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30	rcv $port, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n" };	30	rcv $port, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n" };
31		31
32	# create a port on another node	32	# create a port on another node
33	my $port = spawn $node, $initfunc, @initdata;	33	my $port = spawn $node, $initfunc, @initdata;
34		34
35	# destroy a prot again	35	# destroy a port again
36	kil $port; # "normal" kill	36	kil $port; # "normal" kill
37	kil $port, my_error => "everything is broken"; # error kill	37	kil $port, my_error => "everything is broken"; # error kill
38		38
39	# monitoring	39	# monitoring
40	mon $localport, $cb->(@msg) # callback is invoked on death	40	mon $localport, $cb->(@msg) # callback is invoked on death
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78		78
79	Ports allow you to register C<rcv> handlers that can match all or just	79	Ports allow you to register C<rcv> handlers that can match all or just
80	some messages. Messages send to ports will not be queued, regardless of	80	some messages. Messages send to ports will not be queued, regardless of
81	anything was listening for them or not.	81	anything was listening for them or not.
82		82
		83	Ports are represented by (printable) strings called "port IDs".
		84
83	=item port ID - C<nodeid#portname>	85	=item port ID - C<nodeid#portname>
84		86
85	A port ID is the concatenation of a node ID, a hash-mark (C<#>) as	87	A port ID is the concatenation of a node ID, a hash-mark (C<#>)
86	separator, and a port name (a printable string of unspecified format).	88	as separator, and a port name (a printable string of unspecified
		89	format created by AnyEvent::MP).
87		90
88	=item node	91	=item node
89		92
90	A node is a single process containing at least one port - the node port,	93	A node is a single process containing at least one port - the node port,
91	which enables nodes to manage each other remotely, and to create new	94	which enables nodes to manage each other remotely, and to create new
92	ports.	95	ports.
93		96
94	Nodes are either public (have one or more listening ports) or private	97	Nodes are either public (have one or more listening ports) or private
95	(no listening ports). Private nodes cannot talk to other private nodes	98	(no listening ports). Private nodes cannot talk to other private nodes
96	currently.	99	currently, but all nodes can talk to public nodes.
97		100
		101	Nodes is represented by (printable) strings called "node IDs".
		102
98	=item node ID - C<[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_\-.:]*>	103	=item node ID - C<[A-Za-z0-9_\-.:]*>
99		104
100	A node ID is a string that uniquely identifies the node within a	105	A node ID is a string that uniquely identifies the node within a
101	network. Depending on the configuration used, node IDs can look like a	106	network. Depending on the configuration used, node IDs can look like a
102	hostname, a hostname and a port, or a random string. AnyEvent::MP itself	107	hostname, a hostname and a port, or a random string. AnyEvent::MP itself
103	doesn't interpret node IDs in any way.	108	doesn't interpret node IDs in any way except to uniquely identify a node.
104		109
105	=item binds - C<ip:port>	110	=item binds - C<ip:port>
106		111
107	Nodes can only talk to each other by creating some kind of connection to	112	Nodes can only talk to each other by creating some kind of connection to
108	each other. To do this, nodes should listen on one or more local transport	113	each other. To do this, nodes should listen on one or more local transport
		114	endpoints - binds.
		115
109	endpoints - binds. Currently, only standard C<ip:port> specifications can	116	Currently, only standard C<ip:port> specifications can be used, which
110	be used, which specify TCP ports to listen on.	117	specify TCP ports to listen on. So a bind is basically just a tcp socket
		118	in listening mode thta accepts conenctions form other nodes.
111		119
112	=item seed nodes	120	=item seed nodes
113		121
114	When a node starts, it knows nothing about the network. To teach the node	122	When a node starts, it knows nothing about the network it is in - it
115	about the network it first has to contact some other node within the	123	needs to connect to at least one other node that is already in the
116	network. This node is called a seed.	124	network. These other nodes are called "seed nodes".
117		125
118	Apart from the fact that other nodes know them as seed nodes and they have	126	Seed nodes themselves are not special - they are seed nodes only because
119	to have fixed listening addresses, seed nodes are perfectly normal nodes -	127	some other node I<uses> them as such, but any node can be used as seed
120	any node can function as a seed node for others.	128	node for other nodes, and eahc node cna use a different set of seed nodes.
