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1=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
2 2
3AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops 3AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4 4
5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt, POE - various supported event loops 5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
6and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
6 7
7=head1 SYNOPSIS 8=head1 SYNOPSIS
8 9
9 use AnyEvent; 10 use AnyEvent;
10 11
12 # file descriptor readable
11 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r|w", cb => sub { ... }); 13 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
12 14
15 # one-shot or repeating timers
13 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... }); 16 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
14 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ... 17 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...
15 18
16 print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time 19 print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
17 print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time. 20 print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
18 21
22 # POSIX signal
19 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... }); 23 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });
20 24
25 # child process exit
21 my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub { 26 my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
22 my ($pid, $status) = @_; 27 my ($pid, $status) = @_;
23 ... 28 ...
24 }); 29 });
30
31 # called when event loop idle (if applicable)
32 my $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub { ... });
25 33
26 my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged 34 my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
27 $w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's 35 $w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
28 $w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send 36 $w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
29 # use a condvar in callback mode: 37 # use a condvar in callback mode:
32=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL 40=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
33 41
34This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested 42This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
35in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the 43in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
36L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage. 44L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
45
46=head1 SUPPORT
47
48There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
49channel, too.
50
51See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
52Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
37 53
38=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT) 54=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
39 55
40Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen 56Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
41nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent? 57nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
137These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After 153These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
138creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the 154creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
139callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model 155callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
140is in control). 156is in control).
141 157
158Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
159potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
160callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in
161Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
162widely between event loops.
163
142To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the 164To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
143variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references 165variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
144to it). 166to it).
145 167
146All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class. 168All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
162=head2 I/O WATCHERS 184=head2 I/O WATCHERS
163 185
164You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method 186You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
165with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments: 187with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
166 188
167C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch for events 189C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
168(AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file handle). C<poll> 190for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
191handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
192non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
193most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
194or block devices.
195
169must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a watcher 196C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a
170waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively. C<cb> is the 197watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively.
198
171callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready. 199C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
172 200
173Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 201Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
174presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 202presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
175callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks. 203callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
176 204
308In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you 336In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
309can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the 337can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
310difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into 338difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
311account. 339account.
312 340
341=item AnyEvent->now_update
342
343Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache
344the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<
345AnyEvent->now >>, above).
346
347When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
348this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
349might affect timers and time-outs.
350
351When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
352event loop's idea of "current time".
353
354Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
355
313=back 356=back
314 357
315=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS 358=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
316 359
317You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal 360You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
326invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means 369invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
327that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process, 370that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
328but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks. 371but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
329 372
330The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal 373The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
331between multiple watchers. 374between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
375interrupt your program at bad times.
332 376
333This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals 377This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
334directly will likely not work correctly. 378so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
379correctly.
335 380
336Example: exit on SIGINT 381Example: exit on SIGINT
337 382
338 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 }); 383 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
339 384
385=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
386
387Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
388callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot do
389race-free signal handling in perl. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, but
390in some cases, signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might
391be delayed is specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10
392seconds). This variable can be changed only before the first signal
393watcher is created, and should be left alone otherwise. Higher values
394will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
395saving. All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
396L<Async::Interrupt> module. This will not work with inherently broken
397event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib> (and not with L<POE>
398currently, as POE does it's own workaround with one-second latency). With
399those, you just have to suffer the delays.
400
340=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS 401=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
341 402
342You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status. 403You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
343 404
344The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it 405The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
345watches for any child process exit). The watcher will trigger as often 406using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
346as status change for the child are received. This works by installing a 407croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
347signal handler for C<SIGCHLD>. The callback will be called with the pid 408finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
348and exit status (as returned by waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, 409(stopped/continued).
349you I<can> rely on child watcher callback arguments. 410
411The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
412waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
413callback arguments.
414
415This watcher type works by installing a signal handler for C<SIGCHLD>,
416and since it cannot be shared, nothing else should use SIGCHLD or reap
417random child processes (waiting for specific child processes, e.g. inside
418C<system>, is just fine).
350 419
351There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them 420There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
352I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could 421I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
353have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore). 422have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
354 423
355Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for 424Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
425see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
356event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be 426that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
357loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). 427the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
428pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
429start the watcher.
358 430
359This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an 431This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
360AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you 432thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
361C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>). 433watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
434C<AnyEvent::detect>).
435
436As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
437emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
438mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
362 439
363Example: fork a process and wait for it 440Example: fork a process and wait for it
364 441
365 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 442 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
366 443
376 ); 453 );
377 454
378 # do something else, then wait for process exit 455 # do something else, then wait for process exit
379 $done->recv; 456 $done->recv;
380 457
458=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
459
460Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important
461to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
462"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
463attention by the event loop".
