Component/internet

Component: Internet

This component is provided by the Internet Card

Component name: `internet`. Callbacks:

• `isTcpEnabled():boolean`

Returns whether TCP connections can be made (config setting).

• `isHttpEnabled():boolean`

Returns whether HTTP requests can be made (config setting).

• `connect(address:string[, port:number]):userdata`

Opens a new TCP connection. Returns the handle of the connection.

• `request(url:string[, postData:string[, headers:table]]):userdata`

Sends a new HTTP request. Returns the handle of the connection.

TCP Socket Object

• `read([n:number]):string`

Tries to read data from the socket stream. Returns the read byte array.

• `close()`

Closes an open socket stream.

• `write(data:string):number`

Tries to write data to the socket stream. Returns the number of bytes written.

• `finishConnect():boolean`

Ensures a socket is connected. Errors if the connection failed.

• `id():string`

Returns the id for this socket.

After calling `finishConnect` or `read`, this socket generates a signal named `internet_ready` whenever new data is available to be read. It has one parameter which is the socket id.

HTTP Request Object

• `read([n:number]):string`

Tries to read data from the response. Returns the read byte array.

• `response():number, string, table`

Get response code, message and headers.

• `close()`

Closes an open socket stream.

• `finishConnect():boolean`

Ensures a response is available. Errors if the connection failed.

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