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# File action_controller/request.rb, line 407
def parse_query_parameters(query_string)
  return {} if query_string.blank?

  pairs = query_string.split('&').collect do |chunk|
    next if chunk.empty?
    key, value = chunk.split('=', 2)
    next if key.empty?
    value = value.nil? ? nil : CGI.unescape(value)
    [ CGI.unescape(key), value ]
  end.compact

  UrlEncodedPairParser.new(pairs).result
end