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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
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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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910	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:
911	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
912	array will be ignored.	971	array will be ignored.
913		972
914	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows	973	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
915	it,as it takes care of these details.	974	it, as it takes care of these details.
916		975
917	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
918	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
919	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
920	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	}
921		993
922	=back	994	=back
923		995
924	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	996	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
925		997
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1074		1146
1075	package AnyEvent;	1147	package AnyEvent;
1076		1148
1077	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense	1149	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1078	sub common_sense {	1150	sub common_sense {
1079	# no warnings	1151	# from common:.sense 1.0
1080	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};	1152	${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x00";
1081	# use strict vars subs	1153	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
1082	$^H \|= 0x00000600;	1154	$^H \|= 0x00000600;
1083	}	1155	}
1084		1156
1085	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }	1157	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1086		1158
1087	use Carp ();	1159	use Carp ();
1088		1160
1089	our $VERSION = 4.86;	1161	our $VERSION = '5.251';
1090	our $MODEL;	1162	our $MODEL;
1091		1163
1092	our $AUTOLOAD;	1164	our $AUTOLOAD;
1093	our @ISA;	1165	our @ISA;
1094		1166
1095	our @REGISTRY;	1167	our @REGISTRY;
1096		1168
1097	our $WIN32;
1098
1099	our $VERBOSE;	1169	our $VERBOSE;
1100		1170
1101	BEGIN {	1171	BEGIN {
1102	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1172	require "AnyEvent/constants.pl";
		1173
1103	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1174	eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT} *1) . "}";
1104		1175
1105	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1176	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1106	if ${^TAINT};	1177	if ${^TAINT};
1107		1178
1108	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1179	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
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1119	for reverse split /\s,\s/,	1190	for reverse split /\s,\s/,
1120	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";	1191	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";
1121	}	1192	}
1122		1193
1123	my @models = (	1194	my @models = (
1124	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1195	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1125	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
1126	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1196	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1127	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1197	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1128	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1198	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
1129	# and is usually faster	1199	# and is usually faster
		1200	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1130	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers	1201	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1131	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	1202	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1203	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1132	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1204	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1133	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1205	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1134	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1206	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1135	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1207	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1136	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1208	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1137	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its	1209	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1138	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1210	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1139	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1211	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1140	# obvious default class.	1212	# obvious default class.
1141	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1213	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1142	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1214	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1143	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1215	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1216	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1144	);	1217	);
1145		1218
1146	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1219	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1147	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1220	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
1148		1221
…		…
1167	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {	1240	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
1168	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;	1241	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1169	}	1242	}
1170		1243
1171	sub detect() {	1244	sub detect() {
		1245	# free some memory
		1246	*detect = sub () { $MODEL };
		1247
		1248	local $!; # for good measure
		1249	local $SIG{__DIE__};
		1250
		1251	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
		1252	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
		1253	if (eval "require $model") {
		1254	$MODEL = $model;
		1255	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
		1256	} else {
		1257	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
		1258	}
		1259	}
		1260
		1261	# check for already loaded models
1172	unless ($MODEL) {	1262	unless ($MODEL) {
1173	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1263	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1174		1264	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1175	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1265	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1176	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1177	if (eval "require $model") {	1266	if (eval "require $model") {
1178	$MODEL = $model;	1267	$MODEL = $model;
1179	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;	1268	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1180	} else {	1269	last;
1181	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;	1270	}
1182	}	1271	}
1183	}	1272	}
1184		1273
1185	# check for already loaded models
1186	unless ($MODEL) {	1274	unless ($MODEL) {
		1275	# try to autoload a model
1187	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1276	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1188	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1277	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1278	if (
		1279	$autoload
		1280	and eval "require $package"
1189	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1281	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1190	if (eval "require $model") {	1282	and eval "require $model"
		1283	) {
1191	$MODEL = $model;	1284	$MODEL = $model;
1192	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;	1285	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1193	last;	1286	last;
1194	}
1195	}	1287	}
1196	}	1288	}
1197		1289
1198	unless ($MODEL) {
1199	# try to load a model
1200
1201	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1202	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1203	if (eval "require $package"
