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5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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6 | |
7 | use AnyEvent::MP; |
7 | use AnyEvent::MP; |
8 | |
8 | |
9 | NODE # returns this node identifier |
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10 | $NODE # contains this node identifier |
9 | $NODE # contains this node's node ID |
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10 | NODE # returns this node's node ID |
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12 | $SELF # receiving/own port id in rcv callbacks |
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14 | # initialise the node so it can send/receive messages |
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15 | configure; |
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17 | # ports are message destinations |
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19 | # sending messages |
12 | snd $port, type => data...; |
20 | snd $port, type => data...; |
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21 | snd $port, @msg; |
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22 | snd @msg_with_first_element_being_a_port; |
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23 | |
14 | rcv $port, smartmatch => $cb->($port, @msg); |
24 | # creating/using ports, the simple way |
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25 | my $simple_port = port { my @msg = @_ }; |
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26 | |
16 | # examples: |
27 | # creating/using ports, tagged message matching |
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28 | my $port = port; |
17 | rcv $port2, ping => sub { snd $_[0], "pong"; 0 }; |
29 | rcv $port, ping => sub { snd $_[0], "pong" }; |
18 | rcv $port1, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n" }; |
30 | rcv $port, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n" }; |
19 | snd $port2, ping => $port1; |
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31 | |
21 | # more, smarter, matches (_any_ is exported by this module) |
32 | # create a port on another node |
22 | rcv $port, [child_died => $pid] => sub { ... |
33 | my $port = spawn $node, $initfunc, @initdata; |
23 | rcv $port, [_any_, _any_, 3] => sub { .. $_[2] is 3 |
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35 | # monitoring |
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36 | mon $port, $cb->(@msg) # callback is invoked on death |
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37 | mon $port, $otherport # kill otherport on abnormal death |
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38 | mon $port, $otherport, @msg # send message on death |
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40 | =head1 CURRENT STATUS |
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42 | bin/aemp - stable. |
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43 | AnyEvent::MP - stable API, should work. |
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44 | AnyEvent::MP::Intro - explains most concepts. |
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45 | AnyEvent::MP::Kernel - mostly stable API. |
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46 | AnyEvent::MP::Global - stable API. |
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47 | |
25 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
48 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
26 | |
49 | |
27 | This module (-family) implements a simple message passing framework. |
50 | This module (-family) implements a simple message passing framework. |
28 | |
51 | |
29 | Despite its simplicity, you can securely message other processes running |
52 | Despite its simplicity, you can securely message other processes running |
30 | on the same or other hosts. |
53 | on the same or other hosts, and you can supervise entities remotely. |
31 | |
54 | |
32 | At the moment, this module family is severly brokena nd underdocumented, |
55 | For an introduction to this module family, see the L<AnyEvent::MP::Intro> |
33 | so do not use. This was uploaded mainly to resreve the CPAN namespace - |
56 | manual page and the examples under F<eg/>. |
34 | stay tuned! |
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57 | |
36 | =head1 CONCEPTS |
58 | =head1 CONCEPTS |
37 | |
59 | |
38 | =over 4 |
60 | =over 4 |
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61 | |
40 | =item port |
62 | =item port |
41 | |
63 | |
42 | A port is something you can send messages to with the C<snd> function, and |
64 | Not to be confused with a TCP port, a "port" is something you can send |
43 | you can register C<rcv> handlers with. All C<rcv> handlers will receive |
65 | messages to (with the C<snd> function). |
44 | messages they match, messages will not be queued. |
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67 | Ports allow you to register C<rcv> handlers that can match all or just |
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68 | some messages. Messages send to ports will not be queued, regardless of |
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69 | anything was listening for them or not. |
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46 | =item port id - C<noderef#portname> |
71 | =item port ID - C<nodeid#portname> |
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72 | |
48 | A port id is always the noderef, a hash-mark (C<#>) as separator, followed |
73 | A port ID is the concatenation of a node ID, a hash-mark (C<#>) as |
49 | by a port name (a printable string of unspecified format). |
74 | separator, and a port name (a printable string of unspecified format). |
50 | |
75 | |
51 | =item node |
76 | =item node |
52 | |
77 | |
53 | A node is a single process containing at least one port - the node |
78 | A node is a single process containing at least one port - the node port, |
54 | port. You can send messages to node ports to let them create new ports, |
79 | which enables nodes to manage each other remotely, and to create new |
55 | among other things. |
80 | ports. |
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81 | |
57 | Initially, nodes are either private (single-process only) or hidden |
82 | Nodes are either public (have one or more listening ports) or private |
58 | (connected to a master node only). Only when they epxlicitly "become |
83 | (no listening ports). Private nodes cannot talk to other private nodes |
59 | public" can you send them messages from unrelated other nodes. |
84 | currently. |
60 | |
85 | |
61 | =item noderef - C<host:port,host:port...>, C<id@noderef>, C<id> |
86 | =item node ID - C<[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_\-.:]*> |
62 | |
87 | |
63 | A noderef is a string that either uniquely identifies a given node (for |
88 | A node ID is a string that uniquely identifies the node within a |
64 | private and hidden nodes), or contains a recipe on how to reach a given |
89 | network. Depending on the configuration used, node IDs can look like a |
65 | node (for public nodes). |
90 | hostname, a hostname and a port, or a random string. AnyEvent::MP itself |
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91 | doesn't interpret node IDs in any way. |
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92 | |
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93 | =item binds - C<ip:port> |
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94 | |
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95 | Nodes can only talk to each other by creating some kind of connection to |
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96 | each other. To do this, nodes should listen on one or more local transport |
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97 | endpoints - binds. Currently, only standard C<ip:port> specifications can |
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98 | be used, which specify TCP ports to listen on. |
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100 | =item seed nodes |
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102 | When a node starts, it knows nothing about the network. To teach the node |
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103 | about the network it first has to contact some other node within the |
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104 | network. This node is called a seed. |
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106 | Apart from the fact that other nodes know them as seed nodes and they have |
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107 | to have fixed listening addresses, seed nodes are perfectly normal nodes - |
