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+#!perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use FindBin;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../../lib";
+
+use Test::More no_plan => 1;
+use Catalyst::Test 'TestApp';
+
+use Catalyst::Request;
+use HTTP::Headers;
+use HTTP::Request::Common;
+use URI;
+
+{
+ my $creq;
+
+ my $parameters = {
+ 'a' => [qw(A b C d E f G)],
+ '%' => [ '%', '"', '& - &' ],
+ };
+
+ my $request = POST( 'http://localhost/dump/request/a/b?a=1&a=2&a=3',
+ 'Content' => $parameters,
+ 'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+ );
+
+ # Query string. I'm not sure the order is consistent in all enviroments,
+ # we need to test this with:
+ # [x] C::E::Test and C::E::Daemon
+ # [ ] MP1
+ # [ ] MP2
+ # [x] CGI::Simple
+
+ unshift( @{ $parameters->{a} }, 1, 2, 3 );
+
+ ok( my $response = request($request), 'Request' );
+ ok( $response->is_success, 'Response Successful 2xx' );
+ is( $response->content_type, 'text/plain', 'Response Content-Type' );
+ like( $response->content, qr/^bless\( .* 'Catalyst::Request' \)$/s, 'Content is a serialized Catalyst::Request' );
+ ok( eval '$creq = ' . $response->content, 'Unserialize Catalyst::Request' );
+ isa_ok( $creq, 'Catalyst::Request' );
+ is( $creq->method, 'POST', 'Catalyst::Request method' );
+ is_deeply( $creq->parameters, $parameters, 'Catalyst::Request parameters' );
+ is_deeply( $creq->arguments, [qw(a b)], 'Catalyst::Request arguments' );
+ is_deeply( $creq->uploads, {}, 'Catalyst::Request uploads' );
+ is_deeply( $creq->cookies, {}, 'Catalyst::Request cookie' );
+}