Decode urlencoded string from the EG webserver

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Hi guys!

I'm trying to capture a string from a http request to the EG webserver.

As far as I can see there is no support for POST requests, only GET. Therefore I have to URLEncode the string before appending it to the request.

I capture the event HTTP.* and get the string from eg.event.suffix. All OK so far, except for the encoding since EG doesn't seem to automatically decode the string upon recieving it.

Now, beeing a Python n00b I wonder: is there an easy way to decode an URLEncoded string in the Python script?


(The string is a path+file that I want to send on to Media Player Classic)

[Bitmonster]

This should be possible with urllib.

import urllib
path = urllib.unquote(data)
...or...
path = urllib.unquote_plus(data)

But actually this should be seen as a bug of the webserver plugin. Of course it should do it itself before initiating the event. I will look into it later.

BTW:
You shouldn't use the event to transfer data. The event.payload is meant for such purposes. Make the URL by putting the pieces together with the "&" sign, like:
http://localhost/index.html?myEvent&C:\whatever\
(with right encoding it should actually look like:
http://localhost/index.html?myEvent&C%3A%5Cwhatever%5C
)
and you get always the event "myEvent" and the path as eg.event.payload[0]

[Bitmonster]

0.3.6.1327 should decode the event and payload right.

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Thanx, Bitmonster!

It works like a charm! I also rewrote the scripts to use payload instead (I had missed that feature)!

[CollinR]

Another area I haven't played with, looks like I need to start!