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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - events independent of event loop implementation	3	AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4		4
5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
6	event loops.	6	and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7		7
8	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
9		9
10	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
11		11
47		47
48	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC	48	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
49	channel, too.	49	channel, too.
50		50
51	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software	51	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
52	Respository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.	52	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
53		53
54	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	54	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
55		55
56	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
57	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	57	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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181	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are	181	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
182	declared.	182	declared.
183		183
184	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	184	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
185		185
		186	$w = AnyEvent->io (
		187	fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
		188	poll => <"r" or "w">,
		189	cb => <callback>,
		190	);
		191
186	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method	192	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
187	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	193	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
188		194
189	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch	195	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
190	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file	196	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
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219	undef $w;	225	undef $w;
220	});	226	});
221		227
222	=head2 TIME WATCHERS	228	=head2 TIME WATCHERS
223		229
		230	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => <seconds>, cb => <callback>);
		231
		232	$w = AnyEvent->timer (
		233	after => <fractional_seconds>,
		234	interval => <fractional_seconds>,
		235	cb => <callback>,
		236	);
		237
224	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>	238	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
225	method with the following mandatory arguments:	239	method with the following mandatory arguments:
226		240
227	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are	241	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
228	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke	242	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
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349	might affect timers and time-outs.	363	might affect timers and time-outs.
350		364
351	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the	365	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
352	event loop's idea of "current time".	366	event loop's idea of "current time".
353		367
		368	A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
		369	when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
		370	idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
		371	script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
		372	AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
		373	(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
		374
354	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.	375	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
355		376
356	=back	377	=back
357		378
358	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	379	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
		380
		381	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
359		382
360	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	383	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
361	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl	384	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
362	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	385	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
363		386
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380		403
381	Example: exit on SIGINT	404	Example: exit on SIGINT
382		405
383	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	406	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
384		407
		408	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		409
		410	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		411	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		412	pure perl implementation).
		413
		414	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		415
		416	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		417	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		418	latter might corrupt your memory.
		419
		420	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		421	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		422	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		423	callbacks, too).
		424
385	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds	425	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
386		426
387	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching	427	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
388	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot do	428	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
389	race-free signal handling in perl. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, but	429	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		430	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
390	in some cases, signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might	431	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
391	be delayed is specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10	432	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
392	seconds). This variable can be changed only before the first signal	433	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
393	watcher is created, and should be left alone otherwise. Higher values	434	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		435	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
394	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU	436	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		437	saving.
		438
395	saving. All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional	439	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
396	L<Async::Interrupt> module. This will not work with inherently broken	440	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
397	event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib> (and not with L<POE>	441	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
398	currently, as POE does it's own workaround with one-second latency). With	442	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
399	those, you just have to suffer the delays.	443	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
400		444
401	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	445	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
402		446
		447	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		448
403	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	449	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
404		450
405	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	451	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
406	watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when	452	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
407	the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on	453	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
408	any trace events (stopped/continued).	454	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		455	(stopped/continued).
409		456
410	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	457	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
411	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher	458	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
412	callback arguments.	459	callback arguments.
413		460
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454	# do something else, then wait for process exit	501	# do something else, then wait for process exit
455	$done->recv;	502	$done->recv;
456		503
457	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	504	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
458		505
459	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	506	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
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		507
464	Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing	508	Repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle, until
465	better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new	509	either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
466	events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
467		510
468	Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only	511	Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
		512	is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
		513	invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
		514	defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
		515	have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
		516	when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
		517	detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
		518	will be invoked.
		519
		520	Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
469	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent	521	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
470	will simply call the callback "from time to time".	522	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
471		523
472	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the	524	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
473	program is otherwise idle:	525	program is otherwise idle:
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489	});	541	});
490	});	542	});
491		543
492	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	544	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
493		545
		546	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		547
		548	$cv->send (<list>);
		549	my @res = $cv->recv;
		550
494	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	551	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
495	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	552	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
496	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	553	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
497		554
498	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event	555	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
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562	after => 1,	619	after => 1,
563	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	620	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
564	);	621	);
565		622
566	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	623	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
567	# calls -<send	624	# calls ->send
568	$result_ready->recv;	625	$result_ready->recv;
569		626
570	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition	627	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
571	variables are also callable directly.	628	variables are also callable directly.
572		629
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636	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	693	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
637	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	694	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
638		695
639	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	696	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
640	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	697	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
641	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	698	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
642	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	699	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
643	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	700	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		701	be called without any arguments.
