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1=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
2 2
3AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops 3AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops
4 4
5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt, POE - various supported event loops 5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported
6event loops.
6 7
7=head1 SYNOPSIS 8=head1 SYNOPSIS
8 9
9 use AnyEvent; 10 use AnyEvent;
10 11
12 # file descriptor readable
11 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r|w", cb => sub { 13 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
14
15 # one-shot or repeating timers
16 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
17 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...
18
19 print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
20 print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
21
22 # POSIX signal
23 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });
24
25 # child process exit
26 my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
27 my ($pid, $status) = @_;
12 ... 28 ...
13 }); 29 });
14 30
15 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { 31 # called when event loop idle (if applicable)
16 ... 32 my $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub { ... });
17 });
18 33
19 my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged 34 my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
20 $w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's 35 $w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
21 $w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send 36 $w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
37 # use a condvar in callback mode:
38 $w->cb (sub { $_[0]->recv });
22 39
23=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL 40=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
24 41
25This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested 42This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
26in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the 43in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
33 50
34Executive Summary: AnyEvent is I<compatible>, AnyEvent is I<free of 51Executive Summary: AnyEvent is I<compatible>, AnyEvent is I<free of
35policy> and AnyEvent is I<small and efficient>. 52policy> and AnyEvent is I<small and efficient>.
36 53
37First and foremost, I<AnyEvent is not an event model> itself, it only 54First and foremost, I<AnyEvent is not an event model> itself, it only
38interfaces to whatever event model the main program happens to use in a 55interfaces to whatever event model the main program happens to use, in a
39pragmatic way. For event models and certain classes of immortals alike, 56pragmatic way. For event models and certain classes of immortals alike,
40the statement "there can only be one" is a bitter reality: In general, 57the statement "there can only be one" is a bitter reality: In general,
41only one event loop can be active at the same time in a process. AnyEvent 58only one event loop can be active at the same time in a process. AnyEvent
42helps hiding the differences between those event loops. 59cannot change this, but it can hide the differences between those event
60loops.
43 61
44The goal of AnyEvent is to offer module authors the ability to do event 62The goal of AnyEvent is to offer module authors the ability to do event
45programming (waiting for I/O or timer events) without subscribing to a 63programming (waiting for I/O or timer events) without subscribing to a
46religion, a way of living, and most importantly: without forcing your 64religion, a way of living, and most importantly: without forcing your
47module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event 65module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event
48model you use. 66model you use.
49 67
50For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is 68For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is
51actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is 69actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is
52like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you 70like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you
53cannot use anything else, as it is simply incompatible to everything that 71cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything
54isn't itself. What's worse, all the potential users of your module are 72that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your
55I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use. 73module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
56 74
57AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works 75AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
58fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together 76fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
59with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if 77with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if
60your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, 78your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it,
61too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all 79too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all
62event models it supports (including stuff like POE and IO::Async, as long 80event models it supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those
63as those use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new 81use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new event loops
64event loops to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof). 82to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).
65 83
66In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event 84In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
67model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar 85model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
68modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to 86modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
69follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only 87follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only
127These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After 145These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
128creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the 146creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
129callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model 147callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
130is in control). 148is in control).
131 149
150Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
151potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
152callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in
153Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
154widely between event loops.
155
132To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the 156To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
133variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references 157variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
134to it). 158to it).
135 159
136All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class. 160All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
152=head2 I/O WATCHERS 176=head2 I/O WATCHERS
153 177
154You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method 178You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
155with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments: 179with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
156 180
157C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch 181C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
182for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
183handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
184non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
185most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
186or block devices.
187
158for events. C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, 188C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a
159which creates a watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, 189watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively.
190
160respectively. C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle 191C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
161becomes ready.
162 192
163Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 193Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
164presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 194presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
165callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks. 195callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
166 196
170 200
171Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should 201Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should
172always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file 202always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file
173handles. 203handles.
174 204
175Example:
176
177 # wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the watcher 205Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the
206watcher.
