| 1 | Revision history for Perl extension AnyEvent. |
1 | Revision history for Perl extension AnyEvent. |
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3 | TODO: implement condvars... |
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4 | - take advantage of CLOCK_MONOTONIC, if available, in AnyEvent::Impl::Perl. |
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5 | - provide AnyEvent::on_detect and @AnyEvent::on_detect, which |
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6 | allows module authors to avoid forcing event loop detection. |
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7 | (used by Coro::AIO, Coro::BDB, Coro::AnyEvent for example). |
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8 | - remove coro backends: Coro now provides generic support for AnyEvent |
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9 | via Coro::AnyEvent. |
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11 | 3.3 Mon Apr 28 09:51:06 CEST 2008 |
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12 | - added AnyEvent::Handle, AnyEvent::Socket and AnyEvent::Util modules. |
| 3 | - fix a bug in the pure perl backend that kept watchers alive |
13 | - fix a bug in the pure perl backend that kept watchers alive |
| 4 | when multiple watchers were registered for the same fh/poll combo. |
14 | when multiple watchers were registered for the same fh/poll combo. |
| 5 | - add a benchmark section showing AnyEvent overhead and comparing |
15 | - add a benchmark section showing AnyEvent overhead and comparing |
| 6 | the different event loops with each other. |
16 | the different event loops with each other. |
| 7 | - prefer pure perl over tk when autoprobing, as it's about as fast, |
17 | - prefer pure perl over tk when autoprobing, as it's about as fast, |
| 8 | but doesn't crash with many watchers. |
18 | but doesn't crash with many watchers. |
| 9 | - make Qt support non-experimental. |
19 | - declare Qt support non-experimental. |
| 10 | - clarify the confusing section about the file descriptor being |
20 | - clarify the confusing section about the file descriptor being |
| 11 | kept alive. |
21 | kept alive. |
| 12 | - document the race between loading of an event module and |
22 | - document the race between loading of an event module and |
| 13 | child processes exiting. |
23 | child processes exiting. |
| 14 | - support POE as "backend" (with some caveats, POE is not generic |
24 | - support POE as "backend" (with some caveats, POE is not generic |
| 15 | enough, and darn slow). |
25 | enough, and darn slow). |
| 16 | - support Wx and Prima through POE. |
26 | - support Wx and Prima through POE. |
| 17 | - optimise perl backend to use 20% less memory and to be roughly |
27 | - optimise perl backend to use 20% less memory and take advantage |
| 18 | 2-3 times faster in the common case of sparsely-active file |
28 | of typical timeout behaviour. It can now compete with |
| 19 | descriptors. It can now compete with select/poll-based C event |
29 | select/poll-based C event loops in most cases (it is usually |
| 20 | loops in most cases (it is usually faster than Event and Glib :). |
30 | faster than Event and Glib :). |
| 21 | - roughly cut EV memory use in half and increase its speed by 30%, |
31 | - roughly cut EV memory use in half and increase its speed by 30%, |
| 22 | by removing undocumented functionality. |
32 | by removing undocumented functionality. Did something similar |
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33 | to other event loops where possible. |
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| 24 | 3.2 Thu Apr 24 10:10:40 CEST 2008 |
35 | 3.2 Thu Apr 24 10:10:40 CEST 2008 |
| 25 | - do not die when anyevent watchers are destroyed while running callbacks |
36 | - do not die when anyevent watchers are destroyed while running callbacks |
| 26 | in the pureperl backend (could only happen when two watchers are registered |
37 | in the pureperl backend (could only happen when two watchers are registered |
| 27 | for the same fh/poll combo). |
38 | for the same fh/poll combo). |
