lua_package_path "/path/to/lua-resty-http/lib/?.lua;;";

server {


  location /simpleinterface {
    resolver 8.8.8.8;  # use Google's open DNS server for an example

    content_by_lua '

      -- For simple singleshot requests, use the URI interface.
      local httpc = http.new()
      local res, err = httpc:request_uri("http://example.com/helloworld", {
        method = "POST",
        body = "a=1&b=2",
        headers = {
          ["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
        }
      })

      if not res then
        ngx.say("failed to request: ", err)
        return
      end

      -- In this simple form, there is no manual connection step, so the body is read
      -- all in one go, including any trailers, and the connection closed or keptalive
      -- for you.

      ngx.status = res.status

      for k,v in pairs(res.headers) do
          --
      end

      ngx.say(res.body)
    ';
  }


  location /genericinterface {
    content_by_lua '

      local http = require "resty.http"
      local httpc = http.new()

      -- The generic form gives us more control. We must connect manually.
      httpc:set_timeout(500)
      httpc:connect("127.0.0.1", 80)

      -- And request using a path, rather than a full URI.
      local res, err = httpc:request{
          path = "/helloworld",
          headers = {
              ["Host"] = "example.com",
          },
      }

      if not res then
        ngx.say("failed to request: ", err)
        return
      end

      -- Now we can use the body_reader iterator, to stream the body according to our desired chunk size.
      local reader = res.body_reader

      repeat
        local chunk, err = reader(8192)
        if err then
          ngx.log(ngx.ERR, err)
          break
        end

        if chunk then
          -- process
        end
      until not chunk

      local ok, err = httpc:set_keepalive()
      if not ok then
        ngx.say("failed to set keepalive: ", err)
        return
      end
    ';
  }
}