207
178 my $w; $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub { 208 my $w; $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
179 chomp (my $input = <STDIN>); 209 chomp (my $input = <STDIN>);
180 warn "read: $input\n"; 210 warn "read: $input\n";
181 undef $w; 211 undef $w;
182 }); 212 });
192 222
193Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 223Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
194presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 224presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
195callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks. 225callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.
196 226
197The timer callback will be invoked at most once: if you want a repeating 227The callback will normally be invoked once only. If you specify another
198timer you have to create a new watcher (this is a limitation by both Tk 228parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the
199and Glib). 229callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional
230seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a
231false value, then it is treated as if it were missing.
200 232
201Example: 233The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no
234attempt is done to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is
235only approximate.
202 236
203 # fire an event after 7.7 seconds 237Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.
238
204 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub { 239 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {
205 warn "timeout\n"; 240 warn "timeout\n";
206 }); 241 });
207 242
208 # to cancel the timer: 243 # to cancel the timer:
209 undef $w; 244 undef $w;
210 245
211Example 2:
212
213 # fire an event after 0.5 seconds, then roughly every second 246Example 2: fire an event after 0.5 seconds, then roughly every second.
214 my $w;
215 247
216 my $cb = sub {
217 # cancel the old timer while creating a new one
218 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => $cb); 248 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.5, interval => 1, cb => sub {
249 warn "timeout\n";
219 }; 250 };
220
221 # start the "loop" by creating the first watcher
222 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.5, cb => $cb);
223 251
224=head3 TIMING ISSUES 252=head3 TIMING ISSUES
225 253
226There are two ways to handle timers: based on real time (relative, "fire 254There are two ways to handle timers: based on real time (relative, "fire
227in 10 seconds") and based on wallclock time (absolute, "fire at 12 255in 10 seconds") and based on wallclock time (absolute, "fire at 12
300In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you 328In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
301can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the 329can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
302difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into 330difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
303account. 331account.
304 332
333=item AnyEvent->now_update
334
335Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache
336the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<
337AnyEvent->now >>, above).
338
339When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
340this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
341might affect timers and time-outs.
342
343When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
344event loop's idea of "current time".
345
346Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
347
305=back 348=back
306 349
307=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS 350=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
308 351
309You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal 352You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
310I<name> without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl callback to 353I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
311be invoked whenever a signal occurs. 354callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
312 355
313Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 356Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
314presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 357presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
315callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks. 358callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.
316 359
332=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS 375=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
333 376
334You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status. 377You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
335 378
336The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it 379The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it
337watches for any child process exit). The watcher will trigger as often 380watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when
338as status change for the child are received. This works by installing a 381the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on
339signal handler for C<SIGCHLD>. The callback will be called with the pid 382any trace events (stopped/continued).
340and exit status (as returned by waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, 383
341you I<can> rely on child watcher callback arguments. 384The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
385waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
386callback arguments.
387
388This watcher type works by installing a signal handler for C<SIGCHLD>,
389and since it cannot be shared, nothing else should use SIGCHLD or reap
390random child processes (waiting for specific child processes, e.g. inside
391C<system>, is just fine).
342 392
343There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them 393There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
344I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could 394I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
345have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore). 395have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
346 396
347Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for 397Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
398see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
348event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be 399that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
349loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). 400the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
401pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
402start the watcher.
350 403
351This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an 404This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
352AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you 405thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
353C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>). 406watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
407C<AnyEvent::detect>).
354 408
355Example: fork a process and wait for it 409Example: fork a process and wait for it
356 410
357 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 411 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
358 412
368 ); 422 );
369 423
370 # do something else, then wait for process exit 424 # do something else, then wait for process exit
371 $done->recv; 425 $done->recv;
372 426
427=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
428
429Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important
430to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
431"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
432attention by the event loop".
433
434Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing
435better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new
436events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
437
438Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only
439EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
440will simply call the callback "from time to time".