644		702
645	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call	703	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	704	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).	705	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
648		706
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675	begung can potentially be zero:	733	begung can potentially be zero:
676		734
677	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	735	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
678		736
679	my %result;	737	my %result;
680	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	738	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
681		739
682	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	740	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
683	$cv->begin;	741	$cv->begin;
684	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	742	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
685	$result{$host} = ...;	743	$result{$host} = ...;
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760	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	818	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
761		819
762	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	820	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
763	replaces it before doing so.	821	replaces it before doing so.
764		822
765	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	823	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
766	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	824	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with
767	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	825	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
768	is guaranteed not to block.	826	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
769		827
770	=back	828	=back
771		829
772	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS	830	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
773		831
…		…
776	=over 4	834	=over 4
777		835
778	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.	836	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
779		837
780	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in	838	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	839	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
782	that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is	840	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
783	available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.	841	AnyEvent itself.
784		842
785	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).	843	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.	844	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
788		845
789	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.	846	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
790		847
791	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher	848	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	849	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	850	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
794	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to	851	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.	852	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
796		853
		854	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
797	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.	855	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
798	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.	856	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
799	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.	857	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
800	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.	858	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		859	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
801		860
802	=item Backends with special needs.	861	=item Backends with special needs.
803		862
804	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will	863	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
805	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program	864	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
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879	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates	938	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	939	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
881	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.	940	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
882		941
883	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	942	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
884	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	943	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		944	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
885	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	945	a case where this is useful.
		946
		947	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		948	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		949
		950	our WATCHER;
		951
		952	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		953	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		954	};
		955
		956	# the \|\|= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		957	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		958	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		959	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		960
		961	$WATCHER \|\|= $guard;
886		962
887	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	963	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
888		964
889	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	965	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
890	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	966	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
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893	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	969	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
894	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the	970	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
895	array will be ignored.	971	array will be ignored.
896		972
897	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows	973	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
898	it,as it takes care of these details.	974	it, as it takes care of these details.
899		975
900	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful	976	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
901	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do	977	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
902	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook	978	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
903	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.	979	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
		980
		981	Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
		982	together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
		983	Coro to accomplish this):
		984
		985	if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
		986	# AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
		987	require Coro::AnyEvent;
		988	} else {
		989	# AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
		990	# as soon as it is
		991	push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
		992	}
904		993
905	=back	994	=back
906		995
907	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	996	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
908		997
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1057		1146
1058	package AnyEvent;	1147	package AnyEvent;
1059		1148
1060	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense	1149	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1061	sub common_sense {	1150	sub common_sense {
1062	# no warnings	1151	# from common:.sense 1.0
1063	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};	1152	${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x00";
1064	# use strict vars subs	1153	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
1065	$^H \|= 0x00000600;	1154	$^H \|= 0x00000600;
1066	}	1155	}
1067		1156
1068	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }	1157	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1069		1158
1070	use Carp ();	1159	use Carp ();
1071		1160
1072	our $VERSION = 4.86;	1161	our $VERSION = '5.23';
1073	our $MODEL;	1162	our $MODEL;
1074		1163
1075	our $AUTOLOAD;	1164	our $AUTOLOAD;
1076	our @ISA;	1165	our @ISA;
1077		1166
1078	our @REGISTRY;	1167	our @REGISTRY;
1079
1080	our $WIN32;
1081		1168
1082	our $VERBOSE;	1169	our $VERBOSE;
1083		1170
1084	BEGIN {	1171	BEGIN {
1085	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1172	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
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1102	for reverse split /\s,\s/,	1189	for reverse split /\s,\s/,
1103	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";	1190	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";
1104	}	1191	}
1105		1192
1106	my @models = (	1193	my @models = (
1107	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1194	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1108	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
1109	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1195	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1110	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1196	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1111	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1197	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
1112	# and is usually faster	1198	# and is usually faster
		1199	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1113	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers	1200	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1114	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	1201	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1202	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1115	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1203	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1116	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1204	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1117	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1205	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1118	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1206	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1119	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1207	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1120	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its	1208	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1121	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1209	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1122	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1210	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1123	# obvious default class.	1211	# obvious default class.