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108 | any node can function as a seed node for others. |
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110 | In addition to discovering the network, seed nodes are also used to |
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111 | maintain the network and to connect nodes that otherwise would have |
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112 | trouble connecting. They form the backbone of an AnyEvent::MP network. |
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113 | |
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114 | Seed nodes are expected to be long-running, and at least one seed node |
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115 | should always be available. They should also be relatively responsive - a |
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116 | seed node that blocks for long periods will slow down everybody else. |
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117 | |
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118 | =item seeds - C<host:port> |
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120 | Seeds are transport endpoint(s) (usually a hostname/IP address and a |
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121 | TCP port) of nodes thta should be used as seed nodes. |
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123 | The nodes listening on those endpoints are expected to be long-running, |
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124 | and at least one of those should always be available. When nodes run out |
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125 | of connections (e.g. due to a network error), they try to re-establish |
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126 | connections to some seednodes again to join the network. |
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127 | |
67 | =back |
128 | =back |
68 | |
129 | |
69 | =head1 VARIABLES/FUNCTIONS |
130 | =head1 VARIABLES/FUNCTIONS |
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133 | |
73 | =cut |
134 | =cut |
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135 | |
75 | package AnyEvent::MP; |
136 | package AnyEvent::MP; |
76 | |
137 | |
77 | use AnyEvent::MP::Base; |
138 | use AnyEvent::MP::Kernel; |
78 | |
139 | |
79 | use common::sense; |
140 | use common::sense; |
80 | |
141 | |
81 | use Carp (); |
142 | use Carp (); |
82 | |
143 | |
83 | use AE (); |
144 | use AE (); |
84 | |
145 | |
85 | use base "Exporter"; |
146 | use base "Exporter"; |
86 | |
147 | |
87 | our $VERSION = '0.02'; |
148 | our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::MP::Kernel::VERSION; |
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149 | |
88 | our @EXPORT = qw( |
150 | our @EXPORT = qw( |
89 | NODE $NODE $PORT snd rcv _any_ |
151 | NODE $NODE *SELF node_of after |
90 | create_port create_port_on |
152 | configure |
91 | create_miniport |
153 | snd rcv mon mon_guard kil reg psub spawn cal |
92 | become_slave become_public |
154 | port |
93 | ); |
155 | ); |
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157 | our $SELF; |
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158 | |
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159 | sub _self_die() { |
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160 | my $msg = $@; |
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161 | $msg =~ s/\n+$// unless ref $msg; |
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162 | kil $SELF, die => $msg; |
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163 | } |
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95 | =item NODE / $NODE |
165 | =item $thisnode = NODE / $NODE |
96 | |
166 | |
97 | The C<NODE ()> function and the C<$NODE> variable contain the noderef of |
167 | The C<NODE> function returns, and the C<$NODE> variable contains, the node |
98 | the local node. The value is initialised by a call to C<become_public> or |
168 | ID of the node running in the current process. This value is initialised by |
99 | C<become_slave>, after which all local port identifiers become invalid. |
169 | a call to C<configure>. |
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171 | =item $nodeid = node_of $port |
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173 | Extracts and returns the node ID from a port ID or a node ID. |
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175 | =item configure $profile, key => value... |
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177 | =item configure key => value... |
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179 | Before a node can talk to other nodes on the network (i.e. enter |
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180 | "distributed mode") it has to configure itself - the minimum a node needs |
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181 | to know is its own name, and optionally it should know the addresses of |
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182 | some other nodes in the network to discover other nodes. |
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184 | This function configures a node - it must be called exactly once (or |
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185 | never) before calling other AnyEvent::MP functions. |
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187 | =over 4 |
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189 | =item step 1, gathering configuration from profiles |
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191 | The function first looks up a profile in the aemp configuration (see the |
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192 | L<aemp> commandline utility). The profile name can be specified via the |
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193 | named C<profile> parameter or can simply be the first parameter). If it is |
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194 | missing, then the nodename (F<uname -n>) will be used as profile name. |
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195 | |
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196 | The profile data is then gathered as follows: |
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198 | First, all remaining key => value pairs (all of which are conveniently |
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199 | undocumented at the moment) will be interpreted as configuration |
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200 | data. Then they will be overwritten by any values specified in the global |
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201 | default configuration (see the F<aemp> utility), then the chain of |
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202 | profiles chosen by the profile name (and any C<parent> attributes). |
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203 | |
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204 | That means that the values specified in the profile have highest priority |
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205 | and the values specified directly via C<configure> have lowest priority, |
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206 | and can only be used to specify defaults. |
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208 | If the profile specifies a node ID, then this will become the node ID of |
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209 | this process. If not, then the profile name will be used as node ID. The |
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210 | special node ID of C<anon/> will be replaced by a random node ID. |
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211 | |
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212 | =item step 2, bind listener sockets |
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214 | The next step is to look up the binds in the profile, followed by binding |
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215 | aemp protocol listeners on all binds specified (it is possible and valid |
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216 | to have no binds, meaning that the node cannot be contacted form the |
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217 | outside. This means the node cannot talk to other nodes that also have no |
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218 | binds, but it can still talk to all "normal" nodes). |
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220 | If the profile does not specify a binds list, then a default of C<*> is |
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221 | used, meaning the node will bind on a dynamically-assigned port on every |
