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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming	3	AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4		4
5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt,
6	and POE are various supported event loops/environments.	6	FLTK and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7		7
8	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
9		9
10	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
11		11
		12	# if you prefer function calls, look at the AE manpage for
		13	# an alternative API.
		14
12	# file descriptor readable	15	# file handle or descriptor readable
13	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });	16	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
14		17
15	# one-shot or repeating timers	18	# one-shot or repeating timers
16	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });	19	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
17	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...	20	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...);
18		21
19	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time	22	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
20	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.	23	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
21		24
22	# POSIX signal	25	# POSIX signal
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43	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the	46	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
44	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.	47	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
45		48
46	=head1 SUPPORT	49	=head1 SUPPORT
47		50
		51	An FAQ document is available as L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
		52
48	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC	53	There also is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
49	channel, too.	54	channel, too.
50		55
51	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software	56	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
52	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.	57	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
53		58
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73	module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event	78	module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event
74	model you use.	79	model you use.
75		80
76	For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is	81	For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is
77	actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is	82	actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is
78	like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you	83	like joining a cult: After you join, you are dependent on them and you
79	cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything	84	cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything
80	that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your	85	that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your
81	module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.	86	module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
82		87
83	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works	88	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
84	fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together	89	fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
85	with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if	90	with the rest: POE + EV? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if your module
86	your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it,	91	uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, too. But if
87	too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all	92	your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all event models it
88	event models it supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those	93	supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those use one of the
89	use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new event loops	94	supported event loops. It is easy to add new event loops to AnyEvent, too,
90	to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).	95	so it is future-proof).
91		96
92	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event	97	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
93	model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar	98	model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
94	modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to	99	modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
95	follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only	100	follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and to the point, by only
96	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as	101	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as
97	technically possible.	102	technically possible.
98		103
99	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox	104	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox
100	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%	105	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%
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106	useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event	111	useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event
107	model, you should I<not> use this module.	112	model, you should I<not> use this module.
108		113
109	=head1 DESCRIPTION	114	=head1 DESCRIPTION
110		115
111	L<AnyEvent> provides an identical interface to multiple event loops. This	116	L<AnyEvent> provides a uniform interface to various event loops. This
112	allows module authors to utilise an event loop without forcing module	117	allows module authors to use event loop functionality without forcing
113	users to use the same event loop (as only a single event loop can coexist	118	module users to use a specific event loop implementation (since more
114	peacefully at any one time).	119	than one event loop cannot coexist peacefully).
115		120
116	The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>	121	The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>
117	module.	122	module.
118		123
119	During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries	124	During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries
120	to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the	125	to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the
121	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>,	126	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, L<AnyEvent::Loop>,
122	L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>,	127	L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. The first one
123	L<POE>. The first one found is used. If none are found, the module tries	128	found is used. If none are detected, the module tries to load the first
124	to load these modules (excluding Tk, Event::Lib, Qt and POE as the pure perl	129	four modules in the order given; but note that if L<EV> is not
125	adaptor should always succeed) in the order given. The first one that can	130	available, the pure-perl L<AnyEvent::Loop> should always work, so
126	be successfully loaded will be used. If, after this, still none could be	131	the other two are not normally tried.
127	found, AnyEvent will fall back to a pure-perl event loop, which is not
128	very efficient, but should work everywhere.
129		132
130	Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading	133	Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading
131	an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make	134	an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make
132	that model the default. For example:	135	that model the default. For example:
133		136
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135	use AnyEvent;	138	use AnyEvent;
136		139
137	# .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk	140	# .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk
138		141
139	The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and	142	The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and
140	starts using it, all bets are off. Maybe you should tell their authors to	143	starts using it, all bets are off - this case should be very rare though,
141	use AnyEvent so their modules work together with others seamlessly...	144	as very few modules hardcode event loops without announcing this very
		145	loudly.
142		146
143	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called	147	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called C<AnyEvent::Loop>. Like
144	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it	148	other event modules you can load it explicitly and enjoy the high
145	explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :)	149	availability of that event loop :)
146		150
147	=head1 WATCHERS	151	=head1 WATCHERS
148		152
149	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that	153	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that
150	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as	154	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as
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155	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model	159	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
156	is in control).	160	is in control).
157		161
158	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>	162	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
159	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<	163	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
160	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in	164	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practice in
161	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs	165	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
162	widely between event loops.	166	widely between event loops.
163		167
164	To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the	168	To disable a watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
165	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references	169	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
166	to it).	170	to it).
167		171
168	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.	172	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
169		173
170	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for	174	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for
171	example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.	175	example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.
172		176
173	An any way to achieve that is this pattern:	177	One way to achieve that is this pattern:
174		178
175	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {	179	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {
176	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it	180	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it
177	undef $w;	181	undef $w;
178	});	182	});
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210		214
211	The I/O watcher might use the underlying file descriptor or a copy of it.	215	The I/O watcher might use the underlying file descriptor or a copy of it.
212	You must not close a file handle as long as any watcher is active on the	216	You must not close a file handle as long as any watcher is active on the
213	underlying file descriptor.	217	underlying file descriptor.
214		218
215	Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should	219	Some event loops issue spurious readiness notifications, so you should
216	always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file	220	always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file
217	handles.	221	handles.
218		222
219	Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the	223	Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the
220	watcher.	224	watcher.
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244		248
245	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	249	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
246	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	250	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
247	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.	251	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.
248		252
249	The callback will normally be invoked once only. If you specify another	253	The callback will normally be invoked only once. If you specify another
250	parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the	254	parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the
251	callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional	255	callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional
252	seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a	256	seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a
253	false value, then it is treated as if it were missing.	257	false value, then it is treated as if it were not specified at all.
254		258
255	The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no	259	The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no
256	attempt is done to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is	260	attempt is made to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is
257	only approximate.	261	only approximate.
258		262
259	Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.	263	Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.
260		264
261	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {	265	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {
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279		283
280	While most event loops expect timers to specified in a relative way, they	284	While most event loops expect timers to specified in a relative way, they
281	use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock	285	use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock
282	"jumps", for example, when ntp decides to set your clock backwards from	286	"jumps", for example, when ntp decides to set your clock backwards from
283	the wrong date of 2014-01-01 to 2008-01-01, a watcher that is supposed to	287	the wrong date of 2014-01-01 to 2008-01-01, a watcher that is supposed to
284	fire "after" a second might actually take six years to finally fire.	288	fire "after a second" might actually take six years to finally fire.
