HTTP

The http allows send HTTP requests

Usage:

local http = require('http')

Methods

response, err = http.get(<URI>, <BODY>, <HEADERS>) get/post/put/delete

Send a request with http method ‘get’, ‘post’ or ‘put’

http.get('https://domain.com') 
http.post('https://domain.com', 'foo=bar') 
http.put('https://domain.com', 'foo=bar', { Authorizaion = 'Basic ABCDE'})

Returns a response

If an error occurred, it will be returns as second value

response, err = http.request(optsion)

Send a request

options = {
    method = http.methodGet,
    uri = 'https://domain.com',
    body = nil,
    headers = {
        Authentication = 'Basic ABCDEF'
    }
}

http.request(options)

Returns a response

If an error occurred, it will be returns as second value

response

{
    status_code = <INT>
    body = <STRING>
    headers = {
        <KEY> = <VALUE>,
        ...
    }
}

http methods constants

  • methodGet
  • methodHead
  • methodPost
  • methodPut
  • methodPatch
  • methodDelete
  • methodConnect
  • methodOptions
  • methodTrace
http = require('http')

options = {
    method = http.methodPost,
    ...
}

http.request(options)