HTTPConnection

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Use HTTPGet or Http.Get to get an HTTPConnection object.

Object Methods

HTTPConnection:__gc
HTTPConnection:__index
HTTPConnection:Download
HTTPConnection:DownloadSize
HTTPConnection:Finished
HTTPConnection:GetBuffer

Additional Notes

• It's easier to use the http library as shown in the link below.
• Here is an example on how to use the http library:

 
local function fnCallback( contents, size )
	if ( contents == nil || contents == "" ) then return end
 
	file.Write( "example.txt", contents );
end
 
http.Get( "http://www.example.com/", "", fnCallback );
 

• That will output the HTML code from www.example.com into example.txt in your data directory.
• Note: All downloaded content seems to be truncated to a random length. Bug?

• For an instant HTTP get with no callback, you can use this:

 
// Thank Wizzard for this :)
function DownloadFile(URL, Headers)
	local connection = HTTPGet()
	connection:Download(URL,Headers)
 
	debug.sethook()
 
	repeat until connection:Finished()
	return connection:GetBuffer()
end
local source = DownloadFile("http://google.com")
 

Please note that when using this method the game will temporarily crash.

See Also

• (Source Code)