http

Functions for making HTTP requests, allowing you to retrieve website content and send POST requests with payloads.

http get(website, function: body, statuscode) -> void

Retrieves websites body.

Name	Type	Description
website	string	Website address.
function	function	Callback function.
body	string	Data returned by the website.
statuscode	number	Status code returned by the website.

http post(website, payload, function: body, statuscode) -> void

Sends a post to the website.

Name	Type	Description
website	string	Website address.
payload	string	Data to post.
body	string	Data returned by the website.
statuscode	number	Status code returned by the website.

Example

http.get("https://cataas.com/cat", function(body, stats)
    if stats == 200 then -- 200 = success, 500 = error
        local filename = "random_cat.jfif"
        file.write(filename, body, "binary")
    end
end)