1124	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1212	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1125	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1213	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1126	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1214	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1215	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1127	);	1216	);
1128		1217
1129	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1218	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1130	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1219	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
1131		1220
…		…
1135	my ($cb) = @_;	1224	my ($cb) = @_;
1136		1225
1137	if ($MODEL) {	1226	if ($MODEL) {
1138	$cb->();	1227	$cb->();
1139		1228
1140	1	1229	undef
1141	} else {	1230	} else {
1142	push @post_detect, $cb;	1231	push @post_detect, $cb;
1143		1232
1144	defined wantarray	1233	defined wantarray
1145	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"	1234	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
…		…
1177	}	1266	}
1178	}	1267	}
1179	}	1268	}
1180		1269
1181	unless ($MODEL) {	1270	unless ($MODEL) {
1182	# try to load a model	1271	# try to autoload a model
1183
1184	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1272	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1185	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1273	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1274	if (
		1275	$autoload
1186	if (eval "require $package"	1276	and eval "require $package"
1187	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0	1277	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1188	and eval "require $model") {	1278	and eval "require $model"
		1279	) {
1189	$MODEL = $model;	1280	$MODEL = $model;
1190	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;	1281	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1191	last;	1282	last;
1192	}	1283	}
1193	}	1284	}
1194		1285
1195	$MODEL	1286	$MODEL
…		…
1236	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1327	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1237		1328
1238	($fh2, $rw)	1329	($fh2, $rw)
1239	}	1330	}
1240		1331
		1332	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1333
		1334	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1335	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1336	overhead.
		1337
		1338	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1339
		1340	=cut
		1341
		1342	package AE;
		1343
		1344	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1345
		1346	sub io($$$) {
		1347	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1348	}
		1349
		1350	sub timer($$$) {
		1351	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1352	}
		1353
		1354	sub signal($$) {
		1355	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1356	}
		1357
		1358	sub child($$) {
		1359	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1360	}
		1361
		1362	sub idle($) {
		1363	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1364	}
		1365
		1366	sub cv(;&) {
		1367	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1368	}
		1369
		1370	sub now() {
		1371	AnyEvent->now
		1372	}
		1373
		1374	sub now_update() {
		1375	AnyEvent->now_update
		1376	}
		1377
		1378	sub time() {
		1379	AnyEvent->time
		1380	}
		1381
1241	package AnyEvent::Base;	1382	package AnyEvent::Base;
1242		1383
1243	# default implementations for many methods	1384	# default implementations for many methods
1244		1385
1245	sub _time {	1386	sub _time() {
1246	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes	1387	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1247	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1388	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1248	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;	1389	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1249	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1390	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1250	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1391	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
…		…
1267	}	1408	}
1268		1409
1269	# default implementation for ->signal	1410	# default implementation for ->signal
1270		1411
1271	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;	1412	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1413
		1414	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1415	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1416	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1417	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1418
		1419	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1420	}
		1421
1272	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1422	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1273	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);	1423	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1274	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);	1424	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1275		1425
1276	sub _signal_exec {	1426	sub _signal_exec {
1277	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT	1427	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1278	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain	1428	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1279	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;	1429	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1280		1430
1281	while (%SIG_EV) {	1431	while (%SIG_EV) {
1282	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1432	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1283	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1433	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1284	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} \|\| {} };	1434	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} \|\| {} };
1285	}	1435	}
1286	}	1436	}
1287	}	1437	}
1288		1438
1289	# install a dumym wakeupw atcher to reduce signal catching latency	1439	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
1290	sub _sig_add() {	1440	sub _sig_add() {
1291	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {	1441	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1292	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible	1442	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1293	my $NOW = AnyEvent->now;	1443	my $NOW = AE::now;
1294		1444
1295	$SIG_TW = AnyEvent->timer (	1445	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
1296	after => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),	1446	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
1297	interval => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,	1447	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1298	cb => sub { }, # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK	1448	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1299	);	1449	;
1300	}	1450	}
1301	}	1451	}
1302		1452
1303	sub _sig_del {	1453	sub _sig_del {
1304	undef $SIG_TW	1454	undef $SIG_TW
1305	unless --$SIG_COUNT;	1455	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1306	}	1456	}
1307		1457
		1458	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1459	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
		1460	undef $_sig_name_init;
		1461
		1462	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1463	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1464	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1465	} else {
		1466	require Config;
		1467
		1468	my %signame2num;
		1469	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1470	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1471
		1472	my @signum2name;
		1473	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1474
		1475	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1476	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1477	};
		1478	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1479	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1480	};
		1481	}
		1482	};
		1483	die if $@;
		1484	};
		1485
		1486	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1487	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
		1488
1308	sub _signal {	1489	sub signal {
		1490	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1491	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1492	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1493	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1494
		1495	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
		1496	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1497
		1498	} else {
		1499	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1500
		1501	require Fcntl;
		1502
		1503	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1504	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1505
		1506	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1507	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1508	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1509	} else {
		1510	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
		1511	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1512	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1513
		1514	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
		1515	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1516	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1517	}
		1518
		1519	$SIGPIPE_R
		1520	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1521
		1522	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1523	}
		1524
		1525	*signal = sub {
1309	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1526	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1310		1527
1311	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1528	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1312	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1529	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1313		1530
1314	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1315
1316	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {	1531	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1317	# async::interrupt	1532	# async::interrupt
1318		1533
1319	$SIG_ASY{$signal} \|\|= do {	1534	$signal = sig2num $signal;
1320	my $asy = new Async::Interrupt	1535	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1536
		1537	$SIG_ASY{$signal} \|\|= new Async::Interrupt
1321	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },	1538	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1322	signal => $signal,	1539	signal => $signal,
1323	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],	1540	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1541	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1542	;
		1543
		1544	} else {
		1545	# pure perl
		1546
		1547	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
		1548	$signal = sig2name $signal;
		1549	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1550
		1551	$SIG{$signal} \|\|= sub {
		1552	local $!;
		1553	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
		1554	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1555	};
		1556
		1557	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1558	# so limit the signal latency.
