, it may behave
    differently depending on how you host your app. For example,
    attempting to read more bytes than are expected (as
    determined by the Content-Length header) may or may not
    block indefinitely. It's a good idea to test your WSGI
    server to find out how it behaves.

    This can be particularly problematic when a request body is
    expected, but none is given. In this case, the following
    call blocks under certain WSGI servers::

        # Blocks if Content-Length is 0
        data = req.stream.read()

    The workaround is fairly straightforward, if verbose::

        # If Content-Length happens to be 0, or the header is
        # missing altogether, this will not block.
        data = req.stream.read(req.content_length or 0)

    Alternatively, when passing the stream directly to a
    consumer, it may be necessary to branch off the
    value of the Content-Length header::

        if req.content_length:
            doc = json.load(req.stream)

    For a slight performance cost, you may instead wish to use
    :attr:`bounded_stream`, which wraps the native WSGI
    input object to normalize its behavior.

    Note:
        If an HTML form is POSTed to the API using the
        *application/x-www-form-urlencoded* media type, and
        the :attr:`~.RequestOptions.auto_parse_form_urlencoded`
        option is set, the framework
        will consume `stream` in order to parse the parameters
        and merge them into the query string parameters. In this
        case, the stream will be left at EOF.
    """
    options: RequestOptions
    """Set of global options passed from the App handler."""
    is_websocket: bool
    """Always ``False`` in a sync ``Request``."""

    def __init__(
        self, env: dict[str, Any], options: RequestOptions | None = None
    ) -> None:
        self.is_websocket: bool = False

        self.env = env
        self.options = options if options is not None else RequestOptions()

        self._wsgierrors: TextIO = env['wsgi.errors']
        self.method = env['REQUEST_METHOD']

        self.uri_template = None
        self._media: UnsetOr[Any] = _UNSET
        self._media_error: Exception | None = None

        # NOTE(kgriffs): PEP 3333 specifies that PATH_INFO may be the
        # empty string, so normalize it in that case.
        path: str = env['PATH_INFO'] or '/'

        # PEP 3333 specifies that the PATH_INFO variable is always
        # "bytes tunneled as latin-1" and must be encoded back.
        #
        # NOTE(kgriffs): The decoded path may contain UTF-8 characters.
        # But according to the WSGI spec, no strings can contain chars
        # outside ISO-8859-1. Therefore, to reconcile the URI
        # encoding standard that allows UTF-8 with the WSGI spec
        # that does not, WSGI servers tunnel the string via
        # ISO-8859-1, e.g.:
        #
        #   tunnelled_path = path.encode('utf-8').decode('iso-8859-1')

        # perf(vytas): Only decode the tunnelled path in case it is not ASCII.
        #   For ASCII-strings, the below decoding chain is a no-op.
        if not path.isascii():
            path = path.encode('iso-8859-1').decode('utf-8', 'replace')

        if (
            self.options.strip_url_path_trailing_slash
            and len(path) != 1
            and path.endswith('/')
        ):
            self.path: str = path[:-1]
        else:
            self.path = path

        # PERF(ueg1990): try/catch cheaper and faster (and more Pythonic)
        try:
            self.query_string = env['QUERY_STRING']
        except KeyError:
            self.query_string = ''
            self._params: dict[str, str | list[str]] = {}
        else:
            if self.query_string:
                self._params = parse_query_string(
                    self.query_string,
                    keep_blank=self.options.keep_blank_qs_values,
                    csv=self.options.auto_parse_qs_csv,
                )

            else:
                self._params = {}

        self._cached_access_route: list[str] | None = None
        self._cached_forwarded: list[Forwarded] | None = None
        self._cached_forwarded_prefix: str | None = None
        self._cached_forwarded_uri: str | None = None
        self._cached_headers: dict[str, str] | None = None
        self._cached_headers_lower: dict[str, str] | None = None
        self._cached_prefix: str | None = None
        self._cached_relative_uri: str | None = None
        self._cached_uri: str | None = None

        try:
            self.content_type = self.env['CONTENT_TYPE']
        except KeyError:
            self.content_type = None

        self.stream = env['wsgi.input']
        self._bounded_stream: BoundedStream | None = None  # Lazy wrapping

        # PERF(kgriffs): Technically, we should spend a few more
        # cycles and parse the content type for real, but
        # this heuristic will work virtually all the time.
        if (
            self.options._auto_parse_form_urlencoded
            and self.content_type is not None
            and 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' in self.content_type
            and
            # NOTE(kgriffs): Within HTTP, a payload for a GET or HEAD
            # request has no defined semantics, so we don't expect a
            # body in those cases. We would normally not expect a body
            # for OPTIONS either, but RFC 7231 does allow for it.
            self.method not in ('GET', 'HEAD')
        ):
            self._parse_form_urlencoded()

        self.context = self.context_type()

    def __repr__(self) -> str:
        return '<%s: %s %r>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.method, self.url)

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Properties
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    auth: str | None = helpers._header_property('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION')
    """Value of the Authorization header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""
    expect: str | None = helpers._header_property('HTTP_EXPECT')
    """Value of the Expect header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""
    if_range: str | None = helpers._header_property('HTTP_IF_RANGE')
    """Value of the If-Range header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""
    last_event_id: str | None = helpers._header_property('HTTP_LAST_EVENT_ID')
    """Value of the Last-Event-ID header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""
    referer: str | None = helpers._header_property('HTTP_REFERER')
    """Value of the Referer header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""
    user_agent: str | None = helpers._header_property('HTTP_USER_AGENT')
    """Value of the User-Agent header, or ``None`` if the header is missing."""

    @property
    def forwarded(self) -> list[Forwarded] | None:
        """Value of the Forwarded header, as a parsed list
        of :class:`falcon.Forwarded` objects, or ``None`` if the header
        is missing. If the header value is malformed, Falcon will
        make a best effort to parse what it can.

        (See also: RFC 7239, Section 4)
        """  # noqa: D205
        # PERF(kgriffs): We could DRY up this memoization pattern using
        # a decorator, but that would incur additional overhead without
        # resorting to some trickery to rewrite the body of the method
        # itself (vs. simply wrapping it with some memoization logic).
        # At some point we might look into this but I don't think
        # it's worth it right now.
        if self._cached_forwarded is None:
            forwarded = self.get_header('Forwarded')
            if forwarded is None:
                return None

            self._cached_forwarded = _parse_forwarded_header(forwarded)

        return self._cached_forwarded

    @property
    def client_accepts_json(self) -> bool:
        """``True`` if the Accept header indicates that the client is
        willing to receive JSON, otherwise ``False``.
        """  # noqa: D205
        return self.client_accepts('application/json')

    @property
    def client_accepts_msgpack(self) -> bool:
        """``True`` if the Accept header indicates that the client is
        willing to receive MessagePack, otherwise ``False``.
        """  # noqa: D205
        return self.client_accepts('application/x-msgpack') or self.client_accepts(
            'application/msgpack'
        )

    @property
    def client_accepts_xml(self) -> bool:
        """``True`` if the Accept header indicates that the client is
        willing to receive XML, otherwise ``False``.
        """  # noqa: D205
        return self.client_accepts('application/xml')

    @property
    def accept(self) -> str:
        """Value of the Accept header, or ``'*/*'`` if the header is missing."""
        # NOTE(kgriffs): Per RFC, a missing accept header is
        # equivalent to '*/*'
        try:
            return self.env['HTTP_ACCEPT'] or '*/*'
        except KeyError:
            return '*/*'

    @property
    def content_length(self) -> int | None:
        """Value of the Content-Length header converted to an ``int``.

        Returns ``None`` if the header is missing.
        """
        try:
            value = self.env['CONTENT_LENGTH']
        except KeyError:
            return None

        # NOTE(kgriffs): Normalize an empty value to behave as if
        # the header were not included; wsgiref, at least, inserts
        # an empty CONTENT_LENGTH value if the request does not
        # set the header. Gunicorn and uWSGI do not do this, but
        # others might if they are trying to match wsgiref's
        # behavior too closely.
        if not value:
            return None

        try:
            value_as_int = int(value)
        except ValueError:
            msg = 'The value of the header must be a number.'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Content-Length')

        if value_as_int < 0:
            msg = 'The value of the header must be a positive number.'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Content-Length')

        return value_as_int

    @property
    def bounded_stream(self) -> BoundedStream:
        """File-like wrapper around `stream` to normalize
        certain differences between the native input objects
        employed by different WSGI servers. In particular,
        `bounded_stream` is aware of the expected Content-Length of
        the body, and will never block on out-of-bounds reads,
        assuming the client does not stall while transmitting the
        data to the server.

