Re: RFC1867 (multipart/form-data) PUT requests

> On Jun 20, 2023, at 06:06, Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 at 10:25, Ilija Tovilo <tovilo.ilija@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Introduce a new function (currently named populate_post_data()) to >> read the input stream and populate the $_POST and $_FILES >> superglobals. >> > > > My initial instinct was to discuss how this could be made more flexible in > terms of input and output; but looking at how simple the implementation is, > this seems like a really quick win, and anything else can be future scope. > > To bikeshed the name a bit: > > * We should probably avoid the word "post"; although it populates $_POST, > that's really misnamed anyway, what we're really talking about is "form > data" > * Even if there isn't a current category prefix where it belongs, it should > probably follow the "category_specific" naming scheme > * We might in future add some related functions, such as returning the data > rather than populating globals > > How about "request_form_populate_globals"? Another option for the name: populate_multipart_form_data(). Cheers, Ben

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