441
442Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
443program is otherwise idle:
444
445 my @lines; # read data
446 my $idle_w;
447 my $io_w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
448 push @lines, scalar <STDIN>;
449
450 # start an idle watcher, if not already done
451 $idle_w ||= AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub {
452 # handle only one line, when there are lines left
453 if (my $line = shift @lines) {
454 print "handled when idle: $line";
455 } else {
456 # otherwise disable the idle watcher again
457 undef $idle_w;
458 }
459 });
460 });
461
373=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES 462=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
374 463
375If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them 464If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
376require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that 465require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
377will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks. 466will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
382The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called 471The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
383because they represent a condition that must become true. 472because they represent a condition that must become true.
384 473
385Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar 474Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
386>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is 475>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
476
387C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable 477C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
388becomes true. 478becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
479the results).
389 480
390After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true" 481After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
391by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it 482by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
392were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<< 483were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
393->send >> method). 484->send >> method).
449 540
450 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 541 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
451 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done); 542 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
452 $done->recv; 543 $done->recv;
453 544
545Example: Imagine an API that returns a condvar and doesn't support
546callbacks. This is how you make a synchronous call, for example from
547the main program:
548
549 use AnyEvent::CouchDB;
550
551 ...
552
553 my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
554
555And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the
556results are available:
557
558 $couchdb->info->cb (sub {
559 my @info = $_[0]->recv;
560 });
561
454=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS 562=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS
455 563
456These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the 564These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the
457code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also 565code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also
458the producer side which creates the condvar in most cases, but it isn't 566the producer side which creates the condvar in most cases, but it isn't
491 599
492=item $cv->begin ([group callback]) 600=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
493 601
494=item $cv->end 602=item $cv->end
495 603
496These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
497
498These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into 604These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
499one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want 605one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
500to use a condition variable for the whole process. 606to use a condition variable for the whole process.
501 607
502Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to 608Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
503C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end 609C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
504>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback 610>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback
505is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no 611is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no
506callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments. 612callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.
507 613
508Let's clarify this with the ping example: 614You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
615sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
616condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
617
618Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
619STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
620close before activating a condvar:
621
622 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
623
624 $cv->begin; # first watcher
625 my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
626 defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
627 or $cv->end;
628 });
629
630 $cv->begin; # second watcher
631 my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
632 defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
633 or $cv->end;
634 });
635
636 $cv->recv;
637
638This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
639one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
640sending.
641
642The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
643there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
644begung can potentially be zero:
509 645
510 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar; 646 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
511 647
512 my %result; 648 my %result;
513 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) }); 649 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });
533loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback 669loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
534to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that 670to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
535C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop 671C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
536doesn't execute once). 672doesn't execute once).
537 673
538This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests: 674This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
539use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end> 675potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
540is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call 676the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
541C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>. 677subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
678call C<end>.
542 679
543=back 680=back
544 681
545=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS 682=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
546 683
591=item $bool = $cv->ready 728=item $bool = $cv->ready
592 729
593Returns true when the condition is "true", i.e. whether C<send> or 730Returns true when the condition is "true", i.e. whether C<send> or
594C<croak> have been called. 731C<croak> have been called.
595 732
596=item $cb = $cv->cb ([new callback]) 733=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
597 734
598This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally 735This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
599replaces it before doing so. 736replaces it before doing so.
600 737
601The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when 738The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
602C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition 739C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition
603variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time 740variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time
604is guaranteed not to block. 741is guaranteed not to block.
742
743=back
744
745=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
746
747The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
748
749=over 4
750
751=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
752
753EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
754use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing
755that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is
756available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.
757
758 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
759 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
760 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
761
762=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
763
764These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
765is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
766them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
767when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
768create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
769
770 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
771 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
772 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
773 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
774
775=item Backends with special needs.
776
777Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
778otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
779instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
780everything should just work.
781
782 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
783
784Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
785architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
786is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
787it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
788L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
789
790 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
791
792=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
793
794Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
795
796There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
797
798B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
799use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
800polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
801consider for AnyEvent.
802
803B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
804backend, so it can be supported through POE.
