Luvit 2.5.6 Documentation

HTTP#

Node-style http client and server module for luvit

local http = require('http')

Value: http.headerMeta#

Provide a nice case insensitive interface to headers. Pulled from https://github.com/creationix/weblit/blob/master/libs/weblit-app.lua

Class: http.IncomingMessage#

Incoming message class, extends net.Socket.

IncomingMessage:initialize(head, socket)#

Head is headers. Headers declared in this child class, i.e. options expected in the head table: 

- version - httpVersion
// Server specific
- method
- path - url
// Client specific
- code - statusCode
- reason - statusMessage

IncomingMessage:_read()#

Resumes self.socket

Class: http.ServerResponse#

ServerResponse:setHeader(name, value)#

ServerResponse:getHeader(name)#

ServerResponse:removeHeader(name)#

ServerResponse:flushHeaders()#

ServerResponse:write(chunk, callback)#

ServerResponse:finish(chunk)#

ServerResponse:writeHead(newStatusCode, newHeaders)#

http.handleConnections(socket, onRequest)#

http.createServer(onRequest)#

Class: http.ClientRequest#

ClientRequest.getDefaultUserAgent()#

ClientRequest:flushHeaders()#

ClientRequest:write(data, cb)#

ClientRequest:done(data, cb)#

ClientRequest:setTimeout(msecs, callback)#

http.parseUrl(url)#

http.request(options, onResponse)#

http.get(options, onResponse)#