2 files changed, 28 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_http.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_http.cpp
index ec43bf174..5ea3b3f99 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_http.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_http.cpp
@@ -49,17 +49,40 @@ void ModApiHttp::read_http_fetch_request(lua_State *L, HTTPFetchRequest &req)
 	req.multipart = getboolfield_default(L, 1, "multipart", false);
 	req.timeout = getintfield_default(L, 1, "timeout", 3) * 1000;
 
-	// post_data: if table, post form data, otherwise raw data
+	lua_getfield(L, 1, "method");
+	if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+		std::string mth = getstringfield_default(L, 1, "method", "");
+		if (mth == "GET")
+			req.method = HTTP_GET;
+		else if (mth == "POST")
+			req.method = HTTP_POST;
+		else if (mth == "PUT")
+			req.method = HTTP_PUT;
+		else if (mth == "DELETE")
+			req.method = HTTP_DELETE;
+	}
+	lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+	// post_data: if table, post form data, otherwise raw data DEPRECATED use data and method instead
 	lua_getfield(L, 1, "post_data");
+	if (lua_isnil(L, 2)) {
+		lua_pop(L, 1);
+		lua_getfield(L, 1, "data");
+	}
+	else {
+		req.method = HTTP_POST;
+	}
+
 	if (lua_istable(L, 2)) {
 		lua_pushnil(L);
 		while (lua_next(L, 2) != 0) {
-			req.post_fields[readParam<std::string>(L, -2)] = readParam<std::string>(L, -1);
+			req.fields[readParam<std::string>(L, -2)] = readParam<std::string>(L, -1);
 			lua_pop(L, 1);
 		}
 	} else if (lua_isstring(L, 2)) {
-		req.post_data = readParam<std::string>(L, 2);
+		req.raw_data = readParam<std::string>(L, 2);
 	}
+
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, 1, "extra_headers");
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_http.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_http.h
index de6e51b37..c3a2a5276 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_http.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_http.h
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ private:
 	static void read_http_fetch_request(lua_State *L, HTTPFetchRequest &req);
 	static void push_http_fetch_result(lua_State *L, HTTPFetchResult &res, bool completed = true);
 
-	// http_fetch_sync({url=, timeout=, post_data=})
+	// http_fetch_sync({url=, timeout=, data=})
 	static int l_http_fetch_sync(lua_State *L);
 
-	// http_fetch_async({url=, timeout=, post_data=})
+	// http_fetch_async({url=, timeout=, data=})
 	static int l_http_fetch_async(lua_State *L);
 
 	// http_fetch_async_get(handle)