121		129
122	In addition to discovering the network, seed nodes are also used to	130	In addition to discovering the network, seed nodes are also used to
123	maintain the network and to connect nodes that otherwise would have	131	maintain the network - all nodes using the same seed node form are part of
124	trouble connecting. They form the backbone of an AnyEvent::MP network.	132	the same network. If a network is split into multiple subnets because e.g.
		133	the network link between the parts goes down, then using the same seed
		134	nodes for all nodes ensures that eventually the subnets get merged again.
125		135
126	Seed nodes are expected to be long-running, and at least one seed node	136	Seed nodes are expected to be long-running, and at least one seed node
127	should always be available. They should also be relatively responsive - a	137	should always be available. They should also be relatively responsive - a
128	seed node that blocks for long periods will slow down everybody else.	138	seed node that blocks for long periods will slow down everybody else.
129		139
		140	For small networks, it's best if every node uses the same set of seed
		141	nodes. For large networks, it can be useful to specify "regional" seed
		142	nodes for most nodes in an area, and use all seed nodes as seed nodes for
		143	each other. What's important is that all seed nodes connections form a
		144	complete graph, so that the network cannot split into separate subnets
		145	forever.
		146
		147	Seed nodes are represented by seed IDs.
		148
130	=item seeds - C<host:port>	149	=item seed IDs - C<host:port>
131		150
132	Seeds are transport endpoint(s) (usually a hostname/IP address and a	151	Seed IDs are transport endpoint(s) (usually a hostname/IP address and a
133	TCP port) of nodes that should be used as seed nodes.	152	TCP port) of nodes that should be used as seed nodes.
134		153
135	The nodes listening on those endpoints are expected to be long-running,	154	=item global nodes
136	and at least one of those should always be available. When nodes run out	155
137	of connections (e.g. due to a network error), they try to re-establish	156	An AEMP network needs a discovery service - nodes need to know how to
138	connections to some seednodes again to join the network.	157	connect to other nodes they only know by name. In addition, AEMP offers a
		158	distributed "group database", which maps group names to a list of strings
		159	- for example, to register worker ports.
		160
		161	A network needs at least one global node to work, and allows every node to
		162	be a global node.
		163
		164	Any node that loads the L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module becomes a global
		165	node and tries to keep connections to all other nodes. So while it can
		166	make sense to make every node "global" in small networks, it usually makes
		167	sense to only make seed nodes into global nodes in large networks (nodes
		168	keep connections to seed nodes and global nodes, so makign them the same
		169	reduces overhead).
139		170
140	=back	171	=back
141		172
142	=head1 VARIABLES/FUNCTIONS	173	=head1 VARIABLES/FUNCTIONS
143		174
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145		176
146	=cut	177	=cut
147		178
148	package AnyEvent::MP;	179	package AnyEvent::MP;
149		180
		181	use AnyEvent::MP::Config ();
150	use AnyEvent::MP::Kernel;	182	use AnyEvent::MP::Kernel;
		183	use AnyEvent::MP::Kernel qw(%NODE %PORT %PORT_DATA $UNIQ $RUNIQ $ID);
151		184
152	use common::sense;	185	use common::sense;
153		186
154	use Carp ();	187	use Carp ();
155		188
156	use AE ();	189	use AE ();
		190	use Guard ();
157		191
158	use base "Exporter";	192	use base "Exporter";
159		193
160	our $VERSION = 1.26;	194	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::MP::Config::VERSION;
161		195
162	our @EXPORT = qw(	196	our @EXPORT = qw(
163	NODE $NODE *SELF node_of after	197	NODE $NODE *SELF node_of after
164	configure	198	configure
165	snd rcv mon mon_guard kil psub peval spawn cal	199	snd rcv mon mon_guard kil psub peval spawn cal
166	port	200	port
		201	db_set db_del db_reg
		202	db_mon db_family db_keys db_values
167	);	203	);
168		204
169	our $SELF;	205	our $SELF;
170		206
171	sub _self_die() {	207	sub _self_die() {
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191	Before a node can talk to other nodes on the network (i.e. enter	227	Before a node can talk to other nodes on the network (i.e. enter
192	"distributed mode") it has to configure itself - the minimum a node needs	228	"distributed mode") it has to configure itself - the minimum a node needs
193	to know is its own name, and optionally it should know the addresses of	229	to know is its own name, and optionally it should know the addresses of
194	some other nodes in the network to discover other nodes.	230	some other nodes in the network to discover other nodes.