285		289
286	AnyEvent cannot compensate for this. The only event loop that is conscious	290	AnyEvent cannot compensate for this. The only event loop that is conscious
287	about these issues is L<EV>, which offers both relative (ev_timer, based	291	of these issues is L<EV>, which offers both relative (ev_timer, based
288	on true relative time) and absolute (ev_periodic, based on wallclock time)	292	on true relative time) and absolute (ev_periodic, based on wallclock time)
289	timers.	293	timers.
290		294
291	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the	295	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the
292	AnyEvent API.	296	AnyEvent API.
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314	I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the	318	I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the
315	function to call when you want to know the current time.>	319	function to call when you want to know the current time.>
316		320
317	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and	321	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and
318	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,	322	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,
319	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update it's activity timeouts).	323	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update its activity timeouts).
320		324
321	The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact	325	The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact
322	with your timing, you can skip it without bad conscience.	326	with your timing; you can skip it without a bad conscience.
323		327
324	For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib>	328	For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib>
325	and L<EV> and the following set-up:	329	and L<EV> and the following set-up:
326		330
327	The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callback at	331	The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callbacks at
328	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,	332	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,
329	you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a	333	you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a
330	second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires	334	second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires
331	after three seconds.	335	after three seconds.
332		336
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352	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into	356	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
353	account.	357	account.
354		358
355	=item AnyEvent->now_update	359	=item AnyEvent->now_update
356		360
357	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache	361	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Loop>) cache the current
358	the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<	362	time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<< AnyEvent->now >>,
359	AnyEvent->now >>, above).	363	above).
360		364
361	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then	365	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
362	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which	366	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
363	might affect timers and time-outs.	367	might affect timers and time-outs.
364		368
365	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the	369	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
366	event loop's idea of "current time".	370	event loop's idea of "current time".
		371
		372	A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
		373	when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
		374	idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
		375	script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
		376	AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
		377	(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
367		378
368	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.	379	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
369		380
370	=back	381	=back
371		382
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396		407
397	Example: exit on SIGINT	408	Example: exit on SIGINT
398		409
399	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	410	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
400		411
		412	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		413
		414	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		415	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		416	pure perl implementation).
		417
		418	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		419
		420	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		421	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		422	latter might corrupt your memory.
		423
		424	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		425	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		426	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		427	callbacks, too).
		428
401	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds	429	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
402		430
403	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching	431	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
404	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot	432	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
405	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for	433	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
406	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,	434	this. AnyEvent will try to do its best, which means in some cases,
407	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is	435	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
408	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This	436	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
409	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,	437	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
410	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often	438	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
411	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values	439	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
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413	saving.	441	saving.
414		442
415	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional	443	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
416	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not	444	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
417	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>	445	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
418	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with	446	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does its own workaround with
419	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.	447	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
420		448
421	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	449	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
422		450
423	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);	451	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
424		452
425	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	453	You can also watch for a child process exit and catch its exit status.
426		454
427	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,	455	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (on some backends,
428	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will	456	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
429	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has	457	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
430	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events	458	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
431	(stopped/continued).	459	(stopped/continued).
432		460
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454	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one	482	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
455	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call	483	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
456	C<AnyEvent::detect>).	484	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
457		485
458	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be	486	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
459	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems	487	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which case the latency and race
460	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.	488	problems mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
461		489
462	Example: fork a process and wait for it	490	Example: fork a process and wait for it
463		491
464	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	492	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
465		493
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479		507
480	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	508	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
481		509
482	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);	510	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
483		511
484	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	512	This will repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle,
485	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This	513	until either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
486	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
487	attention by the event loop".
488		514
489	Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing	515	Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
490	better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new	516	is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
491	events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.	517	invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
		518	defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
		519	have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
		520	when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
		521	detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
		522	will be invoked.
492		523
493	Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only	524	Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
494	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent	525	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
495	will simply call the callback "from time to time".	526	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
496		527
497	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the	528	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
498	program is otherwise idle:	529	program is otherwise idle:
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526	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	557	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
527		558
528	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event	559	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
529	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	560	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
530		561
531	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	562	The tool to do that is called a "condition variable", so called because
532	because they represent a condition that must become true.	563	they represent a condition that must become true.
533		564
534	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.	565	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
535		566
536	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	567	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
537	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	568	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
…		…
542	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	573	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
543	by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it	574	by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
544	were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<	575	were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
545	->send >> method).	576	->send >> method).
546		577
547	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	578	Since condition variables are the most complex part of the AnyEvent API, here are
548	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	579	some different mental models of what they are - pick the ones you can connect to:
549	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	580
550	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	581	=over 4
551	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	582
552	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to	583	=item * Condition variables are like callbacks - you can call them (and pass them instead
553	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.	584	of callbacks). Unlike callbacks however, you can also wait for them to be called.
		585
		586	=item * Condition variables are signals - one side can emit or send them,
		587	the other side can wait for them, or install a handler that is called when
		588	the signal fires.
		589
		590	=item * Condition variables are like "Merge Points" - points in your program
		591	where you merge multiple independent results/control flows into one.
		592
		593	=item * Condition variables represent a transaction - functions that start
		594	some kind of transaction can return them, leaving the caller the choice
		595	between waiting in a blocking fashion, or setting a callback.
		596
		597	=item * Condition variables represent future values, or promises to deliver
		598	some result, long before the result is available.
		599
		600	=back
554		601
555	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	602	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
556	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	603	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
557	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	604	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
558	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	605	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
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571		618
572	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys	619	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys
573	used by AnyEvent itself are all named C<_ae_XXX> to make subclassing	620	used by AnyEvent itself are all named C<_ae_XXX> to make subclassing
574	easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of	621	easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of
575	AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call	622	AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call
576	it's C<new> method in your own C<new> method.	623	its C<new> method in your own C<new> method.
577		624
578	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which	625	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which
579	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits	626	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
580	for the send to occur.	627	for the send to occur.
