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2 Moonbridge reference
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3 ====================
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7 Global function listen{...}
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8 ---------------------------
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10 This function initializes the Moonbridge Network Server. It may be called
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11 multiple times. However, it is not allowed to register additional listeners by
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12 calling listen(...) from a "prepare", "connect", or "finish" handler.
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14 See file "example.lua" for parametrization of the listen(...) function.
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16 Warning: Moonbridge will fork the Lua environment to handle parallel requests.
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17 Functions provided as "prepare", "connect", and "finish" handlers may access
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18 global variables, but for every child process these global variables will not
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19 be shared! If you require a global state, a DBMS, cache server, or similar is
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20 necessary.
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24 Global function timeout(...)
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25 ----------------------------
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26
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27 Calling this function with a positive number (time in seconds) sets a timer
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28 that kills the current process after the selected time runs out. The remaining
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29 time can be queried by calling this function without arguments.
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30
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31 Calling this function with a single argument that is the number zero will
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32 disable the timeout.
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33
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34 Another mode of operation is selected by passing two arguments: a time (in
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35 seconds) as first argument and a function as second argument. In this case, a
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36 sub-timer will be used to limit the execution time of the function. In case of
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37 timeout, the process will be killed (and the timeout function does not return).
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38 If the time for the sub-timer is longer than a previously set timeout (using
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39 the timeout(...) function with one argument), the shorter timeout (of the
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40 previous call of timeout(...)) will have precedence.
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41
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42 Timers are also automatically reset (disabled) when a handler (prepare handler
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43 or connect handler) returns. To shutdown processes after a certain time waiting
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44 for a new request, use the idle_time parameter of the listen function.
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45
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47
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48 Socket object passed to "connect" handler
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49 -----------------------------------------
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50
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51 For every incoming connection, the registered "connect" handler is called with
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52 a single socket object as argument, which is described below:
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53
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54
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55 ### socket:close(timeout)
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56
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57 Closes the socket connection (input and output stream) by flushing all data and
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58 sending a TCP FIN packet. If the timeout value is non-nil but zero, a TCP RST
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59 is sent instead. If a positive timeout value is given and if the remote peer
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60 doesn't respond with a TCP FIN within the given time, a TCP RST is sent in
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61 addition to the previously sent TCP FIN packet. If the timeout value is nil or
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62 negative, the call returns immediately and the operating system will wait for
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63 the peer's TCP FIN packet.
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64
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65 Returns true on success, or nil plus error message in case of an I/O error.
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66 Using this method on sockets that have already been closed (or reset) will
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67 throw an error.
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68
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69 Warning: Pending data on the input stream may cause connection aborts (TCP RST)
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70 depending on the particular operating system used. All pending input data
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71 should have been read (or drained) before calling socket:close().
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73
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74 ### socket:drain(maxlen, terminator)
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76 Same as socket:read(maxlen, terminator), but discards the input and returns the
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77 number of discarded bytes. If no bytes could be read but EOF was encountered,
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78 then true is returned.
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79
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80 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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81 second result value) are returned.
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83
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84 ### socket:drain_nb(maxlen, terminator)
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85
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86 Same as socket:read_nb(maxlen, terminator), but discards the input and returns
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87 the number of discarded bytes. If no bytes could be read but EOF was
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88 encountered, then true is returned.
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89
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90 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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91 second result value) are returned.
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92
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93
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94 ### socket:flush(...)
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95
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96 Same as socket:write(...) but additionally flushes the socket (i.e. all pending
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97 data is passed to the operating system).
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98
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99 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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100 second result value) are returned. On success, the socket userdata object is
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101 returned.
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102
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103
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104 ### socket:flush_nb(...)
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105
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106 Same as socket:write_nb(...) but additionally flushes the socket (i.e. all
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107 pending data is passed to the operating system). The total number of bytes that
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108 could not be passed yet to the operating system is returned. Zero is returned
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109 if all data could be flushed out.
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110
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111 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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112 second result value) are returned.
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113
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114
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115 ### socket.interval
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116
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117 Set to the name of an interval timer if the "connect" handler was called due to
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118 an elapsed interval timer. Otherwise nil.
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119
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120
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121 ### socket.local_ip4
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122
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123 Local IPv4 address used for the connection. Encoded as 4 raw bytes in form of a
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124 string.
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125
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126
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127 ### socket.local_ip6
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128
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129 Local IPv6 address used for the connection. Encoded as 16 raw bytes in form of
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130 a string.
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131
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132
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133 ### socket.local_tcpport
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134
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135 Local TCP port used for the connection.