195		231
196	The key/value pairs are basically the same ones as documented for the
197	F<aemp> command line utility (sans the set/del prefix).
198
199	This function configures a node - it must be called exactly once (or	232	This function configures a node - it must be called exactly once (or
200	never) before calling other AnyEvent::MP functions.	233	never) before calling other AnyEvent::MP functions.
		234
		235	The key/value pairs are basically the same ones as documented for the
		236	F<aemp> command line utility (sans the set/del prefix), with these additions:
		237
		238	=over 4
		239
		240	=item norc => $boolean (default false)
		241
		242	If true, then the rc file (e.g. F<~/.perl-anyevent-mp>) will I<not>
		243	be consulted - all configuraiton options must be specified in the
		244	C<configure> call.
		245
		246	=item force => $boolean (default false)
		247
		248	IF true, then the values specified in the C<configure> will take
		249	precedence over any values configured via the rc file. The default is for
		250	the rc file to override any options specified in the program.
		251
		252	=item secure => $pass->($nodeid)
		253
		254	In addition to specifying a boolean, you can specify a code reference that
		255	is called for every remote execution attempt - the execution request is
		256	granted iff the callback returns a true value.
		257
		258	See F<semp setsecure> for more info.
		259
		260	=back
201		261
202	=over 4	262	=over 4
203		263
204	=item step 1, gathering configuration from profiles	264	=item step 1, gathering configuration from profiles
205		265
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219	That means that the values specified in the profile have highest priority	279	That means that the values specified in the profile have highest priority
220	and the values specified directly via C<configure> have lowest priority,	280	and the values specified directly via C<configure> have lowest priority,
221	and can only be used to specify defaults.	281	and can only be used to specify defaults.
222		282
223	If the profile specifies a node ID, then this will become the node ID of	283	If the profile specifies a node ID, then this will become the node ID of
224	this process. If not, then the profile name will be used as node ID. The	284	this process. If not, then the profile name will be used as node ID, with
225	special node ID of C<anon/> will be replaced by a random node ID.	285	a unique randoms tring (C</%u>) appended.
		286
		287	The node ID can contain some C<%> sequences that are expanded: C<%n>
		288	is expanded to the local nodename, C<%u> is replaced by a random
		289	strign to make the node unique. For example, the F<aemp> commandline
		290	utility uses C<aemp/%n/%u> as nodename, which might expand to
		291	C<aemp/cerebro/ZQDGSIkRhEZQDGSIkRhE>.
226		292
227	=item step 2, bind listener sockets	293	=item step 2, bind listener sockets
228		294
229	The next step is to look up the binds in the profile, followed by binding	295	The next step is to look up the binds in the profile, followed by binding
230	aemp protocol listeners on all binds specified (it is possible and valid	296	aemp protocol listeners on all binds specified (it is possible and valid
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236	used, meaning the node will bind on a dynamically-assigned port on every	302	used, meaning the node will bind on a dynamically-assigned port on every
237	local IP address it finds.	303	local IP address it finds.
238		304
239	=item step 3, connect to seed nodes	305	=item step 3, connect to seed nodes
240		306
241	As the last step, the seeds list from the profile is passed to the	307	As the last step, the seed ID list from the profile is passed to the
242	L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module, which will then use it to keep	308	L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module, which will then use it to keep
243	connectivity with at least one node at any point in time.	309	connectivity with at least one node at any point in time.
244		310
245	=back	311	=back
246		312
247	Example: become a distributed node using the local node name as profile.	313	Example: become a distributed node using the local node name as profile.
248	This should be the most common form of invocation for "daemon"-type nodes.	314	This should be the most common form of invocation for "daemon"-type nodes.
249		315
250	configure	316	configure
251		317
252	Example: become an anonymous node. This form is often used for commandline	318	Example: become a semi-anonymous node. This form is often used for
253	clients.	319	commandline clients.