1204	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1205	and eval "require $model") {
1206	$MODEL = $model;
1207	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1208	last;
1209	}
1210	}
1211
1212	$MODEL	1290	$MODEL
1213	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";	1291	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
1214	}
1215	}	1292	}
1216
1217	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1218
1219	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1220
1221	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
1222
1223	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1224	}	1293	}
		1294
		1295	@models = (); # free probe data
		1296
		1297	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
		1298	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
		1299
		1300	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
		1301
		1302	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1225		1303
1226	$MODEL	1304	$MODEL
1227	}	1305	}
1228		1306
1229	sub AUTOLOAD {	1307	sub AUTOLOAD {
1230	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1308	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
1231		1309
1232	$method{$func}	1310	$method{$func}
1233	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1311	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid AnyEvent class method";
1234		1312
1235	detect unless $MODEL;	1313	detect;
1236		1314
1237	my $class = shift;	1315	my $class = shift;
1238	$class->$func (@_);	1316	$class->$func (@_);
1239	}	1317	}
1240		1318
…		…
1253	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1331	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1254		1332
1255	($fh2, $rw)	1333	($fh2, $rw)
1256	}	1334	}
1257		1335
		1336	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1337
		1338	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1339	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1340	overhead.
		1341
		1342	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1343
		1344	=cut
		1345
		1346	package AE;
		1347
		1348	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1349
		1350	sub io($$$) {
		1351	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1352	}
		1353
		1354	sub timer($$$) {
		1355	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1356	}
		1357
		1358	sub signal($$) {
		1359	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1360	}
		1361
		1362	sub child($$) {
		1363	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1364	}
		1365
		1366	sub idle($) {
		1367	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1368	}
		1369
		1370	sub cv(;&) {
		1371	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1372	}
		1373
		1374	sub now() {
		1375	AnyEvent->now
		1376	}
		1377
		1378	sub now_update() {
		1379	AnyEvent->now_update
		1380	}
		1381
		1382	sub time() {
		1383	AnyEvent->time
		1384	}
		1385
1258	package AnyEvent::Base;	1386	package AnyEvent::Base;
1259		1387
1260	# default implementations for many methods	1388	# default implementations for many methods
1261		1389
1262	sub _time {	1390	sub _time() {
		1391	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
1263	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes	1392	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1264	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1393	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1265	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;	1394	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1266	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1395	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1267	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1396	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1268	} else {	1397	} else {
1269	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;	1398	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1270	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1399	*_time = sub (){ time }; # epic fail
		1400	}
1271	}	1401	};
		1402	die if $@;
1272		1403
1273	&_time	1404	&_time
1274	}	1405	}
1275		1406
1276	sub time { _time }	1407	sub time { _time }
…		…
1284	}	1415	}
1285		1416
1286	# default implementation for ->signal	1417	# default implementation for ->signal
1287		1418
1288	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;	1419	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1420
		1421	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1422	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1423	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1424	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1425
		1426	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1427	}
		1428
1289	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1429	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1290	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);	1430	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1291	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);	1431	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1292		1432
1293	sub _signal_exec {
1294	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1295	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1296	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;
1297
1298	while (%SIG_EV) {
1299	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1300	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1301	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} \|\| {} };
1302	}
1303	}
1304	}
1305
1306	# install a dumym wakeupw atcher to reduce signal catching latency	1433	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1434	# used by Impls
1307	sub _sig_add() {	1435	sub _sig_add() {
1308	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {	1436	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1309	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible	1437	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1310	my $NOW = AnyEvent->now;	1438	my $NOW = AE::now;
1311		1439
1312	$SIG_TW = AnyEvent->timer (	1440	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
1313	after => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),	1441	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
1314	interval => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,	1442	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1315	cb => sub { }, # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK	1443	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1316	);	1444	;
1317	}	1445	}
1318	}	1446	}
1319		1447
1320	sub _sig_del {	1448	sub _sig_del {
1321	undef $SIG_TW	1449	undef $SIG_TW
1322	unless --$SIG_COUNT;	1450	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1323	}	1451	}
1324		1452
		1453	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1454	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
		1455	undef $_sig_name_init;
		1456
		1457	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1458	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1459	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1460	} else {
		1461	require Config;
		1462
		1463	my %signame2num;
		1464	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1465	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1466
		1467	my @signum2name;
		1468	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1469
		1470	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1471	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1472	};
		1473	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1474	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1475	};
		1476	}
		1477	};
		1478	die if $@;
		1479	};
		1480
		1481	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1482	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
		1483
1325	sub _signal {	1484	sub signal {
		1485	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1486	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1487	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1488	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1489
		1490	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
		1491	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1492
		1493	} else {
		1494	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1495
