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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 ->send	21	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
21	$w->send; # wake up current and all future wait's	22
		23	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
		24
		25	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
		26	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
		27	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
22		28
23	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	29	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
24		30
25	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	31	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
26	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	32	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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48	isn't itself. What's worse, all the potential users of your module are	54	isn't itself. What's worse, all the potential users of your module are
49	I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.	55	I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
50		56
51	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works	57	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
52	fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together	58	fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
53	with the rest: POE + IO::Async? no go. Tk + Event? no go. Again: if	59	with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if
54	your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it,	60	your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it,
55	too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all	61	too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all
56	event models it supports (including stuff like POE and IO::Async, as long	62	event models it supports (including stuff like POE and IO::Async, as long
57	as those use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new	63	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).	64	event loops to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).
59		65
60	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event	66	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	67	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	68	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	69	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	70	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as
65	technically possible.	71	technically possible.
66		72
		73	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox
		74	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%
		75	non-blocking connects (even with TLS/SSL, IPv6 and on broken platforms
		76	such as Windows) and lots of real-world knowledge and workarounds for
		77	platform bugs and differences.
		78
67	Of course, if you want lots of policy (this can arguably be somewhat	79	Now, if you I<do want> lots of policy (this can arguably be somewhat
68	useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event	80	useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event
69	model, you should I<not> use this module.	81	model, you should I<not> use this module.
70		82
71	=head1 DESCRIPTION	83	=head1 DESCRIPTION
72		84
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102	starts using it, all bets are off. Maybe you should tell their authors to	114	starts using it, all bets are off. Maybe you should tell their authors to
103	use AnyEvent so their modules work together with others seamlessly...	115	use AnyEvent so their modules work together with others seamlessly...
104		116
105	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called	117	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called
106	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it	118	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it
107	explicitly.	119	explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :)
108		120
109	=head1 WATCHERS	121	=head1 WATCHERS
110		122
111	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that	123	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	124	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as
113	the callback to call, the filehandle to watch, etc.	125	the callback to call, the file handle to watch, etc.
114		126
115	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After	127	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
116	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the	128	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	129	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
118	is in control).	130	is in control).
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126	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for	138	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for
127	example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.	139	example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.
128		140
129	An any way to achieve that is this pattern:	141	An any way to achieve that is this pattern:
130		142
131	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {	143	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {
132	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it	144	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it
133	undef $w;	145	undef $w;
134	});	146	});
135		147
136	Note that C<my $w; $w => combination. This is necessary because in Perl,	148	Note that C<my $w; $w => combination. This is necessary because in Perl,
137	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are	149	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
138	declared.	150	declared.
139		151
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227	timers.	239	timers.
228		240
229	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the	241	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the
230	AnyEvent API.	242	AnyEvent API.
231		243
		244	AnyEvent has two additional methods that return the "current time":
		245
		246	=over 4
		247
		248	=item AnyEvent->time
		249
		250	This returns the "current wallclock time" as a fractional number of
		251	seconds since the Epoch (the same thing as C<time> or C<Time::HiRes::time>
		252	return, and the result is guaranteed to be compatible with those).
		253
		254	It progresses independently of any event loop processing, i.e. each call
		255	will check the system clock, which usually gets updated frequently.
		256
		257	=item AnyEvent->now
		258
		259	This also returns the "current wallclock time", but unlike C<time>, above,
		260	this value might change only once per event loop iteration, depending on
		261	the event loop (most return the same time as C<time>, above). This is the
		262	time that AnyEvent's timers get scheduled against.
		263
		264	I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the
		265	function to call when you want to know the current time.>
		266
		267	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and
		268	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,
		269	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update it's activity timeouts).
		270
		271	The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact
		272	with your timing, you can skip it without bad conscience.
		273
		274	For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib>
		275	and L<EV> and the following set-up:
		276
		277	The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callback at
		278	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,
		279	you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a
		280	second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires
		281	after three seconds.