581		628
582	Example: wait for a timer.	629	Example: wait for a timer.
583		630
584	# wait till the result is ready	631	# condition: "wait till the timer is fired"
585	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;	632	my $timer_fired = AnyEvent->condvar;
586		633
587	# do something such as adding a timer	634	# create the timer - we could wait for, say
588	# or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->send	635	# a handle becomign ready, or even an
589	# when the "result" is ready.	636	# AnyEvent::HTTP request to finish, but
590	# in this case, we simply use a timer:	637	# in this case, we simply use a timer:
591	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (	638	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (
592	after => 1,	639	after => 1,
593	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	640	cb => sub { $timer_fired->send },
594	);	641	);
595		642
596	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	643	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
597	# calls -<send	644	# calls ->send
598	$result_ready->recv;	645	$timer_fired->recv;
599		646
600	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition	647	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
601	variables are also callable directly.	648	variables are also callable directly.
602		649
603	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	650	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
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646	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	693	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
647	C<send>.	694	C<send>.
648		695
649	=item $cv->croak ($error)	696	=item $cv->croak ($error)
650		697
651	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	698	Similar to send, but causes all calls to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
652	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	699	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
653		700
654	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	701	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
655	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly	702	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
656	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it	703	delays the error detection, but has the overwhelming advantage that it
657	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not	704	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
658	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing	705	deep in some event callback with no connection to the actual code causing
659	the problem.	706	the problem.
660		707
661	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	708	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
662		709
663	=item $cv->end	710	=item $cv->end
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666	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	713	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
667	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	714	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
668		715
669	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	716	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
670	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	717	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
671	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	718	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
672	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	719	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
673	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	720	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		721	be called without any arguments.
674		722
675	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call	723	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
676	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND	724	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
677	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).	725	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
678		726
…		…
700	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before	748	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
701	sending.	749	sending.
702		750
703	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the	751	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
704	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are	752	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
705	begung can potentially be zero:	753	begun can potentially be zero:
706		754
707	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	755	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
708		756
709	my %result;	757	my %result;
710	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	758	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
711		759
712	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	760	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
713	$cv->begin;	761	$cv->begin;
714	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	762	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
715	$result{$host} = ...;	763	$result{$host} = ...;
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731	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	779	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
732	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	780	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
733	doesn't execute once).	781	doesn't execute once).
734		782
735	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but	783	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
736	potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set	784	potentially zero) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
737	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each	785	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
738	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,	786	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
739	call C<end>.	787	call C<end>.
740		788
741	=back	789	=back
…		…
748	=over 4	796	=over 4
749		797
750	=item $cv->recv	798	=item $cv->recv
751		799
752	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak	800	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak
753	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers	801	>> methods have been called on C<$cv>, while servicing other watchers
754	normally.	802	normally.
755		803
756	You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but	804	You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but
757	will return immediately.	805	will return immediately.
758		806
…		…
775	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	823	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
776	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	824	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
777	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	825	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
778	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	826	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
779		827
780	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	828	You can ensure that C<< ->recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
781	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	829	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
782	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	830	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
783	waits otherwise.	831	waits otherwise.
784		832
785	=item $bool = $cv->ready	833	=item $bool = $cv->ready
…		…
790	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	838	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
791		839
792	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	840	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
793	replaces it before doing so.	841	replaces it before doing so.
794		842
795	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)	843	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
796	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with	844	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the
797	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>	845	condition variable itself. If the condition is already true, the
		846	callback is called immediately when it is set. Calling C<recv> inside
798	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.	847	the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
799		848
800	=back	849	=back
801		850
802	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS	851	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
803		852
…		…
806	=over 4	855	=over 4
807		856
808	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.	857	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
809		858
810	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in	859	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
811	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing	860	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
812	that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is	861	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
813	available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.	862	AnyEvent itself.
814		863
815	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).	864	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
816	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
817	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.	865	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl AnyEvent::Loop, fast and portable.
818		866
819	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.	867	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
820		868
821	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher	869	These will be used if they are already loaded when the first watcher
822	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using	870	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
823	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend	871	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
824	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to	872	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
825	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.	873	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
826		874
		875	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
827	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.	876	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
828	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.	877	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
829	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.	878	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
830	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.	879	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
831	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.	880	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
		881	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async.
		882	AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa based on Cocoa::EventLoop.
		883	AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK based on FLTK (fltk 2 binding).
832		884
833	=item Backends with special needs.	885	=item Backends with special needs.
834		886
835	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will	887	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
836	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program	888	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
837	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,	889	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
838	everything should just work.	890	everything should just work.
839		891
840	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.	892	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
841		893
842	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
843	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
844	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
845	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
846	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
847
848	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
849
850	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.	894	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
851		895
852	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:	896	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
853		897
854	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.	898	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
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879	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the	923	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
880	backend has been autodetected.	924	backend has been autodetected.
881		925
882	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the	926	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
883	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one	927	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
884	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the	928	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl::xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
885	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it	929	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
886	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).	930	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
887		931
888	=item AnyEvent::detect	932	=item AnyEvent::detect
889		933
890	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	934	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
891	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	935	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
892	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	936	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
893	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.	937	runtime, and not e.g. during initialisation of your module.
		938
		939	The effect of calling this function is as if a watcher had been created
		940	(specifically, actions that happen "when the first watcher is created"
		941	happen when calling detetc as well).
894		942
895	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are	943	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
896	created, use C<post_detect>.	944	created, use C<post_detect>.
897		945
898	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	946	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
899		947
900	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	948	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
901	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	949	autodetected (or immediately if that has already happened).
902		950
903	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected	951	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
904	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been	952	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
905	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do	953	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
906	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or	954	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
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915	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or	963	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
916	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for	964	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
917	a case where this is useful.	965	a case where this is useful.
918		966
919	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in	967	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
920	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.	968	C<$WATCHER>, but do so only do so after the event loop is initialised.
921		969
922	our WATCHER;	970	our WATCHER;
923		971
924	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {	972	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
925	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	973	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
…		…
933	$WATCHER ||= $guard;	981	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
934		982
935	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	983	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
936		984
937	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	985	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
938	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	986	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will be called directly
939	the event loop has been chosen.	987	after the event loop has been chosen.
940		988
941	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	989	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
942	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the	990	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
943	array will be ignored.	991	array will be ignored.
944		992
945	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows	993	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
946	it,as it takes care of these details.	994	it, as it takes care of these details.
