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9 | $NODE # contains this node's noderef |
9 | $NODE # contains this node's noderef |
10 | NODE # returns this node's noderef |
10 | NODE # returns this node's noderef |
11 | NODE $port # returns the noderef of the port |
11 | NODE $port # returns the noderef of the port |
12 | |
12 | |
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13 | $SELF # receiving/own port id in rcv callbacks |
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14 | |
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15 | # initialise the node so it can send/receive messages |
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16 | initialise_node; |
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17 | |
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18 | # ports are message endpoints |
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19 | |
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20 | # sending messages |
13 | snd $port, type => data...; |
21 | snd $port, type => data...; |
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22 | snd $port, @msg; |
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23 | snd @msg_with_first_element_being_a_port; |
14 | |
24 | |
15 | $SELF # receiving/own port id in rcv callbacks |
25 | # creating/using ports, the simple way |
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26 | my $simple_port = port { my @msg = @_; 0 }; |
16 | |
27 | |
17 | rcv $port, smartmatch => $cb->($port, @msg); |
28 | # creating/using ports, tagged message matching |
18 | |
29 | my $port = port; |
19 | # examples: |
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20 | rcv $port2, ping => sub { snd $_[0], "pong"; 0 }; |
30 | rcv $port, ping => sub { snd $_[0], "pong"; 0 }; |
21 | rcv $port1, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n" }; |
31 | rcv $port, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n"; 0 }; |
22 | snd $port2, ping => $port1; |
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32 | |
24 | # more, smarter, matches (_any_ is exported by this module) |
33 | # create a port on another node |
25 | rcv $port, [child_died => $pid] => sub { ... |
34 | my $port = spawn $node, $initfunc, @initdata; |
26 | rcv $port, [_any_, _any_, 3] => sub { .. $_[2] is 3 |
35 | |
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36 | # monitoring |
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37 | mon $port, $cb->(@msg) # callback is invoked on death |
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38 | mon $port, $otherport # kill otherport on abnormal death |
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39 | mon $port, $otherport, @msg # send message on death |
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40 | |
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41 | =head1 CURRENT STATUS |
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42 | |
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43 | AnyEvent::MP - stable API, should work |
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44 | AnyEvent::MP::Intro - outdated |
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45 | AnyEvent::MP::Kernel - WIP |
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46 | AnyEvent::MP::Transport - mostly stable |
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47 | |
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48 | stay tuned. |
27 | |
49 | |
28 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
50 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
29 | |
51 | |
30 | This module (-family) implements a simple message passing framework. |
52 | This module (-family) implements a simple message passing framework. |
31 | |
53 | |
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35 | For an introduction to this module family, see the L<AnyEvent::MP::Intro> |
57 | For an introduction to this module family, see the L<AnyEvent::MP::Intro> |
36 | manual page. |
58 | manual page. |
37 | |
59 | |
38 | At the moment, this module family is severly broken and underdocumented, |
60 | At the moment, this module family is severly broken and underdocumented, |
39 | so do not use. This was uploaded mainly to reserve the CPAN namespace - |
61 | so do not use. This was uploaded mainly to reserve the CPAN namespace - |
40 | stay tuned! The basic API should be finished, however. |
62 | stay tuned! |
41 | |
63 | |
42 | =head1 CONCEPTS |
64 | =head1 CONCEPTS |
43 | |
65 | |
44 | =over 4 |
66 | =over 4 |
45 | |
67 | |
46 | =item port |
68 | =item port |
47 | |
69 | |
48 | A port is something you can send messages to with the C<snd> function, and |
70 | A port is something you can send messages to (with the C<snd> function). |
49 | you can register C<rcv> handlers with. All C<rcv> handlers will receive |
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50 | messages they match, messages will not be queued. |
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51 | |
71 | |
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72 | Ports allow you to register C<rcv> handlers that can match all or just |
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73 | some messages. Messages send to ports will not be queued, regardless of |
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74 | anything was listening for them or not. |
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75 | |
52 | =item port id - C<noderef#portname> |
76 | =item port ID - C<noderef#portname> |
53 | |
77 | |
54 | A port id is always the noderef, a hash-mark (C<#>) as separator, followed |
78 | A port ID is the concatenation of a noderef, a hash-mark (C<#>) as |
55 | by a port name (a printable string of unspecified format). |
79 | separator, and a port name (a printable string of unspecified format). An |
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80 | exception is the the node port, whose ID is identical to its node |
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81 | reference. |
56 | |
82 | |
57 | =item node |
83 | =item node |
58 | |
84 | |
59 | A node is a single process containing at least one port - the node |
85 | A node is a single process containing at least one port - the node port, |
60 | port. You can send messages to node ports to let them create new ports, |
86 | which provides nodes to manage each other remotely, and to create new |
61 | among other things. |
87 | ports. |
62 | |
88 | |
63 | Initially, nodes are either private (single-process only) or hidden |
89 | Nodes are either private (single-process only), slaves (can only talk to |
64 | (connected to a master node only). Only when they epxlicitly "become |
90 | public nodes, but do not need an open port) or public nodes (connectable |
65 | public" can you send them messages from unrelated other nodes. |
91 | from any other node). |
66 | |
92 | |
67 | =item noderef - C<host:port,host:port...>, C<id@noderef>, C<id> |
93 | =item node ID - C<[a-za-Z0-9_\-.:]+> |
68 | |
94 | |
69 | A noderef is a string that either uniquely identifies a given node (for |
95 | A node ID is a string that uniquely identifies the node within a |
70 | private and hidden nodes), or contains a recipe on how to reach a given |
96 | network. Depending on the configuration used, node IDs can look like a |
71 | node (for public nodes). |
97 | hostname, a hostname and a port, or a random string. AnyEvent::MP itself |
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98 | doesn't interpret node IDs in any way. |
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99 | |
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100 | =item binds - C<ip:port> |
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101 | |
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102 | Nodes can only talk to each other by creating some kind of connection to |
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103 | each other. To do this, nodes should listen on one or more local transport |
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104 | endpoints - binds. Currently, only standard C<ip:port> specifications can |
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105 | be used, which specify TCP ports to listen on. |
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106 | |
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107 | =item seeds - C<host:port> |
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108 | |
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109 | When a node starts, it knows nothing about the network. To teach the node |
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110 | about the network it first has to contact some other node within the |
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111 | network. This node is called a seed. |
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112 | |
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113 | Seeds are transport endpoint(s) of as many nodes as one wants. Those nodes |
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114 | are expected to be long-running, and at least one of those should always |
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115 | be available. When nodes run out of connections (e.g. due to a network |
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116 | error), they try to re-establish connections to some seednodes again to |
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117 | join the network. |
72 | |
118 | |
73 | =back |
119 | =back |
74 | |
120 | |
75 | =head1 VARIABLES/FUNCTIONS |
121 | =head1 VARIABLES/FUNCTIONS |
76 | |
122 | |
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78 | |
124 | |
79 | =cut |
125 | =cut |
80 | |
126 | |
81 | package AnyEvent::MP; |
127 | package AnyEvent::MP; |
82 | |
128 | |
83 | use AnyEvent::MP::Base; |
129 | use AnyEvent::MP::Kernel; |
84 | |
130 | |
85 | use common::sense; |
131 | use common::sense; |
86 | |
132 | |
87 | use Carp (); |
133 | use Carp (); |
88 | |
134 | |
89 | use AE (); |
135 | use AE (); |
90 | |
136 | |
91 | use base "Exporter"; |
137 | use base "Exporter"; |
92 | |
138 | |
93 | our $VERSION = '0.1'; |
139 | our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::MP::Kernel::VERSION; |
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140 | |
94 | our @EXPORT = qw( |
141 | our @EXPORT = qw( |
95 | NODE $NODE *SELF node_of _any_ |