		282
		283	With L<Event::Lib>, C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> will
		284	both return C<501>, because that is the current time, and the timer will
		285	be scheduled to fire at time=504 (C<501> + C<3>).
		286
		287	With L<EV>, C<< AnyEvent->time >> returns C<501> (as that is the current
		288	time), but C<< AnyEvent->now >> returns C<500>, as that is the time the
		289	last event processing phase started. With L<EV>, your timer gets scheduled
		290	to run at time=503 (C<500> + C<3>).
		291
		292	In one sense, L<Event::Lib> is more exact, as it uses the current time
		293	regardless of any delays introduced by event processing. However, most
		294	callbacks do not expect large delays in processing, so this causes a
		295	higher drift (and a lot more system calls to get the current time).
		296
		297	In another sense, L<EV> is more exact, as your timer will be scheduled at
		298	the same time, regardless of how long event processing actually took.
		299
		300	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
		301	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
		302	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
		303	account.
		304
		305	=back
		306
232	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	307	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
233		308
234	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	309	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
235	I<name> without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl callback to	310	I<name> without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl callback to
236	be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	311	be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
237		312
238	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	313	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
239	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	314	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
240	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.	315	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.
241		316
242	Multiple signal occurances can be clumped together into one callback	317	Multiple signal occurrences can be clumped together into one callback
243	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. synchronous means	318	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
244	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	319	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.	320	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
246		321
247	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	322	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
248	between multiple watchers.	323	between multiple watchers.
249		324
250	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	325	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals
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277	AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you	352	AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you
278	C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>).	353	C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>).
279		354
280	Example: fork a process and wait for it	355	Example: fork a process and wait for it
281		356
282	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	357	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
283		358
284	AnyEvent::detect; # force event module to be initialised
285
286	my $pid = fork or exit 5;	359	my $pid = fork or exit 5;
287		360
288	my $w = AnyEvent->child (	361	my $w = AnyEvent->child (
289	pid => $pid,	362	pid => $pid,
290	cb => sub {	363	cb => sub {
291	my ($pid, $status) = @_;	364	my ($pid, $status) = @_;
292	warn "pid $pid exited with status $status";	365	warn "pid $pid exited with status $status";
293	$done->send;	366	$done->send;
294	},	367	},
295	);	368	);
296		369
297	# do something else, then wait for process exit	370	# do something else, then wait for process exit
298	$done->wait;	371	$done->recv;
299		372
300	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	373	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
301		374
302	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	375	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	376	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	385	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
313	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	386	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
314	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	387	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
315	becomes true.	388	becomes true.
316		389
317	After creation, the conditon variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	390	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
318	by calling the C<send> method.	391	by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
		392	were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
		393	->send >> method).
319		394
320	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	395	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
321	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	396	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
322	in time where multiple outstandign events have been processed. And yet	397	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
323	another way to call them is transations - each condition variable can be	398	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	399	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
325	a result.	400	a result.
326		401
327	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	402	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
328	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	403	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	404	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	405	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
331	called or can synchronously C<< ->wait >> for the results.	406	called or can synchronously C<< ->recv >> for the results.
332		407
333	You can also use them to simulate traditional event loops - for example,	408	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	409	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	410	could C<< ->recv >> in your main program until the user clicks the Quit
336	button of your app, which would C<< ->send >> the "quit" event.	411	button of your app, which would C<< ->send >> the "quit" event.
337		412
338	Note that condition variables recurse into the event loop - if you have	413	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	414	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	415	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,	416	you should avoid making a blocking wait yourself, at least in callbacks,
342	as this asks for trouble.	417	as this asks for trouble.
343		418
344	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys	419	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys
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349		424
350	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which	425	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which
351	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits	426	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
352	for the send to occur.	427	for the send to occur.
353		428
354	Example:	429	Example: wait for a timer.
355		430
356	# wait till the result is ready	431	# wait till the result is ready
357	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;	432	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;
358		433
359	# do something such as adding a timer	434	# do something such as adding a timer
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365	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	440	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
366	);	441	);
367		442
368	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	443	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
369	# calls send	444	# calls send
370	$result_ready->wait;	445	$result_ready->recv;
		446
		447	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that
		448	condition variables are also code references.
