Simple Script to pause the roku when my front door is opened.

play-roku.lua

-- Simple Lua to Pause roku when door is unlocked.
-- http://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/External+Control+Guide
-- load the http module
local http = require("socket.http")
http.request{
    method = "POST",
    url = "http://roku.wallcity.org:8060/keydown/play",
    headers =
      {
        ["Accept"] = "*/*",
        ["Accept-Language"] = "en-us",
        ["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
        ["content-length"] = string.len("")
      },
}