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222 | local IP address it finds. |
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223 | |
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224 | =item step 3, connect to seed nodes |
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226 | As the last step, the seeds list from the profile is passed to the |
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227 | L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module, which will then use it to keep |
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228 | connectivity with at least one node at any point in time. |
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230 | =back |
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232 | Example: become a distributed node using the local node name as profile. |
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233 | This should be the most common form of invocation for "daemon"-type nodes. |
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235 | configure |
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237 | Example: become an anonymous node. This form is often used for commandline |
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238 | clients. |
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240 | configure nodeid => "anon/"; |
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242 | Example: configure a node using a profile called seed, which si suitable |
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243 | for a seed node as it binds on all local addresses on a fixed port (4040, |
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244 | customary for aemp). |
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245 | |
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246 | # use the aemp commandline utility |
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247 | # aemp profile seed nodeid anon/ binds '*:4040' |
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248 | |
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249 | # then use it |
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250 | configure profile => "seed"; |
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251 | |
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252 | # or simply use aemp from the shell again: |
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253 | # aemp run profile seed |
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254 | |
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255 | # or provide a nicer-to-remember nodeid |
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256 | # aemp run profile seed nodeid "$(hostname)" |
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258 | =item $SELF |
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259 | |
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260 | Contains the current port id while executing C<rcv> callbacks or C<psub> |
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261 | blocks. |
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263 | =item *SELF, SELF, %SELF, @SELF... |
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264 | |
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265 | Due to some quirks in how perl exports variables, it is impossible to |
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266 | just export C<$SELF>, all the symbols named C<SELF> are exported by this |
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267 | module, but only C<$SELF> is currently used. |
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268 | |
101 | =item snd $portid, type => @data |
269 | =item snd $port, type => @data |
102 | |
270 | |
103 | =item snd $portid, @msg |
271 | =item snd $port, @msg |
104 | |
272 | |
105 | Send the given message to the given port ID, which can identify either |
273 | Send the given message to the given port, which can identify either a |
106 | a local or a remote port, and can be either a string or soemthignt hat |
274 | local or a remote port, and must be a port ID. |
107 | stringifies a sa port ID (such as a port object :). |
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275 | |
109 | While the message can be about anything, it is highly recommended to use a |
276 | While the message can be almost anything, it is highly recommended to |
110 | string as first element (a portid, or some word that indicates a request |
277 | use a string as first element (a port ID, or some word that indicates a |
111 | type etc.). |
278 | request type etc.) and to consist if only simple perl values (scalars, |
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279 | arrays, hashes) - if you think you need to pass an object, think again. |
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280 | |
113 | The message data effectively becomes read-only after a call to this |
281 | The message data logically becomes read-only after a call to this |
114 | function: modifying any argument is not allowed and can cause many |
282 | function: modifying any argument (or values referenced by them) is |
115 | problems. |
283 | forbidden, as there can be considerable time between the call to C<snd> |
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284 | and the time the message is actually being serialised - in fact, it might |
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285 | never be copied as within the same process it is simply handed to the |
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286 | receiving port. |
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287 | |
117 | The type of data you can transfer depends on the transport protocol: when |
288 | The type of data you can transfer depends on the transport protocol: when |
118 | JSON is used, then only strings, numbers and arrays and hashes consisting |
289 | JSON is used, then only strings, numbers and arrays and hashes consisting |
119 | of those are allowed (no objects). When Storable is used, then anything |
290 | of those are allowed (no objects). When Storable is used, then anything |
120 | that Storable can serialise and deserialise is allowed, and for the local |
291 | that Storable can serialise and deserialise is allowed, and for the local |
121 | node, anything can be passed. |
292 | node, anything can be passed. Best rely only on the common denominator of |
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293 | these. |
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123 | =item $local_port = create_port |
295 | =item $local_port = port |
124 | |
296 | |
125 | Create a new local port object. See the next section for allowed methods. |
297 | Create a new local port object and returns its port ID. Initially it has |
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298 | no callbacks set and will throw an error when it receives messages. |
126 | |
299 | |
127 | =cut |
300 | =item $local_port = port { my @msg = @_ } |
128 | |
301 | |
129 | sub create_port { |
302 | Creates a new local port, and returns its ID. Semantically the same as |
130 | my $id = "$AnyEvent::MP::Base::UNIQ." . ++$AnyEvent::MP::Base::ID; |
303 | creating a port and calling C<rcv $port, $callback> on it. |
131 | |
304 | |
132 | my $self = bless { |
305 | The block will be called for every message received on the port, with the |
133 | id => "$NODE#$id", |
306 | global variable C<$SELF> set to the port ID. Runtime errors will cause the |
134 | names => [$id], |
307 | port to be C<kil>ed. The message will be passed as-is, no extra argument |
135 | }, "AnyEvent::MP::Port"; |
308 | (i.e. no port ID) will be passed to the callback. |
136 | |
309 | |
137 | $AnyEvent::MP::Base::PORT{$id} = sub { |
310 | If you want to stop/destroy the port, simply C<kil> it: |
138 | unshift @_, $self; |
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311 | |
140 | for (@{ $self->{rc0}{$_[1]} }) { |
312 | my $port = port { |
141 | $_ && &{$_->[0]} |
313 | my @msg = @_; |
142 | && undef $_; |
314 | ... |
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315 | kil $SELF; |
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316 | }; |
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317 | |
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318 | =cut |
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319 | |
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320 | sub rcv($@); |
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321 | |
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322 | sub _kilme { |
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323 | die "received message on port without callback"; |
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324 | } |
