converts commandline arguments 'one --flag "123 4"' e.g. to a http get-string '?1=one&flag=123%204'

args2http.bash

# converts commandline arguments to a http get-string
# usage: args2http one --flag 123 two --somekey somevalue  <-- outputs: ?1=one&flag=123&2=two&somekey=somevalue

/ /bash/function/string/urlencode!

args2http(){
  httpstr="?"; pos=1; lastarg=""
  for arg in "$@"; do
    if [[ "${arg:0:1}" == "-" ]]; then
      key="${arg//-/}"; httpstr="$httpstr&$key="; lastarg="option"
    else
      [[ "$lastarg" == "option" ]] && httpstr="$httpstr$(urlencode "$arg")" || {
        httpstr="$httpstr&$pos=$(urlencode "$arg")"; ((pos++));
      };
      lastarg="positional"
    fi
  done
  echo "${httpstr/?&/?}"
}