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137
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138 ### socket:read(maxlen, terminator)
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139
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140 Read up to maxlen bytes or until an optional termination character is
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141 encountered (which is included in the result). The maxlen value may be nil, in
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142 which case there is no limit on the number of bytes read.
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143
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144 If EOF is encountered before any data could be read, then false (as first
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145 return value) plus a notice string (as second return value) are returned.
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147 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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148 second result value) are returned.
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150
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151 ### socket:read_nb(maxlen, terminator)
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152
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153 Read up to maxlen bytes, until an optional termination character is encountered
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154 (which is included in the result), or until no more data is available for
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155 reading. The maxlen value may be nil, in which case there is no limit on the
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156 number of bytes read.
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158 If EOF is encountered before any data could be read, then false (as first
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159 return value) plus a notice string (as second return value) are returned.
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160
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161 If no data was available for reading, but no EOF was encountered, then an empty
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162 string is returned.
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163
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164 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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165 second result value) are returned.
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167
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168 ### socket.remote_ip4
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169
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170 Remote IPv4 address used for the connection. Encoded as 4 raw bytes in form of
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171 a string.
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173
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174 ### socket.remote_ip6
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175
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176 Remote IPv6 address used for the connection. Encoded as 16 raw bytes in form of
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177 a string.
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179
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180 ### socket.remote_tcpport
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181
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182 Remote TCP port used for the connection.
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184
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185 ### socket:reset()
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186
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187 Alias for socket:close(0). Closes the socket connection by sending a TCP RST
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188 packet if possible to indicate error condition.
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189
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190 Returns true on success, or nil (as first result value) plus error message (as
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191 second result value) in case of an I/O error. Using this method on sockets that
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192 have already been closed (or reset) will throw an error.
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194 Warning: Previously sent (and flushed) data may be lost during transmission.
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195
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196
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197 ### socket:write(...)
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198
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199 Takes a variable number of strings and sends them to the peer. The operation is
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200 buffered, so to actually send out the data, it is necessary to eventually call
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201 socket:flush(), socket:finish(), or socket:close().
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202
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203 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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204 second result value) are returned. On success, the socket userdata object is
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205 returned.
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206
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207
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208 ### socket:write_nb(...)
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209
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210 Takes a variable number of strings and sends them to the peer. The operation is
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211 buffered, so to actually send out the data, it is necessary to eventually call
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212 socket:flush_nb(), socket:flush(), socket:finish(), or socket:close().
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213
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214 This function always returns immediately (i.e. it does not block). If all data
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215 (but a small buffered portion) could be sent out, then zero is returned.
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216 Otherwise, all arguments that could not be sent are stored in a buffer of
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217 unlimited size (up to memory capabilities) and an integer is returned that
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218 indicates the number of bytes currently in the buffer.
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219
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220 In case of an I/O error, nil (as first return value) plus an error message (as
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221 second result value) are returned.
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225 HTTP module
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226 -----------
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227
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228 The http module exports the function http.generate_handler(callback) that
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229 converts an HTTP handler to a "connect" handler. See file "example.lua" for an
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230 example of invocation. A table with options may be passed either as a second
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231 argument, or as a first argument preceeding the callback function (whichever is
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232 more convenient).
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233
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234 The following options are supported:
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235
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236 - request_body_size_limit: maximum size of payload of HTTP request body
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237 (transfer encoding is allowed to add a limited amount of extra data)
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238 - chunk_size: optional default value for maximum_input_chunk_size and
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239 minimum_output_chunk_size
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240 - request_header_size_limit: maximum size of HTTP request headers
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241 - maximum_input_chunk_size: maximum chunk size when streaming a request body or
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242 certain POST fields (bigger chunks will be fragmented automatically)
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243 - minimum_output_chunk_size: minimum size for a chunk when sending a response
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244 body (smaller chunks will be buffered and concatenated with future data;
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245 ignored when request:flush() is called)
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246 - static_headers: a set of headers to be included in every HTTP response
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247 (may be a string, a table or strings, or a table of key-value pairs)
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248
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249 The callback function receives a single request object as argument, which is
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250 described below.
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251
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252
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253 ### request.body
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254
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255 The request body (without headers) as a string. Accessing this value makes
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256 further access to request.post_params and request.post_params_list, or
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257 invocation of request:stream_request_body(...) impossible.
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258
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259
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260 ### request:close_after_finish()
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261
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262 Closes the connection after answering the request.
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263
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264 This method can only be called before the HTTP response header section has been
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265 finished (i.e. before request:finish_headers(), request:send_data(...), or
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266 request:finish() were called), but it may be called before a status code has
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267 been sent using request:send_status(...).