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325 | |
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326 | sub port(;&) { |
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327 | my $id = "$UNIQ." . $ID++; |
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328 | my $port = "$NODE#$id"; |
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330 | rcv $port, shift || \&_kilme; |
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332 | $port |
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333 | } |
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335 | =item rcv $local_port, $callback->(@msg) |
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336 | |
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337 | Replaces the default callback on the specified port. There is no way to |
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338 | remove the default callback: use C<sub { }> to disable it, or better |
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339 | C<kil> the port when it is no longer needed. |
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340 | |
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341 | The global C<$SELF> (exported by this module) contains C<$port> while |
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342 | executing the callback. Runtime errors during callback execution will |
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343 | result in the port being C<kil>ed. |
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344 | |
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345 | The default callback received all messages not matched by a more specific |
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346 | C<tag> match. |
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348 | =item rcv $local_port, tag => $callback->(@msg_without_tag), ... |
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349 | |
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350 | Register (or replace) callbacks to be called on messages starting with the |
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351 | given tag on the given port (and return the port), or unregister it (when |
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352 | C<$callback> is C<$undef> or missing). There can only be one callback |
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353 | registered for each tag. |
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355 | The original message will be passed to the callback, after the first |
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356 | element (the tag) has been removed. The callback will use the same |
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357 | environment as the default callback (see above). |
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358 | |
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359 | Example: create a port and bind receivers on it in one go. |
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360 | |
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361 | my $port = rcv port, |
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362 | msg1 => sub { ... }, |
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363 | msg2 => sub { ... }, |
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364 | ; |
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365 | |
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366 | Example: create a port, bind receivers and send it in a message elsewhere |
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367 | in one go: |
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368 | |
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369 | snd $otherport, reply => |
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370 | rcv port, |
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371 | msg1 => sub { ... }, |
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372 | ... |
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373 | ; |
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374 | |
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375 | Example: temporarily register a rcv callback for a tag matching some port |
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376 | (e.g. for a rpc reply) and unregister it after a message was received. |
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377 | |
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378 | rcv $port, $otherport => sub { |
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379 | my @reply = @_; |
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380 | |
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381 | rcv $SELF, $otherport; |
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382 | }; |
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383 | |
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384 | =cut |
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385 | |
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386 | sub rcv($@) { |
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387 | my $port = shift; |
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388 | my ($nodeid, $portid) = split /#/, $port, 2; |
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389 | |
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390 | $NODE{$nodeid} == $NODE{""} |
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391 | or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on local ports, caught"; |
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392 | |
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393 | while (@_) { |
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394 | if (ref $_[0]) { |
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395 | if (my $self = $PORT_DATA{$portid}) { |
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396 | "AnyEvent::MP::Port" eq ref $self |
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397 | or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on message matching ports, caught"; |
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398 | |
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399 | $self->[2] = shift; |
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400 | } else { |
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401 | my $cb = shift; |
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402 | $PORT{$portid} = sub { |
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403 | local $SELF = $port; |
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404 | eval { &$cb }; _self_die if $@; |
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405 | }; |
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406 | } |
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407 | } elsif (defined $_[0]) { |
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408 | my $self = $PORT_DATA{$portid} ||= do { |
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409 | my $self = bless [$PORT{$port} || sub { }, { }, $port], "AnyEvent::MP::Port"; |
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410 | |
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411 | $PORT{$portid} = sub { |
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412 | local $SELF = $port; |
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413 | |
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414 | if (my $cb = $self->[1]{$_[0]}) { |
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415 | shift; |
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416 | eval { &$cb }; _self_die if $@; |
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417 | } else { |
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418 | &{ $self->[0] }; |
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419 | } |
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420 | }; |
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421 | |
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422 | $self |
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423 | }; |
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424 | |
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425 | "AnyEvent::MP::Port" eq ref $self |
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426 | or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on message matching ports, caught"; |
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427 | |
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428 | my ($tag, $cb) = splice @_, 0, 2; |
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429 | |
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430 | if (defined $cb) { |