        For example, the following will not block when
        Content-Length is 0 or the header is missing altogether::

            data = req.bounded_stream.read()

        This is also safe::

            doc = json.load(req.bounded_stream)
        """  # noqa: D205
        if self._bounded_stream is None:
            self._bounded_stream = self._get_wrapped_wsgi_input()

        return self._bounded_stream

    @property
    def date(self) -> datetime | None:
        """Value of the Date header, converted to a ``datetime`` instance.

        The header value is assumed to conform to RFC 1123.

        .. versionchanged:: 4.0
            This property now returns timezone-aware
            :class:`~datetime.datetime` objects (or ``None``).
        """
        return self.get_header_as_datetime('Date')

    @property
    def if_match(self) -> list[ETag | Literal['*']] | None:
        """Value of the If-Match header, as a parsed list of
        :class:`falcon.ETag` objects or ``None`` if the header is missing
        or its value is blank.

        This property provides a list of all ``entity-tags`` in the
        header, both strong and weak, in the same order as listed in
        the header.

        (See also: RFC 7232, Section 3.1)
        """  # noqa: D205
        # TODO(kgriffs): It may make sense at some point to create a
        #   header property generator that DRY's up the memoization
        #   pattern for us.
        if self._cached_if_match is _UNSET:
            header_value = self.env.get('HTTP_IF_MATCH')
            if header_value:
                self._cached_if_match = helpers._parse_etags(header_value)
            else:
                self._cached_if_match = None

        return self._cached_if_match

    @property
    def if_none_match(self) -> list[ETag | Literal['*']] | None:
        """Value of the If-None-Match header, as a parsed
        list of :class:`falcon.ETag` objects or ``None`` if the header is
        missing or its value is blank.

        This property provides a list of all ``entity-tags`` in the
        header, both strong and weak, in the same order as listed in
        the header.

        (See also: RFC 7232, Section 3.2)
        """  # noqa: D205
        if self._cached_if_none_match is _UNSET:
            header_value = self.env.get('HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH')
            if header_value:
                self._cached_if_none_match = helpers._parse_etags(header_value)
            else:
                self._cached_if_none_match = None

        return self._cached_if_none_match

    @property
    def if_modified_since(self) -> datetime | None:
        """Value of the If-Modified-Since header.

        Returns ``None`` if the header is missing.

        .. versionchanged:: 4.0
            This property now returns timezone-aware
            :class:`~datetime.datetime` objects (or ``None``).
        """
        return self.get_header_as_datetime('If-Modified-Since')

    @property
    def if_unmodified_since(self) -> datetime | None:
        """Value of the If-Unmodified-Since header.

        Returns ``None`` if the header is missing.

        .. versionchanged:: 4.0
            This property now returns timezone-aware
            :class:`~datetime.datetime` objects (or ``None``).
        """
        return self.get_header_as_datetime('If-Unmodified-Since')

    @property
    def range(self) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
        """A 2-member ``tuple`` parsed from the value of the
        Range header, or ``None`` if the header is missing.

        The two members correspond to the first and last byte
        positions of the requested resource, inclusive. Negative
        indices indicate offset from the end of the resource,
        where -1 is the last byte, -2 is the second-to-last byte,
        and so forth.

        Only continuous ranges are supported (e.g., "bytes=0-0,-1" would
        result in an HTTPBadRequest exception when the attribute is
        accessed).
        """  # noqa: D205
        value = self.get_header('Range')
        if value is None:
            return None

        if '=' in value:
            unit, sep, req_range = value.partition('=')
        else:
            msg = "The value must be prefixed with a range unit, e.g. 'bytes='"
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Range')

        if ',' in req_range:
            msg = 'The value must be a continuous range.'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Range')

        try:
            first, sep, last = req_range.partition('-')

            if not sep:
                raise ValueError()

            if first and last:
                first_num, last_num = (int(first), int(last))
                if last_num < first_num:
                    raise ValueError()
            elif first:
                first_num, last_num = (int(first), -1)
            elif last:
                first_num, last_num = (-int(last), -1)
                if first_num >= 0:
                    raise ValueError()
            else:
                msg = 'The range offsets are missing.'
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Range')

            return first_num, last_num

        except ValueError:
            href = 'https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7233'
            href_text = 'HTTP/1.1 Range Requests'
            msg = 'It must be a range formatted according to RFC 7233.'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Range', href=href, href_text=href_text)

    @property
    def range_unit(self) -> str | None:
        """Unit of the range parsed from the value of the Range header.

        Returns ``None`` if the header is missing.
        """
        value = self.get_header('Range')
        if value is None:
            return None

        if value and '=' in value:
            unit, sep, req_range = value.partition('=')
            return unit
        else:
            msg = "The value must be prefixed with a range unit, e.g. 'bytes='"
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, 'Range')

    @property
    def root_path(self) -> str:
        """The initial portion of the request URI's path that
        corresponds to the application object, so that the
        application knows its virtual "location". This may be an
        empty string, if the application corresponds to the "root"
        of the server.

        (In WSGI it corresponds to the "SCRIPT_NAME" environ variable defined
        by PEP-3333; in ASGI it Corresponds to the "root_path" ASGI HTTP
        scope field.)
        """  # noqa: D205
        # PERF(kgriffs): try..except is faster than get() assuming that
        # we normally expect the key to exist. Even though PEP-3333
        # allows WSGI servers to omit the key when the value is an
        # empty string, uwsgi, gunicorn, waitress, and wsgiref all
        # include it even in that case.
        try:
            # TODO(0xMattB): Implement advanced typing to type as 'str' (see PR #2599)
            return self.env['SCRIPT_NAME']  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
        except KeyError:
            return ''

    @property
    # NOTE(caselit): Deprecated long ago. Warns since 4.0.
    @deprecation.deprecated(
        'Use `root_path` instead. '
        '(This compatibility alias will be removed in Falcon 5.0.)',
        is_property=True,
    )
    def app(self) -> str:
        """Deprecated alias for :attr:`root_path`."""
        return self.root_path

    @property
    def scheme(self) -> str:
        """URL scheme used for the request. Either 'http' or 'https'.

        Note:
            If the request was proxied, the scheme may not
            match what was originally requested by the client.
            :attr:`forwarded_scheme` can be used, instead,
            to handle such cases.
        """
        # TODO(0xMattB): Implement advanced typing to type as 'str' (see PR #2599)
        return self.env['wsgi.url_scheme']  # type: ignore[no-any-return]

    @property
    def forwarded_scheme(self) -> str:
        """Original URL scheme requested by the user agent, if the request was proxied.

        Typical values are 'http' or 'https'.

        The following request headers are checked, in order of
        preference, to determine the forwarded scheme:

            - ``Forwarded``
            - ``X-Forwarded-For``

        If none of these headers are available, or if the
        Forwarded header is available but does not contain a
        "proto" parameter in the first hop, the value of
        :attr:`scheme` is returned instead.

        (See also: RFC 7239, Section 1)
        """
        # PERF(kgriffs): Since the Forwarded header is still relatively
        # new, we expect X-Forwarded-Proto to be more common, so
        # try to avoid calling self.forwarded if we can, since it uses a
        # try...catch that will usually result in a relatively expensive
        # raised exception.
        if 'HTTP_FORWARDED' in self.env:
            forwarded = self.forwarded
            if forwarded:
                # Use first hop, fall back on own scheme
                scheme = forwarded[0].scheme or self.scheme
            else:
                scheme = self.scheme
        else:
            # PERF(kgriffs): This call should normally succeed, so
            # just go for it without wasting time checking it
            # first. Note also that the indexing operator is
            # slightly faster than using get().
            try:
                scheme = self.env['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'].lower()
            except KeyError:
                scheme = self.env['wsgi.url_scheme']

        return scheme

    @property
    def uri(self) -> str:
        """The fully-qualified URI for the request."""
        if self._cached_uri is None:
            # PERF: For small numbers of items, '+' is faster
            # than ''.join(...). Concatenation is also generally
            # faster than formatting.
            value = self.scheme + '://' + self.netloc + self.relative_uri

            self._cached_uri = value

        return self._cached_uri

    url = uri
    """Alias for :attr:`Request.uri`."""

    @property
    def forwarded_uri(self) -> str:
        """Original URI for proxied requests.