805
806AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
807load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
808in which case everything will be automatic.
605 809
606=back 810=back
607 811
608=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS 812=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
609 813
614Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it 818Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it
615contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the 819contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the
616Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the 820Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the
617C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case 821C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case
618AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>). 822AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).
619
620The known classes so far are:
621
622 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
623 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
624 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
625 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
626 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
627 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
628 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
629 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
630
631There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
632watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
633POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
634second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
635AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
636it's adaptor.
637
638AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
639autodetecting them.
640 823
641=item AnyEvent::detect 824=item AnyEvent::detect
642 825
643Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model 826Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
644if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would 827if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
727 910
728 911
729=head1 OTHER MODULES 912=head1 OTHER MODULES
730 913
731The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use 914The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
732AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules 915AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
733in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are 916modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
734available via CPAN. 917come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
735 918
736=over 4 919=over 4
737 920
738=item L<AnyEvent::Util> 921=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
739 922
740Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking 923Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking
741functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions. 924functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions.
742
743=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
744
745Provide read and write buffers and manages watchers for reads and writes.
746 925
747=item L<AnyEvent::Socket> 926=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
748 927
749Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets, 928Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
750addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp 929addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
751connections or tcp servers, with IPv6 and SRV record support and more. 930connections or tcp servers, with IPv6 and SRV record support and more.
752 931
932=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
933
934Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
935supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
936non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
937
753=item L<AnyEvent::DNS> 938=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
754 939
755Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities. 940Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
756 941
757=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP> 942=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>
767 952
768The fastest ping in the west. 953The fastest ping in the west.
769 954
770=item L<AnyEvent::DBI> 955=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
771 956
772Executes DBI requests asynchronously in a proxy process. 957Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
773 958
959=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
960
961Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
962programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
963together.
964
965=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
966
967Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
968L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
969
970=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
971
972A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
973
774=item L<Net::IRC3> 974=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
775 975
776AnyEvent based IRC client module family. 976AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
777 977
778=item L<Net::XMPP2> 978=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
779 979
780AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family. 980AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
981Net::XMPP2>.
982
983=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
984
985A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
986L<App::IGS>).
781 987
782=item L<Net::FCP> 988=item L<Net::FCP>
783 989
784AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace 990AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
785of AnyEvent. 991of AnyEvent.
790 996
791=item L<Coro> 997=item L<Coro>
792 998
793Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>. 999Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
794 1000
795=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>, L<IO::AIO>
796
797Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
798programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses IO::AIO and AnyEvent
799together.
800
801=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>, L<BDB>
802
803Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
804IO::AIO and AnyEvent together.
805
806=item L<IO::Lambda>
807
808The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
809
810=back 1001=back
811 1002
812=cut 1003=cut
813 1004
814package AnyEvent; 1005package AnyEvent;
815 1006
816no warnings; 1007no warnings;
817use strict; 1008use strict qw(vars subs);
818 1009
819use Carp; 1010use Carp;
820 1011
821our $VERSION = 4.151; 1012our $VERSION = 4.801;
822our $MODEL; 1013our $MODEL;
823 1014
824our $AUTOLOAD; 1015our $AUTOLOAD;
825our @ISA; 1016our @ISA;
826 1017
827our @REGISTRY; 1018our @REGISTRY;
828 1019
829our $WIN32; 1020our $WIN32;
830 1021
831BEGIN { 1022BEGIN {
832 my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i); 1023 eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
833 eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }"; 1024 eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
1025
1026 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1027 if ${^TAINT};
834} 1028}
835 1029
836our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1; 1030our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
837 1031
838our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred 1032our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
849 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::], 1043 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
850 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::], 1044 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],
851 # everything below here will not be autoprobed 1045 # everything below here will not be autoprobed
852 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere 1046 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
853 # and is usually faster 1047 # and is usually faster
854 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
855 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers 1048 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
856 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy 1049 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
1050 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1051 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
857 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program 1052 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
858 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
859 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1053 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
860 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1054 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1055 # IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1056 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1057 # IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1058 # obvious default class.