254		320
255	configure nodeid => "anon/";	321	configure nodeid => "myscript/%n/%u";
256		322
257	Example: configure a node using a profile called seed, which si suitable	323	Example: configure a node using a profile called seed, which is suitable
258	for a seed node as it binds on all local addresses on a fixed port (4040,	324	for a seed node as it binds on all local addresses on a fixed port (4040,
259	customary for aemp).	325	customary for aemp).
260		326
261	# use the aemp commandline utility	327	# use the aemp commandline utility
262	# aemp profile seed nodeid anon/ binds '*:4040'	328	# aemp profile seed binds '*:4040'
263		329
264	# then use it	330	# then use it
265	configure profile => "seed";	331	configure profile => "seed";
266		332
267	# or simply use aemp from the shell again:	333	# or simply use aemp from the shell again:
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337	sub _kilme {	403	sub _kilme {
338	die "received message on port without callback";	404	die "received message on port without callback";
339	}	405	}
340		406
341	sub port(;&) {	407	sub port(;&) {
342	my $id = "$UNIQ." . $ID++;	408	my $id = $UNIQ . ++$ID;
343	my $port = "$NODE#$id";	409	my $port = "$NODE#$id";
344		410
345	rcv $port, shift \|\| \&_kilme;	411	rcv $port, shift \|\| \&_kilme;
346		412
347	$port	413	$port
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495	Remembers C<$SELF> and creates a closure out of the BLOCK. When the	561	Remembers C<$SELF> and creates a closure out of the BLOCK. When the
496	closure is executed, sets up the environment in the same way as in C<rcv>	562	closure is executed, sets up the environment in the same way as in C<rcv>
497	callbacks, i.e. runtime errors will cause the port to get C<kil>ed.	563	callbacks, i.e. runtime errors will cause the port to get C<kil>ed.
498		564
499	The effect is basically as if it returned C<< sub { peval $SELF, sub {	565	The effect is basically as if it returned C<< sub { peval $SELF, sub {
500	BLOCK } } >>.	566	BLOCK }, @_ } >>.
501		567
502	This is useful when you register callbacks from C<rcv> callbacks:	568	This is useful when you register callbacks from C<rcv> callbacks:
503		569
504	rcv delayed_reply => sub {	570	rcv delayed_reply => sub {
505	my ($delay, @reply) = @_;	571	my ($delay, @reply) = @_;
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620	}	686	}
621		687
622	$node->monitor ($port, $cb);	688	$node->monitor ($port, $cb);
623		689
624	defined wantarray	690	defined wantarray
625	and ($cb += 0, AnyEvent::Util::guard { $node->unmonitor ($port, $cb) })	691	and ($cb += 0, Guard::guard { $node->unmonitor ($port, $cb) })
626	}	692	}
627		693
628	=item $guard = mon_guard $port, $ref, $ref...	694	=item $guard = mon_guard $port, $ref, $ref...
629		695
630	Monitors the given C<$port> and keeps the passed references. When the port	696	Monitors the given C<$port> and keeps the passed references. When the port
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734	}	800	}
735		801
736	sub spawn(@) {	802	sub spawn(@) {
737	my ($nodeid, undef) = split /#/, shift, 2;	803	my ($nodeid, undef) = split /#/, shift, 2;
738		804
739	my $id = "$RUNIQ." . $ID++;	805	my $id = $RUNIQ . ++$ID;
740		806
741	$_[0] =~ /::/	807	$_[0] =~ /::/
742	or Carp::croak "spawn init function must be a fully-qualified name, caught";	808	or Carp::croak "spawn init function must be a fully-qualified name, caught";
743		809
744	snd_to_func $nodeid, "AnyEvent::MP::_spawn" => $id, @_;	810	snd_to_func $nodeid, "AnyEvent::MP::_spawn" => $id, @_;
745		811
746	"$nodeid#$id"	812	"$nodeid#$id"
747	}	813	}
		814
748		815
749	=item after $timeout, @msg	816	=item after $timeout, @msg
750		817
751	=item after $timeout, $callback	818	=item after $timeout, $callback
752		819
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822	$port	889	$port
823	}	890	}
824		891
825	=back	892	=back
826		893
		894	=head1 DISTRIBUTED DATABASE
		895
		896	AnyEvent::MP comes with a simple distributed database. The database will
		897	be mirrored asynchronously at all global nodes. Other nodes bind to one of
		898	the global nodes for their needs.