		449
		450	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
		451	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
		452	$done->recv;
371		453
372	=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS	454	=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS
373		455
374	These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the	456	These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the
375	code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also	457	code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also
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378		460
379	=over 4	461	=over 4
380		462
381	=item $cv->send (...)	463	=item $cv->send (...)
382		464
383	Flag the condition as ready - a running C<< ->wait >> and all further	465	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	466	calls to C<recv> will (eventually) return after this method has been
385	called. If nobody is waiting the send will be remembered.	467	called. If nobody is waiting the send will be remembered.
386		468
387	If a callback has been set on the condition variable, it is called	469	If a callback has been set on the condition variable, it is called
388	immediately from within send.	470	immediately from within send.
389		471
390	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	472	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
391	future C<< ->wait >> calls.	473	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
		474
		475	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly
		476	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
		477	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle
		478	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
		479	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
		480	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
		481	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
		482	example).
392		483
393	=item $cv->croak ($error)	484	=item $cv->croak ($error)
394		485
395	Similar to send, but causes all call's wait C<< ->wait >> to invoke	486	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
396	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	487	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
397		488
398	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	489	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
399	user/consumer.	490	user/consumer.
400		491
401	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	492	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
402		493
403	=item $cv->end	494	=item $cv->end
		495
		496	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
404		497
405	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	498	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	499	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
407	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	500	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
408		501
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443	doesn't execute once).	536	doesn't execute once).
444		537
445	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	538	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>	539	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	540	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>.	541	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.
449		542
450	=back	543	=back
451		544
452	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	545	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
453		546
454	These methods should only be used by the consuming side, i.e. the	547	These methods should only be used by the consuming side, i.e. the
455	code awaits the condition.	548	code awaits the condition.
456		549
457	=over 4	550	=over 4
458		551
459	=item $cv->wait	552	=item $cv->recv
460		553
461	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak	554	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak
462	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers	555	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers
463	normally.	556	normally.
464		557
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475	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	568	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
476	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	569	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the
477	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	570	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
478	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	571	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
479	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	572	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
480	while still suppporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	573	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
481		574
482	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->wait >> in a module is that you cannot	575	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
483	sensibly have two C<< ->wait >>'s in parallel, as that would require	576	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
484	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>	577	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
485	can supply.	578	can supply.
486		579
487	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in	580	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
488	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe	581	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
489	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking	582	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
490	C<< ->wait >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another	583	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
491	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).	584	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
492		585
493	You can ensure that C<< -wait >> never blocks by setting a callback and	586	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
494	only calling C<< ->wait >> from within that callback (or at a later	587	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
495	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	588	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
496	waits otherwise.	589	waits otherwise.
497		590
498	=item $bool = $cv->ready	591	=item $bool = $cv->ready
499		592
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504		597
505	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	598	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
506	replaces it before doing so.	599	replaces it before doing so.
507		600
508	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	601	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
509	C<send> or C<croak> are called. Calling C<wait> inside the callback	602	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition
510	or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.	603	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time
		604	is guaranteed not to block.
511		605
512	=back	606	=back
513		607
514	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	608	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
515		609
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549	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	643	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
550	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	644	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
551	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	645	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
552	runtime.	646	runtime.
553		647
		648	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
		649
		650	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
		651	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
		652
		653	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
		654	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See
		655	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.
		656
554	=item @AnyEvent::detect	657	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
555		658
556	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	659	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
557	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	660	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
558	the event loop has been chosen.	661	the event loop has been chosen.
559		662
560	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	663	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
561	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	664	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,
562	and the array will be ignored.	665	and the array will be ignored.
		666
		667	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.
