LuaScriptClient.txt

function invokeHTTPGet(url)
	--Invoke HTTPGet using web client and return stream as output, url example: https://metadata-api-test.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/alma-search/GetItem.json?pid=23193889750008651&basic=1
	Log ("     invokeHTTPGet: for URL    ");
	Log (url);
	luanet.load_assembly("System");
	WebClient = luanet.import_type("System.Net.WebClient");
	NetworkCredential = luanet.import_type("System.Net.NetworkCredential");
	StreamReader = luanet.import_type("System.IO.StreamReader");
	myWebClient = WebClient();
	
	--  TRY TO PASS username and password for Metadata cloud
	myCred = NetworkCredential("USERNAME", "PASSWORD");  -- real username and password are NOT included
	myWebClient.Credentials = myCred;

	myStream = myWebClient:OpenRead(url);
	sr = StreamReader(myStream);
	data = sr:ReadToEnd();
	myStream:Close()
	--Log (" API Raw Data:    "..bs_data);
	return data;   -- data here is a string of either XML or JSON based on the what the "url" asks for
end