947		995
948	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful	996	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
949	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do	997	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
950	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook	998	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
951	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.	999	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
952		1000
		1001	Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
		1002	together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
		1003	Coro to accomplish this):
		1004
		1005	if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
		1006	# AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
		1007	require Coro::AnyEvent;
		1008	} else {
		1009	# AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
		1010	# as soon as it is
		1011	push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
		1012	}
		1013
		1014	=item AnyEvent::postpone { BLOCK }
		1015
		1016	Arranges for the block to be executed as soon as possible, but not before
		1017	the call itself returns. In practise, the block will be executed just
		1018	before the event loop polls for new events, or shortly afterwards.
		1019
		1020	This function never returns anything (to make the C<return postpone { ...
		1021	}> idiom more useful.
		1022
		1023	To understand the usefulness of this function, consider a function that
		1024	asynchronously does something for you and returns some transaction
		1025	object or guard to let you cancel the operation. For example,
		1026	C<AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect>:
		1027
		1028	# start a conenction attempt unless one is active
		1029	$self->{connect_guard} ||= AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect "www.example.net", 80, sub {
		1030	delete $self->{connect_guard};
		1031	...
		1032	};
		1033
		1034	Imagine that this function could instantly call the callback, for
		1035	example, because it detects an obvious error such as a negative port
		1036	number. Invoking the callback before the function returns causes problems
		1037	however: the callback will be called and will try to delete the guard
		1038	object. But since the function hasn't returned yet, there is nothing to
		1039	delete. When the function eventually returns it will assign the guard
		1040	object to C<< $self->{connect_guard} >>, where it will likely never be
		1041	deleted, so the program thinks it is still trying to connect.
		1042
		1043	This is where C<AnyEvent::postpone> should be used. Instead of calling the
		1044	callback directly on error:
		1045
		1046	$cb->(undef), return # signal error to callback, BAD!
		1047	if $some_error_condition;
		1048
		1049	It should use C<postpone>:
		1050
		1051	AnyEvent::postpone { $cb->(undef) }, return # signal error to callback, later
		1052	if $some_error_condition;
		1053
		1054	=item AnyEvent::log $level, $msg[, @args]
		1055
		1056	Log the given C<$msg> at the given C<$level>.
		1057
		1058	If L<AnyEvent::Log> is not loaded then this function makes a simple test
		1059	to see whether the message will be logged. If the test succeeds it will
		1060	load AnyEvent::Log and call C<AnyEvent::Log::log> - consequently, look at
		1061	the L<AnyEvent::Log> documentation for details.
		1062
		1063	If the test fails it will simply return. Right now this happens when a
		1064	numerical loglevel is used and it is larger than the level specified via
		1065	C<$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}>.
		1066
		1067	If you want to sprinkle loads of logging calls around your code, consider
		1068	creating a logger callback with the C<AnyEvent::Log::logger> function,
		1069	which can reduce typing, codesize and can reduce the logging overhead
		1070	enourmously.
		1071
953	=back	1072	=back
954		1073
955	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	1074	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
956		1075
957	As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods	1076	As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods
…		…
967	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using	1086	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using
968	events is to stay interactive.	1087	events is to stay interactive.
969		1088
970	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module	1089	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module
971	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method	1090	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method
972	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->recv >>	1091	called C<results> that returns the results, it may call C<< ->recv >>
973	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).	1092	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. Always).
974		1093
975	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM	1094	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM
976		1095
977	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should	1096	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should
978	dictate which event model to use.	1097	dictate which event model to use.
979		1098
980	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not	1099	If the program is not event-based, it need not do anything special, even
981	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent	1100	when it depends on a module that uses an AnyEvent. If the program itself
982	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.	1101	uses AnyEvent, but does not care which event loop is used, all it needs
		1102	to do is C<use AnyEvent>. In either case, AnyEvent will choose the best
		1103	available loop implementation.
983		1104
984	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in	1105	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in
985	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the	1106	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the
986	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally	1107	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally
987	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that	1108	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that
988	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will	1109	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
989	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it	1110	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
990	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.	1111	might choose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
991		1112
992	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the	1113	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
993	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour	1114	C<AnyEvent::Loop> module, which gives you similar behaviour
994	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.	1115	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
995		1116
996	=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION	1117	=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION
997		1118
998	Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who	1119	Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who
…		…
1011		1132
1012		1133
1013	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1134	=head1 OTHER MODULES
1014		1135
1015	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1136	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
1016	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent	1137	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other
1017	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules	1138	AnyEvent modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the
1018	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.	1139	modules come as part of AnyEvent, the others are available via CPAN (see
		1140	L<http://search.cpan.org/search?m=module&q=anyevent%3A%3A*> for
		1141	a longer non-exhaustive list), and the list is heavily biased towards
		1142	modules of the AnyEvent author himself :)
1019		1143
1020	=over 4	1144	=over 4
1021		1145
1022	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1146	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
1023		1147
1024	Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking	1148	Contains various utility functions that replace often-used blocking
1025	functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions.	1149	functions such as C<inet_aton> with event/callback-based versions.
1026		1150
1027	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>	1151	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
1028		1152
1029	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,	1153	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
1030	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp	1154	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
…		…
1032		1156
1033	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1157	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
1034		1158
1035	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1159	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
1036	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1160	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
1037	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	1161	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>).
1038		1162
1039	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1163	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
1040		1164
1041	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1165	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
1042		1166
		1167	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>, L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IGS>, L<AnyEvent::FCP>
		1168
		1169	Implement event-based interfaces to the protocols of the same name (for
		1170	the curious, IGS is the International Go Server and FCP is the Freenet
		1171	Client Protocol).
		1172
1043	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>	1173	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
1044		1174
1045	A simple-to-use HTTP library that is capable of making a lot of concurrent	1175	Truly asynchronous (as opposed to non-blocking) I/O, should be in the
1046	HTTP requests.	1176	toolbox of every event programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
		1177	L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent together, giving AnyEvent access to event-based
		1178	file I/O, and much more.
		1179
		1180	=item L<AnyEvent::Filesys::Notify>
		1181
		1182	AnyEvent is good for non-blocking stuff, but it can't detect file or
		1183	path changes (e.g. "watch this directory for new files", "watch this
		1184	file for changes"). The L<AnyEvent::Filesys::Notify> module promises to
		1185	do just that in a portbale fashion, supporting inotify on GNU/Linux and
		1186	some weird, without doubt broken, stuff on OS X to monitor files. It can
		1187	fall back to blocking scans at regular intervals transparently on other
		1188	platforms, so it's about as portable as it gets.