1059# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1060# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1061# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
861); 1062);
862 1063
863our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY); 1064our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1065 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
864 1066
865our @post_detect; 1067our @post_detect;
866 1068
867sub post_detect(&) { 1069sub post_detect(&) {
868 my ($cb) = @_; 1070 my ($cb) = @_;
873 1 1075 1
874 } else { 1076 } else {
875 push @post_detect, $cb; 1077 push @post_detect, $cb;
876 1078
877 defined wantarray 1079 defined wantarray
878 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect" 1080 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
879 : () 1081 : ()
880 } 1082 }
881} 1083}
882 1084
883sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY { 1085sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
884 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect; 1086 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
885} 1087}
886 1088
887sub detect() { 1089sub detect() {
888 unless ($MODEL) { 1090 unless ($MODEL) {
925 last; 1127 last;
926 } 1128 }
927 } 1129 }
928 1130
929 $MODEL 1131 $MODEL
930 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib."; 1132 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
931 } 1133 }
932 } 1134 }
933 1135
1136 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1137
934 unshift @ISA, $MODEL; 1138 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
935 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base"; 1139
1140 require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
936 1141
937 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect; 1142 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
938 } 1143 }
939 1144
940 $MODEL 1145 $MODEL
950 1155
951 my $class = shift; 1156 my $class = shift;
952 $class->$func (@_); 1157 $class->$func (@_);
953} 1158}
954 1159
1160# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1161# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1162# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1163sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1164 my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1165
1166 # cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1167 my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<") : ($w, ">");
1168
1169 open my $fh2, "$mode&", $fh
1170 or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1171
1172 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1173
1174 ($fh2, $rw)
1175}
1176
955package AnyEvent::Base; 1177package AnyEvent::Base;
956 1178
957# default implementation for now and time 1179# default implementations for many methods
958 1180
959use Time::HiRes (); 1181BEGIN {
1182 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1183 *_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1184 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1185 } else {
1186 *_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1187 }
1188}
960 1189
961sub time { Time::HiRes::time } 1190sub time { _time }
962sub now { Time::HiRes::time } 1191sub now { _time }
1192sub now_update { }
963 1193
964# default implementation for ->condvar 1194# default implementation for ->condvar
965 1195
966sub condvar { 1196sub condvar {
967 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar:: 1197 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
968} 1198}
969 1199
970# default implementation for ->signal 1200# default implementation for ->signal
971 1201
972our %SIG_CB; 1202our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1203
1204sub _signal_exec {
1205 sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;
1206
1207 while (%SIG_EV) {
1208 for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1209 delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1210 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1211 }
1212 }
1213}
973 1214
974sub signal { 1215sub signal {
975 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1216 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
976 1217
1218 unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {
1219 require Fcntl;
1220
1221 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1222 require AnyEvent::Util;
1223
1224 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1225 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1226 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1227 } else {
1228 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1229 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1230 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1231
1232 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1233 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1234 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1235 }
1236
1237 $SIGPIPE_R
1238 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1239
1240 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1241 }
1242
977 my $signal = uc $arg{signal} 1243 my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
978 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing"; 1244 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
979 1245
980 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1246 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
981 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub { 1247 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
982 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} || {} }; 1248 local $!;
1249 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1250 undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
983 }; 1251 };
984 1252
985 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Signal" 1253 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
986} 1254}
987 1255
988sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY { 1256sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
989 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1257 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
990 1258
991 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb}; 1259 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
992 1260
1261 # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1262 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1263 # instead of getting the default action.
993 $SIG{$signal} = 'DEFAULT' unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} }; 1264 undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
994} 1265}
995 1266
996# default implementation for ->child 1267# default implementation for ->child
997 1268
998our %PID_CB; 1269our %PID_CB;
999our $CHLD_W; 1270our $CHLD_W;
1000our $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1271our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1001our $PID_IDLE;
1002our $WNOHANG; 1272our $WNOHANG;
1003 1273
1004sub _child_wait { 1274sub _sigchld {
1005 while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) { 1275 while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {
1006 $_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }), 1276 $_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),
1007 (values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} }); 1277 (values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });
1008 } 1278 }
1009
1010 undef $PID_IDLE;
1011}
1012
1013sub _sigchld {
1014 # make sure we deliver these changes "synchronous" with the event loop.
