Difference between revisions of "Http.request"
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|code=http.request("http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=itK2bx9K") | |code=http.request("http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=itK2bx9K") | ||
local requesting = true | local requesting = true | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 4 January 2014
 Function http.request | |
| Sends a HTTP request to a website, asynchronously. Returns immediately, with an http_success or http_failure event being delivered later to indicate the outcome. Issues a POST request if postData is provided, or a GET request if it is nil (or omitted). | |
| Syntax | http.request(string url[, string postData]) |
| Returns | nil |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | HTTP |
Examples
 Example | |
| Prints "If you see this message, HTTP works!" if successful. | |
| Code |
http.request("http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=itK2bx9K")
local requesting = true
while requesting do
local event, url, sourceText = os.pullEvent()
if event == "http_success" then
local respondedText = sourceText.readAll()
print(respondedText)
requesting = false
elseif event == "http_failure" then
print("Server didn't respond.")
requesting = false
end
end
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