Support repeated category URL parameter about sponsorblockserver HOT 3 CLOSED

I agree it looks weird but there currently isn't a standardized way of passing an array query parameter, so it's really a matter of taste (weird is pretty subjective).
Personally I'd rather ?category=sponsor,interaction
Or the way you mentioned.

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It is not totally subjective. Some way are more supported than others.

• python requests (a vastly used http lib) does k=v1&k=v2 : https://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/user/quickstart/#passing-parameters-in-urls
• golang does k=v1&k=v2 too: https://golang.org/pkg/net/url/#Values
• ruby does the same : https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-3.0.1/libdoc/uri/rdoc/URI.html#method-c-encode_www_form
• axios (js lib) does k[]=v1&k[]=v2: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49944387/how-to-correctly-use-axios-params-with-arrays
• crystal does k=v1&k=v2: https://crystal-lang.org/api/1.0.0/URI/Params.html#encode(hash:Hash(String,String%7CArray(String)))-class-method

k=v1&k=v2 or k[]=v1&k[]=v2 are common, k=v1,v2 is less, and I've never seen k=["v1","v2"] :p

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This should already be possible, express handles repeated query parameter names as an array

https://expressjs.com/en/5x/api.html#req.query

this should be plug-and-play with an update to documentation

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