$count = strpos($request, '&') == false ? strlen($request) : strpos($request, '&');
$request = substr($request, 0, $count);
$request_path = explode("/", $request);
//extract return type, check if return type is in the allowed list
$return_type = end($request_path);
$return_type = set_default($return_type, Constants::get('default_return_type'));
$return_type = strrchr($return_type, ".");
$return_type = substr($return_type, 1);
$allowed_return_types = Constants::get('allowed_return_types');
if (array_contains($return_type, $allowed_return_types, false) == false) {
$return_type = Constants::get('default_return_type');
} else {
//remove the return type from the request_path
$item = end($request_path);
$item = substr($item, 0, strlen($item) - (strlen($return_type) + 1));
$request_path[count($request_path) - 1] = $item;
}
//extract request_method, can be defined in both get and post reauest, post takes precedence
$request_method = set_default($_REQUEST['request_method'], $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']);
$allowed_http_methods = Constants::get('allowed_http_methods');
if (array_contains($request_method, $allowed_http_methods, false) == false) {
$request_method = Constants::get('default_http_method');
}
$request_params = $_REQUEST;
//form route and send through router
$route = new Route($request_path, $request_params, $request_method, $return_type);
$router = new Router($route);
$router->route();
//TODO: Can handle redirection to api introduction if no specific request is made
} else {
}