        Uses :attr:`forwarded_scheme` and :attr:`forwarded_host` in order
        to reconstruct the original URI requested by the user agent.
        """
        if self._cached_forwarded_uri is None:
            # PERF: For small numbers of items, '+' is faster
            # than ''.join(...). Concatenation is also generally
            # faster than formatting.
            value = (
                self.forwarded_scheme + '://' + self.forwarded_host + self.relative_uri
            )

            self._cached_forwarded_uri = value

        return self._cached_forwarded_uri

    @property
    def relative_uri(self) -> str:
        """The path and query string portion of the
        request URI, omitting the scheme and host.
        """  # noqa: D205
        if self._cached_relative_uri is None:
            if self.query_string:
                self._cached_relative_uri = (
                    self.root_path + self.path + '?' + self.query_string
                )
            else:
                self._cached_relative_uri = self.root_path + self.path

        return self._cached_relative_uri

    @property
    def prefix(self) -> str:
        """The prefix of the request URI, including scheme,
        host, and app :attr:`~.root_path` (if any).
        """  # noqa: D205
        if self._cached_prefix is None:
            self._cached_prefix = self.scheme + '://' + self.netloc + self.root_path

        return self._cached_prefix

    @property
    def forwarded_prefix(self) -> str:
        """The prefix of the original URI for proxied requests.

        Uses :attr:`forwarded_scheme` and :attr:`forwarded_host` in order
        to reconstruct the original URI.
        """
        if self._cached_forwarded_prefix is None:
            self._cached_forwarded_prefix = (
                self.forwarded_scheme + '://' + self.forwarded_host + self.root_path
            )

        return self._cached_forwarded_prefix

    @property
    def host(self) -> str:
        """Host request header field."""
        try:
            # NOTE(kgriffs): Prefer the host header; the web server
            # isn't supposed to mess with it, so it should be what
            # the client actually sent.
            host_header = self.env['HTTP_HOST']
            host, port = parse_host(host_header)
        except KeyError:
            # PERF(kgriffs): According to PEP-3333, this header
            # will always be present.
            host = self.env['SERVER_NAME']

        return host

    @property
    def forwarded_host(self) -> str:
        """Original host request header as received
        by the first proxy in front of the application server.

        The following request headers are checked, in order of
        preference, to determine the forwarded host:

            - ``Forwarded``
            - ``X-Forwarded-Host``

        If none of the above headers are available, or if the
        Forwarded header is available but the "host"
        parameter is not included in the first hop, the value of
        :attr:`host` is returned instead.

        Note:
            Reverse proxies are often configured to set the Host
            header directly to the one that was originally
            requested by the user agent; in that case, using
            :attr:`host` is sufficient.

        (See also: RFC 7239, Section 4)
        """  # noqa: D205
        # PERF(kgriffs): Since the Forwarded header is still relatively
        # new, we expect X-Forwarded-Host to be more common, so
        # try to avoid calling self.forwarded if we can, since it uses a
        # try...catch that will usually result in a relatively expensive
        # raised exception.
        if 'HTTP_FORWARDED' in self.env:
            forwarded = self.forwarded
            if forwarded:
                # Use first hop, fall back on self
                host = forwarded[0].host or self.netloc
            else:
                host = self.netloc
        else:
            # PERF(kgriffs): This call should normally succeed, assuming
            # that the caller is expecting a forwarded header, so
            # just go for it without wasting time checking it
            # first.
            try:
                host = self.env['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST']
            except KeyError:
                host = self.netloc

        return host

    @property
    def subdomain(self) -> str | None:
        """Leftmost (i.e., most specific) subdomain from the hostname.

        If only a single domain name is given, `subdomain` will be ``None``.

        Note:
            If the hostname in the request is an IP address, the value
            for `subdomain` is undefined.
        """
        # PERF(kgriffs): .partition is slightly faster than .split
        subdomain, sep, remainder = self.host.partition('.')
        return subdomain if sep else None

    @property
    def headers(self) -> Mapping[str, str]:
        """Raw HTTP headers from the request with dash-separated
        names normalized to uppercase.

        Note:
            This property differs from the ASGI version of ``Request.headers``
            in that the latter returns *lowercase* names. Middleware, such
            as tracing and logging components, that need to be compatible with
            both WSGI and ASGI apps should use :attr:`headers_lower` instead.

        Warning:
            Parsing all the headers to create this dict is done the first
            time this attribute is accessed, and the returned object should
            be treated as read-only. Note that this parsing can be costly,
            so unless you need all the headers in this format, you should
            instead use the ``get_header()`` method or one of the
            convenience attributes to get a value for a specific header.
        """  # noqa: D205
        if self._cached_headers is None:
            headers = self._cached_headers = {}

            for name, value in self.env.items():
                if name.startswith('HTTP_'):
                    # NOTE(kgriffs): Don't take the time to fix the case
                    # since headers are supposed to be case-insensitive
                    # anyway.
                    headers[name[5:].replace('_', '-')] = value

                elif name in WSGI_CONTENT_HEADERS:
                    headers[name.replace('_', '-')] = value

        return self._cached_headers

    @property
    def headers_lower(self) -> Mapping[str, str]:
        """Same as :attr:`headers` except header names are normalized to lowercase.

        .. versionadded:: 4.0
        """
        if self._cached_headers_lower is None:
            self._cached_headers_lower = {
                key.lower(): value for key, value in self.headers.items()
            }

        return self._cached_headers_lower

    @property
    def params(self) -> Mapping[str, str | list[str]]:
        """The mapping of request query parameter names to their values.

        Where the parameter appears multiple times in the query
        string, the value mapped to that parameter key will be a list of
        all the values in the order seen.
        """
        return self._params

    @property
    def cookies(self) -> Mapping[str, str]:
        """A dict of name/value cookie pairs.

        The returned object should be treated as read-only to avoid unintended
        side-effects. If a cookie appears more than once in the request, only
        the first value encountered will be made available here.

        See also: :meth:`~falcon.Request.get_cookie_values` or
        :meth:`~falcon.asgi.Request.get_cookie_values`.
        """
        if self._cookies_collapsed is None:
            if self._cookies is None:
                header_value = self.get_header('Cookie')
                if header_value:
                    self._cookies = helpers._parse_cookie_header(header_value)
                else:
                    self._cookies = {}

            self._cookies_collapsed = {n: v[0] for n, v in self._cookies.items()}

        return self._cookies_collapsed

    @property
    def access_route(self) -> list[str]:
        """IP address of the original client, as well
        as any known addresses of proxies fronting the WSGI server.

        The following request headers are checked, in order of
        preference, to determine the addresses:

            - ``Forwarded``
            - ``X-Forwarded-For``
            - ``X-Real-IP``

        If none of these headers are available, the value of
        :attr:`~.remote_addr` is used instead.

        Note:
            Per `RFC 7239`_, the access route may contain "unknown"
            and obfuscated identifiers, in addition to IPv4 and
            IPv6 addresses

            .. _RFC 7239: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239

        Warning:
            Headers can be forged by any client or proxy. Use this
            property with caution and validate all values before
            using them. Do not rely on the access route to authorize
            requests.
        """  # noqa: D205
        if self._cached_access_route is None:
            # NOTE(kgriffs): Try different headers in order of
            # preference; if none are found, fall back to REMOTE_ADDR.
            #
            # If one of these headers is present, but its value is
            # malformed such that we end up with an empty list, or
            # a non-empty list containing malformed values, go ahead
            # and return the results as-is. The alternative would be
            # to fall back to another header or to REMOTE_ADDR, but
            # that only masks the problem; the operator needs to be
            # aware that an upstream proxy is malfunctioning.

            if 'HTTP_FORWARDED' in self.env:
                self._cached_access_route = []
                for hop in self.forwarded or ():
                    if hop.src is not None:
                        host, __ = parse_host(hop.src)
                        self._cached_access_route.append(host)
            elif 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR' in self.env:
                addresses = self.env['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'].split(',')
                self._cached_access_route = [ip.strip() for ip in addresses]
            elif 'HTTP_X_REAL_IP' in self.env:
                self._cached_access_route = [self.env['HTTP_X_REAL_IP']]

            if self._cached_access_route:
                if self._cached_access_route[-1] != self.remote_addr:
                    self._cached_access_route.append(self.remote_addr)
            else:
                self._cached_access_route = [self.remote_addr]

        return self._cached_access_route

    @property
    def remote_addr(self) -> str:
        """IP address of the closest client or proxy to the WSGI server.

        This property is determined by the value of ``REMOTE_ADDR``
        in the WSGI environment dict. Since this address is not
        derived from an HTTP header, clients and proxies can not
        forge it.

        Note:
            If your application is behind one or more reverse
            proxies, you can use :attr:`~.access_route`
            to retrieve the real IP address of the client.
        """
        try:
            value: str = self.env['REMOTE_ADDR']
        except KeyError:
            value = '127.0.0.1'

        return value

    @property
    def port(self) -> int:
        """Port used for the request.

