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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops	3	AnyEvent - events independent of event loop implementation
4		4
5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt, POE - various supported event loops	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported
		6	event loops.
6		7
7	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
8		9
9	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
10		11
		12	# file descriptor readable
11	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r|w", cb => sub { ... });	13	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
12		14
		15	# one-shot or repeating timers
13	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });	16	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
14	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...	17	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...
15		18
16	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time	19	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
17	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.	20	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
18		21
		22	# POSIX signal
19	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });	23	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });
20		24
		25	# child process exit
21	my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {	26	my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
22	my ($pid, $status) = @_;	27	my ($pid, $status) = @_;
23	...	28	...
24	});	29	});
		30
		31	# called when event loop idle (if applicable)
		32	my $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub { ... });
25		33
26	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged	34	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
27	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's	35	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
28	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send	36	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
29	# use a condvar in callback mode:	37	# use a condvar in callback mode:
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32	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL	40	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
33		41
34	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested	42	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
35	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the	43	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
36	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.	44	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
		45
		46	=head1 SUPPORT
		47
		48	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
		49	channel, too.
		50
		51	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
		52	Respository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
37		53
38	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	54	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
39		55
40	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	56	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
41	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	57	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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137	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After	153	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
138	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the	154	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
139	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model	155	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
140	is in control).	156	is in control).
141		157
		158	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
		159	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
		160	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in
		161	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
		162	widely between event loops.
		163
142	To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the	164	To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
143	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references	165	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
144	to it).	166	to it).
145		167
146	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.	168	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
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162	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	184	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
163		185
164	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method	186	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
165	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	187	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
166		188
167	C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch for events	189	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
168	(AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file handle). C<poll>	190	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
		191	handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
		192	non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
		193	most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
		194	or block devices.
		195
169	must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a watcher	196	C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a
170	waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively. C<cb> is the	197	watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively.
		198
171	callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.	199	C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
172		200
173	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	201	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
174	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	202	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
175	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.	203	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
176		204
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308	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you	336	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
309	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the	337	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
310	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into	338	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
311	account.	339	account.
312		340
		341	=item AnyEvent->now_update
		342
		343	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache
		344	the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<
		345	AnyEvent->now >>, above).
		346
		347	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
		348	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
		349	might affect timers and time-outs.
		350
		351	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
		352	event loop's idea of "current time".
		353
		354	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
		355
313	=back	356	=back
314		357
315	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	358	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
316		359
317	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	360	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
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326	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	369	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
327	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	370	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
328	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	371	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
329		372
330	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	373	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
331	between multiple watchers.	374	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		375	interrupt your program at bad times.
332		376
333	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	377	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
334	directly will likely not work correctly.	378	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		379	correctly.
335		380
336	Example: exit on SIGINT	381	Example: exit on SIGINT
337		382
338	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	383	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
		384
		385	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		386
		387	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		388	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot do
		389	race-free signal handling in perl. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, but
		390	in some cases, signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might
		391	be delayed is specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10
		392	seconds). This variable can be changed only before the first signal
		393	watcher is created, and should be left alone otherwise. Higher values
		394	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		395	saving. All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		396	L<Async::Interrupt> module. This will not work with inherently broken
		397	event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib> (and not with L<POE>
		398	currently, as POE does it's own workaround with one-second latency). With
		399	those, you just have to suffer the delays.
339		400
340	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	401	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
341		402
342	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	403	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
343		404
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357		418
358	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them	419	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
359	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could	420	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
360	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).	421	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
361		422
362	Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for	423	Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
		424	see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
363	event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be	425	that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
364	loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place).	426	the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
		427	pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
		428	start the watcher.
365		429
366	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an	430	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
367	AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you	431	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
368	C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>).	432	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
		433	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		434
		435	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		436	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		437	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
369		438
370	Example: fork a process and wait for it	439	Example: fork a process and wait for it
371		440
372	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	441	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
373		442
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383	);	452	);
384		453
385	# do something else, then wait for process exit	454	# do something else, then wait for process exit
386	$done->recv;	455	$done->recv;
387		456
		457	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
		458
		459	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important
		460	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
		461	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
		462	attention by the event loop".