		1189
		1190	(I haven't used it myself, but I haven't heard anybody complaining about
		1191	it yet).
		1192
		1193	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
		1194
		1195	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process for you,
		1196	notifying you in an event-based way when the operation is finished.
1047		1197
1048	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>	1198	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
1049		1199
1050	Provides a simple web application server framework.	1200	A simple embedded webserver.
1051		1201
1052	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>	1202	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
1053		1203
1054	The fastest ping in the west.	1204	The fastest ping in the west.
1055		1205
1056	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
1057
1058	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
1059
1060	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
1061
1062	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
1063	programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
1064	together.
1065
1066	=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
1067
1068	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
1069	L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
1070
1071	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
1072
1073	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
1074
1075	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
1076
1077	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
1078
1079	=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
1080
1081	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
1082	Net::XMPP2>.
1083
1084	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
1085
1086	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
1087	L<App::IGS>).
1088
1089	=item L<Net::FCP>
1090
1091	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
1092	of AnyEvent.
1093
1094	=item L<Event::ExecFlow>
1095
1096	High level API for event-based execution flow control.
1097
1098	=item L<Coro>	1206	=item L<Coro>
1099		1207
1100	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1208	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you
		1209	to simply invert the flow control - don't call us, we will call you:
		1210
		1211	async {
		1212	Coro::AnyEvent::sleep 5; # creates a 5s timer and waits for it
		1213	print "5 seconds later!\n";
		1214
		1215	Coro::AnyEvent::readable *STDIN; # uses an I/O watcher
		1216	my $line = <STDIN>; # works for ttys
		1217
		1218	AnyEvent::HTTP::http_get "url", Coro::rouse_cb;
		1219	my ($body, $hdr) = Coro::rouse_wait;
		1220	};
1101		1221
1102	=back	1222	=back
1103		1223
1104	=cut	1224	=cut
1105		1225
1106	package AnyEvent;	1226	package AnyEvent;
1107		1227
1108	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense	1228	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1109	sub common_sense {	1229	sub common_sense {
1110	# no warnings	1230	# from common:.sense 3.4
1111	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};	1231	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS} ^ "\x3c\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf0\x0f\xc0\xf0\xfc\x33\x00";
1112	# use strict vars subs	1232	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
1113	$^H |= 0x00000600;	1233	$^H |= 0x00000600;
1114	}	1234	}
1115		1235
1116	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }	1236	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1117		1237
1118	use Carp ();	1238	use Carp ();
1119		1239
1120	our $VERSION = 4.91;	1240	our $VERSION = '6.02';
1121	our $MODEL;	1241	our $MODEL;
1122		1242
1123	our $AUTOLOAD;
1124	our @ISA;	1243	our @ISA;
1125		1244
1126	our @REGISTRY;	1245	our @REGISTRY;
1127		1246
1128	our $WIN32;
1129
1130	our $VERBOSE;	1247	our $VERBOSE;
1131		1248
1132	BEGIN {	1249	BEGIN {
1133	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1250	require "AnyEvent/constants.pl";
		1251
1134	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1252	eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}";
1135		1253
1136	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1254	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1137	if ${^TAINT};	1255	if ${^TAINT};
1138		1256
1139	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1257	$ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"} = $ENV{"AE_$_"}
		1258	for grep s/^AE_// && !exists $ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"}, keys %ENV;
1140		1259
		1260	@ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} = ()
		1261	if ${^TAINT};
		1262
		1263	$VERBOSE = length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE} ? $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1 : 3;
1141	}	1264	}
1142		1265
1143	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;	1266	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
1144		1267
1145	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1268	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
…		…
1149	$PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx	1272	$PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx
1150	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1273	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
1151	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1274	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
1152	}	1275	}
1153		1276
		1277	our @post_detect;
		1278
		1279	sub post_detect(&) {
		1280	my ($cb) = @_;
		1281
		1282	push @post_detect, $cb;
		1283
		1284	defined wantarray
		1285	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
		1286	: ()
		1287	}
		1288
		1289	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
		1290	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
		1291	}
		1292
		1293	our $POSTPONE_W;
		1294	our @POSTPONE;
		1295
		1296	sub _postpone_exec {
		1297	undef $POSTPONE_W;
		1298
		1299	&{ shift @POSTPONE }
		1300	while @POSTPONE;
		1301	}
		1302
		1303	sub postpone(&) {
		1304	push @POSTPONE, shift;
		1305
		1306	$POSTPONE_W ||= AE::timer (0, 0, \&_postpone_exec);
		1307
		1308	()
		1309	}
		1310
		1311	sub log($$;@) {
		1312	# only load the big bloated module when we actually are about to log something
		1313	if ($_[0] <= $VERBOSE) { # also catches non-numeric levels(!)
		1314	require AnyEvent::Log;
		1315	# AnyEvent::Log overwrites this function
		1316	goto &log;
		1317	}
		1318
		1319	0 # not logged
		1320	}
		1321
		1322	if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG}) {
		1323	require AnyEvent::Log; # AnyEvent::Log does the thing for us
		1324	}
		1325
1154	my @models = (	1326	our @models = (
1155	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],	1327	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
		1328	[AnyEvent::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
		1329	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
		1330	# as the pure perl backend should work everywhere
		1331	# and is usually faster
1156	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],	1332	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1157	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1158	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1159	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
1160	# and is usually faster
1161	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers	1333	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1162	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	1334	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
1163	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package	1335	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1164	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1336	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1165	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1337	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1166	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1338	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1167	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1339	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1168	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1340	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1169	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its	1341	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # a bitch to autodetect
1170	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1342	[Cocoa::EventLoop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa::],
1171	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1343	[FLTK:: => AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK::],
1172	# obvious default class.