464
465Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing
466better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new
467events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
468
469Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only
470EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
471will simply call the callback "from time to time".
472
473Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
474program is otherwise idle:
475
476 my @lines; # read data
477 my $idle_w;
478 my $io_w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
479 push @lines, scalar <STDIN>;
480
481 # start an idle watcher, if not already done
482 $idle_w ||= AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub {
483 # handle only one line, when there are lines left
484 if (my $line = shift @lines) {
485 print "handled when idle: $line";
486 } else {
487 # otherwise disable the idle watcher again
488 undef $idle_w;
489 }
490 });
491 });
492
381=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES 493=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
382 494
383If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them 495If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
384require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that 496require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
385will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks. 497will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
386 498
387AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and 499AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
388will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user). 500loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
389 501
390The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called 502The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
391because they represent a condition that must become true. 503because they represent a condition that must become true.
392 504
505Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
506
393Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar 507Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
394
395>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is 508>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
396
397C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable 509C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
398becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not 510becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
399the results). 511the results).
400 512
401After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true" 513After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
406Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can 518Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
407optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points 519optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
408in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet 520in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
409another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be 521another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
410used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers 522used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
411a result. 523a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
524compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
412 525
413Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished, 526Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
414for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests, 527for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
415then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the 528then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
416availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is 529availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
450 after => 1, 563 after => 1,
451 cb => sub { $result_ready->send }, 564 cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
452 ); 565 );
453 566
454 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback 567 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
455 # calls send 568 # calls -<send
456 $result_ready->recv; 569 $result_ready->recv;
457 570
458Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that 571Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
459condition variables are also code references. 572variables are also callable directly.
460 573
461 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 574 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
462 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done); 575 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
463 $done->recv; 576 $done->recv;
464 577
470 583
471 ... 584 ...
472 585
473 my @info = $couchdb->info->recv; 586 my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
474 587
475And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the 588And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
476results are available: 589results are available:
477 590
478 $couchdb->info->cb (sub { 591 $couchdb->info->cb (sub {
479 my @info = $_[0]->recv; 592 my @info = $_[0]->recv;
480 }); 593 });
498immediately from within send. 611immediately from within send.
499 612
500Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all 613Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
501future C<< ->recv >> calls. 614future C<< ->recv >> calls.
502 615
503Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly 616Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
504(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling 617they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
505C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle 618C<send>.
506overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
507instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
508support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
509invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
510example).
511 619
512=item $cv->croak ($error) 620=item $cv->croak ($error)
513 621
514Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke 622Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
515C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar. 623C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
516 624
517This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable 625This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
518user/consumer. 626user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
627delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
628diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
629deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
630the problem.
519 631
520=item $cv->begin ([group callback]) 632=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
521 633
522=item $cv->end 634=item $cv->end
523
524These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
525 635
526These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into 636These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
527one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want 637one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
528to use a condition variable for the whole process. 638to use a condition variable for the whole process.
529 639
531C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end 641C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
532>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback 642>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback
533is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no 643is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no
534callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments. 644callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.
535 645
536Let's clarify this with the ping example: 646You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
647sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
648condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
649
650Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
651STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
652close before activating a condvar:
653
654 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
655
656 $cv->begin; # first watcher
657 my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
658 defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
659 or $cv->end;
660 });
661
662 $cv->begin; # second watcher
663 my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
664 defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
665 or $cv->end;
666 });
667
668 $cv->recv;
669
670This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
671one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
672sending.
673
674The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
675there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
676begung can potentially be zero:
537 677
538 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar; 678 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
539 679
540 my %result; 680 my %result;
541 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) }); 681 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });
561loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback 701loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
562to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that 702to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
563C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop 703C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
564doesn't execute once). 704doesn't execute once).
565 705
566This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests: 706This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
567use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end> 707potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
568is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call 708the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
569C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>. 709subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
710call C<end>.
570 711
571=back 712=back
572 713
573=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS 714=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
574 715
590function will call C<croak>. 731function will call C<croak>.
591 732
592In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned, 733In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
593in scalar context only the first one will be returned. 734in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
594 735
736Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
737event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
738>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
739condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
740L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
741any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
742
595Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case 743Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
596(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are 744(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
597using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the 745using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
598caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling 746caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
599condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting 747condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
600callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block, 748callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
601while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires). 749while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
602 750
603Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
604sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
605multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
606can supply.
607
608The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
609fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
610versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
611C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
612coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
613
614You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and 751You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
615only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later 752only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
616time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking 753time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
617waits otherwise. 754waits otherwise.
618 755
631variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time 768variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time
632is guaranteed not to block. 769is guaranteed not to block.
