Running Lua Server

I'm in a collab with multiple people where we create a web browser, chatting over HTTP, that stuff in ComputerCraft. Since this will require a server to be able to run, I need to figure out how I would create a real-world Lua script that runs constantly. In more simple words, a Lua web-socket server. This doesn't seem like the hardest task for ONE chatroom for testing, I can make this more advanced when I figure out how. I have Lua installed on my computer, so I should be able to test out a running server. All I really need to know is a sort of I/O Lua server, so basically I only need a snippet of code where you can send a request through CC, containing a username and a message, and have the server return what you sent. I should be able to figure it out from there.
P.S. please do not say "Google is your friend", because all I find is Gmod tutorials, and if you cannot help or don't have a suggestion, please don't say anything similar to that for that is not courteous. Also I doubt that abides with the rules of the Ask a Pro format, where you cannot have short messages, besides "Thanks"

Thanks for helping :)

-Bird

You might try makoserver. It's got an API for server-side lua. It even has a tutorial!

Of course, this was literally the first result from google. So, while I'm not going to say it, it is true ;)/>

LuaSocket is what you need. I've been experimenting with LÖVE 2D Engine and that uses LuaSocket, though I can't say I have succeeded :)/> it definitely has all you need.

KingofGamesYami, on 31 May 2016 - 12:59 AM said:

You might try makoserver. It's got an API for server-side lua. It even has a tutorial!

Of course, this was literally the first result from google. So, while I'm not going to say it, it is true ;)/>

While this is a bit confusing at first, I'm starting to like it :D/>
It looks a lot like the FS API, the only thing I'm wondering is how I would connect to this with CC, would I use http.post? .get? It uses the ws prefix. I'm not the best with jQuery so I prefer to stick with Lua if possible. By that I mean I if I have to use a more indirect method for this, such as a PHP script, that runs the JavaScript. I'm good at JavaScript, but I think it would be more complicated to use the indirect method. Although it DOES look interesting.

It'd be http.get or http.post, depending on what you want to do. In general, http.get is for "getting" information from the server, whereas http.post is "sending" information - although they can each can be used for both. I really have no idea how makoserver handles GET or POST requests though.

KingofGamesYami, on 31 May 2016 - 02:39 AM said:

It'd be http.get or http.post, depending on what you want to do. In general, http.get is for "getting" information from the server, whereas http.post is "sending" information - although they can each can be used for both. I really have no idea how makoserver handles GET or POST requests though.

Do you know how getting a message is handled? Sorry I can't find it in the tutorial :P/>