1173	# [0, IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1174	# [0, IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1175	# [0, IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1176	);	1344	);
1177		1345
1178	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1346	our @isa_hook;
		1347
		1348	sub _isa_set {
		1349	my @pkg = ("AnyEvent", (map $_->[0], grep defined, @isa_hook), $MODEL);
		1350
		1351	@{"$pkg[$_-1]::ISA"} = $pkg[$_]
		1352	for 1 .. $#pkg;
		1353
		1354	grep $_ && $_->[1], @isa_hook
		1355	and AE::_reset ();
		1356	}
		1357
		1358	# used for hooking AnyEvent::Strict and AnyEvent::Debug::Wrap into the class hierarchy
		1359	sub _isa_hook($$;$) {
		1360	my ($i, $pkg, $reset_ae) = @_;
		1361
		1362	$isa_hook[$i] = $pkg ? [$pkg, $reset_ae] : undef;
		1363
		1364	_isa_set;
		1365	}
		1366
		1367	# all autoloaded methods reserve the complete glob, not just the method slot.
		1368	# due to bugs in perls method cache implementation.
1179	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1369	our @methods = qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar);
1180		1370
1181	our @post_detect;
1182
1183	sub post_detect(&) {	1371	sub detect() {
1184	my ($cb) = @_;	1372	return $MODEL if $MODEL; # some programs keep references to detect
1185		1373
1186	if ($MODEL) {	1374	local $!; # for good measure
1187	$cb->();	1375	local $SIG{__DIE__}; # we use eval
1188		1376
1189	undef	1377	# free some memory
		1378	*detect = sub () { $MODEL };
		1379	# undef &func doesn't correctly update the method cache. grmbl.
		1380	# so we delete the whole glob. grmbl.
		1381	# otoh, perl doesn't let me undef an active usb, but it lets me free
		1382	# a glob with an active sub. hrm. i hope it works, but perl is
		1383	# usually buggy in this department. sigh.
		1384	delete @{"AnyEvent::"}{@methods};
		1385	undef @methods;
		1386
		1387	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9:]+)$/) {
		1388	my $model = $1;
		1389	$model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$model" unless $model =~ s/::$//;
		1390	if (eval "require $model") {
		1391	AnyEvent::log 7 => "loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.";
		1392	$MODEL = $model;
1190	} else {	1393	} else {
1191	push @post_detect, $cb;	1394	AnyEvent::log 5 => "unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@";
1192		1395	}
1193	defined wantarray
1194	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1195	: ()
1196	}	1396	}
1197	}
1198		1397
1199	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {	1398	# check for already loaded models
1200	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1201	}
1202
1203	sub detect() {
1204	unless ($MODEL) {	1399	unless ($MODEL) {
1205	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1400	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1206		1401	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1207	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1402	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1208	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1209	if (eval "require $model") {	1403	if (eval "require $model") {
		1404	AnyEvent::log 7 => "autodetected model '$model', using it.";
1210	$MODEL = $model;	1405	$MODEL = $model;
1211	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;	1406	last;
1212	} else {	1407	}
1213	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
1214	}	1408	}
1215	}	1409	}
1216		1410
1217	# check for already loaded models
1218	unless ($MODEL) {	1411	unless ($MODEL) {
		1412	# try to autoload a model
1219	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1413	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1220	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1414	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1415	if (
		1416	$autoload
		1417	and eval "require $package"
1221	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1418	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1222	if (eval "require $model") {	1419	and eval "require $model"
		1420	) {
		1421	AnyEvent::log 7 => "autoloaded model '$model', using it.";
1223	$MODEL = $model;	1422	$MODEL = $model;
1224	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1225	last;	1423	last;
1226	}
1227	}	1424	}
1228	}	1425	}
1229		1426
1230	unless ($MODEL) {
1231	# try to autoload a model
1232	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1233	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
1234	if (
1235	$autoload
1236	and eval "require $package"
1237	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1238	and eval "require $model"
1239	) {
1240	$MODEL = $model;
1241	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1242	last;
1243	}
1244	}
1245
1246	$MODEL	1427	$MODEL
1247	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";	1428	or die "AnyEvent: backend autodetection failed - did you properly install AnyEvent?";
1248	}
1249	}	1429	}
1250
1251	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1252
1253	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1254
1255	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
1256
1257	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1258	}	1430	}
1259		1431
		1432	# free memory only needed for probing
		1433	undef @models;
		1434	undef @REGISTRY;
		1435
		1436	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
		1437
		1438	# now nuke some methods that are overridden by the backend.
		1439	# SUPER usage is not allowed in these.
		1440	for (qw(time signal child idle)) {
		1441	undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"}
		1442	if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"};
		1443	}
		1444
		1445	_isa_set;
		1446
		1447	# we're officially open!
		1448
		1449	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}) {
		1450	require AnyEvent::Strict;
		1451	}
		1452
		1453	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP}) {
		1454	require AnyEvent::Debug;
		1455	AnyEvent::Debug::wrap ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP});
		1456	}
		1457
		1458	if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL}) {
		1459	require AnyEvent::Socket;
		1460	require AnyEvent::Debug;
		1461
		1462	my $shell = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL};
		1463	$shell =~ s/\$\$/$$/g;
		1464
		1465	my ($host, $service) = AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport ($shell);
		1466	$AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL = AnyEvent::Debug::shell ($host, $service);
		1467	}
		1468
		1469	# now the anyevent environment is set up as the user told us to, so
		1470	# call the actual user code - post detects
		1471
		1472	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
		1473	undef @post_detect;
		1474
		1475	*post_detect = sub(&) {
		1476	shift->();
		1477
		1478	undef
		1479	};
		1480
1260	$MODEL	1481	$MODEL
1261	}	1482	}
1262		1483
1263	sub AUTOLOAD {	1484	for my $name (@methods) {
1264	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1485	*$name = sub {
1265		1486	detect;
1266	$method{$func}	1487	# we use goto because
1267	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1488	# a) it makes the thunk more transparent
1268		1489	# b) it allows us to delete the thunk later
1269	detect unless $MODEL;	1490	goto &{ UNIVERSAL::can AnyEvent => "SUPER::$name" }
1270		1491	};
1271	my $class = shift;
1272	$class->$func (@_);
1273	}	1492	}
1274		1493
1275	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends	1494	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1276	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually	1495	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1277	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1496	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
…		…
1287	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1506	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1288		1507
1289	($fh2, $rw)	1508	($fh2, $rw)
1290	}	1509	}
1291		1510
1292	#############################################################################	1511	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
1293	# "new" API, currently only emulation of it	1512
1294	#############################################################################	1513	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1514	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1515	overhead by using function call syntax and a fixed number of parameters.