		899
		900	The database consists of a two-level hash - a hash contains a hash which
		901	contains values.
		902
		903	The top level hash key is called "family", and the second-level hash key
		904	is called "subkey" or simply "key".
		905
		906	The family must be alphanumeric, i.e. start with a letter and consist
		907	of letters, digits, underscores and colons (C<[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_:]*>,
		908	pretty much like Perl module names.
		909
		910	As the family namespace is global, it is recommended to prefix family names
		911	with the name of the application or module using it.
		912
		913	The subkeys must be non-empty strings, with no further restrictions.
		914
		915	The values should preferably be strings, but other perl scalars should
		916	work as well (such as undef, arrays and hashes).
		917
		918	Every database entry is owned by one node - adding the same family/subkey
		919	combination on multiple nodes will not cause discomfort for AnyEvent::MP,
		920	but the result might be nondeterministic, i.e. the key might have
		921	different values on different nodes.
		922
		923	Different subkeys in the same family can be owned by different nodes
		924	without problems, and in fact, this is the common method to create worker
		925	pools. For example, a worker port for image scaling might do this:
		926
		927	db_set my_image_scalers => $port;
		928
		929	And clients looking for an image scaler will want to get the
		930	C<my_image_scalers> keys:
		931
		932	db_keys "my_image_scalers" => 60 => sub {
		933	#d##TODO#
		934
		935	=over
		936
		937	=item db_set $family => $subkey [=> $value]
		938
		939	Sets (or replaces) a key to the database - if C<$value> is omitted,
		940	C<undef> is used instead.
		941
		942	=item db_del $family => $subkey
		943
		944	Deletes a key from the database.
		945
		946	=item $guard = db_reg $family => $subkey [=> $value]
		947
		948	Sets the key on the database and returns a guard. When the guard is
		949	destroyed, the key is deleted from the database. If C<$value> is missing,
		950	then C<undef> is used.
		951
		952	=item $guard = db_mon $family => $cb->($familyhash, \@subkeys...)
		953
		954	Creates a monitor on the given database family. Each time a key is set or
		955	or is deleted the callback is called with a hash containing the database
		956	family and an arrayref with subkeys that have changed.
		957
		958	Specifically, if one of the passed subkeys exists in the $familyhash, then
		959	it is currently set to the value in the $familyhash. Otherwise, it has
		960	been deleted.
		961
		962	The first call will be with the current contents of the family and all
		963	keys, as if they were just added.
		964
		965	It is possible that the callback is called with a change event even though
		966	the subkey is already present and the value has not changed.
		967
		968	The monitoring stops when the guard object is destroyed.
		969
		970	Example: on every change to the family "mygroup", print out all keys.
		971
		972	my $guard = db_mon mygroup => sub {
		973	my ($family, $keys) = @_;
		974	print "mygroup members: ", (join " ", keys %$family), "\n";
		975	};
		976
		977	Exmaple: wait until the family "My::Module::workers" is non-empty.
		978
		979	my $guard; $guard = db_mon My::Module::workers => sub {
		980	my ($family, $keys) = @_;
		981	return unless %$family;
		982	undef $guard;
		983	print "My::Module::workers now nonempty\n";
		984	};
		985
		986	Example: print all changes to the family "AnyRvent::Fantasy::Module".
		987
		988	my $guard = db_mon AnyRvent::Fantasy::Module => sub {
		989	my ($family, $keys) = @_;
		990
		991	for (@$keys) {
		992	print "$_: ",
		993	(exists $family->{$_}
		994	? $family->{$_}
		995	: "(deleted)"),
		996	"\n";
		997	}
		998	};
		999
		1000	=cut
		1001
		1002	=back
		1003
827	=head1 AnyEvent::MP vs. Distributed Erlang	1004	=head1 AnyEvent::MP vs. Distributed Erlang
828		1005
829	AnyEvent::MP got lots of its ideas from distributed Erlang (Erlang node	1006	AnyEvent::MP got lots of its ideas from distributed Erlang (Erlang node
830	== aemp node, Erlang process == aemp port), so many of the documents and	1007	== aemp node, Erlang process == aemp port), so many of the documents and
831	programming techniques employed by Erlang apply to AnyEvent::MP. Here is a	1008	programming techniques employed by Erlang apply to AnyEvent::MP. Here is a
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862	ports being the special case/exception, where transport errors cannot	1039	ports being the special case/exception, where transport errors cannot
863	occur.	1040	occur.