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268
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269 A corresponding "Connection: close" header is automatically sent.
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270
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271
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272 ### request.cookies
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273
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274 A table with all cookies sent by the client.
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275
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276
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277 ### request.defer_reading()
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278
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279 Disables automatic request body processing on write. Can be called before
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280 sending a HTTP status code to send a response before the request has been fully
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281 received.
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282
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283 CAUTION: Responding to a request before the request body has been processed may
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284 lead to a deadlock if the browser does not process the response while trying to
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285 send the request. Therefore, this function should only be used if:
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286
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287 - the TCP stack has enough buffer space for the response (i.e. if the response
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288 is small enough), and if
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289 - a timer is used to cancel the response in case of a deadlock.
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290
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291 It is recommended to not use this function unless certain performance tweaks
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292 are desired.
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293
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294
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295 ### request.faulty
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296
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297 Normally set to false. In case of a read or write error on the client
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298 connection, this value is set to true before a Lua error is raised.
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299
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300 A faulty request handle must not be used, or another Lua error will be raised.
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301
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302
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303 ### request:finish()
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304
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305 Finishes and flushes a HTTP response. May be called multiple times. An
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306 HTTP status, all headers, and the response body (if applicable) must have been
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307 previously sent. After calling this method, no further data may be written.
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308
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309
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310 ### request:finish_headers()
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311
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312 Finishes and flushes the HTTP response header section. May be called multiple
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313 times, as long as the request is not finished completely. This method is
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314 automatically invoked if the application is beginning to send a response body.
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315 After calling this method, no further headers may be sent.
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316
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317
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318 ### request:flush()
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319
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320 Flushes any pending output data. Note: In order to mark the end of a response
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321 body, it is required to call request:finish().
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322
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323
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324 ### request.get_params
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325
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326 A table that maps field names to their corresponding GET value. If there are
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327 several GET values with the given field name, then the first value is used.
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328
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329 Note: May be implemented through metamethods, but does support iteration
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330 through pairs(...).
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331
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332
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333 ### request.get_params_list
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334
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335 A table that maps field names to a sequence of their corresponding GET values.
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336
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337 Note: May be implemented through metamethods, but does support iteration
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338 through pairs(...).
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339
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340
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341 ### request.headers
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342
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343 A table that maps (case-insensitively) a HTTP header field name to a sequence
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344 of values. One entry is created for every occurrence of a header line with the
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345 given field name).
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346
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347
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348 ### request.headers_csv_string
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349
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350 A table that maps (case-insensitively) a HTTP header field name to a comma
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351 separated string. Multiple occurrences of the header with the given field name
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352 are automatically merged into the comma separated string.
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354
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355 ### request.headers_csv_table
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356
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357 A table that maps (case-insensitively) a HTTP header field name to a sequence
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358 of values. One entry is created for every comma separated value of each header
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359 with the given field name.
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361
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362 ### request.headers_flags
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363
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364 A table that maps (case-insensitively) a HTTP header field name to another
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365 table which (again case-insensitively) maps a string to a boolean, depending on
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366 whether this string occurred in the list of comma separated values of one
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367 header line with the given field name that was the key in the first table.
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368
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369
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370 ### request.headers_value
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371
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372 A table that maps (case-insensitively) a HTTP header field name to a value. If
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373 multiple header lines with the given field name have been received, false is
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374 used as value.
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375
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376
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377 ### request.method
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378
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379 The HTTP request method, e.g. "HEAD", "GET", or "POST".
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380
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381
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382 ### request.path
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383
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384 The requested path without a leading slash and without the query part (e.g.
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385 "index.html" if "/index.html?a=b&c=d" has been requested). For the query part,
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386 see request.query.
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387
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388 This value will be nil if (and only if) the request method is "OPTIONS" with a
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389 request target equal to "*" (see also asterisk-form of request-target in
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390 section 5.3.4 in RFC 7230).
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391
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392
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393 ### request.post_metadata
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394
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395 Only set for multipart/form-data POST requests. A table that maps field names
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396 to their corresponding POST metadata table which contains two entries:
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397 "file_name" and "content_type". If there are several POST values with the given
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398 field name, then the first value/file is used.
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399
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400
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401 ### request.post_metadata_list
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402
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403 Only set for multipart/form-data POST requests. A table that maps field names
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404 to a sequence with their corresponding POST metadata tables. Needed if multiple
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405 files are uploaded with the same field name.