		1496	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1497	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1498
		1499	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1500	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1501	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1502	} else {
		1503	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
		1504	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1505	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1506
		1507	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
		1508	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1509	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1510	}
		1511
		1512	$SIGPIPE_R
		1513	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1514
		1515	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1516	}
		1517
		1518	*signal = sub {
1326	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1519	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1327		1520
1328	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1521	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1329	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1522	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1330		1523
1331	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1332
1333	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {	1524	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1334	# async::interrupt	1525	# async::interrupt
1335		1526
1336	$SIG_ASY{$signal} \|\|= do {	1527	$signal = sig2num $signal;
1337	my $asy = new Async::Interrupt	1528	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1529
		1530	$SIG_ASY{$signal} \|\|= new Async::Interrupt
1338	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },	1531	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1339	signal => $signal,	1532	signal => $signal,
1340	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],	1533	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1534	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1535	;
		1536
		1537	} else {
		1538	# pure perl
		1539
		1540	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
		1541	$signal = sig2name $signal;
		1542	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1543
		1544	$SIG{$signal} \|\|= sub {
		1545	local $!;
		1546	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
		1547	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1548	};
		1549
		1550	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1551	# so limit the signal latency.
		1552	_sig_add;
1341	;	1553	}
1342	$asy->pipe_autodrain (0);
1343		1554
1344	$asy	1555	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1345	};	1556	};
1346		1557
1347	} else {	1558	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
1348	# pure perl	1559	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1349		1560
1350	$SIG{$signal} \|\|= sub {	1561	_sig_del;
1351	local $!;	1562
1352	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1563	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1564
		1565	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1566	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1567	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1568	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1569	# instead of getting the default action.
1353	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1570	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1571	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1354	};	1572	};
1355		1573
1356	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,	1574	*_signal_exec = sub {
1357	# so limit the signal latency.
1358	_sig_add;
1359	}
1360
1361	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1362	}
1363
1364	sub signal {
1365	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1366	if (!$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;
1368
1369	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1;	1575	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1370	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;	1576	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1371	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);	1577	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1372		1578
1373	} else {	1579	while (%SIG_EV) {
1374	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;	1580	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1375		1581	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1376	require Fcntl;	1582	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} \|\| {} };
1377		1583	}
1378	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {	1584	}
1379	require AnyEvent::Util;
1380
1381	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1382	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1383	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1384	} else {
1385	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1386	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
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;
1392	}	1585	};
1393
1394	$SIGPIPE_R
1395	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1396
1397	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1398	}	1586	};
		1587	die if $@;
1399		1588
1400	*signal = \&_signal;
1401	&signal	1589	&signal
1402	}
1403
1404	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1405	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1406
1407	_sig_del;
1408
1409	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
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}
1417	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1418	}	1590	}
1419		1591
1420	# default implementation for ->child	1592	# default implementation for ->child
1421		1593
1422	our %PID_CB;	1594	our %PID_CB;
1423	our $CHLD_W;	1595	our $CHLD_W;
1424	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1596	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1425	our $WNOHANG;	1597	our $WNOHANG;
1426		1598
1427	sub _sigchld {	1599	# used by many Impl's
1428	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1600	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1429	$_->($pid, $?)	1601	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1602
		1603	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1430	for values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} \|\| {} },	1604	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} \|\| {} },
1431	values %{ $PID_CB{0} \|\| {} };	1605	values %{ $PID_CB{0} \|\| {} };
1432	}
1433	}	1606	}
1434		1607
1435	sub child {	1608	sub child {
		1609	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1610	*_sigchld = sub {
		1611	my $pid;
		1612
		1613	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
		1614	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
		1615	};
		1616
		1617	*child = sub {
1436	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1618	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1437		1619
1438	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1620	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1439	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1621	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1440		1622
1441	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1623	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1442		1624
1443	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere	1625	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
1444	$WNOHANG \|\|= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd\|netbsd\|linux\|freebsd\|cygwin\|MSWin32)$/	1626	$WNOHANG \|\|= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd\|netbsd\|linux\|freebsd\|cygwin\|MSWin32)$/
1445	? 1	1627	? 1
1446	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;	1628	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;
1447		1629
1448	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1630	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1449	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1631	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1450	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1632	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1451	&_sigchld;	1633	&_sigchld;
1452	}	1634	}
1453		1635