563		668
564	=back	669	=back
565		670
566	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	671	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
567		672
…		…
571	Be careful when you create watchers in the module body - AnyEvent will	676	Be careful when you create watchers in the module body - AnyEvent will
572	decide which event module to use as soon as the first method is called, so	677	decide which event module to use as soon as the first method is called, so
573	by calling AnyEvent in your module body you force the user of your module	678	by calling AnyEvent in your module body you force the user of your module
574	to load the event module first.	679	to load the event module first.
575		680
576	Never call C<< ->wait >> on a condition variable unless you I<know> that	681	Never call C<< ->recv >> on a condition variable unless you I<know> that
577	the C<< ->send >> method has been called on it already. This is	682	the C<< ->send >> method has been called on it already. This is
578	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using	683	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using
579	events is to stay interactive.	684	events is to stay interactive.
580		685
581	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->wait >> when the user of your module	686	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module
582	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method	687	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method
583	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->wait >>	688	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->recv >>
584	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).	689	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).
585		690
586	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM	691	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM
587		692
588	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should	693	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should
…		…
590		695
591	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not	696	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not
592	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent	697	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent
593	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.	698	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.
594		699
595	If the main program relies on a specific event model. For example, in	700	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in
596	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module. You should load the	701	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the
597	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally	702	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally
598	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that	703	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that
599	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will	704	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
600	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it	705	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
601	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.	706	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
602		707
603	You can chose to use a rather inefficient pure-perl implementation by	708	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
604	loading the C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar	709	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour
605	behaviour everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose is generally better.	710	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
		711
		712	=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION
		713
		714	Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who
		715	only want to use AnyEvent), you do not want to run a specific event loop.
		716
		717	In that case, you can use a condition variable like this:
		718
		719	AnyEvent->condvar->recv;
		720
		721	This has the effect of entering the event loop and looping forever.
		722
		723	Note that usually your program has some exit condition, in which case
		724	it is better to use the "traditional" approach of storing a condition
		725	variable somewhere, waiting for it, and sending it when the program should
		726	exit cleanly.
		727
606		728
607	=head1 OTHER MODULES	729	=head1 OTHER MODULES
608		730
609	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	731	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
610	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	732	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules
…		…
622		744
623	Provide read and write buffers and manages watchers for reads and writes.	745	Provide read and write buffers and manages watchers for reads and writes.
624		746
625	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>	747	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
626		748
627	Provides a means to do non-blocking connects, accepts etc.	749	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
		750	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
		751	connections or tcp servers, with IPv6 and SRV record support and more.
		752
		753	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
		754
		755	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
		756
		757	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>
		758
		759	A simple-to-use HTTP library that is capable of making a lot of concurrent
		760	HTTP requests.
628		761
629	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>	762	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
630		763
631	Provides a simple web application server framework.	764	Provides a simple web application server framework.
632
633	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
634
635	Provides asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities, beyond what
636	L<AnyEvent::Util> offers.
637		765
638	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>	766	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
639		767
640	The fastest ping in the west.	768	The fastest ping in the west.
641		769
…		…
658		786
659	=item L<Coro>	787	=item L<Coro>
660		788
661	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	789	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
662		790
		791	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>, L<IO::AIO>
		792
		793	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
		794	programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses IO::AIO and AnyEvent
		795	together.
		796
		797	=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>, L<BDB>
		798
		799	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
		800	IO::AIO and AnyEvent together.
		801
663	=item L<IO::Lambda>	802	=item L<IO::Lambda>
664		803
665	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.	804	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
666
667	=item L<IO::AIO>
668
669	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
670	programmer. Can be trivially made to use AnyEvent.
