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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 => NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops	3	AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops
4		4
5	EV, Event, Coro::EV, Coro::Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt, POE - various supported event loops	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt, POE - various supported event loops
6		6
7	=head1 SYNOPSIS	7	=head1 SYNOPSIS
8		8
9	use AnyEvent;	9	use AnyEvent;
10		10
15	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub {	15	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub {
16	...	16	...
17	});	17	});
18		18
19	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged	19	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
		20	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
20	$w->wait; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->broadcast	21	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
21	$w->broadcast; # wake up current and all future wait's
22		22
23	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	23	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
24		24
25	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	25	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
26	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	26	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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57	as those use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new	57	as those use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new
58	event loops to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).	58	event loops to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).
59		59
60	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event	60	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
61	model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar	61	model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
62	modules, you get an enourmous amount of code and strict rules you have to	62	modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
63	follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only	63	follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only
64	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as	64	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as
65	technically possible.	65	technically possible.
66		66
67	Of course, if you want lots of policy (this can arguably be somewhat	67	Of course, if you want lots of policy (this can arguably be somewhat
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78	The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>	78	The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>
79	module.	79	module.
80		80
81	During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries	81	During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries
82	to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the	82	to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the
83	following modules is already loaded: L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>, L<EV>,	83	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>,
84	L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>,	84	L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>,
85	L<POE>. The first one found is used. If none are found, the module tries	85	L<POE>. The first one found is used. If none are found, the module tries
86	to load these modules (excluding Tk, Event::Lib, Qt and POE as the pure perl	86	to load these modules (excluding Tk, Event::Lib, Qt and POE as the pure perl
87	adaptor should always succeed) in the order given. The first one that can	87	adaptor should always succeed) in the order given. The first one that can
88	be successfully loaded will be used. If, after this, still none could be	88	be successfully loaded will be used. If, after this, still none could be
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108		108
109	=head1 WATCHERS	109	=head1 WATCHERS
110		110
111	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that	111	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that
112	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as	112	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as
113	the callback to call, the filehandle to watch, etc.	113	the callback to call, the file handle to watch, etc.
114		114
115	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After	115	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
116	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the	116	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
117	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model	117	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
118	is in control).	118	is in control).
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237		237
238	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	238	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
239	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	239	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
240	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.	240	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.
241		241
242	Multiple signal occurances can be clumped together into one callback	242	Multiple signal occurrences can be clumped together into one callback
243	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. synchronous means	243	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
244	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	244	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
245	but it is guarenteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	245	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
246		246
247	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	247	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
248	between multiple watchers.	248	between multiple watchers.
249		249
250	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	250	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals
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279		279
280	Example: fork a process and wait for it	280	Example: fork a process and wait for it
281		281
282	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	282	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
283		283
284	AnyEvent::detect; # force event module to be initialised
285
286	my $pid = fork or exit 5;	284	my $pid = fork or exit 5;
287		285
288	my $w = AnyEvent->child (	286	my $w = AnyEvent->child (
289	pid => $pid,	287	pid => $pid,
290	cb => sub {	288	cb => sub {
291	my ($pid, $status) = @_;	289	my ($pid, $status) = @_;
292	warn "pid $pid exited with status $status";	290	warn "pid $pid exited with status $status";
293	$done->broadcast;	291	$done->send;
294	},	292	},
295	);	293	);
296		294
297	# do something else, then wait for process exit	295	# do something else, then wait for process exit
298	$done->wait;	296	$done->recv;
299		297
300	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	298	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
301		299
302	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	300	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
303	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	301	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
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312	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	310	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
313	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	311	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
314	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	312	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
315	becomes true.	313	becomes true.
316		314
317	After creation, the conditon variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	315	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
318	by calling the C<broadcast> method.	316	by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
		317	were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
		318	->send >> method).
319		319
320	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	320	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
321	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	321	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
322	in time where multiple outstandign events have been processed. And yet	322	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
323	another way to call them is transations - each condition variable can be	323	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
324	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	324	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
325	a result.	325	a result.