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431 | $self->[1]{$tag} = $cb; |
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432 | } else { |
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433 | delete $self->[1]{$tag}; |
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434 | } |
143 | } |
435 | } |
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436 | } |
144 | |
437 | |
145 | for (@{ $self->{rcv}{$_[1]} }) { |
438 | $port |
146 | $_ && [@_[1 .. @{$_->[1]}]] ~~ $_->[1] |
439 | } |
147 | && &{$_->[0]} |
440 | |
148 | && undef $_; |
441 | =item $closure = psub { BLOCK } |
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442 | |
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443 | Remembers C<$SELF> and creates a closure out of the BLOCK. When the |
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444 | closure is executed, sets up the environment in the same way as in C<rcv> |
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445 | callbacks, i.e. runtime errors will cause the port to get C<kil>ed. |
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446 | |
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447 | This is useful when you register callbacks from C<rcv> callbacks: |
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448 | |
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449 | rcv delayed_reply => sub { |
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450 | my ($delay, @reply) = @_; |
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451 | my $timer = AE::timer $delay, 0, psub { |
|
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452 | snd @reply, $SELF; |
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453 | }; |
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454 | }; |
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455 | |
|
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456 | =cut |
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457 | |
|
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458 | sub psub(&) { |
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459 | my $cb = shift; |
|
|
460 | |
|
|
461 | my $port = $SELF |
|
|
462 | or Carp::croak "psub can only be called from within rcv or psub callbacks, not"; |
|
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463 | |
|
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464 | sub { |
|
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465 | local $SELF = $port; |
|
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466 | |
|
|
467 | if (wantarray) { |
|
|
468 | my @res = eval { &$cb }; |
|
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469 | _self_die if $@; |
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470 | @res |
|
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471 | } else { |
|
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472 | my $res = eval { &$cb }; |
|
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473 | _self_die if $@; |
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474 | $res |
149 | } |
475 | } |
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476 | } |
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477 | } |
150 | |
478 | |
151 | for (@{ $self->{any} }) { |
479 | =item $guard = mon $port, $cb->(@reason) # call $cb when $port dies |
152 | $_ && [@_[0 .. $#{$_->[1]}]] ~~ $_->[1] |
480 | |
153 | && &{$_->[0]} |
481 | =item $guard = mon $port, $rcvport # kill $rcvport when $port dies |
154 | && undef $_; |
482 | |
|
|
483 | =item $guard = mon $port # kill $SELF when $port dies |
|
|
484 | |
|
|
485 | =item $guard = mon $port, $rcvport, @msg # send a message when $port dies |
|
|
486 | |
|
|
487 | Monitor the given port and do something when the port is killed or |
|
|
488 | messages to it were lost, and optionally return a guard that can be used |
|
|
489 | to stop monitoring again. |
|
|
490 | |
|
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491 | In the first form (callback), the callback is simply called with any |
|
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492 | number of C<@reason> elements (no @reason means that the port was deleted |
|
|
493 | "normally"). Note also that I<< the callback B<must> never die >>, so use |
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494 | C<eval> if unsure. |
|
|
495 | |
|
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496 | In the second form (another port given), the other port (C<$rcvport>) |
|
|
497 | will be C<kil>'ed with C<@reason>, if a @reason was specified, i.e. on |
|
|
498 | "normal" kils nothing happens, while under all other conditions, the other |
|
|
499 | port is killed with the same reason. |
|
|
500 | |
|
|
501 | The third form (kill self) is the same as the second form, except that |
|
|
502 | C<$rvport> defaults to C<$SELF>. |
|
|
503 | |
|
|
504 | In the last form (message), a message of the form C<@msg, @reason> will be |
|
|
505 | C<snd>. |
|
|
506 | |
|
|
507 | Monitoring-actions are one-shot: once messages are lost (and a monitoring |
|
|
508 | alert was raised), they are removed and will not trigger again. |
|
|
509 | |
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|
510 | As a rule of thumb, monitoring requests should always monitor a port from |
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|
511 | a local port (or callback). The reason is that kill messages might get |
|
|
512 | lost, just like any other message. Another less obvious reason is that |
|
|
513 | even monitoring requests can get lost (for example, when the connection |
|
|
514 | to the other node goes down permanently). When monitoring a port locally |
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|
515 | these problems do not exist. |
|
|
516 | |
|
|
517 | C<mon> effectively guarantees that, in the absence of hardware failures, |
|
|
518 | after starting the monitor, either all messages sent to the port will |
|
|
519 | arrive, or the monitoring action will be invoked after possible message |
|
|
520 | loss has been detected. No messages will be lost "in between" (after |
|
|
521 | the first lost message no further messages will be received by the |
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|
522 | port). After the monitoring action was invoked, further messages might get |
|
|
523 | delivered again. |
|
|
524 | |
|
|
525 | Inter-host-connection timeouts and monitoring depend on the transport |
|
|
526 | used. The only transport currently implemented is TCP, and AnyEvent::MP |
|
|
527 | relies on TCP to detect node-downs (this can take 10-15 minutes on a |
|
|
528 | non-idle connection, and usually around two hours for idle conenctions). |
|
|
529 | |
|
|
530 | This means that monitoring is good for program errors and cleaning up |
|
|
531 | stuff eventually, but they are no replacement for a timeout when you need |
|
|
532 | to ensure some maximum latency. |
|
|
533 | |
|
|
534 | Example: call a given callback when C<$port> is killed. |
|
|
535 | |
|
|
536 | mon $port, sub { warn "port died because of <@_>\n" }; |
|
|
537 | |
|
|
538 | Example: kill ourselves when C<$port> is killed abnormally. |
|
|
539 | |
|
|
540 | mon $port; |
|
|
541 | |
|
|
542 | Example: send us a restart message when another C<$port> is killed. |
|
|
543 | |
|
|
544 | mon $port, $self => "restart"; |
|
|
545 | |
|
|
546 | =cut |
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|
547 | |
|
|
548 | sub mon { |
|
|
549 | my ($nodeid, $port) = split /#/, shift, 2; |
|
|
550 | |
|
|
551 | my $node = $NODE{$nodeid} || add_node $nodeid; |
|
|
552 | |
|
|
553 | my $cb = @_ ? shift : $SELF || Carp::croak 'mon: called with one argument only, but $SELF not set,'; |
|
|
554 | |
|
|
555 | unless (ref $cb) { |
|
|
556 | if (@_) { |
|
|
557 | # send a kill info message |
|
|
558 | my (@msg) = ($cb, @_); |
|
|
559 | $cb = sub { snd @msg, @_ }; |
|
|
560 | } else { |
|
|
561 | # simply kill other port |
|
|
562 | my $port = $cb; |
|
|
563 | $cb = sub { kil $port, @_ if @_ }; |
155 | } |
564 | } |
|
|
565 | } |
|
|
566 | |
|
|
567 | $node->monitor ($port, $cb); |
|
|
568 | |
|
|
569 | defined wantarray |
|
|
570 | and AnyEvent::Util::guard { $node->unmonitor ($port, $cb) } |
|
|
571 | } |
|
|
572 | |
|
|
573 | =item $guard = mon_guard $port, $ref, $ref... |
|
|
574 | |
|
|
575 | Monitors the given C<$port> and keeps the passed references. When the port |
|
|
576 | is killed, the references will be freed. |
|
|
577 | |
|
|
578 | Optionally returns a guard that will stop the monitoring. |
|
|
579 | |
|
|
580 | This function is useful when you create e.g. timers or other watchers and |
|
|
581 | want to free them when the port gets killed (note the use of C<psub>): |
|
|
582 | |
|
|