671
672	=item L<BDB>
673
674	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. Can be trivially made to use
675	AnyEvent.
676		805
677	=back	806	=back
678		807
679	=cut	808	=cut
680		809
…		…
683	no warnings;	812	no warnings;
684	use strict;	813	use strict;
685		814
686	use Carp;	815	use Carp;
687		816
688	our $VERSION = '3.4';	817	our $VERSION = 4.14;
689	our $MODEL;	818	our $MODEL;
690		819
691	our $AUTOLOAD;	820	our $AUTOLOAD;
692	our @ISA;	821	our @ISA;
693		822
		823	our @REGISTRY;
		824
		825	our $WIN32;
		826
		827	BEGIN {
		828	my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i);
		829	eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }";
		830	}
		831
694	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	832	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
695		833
696	our @REGISTRY;	834	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4\|ipv6) => (1\|2), higher numbers are preferred
		835
		836	{
		837	my $idx;
		838	$PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx
		839	for reverse split /\s,\s/,
		840	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";
		841	}
697		842
698	my @models = (	843	my @models = (
699	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	844	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],
700	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],	845	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
701	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::],
702	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
703	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
704	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	846	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],
705	# everything below here will not be autoprobed as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	847	# everything below here will not be autoprobed
706	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::],	848	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
		849	# and is usually faster
		850	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
		851	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
707	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	852	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
708	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	853	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
709	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	854	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
		855	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
		856	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
710	);	857	);
711		858
712	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer signal child condvar one_event DESTROY);	859	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY);
713		860
714	our @detect;	861	our @post_detect;
		862
		863	sub post_detect(&) {
		864	my ($cb) = @_;
		865
		866	if ($MODEL) {
		867	$cb->();
		868
		869	1
		870	} else {
		871	push @post_detect, $cb;
		872
		873	defined wantarray
		874	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect"
		875	: ()
		876	}
		877	}
		878
		879	sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY {
		880	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
		881	}
715		882
716	sub detect() {	883	sub detect() {
717	unless ($MODEL) {	884	unless ($MODEL) {
718	no strict 'refs';	885	no strict 'refs';
		886	local $SIG{__DIE__};
719		887
720	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	888	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
721	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";	889	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
722	if (eval "require $model") {	890	if (eval "require $model") {
723	$MODEL = $model;	891	$MODEL = $model;
…		…
760	}	928	}
761		929
762	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;	930	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
763	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";	931	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
764		932
765	(shift @detect)->() while @detect;	933	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
766	}	934	}
767		935
768	$MODEL	936	$MODEL
769	}	937	}
770		938
…		…
780	$class->$func (@_);	948	$class->$func (@_);
781	}	949	}
782		950
783	package AnyEvent::Base;	951	package AnyEvent::Base;
784		952
		953	# default implementation for now and time
		954
		955	use Time::HiRes ();
		956
		957	sub time { Time::HiRes::time }
		958	sub now { Time::HiRes::time }
		959
785	# default implementation for ->condvar, ->wait, ->broadcast	960	# default implementation for ->condvar
786		961
787	sub condvar {	962	sub condvar {
788	bless \my $flag, "AnyEvent::Base::CondVar"	963	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar::
789	}
790
791	sub AnyEvent::Base::CondVar::broadcast {
792	${$_[0]}++;
793	}
794
795	sub AnyEvent::Base::CondVar::wait {
796	AnyEvent->one_event while !${$_[0]};
797	}	964	}
798		965
799	# default implementation for ->signal	966	# default implementation for ->signal
800		967
801	our %SIG_CB;	968	our %SIG_CB;
…		…
854	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1021	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
855		1022
856	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1023	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
857		1024
858	unless ($WNOHANG) {	1025	unless ($WNOHANG) {
859	$WNOHANG = eval { require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;	1026	$WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;
860	}	1027	}
861		1028
862	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1029	unless ($CHLD_W) {
863	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1030	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);
864	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1031	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
…		…
874	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1041	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
875	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1042	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
876		1043
877	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1044	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
878	}	1045	}
		1046
		1047	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
		1048
		1049	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
		1050
		1051	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
		1052
		1053	use overload
		1054	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
		1055	fallback => 1;
		1056
		1057	sub _send {
		1058	# nop
		1059	}
		1060
		1061	sub send {
		1062	my $cv = shift;
		1063	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
		1064	(delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv) if $cv->{_ae_cb};
		1065	$cv->_send;
		1066	}
		1067
		1068	sub croak {
		1069	$_[0]{_ae_croak} = $_[1];
		1070	$_[0]->send;
		1071	}
		1072
		1073	sub ready {
		1074	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1075	}
		1076
		1077	sub _wait {
		1078	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
		1079	}
		1080
		1081	sub recv {
		1082	$_[0]->_wait;
		1083
		1084	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
		1085	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
		1086	}
		1087
		1088	sub cb {
		1089	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
		1090	$_[0]{_ae_cb}
		1091	}
		1092
		1093	sub begin {
		1094	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
		1095	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
		1096	}
		1097
		1098	sub end {
		1099	return if --$_[0]{_ae_counter};
		1100	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} \|\| sub { $_[0]->send } };
		1101	}
		1102
		1103	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
		1104	*broadcast = \&send;
		1105	*wait = \&_wait;
879		1106
880	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1107	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
881		1108
882	This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in	1109	This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in
883	a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to	1110	a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to
…		…
940	model it chooses.	1167	model it chooses.