633 770
634=back 771=back
635 772
773=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
774
775The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
776
777=over 4
778
779=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
780
781EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
782use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing
783that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is
784available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.
785
786 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
787 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
788 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
789
790=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
791
792These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
793is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
794them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
795when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
796create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
797
798 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
799 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
800 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
801 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
802 AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
803
804=item Backends with special needs.
805
806Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
807otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
808instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
809everything should just work.
810
811 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
812
813Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
814architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
815is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
816it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
817L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
818
819 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
820
821=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
822
823Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
824
825There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
826
827B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
828use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
829polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
830consider for AnyEvent.
831
832B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
833backend, so it can be supported through POE.
834
835AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
836load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
837in which case everything will be automatic.
838
839=back
840
636=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS 841=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
637 842
843These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
844write AnyEvent extension modules.
845
638=over 4 846=over 4
639 847
640=item $AnyEvent::MODEL 848=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
641 849
642Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it 850Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
851backend has been autodetected.
852
643contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the 853Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
644Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the 854name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
645C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case 855of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
646AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>). 856case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
647 857will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
648The known classes so far are:
649
650 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
651 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
652 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
653 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
654 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
655 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
656 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
657 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
658
659There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
660watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
661POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
662second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
663AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
664it's adaptor.
665
666AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
667autodetecting them.
668 858
669=item AnyEvent::detect 859=item AnyEvent::detect
670 860
671Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model 861Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
672if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would 862if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
673have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at 863have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
674runtime. 864runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
865
866If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
867created, use C<post_detect>.
675 868
676=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK } 869=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
677 870
678Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is 871Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
679autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened). 872autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
680 873
874The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
875(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
876created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
877other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
878L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
879
880The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
881event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
882and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
883avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
884
681If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object 885If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
682that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See 886that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
887C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
683L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful. 888a case where this is useful.
889
890Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
891C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
892
893 our WATCHER;
894
895 my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
896 $WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
897 };
898
899 # the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
900 # as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
901 # post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
902 # able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
903
904 $WATCHER ||= $guard;
684 905
685=item @AnyEvent::post_detect 906=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
686 907
687If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it 908If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
688before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after 909before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
689the event loop has been chosen. 910the event loop has been chosen.
690 911
691You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though: 912You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
692if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected, 913if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
693and the array will be ignored. 914array will be ignored.
694 915
695Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead. 916Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
917it,as it takes care of these details.
918
919This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
920when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
921not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
922into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
696 923
697=back 924=back
698 925
699=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE 926=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
700 927
755 982
756 983
757=head1 OTHER MODULES 984=head1 OTHER MODULES
758 985
759The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use 986The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
760AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules 987AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
761in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are 988modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
762available via CPAN. 989come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
763 990
764=over 4 991=over 4
765 992
766=item L<AnyEvent::Util> 993=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
767 994
776 1003
777=item L<AnyEvent::Handle> 1004=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
778 1005
779Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes, 1006Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
780supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and 1007supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
781non-blocking SSL/TLS. 1008non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
782 1009
783=item L<AnyEvent::DNS> 1010=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
784 1011
785Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities. 1012Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
786 1013
814 1041
815=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD> 1042=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
816 1043
817A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information. 1044A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
818 1045
1046=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
1047
1048AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
1049
1050=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
1051
1052AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
1053Net::XMPP2>.
1054
819=item L<AnyEvent::IGS> 1055=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
820 1056
821A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by 1057A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
822L<App::IGS>). 1058L<App::IGS>).
823 1059
824=item L<Net::IRC3>
825
826AnyEvent based IRC client module family.
827
828=item L<Net::XMPP2>
829
830AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
831
832=item L<Net::FCP> 1060=item L<Net::FCP>
833 1061
834AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace 1062AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
835of AnyEvent. 1063of AnyEvent.