326		326
327	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	327	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
328	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	328	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
329	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	329	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
330	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	330	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
331	called or can synchronously C<< ->wait >> for the results.	331	called or can synchronously C<< ->recv >> for the results.
332		332
333	You can also use them to simulate traditional event loops - for example,	333	You can also use them to simulate traditional event loops - for example,
334	you can block your main program until an event occurs - for example, you	334	you can block your main program until an event occurs - for example, you
335	could C<< ->wait >> in your main program until the user clicks the Quit	335	could C<< ->recv >> in your main program until the user clicks the Quit
336	button of your app, which would C<< ->broadcast >> the "quit" event.	336	button of your app, which would C<< ->send >> the "quit" event.
337		337
338	Note that condition variables recurse into the event loop - if you have	338	Note that condition variables recurse into the event loop - if you have
339	two pieces of code that call C<< ->wait >> in a round-robbin fashion, you	339	two pieces of code that call C<< ->recv >> in a round-robin fashion, you
340	lose. Therefore, condition variables are good to export to your caller, but	340	lose. Therefore, condition variables are good to export to your caller, but
341	you should avoid making a blocking wait yourself, at least in callbacks,	341	you should avoid making a blocking wait yourself, at least in callbacks,
342	as this asks for trouble.	342	as this asks for trouble.
343		343
344	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys	344	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys
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346	easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of	346	easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of
347	AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call	347	AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call
348	it's C<new> method in your own C<new> method.	348	it's C<new> method in your own C<new> method.
349		349
350	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which	350	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which
351	eventually calls C<< -> broadcast >>, and the "consumer side", which waits	351	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
352	for the broadcast to occur.	352	for the send to occur.
353		353
354	Example:	354	Example: wait for a timer.
355		355
356	# wait till the result is ready	356	# wait till the result is ready
357	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;	357	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;
358		358
359	# do something such as adding a timer	359	# do something such as adding a timer
360	# or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->broadcast	360	# or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->send
361	# when the "result" is ready.	361	# when the "result" is ready.
362	# in this case, we simply use a timer:	362	# in this case, we simply use a timer:
363	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (	363	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (
364	after => 1,	364	after => 1,
365	cb => sub { $result_ready->broadcast },	365	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
366	);	366	);
367		367
368	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	368	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
369	# calls broadcast	369	# calls send
370	$result_ready->wait;	370	$result_ready->recv;
		371
		372	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that
		373	condition variables are also code references.
		374
		375	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
		376	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
		377	$done->recv;
371		378
372	=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS	379	=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS
373		380
374	These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the	381	These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the
375	code/module that eventually broadcasts the signal. Note that it is also	382	code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also
376	the producer side which creates the condvar in most cases, but it isn't	383	the producer side which creates the condvar in most cases, but it isn't
377	uncommon for the consumer to create it as well.	384	uncommon for the consumer to create it as well.
378		385
379	=over 4	386	=over 4
380		387
381	=item $cv->broadcast (...)	388	=item $cv->send (...)
382		389
383	Flag the condition as ready - a running C<< ->wait >> and all further	390	Flag the condition as ready - a running C<< ->recv >> and all further
384	calls to C<wait> will (eventually) return after this method has been	391	calls to C<recv> will (eventually) return after this method has been
385	called. If nobody is waiting the broadcast will be remembered.	392	called. If nobody is waiting the send will be remembered.
386		393
387	If a callback has been set on the condition variable, it is called	394	If a callback has been set on the condition variable, it is called
388	immediately from within broadcast.	395	immediately from within send.
389		396
390	Any arguments passed to the C<broadcast> call will be returned by all	397	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
391	future C<< ->wait >> calls.	398	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
		399
		400	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly
		401	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
		402	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle
		403	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
		404	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
		405	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
		406	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
		407	example).
392		408
393	=item $cv->croak ($error)	409	=item $cv->croak ($error)
394		410
395	Similar to broadcast, but causes all call's wait C<< ->wait >> to invoke	411	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
396	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	412	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
397		413
398	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	414	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
399	user/consumer.	415	user/consumer.