864		1041
865	=item * Erlang uses processes and a mailbox, AEMP does not queue.	1042	=item * Erlang uses processes and a mailbox, AEMP does not queue.
866		1043
867	Erlang uses processes that selectively receive messages, and therefore	1044	Erlang uses processes that selectively receive messages out of order, and
868	needs a queue. AEMP is event based, queuing messages would serve no	1045	therefore needs a queue. AEMP is event based, queuing messages would serve
869	useful purpose. For the same reason the pattern-matching abilities of	1046	no useful purpose. For the same reason the pattern-matching abilities
870	AnyEvent::MP are more limited, as there is little need to be able to	1047	of AnyEvent::MP are more limited, as there is little need to be able to
871	filter messages without dequeuing them.	1048	filter messages without dequeuing them.
872		1049
873	(But see L<Coro::MP> for a more Erlang-like process model on top of AEMP).	1050	This is not a philosophical difference, but simply stems from AnyEvent::MP
		1051	being event-based, while Erlang is process-based.
		1052
		1053	You cna have a look at L<Coro::MP> for a more Erlang-like process model on
		1054	top of AEMP and Coro threads.
874		1055
875	=item * Erlang sends are synchronous, AEMP sends are asynchronous.	1056	=item * Erlang sends are synchronous, AEMP sends are asynchronous.
876		1057
877	Sending messages in Erlang is synchronous and blocks the process (and	1058	Sending messages in Erlang is synchronous and blocks the process until
		1059	a conenction has been established and the message sent (and so does not
878	so does not need a queue that can overflow). AEMP sends are immediate,	1060	need a queue that can overflow). AEMP sends return immediately, connection
879	connection establishment is handled in the background.	1061	establishment is handled in the background.
880		1062
881	=item * Erlang suffers from silent message loss, AEMP does not.	1063	=item * Erlang suffers from silent message loss, AEMP does not.
882		1064
883	Erlang implements few guarantees on messages delivery - messages can get	1065	Erlang implements few guarantees on messages delivery - messages can get
884	lost without any of the processes realising it (i.e. you send messages a,	1066	lost without any of the processes realising it (i.e. you send messages a,
885	b, and c, and the other side only receives messages a and c).	1067	b, and c, and the other side only receives messages a and c).
886		1068
887	AEMP guarantees correct ordering, and the guarantee that after one message	1069	AEMP guarantees (modulo hardware errors) correct ordering, and the
888	is lost, all following ones sent to the same port are lost as well, until	1070	guarantee that after one message is lost, all following ones sent to the
889	monitoring raises an error, so there are no silent "holes" in the message	1071	same port are lost as well, until monitoring raises an error, so there are
890	sequence.	1072	no silent "holes" in the message sequence.
		1073
		1074	If you want your software to be very reliable, you have to cope with
		1075	corrupted and even out-of-order messages in both Erlang and AEMP. AEMP
		1076	simply tries to work better in common error cases, such as when a network
		1077	link goes down.
891		1078
892	=item * Erlang can send messages to the wrong port, AEMP does not.	1079	=item * Erlang can send messages to the wrong port, AEMP does not.
893		1080
894	In Erlang it is quite likely that a node that restarts reuses a process ID	1081	In Erlang it is quite likely that a node that restarts reuses an Erlang
895	known to other nodes for a completely different process, causing messages	1082	process ID known to other nodes for a completely different process,
896	destined for that process to end up in an unrelated process.	1083	causing messages destined for that process to end up in an unrelated
		1084	process.
897		1085
898	AEMP never reuses port IDs, so old messages or old port IDs floating	1086	AEMP does not reuse port IDs, so old messages or old port IDs floating
899	around in the network will not be sent to an unrelated port.	1087	around in the network will not be sent to an unrelated port.
