1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/repoze/bfg/request.py b/repoze/bfg/request.py
index 8d938e974..de5711e0a 100644
--- a/repoze/bfg/request.py
+++ b/repoze/bfg/request.py
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ from webob import Request as WebobRequest
 
 import repoze.bfg.interfaces
 
+def make_request_ascii(event):
+    """ An event handler that causes the request charset to be ASCII;
+    used as an INewRequest subscriber so code written before 0.7.0 can
+    continue to work without a change"""
+    request = event.request
+    request.charset = None
+
+class Request(WebobRequest):
+    implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IRequest)
+    charset = 'utf-8'
+
 # We use 'precooked' Request subclasses that correspond to HTTP
 # request methods within ``router.py`` when constructing a request
 # object rather than using ``alsoProvides`` to attach the proper
@@ -13,23 +24,25 @@ import repoze.bfg.interfaces
 # ``HTTP_METHOD_FACTORIES`` lookup dict should be imported directly by
 # user code.
 
-class Request(WebobRequest):
-    implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IRequest)
-
 class GETRequest(WebobRequest):
     implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IGETRequest)
+    charset = 'utf-8'
 
 class POSTRequest(WebobRequest):
     implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IPOSTRequest)
+    charset = 'utf-8'
 
 class PUTRequest(WebobRequest):
     implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IPUTRequest)
+    charset = 'utf-8'
 
 class DELETERequest(WebobRequest):
     implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IDELETERequest)
+    charset = 'utf-8'
 
 class HEADRequest(WebobRequest):
     implements(repoze.bfg.interfaces.IHEADRequest)
+    charset = 'utf-8'
 
 HTTP_METHOD_FACTORIES = {
     'GET':GETRequest,