400		416
401	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	417	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
402		418
403	=item $cv->end	419	=item $cv->end
		420
		421	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
404		422
405	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	423	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
406	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	424	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
407	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	425	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
408		426
409	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	427	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
410	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	428	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
411	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	429	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback
412	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->broadcast >>, but that is not required. If no	430	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no
413	callback was set, C<broadcast> will be called without any arguments.	431	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.
414		432
415	Let's clarify this with the ping example:	433	Let's clarify this with the ping example:
416		434
417	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	435	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
418		436
419	my %result;	437	my %result;
420	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->broadcast (\%result) });	438	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });
421		439
422	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	440	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
423	$cv->begin;	441	$cv->begin;
424	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	442	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
425	$result{$host} = ...;	443	$result{$host} = ...;
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428	}	446	}
429		447
430	$cv->end;	448	$cv->end;
431		449
432	This code fragment supposedly pings a number of hosts and calls	450	This code fragment supposedly pings a number of hosts and calls
433	C<broadcast> after results for all then have have been gathered - in any	451	C<send> after results for all then have have been gathered - in any
434	order. To achieve this, the code issues a call to C<begin> when it starts	452	order. To achieve this, the code issues a call to C<begin> when it starts
435	each ping request and calls C<end> when it has received some result for	453	each ping request and calls C<end> when it has received some result for
436	it. Since C<begin> and C<end> only maintain a counter, the order in which	454	it. Since C<begin> and C<end> only maintain a counter, the order in which
437	results arrive is not relevant.	455	results arrive is not relevant.
438		456
439	There is an additional bracketing call to C<begin> and C<end> outside the	457	There is an additional bracketing call to C<begin> and C<end> outside the
440	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback	458	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
441	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	459	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
442	broadcast is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	460	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
443	doesn't execute once).	461	doesn't execute once).
444		462
445	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	463	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:
446	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>	464	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>
447	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call	465	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call
448	C<begin> and for eahc subrequest you finish, call C<end>.	466	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.
449		467
450	=back	468	=back
451		469
452	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	470	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
453		471
454	These methods should only be used by the consuming side, i.e. the	472	These methods should only be used by the consuming side, i.e. the
455	code awaits the condition.	473	code awaits the condition.
456		474
457	=item $cv->wait	475	=over 4
458		476
		477	=item $cv->recv
		478
459	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->broadcast >> or C<< ->croak	479	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak
460	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers	480	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers
461	normally.	481	normally.
462		482
463	You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but	483	You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but
464	will return immediately.	484	will return immediately.
465		485
466	If an error condition has been set by calling C<< ->croak >>, then this	486	If an error condition has been set by calling C<< ->croak >>, then this
467	function will call C<croak>.	487	function will call C<croak>.
468		488
469	In list context, all parameters passed to C<broadcast> will be returned,	489	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
470	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	490	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
471		491
472	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	492	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
473	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	493	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
474	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	494	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the
475	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	495	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
476	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	496	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
477	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	497	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
478	while still suppporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	498	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
479		499
480	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->wait >> in a module is that you cannot	500	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
481	sensibly have two C<< ->wait >>'s in parallel, as that would require	501	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
482	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>	502	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
483	can supply (the coroutine-aware backends L<AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEV> and	503	can supply.
484	L<AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEvent> explicitly support concurrent C<< ->wait >>'s
485	from different coroutines, however).
486		504
		505	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
		506	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
		507	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
		508	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
		509	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
		510
487	You can ensure that C<< -wait >> never blocks by setting a callback and	511	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
488	only calling C<< ->wait >> from within that callback (or at a later	512	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
489	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	513	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
490	waits otherwise.	514	waits otherwise.
		515
		516	=item $bool = $cv->ready
		517
		518	Returns true when the condition is "true", i.e. whether C<send> or
		519	C<croak> have been called.
		520
		521	=item $cb = $cv->cb ([new callback])
		522
		523	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
		524	replaces it before doing so.