941		1168
942	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1169	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
943		1170
944	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1171	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
945	autodetection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1172	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
946	entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended	1173	entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
947	and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,	1174	and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
948	used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with	1175	used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
949	autodetection and -probing.	1176	auto detection and -probing.
950		1177
951	This functionality might change in future versions.	1178	This functionality might change in future versions.
952		1179
953	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you	1180	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
954	could start your program like this:	1181	could start your program like this:
955		1182
956	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...	1183	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
		1184
		1185	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
		1186
		1187	Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
		1188	for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
		1189	of auto probing).
		1190
		1191	Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
		1192	current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
		1193	used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
		1194	list.
		1195
		1196	This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
		1197	against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
		1198	small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-
		1199
		1200	Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
		1201	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
		1202	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
		1203	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
		1204	IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
		1205
		1206	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
		1207
		1208	Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
		1209	for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
		1210	some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
		1211	default.
		1212
		1213	Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
		1214	EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
		1215
		1216	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
		1217
		1218	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
		1219	will create in parallel.
957		1220
958	=back	1221	=back
959		1222
960	=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM	1223	=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM
961		1224
…		…
972	poll => 'r',	1235	poll => 'r',
973	cb => sub {	1236	cb => sub {
974	warn "io event <$_[0]>\n"; # will always output <r>	1237	warn "io event <$_[0]>\n"; # will always output <r>
975	chomp (my $input = <STDIN>); # read a line	1238	chomp (my $input = <STDIN>); # read a line
976	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1239	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
977	$cv->broadcast if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1240	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
978	},	1241	},
979	);	1242	);
980		1243
981	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once	1244	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
982		1245
…		…
987	});	1250	});
988	}	1251	}
989		1252
990	new_timer; # create first timer	1253	new_timer; # create first timer
991		1254
992	$cv->wait; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1255	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
993		1256
994	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1257	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
995		1258
996	Consider the L<Net::FCP> module. It features (among others) the following	1259	Consider the L<Net::FCP> module. It features (among others) the following
997	API calls, which are to freenet what HTTP GET requests are to http:	1260	API calls, which are to freenet what HTTP GET requests are to http:
…		…
1047	syswrite $txn->{fh}, $txn->{request}	1310	syswrite $txn->{fh}, $txn->{request}
1048	or die "connection or write error";	1311	or die "connection or write error";
1049	$txn->{w} = AnyEvent->io (fh => $txn->{fh}, poll => 'r', cb => sub { $txn->fh_ready_r });	1312	$txn->{w} = AnyEvent->io (fh => $txn->{fh}, poll => 'r', cb => sub { $txn->fh_ready_r });
1050		1313
1051	Again, C<fh_ready_r> waits till all data has arrived, and then stores the	1314	Again, C<fh_ready_r> waits till all data has arrived, and then stores the
1052	result and signals any possible waiters that the request ahs finished:	1315	result and signals any possible waiters that the request has finished:
1053		1316
1054	sysread $txn->{fh}, $txn->{buf}, length $txn->{$buf};	1317	sysread $txn->{fh}, $txn->{buf}, length $txn->{$buf};
1055		1318
1056	if (end-of-file or data complete) {	1319	if (end-of-file or data complete) {
1057	$txn->{result} = $txn->{buf};	1320	$txn->{result} = $txn->{buf};
1058	$txn->{finished}->broadcast;	1321	$txn->{finished}->send;
1059	$txb->{cb}->($txn) of $txn->{cb}; # also call callback	1322	$txb->{cb}->($txn) of $txn->{cb}; # also call callback
1060	}	1323	}
1061		1324
1062	The C<result> method, finally, just waits for the finished signal (if the	1325	The C<result> method, finally, just waits for the finished signal (if the
1063	request was already finished, it doesn't wait, of course, and returns the	1326	request was already finished, it doesn't wait, of course, and returns the
1064	data:	1327	data:
1065		1328
1066	$txn->{finished}->wait;	1329	$txn->{finished}->recv;
1067	return $txn->{result};	1330	return $txn->{result};
1068		1331
1069	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)	1332	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1070	that occured during request processing. The C<result> method detects	1333	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1071	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)	1334	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1072	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other	1335	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1073	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a	1336	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a
1074	random callback.	1337	random callback.