583 | $port->rcv (start => sub { |
|
|
584 | my $timer; $timer = mon_guard $port, AE::timer 1, 1, psub { |
|
|
585 | undef $timer if 0.9 < rand; |
|
|
586 | }); |
|
|
587 | }); |
|
|
588 | |
|
|
589 | =cut |
|
|
590 | |
|
|
591 | sub mon_guard { |
|
|
592 | my ($port, @refs) = @_; |
|
|
593 | |
|
|
594 | #TODO: mon-less form? |
|
|
595 | |
|
|
596 | mon $port, sub { 0 && @refs } |
|
|
597 | } |
|
|
598 | |
|
|
599 | =item kil $port[, @reason] |
|
|
600 | |
|
|
601 | Kill the specified port with the given C<@reason>. |
|
|
602 | |
|
|
603 | If no C<@reason> is specified, then the port is killed "normally" (ports |
|
|
604 | monitoring other ports will not necessarily die because a port dies |
|
|
605 | "normally"). |
|
|
606 | |
|
|
607 | Otherwise, linked ports get killed with the same reason (second form of |
|
|
608 | C<mon>, see above). |
|
|
609 | |
|
|
610 | Runtime errors while evaluating C<rcv> callbacks or inside C<psub> blocks |
|
|
611 | will be reported as reason C<< die => $@ >>. |
|
|
612 | |
|
|
613 | Transport/communication errors are reported as C<< transport_error => |
|
|
614 | $message >>. |
|
|
615 | |
|
|
616 | =cut |
|
|
617 | |
|
|
618 | =item $port = spawn $node, $initfunc[, @initdata] |
|
|
619 | |
|
|
620 | Creates a port on the node C<$node> (which can also be a port ID, in which |
|
|
621 | case it's the node where that port resides). |
|
|
622 | |
|
|
623 | The port ID of the newly created port is returned immediately, and it is |
|
|
624 | possible to immediately start sending messages or to monitor the port. |
|
|
625 | |
|
|
626 | After the port has been created, the init function is called on the remote |
|
|
627 | node, in the same context as a C<rcv> callback. This function must be a |
|
|
628 | fully-qualified function name (e.g. C<MyApp::Chat::Server::init>). To |
|
|
629 | specify a function in the main program, use C<::name>. |
|
|
630 | |
|
|
631 | If the function doesn't exist, then the node tries to C<require> |
|
|
632 | the package, then the package above the package and so on (e.g. |
|
|
633 | C<MyApp::Chat::Server>, C<MyApp::Chat>, C<MyApp>) until the function |
|
|
634 | exists or it runs out of package names. |
|
|
635 | |
|
|
636 | The init function is then called with the newly-created port as context |
|
|
637 | object (C<$SELF>) and the C<@initdata> values as arguments. It I<must> |
|
|
638 | call one of the C<rcv> functions to set callbacks on C<$SELF>, otherwise |
|
|
639 | the port might not get created. |
|
|
640 | |
|
|
641 | A common idiom is to pass a local port, immediately monitor the spawned |
|
|
642 | port, and in the remote init function, immediately monitor the passed |
|
|
643 | local port. This two-way monitoring ensures that both ports get cleaned up |
|
|
644 | when there is a problem. |
|
|
645 | |
|
|
646 | C<spawn> guarantees that the C<$initfunc> has no visible effects on the |
|
|
647 | caller before C<spawn> returns (by delaying invocation when spawn is |
|
|
648 | called for the local node). |
|
|
649 | |
|
|
650 | Example: spawn a chat server port on C<$othernode>. |
|
|
651 | |
|
|
652 | # this node, executed from within a port context: |
|
|
653 | my $server = spawn $othernode, "MyApp::Chat::Server::connect", $SELF; |
|
|
654 | mon $server; |
|
|
655 | |
|
|
656 | # init function on C<$othernode> |
|
|
657 | sub connect { |
|
|
658 | my ($srcport) = @_; |
|
|
659 | |
|
|
660 | mon $srcport; |
|
|
661 | |
|
|
662 | rcv $SELF, sub { |
|
|
663 | ... |
|
|
664 | }; |
|
|
665 | } |
|
|
666 | |
|
|
667 | =cut |
|
|
668 | |
|
|
669 | sub _spawn { |
|
|
670 | my $port = shift; |
|
|
671 | my $init = shift; |
|
|
672 | |
|
|
673 | # rcv will create the actual port |
|
|
674 | local $SELF = "$NODE#$port"; |
|
|
675 | eval { |
|
|
676 | &{ load_func $init } |
156 | }; |
677 | }; |
157 | |
678 | _self_die if $@; |
158 | $self |
|
|
159 | } |
679 | } |
160 | |
680 | |
161 | =item $portid = create_miniport { } |
681 | sub spawn(@) { |
|
|
682 | my ($nodeid, undef) = split /#/, shift, 2; |
162 | |
683 | |
163 | Creates a "mini port", that is, a port without much #TODO |
684 | my $id = "$RUNIQ." . $ID++; |
164 | |
685 | |
165 | =cut |
686 | $_[0] =~ /::/ |
|
|
687 | or Carp::croak "spawn init function must be a fully-qualified name, caught"; |
166 | |
688 | |
167 | sub create_miniport(&) { |
689 | snd_to_func $nodeid, "AnyEvent::MP::_spawn" => $id, @_; |
168 | my $cb = shift; |
|
|
169 | my $id = "$AnyEvent::MP::Base::UNIQ." . ++$AnyEvent::MP::Base::ID; |
|
|
170 | |
690 | |
171 | $AnyEvent::MP::Base::PORT{$id} = sub { |
691 | "$nodeid#$id" |
172 | $_[0] = "$NODE#$id"; |
692 | } |
173 | &$cb |
693 | |
174 | and delete $AnyEvent::MP::Base::PORT{$id}; |
694 | =item after $timeout, @msg |
|
|
695 | |
|
|
696 | =item after $timeout, $callback |
|
|
697 | |
|
|
698 | Either sends the given message, or call the given callback, after the |
|
|
699 | specified number of seconds. |
|
|
700 | |
|
|
701 | This is simply a utility function that comes in handy at times - the |
|
|
702 | AnyEvent::MP author is not convinced of the wisdom of having it, though, |
|
|
703 | so it may go away in the future. |
|
|
704 | |
|
|
705 | =cut |
|
|
706 | |
|
|
707 | sub after($@) { |
|
|
708 | my ($timeout, @action) = @_; |
|
|
709 | |
|
|
710 | my $t; $t = AE::timer $timeout, 0, sub { |
|
|
711 | undef $t; |
|
|
712 | ref $action[0] |
|
|
713 | ? $action[0]() |
|
|
714 | : snd @action; |
175 | }; |
715 | }; |
176 | |
|
|
177 | "$NODE#$id" |
|
|
178 | } |
716 | } |
179 | |
717 | |
180 | package AnyEvent::MP::Port; |
718 | =item cal $port, @msg, $callback[, $timeout] |
|
|
719 | |
|
|
720 | A simple form of RPC - sends a message to the given C<$port> with the |
|
|
721 | given contents (C<@msg>), but adds a reply port to the message. |
|
|
722 | |
|
|
723 | The reply port is created temporarily just for the purpose of receiving |
|
|
724 | the reply, and will be C<kil>ed when no longer needed. |
|
|
725 | |
|
|
726 | A reply message sent to the port is passed to the C<$callback> as-is. |
|
|
727 | |
|
|
728 | If an optional time-out (in seconds) is given and it is not C<undef>, |
|
|
729 | then the callback will be called without any arguments after the time-out |
|
|
730 | elapsed and the port is C<kil>ed. |
|
|
731 | |
|
|
732 | If no time-out is given, then the local port will monitor the remote port |
|
|
733 | instead, so it eventually gets cleaned-up. |
|
|
734 | |
|
|
735 | Currently this function returns the temporary port, but this "feature" |
|
|
736 | might go in future versions unless you can make a convincing case that |
|
|
737 | this is indeed useful for something. |
|
|
738 | |
|
|
739 | =cut |
|
|
740 | |
|
|
741 | sub cal(@) { |
|
|
742 | my $timeout = ref $_[-1] ? undef : pop; |
|
|
743 | my $cb = pop; |
|
|
744 | |
|
|
745 | my $port = port { |
|
|
746 | undef $timeout; |
|
|
747 | kil $SELF; |
|
|
748 | &$cb; |
|
|
749 | }; |
|
|
750 | |
|
|
751 | if (defined $timeout) { |
|
|
752 | $timeout = AE::timer $timeout, 0, sub { |
|
|
753 | undef $timeout; |
|
|
754 | kil $port; |
|
|
755 | $cb->(); |
|
|
756 | }; |
|
|
757 | } else { |
|
|
758 | mon $_[0], sub { |
|
|
759 | kil $port; |
|
|
760 | $cb->(); |
|
|
761 | }; |
|
|
762 | } |
|
|
763 | |
|
|
764 | push @_, $port; |
|
|
765 | &snd; |
|
|
766 | |
|
|
767 | $port |
|
|
768 | } |
181 | |
769 | |
182 | =back |
770 | =back |
183 | |
771 | |
184 | =head1 METHODS FOR PORT OBJECTS |
772 | =head1 AnyEvent::MP vs. Distributed Erlang |
|
|
773 | |
|
|
774 | AnyEvent::MP got lots of its ideas from distributed Erlang (Erlang node |
|
|
775 | == aemp node, Erlang process == aemp port), so many of the documents and |
|
|
776 | programming techniques employed by Erlang apply to AnyEvent::MP. Here is a |
|
|
777 | sample: |
|
|
778 | |
|
|
779 | http://www.Erlang.se/doc/programming_rules.shtml |
|
|
780 | http://Erlang.org/doc/getting_started/part_frame.html # chapters 3 and 4 |
|
|
781 | http://Erlang.org/download/Erlang-book-part1.pdf # chapters 5 and 6 |
|
|
782 | http://Erlang.org/download/armstrong_thesis_2003.pdf # chapters 4 and 5 |
|
|
783 | |
|
|
784 | Despite the similarities, there are also some important differences: |
185 | |
785 | |
186 | =over 4 |
786 | =over 4 |
187 | |
787 | |
188 | =item "$port" |
788 | =item * Node IDs are arbitrary strings in AEMP. |
189 | |
789 | |
190 | A port object stringifies to its port ID, so can be used directly for |
790 | Erlang relies on special naming and DNS to work everywhere in the same |
191 | C<snd> operations. |
791 | way. AEMP relies on each node somehow knowing its own address(es) (e.g. by |
|
|
792 | configuration or DNS), but will otherwise discover other odes itself. |
192 | |
793 | |
193 | =cut |
794 | =item * Erlang has a "remote ports are like local ports" philosophy, AEMP |