		525
		526	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
		527	C<send> or C<croak> are called. Calling C<recv> inside the callback
		528	or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
491		529
492	=back	530	=back
493		531
494	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	532	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
495		533
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503	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	541	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case
504	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	542	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).
505		543
506	The known classes so far are:	544	The known classes so far are:
507		545
508	AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEV based on Coro::EV, best choice.
509	AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEvent based on Coro::Event, second best choice.
510	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).	546	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
511	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.	547	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
512	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.	548	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
513	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.	549	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
514	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.	550	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
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531	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	567	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
532	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	568	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
533	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	569	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
534	runtime.	570	runtime.
535		571
		572	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
		573
		574	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
		575	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
		576
		577	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
		578	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See
		579	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.
		580
		581	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
		582
		583	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
		584	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
		585	the event loop has been chosen.
		586
		587	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
		588	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,
		589	and the array will be ignored.
		590
		591	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.
		592
536	=back	593	=back
537		594
538	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	595	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
539		596
540	As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods	597	As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods
…		…
543	Be careful when you create watchers in the module body - AnyEvent will	600	Be careful when you create watchers in the module body - AnyEvent will
544	decide which event module to use as soon as the first method is called, so	601	decide which event module to use as soon as the first method is called, so
545	by calling AnyEvent in your module body you force the user of your module	602	by calling AnyEvent in your module body you force the user of your module
546	to load the event module first.	603	to load the event module first.
547		604
548	Never call C<< ->wait >> on a condition variable unless you I<know> that	605	Never call C<< ->recv >> on a condition variable unless you I<know> that
549	the C<< ->broadcast >> method has been called on it already. This is	606	the C<< ->send >> method has been called on it already. This is
550	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using	607	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using
551	events is to stay interactive.	608	events is to stay interactive.
552		609
553	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->wait >> when the user of your module	610	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module
554	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method	611	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method
555	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->wait >>	612	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->recv >>
556	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).	613	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).
557		614
558	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM	615	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM
559		616
560	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should	617	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should
…		…
562		619
563	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not	620	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not
564	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent	621	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent
565	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.	622	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.
566		623
567	If the main program relies on a specific event model. For example, in	624	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in
568	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module. You should load the	625	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the
569	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally	626	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally
570	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that	627	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that
571	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will	628	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
572	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it	629	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
573	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.	630	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
574		631
575	You can chose to use a rather inefficient pure-perl implementation by	632	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
576	loading the C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar	633	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour
577	behaviour everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose is generally better.	634	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
		635
		636	=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION
		637
		638	Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who
		639	only want to use AnyEvent), you do not want to run a specific event loop.
		640
		641	In that case, you can use a condition variable like this:
		642
		643	AnyEvent->condvar->recv;
		644
		645	This has the effect of entering the event loop and looping forever.
		646
		647	Note that usually your program has some exit condition, in which case
		648	it is better to use the "traditional" approach of storing a condition
		649	variable somewhere, waiting for it, and sending it when the program should
		650	exit cleanly.
		651
578		652
579	=head1 OTHER MODULES	653	=head1 OTHER MODULES
580		654
581	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	655	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
582	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	656	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules
…		…
594		668
595	Provide read and write buffers and manages watchers for reads and writes.	669	Provide read and write buffers and manages watchers for reads and writes.
596		670
597	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>	671	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
598		672
599	Provides a means to do non-blocking connects, accepts etc.	673	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
		674	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
		675	connections or tcp servers, with IPv6 and SRV record support and more.
		676
		677	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
		678
		679	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
600		680
601	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>	681	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
602		682
603	Provides a simple web application server framework.	683	Provides a simple web application server framework.
604
605	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
606
607	Provides asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities, beyond what
608	L<AnyEvent::Util> offers.
609		684
610	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>	685	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
611		686
612	The fastest ping in the west.	687	The fastest ping in the west.
613		688
…		…
628		703
629	High level API for event-based execution flow control.	704	High level API for event-based execution flow control.
630		705
631	=item L<Coro>	706	=item L<Coro>
632		707
633	Has special support for AnyEvent.	708	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
		709
		710	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>, L<IO::AIO>
		711
		712	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
		713	programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses IO::AIO and AnyEvent
		714	together.