		463
		464	Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing
		465	better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new
		466	events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
		467
		468	Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only
		469	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
		470	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
		471
		472	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
		473	program is otherwise idle:
		474
		475	my @lines; # read data
		476	my $idle_w;
		477	my $io_w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
		478	push @lines, scalar <STDIN>;
		479
		480	# start an idle watcher, if not already done
		481	$idle_w ||= AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub {
		482	# handle only one line, when there are lines left
		483	if (my $line = shift @lines) {
		484	print "handled when idle: $line";
		485	} else {
		486	# otherwise disable the idle watcher again
		487	undef $idle_w;
		488	}
		489	});
		490	});
		491
388	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	492	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
389		493
390	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	494	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
391	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	495	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
392	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	496	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
393		497
394	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	498	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
395	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	499	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
396		500
397	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	501	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
398	because they represent a condition that must become true.	502	because they represent a condition that must become true.
399		503
		504	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
		505
400	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	506	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
401	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	507	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
402
403	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	508	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
404	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not	509	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
405	the results).	510	the results).
406		511
407	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	512	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
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412	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	517	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
413	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	518	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
414	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	519	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
415	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	520	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
416	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	521	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
417	a result.	522	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
		523	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
418		524
419	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	525	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
420	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	526	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
421	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	527	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
422	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	528	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
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456	after => 1,	562	after => 1,
457	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	563	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
458	);	564	);
459		565
460	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	566	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
461	# calls send	567	# calls -<send
462	$result_ready->recv;	568	$result_ready->recv;
463		569
464	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	570	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
465	condition variables are also code references.	571	variables are also callable directly.
466		572
467	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	573	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
468	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	574	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
469	$done->recv;	575	$done->recv;
470		576
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476		582
477	...	583	...
478		584
479	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	585	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
480		586
481	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	587	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
482	results are available:	588	results are available:
483		589
484	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	590	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
485	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	591	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
486	});	592	});
…		…
504	immediately from within send.	610	immediately from within send.
505		611
506	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	612	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
507	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	613	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
508		614
509	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	615	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
510	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	616	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
511	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle	617	C<send>.
512	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
513	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
514	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
515	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
516	example).
517		618
518	=item $cv->croak ($error)	619	=item $cv->croak ($error)
519		620
520	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	621	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
521	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	622	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
522		623
523	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	624	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
524	user/consumer.	625	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		626	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
		627	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		628	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
		629	the problem.
525		630
526	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	631	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
527		632
528	=item $cv->end	633	=item $cv->end
529
530	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
531		634
532	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	635	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
533	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	636	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
534	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	637	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
535		638
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537	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	640	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
538	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	641	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback
539	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	642	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no
540	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	643	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.
541		644
542	Let's clarify this with the ping example:	645	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
		646	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
		647	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
		648
		649	Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
		650	STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
		651	close before activating a condvar:
		652
		653	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		654
		655	$cv->begin; # first watcher
		656	my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
		657	defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
		658	or $cv->end;
		659	});
		660
		661	$cv->begin; # second watcher
		662	my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
		663	defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
		664	or $cv->end;
		665	});
		666
		667	$cv->recv;
		668
		669	This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
		670	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
		671	sending.
		672
		673	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
		674	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
		675	begung can potentially be zero:
543		676
544	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	677	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
545		678
546	my %result;	679	my %result;
547	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	680	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });
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567	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback	700	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
568	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	701	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
569	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	702	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
570	doesn't execute once).	703	doesn't execute once).
571		704
572	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	705	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
573	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>	706	potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
574	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call	707	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
575	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.	708	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
		709	call C<end>.
576		710
577	=back	711	=back
578		712
579	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	713	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
580		714
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596	function will call C<croak>.	730	function will call C<croak>.
597		731
598	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	732	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
599	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	733	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
600		734
		735	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		736	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		737	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		738	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		739	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		740	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		741
601	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	742	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
602	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	743	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
603	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	744	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
604	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	745	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
605	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	746	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
606	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	747	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
607	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	748	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
608		749
609	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
610	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
611	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
612	can supply.
