docs: private QueryRequest createQueryRequest(String[] elements) {
          QueryRequest request = QueryRequest.create();
          for (String element : elements) {
              String[] parts = StringUtils.split(element, ":", 2);
              parts[0] = parts[0].replace("\\", "\\\\");
              parts[1] = parts[1].replace("\\", "\\\\");
              request.addParameter(parts[0], parts[1].substring(1, parts[1].length() - 1));
          }
          return request;
      }