142 | NODE $NODE *SELF node_of after |
96 | become_slave become_public |
143 | resolve_node initialise_node |
97 | snd rcv mon kil reg psub |
144 | snd rcv mon mon_guard kil reg psub spawn |
98 | port |
145 | port |
99 | ); |
146 | ); |
100 | |
147 | |
101 | our $SELF; |
148 | our $SELF; |
102 | |
149 | |
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106 | kil $SELF, die => $msg; |
153 | kil $SELF, die => $msg; |
107 | } |
154 | } |
108 | |
155 | |
109 | =item $thisnode = NODE / $NODE |
156 | =item $thisnode = NODE / $NODE |
110 | |
157 | |
111 | The C<NODE> function returns, and the C<$NODE> variable contains |
158 | The C<NODE> function returns, and the C<$NODE> variable contains the node |
112 | the noderef of the local node. The value is initialised by a call |
159 | ID of the node running in the current process. This value is initialised by |
113 | to C<become_public> or C<become_slave>, after which all local port |
160 | a call to C<initialise_node>. |
114 | identifiers become invalid. |
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115 | |
161 | |
116 | =item $noderef = node_of $portid |
162 | =item $nodeid = node_of $port |
117 | |
163 | |
118 | Extracts and returns the noderef from a portid or a noderef. |
164 | Extracts and returns the node ID part from a port ID or a node ID. |
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166 | =item initialise_node $profile_name |
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167 | |
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168 | Before a node can talk to other nodes on the network (i.e. enter |
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169 | "distributed mode") it has to initialise itself - the minimum a node needs |
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170 | to know is its own name, and optionally it should know the addresses of |
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171 | some other nodes in the network to discover other nodes. |
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172 | |
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173 | This function initialises a node - it must be called exactly once (or |
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174 | never) before calling other AnyEvent::MP functions. |
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175 | |
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176 | The first argument is a profile name. If it is C<undef> or missing, then |
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177 | the current nodename will be used instead (i.e. F<uname -n>). |
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178 | |
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179 | The function then looks up the profile in the aemp configuration (see the |
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180 | L<aemp> commandline utility). |
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181 | |
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182 | If the profile specifies a node ID, then this will become the node ID of |
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183 | this process. If not, then the profile name will be used as node ID. The |
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184 | special node ID of C<anon/> will be replaced by a random node ID. |
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185 | |
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186 | The next step is to look up the binds in the profile, followed by binding |
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187 | aemp protocol listeners on all binds specified (it is possible and valid |
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188 | to have no binds, meaning that the node cannot be contacted form the |
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189 | outside. This means the node cannot talk to other nodes that also have no |
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190 | binds, but it can still talk to all "normal" nodes). |
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191 | |
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192 | If the profile does not specify a binds list, then the node ID will be |
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193 | treated as if it were of the form C<host:port>, which will be resolved and |
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194 | used as binds list. |
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195 | |
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196 | Lastly, the seeds list from the profile is passed to the |
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197 | L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module, which will then use it to keep |
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198 | connectivity with at least on of those seed nodes at any point in time. |
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199 | |
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200 | Example: become a distributed node listening on the guessed noderef, or |
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201 | the one specified via C<aemp> for the current node. This should be the |
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202 | most common form of invocation for "daemon"-type nodes. |
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203 | |
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204 | initialise_node; |
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205 | |
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206 | Example: become an anonymous node. This form is often used for commandline |
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207 | clients. |
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208 | |
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209 | initialise_node "anon/"; |
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210 | |
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211 | Example: become a distributed node. If there is no profile of the given |
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212 | name, or no binds list was specified, resolve C<localhost:4044> and bind |
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213 | on the resulting addresses. |
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214 | |
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215 | initialise_node "localhost:4044"; |
119 | |
216 | |
120 | =item $SELF |
217 | =item $SELF |
121 | |
218 | |
122 | Contains the current port id while executing C<rcv> callbacks or C<psub> |
219 | Contains the current port id while executing C<rcv> callbacks or C<psub> |
123 | blocks. |
220 | blocks. |
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126 | |
223 | |
127 | Due to some quirks in how perl exports variables, it is impossible to |
224 | Due to some quirks in how perl exports variables, it is impossible to |
128 | just export C<$SELF>, all the symbols called C<SELF> are exported by this |
225 | just export C<$SELF>, all the symbols called C<SELF> are exported by this |
129 | module, but only C<$SELF> is currently used. |
226 | module, but only C<$SELF> is currently used. |
130 | |
227 | |
131 | =item snd $portid, type => @data |
228 | =item snd $port, type => @data |
132 | |
229 | |
133 | =item snd $portid, @msg |
230 | =item snd $port, @msg |
134 | |
231 | |
135 | Send the given message to the given port ID, which can identify either |
232 | Send the given message to the given port ID, which can identify either |
136 | a local or a remote port, and can be either a string or soemthignt hat |
233 | a local or a remote port, and must be a port ID. |
137 | stringifies a sa port ID (such as a port object :). |
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138 | |
234 | |
139 | While the message can be about anything, it is highly recommended to use a |
235 | While the message can be about anything, it is highly recommended to use a |
140 | string as first element (a portid, or some word that indicates a request |
236 | string as first element (a port ID, or some word that indicates a request |
141 | type etc.). |
237 | type etc.). |
142 | |
238 | |
143 | The message data effectively becomes read-only after a call to this |
239 | The message data effectively becomes read-only after a call to this |
144 | function: modifying any argument is not allowed and can cause many |
240 | function: modifying any argument is not allowed and can cause many |
145 | problems. |
241 | problems. |
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148 | JSON is used, then only strings, numbers and arrays and hashes consisting |
244 | JSON is used, then only strings, numbers and arrays and hashes consisting |
149 | of those are allowed (no objects). When Storable is used, then anything |
245 | of those are allowed (no objects). When Storable is used, then anything |
150 | that Storable can serialise and deserialise is allowed, and for the local |
246 | that Storable can serialise and deserialise is allowed, and for the local |
151 | node, anything can be passed. |
247 | node, anything can be passed. |
152 | |
248 | |
153 | =item kil $portid[, @reason] |
249 | =item $local_port = port |
154 | |
250 | |
155 | Kill the specified port with the given C<@reason>. |
251 | Create a new local port object and returns its port ID. Initially it has |
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252 | no callbacks set and will throw an error when it receives messages. |
156 | |
253 | |
157 | If no C<@reason> is specified, then the port is killed "normally" (linked |
254 | =item $local_port = port { my @msg = @_ } |
158 | ports will not be kileld, or even notified). |
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159 | |
255 | |
160 | Otherwise, linked ports get killed with the same reason (second form of |
256 | Creates a new local port, and returns its ID. Semantically the same as |
161 | C<mon>, see below). |
257 | creating a port and calling C<rcv $port, $callback> on it. |
162 | |
258 | |
163 | Runtime errors while evaluating C<rcv> callbacks or inside C<psub> blocks |
259 | The block will be called for every message received on the port, with the |
164 | will be reported as reason C<< die => $@ >>. |
260 | global variable C<$SELF> set to the port ID. Runtime errors will cause the |
