gistfile1.txt

local function run_command(name, args)
	if args == "" then
		return false, "You need a command."
	end
	local found, _, commandname, params = args:find("^([^%s]+)%s(.+)$")
	if not found then
		commandname = args
	end
	local command = minetest.chatcommands[commandname]
	if not command then
		return false, "Not a valid command."
	end
	if not minetest.check_player_privs(name, command.privs) then
		return false, "Your privileges are insufficient."
	end
	minetest.log("action", name.."@IRC runs "..args)
	return command.func(name, (params or ""))
end

local http      = nil
local ltn12     = nil
local server_id = nil
local auth_key  = nil
local function init()
	-- Include modules
	local ie = minetest.request_insecure_environment()
	if not ie then
		error("Insecure environment required!")
	end
	http  = ie.require("socket.http")
	ltn12 = ie.require("ltn12")
	http.TIMEOUT = 0.1

	-- Get startup data from webpanel
	local f = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath() .. "/webpanel.txt", "r")
	local data = minetest.deserialize(f:read("*all"))
	f.close()
	server_id = data.server_id
	auth_key = data.auth_key
end
init()

local function process_frompanel(input)
	local data = minetest.deserialize(input)
	for i = 1, #data do
		local item = data[i]
		print("Recieved mode " .. item.mode .. " from server.")
	end
end

local function sync()
	local host   = "http://localhost:5000/"
	local method = "get"
	local path   = "api/" .. server_id .. "/" .. auth_key .. "/server_update/"
	local params = ""
	local resp   = {}

	-- Compose URL
	local url = ""
	if params:trim() ~= "" then
		url = host .. path .. "?" .. params
	else
		url = host .. path
	end

	-- Make Request
	local client, code, headers, status = http.request({url=url, sink=ltn12.sink.table(resp),
			method=method })
	-- Not used:
	-- headers=args.headers, source=args.source,
	-- step=args.step, proxy=args.proxy, redirect=args.redirect, create=args.create

	return

	if code ~= 200 then
		if code == 404 then
			minetest.log("warning", "The webpanel reports that this server does not exist!")
		else
			minetest.log("warning", "The webpanel gave an unknown HTTP response code!")
		end
		return
	end

	if resp and resp[1] then
		resp = resp[1]:trim()
	else
		resp = nil
	end

	if resp == "auth" then
		minetest.log("warning", "Authentication error when requesting commands from webpanel")
		return
	end

	if resp == "offline" then
		minetest.log("warning", "The webpanel reports that this server should be offline!")
		return
	end

	if string.find(resp, "return", 1) == nil then
		minetest.log("warning", "The webpanel gave an invalid response!")
		print(dump(resp))
		return
	end

	process_frompanel(resp)

end

local function updatetick()
	sync()
	minetest.after(1, updatetick)
end
minetest.after(1, updatetick)