613
614	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
615	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
616	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
617	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
618	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
619
620	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	750	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
621	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	751	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
622	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	752	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
623	waits otherwise.	753	waits otherwise.
624		754
…		…
637	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	767	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time
638	is guaranteed not to block.	768	is guaranteed not to block.
639		769
640	=back	770	=back
641		771
		772	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
		773
		774	The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
		775
		776	=over 4
		777
		778	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
		779
		780	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
		781	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing
		782	that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is
		783	available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.
		784
		785	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
		786	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
		787	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
		788
		789	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
		790
		791	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
		792	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
		793	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
		794	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
		795	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
		796
		797	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
		798	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
		799	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
		800	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		801
		802	=item Backends with special needs.
		803
		804	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
		805	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
		806	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
		807	everything should just work.
		808
		809	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
		810
		811	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
		812	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
		813	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
		814	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
		815	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
		816
		817	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
		818
		819	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
		820
		821	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
		822
		823	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
		824
		825	B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
		826	use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
		827	polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
		828	consider for AnyEvent.
		829
		830	B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
		831	backend, so it can be supported through POE.
		832
		833	AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
		834	load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
		835	in which case everything will be automatic.
		836
		837	=back
		838
642	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	839	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
643		840
		841	These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
		842	write AnyEvent extension modules.
		843
644	=over 4	844	=over 4
645		845
646	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL	846	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
647		847
648	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it	848	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
		849	backend has been autodetected.
		850
649	contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the	851	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
650	Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the	852	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
651	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	853	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
652	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	854	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
653		855	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
654	The known classes so far are:
655
656	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
657	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
658	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
659	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
660	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
661	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
662	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
663	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
664
665	There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
666	watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
667	POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
668	second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
669	AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
670	it's adaptor.
671
672	AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
673	autodetecting them.
674		856
675	=item AnyEvent::detect	857	=item AnyEvent::detect
676		858
677	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	859	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
678	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	860	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
679	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	861	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
680	runtime.	862	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
		863
		864	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
		865	created, use C<post_detect>.
681		866
682	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	867	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
683		868
684	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	869	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
685	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	870	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
686		871
		872	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
		873	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
		874	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
		875	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
		876	L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
		877
		878	The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
		879	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
		880	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
		881	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
		882
687	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	883	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
688	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	884	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		885	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
689	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	886	a case where this is useful.
		887
		888	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		889	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		890
		891	our WATCHER;
		892
		893	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		894	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		895	};
		896
		897	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		898	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		899	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		900	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		901
		902	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
690		903
691	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	904	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
692		905
693	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	906	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
694	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	907	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
695	the event loop has been chosen.	908	the event loop has been chosen.
696		909
697	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	910	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
698	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	911	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
699	and the array will be ignored.	912	array will be ignored.
700		913
701	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.	914	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
		915	it,as it takes care of these details.
		916
		917	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
		918	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
		919	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
		920	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
702		921
703	=back	922	=back
704		923
705	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	924	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
706		925
…		…
761		980
762		981
763	=head1 OTHER MODULES	982	=head1 OTHER MODULES
764		983
765	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	984	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
766	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	985	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
767	in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are	986	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
768	available via CPAN.	987	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
769		988
770	=over 4	989	=over 4
771		990
772	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	991	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
773		992
…		…
782		1001
783	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1002	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
784		1003
785	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1004	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
786	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1005	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
787	non-blocking SSL/TLS.	1006	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
788		1007
789	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1008	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
790		1009
791	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1010	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
792		1011
…		…
820		1039
821	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>	1040	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
822		1041
823	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.	1042	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
824		1043
		1044	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
		1045
		1046	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
		1047
		1048	=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
		1049
		1050	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
		1051	Net::XMPP2>.
		1052
825	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>	1053	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
826		1054
827	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by	1055	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
828	L<App::IGS>).	1056	L<App::IGS>).
829		1057
830	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
831
832	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
833
834	=item L<Net::XMPP2>
835
836	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
837
838	=item L<Net::FCP>	1058	=item L<Net::FCP>
839		1059
840	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace	1060	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
841	of AnyEvent.	1061	of AnyEvent.