836 1064
840 1068
841=item L<Coro> 1069=item L<Coro>
842 1070
843Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>. 1071Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
844 1072
845=item L<IO::Lambda>
846
847The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
848
849=back 1073=back
850 1074
851=cut 1075=cut
852 1076
853package AnyEvent; 1077package AnyEvent;
854 1078
1079# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1080sub common_sense {
855no warnings; 1081 # no warnings
856use strict; 1082 ${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};
1083 # use strict vars subs
1084 $^H |= 0x00000600;
1085}
857 1086
1087BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1088
858use Carp; 1089use Carp ();
859 1090
860our $VERSION = 4.22; 1091our $VERSION = 4.881;
861our $MODEL; 1092our $MODEL;
862 1093
863our $AUTOLOAD; 1094our $AUTOLOAD;
864our @ISA; 1095our @ISA;
865 1096
866our @REGISTRY; 1097our @REGISTRY;
867 1098
868our $WIN32; 1099our $WIN32;
869 1100
1101our $VERBOSE;
1102
870BEGIN { 1103BEGIN {
871 my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i); 1104 eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
872 eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }"; 1105 eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
873}
874 1106
1107 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1108 if ${^TAINT};
1109
875our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1; 1110 $VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
1111
1112}
1113
1114our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
876 1115
877our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred 1116our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
878 1117
879{ 1118{
880 my $idx; 1119 my $idx;
882 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/, 1121 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
883 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6"; 1122 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
884} 1123}
885 1124
886my @models = ( 1125my @models = (
887 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::], 1126 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
888 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::], 1127 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
889 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::], 1128 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
890 # everything below here will not be autoprobed 1129 # everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
891 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere 1130 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
892 # and is usually faster 1131 # and is usually faster
1132 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1133 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
1134 [Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
893 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles 1135 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
894 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
895 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
896 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program 1136 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
897 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza 1137 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
898 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1138 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
899 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1139 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1140 # IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1141 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1142 # IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1143 # obvious default class.
1144# [0, IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1145# [0, IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1146# [0, IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
900); 1147);
901 1148
902our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY); 1149our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1150 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
903 1151
904our @post_detect; 1152our @post_detect;
905 1153
906sub post_detect(&) { 1154sub post_detect(&) {
907 my ($cb) = @_; 1155 my ($cb) = @_;
908 1156
909 if ($MODEL) { 1157 if ($MODEL) {
910 $cb->(); 1158 $cb->();
911 1159
912 1 1160 undef
913 } else { 1161 } else {
914 push @post_detect, $cb; 1162 push @post_detect, $cb;
915 1163
916 defined wantarray 1164 defined wantarray
917 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect" 1165 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
918 : () 1166 : ()
919 } 1167 }
920} 1168}
921 1169
922sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY { 1170sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
923 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect; 1171 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
924} 1172}
925 1173
926sub detect() { 1174sub detect() {
927 unless ($MODEL) { 1175 unless ($MODEL) {
928 no strict 'refs';
929 local $SIG{__DIE__}; 1176 local $SIG{__DIE__};
930 1177
931 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) { 1178 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
932 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1"; 1179 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
933 if (eval "require $model") { 1180 if (eval "require $model") {
934 $MODEL = $model; 1181 $MODEL = $model;
935 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1182 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
936 } else { 1183 } else {
937 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose; 1184 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
938 } 1185 }
939 } 1186 }
940 1187
941 # check for already loaded models 1188 # check for already loaded models
942 unless ($MODEL) { 1189 unless ($MODEL) {
943 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1190 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
944 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1191 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
945 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) { 1192 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
946 if (eval "require $model") { 1193 if (eval "require $model") {
947 $MODEL = $model; 1194 $MODEL = $model;
948 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1195 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
949 last; 1196 last;
950 } 1197 }
951 } 1198 }
952 } 1199 }
953 1200
954 unless ($MODEL) { 1201 unless ($MODEL) {
955 # try to load a model 1202 # try to autoload a model
956
957 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1203 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
958 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1204 my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
1205 if (
1206 $autoload
959 if (eval "require $package" 1207 and eval "require $package"
960 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0 1208 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
961 and eval "require $model") { 1209 and eval "require $model"
1210 ) {
962 $MODEL = $model; 1211 $MODEL = $model;
963 warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1212 warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
964 last; 1213 last;
965 } 1214 }
966 } 1215 }
967 1216
968 $MODEL 1217 $MODEL
969 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib."; 1218 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
970 } 1219 }
971 } 1220 }
972 1221
973 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base"; 1222 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
974 1223
984 1233
985sub AUTOLOAD { 1234sub AUTOLOAD {
986 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://; 1235 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
987 1236
988 $method{$func} 1237 $method{$func}
989 or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects"; 1238 or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
990 1239
991 detect unless $MODEL; 1240 detect unless $MODEL;
992 1241
993 my $class = shift; 1242 my $class = shift;
994 $class->$func (@_); 1243 $class->$func (@_);
995} 1244}
996 1245
997# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends 1246# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
998# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually 1247# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
999# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one). 1248# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1000sub _dupfh($$$$) { 1249sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1001 my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_; 1250 my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1002 1251
1003 require Fcntl;
1004
1005 # cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't 1252 # cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1006 my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<") 1253 my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1007 : $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1008 : Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1009 1254
1010 open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh 1255 open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1011 or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!"; 1256 or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1012 1257
1013 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases 1258 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1014 1259
1015 ($fh2, $rw) 1260 ($fh2, $rw)
1016} 1261}
1017 1262
1018package AnyEvent::Base; 1263package AnyEvent::Base;
1019 1264
1020# default implementation for now and time 1265# default implementations for many methods
1021 1266
1022use Time::HiRes (); 1267sub _time {
1268 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1269 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1270 warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1271 *_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1272 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1273 } else {
1274 warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1275 *_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1276 }
1023 1277
1024sub time { Time::HiRes::time } 1278 &_time
1025sub now { Time::HiRes::time } 1279}
1280
1281sub time { _time }
1282sub now { _time }
1283sub now_update { }
1026 1284
1027# default implementation for ->condvar 1285# default implementation for ->condvar
1028 1286
1029sub condvar { 1287sub condvar {
1030 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar:: 1288 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1031} 1289}
1032 1290
1033# default implementation for ->signal 1291# default implementation for ->signal
1034 1292
1035our %SIG_CB; 1293our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1294
1295sub _have_async_interrupt() {
1296 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
1297 && eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.0 (); 1")
1298 unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1299
1300 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1301}
1302
1303our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1304our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1305our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1306
1307sub _signal_exec {
1308 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1309 ? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1310 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;
1311
1312 while (%SIG_EV) {
1313 for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1314 delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1315 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1316 }
1317 }
1318}
1319
1320# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
1321sub _sig_add() {
1322 unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1323 # try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1324 my $NOW = AnyEvent->now;
1325
1326 $SIG_TW = AnyEvent->timer (
1327 after => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
1328 interval => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1329 cb => sub { }, # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1330 );
1331 }
1332}
1333
1334sub _sig_del {
1335 undef $SIG_TW
1336 unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1337}
1338
1339our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
1340 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
1341 undef $_sig_name_init;
1342
1343 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1344 *sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
1345 *sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
1346 } else {
1347 require Config;
1348
1349 my %signame2num;
1350 @signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
1351 = split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
1352
1353 my @signum2name;
1354 @signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
1355
1356 *sig2num = sub($) {
1357 $_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
1358 };
1359 *sig2name = sub ($) {
1360 $_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
1361 };
1362 }
1363 };
1364 die if $@;
1365};
1366
1367sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
1368sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
1036 1369
1037sub signal { 1370sub signal {
1371 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1372 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1373 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1374 warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1375
1376 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1377 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1378
1379 } else {
1380 warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1381
1382 require Fcntl;
1383
1384 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1385 require AnyEvent::Util;
1386
1387 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1388 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1389 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1390 } else {
1391 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1392 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1393 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1394
1395 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1396 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1397 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1398 }
1399
1400 $SIGPIPE_R
1401 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1402
1403 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1404 }
1405
1406 *signal = sub {
1038 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1407 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1039 1408
1040 my $signal = uc $arg{signal} 1409 my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1041 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing"; 1410 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1042 1411
1412 if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1413 # async::interrupt
1414
1415 $signal = sig2num $signal;
1043 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1416 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1417
1418 $SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
1419 cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1420 signal => $signal,
1421 pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
1422 pipe_autodrain => 0,
1423 ;
1424
1425 } else {
1426 # pure perl
1427
1428 # AE::Util has been loaded in signal
1429 $signal = sig2name $signal;
1430 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1431
1044 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub { 1432 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1045 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} || {} }; 1433 local $!;
1434 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1435 undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1436 };
1437
1438 # can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1439 # so limit the signal latency.
1440 _sig_add;
1441 }
1442
1443 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1444 };
1445
1446 *AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
1447 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1448
1449 _sig_del;
1450
1451 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1452
1453 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1454 ? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
1455 : # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1456 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1457 # instead of getting the default action.