|
|
795 | uses "local ports are like remote ports". |
194 | |
796 | |
195 | use overload |
797 | The failure modes for local ports are quite different (runtime errors |
196 | '""' => sub { $_[0]{id} }, |
798 | only) then for remote ports - when a local port dies, you I<know> it dies, |
197 | fallback => 1; |
799 | when a connection to another node dies, you know nothing about the other |
|
|
800 | port. |
198 | |
801 | |
199 | =item $port->rcv (type => $callback->($port, @msg)) |
802 | Erlang pretends remote ports are as reliable as local ports, even when |
|
|
803 | they are not. |
200 | |
804 | |
201 | =item $port->rcv ($smartmatch => $callback->($port, @msg)) |
805 | AEMP encourages a "treat remote ports differently" philosophy, with local |
|
|
806 | ports being the special case/exception, where transport errors cannot |
|
|
807 | occur. |
202 | |
808 | |
203 | =item $port->rcv ([$smartmatch...] => $callback->($port, @msg)) |
809 | =item * Erlang uses processes and a mailbox, AEMP does not queue. |
204 | |
810 | |
205 | Register a callback on the given port. |
811 | Erlang uses processes that selectively receive messages, and therefore |
|
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812 | needs a queue. AEMP is event based, queuing messages would serve no |
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813 | useful purpose. For the same reason the pattern-matching abilities of |
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814 | AnyEvent::MP are more limited, as there is little need to be able to |
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815 | filter messages without dequeuing them. |
206 | |
816 | |
207 | The callback has to return a true value when its work is done, after |
817 | (But see L<Coro::MP> for a more Erlang-like process model on top of AEMP). |
208 | which is will be removed, or a false value in which case it will stay |
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209 | registered. |
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210 | |
818 | |
211 | If the match is an array reference, then it will be matched against the |
819 | =item * Erlang sends are synchronous, AEMP sends are asynchronous. |
212 | first elements of the message, otherwise only the first element is being |
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213 | matched. |
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214 | |
820 | |
215 | Any element in the match that is specified as C<_any_> (a function |
821 | Sending messages in Erlang is synchronous and blocks the process (and |
216 | exported by this module) matches any single element of the message. |
822 | so does not need a queue that can overflow). AEMP sends are immediate, |
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823 | connection establishment is handled in the background. |
217 | |
824 | |
218 | While not required, it is highly recommended that the first matching |
825 | =item * Erlang suffers from silent message loss, AEMP does not. |
219 | element is a string identifying the message. The one-string-only match is |
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220 | also the most efficient match (by far). |
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221 | |
826 | |
222 | =cut |
827 | Erlang makes few guarantees on messages delivery - messages can get lost |
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828 | without any of the processes realising it (i.e. you send messages a, b, |
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829 | and c, and the other side only receives messages a and c). |
223 | |
830 | |
224 | sub rcv($@) { |
831 | AEMP guarantees correct ordering, and the guarantee that after one message |
225 | my ($self, $match, $cb) = @_; |
832 | is lost, all following ones sent to the same port are lost as well, until |
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833 | monitoring raises an error, so there are no silent "holes" in the message |
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834 | sequence. |
226 | |
835 | |
227 | if (!ref $match) { |
836 | =item * Erlang can send messages to the wrong port, AEMP does not. |
228 | push @{ $self->{rc0}{$match} }, [$cb]; |
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229 | } elsif (("ARRAY" eq ref $match && !ref $match->[0])) { |
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230 | my ($type, @match) = @$match; |
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231 | @match |
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232 | ? push @{ $self->{rcv}{$match->[0]} }, [$cb, \@match] |
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233 | : push @{ $self->{rc0}{$match->[0]} }, [$cb]; |
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234 | } else { |
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235 | push @{ $self->{any} }, [$cb, $match]; |
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236 | } |
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237 | } |
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238 | |
837 | |
239 | =item $port->register ($name) |
838 | In Erlang it is quite likely that a node that restarts reuses a process ID |
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839 | known to other nodes for a completely different process, causing messages |
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840 | destined for that process to end up in an unrelated process. |
240 | |
841 | |
241 | Registers the given port under the well known name C<$name>. If the name |
842 | AEMP never reuses port IDs, so old messages or old port IDs floating |
242 | already exists it is replaced. |
843 | around in the network will not be sent to an unrelated port. |
243 | |
844 | |
244 | A port can only be registered under one well known name. |
845 | =item * Erlang uses unprotected connections, AEMP uses secure |
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846 | authentication and can use TLS. |
245 | |
847 | |
246 | =cut |
848 | AEMP can use a proven protocol - TLS - to protect connections and |
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849 | securely authenticate nodes. |
247 | |
850 | |
248 | sub register { |
851 | =item * The AEMP protocol is optimised for both text-based and binary |
249 | my ($self, $name) = @_; |
852 | communications. |
250 | |
853 | |
251 | $self->{wkname} = $name; |
854 | The AEMP protocol, unlike the Erlang protocol, supports both programming |
252 | $AnyEvent::MP::Base::WKP{$name} = "$self"; |
855 | language independent text-only protocols (good for debugging) and binary, |
253 | } |
856 | language-specific serialisers (e.g. Storable). By default, unless TLS is |
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857 | used, the protocol is actually completely text-based. |
254 | |
858 | |
255 | =item $port->destroy |
859 | It has also been carefully designed to be implementable in other languages |
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860 | with a minimum of work while gracefully degrading functionality to make the |
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861 | protocol simple. |
256 | |
862 | |
257 | Explicitly destroy/remove/nuke/vaporise the port. |
863 | =item * AEMP has more flexible monitoring options than Erlang. |
258 | |
864 | |
259 | Ports are normally kept alive by there mere existance alone, and need to |
865 | In Erlang, you can chose to receive I<all> exit signals as messages |
260 | be destroyed explicitly. |
866 | or I<none>, there is no in-between, so monitoring single processes is |
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867 | difficult to implement. Monitoring in AEMP is more flexible than in |
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868 | Erlang, as one can choose between automatic kill, exit message or callback |
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869 | on a per-process basis. |
261 | |
870 | |
262 | =cut |
871 | =item * Erlang tries to hide remote/local connections, AEMP does not. |
263 | |
872 | |
264 | sub destroy { |
873 | Monitoring in Erlang is not an indicator of process death/crashes, in the |
265 | my ($self) = @_; |
874 | same way as linking is (except linking is unreliable in Erlang). |
266 | |
875 | |
267 | delete $AnyEvent::MP::Base::WKP{ $self->{wkname} }; |
876 | In AEMP, you don't "look up" registered port names or send to named ports |
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877 | that might or might not be persistent. Instead, you normally spawn a port |
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878 | on the remote node. The init function monitors you, and you monitor the |