		1559	_sig_add;
1324	;	1560	}
1325	$asy->pipe_autodrain (0);
1326		1561
1327	$asy	1562	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1328	};	1563	};
1329		1564
1330	} else {	1565	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
1331	# pure perl	1566	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1332		1567
1333	$SIG{$signal} \|\|= sub {	1568	_sig_del;
1334	local $!;	1569
1335	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1570	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1571
		1572	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1573	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1574	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1575	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1576	# instead of getting the default action.
1336	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1577	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1578	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1337	};	1579	};
1338
1339	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1340	# so limit the signal latency.
1341	_sig_add;
1342	}	1580	};
1343		1581	die if $@;
1344	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1345	}
1346
1347	sub signal {
1348	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1349	if (!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT} && eval "use Async::Interrupt 0.6 (); 1") {
1350	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1351
1352	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1;
1353	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1354	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1355
1356	} else {
1357	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1358
1359	require Fcntl;
1360
1361	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1362	require AnyEvent::Util;
1363
1364	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1365	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1366	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1367	} else {
1368	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1369	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1370	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1371
1372	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1373	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1374	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1375	}
1376
1377	$SIGPIPE_R
1378	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1379
1380	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1381	}
1382
1383	*signal = \&_signal;
1384	&signal	1582	&signal
1385	}
1386
1387	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1388	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1389
1390	_sig_del;
1391
1392	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1393
1394	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1395	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
1396	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1397	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1398	# instead of getting the default action.
1399	undef $SIG{$signal}
1400	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1401	}	1583	}
1402		1584
1403	# default implementation for ->child	1585	# default implementation for ->child
1404		1586
1405	our %PID_CB;	1587	our %PID_CB;
1406	our $CHLD_W;	1588	our $CHLD_W;
1407	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1589	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1408	our $WNOHANG;	1590	our $WNOHANG;
1409		1591
		1592	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1593	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1594
		1595	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
		1596	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} \|\| {} },
		1597	values %{ $PID_CB{0} \|\| {} };
		1598	}
		1599
1410	sub _sigchld {	1600	sub _sigchld {
		1601	my $pid;
		1602
		1603	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1411	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1604	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1412	$_->($pid, $?)
1413	for values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} \|\| {} },
1414	values %{ $PID_CB{0} \|\| {} };
1415	}
1416	}	1605	}
1417		1606
1418	sub child {	1607	sub child {
1419	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1608	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1420		1609
…		…
1427	$WNOHANG \|\|= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd\|netbsd\|linux\|freebsd\|cygwin\|MSWin32)$/	1616	$WNOHANG \|\|= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd\|netbsd\|linux\|freebsd\|cygwin\|MSWin32)$/
1428	? 1	1617	? 1
1429	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;	1618	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;
1430		1619
1431	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1620	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1432	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1621	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1433	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1622	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1434	&_sigchld;	1623	&_sigchld;
1435	}	1624	}
1436		1625
1437	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1626	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
…		…
1463	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1652	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1464	# within some limits	1653	# within some limits
1465	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1654	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1466	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1655	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1467		1656
1468	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1657	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1469	} else {	1658	} else {
1470	# clean up...	1659	# clean up...