		1516
		1517	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1518
		1519	=cut
1295		1520
1296	package AE;	1521	package AE;
1297		1522
		1523	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1524
		1525	sub _reset() {
		1526	eval q{
		1527	# fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base
		1528	# implementations can overwrite these.
		1529
1298	sub io($$$) {	1530	sub io($$$) {
1299	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])	1531	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
1300	}	1532	}
1301		1533
1302	sub timer($$$) {	1534	sub timer($$$) {
1303	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2]);	1535	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
1304	}	1536	}
1305		1537
1306	sub signal($$) {	1538	sub signal($$) {
1307	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1]);	1539	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1308	}	1540	}
1309		1541
1310	sub child($$) {	1542	sub child($$) {
1311	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1]);	1543	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1312	}	1544	}
1313		1545
1314	sub idle($) {	1546	sub idle($) {
1315	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0]);	1547	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0]);
1316	}	1548	}
1317		1549
1318	sub cv(;&) {	1550	sub cv(;&) {
1319	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())	1551	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
1320	}	1552	}
1321		1553
1322	sub now() {	1554	sub now() {
1323	AnyEvent->now	1555	AnyEvent->now
1324	}	1556	}
1325		1557
1326	sub now_update() {	1558	sub now_update() {
1327	AnyEvent->now_update	1559	AnyEvent->now_update
1328	}	1560	}
1329		1561
1330	sub time() {	1562	sub time() {
1331	AnyEvent->time	1563	AnyEvent->time
		1564	}
		1565
		1566	*postpone = \&AnyEvent::postpone;
		1567	*log = \&AnyEvent::log;
		1568	};
		1569	die if $@;
1332	}	1570	}
		1571
		1572	BEGIN { _reset }
1333		1573
1334	package AnyEvent::Base;	1574	package AnyEvent::Base;
1335		1575
1336	# default implementations for many methods	1576	# default implementations for many methods
1337		1577
1338	sub _time {	1578	sub time {
		1579	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1339	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes	1580	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1340	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1581	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1341	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;	1582	*time = sub { Time::HiRes::time () };
1342	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1583	*AE::time = \& Time::HiRes::time ;
		1584	*now = \&time;
		1585	AnyEvent::log 8 => "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.";
1343	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1586	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1344	} else {	1587	} else {
		1588	*time = sub { CORE::time };
		1589	*AE::time = sub (){ CORE::time };
		1590	*now = \&time;
1345	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;	1591	AnyEvent::log 3 => "using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!";
1346	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1592	}
1347	}	1593	};
		1594	die if $@;
1348		1595
1349	&_time	1596	&time
1350	}	1597	}
1351		1598
1352	sub time { _time }	1599	*now = \&time;
1353	sub now { _time }
1354	sub now_update { }	1600	sub now_update { }
1355		1601
		1602	sub _poll {
		1603	Carp::croak "$AnyEvent::MODEL does not support blocking waits. Caught";
		1604	}
		1605
1356	# default implementation for ->condvar	1606	# default implementation for ->condvar
		1607	# in fact, the default should not be overwritten
1357		1608
1358	sub condvar {	1609	sub condvar {
		1610	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1611	*condvar = sub {
1359	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"	1612	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1613	};
		1614
		1615	*AE::cv = sub (;&) {
		1616	bless { @_ ? (_ae_cb => shift) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1617	};
		1618	};
		1619	die if $@;
		1620
		1621	&condvar
1360	}	1622	}
1361		1623
1362	# default implementation for ->signal	1624	# default implementation for ->signal
1363		1625
1364	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;	1626	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1365		1627
1366	sub _have_async_interrupt() {	1628	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
1367	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}	1629	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
1368	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.0 (); 1")	1630	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
1369	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;	1631	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1370		1632
1371	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT	1633	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1372	}	1634	}
1373		1635
1374	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1636	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1375	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);	1637	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1376	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);	1638	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1377		1639
1378	sub _signal_exec {
1379	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1380	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1381	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;
1382
1383	while (%SIG_EV) {
1384	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1385	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1386	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1387	}
1388	}
1389	}
1390
1391	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency	1640	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1641	# used by Impls
1392	sub _sig_add() {	1642	sub _sig_add() {
1393	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {	1643	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1394	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible	1644	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1395	my $NOW = AE::now;	1645	my $NOW = AE::now;
1396		1646
…		…
1406	undef $SIG_TW	1656	undef $SIG_TW
1407	unless --$SIG_COUNT;	1657	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1408	}	1658	}
1409		1659
1410	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {	1660	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
1411	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading	1661	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1412	undef $_sig_name_init;	1662	undef $_sig_name_init;
1413		1663
1414	if (_have_async_interrupt) {	1664	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1415	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;	1665	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
1416	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;	1666	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
…		…
1440		1690
1441	sub signal {	1691	sub signal {
1442	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}	1692	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1443	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt	1693	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1444	if (_have_async_interrupt) {	1694	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1445	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;	1695	AnyEvent::log 8 => "using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.";
1446		1696
1447	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;	1697	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1448	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;	1698	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1449		1699
1450	} else {	1700	} else {
1451	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;	1701	AnyEvent::log 8 => "using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.";
1452
1453	require Fcntl;
1454		1702
1455	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {	1703	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1456	require AnyEvent::Util;	1704	require AnyEvent::Util;
1457		1705
1458	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();	1706	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1459	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;	1707	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1460	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1708	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1461	} else {	1709	} else {
1462	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1710	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1463	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1711	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1464	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1712	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1465		1713
1466	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...	1714	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1467	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1715	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
1468	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1716	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
1469	}	1717	}
1470		1718
1471	$SIGPIPE_R	1719	$SIGPIPE_R
1472	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1720	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1473		1721
1474	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;	1722	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1475	}	1723	}
1476		1724
1477	*signal = sub {	1725	*signal = $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1726	? sub {
1478	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1727	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1479		1728
1480	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1481	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1482
1483	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1484	# async::interrupt	1729	# async::interrupt
1485
1486	$signal = sig2num $signal;	1730	my $signal = sig2num $arg{signal};
1487	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1731	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1488		1732
1489	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt	1733	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
1490	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },	1734	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1491	signal => $signal,	1735	signal => $signal,
1492	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],	1736	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
1493	pipe_autodrain => 0,	1737	pipe_autodrain => 0,
1494	;	1738	;
1495		1739
1496	} else {	1740	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1741	}
		1742	: sub {
		1743	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1744
1497	# pure perl	1745	# pure perl
1498
1499	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
1500	$signal = sig2name $signal;	1746	my $signal = sig2name $arg{signal};
1501	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1747	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1502		1748
1503	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1749	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1504	local $!;	1750	local $!;
1505	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1751	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1506	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1752	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1507	};	1753	};
1508		1754
1509	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,	1755	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1510	# so limit the signal latency.	1756	# so limit the signal latency.