1458 undef $SIG{$signal}
1459 unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1460 };
1046 }; 1461 };
1047 1462 die if $@;
1048 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Signal" 1463 &signal
1049}
1050
1051sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY {
1052 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1053
1054 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1055
1056 delete $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1057} 1464}
1058 1465
1059# default implementation for ->child 1466# default implementation for ->child
1060 1467
1061our %PID_CB; 1468our %PID_CB;
1062our $CHLD_W; 1469our $CHLD_W;
1063our $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1470our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1064our $PID_IDLE;
1065our $WNOHANG; 1471our $WNOHANG;
1066 1472
1067sub _child_wait { 1473sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1068 while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) { 1474 my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
1475
1476 $_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1069 $_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }), 1477 for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1070 (values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} }); 1478 values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1071 }
1072
1073 undef $PID_IDLE;
1074} 1479}
1075 1480
1076sub _sigchld { 1481sub _sigchld {
1077 # make sure we deliver these changes "synchronous" with the event loop. 1482 my $pid;
1078 $CHLD_DELAY_W ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => 0, cb => sub { 1483
1079 undef $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1484 AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1080 &_child_wait; 1485 while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1081 });
1082} 1486}
1083 1487
1084sub child { 1488sub child {
1085 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1489 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1086 1490
1087 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0) 1491 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1088 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing"; 1492 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1089 1493
1090 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1494 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1091 1495
1092 unless ($WNOHANG) { 1496 # WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
1497 $WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
1498 ? 1
1093 $WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1; 1499 : eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1094 }
1095 1500
1096 unless ($CHLD_W) { 1501 unless ($CHLD_W) {
1097 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld); 1502 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);
1098 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round 1503 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1099 &_sigchld; 1504 &_sigchld;
1100 } 1505 }
1101 1506
1102 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Child" 1507 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1103} 1508}
1104 1509
1105sub AnyEvent::Base::Child::DESTROY { 1510sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {
1106 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1511 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1107 1512
1108 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb}; 1513 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1109 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} }; 1514 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1110 1515
1111 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB; 1516 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1112} 1517}
1113 1518
1519# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1520# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1521# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1522sub idle {
1523 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1524
1525 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1526
1527 $rcb = sub {
1528 if ($cb) {
1529 $w = _time;
1530 &$cb;
1531 $w = _time - $w;
1532
1533 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1534 # within some limits
1535 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1536 $w = 5 if $w > 5;
1537
1538 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);
1539 } else {
1540 # clean up...
1541 undef $w;
1542 undef $rcb;
1543 }
1544 };
1545
1546 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);
1547
1548 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1549}
1550
1551sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1552 undef $${$_[0]};
1553}
1554
1114package AnyEvent::CondVar; 1555package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1115 1556
1116our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::; 1557our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1117 1558
1118package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base; 1559package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1119 1560
1120use overload 1561#use overload
1121 '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }, 1562# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1122 fallback => 1; 1563# fallback => 1;
1564
1565# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
1566${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
1567*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
1568*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
1569${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
1570
1571our $WAITING;
1123 1572
1124sub _send { 1573sub _send {
1125 # nop 1574 # nop
1126} 1575}
1127 1576
1140sub ready { 1589sub ready {
1141 $_[0]{_ae_sent} 1590 $_[0]{_ae_sent}
1142} 1591}
1143 1592
1144sub _wait { 1593sub _wait {
1594 $WAITING
1595 and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1596 and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
1597
1598 local $WAITING = 1;
1145 AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent}; 1599 AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1146} 1600}
1147 1601
1148sub recv { 1602sub recv {
1149 $_[0]->_wait; 1603 $_[0]->_wait;
1168} 1622}
1169 1623
1170# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4 1624# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1171*broadcast = \&send; 1625*broadcast = \&send;
1172*wait = \&_wait; 1626*wait = \&_wait;
1627
1628=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1629
1630In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1631caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
1632the C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT> environment variable, below) provides strict
1633checking of all AnyEvent methods, however, which is highly useful during
1634development.
1635
1636As for exception handling (i.e. runtime errors and exceptions thrown while
1637executing a callback), this is not only highly event-loop specific, but
1638also not in any way wrapped by this module, as this is the job of the main
1639program.
1640
1641The pure perl event loop simply re-throws the exception (usually
1642within C<< condvar->recv >>), the L<Event> and L<EV> modules call C<<
1643$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1644so on.
1645
1646=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1647
1648The following environment variables are used by this module or its
1649submodules.
1650
1651Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
1652C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
1653enabled.
1654
1655=over 4
1656
1657=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1658
1659By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1660conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1661talkative.
1662
1663When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1664conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1665C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1666
1667When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1668model it chooses.
1669
1670When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
1671which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
1672
1673=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1674
1675AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1676argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1677will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1678check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1679it will croak.
1680
1681In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1682
1683Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1684>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1685C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
1686can be very useful, however.
1687
1688=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1689
1690This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1691auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1692entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
1693and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
1694used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
1695auto detection and -probing.
1696
1697This functionality might change in future versions.
1698
1699For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
1700could start your program like this:
1701
1702 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1703
1704=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1705
1706Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1707for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1708of auto probing).
1709
1710Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
1711current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
1712used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1713list.
1714
1715This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1716against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1717small, as the program has to handle conenction and other failures anyways.
1718
1719Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1720but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1721- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1722addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1723IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1724
1725=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1726
1727Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
1728for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
1729some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
1730default.
1731
1732Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1733EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1734
1735=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1736
1737The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1738will create in parallel.
1739
1740=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
1741
1742The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
1743resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
1744sent to the DNS server.
1745
1746=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
1747
1748The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
1749configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
1750default config will be used.
1751
1752=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
1753
1754When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1755L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1756variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
1757instead of a system-dependent default.