842		1062
…		…
846		1066
847	=item L<Coro>	1067	=item L<Coro>
848		1068
849	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1069	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
850		1070
851	=item L<IO::Lambda>
852
853	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
854
855	=back	1071	=back
856		1072
857	=cut	1073	=cut
858		1074
859	package AnyEvent;	1075	package AnyEvent;
860		1076
		1077	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
		1078	sub common_sense {
861	no warnings;	1079	# no warnings
		1080	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};
862	use strict qw(vars subs);	1081	# use strict vars subs
		1082	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1083	}
863		1084
		1085	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1086
864	use Carp;	1087	use Carp ();
865		1088
866	our $VERSION = 4.341;	1089	our $VERSION = 4.86;
867	our $MODEL;	1090	our $MODEL;
868		1091
869	our $AUTOLOAD;	1092	our $AUTOLOAD;
870	our @ISA;	1093	our @ISA;
871		1094
872	our @REGISTRY;	1095	our @REGISTRY;
873		1096
874	our $WIN32;	1097	our $WIN32;
875		1098
		1099	our $VERBOSE;
		1100
876	BEGIN {	1101	BEGIN {
877	my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i);	1102	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
878	eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }";	1103	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
879	}
880		1104
		1105	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
		1106	if ${^TAINT};
		1107
881	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1108	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1109
		1110	}
		1111
		1112	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
882		1113
883	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1114	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
884		1115
885	{	1116	{
886	my $idx;	1117	my $idx;
…		…
894	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],	1125	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
895	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1126	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],
896	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1127	# everything below here will not be autoprobed
897	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1128	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
898	# and is usually faster	1129	# and is usually faster
899	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
900	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers	1130	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
901	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	1131	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1132	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
902	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1133	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
903	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1134	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
904	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1135	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
905	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1136	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
		1137	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
		1138	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
		1139	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
		1140	# obvious default class.
		1141	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1142	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1143	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
906	);	1144	);
907		1145
908	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY);	1146	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
		1147	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
909		1148
910	our @post_detect;	1149	our @post_detect;
911		1150
912	sub post_detect(&) {	1151	sub post_detect(&) {
913	my ($cb) = @_;	1152	my ($cb) = @_;
…		…
918	1	1157	1
919	} else {	1158	} else {
920	push @post_detect, $cb;	1159	push @post_detect, $cb;
921		1160
922	defined wantarray	1161	defined wantarray
923	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect"	1162	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
924	: ()	1163	: ()
925	}	1164	}
926	}	1165	}
927		1166
928	sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY {	1167	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
929	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;	1168	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
930	}	1169	}
931		1170
932	sub detect() {	1171	sub detect() {
933	unless ($MODEL) {	1172	unless ($MODEL) {
934	no strict 'refs';
935	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1173	local $SIG{__DIE__};
936		1174
937	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1175	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
938	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";	1176	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
939	if (eval "require $model") {	1177	if (eval "require $model") {
940	$MODEL = $model;	1178	$MODEL = $model;
941	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1179	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
942	} else {	1180	} else {
943	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1181	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
944	}	1182	}
945	}	1183	}
946		1184
947	# check for already loaded models	1185	# check for already loaded models
948	unless ($MODEL) {	1186	unless ($MODEL) {
949	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1187	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
950	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1188	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
951	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1189	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
952	if (eval "require $model") {	1190	if (eval "require $model") {
953	$MODEL = $model;	1191	$MODEL = $model;
954	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1192	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
955	last;	1193	last;
956	}	1194	}
957	}	1195	}
958	}	1196	}
959		1197
…		…
964	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1202	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
965	if (eval "require $package"	1203	if (eval "require $package"
966	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0	1204	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
967	and eval "require $model") {	1205	and eval "require $model") {
968	$MODEL = $model;	1206	$MODEL = $model;
