diff --git a/server/src/http_params.rs b/server/src/http_params.rs
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+use hyper::body::{to_bytes, Bytes, HttpBody};
+use hyper::Body;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::u8;
+
+fn bytes_to_string(bytes: &Bytes) -> String{
+    let mut ret = String::new();
+    for b in bytes.iter() {
+        ret.push(*b as char);
+    }
+    ret
+}
+
+fn map_qs(query_string_raw: Option<&str>) -> HashMap<&str, &str> {
+    /*
+     * Parse a given query string and build a hashmap from it
+    */
+    let mut map: HashMap<&str, &str> = HashMap::new();
+    if let Some(qs) = query_string_raw {
+        let raw_pairs: Vec<&str> = qs.split('&').collect();
+        for raw_pair in raw_pairs.iter() {
+            let sub_segment: Vec<&str> = raw_pair.split('=').collect();
+            match sub_segment.len() {
+                2 => map.insert(sub_segment[0], sub_segment[1]),
+                _ => continue
+            };
+        }
+    }
+    map
+}
+
+fn parse_body(map: &mut HashMap<&str, &str>, data: String) {
+    // Line delimited and 1 key value pair per line
+    // 
+}
+
+async fn map_body(map: &mut HashMap<&str, &str>, body_raw: &mut Body) {
+    /*
+     * Given an http body from Hyper we take the body data and parse out all the
+     * Parameters given to us up to the first non valid http character
+    */
+    // First we grab a slice of the body data
+    // next we get a slice up to the first invalid char or the end of the body
+    // TODO: add some kind of .env limiter so we don't ingest too much data
+    const NEWLINE: u8 = 0x10;
+    const PRINTABLE_MIN: u8 = 0x20;
+    const PRINTABLE_MAX: u8 = 0x7e;
+
+    match to_bytes(body_raw).await {
+        Ok(data) => {
+            if data.len() == 0 || data.len() > 4096 {
+                println!("EMPTY BODY");
+                return;
+            }
+            // Assuming we havea  reasonable sized body we check
+            println!("START BODY");
+            let mut valid = true;
+            for byte in data.iter() {
+                match byte {
+                    // only new lines and printable ascii chars are valid in our body
+                    // delete characters are not valid however
+                    &NEWLINE | PRINTABLE_MIN ..= PRINTABLE_MAX => {}
+                    _ => {
+                        valid = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if valid { 
+                parse_body(map, bytes_to_string(&data));
+            }
+            println!("\nEND BODY")
+        },
+        Err(_) => {}
+    }
+}
+
+
+// NOTE: we only need an async call because map body itself makes asynchronous calls
+pub async fn parse_params<'q>(qs_raw: Option<&'q str>, body_raw: &mut Body) -> HashMap<&'q str, &'q str> {
+    let mut qs_map = map_qs(qs_raw);
+    map_body(&mut qs_map, body_raw).await;
+    qs_map
+}
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