text: from flask import escape
  
  
  def get_parameter(request, name: str, default=None):
      request_json = request.get_json(silent=True)
      request_args = request.args
  
      if request_json and name in request_json:
          val = request_json[name]
      elif request_args and name in request_args:
          val = request_args[name]
      else:
          return default
  
      return format(escape(val))
  