969	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1207	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
970	last;	1208	last;
971	}	1209	}
972	}	1210	}
973		1211
974	$MODEL	1212	$MODEL
975	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.";	1213	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
976	}	1214	}
977	}	1215	}
978		1216
979	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";	1217	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
980		1218
…		…
990		1228
991	sub AUTOLOAD {	1229	sub AUTOLOAD {
992	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1230	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
993		1231
994	$method{$func}	1232	$method{$func}
995	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1233	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
996		1234
997	detect unless $MODEL;	1235	detect unless $MODEL;
998		1236
999	my $class = shift;	1237	my $class = shift;
1000	$class->$func (@_);	1238	$class->$func (@_);
1001	}	1239	}
1002		1240
1003	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends	1241	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1004	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually	1242	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1005	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1243	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1006	sub _dupfh($$$$) {	1244	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1007	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1245	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1008		1246
1009	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1247	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1010	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<")	1248	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1011	: $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1012	: Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1013		1249
1014	open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh	1250	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1015	or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!";	1251	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1016		1252
1017	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1253	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1018		1254
1019	($fh2, $rw)	1255	($fh2, $rw)
1020	}	1256	}
1021		1257
1022	package AnyEvent::Base;	1258	package AnyEvent::Base;
1023		1259
1024	# default implementation for now and time	1260	# default implementations for many methods
1025		1261
1026	BEGIN {	1262	sub _time {
		1263	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1027	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); time (); 1") {	1264	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1265	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1028	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1266	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1029	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1267	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1030	} else {	1268	} else {
		1269	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1031	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1270	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1032	}	1271	}
		1272
		1273	&_time
1033	}	1274	}
1034		1275
1035	sub time { _time }	1276	sub time { _time }
1036	sub now { _time }	1277	sub now { _time }
		1278	sub now_update { }
1037		1279
1038	# default implementation for ->condvar	1280	# default implementation for ->condvar
1039		1281
1040	sub condvar {	1282	sub condvar {
1041	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar::	1283	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1042	}	1284	}
1043		1285
1044	# default implementation for ->signal	1286	# default implementation for ->signal
1045		1287
		1288	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1046	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1289	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1290	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1291	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1047		1292
1048	sub _signal_exec {	1293	sub _signal_exec {
		1294	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1295	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
		1296	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;
		1297
1049	while (%SIG_EV) {	1298	while (%SIG_EV) {
1050	sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;
1051	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1299	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1052	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1300	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1053	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };	1301	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1054	}	1302	}
1055	}	1303	}
1056	}	1304	}
1057		1305
		1306	# install a dumym wakeupw atcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1307	sub _sig_add() {
		1308	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1309	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1310	my $NOW = AnyEvent->now;
		1311
		1312	$SIG_TW = AnyEvent->timer (
		1313	after => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1314	interval => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1315	cb => sub { }, # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1316	);
		1317	}
		1318	}
		1319
		1320	sub _sig_del {
		1321	undef $SIG_TW
		1322	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
		1323	}
		1324
		1325	sub _signal {
		1326	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1327
		1328	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
		1329	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
		1330
		1331	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1332
		1333	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
		1334	# async::interrupt
		1335
		1336	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= do {
		1337	my $asy = new Async::Interrupt
		1338	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1339	signal => $signal,
		1340	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1341	;
		1342	$asy->pipe_autodrain (0);
		1343
		1344	$asy
		1345	};
		1346
		1347	} else {
		1348	# pure perl
		1349
		1350	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
		1351	local $!;
		1352	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
		1353	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1354	};
		1355
		1356	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1357	# so limit the signal latency.
