Converting Python to Lua

[FatMax]

I found this python script that I´m anxious to get working with Lua. Not to familiar with http socket scripting though. 

Is it possible to get this to work?

Its for a Wifi coffee maker. Finally I can make coffee at the touch of a button 

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import socket
import json

#method names to validate
API_METHOD_BREW = "brew"
API_METHOD_RESET = "reset"

#IP address of the smarter coffee machine on your network
TCP_IP = 'XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX'
TCP_PORT = 2081
BUFFER_SIZE = 10

#default method to call
api_method = sys.argv[1]

if api_method == API_METHOD_BREW:
    message_to_send = "7"
elif api_method == API_METHOD_RESET:
    message_to_send = "\x10"

#make connection to machine and send message
try:
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    s.connect((TCP_IP, TCP_PORT))
    s.send(message_to_send)
    data = s.recv(BUFFER_SIZE)
    s.close()
except socket.error, msg:
    print 'Failed to create socket. Error code: ' + str(msg[0]) + ' , Error message : ' + msg[1]
    sys.exit();

#convert response from machine to unicode
return_code = unicode(data)

#set default values to ouput
success=0
message=""

#find out what the machine response means
if return_code =="\x03\x00~":
    success=1
    message="brewing"
elif return_code=="\x03\x01~":
    message="already brewing"
elif return_code=="\x03\x05~":
    message="no carafe"
elif return_code=="\x03\x06~":
    message="no water"
elif return_code=="\x03i~":
    success=1
    message="reset"
else:
    message="check machine"

#ouput JSON to whatever called this script
print json.dumps({'success': success,'message':message,'return_code':repr(data)[1:10]})

quit()
sys.exit()