		715
		716	=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>, L<BDB>
		717
		718	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
		719	IO::AIO and AnyEvent together.
634		720
635	=item L<IO::Lambda>	721	=item L<IO::Lambda>
636		722
637	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.	723	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
638
639	=item L<IO::AIO>
640
641	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
642	programmer. Can be trivially made to use AnyEvent.
643
644	=item L<BDB>
645
646	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. Can be trivially made to use
647	AnyEvent.
648		724
649	=back	725	=back
650		726
651	=cut	727	=cut
652		728
…		…
655	no warnings;	731	no warnings;
656	use strict;	732	use strict;
657		733
658	use Carp;	734	use Carp;
659		735
660	our $VERSION = '3.3';	736	our $VERSION = '4.03';
661	our $MODEL;	737	our $MODEL;
662		738
663	our $AUTOLOAD;	739	our $AUTOLOAD;
664	our @ISA;	740	our @ISA;
665		741
		742	our @REGISTRY;
		743
666	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	744	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
667		745
668	our @REGISTRY;	746	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4\|ipv6) => (1\|2)
		747
		748	{
		749	my $idx;
		750	$PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx
		751	for split /\s,\s/, $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";
		752	}
669		753
670	my @models = (	754	my @models = (
671	[Coro::EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEV::],
672	[Coro::Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEvent::],
673	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	755	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],
674	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],	756	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
675	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::],
676	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
677	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
678	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	757	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],
679	# everything below here will not be autoprobed as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	758	# everything below here will not be autoprobed
680	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::],	759	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
		760	# and is usually faster
		761	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
		762	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
681	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	763	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
682	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	764	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
683	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	765	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
		766	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
		767	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
684	);	768	);
685		769
686	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer signal child condvar broadcast wait one_event DESTROY);	770	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer signal child condvar one_event DESTROY);
		771
		772	our @post_detect;
		773
		774	sub post_detect(&) {
		775	my ($cb) = @_;
		776
		777	if ($MODEL) {
		778	$cb->();
		779
		780	1
		781	} else {
		782	push @post_detect, $cb;
		783
		784	defined wantarray
		785	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect"
		786	: ()
		787	}
		788	}
		789
		790	sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY {
		791	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
		792	}
687		793
688	sub detect() {	794	sub detect() {
689	unless ($MODEL) {	795	unless ($MODEL) {
690	no strict 'refs';	796	no strict 'refs';
691		797
…		…
725	last;	831	last;
726	}	832	}
727	}	833	}
728		834
729	$MODEL	835	$MODEL
730	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV (or Coro+EV), Event (or Coro+Event) or Glib.";	836	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.";
731	}	837	}
732	}	838	}
733		839
734	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;	840	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
735	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";	841	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
		842
		843	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
736	}	844	}
737		845
738	$MODEL	846	$MODEL
739	}	847	}
740		848
…		…
750	$class->$func (@_);	858	$class->$func (@_);
751	}	859	}
752		860
753	package AnyEvent::Base;	861	package AnyEvent::Base;
754		862
755	# default implementation for ->condvar, ->wait, ->broadcast	863	# default implementation for ->condvar
756		864
757	sub condvar {	865	sub condvar {
758	bless \my $flag, "AnyEvent::Base::CondVar"	866	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar::
759	}
760
761	sub AnyEvent::Base::CondVar::broadcast {
762	${$_[0]}++;
763	}
764
765	sub AnyEvent::Base::CondVar::wait {
766	AnyEvent->one_event while !${$_[0]};
767	}	867	}
768		868
769	# default implementation for ->signal	869	# default implementation for ->signal
770		870
771	our %SIG_CB;	871	our %SIG_CB;
…		…
845	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	945	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
846		946
847	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	947	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
848	}	948	}
849		949