1015 $CHLD_DELAY_W ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => 0, cb => sub {
1016 undef $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1017 &_child_wait;
1018 });
1019} 1279}
1020 1280
1021sub child { 1281sub child {
1022 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1282 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1023 1283
1024 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0) 1284 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1025 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing"; 1285 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1026 1286
1027 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1287 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1028 1288
1029 unless ($WNOHANG) {
1030 $WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1; 1289 $WNOHANG ||= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1031 }
1032 1290
1033 unless ($CHLD_W) { 1291 unless ($CHLD_W) {
1034 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld); 1292 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);
1035 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round 1293 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1036 &_sigchld; 1294 &_sigchld;
1037 } 1295 }
1038 1296
1039 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Child" 1297 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1040} 1298}
1041 1299
1042sub AnyEvent::Base::Child::DESTROY { 1300sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {
1043 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1301 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1044 1302
1045 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb}; 1303 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1046 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} }; 1304 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1047 1305
1048 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB; 1306 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1307}
1308
1309# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1310# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1311# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1312sub idle {
1313 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1314
1315 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1316
1317 $rcb = sub {
1318 if ($cb) {
1319 $w = _time;
1320 &$cb;
1321 $w = _time - $w;
1322
1323 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1324 # within some limits
1325 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1326 $w = 5 if $w > 5;
1327
1328 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);
1329 } else {
1330 # clean up...
1331 undef $w;
1332 undef $rcb;
1333 }
1334 };
1335
1336 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);
1337
1338 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1339}
1340
1341sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1342 undef $${$_[0]};
1049} 1343}
1050 1344
1051package AnyEvent::CondVar; 1345package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1052 1346
1053our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::; 1347our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1105} 1399}
1106 1400
1107# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4 1401# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1108*broadcast = \&send; 1402*broadcast = \&send;
1109*wait = \&_wait; 1403*wait = \&_wait;
1404
1405=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1406
1407In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1408caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
1409the C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT> environment variable, below) provides strict
1410checking of all AnyEvent methods, however, which is highly useful during
1411development.
1412
1413As for exception handling (i.e. runtime errors and exceptions thrown while
1414executing a callback), this is not only highly event-loop specific, but
1415also not in any way wrapped by this module, as this is the job of the main
1416program.
1417
1418The pure perl event loop simply re-throws the exception (usually
1419within C<< condvar->recv >>), the L<Event> and L<EV> modules call C<<
1420$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1421so on.
1422
1423=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1424
1425The following environment variables are used by this module or its
1426submodules.
1427
1428Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
1429C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
1430enabled.
1431
1432=over 4
1433
1434=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1435
1436By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1437conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1438talkative.
1439
1440When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1441conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1442C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1443
1444When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1445model it chooses.
1446
1447=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1448
1449AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1450argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1451will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1452check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1453it will croak.
1454
1455In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1456
1457Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in
1458production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while
1459developing programs can be very useful, however.
1460
1461=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1462
1463This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1464auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1465entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
1466and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
1467used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
1468auto detection and -probing.
1469
1470This functionality might change in future versions.
1471
1472For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
1473could start your program like this:
1474
1475 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1476
1477=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1478
1479Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1480for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1481of auto probing).
1482
1483Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
1484current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
1485used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1486list.
1487
1488This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1489against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1490small, as the program has to handle conenction and other failures anyways.
1491
1492Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1493but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1494- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1495addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1496IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1497
1498=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1499
1500Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
1501for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
1502some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
1503default.
1504
1505Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1506EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1507
1508=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1509
1510The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1511will create in parallel.
1512
1513=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
1514
1515The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
1516resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
1517sent to the DNS server.
1518
1519=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
1520
1521The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
1522configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
1523default config will be used.