        If the Host header is present in the request, but does not specify a port,
        the default one for the given schema is returned (80 for HTTP and 443
        for HTTPS). If the request does not include a Host header, the listening
        port for the server is returned instead.
        """
        try:
            host_header = self.env['HTTP_HOST']

            default_port = 80 if self.env['wsgi.url_scheme'] == 'http' else 443
            _, port = parse_host(host_header, default_port=default_port)
        except KeyError:
            # NOTE(kgriffs): Normalize to an int, since that is the type
            # returned by parse_host().
            #
            # NOTE(kgriffs): In the case that SERVER_PORT was used,
            # PEP-3333 requires that the port never be an empty string.
            port = int(self.env['SERVER_PORT'])

        return port

    @property
    def netloc(self) -> str:
        """Returns the "host:port" portion of the request URL.

        The port may be omitted if it is the default one for the URL's schema
        (80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS).
        """
        env = self.env
        # NOTE(kgriffs): According to PEP-3333 we should first
        # try to use the Host header if present.
        #
        # PERF(kgriffs): try..except is faster than get() when we
        # expect the key to be present most of the time.
        try:
            netloc_value: str = env['HTTP_HOST']
        except KeyError:
            netloc_value = env['SERVER_NAME']

            port: str = env['SERVER_PORT']
            if self.scheme == 'https':
                if port != '443':
                    netloc_value += ':' + port
            else:
                if port != '80':
                    netloc_value += ':' + port

        return netloc_value

    def get_media(self, default_when_empty: UnsetOr[Any] = _UNSET) -> Any:
        """Return a deserialized form of the request stream.

        The first time this method is called, the request stream will be
        deserialized using the Content-Type header as well as the media-type
        handlers configured via :class:`falcon.RequestOptions`. The result will
        be cached and returned in subsequent calls::

            deserialized_media = req.get_media()

        If the matched media handler raises an error while attempting to
        deserialize the request body, the exception will propagate up
        to the caller.

        See also :ref:`media` for more information regarding media handling.

        Note:
            When ``get_media`` is called on a request with an empty body,
            Falcon will let the media handler try to deserialize the body
            and will return the value returned by the handler or propagate
            the exception raised by it. To instead return a different value
            in case of an exception by the handler, specify the argument
            ``default_when_empty``.

        Warning:
            This operation will consume the request stream the first time
            it's called and cache the results. Follow-up calls will just
            retrieve a cached version of the object.

        Args:
            default_when_empty: Fallback value to return when there is no body
                in the request and the media handler raises an error
                (like in the case of the default JSON media handler).
                By default, Falcon uses the value returned by the media handler
                or propagates the raised exception, if any.
                This value is not cached, and will be used only for the current
                call.

        Returns:
            media (object): The deserialized media representation.
        """
        if self._media is not _UNSET:
            return self._media
        if self._media_error is not None:
            if default_when_empty is not _UNSET and isinstance(
                self._media_error, errors.MediaNotFoundError
            ):
                return default_when_empty
            raise self._media_error

        handler, _, _ = self.options.media_handlers._resolve(
            self.content_type, self.options.default_media_type
        )

        try:
            self._media = handler.deserialize(
                self.bounded_stream, self.content_type, self.content_length
            )
        except errors.MediaNotFoundError as err:
            self._media_error = err
            if default_when_empty is not _UNSET:
                return default_when_empty
            raise
        except Exception as err:
            self._media_error = err
            raise
        finally:
            if handler.exhaust_stream:
                self.bounded_stream.exhaust()

        return self._media

    media: Any = property(get_media)
    """Property that acts as an alias for
    :meth:`~.get_media`. This alias provides backwards-compatibility
    for apps that were built for versions of the framework prior to
    3.0::

        # Equivalent to: deserialized_media = req.get_media()
        deserialized_media = req.media

    New WSGI apps are encouraged to use :meth:`~.get_media` directly instead of
    this property.
    """

    def get_query_string_as_media(
        self, media_type: str | None = None, default_when_empty: UnsetOr[Any] = _UNSET
    ) -> Any:
        """Deserialize the query string as a media object.

        This method URL-decodes the query string and then deserializes it
        as a media object using the specified media type handler. This is
        useful for implementing the OpenAPI 3.2 `querystring parameter
        location`_, where the entire query string is treated as a single
        serialized value (typically JSON or form-urlencoded).

        For example, if the query string is
        ``%7B%22numbers%22%3A%5B1%2C2%5D%2C%22flag%22%3Anull%7D``, this
        method will URL-decode it to ``{"numbers":[1,2],"flag":null}`` and
        then deserialize it as JSON (assuming `media_type` is set to
        ``'application/json'``)::

            # Query string: ?%7B%22numbers%22%3A%5B1%2C2%5D%7D
            data = req.get_query_string_as_media('application/json')
            # data == {'numbers': [1, 2]}

        See also :ref:`media` for more information regarding media handling.

        Note:
            When called on a request with an empty query string, Falcon will
            let the media handler try to deserialize the empty string and will
            return the value returned by the handler or propagate the exception
            raised by it. To instead return a different value in case of an
            exception by the handler, specify the argument `default_when_empty`.

        Args:
            media_type: Media type to use for deserialization (e.g.,
                ``'application/json'``). If ``None``, falls back to the
                value of :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.default_media_type`
                (default ``'application/json'``).

        Keyword Args:
            default_when_empty: Fallback value to return when there is no
                query string and the media handler raises an error. By default,
                Falcon uses the value returned by the media handler or
                propagates the raised exception, if any.

        Returns:
            object: The deserialized media representation of the query string.

        Raises:
            ValueError: No media handler is configured for `media_type`.

        .. _querystring parameter location:
            https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.2.0.html#parameter-locations
        """
        if media_type is None:
            media_type = self.options.default_media_type

        handler, _, _ = self.options.media_handlers._resolve(
            media_type, self.options.default_media_type, raise_not_found=False
        )
        if handler is None:
            raise ValueError(
                f'No media handler is configured for {media_type!r}. '
                'Please ensure the media type is registered in '
                'RequestOptions.media_handlers.'
            )

        # URL-decode the query string
        decoded_query_string = util.uri.decode(self.query_string, unquote_plus=False)

        # Encode once and reuse bytes for BytesIO and length to avoid
        # double-encoding the string.
        query_bytes = decoded_query_string.encode('utf-8')
        query_stream = BytesIO(query_bytes)

        try:
            return handler.deserialize(query_stream, media_type, len(query_bytes))
        except errors.MediaNotFoundError:
            if default_when_empty is not _UNSET:
                return default_when_empty
            raise

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Methods
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def client_accepts(self, media_type: str) -> bool:
        """Determine whether or not the client accepts a given media type.

        Args:
            media_type (str): An Internet media type to check.

        Returns:
            bool: ``True`` if the client has indicated in the Accept header
            that it accepts the specified media type. Otherwise, returns
            ``False``.
        """

        accept = self.accept

        # PERF(kgriffs): Usually the following will be true, so
        # try it first.
        if (accept == media_type) or (accept == '*/*'):
            return True

        # Fall back to full-blown parsing
        try:
            return mediatypes.quality(media_type, accept) != 0.0
        except ValueError:
            return False

    def client_prefers(self, media_types: Iterable[str]) -> str | None:
        """Return the client's preferred media type, given several choices.

        Args:
            media_types (iterable of str): One or more Internet media types
                from which to choose the client's preferred type. This value
                **must** be an iterable collection of strings.

        Returns:
            str: The client's preferred media type, based on the Accept
            header. Returns ``None`` if the client does not accept any
            of the given types.
        """

        try:
            # NOTE(kgriffs): best_match will return '' if no match is found
            preferred_type = mediatypes.best_match(media_types, self.accept)
        except ValueError:
            # Value for the accept header was not formatted correctly
            preferred_type = ''

        return preferred_type if preferred_type else None

    @overload
    def get_header(
        self, name: str, required: Literal[True], default: str | None = ...
    ) -> str: ...

    @overload
    def get_header(self, name: str, required: bool = ..., *, default: str) -> str: ...

    @overload
    def get_header(
        self, name: str, required: bool = ..., default: str | None = ...
    ) -> str | None: ...

    def get_header(
        self, name: str, required: bool = False, default: str | None = None
    ) -> str | None:
        """Retrieve the raw string value for the given header.

        Args:
            name (str): Header name, case-insensitive (e.g., 'Content-Type')

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning gracefully when the
                header is not found (default ``False``).
            default (any): Value to return if the header
                is not found (default ``None``).

        Returns:
            str: The value of the specified header if it exists, or
            the default value if the header is not found and is not
            required.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: The header was not found in the request, but
                it was required.

