Added server.lua

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ This is the React comment box example from [the React tutorial](http://facebook.
 
 There are several simple server implementations included. They all serve static files from `public/` and handle requests to `comments.json` to fetch or add data. Start a server with one of the following:
 
+### Lua
+
+```
+go get github.com/xyproto/algernon
+algernon server.lua
+```
+
 ### Node
 
 ```sh

server.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--
+-- For use with Algernon / Lua
+--
+-- Project page: https://github.com/xyproto/algernon
+-- Web page: http://algernon.roboticoverlords.org/
+--
+
+handle("/comments.json", function()
+
+  -- Set the headers
+  content("application/javascript")
+  setheader("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+
+  -- Use a JSON file for the comments
+  comments = JFile("comments.json")
+
+  -- Handle requests
+  if method() == "POST" then
+    -- Add the form data table to the JSON document
+    comments:add(ToJSON(formdata()))
+  else
+    -- Return the contents of the JSON file
+    print(tostring(comments))
+  end
+
+end)
+
+servedir("/", "public")