sc | get_param

def get_param(name, param_type='string', delimiter=',', default=None):
        value = request.args.get(name, default)

        if value is None:
            return default

        value = value.strip()

        try:
            if param_type == 'int':
                value = int(float(value))
            elif param_type == 'date':
                value = parser.parse(value)
            elif param_type == 'timestamp':
                value = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(int(float(value)))
            elif param_type == 'list':
                values = []
                for item in value.split(delimiter):
                    values.append(item.strip())
                return values
            elif param_type == 'list-int':
                values = []
                for item in value.split(delimiter):
                    try:
                        values.append(int(float(item.strip())))
                    except ValueError:
                        pass
                return values

            return value