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261 | port to be C<kil>ed. The message will be passed as-is, no extra argument |
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262 | (i.e. no port ID) will be passed to the callback. |
165 | |
263 | |
166 | Transport/communication errors are reported as C<< transport_error => |
264 | If you want to stop/destroy the port, simply C<kil> it: |
167 | $message >>. |
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265 | |
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266 | my $port = port { |
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267 | my @msg = @_; |
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268 | ... |
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269 | kil $SELF; |
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270 | }; |
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271 | |
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272 | =cut |
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273 | |
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274 | sub rcv($@); |
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275 | |
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276 | sub _kilme { |
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277 | die "received message on port without callback"; |
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278 | } |
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279 | |
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280 | sub port(;&) { |
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281 | my $id = "$UNIQ." . $ID++; |
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282 | my $port = "$NODE#$id"; |
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283 | |
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284 | rcv $port, shift || \&_kilme; |
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285 | |
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286 | $port |
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287 | } |
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288 | |
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289 | =item rcv $local_port, $callback->(@msg) |
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290 | |
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291 | Replaces the default callback on the specified port. There is no way to |
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292 | remove the default callback: use C<sub { }> to disable it, or better |
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293 | C<kil> the port when it is no longer needed. |
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294 | |
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295 | The global C<$SELF> (exported by this module) contains C<$port> while |
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296 | executing the callback. Runtime errors during callback execution will |
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297 | result in the port being C<kil>ed. |
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298 | |
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299 | The default callback received all messages not matched by a more specific |
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300 | C<tag> match. |
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301 | |
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302 | =item rcv $local_port, tag => $callback->(@msg_without_tag), ... |
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303 | |
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304 | Register (or replace) callbacks to be called on messages starting with the |
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305 | given tag on the given port (and return the port), or unregister it (when |
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306 | C<$callback> is C<$undef> or missing). There can only be one callback |
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307 | registered for each tag. |
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308 | |
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309 | The original message will be passed to the callback, after the first |
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310 | element (the tag) has been removed. The callback will use the same |
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311 | environment as the default callback (see above). |
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312 | |
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313 | Example: create a port and bind receivers on it in one go. |
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314 | |
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315 | my $port = rcv port, |
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316 | msg1 => sub { ... }, |
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317 | msg2 => sub { ... }, |
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318 | ; |
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319 | |
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320 | Example: create a port, bind receivers and send it in a message elsewhere |
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321 | in one go: |
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322 | |
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323 | snd $otherport, reply => |
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324 | rcv port, |
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325 | msg1 => sub { ... }, |
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326 | ... |
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327 | ; |
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328 | |
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329 | Example: temporarily register a rcv callback for a tag matching some port |
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330 | (e.g. for a rpc reply) and unregister it after a message was received. |
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331 | |
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332 | rcv $port, $otherport => sub { |
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333 | my @reply = @_; |
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334 | |
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335 | rcv $SELF, $otherport; |
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336 | }; |
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337 | |
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338 | =cut |
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339 | |
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340 | sub rcv($@) { |
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341 | my $port = shift; |
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342 | my ($noderef, $portid) = split /#/, $port, 2; |
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343 | |
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344 | $NODE{$noderef} == $NODE{""} |
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345 | or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on local ports, caught"; |
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346 | |
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347 | while (@_) { |
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348 | if (ref $_[0]) { |
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349 | if (my $self = $PORT_DATA{$portid}) { |
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350 | "AnyEvent::MP::Port" eq ref $self |
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351 | or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on message matching ports, caught"; |
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352 | |
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353 | $self->[2] = shift; |
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354 | } else { |
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355 | my $cb = shift; |
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356 | $PORT{$portid} = sub { |
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357 | local $SELF = $port; |
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358 | eval { &$cb }; _self_die if $@; |
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359 | }; |
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360 | } |
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361 | } elsif (defined $_[0]) { |
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362 | my $self = $PORT_DATA{$portid} ||= do { |
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363 | my $self = bless [$PORT{$port} || sub { }, { }, $port], "AnyEvent::MP::Port"; |
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364 | |
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365 | $PORT{$portid} = sub { |
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366 | local $SELF = $port; |
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367 | |
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368 | if (my $cb = $self->[1]{$_[0]}) { |
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369 | shift; |
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370 | eval { &$cb }; _self_die if $@; |
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371 | } else { |
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372 | &{ $self->[0] }; |
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373 | } |
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374 | }; |
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375 | |
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376 | $self |
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377 | }; |
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378 | |
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379 | "AnyEvent::MP::Port" eq ref $self |
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380 | or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on message matching ports, caught"; |
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381 | |
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382 | my ($tag, $cb) = splice @_, 0, 2; |
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383 | |
