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4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use AnyEvent::MP; 7 use AnyEvent::MP;
8 8
9 $NODE # contains this node's noderef 9 $NODE # contains this node's node ID
10 NODE # returns this node's noderef 10 NODE # returns this node's node ID
11 NODE $port # returns the noderef of the port
12 11
13 $SELF # receiving/own port id in rcv callbacks 12 $SELF # receiving/own port id in rcv callbacks
14 13
15 # initialise the node so it can send/receive messages 14 # initialise the node so it can send/receive messages
16 initialise_node; 15 configure;
17 16
18 # ports are message endpoints 17 # ports are message destinations
19 18
20 # sending messages 19 # sending messages
21 snd $port, type => data...; 20 snd $port, type => data...;
22 snd $port, @msg; 21 snd $port, @msg;
23 snd @msg_with_first_element_being_a_port; 22 snd @msg_with_first_element_being_a_port;
24 23
25 # creating/using ports, the simple way 24 # creating/using ports, the simple way
26 my $simple_port = port { my @msg = @_; 0 }; 25 my $simple_port = port { my @msg = @_ };
27 26
28 # creating/using ports, tagged message matching 27 # creating/using ports, tagged message matching
29 my $port = port; 28 my $port = port;
30 rcv $port, ping => sub { snd $_[0], "pong"; 0 }; 29 rcv $port, ping => sub { snd $_[0], "pong" };
31 rcv $port, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n"; 0 }; 30 rcv $port, pong => sub { warn "pong received\n" };
32 31
33 # create a port on another node 32 # create a port on another node
34 my $port = spawn $node, $initfunc, @initdata; 33 my $port = spawn $node, $initfunc, @initdata;
35 34
36 # monitoring 35 # monitoring
38 mon $port, $otherport # kill otherport on abnormal death 37 mon $port, $otherport # kill otherport on abnormal death
39 mon $port, $otherport, @msg # send message on death 38 mon $port, $otherport, @msg # send message on death
40 39
41=head1 CURRENT STATUS 40=head1 CURRENT STATUS
42 41
42 bin/aemp - stable.
43 AnyEvent::MP - stable API, should work 43 AnyEvent::MP - stable API, should work.
44 AnyEvent::MP::Intro - outdated 44 AnyEvent::MP::Intro - uptodate, but incomplete.
45 AnyEvent::MP::Kernel - mostly stable 45 AnyEvent::MP::Kernel - mostly stable.
46 AnyEvent::MP::Global - mostly stable 46 AnyEvent::MP::Global - stable API, protocol not yet final.
47 AnyEvent::MP::Node - mostly stable, but internal anyways
48 AnyEvent::MP::Transport - mostly stable, but internal anyways
49 47
50 stay tuned. 48 stay tuned.
51 49
52=head1 DESCRIPTION 50=head1 DESCRIPTION
53 51
139 137
140our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::MP::Kernel::VERSION; 138our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::MP::Kernel::VERSION;
141 139
142our @EXPORT = qw( 140our @EXPORT = qw(
143 NODE $NODE *SELF node_of after 141 NODE $NODE *SELF node_of after
144 initialise_node 142 configure
145 snd rcv mon mon_guard kil reg psub spawn 143 snd rcv mon mon_guard kil reg psub spawn
146 port 144 port
147); 145);
148 146
149our $SELF; 147our $SELF;
156 154
157=item $thisnode = NODE / $NODE 155=item $thisnode = NODE / $NODE
158 156
159The C<NODE> function returns, and the C<$NODE> variable contains, the node 157The C<NODE> function returns, and the C<$NODE> variable contains, the node
160ID of the node running in the current process. This value is initialised by 158ID of the node running in the current process. This value is initialised by
161a call to C<initialise_node>. 159a call to C<configure>.
162 160
163=item $nodeid = node_of $port 161=item $nodeid = node_of $port
164 162
165Extracts and returns the node ID from a port ID or a node ID. 163Extracts and returns the node ID from a port ID or a node ID.
