diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/params/params.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/params/params.go
index 2cd7ed0..1acef90 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/params/params.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/params/params.go
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
-package params
+// package params provides methods on url.Values for parsing params for the subsonic api
+//
+// the format of the functions are:
+//     `Get[First|Or|FirstOr][Int|ID|Bool][List]`
+//
+// first component (key selection):
+//     ""        -> lookup the key as usual, err if not found
+//     "First"   -> lookup from a list of possible keys, err if none found
+//     "Or"      -> lookup the key as usual, return `or` if not found
+//     "FirstOr" -> lookup from a list of possible keys, return `or` if not found
+//
+// second component (type selection):
+//     ""     -> parse the value as a string
+//     "Int"  -> parse the value as an integer
+//     "ID"   -> parse the value as an artist, track, album etc id
+//     "Bool" -> parse the value as a boolean
+//
+// last component (list parsing with stacked keys, eg. `?a=1&a=2&a=3`):
+//     ""     -> return the first value, eg. `1`
+//     "List" -> return all values, eg. `{1, 2, 3}`
+//
+// note: these bulk of these funcs were generated with vim macros, so let me know if
+// you see something wrong :)
 
-// {get, get first, get or} * {str, int, id, bool} * {list, not list} = 24 funcs
+package params
 
 import (
 	"errors"
@@ -159,7 +181,7 @@ func (p Params) getFirst(keys []string) []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ** begin str {get, get first, get or}
+// ** begin str {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) Get(key string) (string, error) {
 	var ret string
@@ -179,7 +201,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOr(key string, or string) string {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin []str {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOr(or string, keys ...string) string {
+	var ret string
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin []str {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetList(key string) ([]string, error) {
 	var ret []string
@@ -199,7 +229,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOrList(key string, or []string) []string {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin int {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrList(or []string, keys ...string) []string {
+	var ret []string
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin int {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetInt(key string) (int, error) {
 	var ret int
@@ -219,7 +257,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOrInt(key string, or int) int {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin []int {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrInt(or int, keys ...string) int {
+	var ret int
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin []int {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetIntList(key string) ([]int, error) {
 	var ret []int
@@ -239,7 +285,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOrIntList(key string, or []int) []int {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin ID {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrIntList(or []int, keys ...string) []int {
+	var ret []int
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin ID {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetID(key string) (ID, error) {
 	var ret ID
@@ -264,7 +318,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOrID(key string, or ID) ID {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin []ID {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrID(or ID, keys ...string) ID {
+	var ret ID
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin []ID {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetIDList(key string) ([]ID, error) {
 	var ret []ID
@@ -284,7 +346,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOrIDList(key string, or []ID) []ID {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin bool {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrIDList(or []ID, keys ...string) []ID {
+	var ret []ID
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin bool {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetBool(key string) (bool, error) {
 	var ret bool
@@ -304,7 +374,15 @@ func (p Params) GetOrBool(key string, or bool) bool {
 	return or
 }
 
-// ** begin []bool {get, get first, get or}
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrBool(or bool, keys ...string) bool {
+	var ret bool
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
+// ** begin []bool {get, get first, get or, get first or}
 
 func (p Params) GetBoolList(key string) ([]bool, error) {
 	var ret []bool
@@ -323,3 +401,11 @@ func (p Params) GetOrBoolList(key string, or []bool) []bool {
 	}
 	return or
 }
+
+func (p Params) GetFirstOrBoolList(or []bool, keys ...string) []bool {
+	var ret []bool
+	if err := parse(p.getFirst(keys), &ret); err == nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return or
+}