HC2: HTTP Post Request in Vitrual Device

[ronaldQ 0]

Hi all,

 

I managed to do a HTTP Post request with the following LUA code in a scene:

 

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Now I want to transfer this code to a virtual device and came to know that the net.HTTPClient() function is not working in a virtual device. It seems that one needs to use net.FHttp() function. However, I was not able to get it running and did not find any API documentation as well. Anybody who can help to get a HTTP Post request running in a virtual device (including header and body). Thanks in advance!

[ToniK 4]

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Edited December 27, 2024 by ToniK

[Sankotronic 2,370]

Hi @ronaldQ ,

 

before we go further I need to mention that HC2 virtual devices HTTP is very basic and does not support TLS protection and either HTTPS.

If it is device on the local network then following code could work:

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Notice that to initialize HTTP you will need device IP address and TCP port. Also, You will need to play with code line 7 where basic authorization is added to the headers. I didn't check, but you can try if httpc:setAuthorization(api_key) will work. I added debug lines that should tell you what is received and using that you can adjust some code to make it work.

BTW - this code is modified from code that I use to control LaMetric smart clock.

 

If call is to the device cloud or to some internet service that still use unsafe HTTP instead of HTTPS then above code needs to be changed and instead of IP address and TCP port you need to use DNS name of the cloud service, e.g. "forum.fibaro.com" or "api.waqi.info" to initialize HTTP.

 

Hope this helps.