Web
Description
The web module contains some basic HTTP query functions.
get
get will perform a http GET operation to retrieve a resource.
Definition
web.get(string url)
Params
url- Type: string The URL to get
Returns
A response table
get_async
An async version of get. This can only be used in a thread or else an error will be thrown. Async functions will put the current thread to sleep so that the main thread is not blocked.
Definition
web.get_async(string url)
Params
url- Type: string The URL to get
Returns
A response table
post
post will perform a HTTP post operation
Definition
web.post(string url, string payload)
Params
url- Type: string The URL to post the payload to
payload- Type: string The payload to send via HTTP post
Returns
A response table
post_async
An async version of post. This can only be used in a thread or else an error will be thrown. Async functions will put the current thread to sleep so that the main loop is not blocked.
Definition
web.post_async(string url, string payload)
Params
url- Type: string The URL to post the payload to
payload- Type: string The payload to post