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152=head2 I/O WATCHERS 152=head2 I/O WATCHERS
153 153
154You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method 154You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
155with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments: 155with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
156 156
157C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch 157C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch for events
158for events. C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, 158(AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file handle). C<poll>
159which creates a watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, 159must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a watcher
160respectively. C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle 160waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively. C<cb> is the
161becomes ready. 161callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
162 162
163Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 163Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
164presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 164presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
165callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks. 165callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
166 166
170 170
171Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should 171Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should
172always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file 172always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file
173handles. 173handles.
174 174
175Example:
176
177 # wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the watcher 175Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the
176watcher.
177
178 my $w; $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub { 178 my $w; $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
179 chomp (my $input = <STDIN>); 179 chomp (my $input = <STDIN>);
180 warn "read: $input\n"; 180 warn "read: $input\n";
181 undef $w; 181 undef $w;
182 }); 182 });
192 192
193Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 193Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
194presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 194presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
195callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks. 195callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.
196 196
197The timer callback will be invoked at most once: if you want a repeating 197The callback will normally be invoked once only. If you specify another
198timer you have to create a new watcher (this is a limitation by both Tk 198parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the
199and Glib). 199callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional
200seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a
201false value, then it is treated as if it were missing.
200 202
201Example: 203The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no
204attempt is done to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is
205only approximate.
202 206
203 # fire an event after 7.7 seconds 207Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.
208
204 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub { 209 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {
205 warn "timeout\n"; 210 warn "timeout\n";
206 }); 211 });
207 212
208 # to cancel the timer: 213 # to cancel the timer:
209 undef $w; 214 undef $w;
210 215
211Example 2:
212
213 # fire an event after 0.5 seconds, then roughly every second 216Example 2: fire an event after 0.5 seconds, then roughly every second.
214 my $w;
215 217
216 my $cb = sub {
217 # cancel the old timer while creating a new one
218 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => $cb); 218 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.5, interval => 1, cb => sub {
219 warn "timeout\n";
219 }; 220 };
220
221 # start the "loop" by creating the first watcher
222 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.5, cb => $cb);
223 221
224=head3 TIMING ISSUES 222=head3 TIMING ISSUES
225 223
226There are two ways to handle timers: based on real time (relative, "fire 224There are two ways to handle timers: based on real time (relative, "fire
227in 10 seconds") and based on wallclock time (absolute, "fire at 12 225in 10 seconds") and based on wallclock time (absolute, "fire at 12
305=back 303=back
306 304
307=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS 305=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
308 306
309You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal 307You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
310I<name> without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl callback to 308I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
311be invoked whenever a signal occurs. 309callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
312 310
313Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 311Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
314presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 312presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
315callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks. 313callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.
316 314
738=item L<AnyEvent::Util> 736=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
739 737
740Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking 738Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking
741functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions. 739functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions.
742 740
743=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
744
745Provide read and write buffers and manages watchers for reads and writes.
746
747=item L<AnyEvent::Socket> 741=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
748 742
749Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets, 743Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
750addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp 744addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
751connections or tcp servers, with IPv6 and SRV record support and more. 745connections or tcp servers, with IPv6 and SRV record support and more.
752 746
747=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
748
749Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
750supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
751non-blocking SSL/TLS.
752
753=item L<AnyEvent::DNS> 753=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
754 754
755Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities. 755Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
756 756
757=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP> 757=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>
765 765
766=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing> 766=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
767 767
768The fastest ping in the west. 768The fastest ping in the west.
769 769
770=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
771
772Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
773
774=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
775
776Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
777programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
778together.
779
780=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
781
782Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
783L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
784
785=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
786
787A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
788
789=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
790
791A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
792L<App::IGS>).
793
770=item L<Net::IRC3> 794=item L<Net::IRC3>
771 795
772AnyEvent based IRC client module family. 796AnyEvent based IRC client module family.
773 797
774=item L<Net::XMPP2> 798=item L<Net::XMPP2>
786 810
787=item L<Coro> 811=item L<Coro>
788 812
789Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>. 813Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
790 814
791=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>, L<IO::AIO>
792
793Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
794programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses IO::AIO and AnyEvent
795together.
796
797=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>, L<BDB>
798
799Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
800IO::AIO and AnyEvent together.