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384 | if (defined $cb) { |
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385 | $self->[1]{$tag} = $cb; |
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386 | } else { |
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387 | delete $self->[1]{$tag}; |
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388 | } |
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389 | } |
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390 | } |
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391 | |
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392 | $port |
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393 | } |
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394 | |
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395 | =item $closure = psub { BLOCK } |
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396 | |
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397 | Remembers C<$SELF> and creates a closure out of the BLOCK. When the |
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398 | closure is executed, sets up the environment in the same way as in C<rcv> |
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399 | callbacks, i.e. runtime errors will cause the port to get C<kil>ed. |
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400 | |
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401 | This is useful when you register callbacks from C<rcv> callbacks: |
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402 | |
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403 | rcv delayed_reply => sub { |
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404 | my ($delay, @reply) = @_; |
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405 | my $timer = AE::timer $delay, 0, psub { |
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406 | snd @reply, $SELF; |
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407 | }; |
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408 | }; |
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409 | |
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410 | =cut |
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411 | |
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412 | sub psub(&) { |
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413 | my $cb = shift; |
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414 | |
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415 | my $port = $SELF |
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416 | or Carp::croak "psub can only be called from within rcv or psub callbacks, not"; |
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417 | |
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418 | sub { |
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419 | local $SELF = $port; |
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420 | |
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421 | if (wantarray) { |
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422 | my @res = eval { &$cb }; |
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423 | _self_die if $@; |
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424 | @res |
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425 | } else { |
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426 | my $res = eval { &$cb }; |
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427 | _self_die if $@; |
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428 | $res |
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429 | } |
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430 | } |
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431 | } |
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432 | |
169 | =item $guard = mon $portid, $cb->(@reason) |
433 | =item $guard = mon $port, $cb->(@reason) |
170 | |
434 | |
171 | =item $guard = mon $portid, $otherport |
435 | =item $guard = mon $port, $rcvport |
172 | |
436 | |
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437 | =item $guard = mon $port |
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438 | |
173 | =item $guard = mon $portid, $otherport, @msg |
439 | =item $guard = mon $port, $rcvport, @msg |
174 | |
440 | |
175 | Monitor the given port and do something when the port is killed. |
441 | Monitor the given port and do something when the port is killed or |
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442 | messages to it were lost, and optionally return a guard that can be used |
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443 | to stop monitoring again. |
176 | |
444 | |
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445 | C<mon> effectively guarantees that, in the absence of hardware failures, |
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446 | that after starting the monitor, either all messages sent to the port |
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447 | will arrive, or the monitoring action will be invoked after possible |
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448 | message loss has been detected. No messages will be lost "in between" |
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449 | (after the first lost message no further messages will be received by the |
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450 | port). After the monitoring action was invoked, further messages might get |
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451 | delivered again. |
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452 | |
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453 | Note that monitoring-actions are one-shot: once released, they are removed |
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454 | and will not trigger again. |
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455 | |
177 | In the first form, the callback is simply called with any number |
456 | In the first form (callback), the callback is simply called with any |
178 | of C<@reason> elements (no @reason means that the port was deleted |
457 | number of C<@reason> elements (no @reason means that the port was deleted |
179 | "normally"). Note also that I<< the callback B<must> never die >>, so use |
458 | "normally"). Note also that I<< the callback B<must> never die >>, so use |
180 | C<eval> if unsure. |
459 | C<eval> if unsure. |
181 | |
460 | |
182 | In the second form, the other port will be C<kil>'ed with C<@reason>, iff |
461 | In the second form (another port given), the other port (C<$rcvport>) |
183 | a @reason was specified, i.e. on "normal" kils nothing happens, while |
462 | will be C<kil>'ed with C<@reason>, iff a @reason was specified, i.e. on |
184 | under all other conditions, the other port is killed with the same reason. |
463 | "normal" kils nothing happens, while under all other conditions, the other |
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464 | port is killed with the same reason. |
185 | |
465 | |
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466 | The third form (kill self) is the same as the second form, except that |
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467 | C<$rvport> defaults to C<$SELF>. |
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468 | |
186 | In the last form, a message of the form C<@msg, @reason> will be C<snd>. |
469 | In the last form (message), a message of the form C<@msg, @reason> will be |
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470 | C<snd>. |
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471 | |
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472 | As a rule of thumb, monitoring requests should always monitor a port from |
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473 | a local port (or callback). The reason is that kill messages might get |
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474 | lost, just like any other message. Another less obvious reason is that |
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475 | even monitoring requests can get lost (for exmaple, when the connection |
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476 | to the other node goes down permanently). When monitoring a port locally |
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477 | these problems do not exist. |
187 | |
478 | |
188 | Example: call a given callback when C<$port> is killed. |
479 | Example: call a given callback when C<$port> is killed. |
189 | |
480 | |
190 | mon $port, sub { warn "port died because of <@_>\n" }; |
481 | mon $port, sub { warn "port died because of <@_>\n" }; |
191 | |
482 | |
192 | Example: kill ourselves when C<$port> is killed abnormally. |
483 | Example: kill ourselves when C<$port> is killed abnormally. |
193 | |
484 | |
194 | mon $port, $self; |
485 | mon $port; |
195 | |
486 | |
196 | Example: send us a restart message another C<$port> is killed. |
487 | Example: send us a restart message when another C<$port> is killed. |
197 | |
488 | |
198 | mon $port, $self => "restart"; |
489 | mon $port, $self => "restart"; |
199 | |
490 | |
200 | =cut |
491 | =cut |
201 | |
492 | |
202 | sub mon { |
493 | sub mon { |
203 | my ($noderef, $port, $cb) = ((split /#/, shift, 2), shift); |
494 | my ($noderef, $port) = split /#/, shift, 2; |
204 | |
495 | |
205 | my $node = $NODE{$noderef} || add_node $noderef; |
496 | my $node = $NODE{$noderef} || add_node $noderef; |
206 | |
497 | |
207 | #TODO: ports must not be references |
498 | my $cb = @_ ? shift : $SELF || Carp::croak 'mon: called with one argument only, but $SELF not set,'; |
208 | if (!ref $cb or "AnyEvent::MP::Port" eq ref $cb) { |
499 | |
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500 | unless (ref $cb) { |
209 | if (@_) { |
501 | if (@_) { |
210 | # send a kill info message |
502 | # send a kill info message |
211 | my (@msg) = ($cb, @_); |
503 | my (@msg) = ($cb, @_); |
212 | $cb = sub { snd @msg, @_ }; |
504 | $cb = sub { snd @msg, @_ }; |
213 | } else { |
505 | } else { |
… | |
… | |
242 | =cut |
534 | =cut |
243 | |
535 | |
244 | sub mon_guard { |
536 | sub mon_guard { |
245 | my ($port, @refs) = @_; |
537 | my ($port, @refs) = @_; |
246 | |
538 | |
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539 | #TODO: mon-less form? |
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540 | |
247 | mon $port, sub { 0 && @refs } |