1524
1525=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
1526
1527When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1528L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1529variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
1530instead of a system-dependent default.
1531
1532=back
1110 1533
1111=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE 1534=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1112 1535
1113This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in 1536This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in
1114a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to 1537a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to
1148 1571
1149I<rxvt-unicode> also cheats a bit by not providing blocking access to 1572I<rxvt-unicode> also cheats a bit by not providing blocking access to
1150condition variables: code blocking while waiting for a condition will 1573condition variables: code blocking while waiting for a condition will
1151C<die>. This still works with most modules/usages, and blocking calls must 1574C<die>. This still works with most modules/usages, and blocking calls must
1152not be done in an interactive application, so it makes sense. 1575not be done in an interactive application, so it makes sense.
1153
1154=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1155
1156The following environment variables are used by this module:
1157
1158=over 4
1159
1160=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1161
1162By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1163conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1164talkative.
1165
1166When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1167conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1168C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1169
1170When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1171model it chooses.
1172
1173=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1174
1175This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1176auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1177entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
1178and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
1179used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
1180auto detection and -probing.
1181
1182This functionality might change in future versions.
1183
1184For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
1185could start your program like this:
1186
1187 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1188
1189=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1190
1191Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1192for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1193of auto probing).
1194
1195Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
1196current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
1197used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1198list.
1199
1200This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1201against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1202small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-
1203
1204Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1205but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1206- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1207addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1208IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1209
1210=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1211
1212Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
1213for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
1214some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
1215default.
1216
1217Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1218EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1219
1220=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1221
1222The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1223will create in parallel.
1224
1225=back
1226 1576
1227=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM 1577=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM
1228 1578
1229The following program uses an I/O watcher to read data from STDIN, a timer 1579The following program uses an I/O watcher to read data from STDIN, a timer
1230to display a message once per second, and a condition variable to quit the 1580to display a message once per second, and a condition variable to quit the
1424watcher. 1774watcher.
1425 1775
1426=head3 Results 1776=head3 Results
1427 1777
1428 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment 1778 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1429 EV/EV 400000 244 0.56 0.46 0.31 EV native interface 1779 EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface
1430 EV/Any 100000 244 2.50 0.46 0.29 EV + AnyEvent watchers 1780 EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1431 CoroEV/Any 100000 244 2.49 0.44 0.29 coroutines + Coro::Signal 1781 CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1432 Perl/Any 100000 513 4.92 0.87 1.12 pure perl implementation 1782 Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation
1433 Event/Event 16000 516 31.88 31.30 0.85 Event native interface 1783 Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface
1434 Event/Any 16000 590 35.75 31.42 1.08 Event + AnyEvent watchers 1784 Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1785 IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1786 IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1435 Glib/Any 16000 1357 98.22 12.41 54.00 quadratic behaviour 1787 Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour
1436 Tk/Any 2000 1860 26.97 67.98 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers 1788 Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1437 POE/Event 2000 6644 108.64 736.02 14.73 via POE::Loop::Event 1789 POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event
1438 POE/Select 2000 6343 94.13 809.12 565.96 via POE::Loop::Select 1790 POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select
1439 1791
1440=head3 Discussion 1792=head3 Discussion
1441 1793
1442The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very 1794The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1443well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one) 1795well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
1468performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of 1820performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1469them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark. 1821them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1470 1822
1471The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation 1823The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1472cost, but overall scores in on the third place. 1824cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
1825
1826C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
1827when using its pure perl backend.
1473 1828
1474C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a 1829C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1475faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as 1830faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1476C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of 1831C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1477watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four, 1832watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
1555it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating 1910it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1556a new one that moves the timeout into the future. 1911a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1557 1912
1558=head3 Results 1913=head3 Results
1559 1914
1560 name sockets create request 1915 name sockets create request
1561 EV 20000 69.01 11.16 1916 EV 20000 69.01 11.16
1562 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87 1917 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87
1918 IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll
1919 IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll
1563 Event 20000 212.62 257.32 1920 Event 20000 212.62 257.32
1564 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30 1921 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30
1565 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event 1922 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event
1566 1923
1567=head3 Discussion 1924=head3 Discussion
1568 1925
1569This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the 1926This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1570particular event loop. 1927particular event loop.