        """

        wsgi_name = name.upper().replace('-', '_')

        # Use try..except to optimize for the header existing in most cases
        try:
            # Don't take the time to cache beforehand, using HTTP naming.
            # This will be faster, assuming that most headers are looked
            # up only once, and not all headers will be requested.
            # TODO(0xMattB): Implement advanced typing to type as 'str' (see PR #2599)
            return self.env['HTTP_' + wsgi_name]  # type: ignore[no-any-return]

        except KeyError:
            # NOTE(kgriffs): There are a couple headers that do not
            # use the HTTP prefix in the env, so try those. We expect
            # people to usually just use the relevant helper properties
            # to access these instead of .get_header.
            if wsgi_name in WSGI_CONTENT_HEADERS:
                try:
                    # TODO(0xMattB): Implement advanced typing to type as 'str'
                    #   (see PR #2599).
                    return self.env[wsgi_name]  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
                except KeyError:
                    pass

            if not required:
                return default

            raise errors.HTTPMissingHeader(name)

    @overload
    def get_header_as_int(self, header: str, required: Literal[True]) -> int: ...

    @overload
    def get_header_as_int(self, header: str, required: bool = ...) -> int | None: ...

    def get_header_as_int(self, header: str, required: bool = False) -> int | None:
        """Retrieve the int value for the given header.

        Args:
            name (str): Header name, case-insensitive (e.g., 'Content-Length')

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning gracefully when the
                header is not found (default ``False``).

        Returns:
            int: The value of the specified header if it exists,
            or ``None`` if the header is not found and is not required.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: The header was not found in the request, but
                it was required.
            HttpInvalidHeader: The header contained a malformed/invalid value.

        .. versionadded:: 4.0
        """

        http_int = self.get_header(header, required=required)
        try:
            return int(http_int) if http_int is not None else None
        except ValueError:
            msg = 'The value of the header must be an integer.'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, header)

    @overload
    def get_header_as_datetime(
        self, header: str, required: Literal[True], obs_date: bool = ...
    ) -> datetime: ...

    @overload
    def get_header_as_datetime(
        self, header: str, required: bool = ..., obs_date: bool = ...
    ) -> datetime | None: ...

    def get_header_as_datetime(
        self, header: str, required: bool = False, obs_date: bool = False
    ) -> datetime | None:
        """Return an HTTP header with HTTP-Date values as a datetime.

        Args:
            name (str): Header name, case-insensitive (e.g., 'Date')

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning gracefully when the
                header is not found (default ``False``).
            obs_date (bool): Support obs-date formats according to
                RFC 7231, e.g.: "Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT"
                (default ``False``).

        Returns:
            datetime: The value of the specified header if it exists,
            or ``None`` if the header is not found and is not required.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: The header was not found in the request, but
                it was required.
            HttpInvalidHeader: The header contained a malformed/invalid value.

        .. versionchanged:: 4.0
            This method now returns timezone-aware :class:`~datetime.datetime`
            objects.
        """

        http_date = self.get_header(header, required=required)
        try:
            if http_date is not None:
                return util.http_date_to_dt(http_date, obs_date=obs_date)
            else:
                return None
        except ValueError:
            msg = 'It must be formatted according to RFC 7231, Section 7.1.1.1'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidHeader(msg, header)

    def get_cookie_values(self, name: str) -> list[str] | None:
        """Return all values provided in the Cookie header for the named cookie.

        (See also: :ref:`Getting Cookies <getting-cookies>`)

        Args:
            name (str): Cookie name, case-sensitive.

        Returns:
            list: Ordered list of all values specified in the Cookie header for
            the named cookie, or ``None`` if the cookie was not included in
            the request. If the cookie is specified more than once in the
            header, the returned list of values will preserve the ordering of
            the individual ``cookie-pair``'s in the header.
        """

        if self._cookies is None:
            # PERF(kgriffs): While this code isn't exactly DRY (the same code
            # is duplicated by the cookies property) it does make things a bit
            # more performant by removing the extra function call that would
            # be required to factor this out. If we ever have to do this in a
            # *third* place, we would probably want to factor it out at that
            # point.
            header_value = self.get_header('Cookie')
            if header_value:
                self._cookies = helpers._parse_cookie_header(header_value)
            else:
                self._cookies = {}

        return self._cookies.get(name)

    @overload
    def get_param(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: str | None = ...,
    ) -> str: ...

    @overload
    def get_param(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: str,
    ) -> str: ...

    @overload
    def get_param(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: str | None = None,
    ) -> str | None: ...

    def get_param(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: str | None = None,
    ) -> str | None:
        """Return the raw value of a query string parameter as a string.

        Note:
            If an HTML form is POSTed to the API using the
            *application/x-www-form-urlencoded* media type, Falcon can
            automatically parse the parameters from the request body
            and merge them into the query string parameters. To enable
            this functionality, set
            :attr:`~.RequestOptions.auto_parse_form_urlencoded` to
            ``True`` via :any:`App.req_options`.

            Note, however, that the
            :attr:`~.RequestOptions.auto_parse_form_urlencoded` option is
            considered deprecated as of Falcon 3.0 in favor of accessing the
            URL-encoded form via :attr:`~Request.media`, and it may be removed
            in a future release.

            See also: :ref:`access_urlencoded_form`

        Note:
            Similar to the way multiple keys in form data are handled, if a
            query parameter is included in the query string multiple times,
            only one of those values will be returned, and it is undefined which
            one. This caveat also applies when
            :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` is enabled and the
            given parameter is assigned to a comma-separated list of values
            (e.g., ``foo=a,b,c``).

            When multiple values are expected for a parameter,
            :meth:`~.get_param_as_list` can be used to retrieve all of
            them at once.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'sort').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is present.
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``

        Returns:
            str: The value of the param as a string, or ``None`` if param is
            not found and is not required.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request.

        """

        params = self._params

        # PERF: Use if..in since it is a good all-around performer; we don't
        #       know how likely params are to be specified by clients.
        if name in params:
            # NOTE(warsaw): If the key appeared multiple times, it will be
            # stored internally as a list.  We do not define which one
            # actually gets returned, but let's pick the last one for grins.
            param = params[name]
            if isinstance(param, list):
                param = param[-1]

            if store is not None:
                store[name] = param

            return param

        if not required:
            return default

        raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)

    @overload
    def get_param_as_int(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: Literal[True],
        min_value: int | None = ...,
        max_value: int | None = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: int | None = ...,
    ) -> int: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_int(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        min_value: int | None = ...,
        max_value: int | None = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: int,
    ) -> int: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_int(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        min_value: int | None = ...,
        max_value: int | None = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: int | None = ...,
    ) -> int | None: ...

    def get_param_as_int(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        min_value: int | None = None,
        max_value: int | None = None,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: int | None = None,
    ) -> int | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as an int.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'limit').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found or is not an integer (default
                ``False``).
            min_value (int): Set to the minimum value allowed for this
                param. If the param is found and it is less than min_value, an
                ``HTTPError`` is raised.
            max_value (int): Set to the maximum value allowed for this
                param. If the param is found and its value is greater than
                max_value, an ``HTTPError`` is raised.
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found
                (default ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``

        Returns:
            int: The value of the param if it is found and can be converted to
            an ``int``. If the param is not found, returns ``None``, unless
            `required` is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: The param was not found in the request, even
                though it was required to be there, or it was found but
                could not be converted to an ``int``. Also raised if the
                param's value falls outside the given interval, i.e., the
                value must be in the interval: min_value <= value <=
                max_value to avoid triggering an error.

        """

        params = self._params

        # PERF: Use if..in since it is a good all-around performer; we don't
        #       know how likely params are to be specified by clients.
        if name in params:
            val_str = params[name]
            if isinstance(val_str, list):
                val_str = val_str[-1]

            try:
                val = int(val_str)
            except ValueError:
                msg = 'The value must be an integer.'
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if min_value is not None and val < min_value:
                msg = 'The value must be at least ' + str(min_value)
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if max_value is not None and max_value < val:
                msg = 'The value may not exceed ' + str(max_value)
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if store is not None:
                store[name] = val

            return val

        if not required:
            return default

        raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)

    @overload
    def get_param_as_float(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: Literal[True],
        min_value: float | None = ...,
        max_value: float | None = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: float | None = ...,
    ) -> float: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_float(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        min_value: float | None = ...,
        max_value: float | None = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: float,
    ) -> float: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_float(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        min_value: float | None = ...,
        max_value: float | None = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: float | None = ...,
    ) -> float | None: ...

    def get_param_as_float(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        min_value: float | None = None,
        max_value: float | None = None,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: float | None = None,
    ) -> float | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as an float.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'limit').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found or is not a float (default ``False``).
            min_value (float): Set to the minimum value allowed for this
                param. If the param is found and it is less than min_value, an
                ``HTTPError`` is raised.
            max_value (float): Set to the maximum value allowed for this
                param. If the param is found and its value is greater than
                max_value, an ``HTTPError`` is raised.
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found
                (default ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``

        Returns:
            float: The value of the param if it is found and can be converted to
            an ``float``. If the param is not found, returns ``None``, unless
            `required` is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: The param was not found in the request, even
                though it was required to be there, or it was found but
                could not be converted to an ``float``. Also raised if the
                param's value falls outside the given interval, i.e., the
                value must be in the interval: min_value <= value <=
                max_value to avoid triggering an error.

