HTTP Server
CraftOS-PC adds support for running HTTP listeners on a port. Once a listener is added, an event will be queued each time a request is made to the server.
Simple interface
The http.listen(port, callback) function allows listening on a port synchronously without requiring an extra event loop. It takes the port to listen on and a callback as arguments. When a request is made, the callback is called with two tables: a request input handle, and a response output handle. These handles function similar to read and write file handles, with the following extra methods available:
request.getURL(): Returns the URI endpoint of the requestrequest.getMethod(): Returns the HTTP method of the requestrequest.getRequestHeaders(): Returns a table of headers sent by the clientresponse.setStatusCode(code): Sets the HTTP response code to sendresponse.setResponseHeader(key, value): Sets a header key/value to send
The response will not be sent until response.close() is called, so make sure to always call it before returning from the callback. To stop the listener, return true from the callback function or queue a server_stop event. The listener will automatically be closed and http.listen will return.
Adding & removing listeners
The http.addListener(port) function activates a listener on the specified port. Once the listener is added, a background thread will listen for HTTP requests on the port. When a request is made, the server will queue an event named http_request with the port number, a request handle, and a response handle. Listeners can be removed with http.removeListener(port), which will stop the server thread and requests will no longer be serviced.