1758
1759=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
1760
1761When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
1762loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1763
1764=back
1173 1765
1174=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE 1766=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1175 1767
1176This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in 1768This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in
1177a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to 1769a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to
1211 1803
1212I<rxvt-unicode> also cheats a bit by not providing blocking access to 1804I<rxvt-unicode> also cheats a bit by not providing blocking access to
1213condition variables: code blocking while waiting for a condition will 1805condition variables: code blocking while waiting for a condition will
1214C<die>. This still works with most modules/usages, and blocking calls must 1806C<die>. This still works with most modules/usages, and blocking calls must
1215not be done in an interactive application, so it makes sense. 1807not be done in an interactive application, so it makes sense.
1216
1217=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1218
1219The following environment variables are used by this module:
1220
1221=over 4
1222
1223=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1224
1225By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1226conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1227talkative.
1228
1229When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1230conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1231C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1232
1233When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1234model it chooses.
1235
1236=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1237
1238AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1239argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1240will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1241check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems
1242it will croak.
1243
1244In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1245
1246Unlike C<use strict> it is definitely recommended ot keep it off in
1247production.
1248
1249=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1250
1251This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1252auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1253entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
1254and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
1255used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
1256auto detection and -probing.
1257
1258This functionality might change in future versions.
1259
1260For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
1261could start your program like this:
1262
1263 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1264
1265=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1266
1267Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1268for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1269of auto probing).
1270
1271Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
1272current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
1273used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1274list.
1275
1276This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1277against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1278small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-
1279
1280Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1281but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1282- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1283addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1284IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1285
1286=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1287
1288Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
1289for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
1290some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
1291default.
1292
1293Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1294EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1295
1296=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1297
1298The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1299will create in parallel.
1300
1301=back
1302 1808
1303=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM 1809=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM
1304 1810
1305The following program uses an I/O watcher to read data from STDIN, a timer 1811The following program uses an I/O watcher to read data from STDIN, a timer
1306to display a message once per second, and a condition variable to quit the 1812to display a message once per second, and a condition variable to quit the
1500watcher. 2006watcher.
1501 2007
1502=head3 Results 2008=head3 Results
1503 2009
1504 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment 2010 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1505 EV/EV 400000 244 0.56 0.46 0.31 EV native interface 2011 EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface
1506 EV/Any 100000 244 2.50 0.46 0.29 EV + AnyEvent watchers 2012 EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1507 CoroEV/Any 100000 244 2.49 0.44 0.29 coroutines + Coro::Signal 2013 CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1508 Perl/Any 100000 513 4.92 0.87 1.12 pure perl implementation 2014 Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation
1509 Event/Event 16000 516 31.88 31.30 0.85 Event native interface 2015 Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface
1510 Event/Any 16000 590 35.75 31.42 1.08 Event + AnyEvent watchers 2016 Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers
2017 IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
2018 IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1511 Glib/Any 16000 1357 98.22 12.41 54.00 quadratic behaviour 2019 Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour
1512 Tk/Any 2000 1860 26.97 67.98 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers 2020 Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1513 POE/Event 2000 6644 108.64 736.02 14.73 via POE::Loop::Event 2021 POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event
1514 POE/Select 2000 6343 94.13 809.12 565.96 via POE::Loop::Select 2022 POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select
1515 2023
1516=head3 Discussion 2024=head3 Discussion
1517 2025
1518The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very 2026The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1519well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one) 2027well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
1544performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of 2052performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1545them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark. 2053them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1546 2054
1547The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation 2055The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1548cost, but overall scores in on the third place. 2056cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
2057
2058C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
2059when using its pure perl backend.
1549 2060
1550C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a 2061C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1551faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as 2062faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1552C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of 2063C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1553watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four, 2064watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
1631it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating 2142it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1632a new one that moves the timeout into the future. 2143a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1633 2144
1634=head3 Results 2145=head3 Results
1635 2146
1636 name sockets create request 2147 name sockets create request
1637 EV 20000 69.01 11.16 2148 EV 20000 69.01 11.16
1638 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87 2149 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87
2150 IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll
2151 IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll
1639 Event 20000 212.62 257.32 2152 Event 20000 212.62 257.32
1640 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30 2153 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30
1641 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event 2154 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event
1642 2155
1643=head3 Discussion 2156=head3 Discussion
1644 2157
1645This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the 2158This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1646particular event loop. 2159particular event loop.
1648EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time 2161EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1649is relatively high, though. 2162is relatively high, though.
1650 2163
1651Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event 2164Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1652loops Event and Glib. 2165loops Event and Glib.
2166
2167IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
2168good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1653 2169
1654Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will 2170Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1655understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to 2171understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1656the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event 2172the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1657uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations. 2173uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
1720=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of 2236=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of
1721watchers, as the management overhead dominates. 2237watchers, as the management overhead dominates.
