jbe/bsw@0: --[[--
jbe/bsw@0: request.set_status(
jbe/bsw@0:   str                -- string containing a HTTP status code, e.g. "404 Not Found"
jbe/bsw@0: )
jbe/bsw@0: 
jbe/bsw@0: Calling this function causes a HTTP status different from 200 OK (or in case of error different from 500 Internal Server Error) to be sent to the browser.
jbe/bsw@0: 
jbe/bsw@0: --]]--
jbe/bsw@0: 
jbe/bsw@0: function request.set_status(str)
jbe/bsw@0:   if str then
jbe/bsw@0:     local t = type(str)
jbe/bsw@0:     if type(str) == "number" then
jbe/bsw@0:       str = tostring(str)
jbe/bsw@0:     elseif type(str) ~= "string" then
jbe/bsw@0:       error("request.set_status(...) must be called with a string as parameter.")
jbe/bsw@0:     end
jbe/bsw@0:     request._status = str
jbe/bsw@0:   else
jbe/bsw@0:     request._status = nil
jbe/bsw@0:   end
jbe/bsw@0: end