http/request: Add :set_form_data method

[daurnimator]

This adds a convenience method for turning a request into a urlencoded form data POST request

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[daurnimator]

Why does form data deserve it's own function when there are so many other formats to choose from? e.g. json, xml, etc. Obviously we don't want to depend on json/xml libraries, so we can't add helpers for all common formats.

See also #7

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The main rationale seems to be that people expect there to be a :set_form_data-like function in a HTTP library.

• luasocket's http has a code-path for it
• prosody has a code-path for it
• curl has a commad line option for it

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[daurnimator]

I think you need to replace %20 with +.

[daurnimator]

If this gets merged we also need decoding: you can't use query_args as it doesn't decode + to space. Cc @leafo

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