1722 2238
1723=back 2239=back
1724 2240
2241=head2 THE IO::Lambda BENCHMARK
2242
2243Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
2244could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
2245simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
2246shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
2247fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
2248very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
2249baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
2250
2251The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
2252connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
2253creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
2254test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
2255benchmark nevertheless.
2256
2257 name runtime
2258 Lambda/select 0.330 sec
2259 + optimized 0.122 sec
2260 Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
2261 + optimized 0.138 sec
2262 Raw sockets/select 0.077 sec
2263 POE/select, components 0.662 sec
2264 POE/select, raw sockets 0.226 sec
2265 POE/select, optimized 0.404 sec
2266
2267 AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
2268 AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
2269 +state machine 0.134 sec
2270
2271The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
2272benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
2273defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
2274written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
2275AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
2276resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
2277generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
2278connects (which involve a single syscall only).
2279
2280The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
2281offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
2282Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
2283non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
2284
2285As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2286hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2287backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2288
2289And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2290slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a
2291large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O
2292in a non-blocking way.
2293
2294The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2295F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2296part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2297
2298
2299=head1 SIGNALS
2300
2301AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
2302
2303=over 4
2304
2305=item SIGCHLD
2306
2307A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
2308emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
2309event loops install a similar handler.
2310
2311Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
2312AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
2313
2314=item SIGPIPE
2315
2316A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
2317when AnyEvent gets loaded.
2318
2319The rationale for this is that AnyEvent users usually do not really depend
2320on SIGPIPE delivery (which is purely an optimisation for shell use, or
2321badly-written programs), but C<SIGPIPE> can cause spurious and rare
2322program exits as a lot of people do not expect C<SIGPIPE> when writing to
2323some random socket.
2324
2325The rationale for installing a no-op handler as opposed to ignoring it is
2326that this way, the handler will be restored to defaults on exec.
2327
2328Feel free to install your own handler, or reset it to defaults.
2329
2330=back
2331
2332=cut
2333
2334undef $SIG{CHLD}
2335 if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2336
2337$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2338 unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2339
2340=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
2341
2342One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
2343it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
2344
2345That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2346modules if they are installed.
2347
2348This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2349affect AnyEvent's operetion.
2350
2351=over 4
2352
2353=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2354
2355This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
2356my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
2357signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
2358delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
2359catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2360C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2361
2362If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
2363catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
2364will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for
2365battery life on laptops).
2366
2367This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
2368that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2369
2370Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
2371and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
2372(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
2373does nothing for those backends.
2374
2375=item L<EV>
2376
2377This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
2378event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
2379loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
2380the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
2381automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
2382can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
2383C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
2384L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
2385
2386=item L<Guard>
2387
2388The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
2389C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
2390lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2391purely used for performance.
2392
2393=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2394
2395This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via
2396L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2397advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
2398
2399In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
2400installed.
2401
2402=item L<Net::SSLeay>
2403
2404Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
2405worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
2406the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
2407
2408=item L<Time::HiRes>
2409
2410This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
2411chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
2412pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
2413try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
2414
2415=back
2416
1725 2417
1726=head1 FORK 2418=head1 FORK
1727 2419
1728Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are 2420Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
1729because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> 2421because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>
1730calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware. 2422calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.
1731 2423
1732If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first 2424If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
1733watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child. 2425watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
2426something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
1734 2427
1735 2428
1736=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS 2429=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
1737 2430
1738AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via 2431AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
1750 use AnyEvent; 2443 use AnyEvent;
1751 2444
1752Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can 2445Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1753be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is 2446be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1754probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and 2447probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
1755$ENV{PERL_ANYEGENT_STRICT}. 2448$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
2449
2450Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
2451C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
2452enabled.
1756 2453
1757 2454
1758=head1 BUGS 2455=head1 BUGS
1759 2456
1760Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard 2457Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1761to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10 2458to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1762and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying 2459and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1763mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as 2460memleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1764pronounced). 2461pronounced).
1765 2462
1766 2463
1767=head1 SEE ALSO 2464=head1 SEE ALSO
1768 2465
1772L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. 2469L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1773 2470
1774Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, 2471Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1775L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 2472L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1776L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, 2473L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1777L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>. 2474L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
1778 2475
1779Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and 2476Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
1780servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>. 2477servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
1781 2478
1782Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2479Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1783 2480
1784Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>, 2481Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
2482L<Coro::Event>,
1785 2483
1786Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2484Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
2485L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
1787 2486
1788 2487
1789=head1 AUTHOR 2488=head1 AUTHOR
1790 2489
1791 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 2490 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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