http.request
Asynchronously submit a HTTP GET request. Unlike http.get and http.post, this will not halt the program flow, which allows it to respond to other events while receiving the HTTP response.
http.request Function | |
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Syntax http.request(
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Returns | nil |
API | http |
Source | CC:Tweaked (source) (source) |
If postData
is specified, a POST request is submitted with the specified postData
as the body.
Unlike http.get and http.post, the handle is provided via the http_success
and http_failure
events, which need to be listened for.
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Makes a GET request without blocking program flow. | |||
Code | <nowiki>
http.request("http://example.com")
while true do
local event, url, handle = os.pullEvent()
if event == "http_failure" then
printError("Failed to make HTTP GET request:")
-- Here, handle is the error.
printError(handle)
break
elseif event == "http_success" then
print(handle.readAll())
handle.close()
break
end
end
</nowiki>
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Output | Prints the HTML contents of http://example.com . |
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