        """

        params = self._params

        # PERF: Use if..in since it is a good all-around performer; we don't
        #       know how likely params are to be specified by clients.
        if name in params:
            val_str = params[name]
            if isinstance(val_str, list):
                val_str = val_str[-1]

            try:
                val = float(val_str)
            except ValueError:
                msg = 'The value must be a float.'
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if min_value is not None and val < min_value:
                msg = 'The value must be at least ' + str(min_value)
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if max_value is not None and max_value < val:
                msg = 'The value may not exceed ' + str(max_value)
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if store is not None:
                store[name] = val

            return val

        if not required:
            return default

        raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)

    @overload
    def get_param_as_uuid(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: UUID | None = ...,
    ) -> UUID: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_uuid(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: UUID,
    ) -> UUID: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_uuid(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: UUID | None = ...,
    ) -> UUID | None: ...

    def get_param_as_uuid(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: UUID | None = None,
    ) -> UUID | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as an UUID.

        The value to convert must conform to the standard UUID string
        representation per RFC 4122. For example, the following
        strings are all valid::

            # Lowercase
            '64be949b-3433-4d36-a4a8-9f19d352fee8'

            # Uppercase
            'BE71ECAA-F719-4D42-87FD-32613C2EEB60'

            # Mixed
            '81c8155C-D6de-443B-9495-39Fa8FB239b5'

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'id').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found or is not a UUID (default
                ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found
                (default ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``

        Returns:
            UUID: The value of the param if it is found and can be converted to
            a ``UUID``. If the param is not found, returns
            ``default`` (default ``None``), unless `required` is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: The param was not found in the request, even
                though it was required to be there, or it was found but
                could not be converted to a ``UUID``.
        """

        params = self._params

        # PERF: Use if..in since it is a good all-around performer; we don't
        #       know how likely params are to be specified by clients.
        if name in params:
            val_str = params[name]
            if isinstance(val_str, list):
                val_str = val_str[-1]

            try:
                val = UUID(val_str)
            except ValueError:
                msg = 'The value must be a UUID string.'
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if store is not None:
                store[name] = val

            return val

        if not required:
            return default

        raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)

    @overload
    def get_param_as_bool(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        blank_as_true: bool = ...,
        default: bool | None = ...,
    ) -> bool: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_bool(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        blank_as_true: bool = ...,
        *,
        default: bool,
    ) -> bool: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_bool(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        blank_as_true: bool = ...,
        default: bool | None = ...,
    ) -> bool | None: ...

    def get_param_as_bool(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        blank_as_true: bool = True,
        default: bool | None = None,
    ) -> bool | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as a boolean.

        This method treats valueless parameters as flags. By default, if no
        value is provided for the parameter in the query string, ``True`` is
        assumed and returned. If the parameter is missing altogether, ``None``
        is returned as with other ``get_param_*()`` methods, which can be
        easily treated as falsy by the caller as needed.

        The following boolean strings are supported::

            TRUE_STRINGS = ('true', 'True', 't', 'yes', 'y', '1', 'on')
            FALSE_STRINGS = ('false', 'False', 'f', 'no', 'n', '0', 'off')

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'detailed').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found or is not a recognized boolean
                string (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found (default
                ``None``).
            blank_as_true (bool): Valueless query string parameters
                are treated as flags, resulting in ``True`` being
                returned when such a parameter is present, and ``False``
                otherwise. To require the client to explicitly opt-in to a
                truthy value, pass ``blank_as_true=False`` to return ``False``
                when a value is not specified in the query string.
            default (any): If the param is not found, return this
                value instead of ``None``.

        Returns:
            bool: The value of the param if it is found and can be converted
            to a ``bool``. If the param is not found, returns ``None``
            unless `required` is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                can not be converted to a ``bool``.

        """

        params = self._params

        # PERF: Use if..in since it is a good all-around performer; we don't
        #       know how likely params are to be specified by clients.
        if name in params:
            val_str = params[name]
            if isinstance(val_str, list):
                val_str = val_str[-1]

            if val_str in TRUE_STRINGS:
                val = True
            elif val_str in FALSE_STRINGS:
                val = False
            elif not val_str:
                val = blank_as_true
            else:
                msg = 'The value of the parameter must be "true" or "false".'
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

            if store is not None:
                store[name] = val

            return val

        if not required:
            return default

        raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)

    @overload
    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: None = ...,
        *,
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: list[str] | None = ...,
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[str]: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: Callable[[str], _T],
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: list[_T] | None = ...,
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[_T]: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: None = ...,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: list[str],
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[str]: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: Callable[[str], _T],
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: list[_T],
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[_T]: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: None = ...,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: list[str] | None = ...,
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[str] | None: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: Callable[[str], _T],
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: list[_T] | None = ...,
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[_T] | None: ...

    def get_param_as_list(
        self,
        name: str,
        transform: Callable[[str], _T] | None = None,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: list[_T] | None = None,
        delimiter: str | None = None,
    ) -> list[_T] | list[str] | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as a list.

        List items must be comma-separated or must be provided
        as multiple instances of the same param in the query string
        ala *application/x-www-form-urlencoded*.

        Note:
            To enable the interpretation of comma-separated parameter values,
            the :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` option must
            be set to ``True`` (default ``False``).

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'ids').

        Keyword Args:
            transform (callable): An optional transform function
                that takes as input each element in the list as a ``str`` and
                outputs a transformed element for inclusion in the list that
                will be returned. For example, passing ``int`` will
                transform list items into numbers.
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise ``HTTPBadRequest``
                instead of returning ``None`` when the parameter is not
                found (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found (default
                ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``.
            delimiter(str): An optional character for splitting a parameter
                value into a list. In addition to the ``','``, ``' '``, and
                ``'|'`` characters, the ``'spaceDelimited'`` and
                ``'pipeDelimited'`` symbolic constants from the
                `OpenAPI v3 parameter specification
                <https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.2.0.html#style-values>`__
                are also supported.

                Note:
                    If the parameter was already passed as an array, e.g., as
                    multiple instances (the OAS ``'explode'`` style), the
                    `delimiter` argument has no effect.

                Note:
                    In contrast to the automatic splitting of comma-separated
                    values via the
                    :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` option,
                    values are split by `delimiter` **after** percent-decoding
                    the query string.

                    The :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.keep_blank_qs_values`
                    option has no effect on the secondary splitting by
                    `delimiter` either.

                .. versionadded:: 4.3
                    The `delimiter` keyword argument.

        Returns:
            list: The value of the param if it is found. Otherwise, returns
            ``None`` unless *required* is ``True``.

            Empty list elements will be included by default, but this behavior
            can be configured by setting the
            :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.keep_blank_qs_values` option. For
            example, by default the following query strings would both result in
            ``['1', '', '3']``::

                things=1&things=&things=3
                things=1,,3

            Note, however, that for the second example string above to be
            interpreted as a list, the
            :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` option must be
            set to ``True``.

            Even if the :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` option
            is set (by default) to ``False``, a value can also be split into
            list elements by using an OpenAPI spec-compatible delimiter, e.g.:

            >>> req
            <Request: GET 'http://falconframework.org/?colors=blue%7Cblack%7Cbrown'>
            >>> req.get_param_as_list('colors', delimiter='pipeDelimited')
            ['blue', 'black', 'brown']

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                a transform function raised an instance of ``ValueError``.