1572EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time 1929EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1573is relatively high, though. 1930is relatively high, though.
1574 1931
1575Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event 1932Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1576loops Event and Glib. 1933loops Event and Glib.
1934
1935IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
1936good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1577 1937
1578Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will 1938Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1579understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to 1939understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1580the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event 1940the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1581uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations. 1941uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
1644=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of 2004=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of
1645watchers, as the management overhead dominates. 2005watchers, as the management overhead dominates.
1646 2006
1647=back 2007=back
1648 2008
2009=head2 THE IO::Lambda BENCHMARK
2010
2011Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
2012could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
2013simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
2014shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
2015fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
2016very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
2017baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
2018
2019The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
2020connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
2021creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
2022test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
2023benchmark nevertheless.
2024
2025 name runtime
2026 Lambda/select 0.330 sec
2027 + optimized 0.122 sec
2028 Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
2029 + optimized 0.138 sec
2030 Raw sockets/select 0.077 sec
2031 POE/select, components 0.662 sec
2032 POE/select, raw sockets 0.226 sec
2033 POE/select, optimized 0.404 sec
2034
2035 AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
2036 AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
2037 +state machine 0.134 sec
2038
2039The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
2040benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
2041defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
2042written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
2043AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
2044resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
2045generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
2046connects (which involve a single syscall only).
2047
2048The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
2049offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
2050Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
2051non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
2052
2053As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2054hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2055backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2056
2057And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2058slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a
2059large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O
2060in a non-blocking way.
2061
2062The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2063F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2064part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2065
2066
2067=head1 SIGNALS
2068
2069AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
2070
2071=over 4
2072
2073=item SIGCHLD
2074
2075A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
2076emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
2077event loops install a similar handler.
2078
2079If, when AnyEvent is loaded, SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then AnyEvent will
2080reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
2081
2082=item SIGPIPE
2083
2084A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
2085when AnyEvent gets loaded.
2086
2087The rationale for this is that AnyEvent users usually do not really depend
2088on SIGPIPE delivery (which is purely an optimisation for shell use, or
2089badly-written programs), but C<SIGPIPE> can cause spurious and rare
2090program exits as a lot of people do not expect C<SIGPIPE> when writing to
2091some random socket.
2092
2093The rationale for installing a no-op handler as opposed to ignoring it is
2094that this way, the handler will be restored to defaults on exec.
2095
2096Feel free to install your own handler, or reset it to defaults.
2097
2098=back
2099
2100=cut
2101
2102undef $SIG{CHLD}
2103 if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2104
2105$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2106 unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
1649 2107
1650=head1 FORK 2108=head1 FORK
1651 2109
1652Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are 2110Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
1653because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> 2111because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>
1673 2131
1674 use AnyEvent; 2132 use AnyEvent;
1675 2133
1676Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can 2134Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1677be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is 2135be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1678probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL). 2136probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
2137$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
2138
2139Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
2140C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
2141enabled.
1679 2142
1680 2143
1681=head1 BUGS 2144=head1 BUGS
1682 2145
1683Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard 2146Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1684to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10 2147to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1685and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying 2148and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1686mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as 2149memleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1687pronounced). 2150pronounced).
1688 2151
1689 2152
1690=head1 SEE ALSO 2153=head1 SEE ALSO
1691 2154
1695L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. 2158L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1696 2159
1697Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, 2160Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1698L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 2161L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1699L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, 2162L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1700L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>. 2163L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>.
1701 2164
1702Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and 2165Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
1703servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>. 2166servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
1704 2167
1705Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2168Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1706 2169
1707Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>, 2170Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
2171L<Coro::Event>,
1708 2172
1709Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2173Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
2174L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
1710 2175
1711 2176
1712=head1 AUTHOR 2177=head1 AUTHOR
1713 2178
1714 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 2179 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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