diff --git a/http/http_request.h b/http/http_request.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "sessions.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/http.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/websocket.hpp>
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "query_string.h"
+
+namespace crow
+{
+
+struct Request
+{
+    boost::beast::http::request<boost::beast::http::string_body>& req;
+    std::string_view url{};
+    QueryString urlParams{};
+    bool isSecure{false};
+
+    const std::string& body;
+
+    void* middlewareContext{};
+    boost::asio::io_context* ioService{};
+
+    std::shared_ptr<crow::persistent_data::UserSession> session;
+
+    Request(
+        boost::beast::http::request<boost::beast::http::string_body>& reqIn) :
+        req(reqIn),
+        body(reqIn.body())
+    {
+    }
+
+    boost::beast::http::verb method() const
+    {
+        return req.method();
+    }
+
+    const std::string_view getHeaderValue(std::string_view key) const
+    {
+        return req[key];
+    }
+
+    const std::string_view getHeaderValue(boost::beast::http::field key) const
+    {
+        return req[key];
+    }
+
+    const std::string_view methodString() const
+    {
+        return req.method_string();
+    }
+
+    const std::string_view target() const
+    {
+        return req.target();
+    }
+
+    unsigned version()
+    {
+        return req.version();
+    }
+
+    bool isUpgrade()
+    {
+        return boost::beast::websocket::is_upgrade(req);
+    }
+
+    bool keepAlive()
+    {
+        return req.keep_alive();
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace crow