		950	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
		951
		952	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
		953
		954	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
		955
		956	use overload
		957	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
		958	fallback => 1;
		959
		960	sub _send {
		961	# nop
		962	}
		963
		964	sub send {
		965	my $cv = shift;
		966	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
		967	(delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv) if $cv->{_ae_cb};
		968	$cv->_send;
		969	}
		970
		971	sub croak {
		972	$_[0]{_ae_croak} = $_[1];
		973	$_[0]->send;
		974	}
		975
		976	sub ready {
		977	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		978	}
		979
		980	sub _wait {
		981	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
		982	}
		983
		984	sub recv {
		985	$_[0]->_wait;
		986
		987	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
		988	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
		989	}
		990
		991	sub cb {
		992	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
		993	$_[0]{_ae_cb}
		994	}
		995
		996	sub begin {
		997	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
		998	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
		999	}
		1000
		1001	sub end {
		1002	return if --$_[0]{_ae_counter};
		1003	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} \|\| sub { $_[0]->send } };
		1004	}
		1005
		1006	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
		1007	*broadcast = \&send;
		1008	*wait = \&_wait;
		1009
850	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1010	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
851		1011
852	This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in	1012	This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in
853	a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to	1013	a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to
854	provide AnyEvent compatibility.	1014	provide AnyEvent compatibility.
…		…
910	model it chooses.	1070	model it chooses.
911		1071
912	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1072	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
913		1073
914	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1074	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
915	autodetection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1075	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
916	entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended	1076	entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
917	and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,	1077	and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
918	used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with	1078	used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
919	autodetection and -probing.	1079	auto detection and -probing.
920		1080
921	This functionality might change in future versions.	1081	This functionality might change in future versions.
922		1082
923	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you	1083	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
924	could start your program like this:	1084	could start your program like this:
925		1085
926	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...	1086	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
		1087
		1088	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
		1089
		1090	Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
		1091	for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
		1092	of auto probing).
		1093
		1094	Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
		1095	current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
		1096	used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
		1097	list.
		1098
		1099	This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
		1100	against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
		1101	small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-
		1102
		1103	Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
		1104	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
		1105	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
		1106	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
		1107	IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
		1108
		1109	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
		1110
		1111	Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
		1112	for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
		1113	some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
		1114	default.
		1115
		1116	Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
		1117	EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
927		1118
928	=back	1119	=back
929		1120
930	=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM	1121	=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM
931		1122
…		…
942	poll => 'r',	1133	poll => 'r',
943	cb => sub {	1134	cb => sub {
944	warn "io event <$_[0]>\n"; # will always output <r>	1135	warn "io event <$_[0]>\n"; # will always output <r>
945	chomp (my $input = <STDIN>); # read a line	1136	chomp (my $input = <STDIN>); # read a line
946	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1137	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
947	$cv->broadcast if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1138	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
948	},	1139	},
949	);	1140	);
950		1141
951	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once	1142	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