166 164
167=item initialise_node $profile_name, key => value... 165=item configure key => value...
168 166
169Before a node can talk to other nodes on the network (i.e. enter 167Before a node can talk to other nodes on the network (i.e. enter
170"distributed mode") it has to initialise itself - the minimum a node needs 168"distributed mode") it has to configure itself - the minimum a node needs
171to know is its own name, and optionally it should know the addresses of 169to know is its own name, and optionally it should know the addresses of
172some other nodes in the network to discover other nodes. 170some other nodes in the network to discover other nodes.
173 171
174This function initialises a node - it must be called exactly once (or 172This function configures a node - it must be called exactly once (or
175never) before calling other AnyEvent::MP functions. 173never) before calling other AnyEvent::MP functions.
176 174
177The first argument is a profile name. If it is C<undef> or missing, then 175=over 4
178the current nodename will be used instead (i.e. F<uname -n>).
179 176
177=item step 1, gathering configuration from profiles
178
180The function first looks up the profile in the aemp configuration (see the 179The function first looks up a profile in the aemp configuration (see the
181L<aemp> commandline utility). the profile is calculated as follows: 180L<aemp> commandline utility). The profile name can be specified via the
181named C<profile> parameter. If it is missing, then the nodename (F<uname
182-n>) will be used as profile name.
183
184The profile data is then gathered as follows:
182 185
183First, all remaining key => value pairs (all of which are conviniently 186First, all remaining key => value pairs (all of which are conviniently
184undocumented at the moment) will be used. Then they will be overwritten by 187undocumented at the moment) will be interpreted as configuration
185any values specified in the global default configuration (see the F<aemp> 188data. Then they will be overwritten by any values specified in the global
186utility), then the chain of profiles selected, if any. That means that 189default configuration (see the F<aemp> utility), then the chain of
190profiles chosen by the profile name (and any C<parent> attributes).
191
187the values specified in the profile have highest priority and the values 192That means that the values specified in the profile have highest priority
188specified via C<initialise_node> have lowest priority. 193and the values specified directly via C<configure> have lowest priority,
194and can only be used to specify defaults.
189 195
190If the profile specifies a node ID, then this will become the node ID of 196If the profile specifies a node ID, then this will become the node ID of
191this process. If not, then the profile name will be used as node ID. The 197this process. If not, then the profile name will be used as node ID. The
192special node ID of C<anon/> will be replaced by a random node ID. 198special node ID of C<anon/> will be replaced by a random node ID.
199
200=item step 2, bind listener sockets
193 201
194The next step is to look up the binds in the profile, followed by binding 202The next step is to look up the binds in the profile, followed by binding
195aemp protocol listeners on all binds specified (it is possible and valid 203aemp protocol listeners on all binds specified (it is possible and valid
196to have no binds, meaning that the node cannot be contacted form the 204to have no binds, meaning that the node cannot be contacted form the
197outside. This means the node cannot talk to other nodes that also have no 205outside. This means the node cannot talk to other nodes that also have no
198binds, but it can still talk to all "normal" nodes). 206binds, but it can still talk to all "normal" nodes).
199 207
200If the profile does not specify a binds list, then a default of C<*> is 208If the profile does not specify a binds list, then a default of C<*> is
201used. 209used, meaning the node will bind on a dynamically-assigned port on every
210local IP address it finds.
202 211
212=item step 3, connect to seed nodes
213
203Lastly, the seeds list from the profile is passed to the 214As the last step, the seeds list from the profile is passed to the
204L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module, which will then use it to keep 215L<AnyEvent::MP::Global> module, which will then use it to keep
205connectivity with at least on of those seed nodes at any point in time. 216connectivity with at least one node at any point in time.
206 217
207Example: become a distributed node listening on the guessed noderef, or 218=back
208the one specified via C<aemp> for the current node. This should be the 219
220Example: become a distributed node using the locla node name as profile.