541 | mon $port, sub { 0 && @refs } |
248 | } |
542 | } |
249 | |
543 | |
250 | =item lnk $port1, $port2 |
544 | =item kil $port[, @reason] |
251 | |
545 | |
252 | Link two ports. This is simply a shorthand for: |
546 | Kill the specified port with the given C<@reason>. |
253 | |
547 | |
254 | mon $port1, $port2; |
548 | If no C<@reason> is specified, then the port is killed "normally" (linked |
255 | mon $port2, $port1; |
549 | ports will not be kileld, or even notified). |
256 | |
550 | |
257 | It means that if either one is killed abnormally, the other one gets |
551 | Otherwise, linked ports get killed with the same reason (second form of |
258 | killed as well. |
552 | C<mon>, see below). |
259 | |
553 | |
260 | =item $local_port = port |
554 | Runtime errors while evaluating C<rcv> callbacks or inside C<psub> blocks |
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555 | will be reported as reason C<< die => $@ >>. |
261 | |
556 | |
262 | Create a new local port object that supports message matching. |
557 | Transport/communication errors are reported as C<< transport_error => |
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558 | $message >>. |
263 | |
559 | |
264 | =item $portid = port { my @msg = @_; $finished } |
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265 | |
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266 | Creates a "mini port", that is, a very lightweight port without any |
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267 | pattern matching behind it, and returns its ID. |
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268 | |
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269 | The block will be called for every message received on the port. When the |
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270 | callback returns a true value its job is considered "done" and the port |
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271 | will be destroyed. Otherwise it will stay alive. |
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272 | |
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273 | The message will be passed as-is, no extra argument (i.e. no port id) will |
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274 | be passed to the callback. |
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275 | |
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276 | If you need the local port id in the callback, this works nicely: |
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277 | |
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278 | my $port; $port = miniport { |
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279 | snd $otherport, reply => $port; |
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280 | }; |
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281 | |
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282 | =cut |
560 | =cut |
283 | |
561 | |
284 | sub port(;&) { |
562 | =item $port = spawn $node, $initfunc[, @initdata] |
285 | my $id = "$UNIQ." . $ID++; |
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286 | my $port = "$NODE#$id"; |
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287 | |
563 | |
288 | if (@_) { |
564 | Creates a port on the node C<$node> (which can also be a port ID, in which |
289 | my $cb = shift; |
565 | case it's the node where that port resides). |
290 | $PORT{$id} = sub { |
566 | |
291 | local $SELF = $port; |
567 | The port ID of the newly created port is return immediately, and it is |
292 | eval { |
568 | permissible to immediately start sending messages or monitor the port. |
293 | &$cb |
569 | |
294 | and kil $id; |
570 | After the port has been created, the init function is |
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571 | called. This function must be a fully-qualified function name |
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572 | (e.g. C<MyApp::Chat::Server::init>). To specify a function in the main |
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573 | program, use C<::name>. |
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574 | |
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575 | If the function doesn't exist, then the node tries to C<require> |
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576 | the package, then the package above the package and so on (e.g. |
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577 | C<MyApp::Chat::Server>, C<MyApp::Chat>, C<MyApp>) until the function |
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578 | exists or it runs out of package names. |
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579 | |
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580 | The init function is then called with the newly-created port as context |
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581 | object (C<$SELF>) and the C<@initdata> values as arguments. |
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582 | |
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583 | A common idiom is to pass your own port, monitor the spawned port, and |
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584 | in the init function, monitor the original port. This two-way monitoring |
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585 | ensures that both ports get cleaned up when there is a problem. |
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586 | |
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587 | Example: spawn a chat server port on C<$othernode>. |
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588 | |
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589 | # this node, executed from within a port context: |
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590 | my $server = spawn $othernode, "MyApp::Chat::Server::connect", $SELF; |
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591 | mon $server; |
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592 | |
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593 | # init function on C<$othernode> |
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594 | sub connect { |
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595 | my ($srcport) = @_; |
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596 | |
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597 | mon $srcport; |
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598 | |
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599 | rcv $SELF, sub { |
295 | }; |
600 | ... |
296 | _self_die if $@; |
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297 | }; |
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298 | } else { |
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299 | my $self = bless { |
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300 | id => "$NODE#$id", |
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301 | }, "AnyEvent::MP::Port"; |
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302 | |
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303 | $PORT_DATA{$id} = $self; |
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304 | $PORT{$id} = sub { |
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305 | local $SELF = $port; |
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306 | |
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307 | eval { |
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308 | for (@{ $self->{rc0}{$_[0]} }) { |
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309 | $_ && &{$_->[0]} |
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310 | && undef $_; |
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311 | } |
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312 | |
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313 | for (@{ $self->{rcv}{$_[0]} }) { |
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314 | $_ && [@_[1 .. @{$_->[1]}]] ~~ $_->[1] |
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315 | && &{$_->[0]} |
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316 | && undef $_; |
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317 | } |
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318 | |
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319 | for (@{ $self->{any} }) { |
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320 | $_ && [@_[0 .. $#{$_->[1]}]] ~~ $_->[1] |
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321 | && &{$_->[0]} |
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322 | && undef $_; |
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323 | } |
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324 | }; |
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325 | _self_die if $@; |
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326 | }; |
601 | }; |
327 | } |
602 | } |
328 | |
603 | |
329 | $port |
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330 | } |
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331 | |
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332 | =item reg $portid, $name |
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333 | |
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334 | Registers the given port under the name C<$name>. If the name already |
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335 | exists it is replaced. |
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336 | |
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337 | A port can only be registered under one well known name. |
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338 | |
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339 | A port automatically becomes unregistered when it is killed. |
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340 | |
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341 | =cut |
604 | =cut |
342 | |
605 | |
343 | sub reg(@) { |
606 | sub _spawn { |
344 | my ($portid, $name) = @_; |
607 | my $port = shift; |
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608 | my $init = shift; |
345 | |
609 | |
346 | $REG{$name} = $portid; |
610 | local $SELF = "$NODE#$port"; |
347 | } |
611 | eval { |
348 | |
612 | &{ load_func $init } |
349 | =item rcv $portid, tagstring => $callback->(@msg), ... |
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350 | |
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351 | =item rcv $portid, $smartmatch => $callback->(@msg), ... |