1454	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1636	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1455	}	1637	};
1456		1638
1457	sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {	1639	*AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1458	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1640	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1459		1641
1460	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1642	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1461	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1643	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1462		1644
1463	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1645	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
		1646	};
		1647	};
		1648	die if $@;
		1649
		1650	&child
1464	}	1651	}
1465		1652
1466	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless	1653	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1467	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting	1654	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1468	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.	1655	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1469	sub idle {	1656	sub idle {
		1657	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1658	*idle = sub {
1470	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1659	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1471		1660
1472	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};	1661	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1473		1662
1474	$rcb = sub {	1663	$rcb = sub {
1475	if ($cb) {	1664	if ($cb) {
1476	$w = _time;	1665	$w = _time;
1477	&$cb;	1666	&$cb;
1478	$w = _time - $w;	1667	$w = _time - $w;
1479		1668
1480	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1669	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1481	# within some limits	1670	# within some limits
1482	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1671	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1483	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1672	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1484		1673
1485	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1674	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1486	} else {	1675	} else {
1487	# clean up...	1676	# clean up...
1488	undef $w;	1677	undef $w;
1489	undef $rcb;	1678	undef $rcb;
		1679	}
		1680	};
		1681
		1682	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
		1683
		1684	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1490	}	1685	};
		1686
		1687	*AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
		1688	undef $${$_[0]};
		1689	};
1491	};	1690	};
		1691	die if $@;
1492		1692
1493	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1693	&idle
1494
1495	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1496	}
1497
1498	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1499	undef $${$_[0]};
1500	}	1694	}
1501		1695
1502	package AnyEvent::CondVar;	1696	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1503		1697
1504	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1698	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
…		…
1552	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1746	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1553	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1747	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1554	}	1748	}
1555		1749
1556	sub cb {	1750	sub cb {
1557	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1751	my $cv = shift;
		1752
		1753	@_
		1754	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1755	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1756	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1757
1558	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1758	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1559	}	1759	}
1560		1760
1561	sub begin {	1761	sub begin {
1562	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1762	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1563	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1763	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1772	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1972	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1773	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1973	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1774	},	1974	},
1775	);	1975	);
1776		1976
1777	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1778
1779	sub new_timer {
1780	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	1977	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1781	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	1978	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1782	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1783	});	1979	});
1784	}
1785
1786	new_timer; # create first timer
1787		1980
1788	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1981	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1789		1982
1790	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1983	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1791		1984
…		…
1922	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2115	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1923	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2116	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1924	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2117	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1925		2118
1926	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2119	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1927	distribution.	2120	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2121	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1928		2122
1929	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2123	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1930		2124
1931	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2125	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1932	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2126	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1953	watcher.	2147	watcher.
1954		2148
1955	=head3 Results	2149	=head3 Results
1956		2150
1957	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2151	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1958	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2152	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1959	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2153	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1960	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2154	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1961	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2155	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1962	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2156	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1963	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2157	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1964	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll	2158	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1965	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll	2159	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1966	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2160	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1967	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2161	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1968	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2162	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1969	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2163	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1970		2164
1971	=head3 Discussion	2165	=head3 Discussion
1972		2166
1973	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2167	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1974	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2168	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1986	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2180	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1987	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2181	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1988	cycles with POE.	2182	cycles with POE.