        """

        params = self._params

        # PERF: Use if..in since it is a good all-around performer; we don't
        #       know how likely params are to be specified by clients.
        if name in params:
            items = params[name]

            # NOTE(bricklayer25): If a delimiter is specified AND the param is
            #   a single string, split it.
            if delimiter is not None and isinstance(items, str):
                if delimiter not in _PARAM_VALUE_DELIMITERS:
                    raise ValueError(
                        f'Unsupported delimiter value: {delimiter!r};'
                        f' supported: {tuple(_PARAM_VALUE_DELIMITERS)}'
                    )
                items = items.split(_PARAM_VALUE_DELIMITERS[delimiter])

            # NOTE(warsaw): When a key appears multiple times in the request
            # query, it will already be represented internally as a list.
            # NOTE(kgriffs): Likewise for comma-delimited values.
            if not isinstance(items, list):
                items = [items]

            items_ret: list[str] | list[_T]
            # PERF(kgriffs): Use if-else rather than a DRY approach
            # that sets transform to a passthrough function; avoids
            # function calling overhead.
            if transform is not None:
                try:
                    items_ret = [transform(i) for i in items]

                except ValueError:
                    msg = 'The value is not formatted correctly.'
                    raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)
            else:
                items_ret = items

            if store is not None:
                store[name] = items_ret

            return items_ret

        if not required:
            return default

        raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)

    @overload
    def get_param_as_datetime(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = ...,
        *,
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: datetime | None = ...,
    ) -> datetime: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_datetime(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = ...,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: datetime,
    ) -> datetime: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_datetime(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = ...,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: datetime | None = ...,
    ) -> datetime | None: ...

    def get_param_as_datetime(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z',
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: datetime | None = None,
    ) -> datetime | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as a datetime.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'ids').

        Keyword Args:
            format_string (str): String used to parse the param value
                into a ``datetime``. Any format recognized by strptime() is
                supported (default ``'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z'``).
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found (default
                ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``
        Returns:
            datetime.datetime: The value of the param if it is found and can be
            converted to a ``datetime`` according to the supplied format
            string. If the param is not found, returns ``None`` unless
            required is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                the value could not be converted to a ``datetime``.

        .. versionchanged:: 4.0
            The default value of `format_string` was changed from
            ``'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'`` to ``'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z'``.

            The new format is a superset of the old one parsing-wise, however,
            the converted :class:`~datetime.datetime` object is now
            timezone-aware.
        """

        param_value = self.get_param(name, required=required)

        if param_value is None:
            return default

        try:
            date_time = strptime(param_value, format_string)
        except ValueError:
            msg = 'The date value does not match the required format.'
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)

        if store is not None:
            store[name] = date_time

        return date_time

    @overload
    def get_param_as_date(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = ...,
        *,
        required: Literal[True],
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: py_date | None = ...,
    ) -> py_date: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_date(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = ...,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        *,
        default: py_date,
    ) -> py_date: ...

    @overload
    def get_param_as_date(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = ...,
        required: bool = ...,
        store: StoreArg = ...,
        default: py_date | None = ...,
    ) -> py_date | None: ...

    def get_param_as_date(
        self,
        name: str,
        format_string: str = '%Y-%m-%d',
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: py_date | None = None,
    ) -> py_date | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as a date.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'ids').

        Keyword Args:
            format_string (str): String used to parse the param value
                into a date. Any format recognized by strptime() is
                supported (default ``"%Y-%m-%d"``).
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                ``HTTPBadRequest`` instead of returning ``None`` when the
                parameter is not found (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place
                the value of the param, but only if the param is found (default
                ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``
        Returns:
            datetime.date: The value of the param if it is found and can be
            converted to a ``date`` according to the supplied format
            string. If the param is not found, returns ``None`` unless
            required is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                the value could not be converted to a ``date``.
        """

        date_time = self.get_param_as_datetime(name, format_string, required)
        if date_time:
            date = date_time.date()
        else:
            return default

        if store is not None:
            store[name] = date

        return date

    def get_param_as_json(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: Any | None = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Return the decoded JSON value of a query string parameter.

        Given a JSON value, decode it to an appropriate Python type,
        (e.g., ``dict``, ``list``, ``str``, ``int``, ``bool``, etc.)

        Warning:
            If the :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` option is
            set to ``True`` (default ``False``), the framework will
            misinterpret any JSON values that include literal
            (non-percent-encoded) commas. If the query string may include
            JSON, you can use JSON array syntax in lieu of CSV as a workaround.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'payload').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise ``HTTPBadRequest``
                instead of returning ``None`` when the parameter is not
                found (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place the
                value of the param, but only if the param is found
                (default ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``

        Returns:
            dict: The value of the param if it is found. Otherwise, returns
            ``None`` unless required is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                the value could not be parsed as JSON.
        """

        param_value = self.get_param(name, required=required)
        if param_value is None:
            return default

        handler, _, _ = self.options.media_handlers._resolve(
            MEDIA_JSON, MEDIA_JSON, raise_not_found=False
        )
        # NOTE(vytas): Fall back to a default JSON handler so that this legacy
        #   helper keeps working even when the user has unregistered the
        #   built-in JSON handler.
        if handler is None:
            handler = _DEFAULT_JSON_HANDLER

        return self._deserialize_param_value(
            name, param_value, MEDIA_JSON, handler, store
        )

    def get_param_as_media(
        self,
        name: str,
        media_type: str | None = None,
        required: bool = False,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: Any | None = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """Return a query string parameter's value deserialized by a media handler.

        This is useful for implementing the OpenAPI Parameter Object's
        `content`_ field, where an individual query-string parameter is
        itself a serialized media document such as JSON.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'payload').

        Keyword Args:
            media_type (str): Media type to use for deserialization (e.g.,
                ``'application/json'``). If ``None``, falls back to the
                value of :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.default_media_type`
                (default ``'application/json'``).
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise
                :class:`~falcon.HTTPBadRequest` instead of returning ``None``
                when the parameter is not found (default ``False``).
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place the
                value of the param, but only if the param is found
                (default ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found returns the
                given value instead of ``None``

        Returns:
            The deserialized value for the parameter, or ``default`` if the
            parameter is missing and `required` is ``False``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                the value could not be parsed by the selected media handler.
            ValueError: No media handler is configured for `media_type`.

        .. _content:
            https://spec.openapis.org/oas/latest.html#fixed-fields-for-use-with-content
        """

        param_value = self.get_param(name, required=required)
        if param_value is None:
            return default

        if media_type is None:
            media_type = self.options.default_media_type

        handler, _, _ = self.options.media_handlers._resolve(
            media_type, self.options.default_media_type, raise_not_found=False
        )
        if handler is None:
            raise ValueError(
                f'No media handler is configured for {media_type!r}. '
                'Please ensure the media type is registered in '
                'RequestOptions.media_handlers.'
            )

        return self._deserialize_param_value(
            name, param_value, media_type, handler, store
        )

    def _deserialize_param_value(
        self,
        name: str,
        param_value: str,
        media_type: str,
        handler: Any,
        store: StoreArg,
    ) -> Any:
        try:
            # TODO(CaselIT): find a way to avoid encode + BytesIO if handlers
            #   interface is refactored. Possibly using the WS interface?
            val = handler.deserialize(
                BytesIO(param_value.encode()), media_type, len(param_value)
            )
        except errors.HTTPBadRequest:
            raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(
                f'It could not be deserialized as {media_type!r}.', name
            )

        if store is not None:
            store[name] = val

        return val

    def get_param_as_dict(
        self,
        name: str,
        required: bool = False,
        deep_object: bool = False,
        delimiter: str | None = None,
        store: StoreArg = None,
        default: dict[str, str] | None = None,
    ) -> dict[str, str] | None:
        """Return the value of a query string parameter as a dictionary.

        Two input formats are supported:

        * An alternating key/value list, e.g., ``param=k1,v1,k2,v2``, e.g.:

          >>> req
          <Request: GET 'https://example.com/?color=R%7C100%7CG%7C200%7CB%7C150'>
          >>> req.get_param_as_dict('color', delimiter='pipeDelimited')
          {'R': '100', 'G': '200', 'B': '150'}

          (The list can be split on the provided `delimiter`, otherwise
          :attr:`~falcon.RequestOptions.auto_parse_qs_csv` must be enabled, or
          the parameter must be repeated as in
          ``param=k1&param=v1&param=k2&param=v2``, for the list form to be
          picked up.)

        * The OpenAPI v3 ``deepObject`` style, e.g.,
          ``param[k1]=v1&param[k2]=v2`` (when `deep_object` is ``True``):

          >>> req
          <Request: GET 'https://example.com/?color%5BR%5D=100&color%5BG%5D=200'>
          >>> req.get_param_as_dict('color', deep_object=True)
          {'R': '100', 'G': '200'}

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'sort').