		1358	_sig_add;
		1359	}
		1360
		1361	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1362	}
		1363
1058	sub signal {	1364	sub signal {
1059	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1365	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1366	if (!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT} && eval "use Async::Interrupt 0.6 (); 1") {
		1367	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1060		1368
1061	unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {	1369	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1;
		1370	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
		1371	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
		1372
		1373	} else {
		1374	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1375
		1376	require Fcntl;
		1377
1062	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {	1378	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1379	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1380
1063	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();	1381	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1064	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;	1382	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1065	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1383	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1066	} else {	1384	} else {
1067	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1385	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1068	require Fcntl;
1069	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1386	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1070	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1387	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1388
		1389	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
		1390	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1391	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1071	}	1392	}
1072		1393
1073	$SIGPIPE_R	1394	$SIGPIPE_R
1074	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1395	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1075		1396
1076	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);	1397	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1077	}	1398	}
1078		1399
1079	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1400	*signal = \&_signal;
1080	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1401	&signal
1081
1082	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1083	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1084	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1085	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1086	};
1087
1088	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Signal"
1089	}	1402	}
1090		1403
1091	sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY {	1404	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1092	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1405	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1093		1406
		1407	_sig_del;
		1408
1094	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};	1409	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1095		1410
		1411	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1412	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1413	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1414	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1415	# instead of getting the default action.
		1416	undef $SIG{$signal}
1096	delete $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };	1417	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1097	}	1418	}
1098		1419
1099	# default implementation for ->child	1420	# default implementation for ->child
1100		1421
1101	our %PID_CB;	1422	our %PID_CB;
1102	our $CHLD_W;	1423	our $CHLD_W;
1103	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1424	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1104	our $PID_IDLE;
1105	our $WNOHANG;	1425	our $WNOHANG;
1106		1426
1107	sub _child_wait {	1427	sub _sigchld {
1108	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1428	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {
		1429	$_->($pid, $?)
1109	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),	1430	for values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} },
1110	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });	1431	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1111	}	1432	}
1112
1113	undef $PID_IDLE;
1114	}
1115
1116	sub _sigchld {
1117	# make sure we deliver these changes "synchronous" with the event loop.
1118	$CHLD_DELAY_W ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => 0, cb => sub {
1119	undef $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1120	&_child_wait;
1121	});
1122	}	1433	}
1123		1434
1124	sub child {	1435	sub child {
1125	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1436	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1126		1437
1127	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1438	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1128	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1439	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1129		1440
1130	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1441	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1131		1442
1132	unless ($WNOHANG) {	1443	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
		1444	$WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
		1445	? 1
1133	$WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;	1446	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1134	}
1135		1447
1136	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1448	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1137	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1449	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);
1138	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1450	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1139	&_sigchld;	1451	&_sigchld;
1140	}	1452	}
1141		1453
1142	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Child"	1454	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1143	}	1455	}
1144		1456
1145	sub AnyEvent::Base::Child::DESTROY {	1457	sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {
1146	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1458	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1147		1459
1148	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1460	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1149	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1461	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1150		1462
1151	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1463	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1152	}	1464	}
1153		1465
		1466	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
		1467	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
		1468	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
		1469	sub idle {
		1470	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1471
		1472	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
		1473
		1474	$rcb = sub {
		1475	if ($cb) {
		1476	$w = _time;
		1477	&$cb;
		1478	$w = _time - $w;
		1479
		1480	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
		1481	# within some limits
		1482	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
		1483	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
		1484
		1485	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);
		1486	} else {
		1487	# clean up...
		1488	undef $w;
		1489	undef $rcb;
		1490	}
		1491	};
		1492
		1493	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);
		1494
		1495	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
		1496	}
		1497
		1498	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
		1499	undef $${$_[0]};
		1500	}
		1501
1154	package AnyEvent::CondVar;	1502	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1155		1503
1156	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1504	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1157		1505
1158	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1506	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1159		1507
1160	use overload	1508	#use overload
1161	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1509	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1162	fallback => 1;	1510	# fallback => 1;
		1511
		1512	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1513	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1514	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1515	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1516	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1517
		1518	our $WAITING;
1163		1519
1164	sub _send {	1520	sub _send {
1165	# nop	1521	# nop
1166	}	1522	}
1167		1523
…		…
1180	sub ready {	1536	sub ready {
1181	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1537	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1182	}	1538	}
1183		1539
1184	sub _wait {	1540	sub _wait {
		1541	$WAITING
		1542	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1543	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1544
		1545	local $WAITING = 1;
1185	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};	1546	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1186	}	1547	}
1187		1548
1188	sub recv {	1549	sub recv {
1189	$_[0]->_wait;	1550	$_[0]->_wait;
…		…
1230	so on.	1591	so on.