1471	undef $w;	1660	undef $w;
1472	undef $rcb;	1661	undef $rcb;
1473	}	1662	}
1474	};	1663	};
1475		1664
1476	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1665	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1477		1666
1478	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"	1667	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1479	}	1668	}
1480		1669
1481	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {	1670	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
…		…
1535	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1724	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1536	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1725	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1537	}	1726	}
1538		1727
1539	sub cb {	1728	sub cb {
1540	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1729	my $cv = shift;
		1730
		1731	@_
		1732	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1733	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1734	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1735
1541	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1736	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1542	}	1737	}
1543		1738
1544	sub begin {	1739	sub begin {
1545	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1740	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1546	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1741	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1755	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1950	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1756	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1951	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1757	},	1952	},
1758	);	1953	);
1759		1954
1760	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1761
1762	sub new_timer {
1763	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	1955	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1764	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	1956	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1765	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1766	});	1957	});
1767	}
1768
1769	new_timer; # create first timer
1770		1958
1771	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1959	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1772		1960
1773	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1961	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1774		1962
…		…
1905	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2093	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1906	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2094	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1907	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2095	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1908		2096
1909	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2097	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1910	distribution.	2098	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2099	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1911		2100
1912	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2101	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1913		2102
1914	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2103	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1915	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2104	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1936	watcher.	2125	watcher.
1937		2126
1938	=head3 Results	2127	=head3 Results
1939		2128
1940	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2129	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1941	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2130	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1942	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2131	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1943	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2132	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1944	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2133	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1945	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2134	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1946	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2135	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1947	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll	2136	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1948	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll	2137	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1949	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2138	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1950	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2139	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1951	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2140	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1952	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2141	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1953		2142
1954	=head3 Discussion	2143	=head3 Discussion
1955		2144
1956	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2145	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1957	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2146	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1969	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2158	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1970	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2159	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1971	cycles with POE.	2160	cycles with POE.
1972		2161
1973	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2162	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1974	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2163	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2164	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2165	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1975	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2166	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1976	natively.
1977		2167
1978	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2168	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1979	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2169	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1980	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2170	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1981	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2171	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
…		…
2055	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2245	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
2056	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2246	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
2057	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2247	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
2058		2248
2059	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2249	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
2060	distribution.	2250	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2251	for the EV and Perl backends only.
2061		2252
2062	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2253	=head3 Explanation of the columns
2063		2254
2064	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2255	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
2065	each server has a read and write socket end).	2256	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
2073	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2264	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
2074		2265
2075	=head3 Results	2266	=head3 Results
2076		2267
2077	name sockets create request	2268	name sockets create request
2078	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2269	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
2079	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2270	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
2080	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll	2271	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
2081	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll	2272	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
2082	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2273	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
2083	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2274	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
2084	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2275	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
2085		2276
2086	=head3 Discussion	2277	=head3 Discussion
2087		2278
2088	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2279	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
2089	particular event loop.	2280	particular event loop.
…		…
2215	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the	2406	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2216	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl	2407	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2217	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.	2408	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2218		2409
2219	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2410	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2220	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a	2411	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2221	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O	2412	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2222	in a non-blocking way.	2413	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2223		2414
2224	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and	2415	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2225	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are	2416	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2226	part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.	2417	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2227		2418
2228		2419
2229	=head1 SIGNALS	2420	=head1 SIGNALS
2230		2421
2231	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2422	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
2273	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.	2464	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
2274		2465
2275	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional	2466	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2276	modules if they are installed.	2467	modules if they are installed.
2277		2468
2278	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they	2469	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2279	affect AnyEvent's operetion.	2470	affect AnyEvent's operation.
2280		2471
2281	=over 4	2472	=over 4
2282		2473
2283	=item L<Async::Interrupt>	2474	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2284		2475
…		…
2289	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for	2480	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2290	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).	2481	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2291		2482
2292	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal	2483	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
2293	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop	2484	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
2294	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for	2485	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
2295	battery life on laptops).	2486	battery life on laptops).
2296		2487
2297	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops	2488	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
2298	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).	2489	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2299		2490
…		…
2320	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is	2511	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2321	purely used for performance.	2512	purely used for performance.
2322		2513
2323	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>	2514	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2324		2515
2325	This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via	2516	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
2326	L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take	2517	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2327	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.	2518	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
2328		2519
2329	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is	2520	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
2330	installed.	2521	installed.
2331		2522
…		…
2346		2537
2347		2538
2348	=head1 FORK	2539	=head1 FORK
2349		2540
2350	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2541	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2351	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2542	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2352	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2543	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2544	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2545	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2546	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2547	what you are doing).
		2548
		2549	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2550	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2551	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2552	is loaded).
2353		2553
2354	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2554	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2355	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do	2555	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
2356	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.	2556	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2557
		2558	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2559	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2560	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2561	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2562	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2563	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2564	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2565	to have another binary.
2357		2566
2358		2567
2359	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2568	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2360		2569
2361	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2570	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2399	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2608	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2400		2609
2401	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2610	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2402	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2611	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2403	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2612	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2404	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>.	2613	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2405		2614
2406	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2615	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2407	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	2616	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2408		2617
2409	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2618	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.

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