def _get_paging_controls(request):
        """Parses start and/or limit queries into a paging controls dict.
        """
        start = request.url.query.get('start', None)
        limit = request.url.query.get('limit', None)
        controls = {}

        if limit is not None:
            try:
                controls['limit'] = int(limit)
            except ValueError:
                LOGGER.debug('Request query had an invalid limit: %s', limit)
                raise errors.CountInvalid()

            if controls['limit'] <= 0:
                LOGGER.debug('Request query had an invalid limit: %s', limit)
                raise errors.CountInvalid()

        if start is not None:
            controls['start'] = start

        return controls