1231		1592
1232	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES	1593	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1233		1594
1234	The following environment variables are used by this module or its	1595	The following environment variables are used by this module or its
1235	submodules:	1596	submodules.
		1597
		1598	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		1599	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		1600	enabled.
1236		1601
1237	=over 4	1602	=over 4
1238		1603
1239	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>	1604	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1240		1605
…		…
1247	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1612	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1248		1613
1249	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1614	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1250	model it chooses.	1615	model it chooses.
1251		1616
		1617	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1618	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1619
1252	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1620	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1253		1621
1254	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1622	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1255	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1623	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1256	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1624	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1257	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems	1625	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1258	it will croak.	1626	it will croak.
1259		1627
1260	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1628	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1261		1629
1262	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended ot keep it off in	1630	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1263	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1631	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1264	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1632	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1633	can be very useful, however.
1265		1634
1266	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1635	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1267		1636
1268	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1637	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1269	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1638	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1312		1681
1313	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	1682	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1314		1683
1315	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>	1684	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1316	will create in parallel.	1685	will create in parallel.
		1686
		1687	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
		1688
		1689	The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
		1690	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
		1691	sent to the DNS server.
		1692
		1693	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
		1694
		1695	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
		1696	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
		1697	default config will be used.
		1698
		1699	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
		1700
		1701	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
		1702	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
		1703	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
		1704	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1705
		1706	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1707
		1708	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1709	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1317		1710
1318	=back	1711	=back
1319		1712
1320	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1713	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1321		1714
…		…
1566	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	1959	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1567	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	1960	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1568	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	1961	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation
1569	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	1962	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface
1570	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	1963	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers
		1964	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
		1965	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1571	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	1966	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour
1572	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	1967	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1573	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	1968	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event
1574	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	1969	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select
1575		1970
…		…
1604	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of	1999	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1605	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.	2000	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1606		2001
1607	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation	2002	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1608	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.	2003	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
		2004
		2005	C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
		2006	when using its pure perl backend.
1609		2007
1610	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a	2008	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1611	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as	2009	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1612	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of	2010	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1613	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,	2011	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
…		…
1691	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating	2089	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1692	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2090	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1693		2091
1694	=head3 Results	2092	=head3 Results
1695		2093
1696	name sockets create request	2094	name sockets create request
1697	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2095	EV 20000 69.01 11.16
1698	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2096	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87
		2097	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll
		2098	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll
1699	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2099	Event 20000 212.62 257.32
1700	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2100	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30
1701	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2101	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event
1702		2102
1703	=head3 Discussion	2103	=head3 Discussion
1704		2104
1705	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2105	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1706	particular event loop.	2106	particular event loop.
…		…
1708	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time	2108	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1709	is relatively high, though.	2109	is relatively high, though.
1710		2110
1711	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event	2111	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1712	loops Event and Glib.	2112	loops Event and Glib.
		2113
		2114	IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
		2115	good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1713		2116
1714	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will	2117	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1715	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to	2118	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1716	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event	2119	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1717	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.	2120	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
…		…
1780	=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of	2183	=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of
1781	watchers, as the management overhead dominates.	2184	watchers, as the management overhead dominates.
1782		2185
1783	=back	2186	=back
1784		2187
		2188	=head2 THE IO::Lambda BENCHMARK
		2189
		2190	Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
		2191	could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
		2192	simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
		2193	shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
		2194	fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
		2195	very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
		2196	baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
		2197
		2198	The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
		2199	connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
		2200	creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
		2201	test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
		2202	benchmark nevertheless.