1075		1338
…		…
1106		1369
1107	my $quit = AnyEvent->condvar;	1370	my $quit = AnyEvent->condvar;
1108		1371
1109	$fcp->txn_client_get ($url)->cb (sub {	1372	$fcp->txn_client_get ($url)->cb (sub {
1110	...	1373	...
1111	$quit->broadcast;	1374	$quit->send;
1112	});	1375	});
1113		1376
1114	$quit->wait;	1377	$quit->recv;
1115		1378
1116		1379
1117	=head1 BENCHMARKS	1380	=head1 BENCHMARKS
1118		1381
1119	To give you an idea of the performance and overheads that AnyEvent adds	1382	To give you an idea of the performance and overheads that AnyEvent adds
…		…
1121	of various event loops I prepared some benchmarks.	1384	of various event loops I prepared some benchmarks.
1122		1385
1123	=head2 BENCHMARKING ANYEVENT OVERHEAD	1386	=head2 BENCHMARKING ANYEVENT OVERHEAD
1124		1387
1125	Here is a benchmark of various supported event models used natively and	1388	Here is a benchmark of various supported event models used natively and
1126	through anyevent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	1389	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1127	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	1390	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1128	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	1391	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1129		1392
1130	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	1393	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1131	distribution.	1394	distribution.
…		…
1148	all watchers, to avoid adding memory overhead. That means closure creation	1411	all watchers, to avoid adding memory overhead. That means closure creation
1149	and memory usage is not included in the figures.	1412	and memory usage is not included in the figures.
1150		1413
1151	I<invoke> is the time, in microseconds, used to invoke a simple	1414	I<invoke> is the time, in microseconds, used to invoke a simple
1152	callback. The callback simply counts down a Perl variable and after it was	1415	callback. The callback simply counts down a Perl variable and after it was
1153	invoked "watcher" times, it would C<< ->broadcast >> a condvar once to	1416	invoked "watcher" times, it would C<< ->send >> a condvar once to
1154	signal the end of this phase.	1417	signal the end of this phase.
1155		1418
1156	I<destroy> is the time, in microseconds, that it takes to destroy a single	1419	I<destroy> is the time, in microseconds, that it takes to destroy a single
1157	watcher.	1420	watcher.
1158		1421
…		…
1254		1517
1255	=back	1518	=back
1256		1519
1257	=head2 BENCHMARKING THE LARGE SERVER CASE	1520	=head2 BENCHMARKING THE LARGE SERVER CASE
1258		1521
1259	This benchmark atcually benchmarks the event loop itself. It works by	1522	This benchmark actually benchmarks the event loop itself. It works by
1260	creating a number of "servers": each server consists of a socketpair, a	1523	creating a number of "servers": each server consists of a socket pair, a
1261	timeout watcher that gets reset on activity (but never fires), and an I/O	1524	timeout watcher that gets reset on activity (but never fires), and an I/O
1262	watcher waiting for input on one side of the socket. Each time the socket	1525	watcher waiting for input on one side of the socket. Each time the socket
1263	watcher reads a byte it will write that byte to a random other "server".	1526	watcher reads a byte it will write that byte to a random other "server".
