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HTTP client

Simple HTTP client

local rc, code, headers, body = mympd.http_client(method, uri, extra_headers, payload)
if rc == 0 then
  -- Success, iterate through headers
  for name, value in pairs(header) do
    -- Do something
  end
else
  -- Error case
end

Parameters:

PARAMETER TYPE DESCRIPTION
method string HTTP method, GET or POST
uri string Full uri to call, e. g. https://api.listenbrainz.org/1/submit-listens
extra_headers string Additional headers, must be terminated by \r\n
payload string body of a post request

Returns:

FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION
rc integer 0 = success, 1 = error
code integer http response code, e.g. 200
headers table http headers
body string http body

Download a file over HTTP

local rc, code, headers = mympd.http_download(uri, extra_headers, out)
if rc == 0 then
  -- Do something with the downloaded file
else
  -- Error case
end

Parameters:

PARAMETER TYPE DESCRIPTION
uri string Uri to download.
extra_headers string Additional headers, must be terminated by \r\n
out string Filename for output.

Returns:

FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION
rc integer 0 = success, 1 = error
code integer http response code, e.g. 200
headers table http headers