209most common form of invocation for "daemon"-type nodes. 221This should be the most common form of invocation for "daemon"-type nodes.
210 222
211 initialise_node; 223 configure
212 224
213Example: become an anonymous node. This form is often used for commandline 225Example: become an anonymous node. This form is often used for commandline
214clients. 226clients.
215 227
216 initialise_node "anon/"; 228 configure nodeid => "anon/";
217 229
218Example: become a distributed node. If there is no profile of the given 230Example: configure a node using a profile called seed, which si suitable
219name, or no binds list was specified, resolve C<localhost:4044> and bind 231for a seed node as it binds on all local addresses on a fixed port (4040,
220on the resulting addresses. 232customary for aemp).
221 233
222 initialise_node "localhost:4044"; 234 # use the aemp commandline utility
235 # aemp profile seed nodeid anon/ binds '*:4040'
236
237 # then use it
238 configure profile => "seed";
239
240 # or simply use aemp from the shell again:
241 # aemp run profile seed
242
243 # or provide a nicer-to-remember nodeid
244 # aemp run profile seed nodeid "$(hostname)"
223 245
224=item $SELF 246=item $SELF
225 247
226Contains the current port id while executing C<rcv> callbacks or C<psub> 248Contains the current port id while executing C<rcv> callbacks or C<psub>
227blocks. 249blocks.
349 371
350=cut 372=cut
351 373
352sub rcv($@) { 374sub rcv($@) {
353 my $port = shift; 375 my $port = shift;
354 my ($noderef, $portid) = split /#/, $port, 2; 376 my ($nodeid, $portid) = split /#/, $port, 2;
355 377
356 $NODE{$noderef} == $NODE{""} 378 $NODE{$nodeid} == $NODE{""}
357 or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on local ports, caught"; 379 or Carp::croak "$port: rcv can only be called on local ports, caught";
358 380
359 while (@_) { 381 while (@_) {
360 if (ref $_[0]) { 382 if (ref $_[0]) {
361 if (my $self = $PORT_DATA{$portid}) { 383 if (my $self = $PORT_DATA{$portid}) {
501 mon $port, $self => "restart"; 523 mon $port, $self => "restart";
502 524
503=cut 525=cut
504 526
505sub mon { 527sub mon {
506 my ($noderef, $port) = split /#/, shift, 2; 528 my ($nodeid, $port) = split /#/, shift, 2;
507 529
508 my $node = $NODE{$noderef} || add_node $noderef; 530 my $node = $NODE{$nodeid} || add_node $nodeid;
509 531
510 my $cb = @_ ? shift : $SELF || Carp::croak 'mon: called with one argument only, but $SELF not set,'; 532 my $cb = @_ ? shift : $SELF || Carp::croak 'mon: called with one argument only, but $SELF not set,';
511 533
512 unless (ref $cb) { 534 unless (ref $cb) {
513 if (@_) { 535 if (@_) {
627 }; 649 };
628 _self_die if $@; 650 _self_die if $@;
629} 651}
630 652
631sub spawn(@) { 653sub spawn(@) {
632 my ($noderef, undef) = split /#/, shift, 2; 654 my ($nodeid, undef) = split /#/, shift, 2;
633 655
634 my $id = "$RUNIQ." . $ID++; 656 my $id = "$RUNIQ." . $ID++;
635 657
636 $_[0] =~ /::/ 658 $_[0] =~ /::/
637 or Carp::croak "spawn init function must be a fully-qualified name, caught"; 659 or Carp::croak "spawn init function must be a fully-qualified name, caught";
638 660
639 snd_to_func $noderef, "AnyEvent::MP::_spawn" => $id, @_; 661 snd_to_func $nodeid, "AnyEvent::MP::_spawn" => $id, @_;
640 662
641 "$noderef#$id" 663 "$nodeid#$id"
642} 664}
643 665
644=item after $timeout, @msg 666=item after $timeout, @msg
645 667
646=item after $timeout, $callback 668=item after $timeout, $callback

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