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879 | remote port. Since both monitors are local to the node, they are much more |
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880 | reliable (no need for C<spawn_link>). |
268 | |
881 | |
269 | delete $AnyEvent::MP::Base::PORT{$_} |
882 | This also saves round-trips and avoids sending messages to the wrong port |
270 | for @{ $self->{names} }; |
883 | (hard to do in Erlang). |
271 | } |
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272 | |
884 | |
273 | =back |
885 | =back |
274 | |
886 | |
275 | =head1 FUNCTIONS FOR NODES |
887 | =head1 RATIONALE |
276 | |
888 | |
277 | =over 4 |
889 | =over 4 |
278 | |
890 | |
279 | =item mon $noderef, $callback->($noderef, $status, $) |
891 | =item Why strings for port and node IDs, why not objects? |
280 | |
892 | |
281 | Monitors the given noderef. |
893 | We considered "objects", but found that the actual number of methods |
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894 | that can be called are quite low. Since port and node IDs travel over |
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895 | the network frequently, the serialising/deserialising would add lots of |
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896 | overhead, as well as having to keep a proxy object everywhere. |
282 | |
897 | |
283 | =item become_public endpoint... |
898 | Strings can easily be printed, easily serialised etc. and need no special |
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899 | procedures to be "valid". |
284 | |
900 | |
285 | Tells the node to become a public node, i.e. reachable from other nodes. |
901 | And as a result, a miniport consists of a single closure stored in a |
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902 | global hash - it can't become much cheaper. |
286 | |
903 | |
287 | If no arguments are given, or the first argument is C<undef>, then |
904 | =item Why favour JSON, why not a real serialising format such as Storable? |
288 | AnyEvent::MP tries to bind on port C<4040> on all IP addresses that the |
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289 | local nodename resolves to. |
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290 | |
905 | |
291 | Otherwise the first argument must be an array-reference with transport |
906 | In fact, any AnyEvent::MP node will happily accept Storable as framing |
292 | endpoints ("ip:port", "hostname:port") or port numbers (in which case the |
907 | format, but currently there is no way to make a node use Storable by |
293 | local nodename is used as hostname). The endpoints are all resolved and |
908 | default (although all nodes will accept it). |
294 | will become the node reference. |
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295 | |
909 | |
296 | =cut |
910 | The default framing protocol is JSON because a) JSON::XS is many times |
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911 | faster for small messages and b) most importantly, after years of |
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912 | experience we found that object serialisation is causing more problems |
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913 | than it solves: Just like function calls, objects simply do not travel |
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914 | easily over the network, mostly because they will always be a copy, so you |
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915 | always have to re-think your design. |
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916 | |
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917 | Keeping your messages simple, concentrating on data structures rather than |
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918 | objects, will keep your messages clean, tidy and efficient. |
297 | |
919 | |
298 | =back |
920 | =back |
299 | |
921 | |
300 | =head1 NODE MESSAGES |
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301 | |
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302 | Nodes understand the following messages sent to them. Many of them take |
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303 | arguments called C<@reply>, which will simply be used to compose a reply |
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304 | message - C<$reply[0]> is the port to reply to, C<$reply[1]> the type and |
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305 | the remaining arguments are simply the message data. |
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306 | |
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307 | =over 4 |
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308 | |
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309 | =cut |
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310 | |
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311 | =item wkp => $name, @reply |
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312 | |
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313 | Replies with the port ID of the specified well-known port, or C<undef>. |
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314 | |
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315 | =item devnull => ... |
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316 | |
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317 | Generic data sink/CPU heat conversion. |
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318 | |
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319 | =item relay => $port, @msg |
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320 | |
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321 | Simply forwards the message to the given port. |
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322 | |
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323 | =item eval => $string[ @reply] |
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324 | |
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325 | Evaluates the given string. If C<@reply> is given, then a message of the |
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326 | form C<@reply, $@, @evalres> is sent. |
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327 | |
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328 | Example: crash another node. |
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329 | |
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330 | snd $othernode, eval => "exit"; |
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331 | |
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332 | =item time => @reply |
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333 | |
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334 | Replies the the current node time to C<@reply>. |
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335 | |
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336 | Example: tell the current node to send the current time to C<$myport> in a |
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337 | C<timereply> message. |
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338 | |
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339 | snd $NODE, time => $myport, timereply => 1, 2; |
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340 | # => snd $myport, timereply => 1, 2, <time> |
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341 | |
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342 | =back |
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343 | |
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344 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
922 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
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923 | |
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924 | L<AnyEvent::MP::Intro> - a gentle introduction. |
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925 | |
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926 | L<AnyEvent::MP::Kernel> - more, lower-level, stuff. |
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927 | |
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|
928 | L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> - network maintainance and port groups, to find |
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929 | your applications. |
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930 | |
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931 | L<AnyEvent::MP::LogCatcher> - simple service to display log messages from |
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932 | all nodes. |
345 | |
933 | |
346 | L<AnyEvent>. |
934 | L<AnyEvent>. |
347 | |
935 | |
348 | =head1 AUTHOR |
936 | =head1 AUTHOR |
349 | |
937 | |