952		1143
…		…
957	});	1148	});
958	}	1149	}
959		1150
960	new_timer; # create first timer	1151	new_timer; # create first timer
961		1152
962	$cv->wait; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1153	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
963		1154
964	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1155	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
965		1156
966	Consider the L<Net::FCP> module. It features (among others) the following	1157	Consider the L<Net::FCP> module. It features (among others) the following
967	API calls, which are to freenet what HTTP GET requests are to http:	1158	API calls, which are to freenet what HTTP GET requests are to http:
…		…
1017	syswrite $txn->{fh}, $txn->{request}	1208	syswrite $txn->{fh}, $txn->{request}
1018	or die "connection or write error";	1209	or die "connection or write error";
1019	$txn->{w} = AnyEvent->io (fh => $txn->{fh}, poll => 'r', cb => sub { $txn->fh_ready_r });	1210	$txn->{w} = AnyEvent->io (fh => $txn->{fh}, poll => 'r', cb => sub { $txn->fh_ready_r });
1020		1211
1021	Again, C<fh_ready_r> waits till all data has arrived, and then stores the	1212	Again, C<fh_ready_r> waits till all data has arrived, and then stores the
1022	result and signals any possible waiters that the request ahs finished:	1213	result and signals any possible waiters that the request has finished:
1023		1214
1024	sysread $txn->{fh}, $txn->{buf}, length $txn->{$buf};	1215	sysread $txn->{fh}, $txn->{buf}, length $txn->{$buf};
1025		1216
1026	if (end-of-file or data complete) {	1217	if (end-of-file or data complete) {
1027	$txn->{result} = $txn->{buf};	1218	$txn->{result} = $txn->{buf};
1028	$txn->{finished}->broadcast;	1219	$txn->{finished}->send;
1029	$txb->{cb}->($txn) of $txn->{cb}; # also call callback	1220	$txb->{cb}->($txn) of $txn->{cb}; # also call callback
1030	}	1221	}
1031		1222
1032	The C<result> method, finally, just waits for the finished signal (if the	1223	The C<result> method, finally, just waits for the finished signal (if the
1033	request was already finished, it doesn't wait, of course, and returns the	1224	request was already finished, it doesn't wait, of course, and returns the
1034	data:	1225	data:
1035		1226
1036	$txn->{finished}->wait;	1227	$txn->{finished}->recv;
1037	return $txn->{result};	1228	return $txn->{result};
1038		1229
1039	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)	1230	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1040	that occured during request processing. The C<result> method detects	1231	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1041	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)	1232	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1042	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other	1233	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1043	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a	1234	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a
1044	random callback.	1235	random callback.
1045		1236
…		…
1076		1267
1077	my $quit = AnyEvent->condvar;	1268	my $quit = AnyEvent->condvar;
1078		1269
1079	$fcp->txn_client_get ($url)->cb (sub {	1270	$fcp->txn_client_get ($url)->cb (sub {
1080	...	1271	...
1081	$quit->broadcast;	1272	$quit->send;
1082	});	1273	});
1083		1274
1084	$quit->wait;	1275	$quit->recv;
1085		1276
1086		1277
1087	=head1 BENCHMARKS	1278	=head1 BENCHMARKS
1088		1279
1089	To give you an idea of the performance and overheads that AnyEvent adds	1280	To give you an idea of the performance and overheads that AnyEvent adds
…		…
1091	of various event loops I prepared some benchmarks.	1282	of various event loops I prepared some benchmarks.
1092		1283
1093	=head2 BENCHMARKING ANYEVENT OVERHEAD	1284	=head2 BENCHMARKING ANYEVENT OVERHEAD
1094		1285
1095	Here is a benchmark of various supported event models used natively and	1286	Here is a benchmark of various supported event models used natively and
1096	through anyevent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	1287	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1097	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	1288	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1098	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	1289	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1099		1290
1100	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	1291	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1101	distribution.	1292	distribution.
…		…
1118	all watchers, to avoid adding memory overhead. That means closure creation	1309	all watchers, to avoid adding memory overhead. That means closure creation
1119	and memory usage is not included in the figures.	1310	and memory usage is not included in the figures.
1120		1311
1121	I<invoke> is the time, in microseconds, used to invoke a simple	1312	I<invoke> is the time, in microseconds, used to invoke a simple
1122	callback. The callback simply counts down a Perl variable and after it was	1313	callback. The callback simply counts down a Perl variable and after it was
1123	invoked "watcher" times, it would C<< ->broadcast >> a condvar once to	1314	invoked "watcher" times, it would C<< ->send >> a condvar once to
1124	signal the end of this phase.	1315	signal the end of this phase.
1125		1316
1126	I<destroy> is the time, in microseconds, that it takes to destroy a single	1317	I<destroy> is the time, in microseconds, that it takes to destroy a single
1127	watcher.	1318	watcher.