1264		1527
1265	The effect is that there will be a lot of I/O watchers, only part of which	1528	The effect is that there will be a lot of I/O watchers, only part of which
1266	are active at any one point (so there is a constant number of active	1529	are active at any one point (so there is a constant number of active
1267	fds for each loop iterstaion, but which fds these are is random). The	1530	fds for each loop iteration, but which fds these are is random). The
1268	timeout is reset each time something is read because that reflects how	1531	timeout is reset each time something is read because that reflects how
1269	most timeouts work (and puts extra pressure on the event loops).	1532	most timeouts work (and puts extra pressure on the event loops).
1270		1533
1271	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socketpairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	1534	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1272	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	1535	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1273	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	1536	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1274		1537
1275	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	1538	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1276	distribution.	1539	distribution.
…		…
1278	=head3 Explanation of the columns	1541	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1279		1542
1280	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	1543	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1281	each server has a read and write socket end).	1544	each server has a read and write socket end).
1282		1545
1283	I<create> is the time it takes to create a socketpair (which is	1546	I<create> is the time it takes to create a socket pair (which is
1284	nontrivial) and two watchers: an I/O watcher and a timeout watcher.	1547	nontrivial) and two watchers: an I/O watcher and a timeout watcher.
1285		1548
1286	I<request>, the most important value, is the time it takes to handle a	1549	I<request>, the most important value, is the time it takes to handle a
1287	single "request", that is, reading the token from the pipe and forwarding	1550	single "request", that is, reading the token from the pipe and forwarding
1288	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating	1551	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
…		…
1361	speed most when you have lots of watchers, not when you only have a few of	1624	speed most when you have lots of watchers, not when you only have a few of
1362	them).	1625	them).
1363		1626
1364	EV is again fastest.	1627	EV is again fastest.
1365		1628
1366	Perl again comes second. It is noticably faster than the C-based event	1629	Perl again comes second. It is noticeably faster than the C-based event
1367	loops Event and Glib, although the difference is too small to really	1630	loops Event and Glib, although the difference is too small to really
1368	matter.	1631	matter.
1369		1632
1370	POE also performs much better in this case, but is is still far behind the	1633	POE also performs much better in this case, but is is still far behind the
1371	others.	1634	others.
…		…
1400	specified in the variable.	1663	specified in the variable.
1401		1664
1402	You can make AnyEvent completely ignore this variable by deleting it	1665	You can make AnyEvent completely ignore this variable by deleting it
1403	before the first watcher gets created, e.g. with a C<BEGIN> block:	1666	before the first watcher gets created, e.g. with a C<BEGIN> block:
1404		1667
1405	BEGIN { delete $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} }	1668	BEGIN { delete $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} }
1406		1669
1407	use AnyEvent;	1670	use AnyEvent;
1408		1671
1409	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can	1672	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1410	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is	1673	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1411	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL).	1674	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL).
1412		1675
1413		1676
1414	=head1 SEE ALSO	1677	=head1 SEE ALSO
		1678
		1679	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.
1415		1680
1416	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,	1681	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,
1417	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	1682	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1418		1683
1419	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	1684	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1420	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	1685	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1421	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	1686	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1422	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	1687	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.
1423		1688
		1689	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
		1690	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.
		1691
		1692	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
		1693
1424	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,	1694	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,
1425		1695
1426	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>.	1696	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1427		1697
1428		1698
1429	=head1 AUTHOR	1699	=head1 AUTHOR
1430		1700
1431	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	1701	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
1432	http://home.schmorp.de/	1702	http://home.schmorp.de/
1433		1703
1434	=cut	1704	=cut
1435		1705
1436	1	1706	1
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