        Keyword Args:
            required (bool): Set to ``True`` to raise ``HTTPBadRequest``
                instead of returning ``None`` when the parameter is not found
                (default ``False``).
            deep_object (bool): Set to ``True`` to interpret the parameter
                using the OpenAPI v3 ``deepObject`` style (default ``False``).
            delimiter (str): An optional character for splitting a parameter
                value into the alternating list of keys and values; see
                :meth:`~.get_param_as_list` for the list of supported
                delimiters. Has no effect when `deep_object` is ``True``.
            store (dict): A ``dict``-like object in which to place the
                value of the param, but only if the param is found
                (default ``None``).
            default (any): If the param is not found, returns the
                given value instead of ``None``.

        Returns:
            dict: The value of the param if it is found. Otherwise, returns
            ``None`` unless `required` is ``True``.

        Raises:
            HTTPBadRequest: A required param is missing from the request, or
                the value could not be parsed from the parameter.

        .. versionadded:: 4.3
        """

        output: dict[str, str] | None

        if deep_object:
            oc: dict[str, str] = {}
            prefix = f'{name}['
            prefix_len = len(prefix)
            for key, value in self._params.items():
                if not (key.startswith(prefix) and key.endswith(']')):
                    continue
                inner = key[prefix_len:-1]

                if isinstance(value, list):
                    # NOTE(StepanUFL): An empty list is not expected to occur
                    #   in practice here, but keep the check defensively so
                    #   the return type is consistently str.
                    oc[inner] = value[0] if value else ''
                else:
                    oc[inner] = value

            if not oc:
                if required:
                    raise errors.HTTPMissingParam(name)
                output = default
            else:
                output = oc

        else:
            values_list = self.get_param_as_list(
                name, required=required, delimiter=delimiter
            )

            if values_list is None:
                output = default
            elif len(values_list) % 2 != 0:
                msg = 'The number of list elements must be even.'
                raise errors.HTTPInvalidParam(msg, name)
            else:
                output = dict(zip(values_list[::2], values_list[1::2]))

        if output is not None and store is not None:
            store[name] = output

        return output

    def has_param(self, name: str) -> bool:
        """Determine whether or not the query string parameter already exists.

        Args:
            name (str): Parameter name, case-sensitive (e.g., 'sort').

        Returns:
            bool: ``True`` if param is found, or ``False`` if param is
            not found.

        """

        return name in self._params

    def log_error(self, message: str) -> None:
        """Write an error message to the server's log.

        Prepends timestamp and request info to message, and writes the
        result out to the WSGI server's error stream (`wsgi.error`).

        Args:
            message (str): Description of the problem.

        """

        if self.query_string:
            query_string_formatted = '?' + self.query_string
        else:
            query_string_formatted = ''

        log_line = DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_FORMAT.format(
            now(), self.method, self.path, query_string_formatted
        )

        self._wsgierrors.write(log_line + message + '\n')

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Helpers
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def _get_wrapped_wsgi_input(self) -> BoundedStream:
        try:
            content_length = self.content_length or 0

        # NOTE(kgriffs): This branch is indeed covered in test_wsgi.py
        # even though coverage isn't able to detect it.
        except errors.HTTPInvalidHeader:  # pragma: no cover
            # NOTE(kgriffs): The content-length header was specified,
            # but it had an invalid value. Assume no content.
            content_length = 0

        return BoundedStream(self.env['wsgi.input'], content_length)

    def _parse_form_urlencoded(self) -> None:
        content_length = self.content_length
        if not content_length:
            return

        body_bytes = self.stream.read(content_length)

        # NOTE(kgriffs): According to
        # https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/form-control-infrastructure.html#application%2Fx-www-form-urlencoded-encoding-algorithm
        # the
        # body should be US-ASCII. Enforcing this also helps
        # catch malicious input.
        try:
            body = body_bytes.decode('ascii')
        except UnicodeDecodeError:
            body = None
            self.log_error(
                'Non-ASCII characters found in form body '
                'with Content-Type of '
                'application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Body '
                'will be ignored.'
            )

        if body:
            extra_params = parse_query_string(
                body,
                keep_blank=self.options.keep_blank_qs_values,
                csv=self.options.auto_parse_qs_csv,
            )

            self._params.update(extra_params)


# PERF: To avoid typos and improve storage space and speed over a dict.
class RequestOptions:
    """Defines a set of configurable request options.

    An instance of this class is exposed via :attr:`falcon.App.req_options` and
    :attr:`falcon.asgi.App.req_options` for configuring certain
    :class:`~.Request` and :class:`falcon.asgi.Request` behaviors,
    respectively.
    """

    keep_blank_qs_values: bool
    """Set to ``False`` to ignore query string params that have missing or blank
    values (default ``True``).

    For comma-separated values, this option also determines whether or not
    empty elements in the parsed list are retained.
    """

    @property
    def auto_parse_form_urlencoded(self) -> bool:
        """Set to ``True`` in order to automatically consume the request stream
        and merge the results into the request's query string params when the
        request's content type is ``application/x-www-form-urlencoded```
        (default ``False``).

        Enabling this option for WSGI apps makes the form parameters accessible
        via :attr:`~falcon.Request.params`, :meth:`~falcon.Request.get_param`,
        etc.

        .. deprecated:: 3.0
            The `auto_parse_form_urlencoded` option is not supported for
            ASGI apps, and is considered deprecated for WSGI apps as of
            Falcon 3.0, in favor of accessing URL-encoded forms
            through :meth:`~falcon.Request.get_media`.

            The attribute and the auto-parsing functionality will be removed
            entirely in Falcon 5.0.

            See also: :ref:`access_urlencoded_form`.

        Warning:
            When this option is enabled, the request's body
            stream will be left at EOF. The original data is
            not retained by the framework.

        Note:
            The character encoding for fields, before
            percent-encoding non-ASCII bytes, is assumed to be
            UTF-8. The special `_charset_` field is ignored if
            present.

            Falcon expects form-encoded request bodies to be
            encoded according to the standard W3C algorithm (see
            also https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/form-control-infrastructure.html#application%2Fx-www-form-urlencoded-encoding-algorithm).
        """  # noqa: D205
        return self._auto_parse_form_urlencoded

    @auto_parse_form_urlencoded.setter
    def auto_parse_form_urlencoded(self, value: bool) -> None:
        if value:
            warnings.warn(
                'The RequestOptions.auto_parse_form_urlencoded option is '
                'deprecated. Please use Request.get_media() to consume '
                'the submitted URL-encoded form instead.',
                category=deprecation.DeprecatedWarning,
            )

        self._auto_parse_form_urlencoded = value

    auto_parse_qs_csv: bool
    """Set to ``True`` to split query string values on any non-percent-encoded
    commas (default ``False``).

    When ``False``, values containing commas are left as-is. In this mode, list items
    are taken only from multiples of the same parameter name within the
    query string (i.e. ``t=1,2,3&t=4`` becomes ``['1,2,3', '4']``).

    When `auto_parse_qs_csv` is set to ``True``, the query string value is also
    split on non-percent-encoded commas and these items are added to the final
    list (i.e. ``t=1,2,3&t=4,5`` becomes ``['1', '2', '3', '4', '5']``).

    Warning:
        Enabling this option will cause the framework to misinterpret
        any JSON values that include literal (non-percent-encoded)
        commas. If the query string may include JSON, you can
        use JSON array syntax in lieu of CSV as a workaround.
    """
    strip_url_path_trailing_slash: bool
    """Set to ``True`` in order to strip the trailing slash, if present, at the
    end of the URL path (default ``False``).

    When this option is enabled, the URL path is normalized by stripping the
    trailing slash character. This lets the application define a single route
    to a resource for a path that may or may not end in a forward slash.
    However, this behavior can be problematic in certain cases, such as when
    working with authentication schemes that employ URL-based signatures.
    """
    default_media_type: str
    """The default media-type used to deserialize a request body, when the
    Content-Type header is missing or ambiguous.

    This value is normally set to the media type provided to the :class:`falcon.App`
    or :class:`falcon.asgi.App` initializer; however, if created independently,
    this will default to :attr:`falcon.DEFAULT_MEDIA_TYPE`.
    """
    media_handlers: Handlers
    """A dict-like object for configuring the media-types to handle.

    By default, handlers are provided for the ``application/json``,
    ``application/x-www-form-urlencoded`` and ``multipart/form-data`` media types.
    """

    __slots__ = (
        'keep_blank_qs_values',
        '_auto_parse_form_urlencoded',
        'auto_parse_qs_csv',
        'strip_url_path_trailing_slash',
        'default_media_type',
        'media_handlers',
    )

    def __init__(self) -> None:
        self.keep_blank_qs_values = True
        self._auto_parse_form_urlencoded = False
        self.auto_parse_qs_csv = False
        self.strip_url_path_trailing_slash = False
        self.default_media_type = DEFAULT_MEDIA_TYPE
        self.media_handlers = Handlers()