1128		1319
…		…
1224		1415
1225	=back	1416	=back
1226		1417
1227	=head2 BENCHMARKING THE LARGE SERVER CASE	1418	=head2 BENCHMARKING THE LARGE SERVER CASE
1228		1419
1229	This benchmark atcually benchmarks the event loop itself. It works by	1420	This benchmark actually benchmarks the event loop itself. It works by
1230	creating a number of "servers": each server consists of a socketpair, a	1421	creating a number of "servers": each server consists of a socket pair, a
1231	timeout watcher that gets reset on activity (but never fires), and an I/O	1422	timeout watcher that gets reset on activity (but never fires), and an I/O
1232	watcher waiting for input on one side of the socket. Each time the socket	1423	watcher waiting for input on one side of the socket. Each time the socket
1233	watcher reads a byte it will write that byte to a random other "server".	1424	watcher reads a byte it will write that byte to a random other "server".
1234		1425
1235	The effect is that there will be a lot of I/O watchers, only part of which	1426	The effect is that there will be a lot of I/O watchers, only part of which
1236	are active at any one point (so there is a constant number of active	1427	are active at any one point (so there is a constant number of active
1237	fds for each loop iterstaion, but which fds these are is random). The	1428	fds for each loop iteration, but which fds these are is random). The
1238	timeout is reset each time something is read because that reflects how	1429	timeout is reset each time something is read because that reflects how
1239	most timeouts work (and puts extra pressure on the event loops).	1430	most timeouts work (and puts extra pressure on the event loops).
1240		1431
1241	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socketpairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	1432	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1242	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	1433	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1243	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	1434	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1244		1435
1245	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	1436	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1246	distribution.	1437	distribution.
…		…
1248	=head3 Explanation of the columns	1439	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1249		1440
1250	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	1441	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1251	each server has a read and write socket end).	1442	each server has a read and write socket end).
1252		1443
1253	I<create> is the time it takes to create a socketpair (which is	1444	I<create> is the time it takes to create a socket pair (which is
1254	nontrivial) and two watchers: an I/O watcher and a timeout watcher.	1445	nontrivial) and two watchers: an I/O watcher and a timeout watcher.
1255		1446
1256	I<request>, the most important value, is the time it takes to handle a	1447	I<request>, the most important value, is the time it takes to handle a
1257	single "request", that is, reading the token from the pipe and forwarding	1448	single "request", that is, reading the token from the pipe and forwarding
1258	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating	1449	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
…		…
1331	speed most when you have lots of watchers, not when you only have a few of	1522	speed most when you have lots of watchers, not when you only have a few of
1332	them).	1523	them).
1333		1524
1334	EV is again fastest.	1525	EV is again fastest.
1335		1526
1336	Perl again comes second. It is noticably faster than the C-based event	1527	Perl again comes second. It is noticeably faster than the C-based event
1337	loops Event and Glib, although the difference is too small to really	1528	loops Event and Glib, although the difference is too small to really
1338	matter.	1529	matter.
1339		1530
1340	POE also performs much better in this case, but is is still far behind the	1531	POE also performs much better in this case, but is is still far behind the
1341	others.	1532	others.
…		…
1374		1565
1375	BEGIN { delete $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} }	1566	BEGIN { delete $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} }
1376		1567
1377	use AnyEvent;	1568	use AnyEvent;
1378		1569
		1570	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
		1571	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
		1572	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL).
		1573
1379		1574
1380	=head1 SEE ALSO	1575	=head1 SEE ALSO
1381		1576
1382	Event modules: L<Coro::EV>, L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>,	1577	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.
1383	L<Coro::Event>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, L<Glib>, L<Coro>, L<Tk>,	1578
		1579	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,
1384	L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	1580	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1385		1581
1386	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>,	1582	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1387	L<AnyEvent::Impl::CoroEvent>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>,	1583	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1388	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>,	1584	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1389	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	1585	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.
1390		1586
		1587	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
		1588	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.
		1589
		1590	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
		1591
		1592	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,
		1593
1391	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>.	1594	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1392		1595
1393		1596
1394	=head1 AUTHOR	1597	=head1 AUTHOR
1395		1598
1396	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	1599	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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