1989		2183
1990	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2184	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1991	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2185	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2186	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2187	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1992	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2188	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1993	natively.
1994		2189
1995	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2190	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1996	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2191	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1997	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2192	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1998	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2193	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
…		…
2072	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2267	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
2073	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2268	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
2074	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2269	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
2075		2270
2076	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2271	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
2077	distribution.	2272	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2273	for the EV and Perl backends only.
2078		2274
2079	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2275	=head3 Explanation of the columns
2080		2276
2081	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2277	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
2082	each server has a read and write socket end).	2278	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
2090	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2286	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
2091		2287
2092	=head3 Results	2288	=head3 Results
2093		2289
2094	name sockets create request	2290	name sockets create request
2095	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2291	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
2096	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2292	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
2097	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll	2293	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
2098	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll	2294	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
2099	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2295	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
2100	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2296	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
2101	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2297	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
2102		2298
2103	=head3 Discussion	2299	=head3 Discussion
2104		2300
2105	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2301	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
2106	particular event loop.	2302	particular event loop.
…		…
2232	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the	2428	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2233	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl	2429	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2234	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.	2430	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2235		2431
2236	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2432	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	2433	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2238	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O	2434	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2239	in a non-blocking way.	2435	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2240		2436
2241	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and	2437	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	2438	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.	2439	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2244		2440
2245		2441
2246	=head1 SIGNALS	2442	=head1 SIGNALS
2247		2443
2248	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2444	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
2290	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.	2486	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
2291		2487
2292	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional	2488	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2293	modules if they are installed.	2489	modules if they are installed.
2294		2490
2295	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they	2491	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2296	affect AnyEvent's operetion.	2492	affect AnyEvent's operation.
2297		2493
2298	=over 4	2494	=over 4
2299		2495
2300	=item L<Async::Interrupt>	2496	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2301		2497
…		…
2306	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for	2502	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2307	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).	2503	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2308		2504
2309	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal	2505	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	2506	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	2507	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
2312	battery life on laptops).	2508	battery life on laptops).
2313		2509
2314	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops	2510	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).	2511	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2316		2512
…		…
2328	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,	2524	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
2329	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and	2525	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	2526	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>).	2527	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
2332		2528
		2529	If you only use backends that rely on another event loop (e.g. C<Tk>),
		2530	then this module will do nothing for you.
		2531
2333	=item L<Guard>	2532	=item L<Guard>
2334		2533
2335	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement	2534	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
2336	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a	2535	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	2536	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2338	purely used for performance.	2537	purely used for performance.
2339		2538
2340	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>	2539	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2341		2540
2342	This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via	2541	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
2343	L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take	2542	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. L<JSON> is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2344	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.	2543	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		2544
2349	=item L<Net::SSLeay>	2545	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
2350		2546
2351	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very	2547	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
2352	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with	2548	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
…		…
2363		2559
2364		2560
2365	=head1 FORK	2561	=head1 FORK
2366		2562
2367	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2563	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2368	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2564	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2369	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2565	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2566	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2567	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2568	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2569	what you are doing).
		2570
		2571	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2572	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2573	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2574	is loaded).
2370		2575
2371	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2576	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2372	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do	2577	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.	2578	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2579
		2580	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2581	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2582	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2583	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2584	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2585	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2586	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2587	to have another binary.
2374		2588
2375		2589
2376	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2590	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2377		2591
2378	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2592	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2416	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2630	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2417		2631
2418	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2632	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2419	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2633	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2420	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2634	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2421	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>.	2635	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2422		2636
2423	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2637	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2424	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	2638	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2425		2639
2426	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2640	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.

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Comparing AnyEvent/lib/AnyEvent.pm (file contents): Revision 1.253 by root, Tue Jul 21 06:00:47 2009 UTC vs. Revision 1.316 by root, Mon Mar 15 18:51:30 2010 UTC

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Comparing AnyEvent/lib/AnyEvent.pm (file contents):
Revision 1.253 by root, Tue Jul 21 06:00:47 2009 UTC vs.
Revision 1.316 by root, Mon Mar 15 18:51:30 2010 UTC