Could FlyWithLua be extended to support SSL requests

[aussig]

Although standard http requests are supported with the socket.http module, FlyWithLua doesn't seem to support https requests using the ssl.https module. Would it be possible to add support for this, so the following code would work:

local https = require("ssl.https")
local body, code, headers, status = https.request("https://[domain]")

[nevkontakte]

This could be done if we add support for https://github.com/brunoos/luasec. However, dependency on openssl might make things tricky.

Bundling openssl in is not ideal from maintenance/security perspective, such libraries are better to be maintained and updated via standard OS vendor channels. Linking it dynamically might pose portability issues, because different Linux distros may be using different openssl versions and I don't even know if it is provided by Windows out of box (it isn't if I were to guess...).

That is the reason why I didn't do it from the very beginning. I'd be happy to consult/review if you decide to make an attempt.

[urbanswelt]

I have seen ZEROBRANE deliver a full package with his IDE Solution.
Maybe as a idea for FWL ?
pkulchenko/ZeroBraneStudio@6d0b497
One thing what i miss is a kind of Security ping for new Security Bug fixes maybe ...