Agent-to-Internet Outgoing HTTP Request Recipe

httpgetasync.agent.nut

// Set up outgoing request object

local request = http.get(webServiceURL, webServiceHeaders)

// Define the response handler

function handleResponse(responseTable)
{
    // Called when the imp receives a response from the remote service
    
    if (responseTable.statuscode == 200)
    {
        // Remote service has responded with 'OK' so decode
        // the response's body 'responseTable.body' and headers 'responseTable.headers'
        // Code omitted for clarity 
    }
    else
    {
        // Log an error
        
        server.log("Error response: " + responseTable.statuscode)
    }
}

// Send the request asynchronously. This will not block the imp CPU

request.sendasync(handleResponse)

httpgetsync.agent.nut

// Set up outgoing request object

local request = http.get(webServiceURL, webServiceHeaders)

// Send the request synchronously. This will block the imp CPU
// until a response has been received from the remote service

local responseTable = request.sendsync()

if (responseTable.statuscode == 200)
{
    // Remote service has responded with 'OK' so decode
    // the response's body 'responseTable.body' and headers 'responseTable.headers'
    // Code omitted for clarity
}
else
{
    // Log an error
        
    server.log("Error response: " + responseTable.statuscode)
}