[Freeswitch-users] LUA execute response question

I am developing a Freeswitch/LUA script. From the script, I have a requirement to retrieve information via HTTP from an app server. I have utilized the HTTP application from the Freeswitch CLI. It works great. My question is how can I call the "http get http://www......." from within the LUA script and retrieve the HTTP response? Is this feasible? Or is there a way to make an HTTP request directly from LUA? Jonathan