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352 | |
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353 | =item rcv $portid, [$smartmatch...] => $callback->(@msg), ... |
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354 | |
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355 | Register callbacks to be called on matching messages on the given port. |
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356 | |
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357 | The callback has to return a true value when its work is done, after |
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358 | which is will be removed, or a false value in which case it will stay |
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359 | registered. |
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360 | |
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361 | The global C<$SELF> (exported by this module) contains C<$portid> while |
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362 | executing the callback. |
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363 | |
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364 | Runtime errors wdurign callback execution will result in the port being |
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365 | C<kil>ed. |
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366 | |
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367 | If the match is an array reference, then it will be matched against the |
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368 | first elements of the message, otherwise only the first element is being |
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369 | matched. |
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370 | |
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371 | Any element in the match that is specified as C<_any_> (a function |
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372 | exported by this module) matches any single element of the message. |
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373 | |
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374 | While not required, it is highly recommended that the first matching |
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375 | element is a string identifying the message. The one-string-only match is |
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376 | also the most efficient match (by far). |
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377 | |
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378 | =cut |
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379 | |
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380 | sub rcv($@) { |
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381 | my ($noderef, $port) = split /#/, shift, 2; |
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382 | |
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383 | ($NODE{$noderef} || add_node $noderef) == $NODE{""} |
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384 | or Carp::croak "$noderef#$port: rcv can only be called on local ports, caught"; |
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385 | |
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386 | my $self = $PORT_DATA{$port} |
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387 | or Carp::croak "$noderef#$port: rcv can only be called on message matching ports, caught"; |
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388 | |
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389 | "AnyEvent::MP::Port" eq ref $self |
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390 | or Carp::croak "$noderef#$port: rcv can only be called on message matching ports, caught"; |
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391 | |
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392 | while (@_) { |
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393 | my ($match, $cb) = splice @_, 0, 2; |
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394 | |
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395 | if (!ref $match) { |
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396 | push @{ $self->{rc0}{$match} }, [$cb]; |
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397 | } elsif (("ARRAY" eq ref $match && !ref $match->[0])) { |
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398 | my ($type, @match) = @$match; |
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399 | @match |
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400 | ? push @{ $self->{rcv}{$match->[0]} }, [$cb, \@match] |
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401 | : push @{ $self->{rc0}{$match->[0]} }, [$cb]; |
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402 | } else { |
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403 | push @{ $self->{any} }, [$cb, $match]; |
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404 | } |
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405 | } |
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406 | } |
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407 | |
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408 | =item $closure = psub { BLOCK } |
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409 | |
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410 | Remembers C<$SELF> and creates a closure out of the BLOCK. When the |
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411 | closure is executed, sets up the environment in the same way as in C<rcv> |
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412 | callbacks, i.e. runtime errors will cause the port to get C<kil>ed. |
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413 | |
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414 | This is useful when you register callbacks from C<rcv> callbacks: |
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415 | |
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416 | rcv delayed_reply => sub { |
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417 | my ($delay, @reply) = @_; |
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418 | my $timer = AE::timer $delay, 0, psub { |
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419 | snd @reply, $SELF; |
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420 | }; |
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421 | }; |
613 | }; |
422 | |
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423 | =cut |
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424 | |
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425 | sub psub(&) { |
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426 | my $cb = shift; |
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427 | |
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428 | my $port = $SELF |
|
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429 | or Carp::croak "psub can only be called from within rcv or psub callbacks, not"; |
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430 | |
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431 | sub { |
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432 | local $SELF = $port; |
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433 | |
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434 | if (wantarray) { |
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435 | my @res = eval { &$cb }; |
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436 | _self_die if $@; |
614 | _self_die if $@; |
437 | @res |
615 | } |
438 | } else { |
616 | |
439 | my $res = eval { &$cb }; |
617 | sub spawn(@) { |
440 | _self_die if $@; |
618 | my ($noderef, undef) = split /#/, shift, 2; |
441 | $res |
619 | |
442 | } |
620 | my $id = "$RUNIQ." . $ID++; |
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621 | |
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622 | $_[0] =~ /::/ |
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623 | or Carp::croak "spawn init function must be a fully-qualified name, caught"; |
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624 | |
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625 | snd_to_func $noderef, "AnyEvent::MP::_spawn" => $id, @_; |
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626 | |
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627 | "$noderef#$id" |
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628 | } |
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629 | |
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630 | =item after $timeout, @msg |
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631 | |
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632 | =item after $timeout, $callback |
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633 | |
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634 | Either sends the given message, or call the given callback, after the |
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635 | specified number of seconds. |
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636 | |
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637 | This is simply a utility function that come sin handy at times. |
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638 | |
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639 | =cut |
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640 | |
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641 | sub after($@) { |
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642 | my ($timeout, @action) = @_; |
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643 | |
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644 | my $t; $t = AE::timer $timeout, 0, sub { |
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645 | undef $t; |
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646 | ref $action[0] |
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647 | ? $action[0]() |
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648 | : snd @action; |
443 | } |
649 | }; |
444 | } |
650 | } |
445 | |
651 | |
446 | =back |
652 | =back |
447 | |
653 | |
448 | =head1 FUNCTIONS FOR NODES |
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449 | |
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450 | =over 4 |
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451 | |