		2203
		2204	name runtime
		2205	Lambda/select 0.330 sec
		2206	+ optimized 0.122 sec
		2207	Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
		2208	+ optimized 0.138 sec
		2209	Raw sockets/select 0.077 sec
		2210	POE/select, components 0.662 sec
		2211	POE/select, raw sockets 0.226 sec
		2212	POE/select, optimized 0.404 sec
		2213
		2214	AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
		2215	AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
		2216	+state machine 0.134 sec
		2217
		2218	The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
		2219	benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
		2220	defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
		2221	written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
		2222	AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
		2223	resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
		2224	generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
		2225	connects (which involve a single syscall only).
		2226
		2227	The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
		2228	offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
		2229	Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
		2230	non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
		2231
		2232	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
		2233	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
		2234	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
		2235
		2236	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
		2237	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a
		2238	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O
		2239	in a non-blocking way.
		2240
		2241	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
		2242	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
		2243	part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
		2244
1785		2245
1786	=head1 SIGNALS	2246	=head1 SIGNALS
1787		2247
1788	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2248	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
1789		2249
…		…
1792	=item SIGCHLD	2252	=item SIGCHLD
1793		2253
1794	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher	2254	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
1795	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some	2255	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
1796	event loops install a similar handler.	2256	event loops install a similar handler.
		2257
		2258	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
		2259	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
1797		2260
1798	=item SIGPIPE	2261	=item SIGPIPE
1799		2262
1800	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>	2263	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
1801	when AnyEvent gets loaded.	2264	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
…		…
1813		2276
1814	=back	2277	=back
1815		2278
1816	=cut	2279	=cut
1817		2280
		2281	undef $SIG{CHLD}
		2282	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
		2283
1818	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }	2284	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
1819	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2285	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
		2286
		2287	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2288
		2289	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2290	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2291
		2292	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2293	modules if they are installed.
		2294
		2295	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2296	affect AnyEvent's operetion.
		2297
		2298	=over 4
		2299
		2300	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2301
		2302	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2303	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2304	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2305	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2306	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2307	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2308
		2309	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2310	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2311	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for
		2312	battery life on laptops).
		2313
		2314	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2315	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2316
		2317	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2318	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2319	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2320	does nothing for those backends.
		2321
		2322	=item L<EV>
		2323
		2324	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2325	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2326	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2327	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2328	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2329	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2330	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2331	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2332
		2333	=item L<Guard>
		2334
		2335	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2336	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2337	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2338	purely used for performance.
		2339
		2340	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2341
		2342	This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via
		2343	L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2344	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2345
		2346	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
		2347	installed.
		2348
		2349	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2350
		2351	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2352	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2353	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2354
		2355	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2356
		2357	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2358	chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
		2359	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
		2360	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2361
		2362	=back
1820		2363
1821		2364
1822	=head1 FORK	2365	=head1 FORK
1823		2366
1824	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2367	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
1825	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2368	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>
1826	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2369	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.
1827		2370
1828	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2371	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
1829	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2372	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2373	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
1830		2374
1831		2375
1832	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2376	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
1833		2377
1834	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2378	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
1846	use AnyEvent;	2390	use AnyEvent;
1847		2391
1848	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can	2392	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1849	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is	2393	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1850	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and	2394	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
1851	$ENV{PERL_ANYEGENT_STRICT}.	2395	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
		2396
		2397	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		2398	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		2399	enabled.
1852		2400
1853		2401
1854	=head1 BUGS	2402	=head1 BUGS
1855		2403
1856	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard	2404	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1857	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10	2405	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1858	and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying	2406	and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1859	mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as	2407	memleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1860	pronounced).	2408	pronounced).
1861		2409
1862		2410
1863	=head1 SEE ALSO	2411	=head1 SEE ALSO
1864		2412
…		…
1868	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2416	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1869		2417
1870	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2418	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1871	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2419	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1872	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2420	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1873	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	2421	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>.
1874		2422
1875	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2423	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
1876	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.	2424	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
1877		2425
1878	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2426	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1879		2427
1880	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,	2428	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
		2429	L<Coro::Event>,
1881		2430
1882	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2431	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
		2432	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
1883		2433
1884		2434
1885	=head1 AUTHOR	2435	=head1 AUTHOR
1886		2436
1887	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2437	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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