900		1088
901	=item * Erlang uses unprotected connections, AEMP uses secure	1089	=item * Erlang uses unprotected connections, AEMP uses secure
902	authentication and can use TLS.	1090	authentication and can use TLS.
903		1091
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906		1094
907	=item * The AEMP protocol is optimised for both text-based and binary	1095	=item * The AEMP protocol is optimised for both text-based and binary
908	communications.	1096	communications.
909		1097
910	The AEMP protocol, unlike the Erlang protocol, supports both programming	1098	The AEMP protocol, unlike the Erlang protocol, supports both programming
911	language independent text-only protocols (good for debugging) and binary,	1099	language independent text-only protocols (good for debugging), and binary,
912	language-specific serialisers (e.g. Storable). By default, unless TLS is	1100	language-specific serialisers (e.g. Storable). By default, unless TLS is
913	used, the protocol is actually completely text-based.	1101	used, the protocol is actually completely text-based.
914		1102
915	It has also been carefully designed to be implementable in other languages	1103	It has also been carefully designed to be implementable in other languages
916	with a minimum of work while gracefully degrading functionality to make the	1104	with a minimum of work while gracefully degrading functionality to make the
917	protocol simple.	1105	protocol simple.
918		1106
919	=item * AEMP has more flexible monitoring options than Erlang.	1107	=item * AEMP has more flexible monitoring options than Erlang.
920		1108
921	In Erlang, you can chose to receive I<all> exit signals as messages	1109	In Erlang, you can chose to receive I<all> exit signals as messages or
922	or I<none>, there is no in-between, so monitoring single processes is	1110	I<none>, there is no in-between, so monitoring single Erlang processes is
923	difficult to implement. Monitoring in AEMP is more flexible than in	1111	difficult to implement.
924	Erlang, as one can choose between automatic kill, exit message or callback	1112
925	on a per-process basis.	1113	Monitoring in AEMP is more flexible than in Erlang, as one can choose
		1114	between automatic kill, exit message or callback on a per-port basis.
926		1115
927	=item * Erlang tries to hide remote/local connections, AEMP does not.	1116	=item * Erlang tries to hide remote/local connections, AEMP does not.
928		1117
929	Monitoring in Erlang is not an indicator of process death/crashes, in the	1118	Monitoring in Erlang is not an indicator of process death/crashes, in the
930	same way as linking is (except linking is unreliable in Erlang).	1119	same way as linking is (except linking is unreliable in Erlang).
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952	overhead, as well as having to keep a proxy object everywhere.	1141	overhead, as well as having to keep a proxy object everywhere.
953		1142
954	Strings can easily be printed, easily serialised etc. and need no special	1143	Strings can easily be printed, easily serialised etc. and need no special
955	procedures to be "valid".	1144	procedures to be "valid".
956		1145
957	And as a result, a miniport consists of a single closure stored in a	1146	And as a result, a port with just a default receiver consists of a single
958	global hash - it can't become much cheaper.	1147	code reference stored in a global hash - it can't become much cheaper.
959		1148
960	=item Why favour JSON, why not a real serialising format such as Storable?	1149	=item Why favour JSON, why not a real serialising format such as Storable?
961		1150
962	In fact, any AnyEvent::MP node will happily accept Storable as framing	1151	In fact, any AnyEvent::MP node will happily accept Storable as framing
963	format, but currently there is no way to make a node use Storable by	1152	format, but currently there is no way to make a node use Storable by
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979		1168
980	L<AnyEvent::MP::Intro> - a gentle introduction.	1169	L<AnyEvent::MP::Intro> - a gentle introduction.
981		1170
982	L<AnyEvent::MP::Kernel> - more, lower-level, stuff.	1171	L<AnyEvent::MP::Kernel> - more, lower-level, stuff.
983		1172
984	L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> - network maintainance and port groups, to find	1173	L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> - network maintenance and port groups, to find
985	your applications.	1174	your applications.
986		1175
987	L<AnyEvent::MP::DataConn> - establish data connections between nodes.	1176	L<AnyEvent::MP::DataConn> - establish data connections between nodes.
988		1177
989	L<AnyEvent::MP::LogCatcher> - simple service to display log messages from	1178	L<AnyEvent::MP::LogCatcher> - simple service to display log messages from

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