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452 | =item become_public endpoint... |
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453 | |
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454 | Tells the node to become a public node, i.e. reachable from other nodes. |
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455 | |
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456 | If no arguments are given, or the first argument is C<undef>, then |
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457 | AnyEvent::MP tries to bind on port C<4040> on all IP addresses that the |
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458 | local nodename resolves to. |
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459 | |
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460 | Otherwise the first argument must be an array-reference with transport |
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461 | endpoints ("ip:port", "hostname:port") or port numbers (in which case the |
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462 | local nodename is used as hostname). The endpoints are all resolved and |
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463 | will become the node reference. |
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464 | |
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465 | =cut |
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466 | |
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467 | =back |
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468 | |
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469 | =head1 NODE MESSAGES |
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470 | |
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471 | Nodes understand the following messages sent to them. Many of them take |
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472 | arguments called C<@reply>, which will simply be used to compose a reply |
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473 | message - C<$reply[0]> is the port to reply to, C<$reply[1]> the type and |
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474 | the remaining arguments are simply the message data. |
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475 | |
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476 | =over 4 |
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477 | |
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478 | =cut |
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479 | |
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480 | =item lookup => $name, @reply |
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481 | |
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482 | Replies with the port ID of the specified well-known port, or C<undef>. |
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483 | |
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484 | =item devnull => ... |
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485 | |
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486 | Generic data sink/CPU heat conversion. |
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487 | |
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488 | =item relay => $port, @msg |
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489 | |
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490 | Simply forwards the message to the given port. |
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491 | |
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492 | =item eval => $string[ @reply] |
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493 | |
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494 | Evaluates the given string. If C<@reply> is given, then a message of the |
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495 | form C<@reply, $@, @evalres> is sent. |
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496 | |
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497 | Example: crash another node. |
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498 | |
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499 | snd $othernode, eval => "exit"; |
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500 | |
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501 | =item time => @reply |
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502 | |
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503 | Replies the the current node time to C<@reply>. |
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504 | |
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505 | Example: tell the current node to send the current time to C<$myport> in a |
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506 | C<timereply> message. |
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507 | |
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508 | snd $NODE, time => $myport, timereply => 1, 2; |
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509 | # => snd $myport, timereply => 1, 2, <time> |
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510 | |
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511 | =back |
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512 | |
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513 | =head1 AnyEvent::MP vs. Distributed Erlang |
654 | =head1 AnyEvent::MP vs. Distributed Erlang |
514 | |
655 | |
515 | AnyEvent::MP got lots of its ideas from distributed erlang (erlang node |
656 | AnyEvent::MP got lots of its ideas from distributed Erlang (Erlang node |
516 | == aemp node, erlang process == aemp port), so many of the documents and |
657 | == aemp node, Erlang process == aemp port), so many of the documents and |
517 | programming techniques employed by erlang apply to AnyEvent::MP. Here is a |
658 | programming techniques employed by Erlang apply to AnyEvent::MP. Here is a |
518 | sample: |
659 | sample: |
519 | |
660 | |
520 | http://www.erlang.se/doc/programming_rules.shtml |
661 | http://www.Erlang.se/doc/programming_rules.shtml |
521 | http://erlang.org/doc/getting_started/part_frame.html # chapters 3 and 4 |
662 | http://Erlang.org/doc/getting_started/part_frame.html # chapters 3 and 4 |
522 | http://erlang.org/download/erlang-book-part1.pdf # chapters 5 and 6 |
663 | http://Erlang.org/download/Erlang-book-part1.pdf # chapters 5 and 6 |
523 | http://erlang.org/download/armstrong_thesis_2003.pdf # chapters 4 and 5 |
664 | http://Erlang.org/download/armstrong_thesis_2003.pdf # chapters 4 and 5 |
524 | |
665 | |
525 | Despite the similarities, there are also some important differences: |
666 | Despite the similarities, there are also some important differences: |
526 | |
667 | |
527 | =over 4 |
668 | =over 4 |
528 | |
669 | |
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533 | convenience functionality. |
674 | convenience functionality. |
534 | |
675 | |
535 | This means that AEMP requires a less tightly controlled environment at the |
676 | This means that AEMP requires a less tightly controlled environment at the |
536 | cost of longer node references and a slightly higher management overhead. |
677 | cost of longer node references and a slightly higher management overhead. |
537 | |
678 | |
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679 | =item * Erlang has a "remote ports are like local ports" philosophy, AEMP |
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680 | uses "local ports are like remote ports". |
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681 | |
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682 | The failure modes for local ports are quite different (runtime errors |
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683 | only) then for remote ports - when a local port dies, you I<know> it dies, |
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684 | when a connection to another node dies, you know nothing about the other |
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685 | port. |
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686 | |
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687 | Erlang pretends remote ports are as reliable as local ports, even when |
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688 | they are not. |
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689 | |
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690 | AEMP encourages a "treat remote ports differently" philosophy, with local |
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691 | ports being the special case/exception, where transport errors cannot |
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692 | occur. |
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693 | |
538 | =item * Erlang uses processes and a mailbox, AEMP does not queue. |
694 | =item * Erlang uses processes and a mailbox, AEMP does not queue. |
539 | |
695 | |
540 | Erlang uses processes that selctively receive messages, and therefore |
696 | Erlang uses processes that selectively receive messages, and therefore |
541 | needs a queue. AEMP is event based, queuing messages would serve no useful |
697 | needs a queue. AEMP is event based, queuing messages would serve no |
542 | purpose. |
698 | useful purpose. For the same reason the pattern-matching abilities of |
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699 | AnyEvent::MP are more limited, as there is little need to be able to |
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700 | filter messages without dequeing them. |
543 | |
701 | |
544 | (But see L<Coro::MP> for a more erlang-like process model on top of AEMP). |
702 | (But see L<Coro::MP> for a more Erlang-like process model on top of AEMP). |
545 | |
703 | |
546 | =item * Erlang sends are synchronous, AEMP sends are asynchronous. |
704 | =item * Erlang sends are synchronous, AEMP sends are asynchronous. |
547 | |
705 | |
548 | Sending messages in erlang is synchronous and blocks the process. AEMP |
706 | Sending messages in Erlang is synchronous and blocks the process (and |
549 | sends are immediate, connection establishment is handled in the |
707 | so does not need a queue that can overflow). AEMP sends are immediate, |
550 | background. |
708 | connection establishment is handled in the background. |
551 | |
709 | |
552 | =item * Erlang can silently lose messages, AEMP cannot. |
710 | =item * Erlang suffers from silent message loss, AEMP does not. |