801
802=item L<IO::Lambda> 815=item L<IO::Lambda>
803 816
804The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent. 817The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
805 818
806=back 819=back
812no warnings; 825no warnings;
813use strict; 826use strict;
814 827
815use Carp; 828use Carp;
816 829
817our $VERSION = 4.14; 830our $VERSION = 4.2;
818our $MODEL; 831our $MODEL;
819 832
820our $AUTOLOAD; 833our $AUTOLOAD;
821our @ISA; 834our @ISA;
822 835
925 $MODEL 938 $MODEL
926 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib."; 939 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.";
927 } 940 }
928 } 941 }
929 942
930 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
931 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base"; 943 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
944
945 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}) {
946 unshift @AnyEvent::Base::Strict::ISA, $MODEL;
947 unshift @ISA, AnyEvent::Base::Strict::
948 } else {
949 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
950 }
932 951
933 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect; 952 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
934 } 953 }
935 954
936 $MODEL 955 $MODEL
984sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY { 1003sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY {
985 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1004 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
986 1005
987 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb}; 1006 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
988 1007
989 $SIG{$signal} = 'DEFAULT' unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} }; 1008 delete $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
990} 1009}
991 1010
992# default implementation for ->child 1011# default implementation for ->child
993 1012
994our %PID_CB; 1013our %PID_CB;
1102 1121
1103# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4 1122# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1104*broadcast = \&send; 1123*broadcast = \&send;
1105*wait = \&_wait; 1124*wait = \&_wait;
1106 1125
1126package AnyEvent::Base::Strict;
1127
1128use Carp qw(croak);
1129
1130# supply checks for argument validity for many functions
1131
1132sub io {
1133 my $class = shift;
1134 my %arg = @_;
1135
1136 ref $arg{cb}
1137 or croak "AnyEvent->io called with illegal cb argument '$arg{cb}'";
1138 delete $arg{cb};
1139
1140 fileno $arg{fh}
1141 or croak "AnyEvent->io called with illegal fh argument '$arg{fh}'";
1142 delete $arg{fh};
1143
1144 $arg{poll} =~ /^[rw]$/
1145 or croak "AnyEvent->io called with illegal poll argument '$arg{poll}'";
1146 delete $arg{poll};
1147
1148 croak "AnyEvent->io called with unsupported parameter(s) " . join ", ", keys %arg
1149 if keys %arg;
1150
1151 $class->SUPER::io (@_)
1152}
1153
1154sub timer {
1155 my $class = shift;
1156 my %arg = @_;
1157
1158 ref $arg{cb}
1159 or croak "AnyEvent->timer called with illegal cb argument '$arg{cb}'";
1160 delete $arg{cb};
1161
1162 exists $arg{after}
1163 or croak "AnyEvent->timer called without mandatory 'after' parameter";
1164 delete $arg{after};
1165
1166 $arg{interval} > 0 || !$arg{interval}
1167 or croak "AnyEvent->timer called with illegal interval argument '$arg{interval}'";
1168 delete $arg{interval};
1169
1170 croak "AnyEvent->timer called with unsupported parameter(s) " . join ", ", keys %arg
1171 if keys %arg;
1172
1173 $class->SUPER::timer (@_)
1174}
1175
1176sub signal {
1177 my $class = shift;
1178 my %arg = @_;
1179
1180 ref $arg{cb}
1181 or croak "AnyEvent->signal called with illegal cb argument '$arg{cb}'";
1182 delete $arg{cb};
1183
1184 eval "require POSIX; defined &POSIX::SIG$arg{signal}"
1185 or croak "AnyEvent->signal called with illegal signal name '$arg{signal}'";
1186 delete $arg{signal};
1187
1188 croak "AnyEvent->signal called with unsupported parameter(s) " . join ", ", keys %arg
1189 if keys %arg;
1190
1191 $class->SUPER::signal (@_)
1192}
1193
1194sub child {
1195 my $class = shift;
1196 my %arg = @_;
1197
1198 ref $arg{cb}
1199 or croak "AnyEvent->signal called with illegal cb argument '$arg{cb}'";
1200 delete $arg{cb};
1201
1202 $arg{pid} =~ /^-?\d+$/
1203 or croak "AnyEvent->signal called with illegal pid value '$arg{pid}'";
1204 delete $arg{pid};
1205
1206 croak "AnyEvent->signal called with unsupported parameter(s) " . join ", ", keys %arg
1207 if keys %arg;
1208
1209 $class->SUPER::child (@_)
1210}
1211
1212sub condvar {
1213 my $class = shift;
1214 my %arg = @_;
1215
1216 !exists $arg{cb} or ref $arg{cb}
1217 or croak "AnyEvent->condvar called with illegal cb argument '$arg{cb}'";
1218 delete $arg{cb};
1219
1220 croak "AnyEvent->condvar called with unsupported parameter(s) " . join ", ", keys %arg
1221 if keys %arg;
1222
1223 $class->SUPER::condvar (@_)
1224}
1225
1226sub time {
1227 my $class = shift;
1228
1229 @_
1230 and croak "AnyEvent->time wrongly called with paramaters";
1231
1232 $class->SUPER::time (@_)
1233}
1234
1235sub now {
1236 my $class = shift;
1237
1238 @_
1239 and croak "AnyEvent->now wrongly called with paramaters";
1240
1241 $class->SUPER::now (@_)
1242}
1243
1107=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE 1244=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1108 1245
1109This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in 1246This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in
1110a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to 1247a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to
1111provide AnyEvent compatibility. 1248provide AnyEvent compatibility.
1163conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by 1300conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1164C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>. 1301C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1165 1302
1166When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event 1303When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1167model it chooses. 1304model it chooses.
1305
1306=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1307
1308AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1309argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1310will cause AnyEvent to thoroughly check the arguments passed to most
1311method calls and croaks if it finds any problems. In other words, enables
1312"strict" mode. Unlike C<use strict> it is definitely recommended ot keep
1313it off in production.
1168 1314
1169=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL> 1315=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1170 1316
1171This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before 1317This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1172auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting 1318auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1669 1815
1670 use AnyEvent; 1816 use AnyEvent;
1671 1817
1672Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can 1818Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1673be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is 1819be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1674probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL). 1820probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
1821$ENV{PERL_ANYEGENT_STRICT}.
1822
1823
1824=head1 BUGS
1825
1826Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1827to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1828and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1829mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1830pronounced).
1675 1831
1676 1832
1677=head1 SEE ALSO 1833=head1 SEE ALSO
1678 1834
1679Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>. 1835Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.

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