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406
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407
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408 ### request.post_params
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409
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410 A table that maps field names to their corresponding POST value. If there are
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411 several POST values with the given field name, then the first value is used.
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412
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413 Note: May be implemented through metamethods, but does support iteration
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414 through pairs(...).
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415
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416
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417 ### request.post_params_list
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418
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419 A table that maps field names to a sequence of their corresponding POST values.
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420
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421 Note: May be implemented through metamethods, but does support iteration
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422 through pairs(...).
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423
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424
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425 ### request.query
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426
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427 Query part of the request target including the leading question mark, e.g.
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428 "?a=b&c=d" if the requested target is "/index.html?a=b&c=d". The data is
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429 automatically parsed and made available through request.get_params and
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430 request.get_params_list.
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431
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432 If there is no query part given in the request target, then this string is
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433 the empty string. This value will be nil if (and only if) the request method
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434 is "OPTIONS" with a request target equal to "*" (see also asterisk-form of
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435 request-target in section 5.3.4 in RFC 7230).
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436
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437
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438 ### request:process_request_body()
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439
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440 Starts processing the request body (if existent) to set the values
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441 request.post_params, request.post_params_list, request.post_metadata, and
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442 and request.post_metadata_list and/or to call POST field stream handlers that
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443 have been previously registered with request:stream_post_param(...) or
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444 request:stream_post_params(...).
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445
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446 This method gets invoked automatically when the POST param tables
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447 (request.post_params, etc.) are accessed, or if a response is sent (to avoid
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448 deadlocks with the webbrowser). (Note: Automatic request body processing on
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449 write may be disabled by calling request:defer_reading().)
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450
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451 After this method returned, all registered POST field stream handlers have
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452 received all data. Registration of other POST field stream handlers is not
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453 possible after this method has been called (or after request.post_params_list
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454 or request.post_params have been accessed).
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455
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456
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457 ### request:send_data(...)
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458
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459 Sends data as response body. All arguments are converted via tostring(...) and
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460 concatenated. May be called multiple times until the request has been finished
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461 by calling request:finish().
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462
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463 If the request method (see request.method) is "HEAD", then calls to
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464 request:send_data(...) are automatically ignored.
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465
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466
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467 ### request:send_header(key, value)
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468
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469 Sends a HTTP response header that consists of the given key and the given
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470 value. Note: Key and value must be provided as separate arguments. Before any
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471 headers can be sent, a HTTP status must have been set with
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472 request:send_status(status_string).
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473
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474
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475 ### request:send_status(status_string)
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476
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477 Sends a HTTP response status that is given as a string consisting of a 3-digit
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478 number and an explanatory string, e.g. "200 OK" or "404 Not Found". This
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479 function must be called once before any headers or response body data may be
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480 sent.
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481
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482
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483 ### request.socket
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484
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485 The underlaying socket. Can be used to force a TCP RST, etc.
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486
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487
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488 ### request:stream_post_param(field_name, callback)
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489
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490 Registers a stream handler for the given POST parameter. The callback function
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491 will be called in the following manner:
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492
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493 - For the initial chunk, the first chunk gets passed as first argument while a
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494 table with metadata ("field_name" and "content_type") gets passed as second
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495 argument. In case of an immediate EOF (i.e. an empty file), the passed
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496 chunk is the empty string. In all other cases the chunk has a length greater
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497 than zero.
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498 - For any remaining chunks, the respective chunk gets passed as first and only
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499 argument (no metadata). Here, the chunk has always a length greater than
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500 zero.
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501 - To indicate the end of the stream, the callback function is called without
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502 arguments. This also happens in case of an immediate EOF (see above).
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503
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504 In case of an immediate EOF (i.e. an empty file), the callback function is thus
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505 called as follows:
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506
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507 - The first time with an empty string as first argument, and with the metadata
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508 as second argument.
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509 - The second time without any arguments.
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510
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511
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512 ### request:stream_post_params(pattern, callback)
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513
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514 Same as request:stream_post_param(...) but providing a string pattern to match
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515 multiple field names (e.g. "^file_[0-9]+$").
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516
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517
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518 ### request:stream_request_body(callback)
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519
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520 Start streaming of request body. For each chunk of the request body, the
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521 callback function is called with the corresponding chunk. End of data is
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522 indicated through return of request:stream_request_body(...) (not by calling
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523 the callback without arguments).
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524
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525 The function may be called with nil instead of a callback function. In this
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526 case, the request body is read and discarded. Only if nil is passed instead of
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527 a callback, then the function may also be invoked when the request body has
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528 already been read and/or processed. In the latter case, the function performs
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529 no operation.
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530
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531
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