553 | |
711 | |
554 | Erlang makes few guarantees on messages delivery - messages can get lost |
712 | Erlang makes few guarantees on messages delivery - messages can get lost |
555 | without any of the processes realising it (i.e. you send messages a, b, |
713 | without any of the processes realising it (i.e. you send messages a, b, |
556 | and c, and the other side only receives messages a and c). |
714 | and c, and the other side only receives messages a and c). |
557 | |
715 | |
558 | AEMP guarantees correct ordering, and the guarantee that there are no |
716 | AEMP guarantees correct ordering, and the guarantee that there are no |
559 | holes in the message sequence. |
717 | holes in the message sequence. |
560 | |
718 | |
561 | =item * In erlang, processes can be declared dead and later be found to be |
719 | =item * In Erlang, processes can be declared dead and later be found to be |
562 | alive. |
720 | alive. |
563 | |
721 | |
564 | In erlang it can happen that a monitored process is declared dead and |
722 | In Erlang it can happen that a monitored process is declared dead and |
565 | linked processes get killed, but later it turns out that the process is |
723 | linked processes get killed, but later it turns out that the process is |
566 | still alive - and can receive messages. |
724 | still alive - and can receive messages. |
567 | |
725 | |
568 | In AEMP, when port monitoring detects a port as dead, then that port will |
726 | In AEMP, when port monitoring detects a port as dead, then that port will |
569 | eventually be killed - it cannot happen that a node detects a port as dead |
727 | eventually be killed - it cannot happen that a node detects a port as dead |
570 | and then later sends messages to it, finding it is still alive. |
728 | and then later sends messages to it, finding it is still alive. |
571 | |
729 | |
572 | =item * Erlang can send messages to the wrong port, AEMP does not. |
730 | =item * Erlang can send messages to the wrong port, AEMP does not. |
573 | |
731 | |
574 | In erlang it is quite possible that a node that restarts reuses a process |
732 | In Erlang it is quite likely that a node that restarts reuses a process ID |
575 | ID known to other nodes for a completely different process, causing |
733 | known to other nodes for a completely different process, causing messages |
576 | messages destined for that process to end up in an unrelated process. |
734 | destined for that process to end up in an unrelated process. |
577 | |
735 | |
578 | AEMP never reuses port IDs, so old messages or old port IDs floating |
736 | AEMP never reuses port IDs, so old messages or old port IDs floating |
579 | around in the network will not be sent to an unrelated port. |
737 | around in the network will not be sent to an unrelated port. |
580 | |
738 | |
581 | =item * Erlang uses unprotected connections, AEMP uses secure |
739 | =item * Erlang uses unprotected connections, AEMP uses secure |
582 | authentication and can use TLS. |
740 | authentication and can use TLS. |
583 | |
741 | |
584 | AEMP can use a proven protocol - SSL/TLS - to protect connections and |
742 | AEMP can use a proven protocol - SSL/TLS - to protect connections and |
585 | securely authenticate nodes. |
743 | securely authenticate nodes. |
586 | |
744 | |
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745 | =item * The AEMP protocol is optimised for both text-based and binary |
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746 | communications. |
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747 | |
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748 | The AEMP protocol, unlike the Erlang protocol, supports both |
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749 | language-independent text-only protocols (good for debugging) and binary, |
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750 | language-specific serialisers (e.g. Storable). |
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751 | |
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752 | It has also been carefully designed to be implementable in other languages |
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753 | with a minimum of work while gracefully degrading fucntionality to make the |
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754 | protocol simple. |
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755 | |
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756 | =item * AEMP has more flexible monitoring options than Erlang. |
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757 | |
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758 | In Erlang, you can chose to receive I<all> exit signals as messages |
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759 | or I<none>, there is no in-between, so monitoring single processes is |
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760 | difficult to implement. Monitoring in AEMP is more flexible than in |
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761 | Erlang, as one can choose between automatic kill, exit message or callback |
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762 | on a per-process basis. |
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763 | |
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764 | =item * Erlang tries to hide remote/local connections, AEMP does not. |
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765 | |
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766 | Monitoring in Erlang is not an indicator of process death/crashes, |
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767 | as linking is (except linking is unreliable in Erlang). |
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768 | |
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769 | In AEMP, you don't "look up" registered port names or send to named ports |
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770 | that might or might not be persistent. Instead, you normally spawn a port |
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771 | on the remote node. The init function monitors the you, and you monitor |
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772 | the remote port. Since both monitors are local to the node, they are much |
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773 | more reliable. |
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774 | |
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775 | This also saves round-trips and avoids sending messages to the wrong port |
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776 | (hard to do in Erlang). |
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777 | |
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778 | =back |
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779 | |
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780 | =head1 RATIONALE |
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781 | |
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782 | =over 4 |
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783 | |
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784 | =item Why strings for ports and noderefs, why not objects? |
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785 | |
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786 | We considered "objects", but found that the actual number of methods |
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|
787 | thatc an be called are very low. Since port IDs and noderefs travel over |
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788 | the network frequently, the serialising/deserialising would add lots of |
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789 | overhead, as well as having to keep a proxy object. |
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790 | |
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791 | Strings can easily be printed, easily serialised etc. and need no special |
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792 | procedures to be "valid". |
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793 | |
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794 | And a a miniport consists of a single closure stored in a global hash - it |
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795 | can't become much cheaper. |
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796 | |
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797 | =item Why favour JSON, why not real serialising format such as Storable? |
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798 | |
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799 | In fact, any AnyEvent::MP node will happily accept Storable as framing |
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800 | format, but currently there is no way to make a node use Storable by |
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801 | default. |
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802 | |
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803 | The default framing protocol is JSON because a) JSON::XS is many times |
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804 | faster for small messages and b) most importantly, after years of |
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805 | experience we found that object serialisation is causing more problems |
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806 | than it gains: Just like function calls, objects simply do not travel |
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807 | easily over the network, mostly because they will always be a copy, so you |
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808 | always have to re-think your design. |
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809 | |
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810 | Keeping your messages simple, concentrating on data structures rather than |
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811 | objects, will keep your messages clean, tidy and efficient. |
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812 | |
587 | =back |
813 | =back |
588 | |
814 | |
589 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
815 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
590 | |
816 | |
591 | L<AnyEvent>. |
817 | L<AnyEvent>. |