1511	_sig_add;	1757	_sig_add;
1512	}
1513		1758
1514	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"	1759	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1760	}
1515	};	1761	;
1516		1762
1517	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {	1763	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
1518	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1764	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1519		1765
1520	_sig_del;	1766	_sig_del;
…		…
1527	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit	1773	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1528	# instead of getting the default action.	1774	# instead of getting the default action.
1529	undef $SIG{$signal}	1775	undef $SIG{$signal}
1530	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };	1776	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1531	};	1777	};
		1778
		1779	*_signal_exec = sub {
		1780	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1781	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
		1782	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
		1783
		1784	while (%SIG_EV) {
		1785	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
		1786	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
		1787	&$_ for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
		1788	}
		1789	}
		1790	};
1532	};	1791	};
1533	die if $@;	1792	die if $@;
		1793
1534	&signal	1794	&signal
1535	}	1795	}
1536		1796
1537	# default implementation for ->child	1797	# default implementation for ->child
1538		1798
1539	our %PID_CB;	1799	our %PID_CB;
1540	our $CHLD_W;	1800	our $CHLD_W;
1541	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1801	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1542	our $WNOHANG;
1543		1802
		1803	# used by many Impl's
1544	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {	1804	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1545	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;	1805	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
1546		1806
1547	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)	1807	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1548	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },	1808	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1549	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };	1809	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1550	}	1810	}
1551		1811
1552	sub _sigchld {
1553	my $pid;
1554
1555	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1556	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1557	}
1558
1559	sub child {	1812	sub child {
		1813	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1814	*_sigchld = sub {
		1815	my $pid;
		1816
		1817	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
		1818	while ($pid = waitpid -1, WNOHANG) > 0;
		1819	};
		1820
		1821	*child = sub {
1560	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1822	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1561		1823
1562	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1824	my $pid = $arg{pid};
1563	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1825	my $cb = $arg{cb};
1564		1826
1565	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1827	$PID_CB{$pid}{$cb+0} = $cb;
1566		1828
1567	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
1568	$WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
1569	? 1
1570	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1571
1572	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1829	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1573	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;	1830	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1574	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1831	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1575	&_sigchld;	1832	&_sigchld;
1576	}	1833	}
1577		1834
1578	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1835	bless [$pid, $cb+0], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1579	}	1836	};
1580		1837
1581	sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {	1838	*AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1582	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1839	my ($pid, $icb) = @{$_[0]};
1583		1840
1584	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1841	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$icb};
1585	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1842	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1586		1843
1587	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1844	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
		1845	};
		1846	};
		1847	die if $@;
		1848
		1849	&child
1588	}	1850	}
1589		1851
1590	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless	1852	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1591	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting	1853	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1592	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.	1854	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1593	sub idle {	1855	sub idle {
		1856	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1857	*idle = sub {
1594	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1858	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1595		1859
1596	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};	1860	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1597		1861
1598	$rcb = sub {	1862	$rcb = sub {
1599	if ($cb) {	1863	if ($cb) {
1600	$w = _time;	1864	$w = AE::time;
1601	&$cb;	1865	&$cb;
1602	$w = _time - $w;	1866	$w = AE::time - $w;
1603		1867
1604	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1868	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1605	# within some limits	1869	# within some limits
1606	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1870	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1607	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1871	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1608		1872
1609	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;	1873	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1610	} else {	1874	} else {
1611	# clean up...	1875	# clean up...
1612	undef $w;	1876	undef $w;
1613	undef $rcb;	1877	undef $rcb;
		1878	}
		1879	};
		1880
		1881	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
		1882
		1883	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1614	}	1884	};
		1885
		1886	*AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
		1887	undef $${$_[0]};
		1888	};
1615	};	1889	};
		1890	die if $@;
1616		1891
1617	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;	1892	&idle
1618
1619	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1620	}
1621
1622	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1623	undef $${$_[0]};
1624	}	1893	}
1625		1894
1626	package AnyEvent::CondVar;	1895	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1627		1896
1628	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1897	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
		1898
		1899	# only to be used for subclassing
		1900	sub new {
		1901	my $class = shift;
		1902	bless AnyEvent->condvar (@_), $class
		1903	}
1629		1904
1630	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1905	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1631		1906
1632	#use overload	1907	#use overload
1633	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1908	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
…		…
1643		1918
1644	sub _send {	1919	sub _send {
1645	# nop	1920	# nop
1646	}	1921	}
1647		1922
		1923	sub _wait {
		1924	AnyEvent->_poll until $_[0]{_ae_sent};
		1925	}
		1926
1648	sub send {	1927	sub send {
1649	my $cv = shift;	1928	my $cv = shift;
1650	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];	1929	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
1651	(delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv) if $cv->{_ae_cb};	1930	(delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv) if $cv->{_ae_cb};
1652	$cv->_send;	1931	$cv->_send;
…		…
1659		1938
1660	sub ready {	1939	sub ready {
1661	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1940	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1662	}	1941	}
1663		1942
1664	sub _wait {
1665	$WAITING
1666	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1667	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
1668
1669	local $WAITING = 1;
1670	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1671	}
1672
1673	sub recv {	1943	sub recv {
		1944	unless ($_[0]{_ae_sent}) {
		1945	$WAITING
		1946	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait attempted";
		1947
		1948	local $WAITING = 1;
1674	$_[0]->_wait;	1949	$_[0]->_wait;
		1950	}
1675		1951
1676	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1952	$_[0]{_ae_croak}
1677	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1953	and Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak};
		1954
		1955	wantarray
		1956	? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} }
		1957	: $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1678	}	1958	}
1679		1959
1680	sub cb {	1960	sub cb {
1681	my $cv = shift;	1961	my $cv = shift;
1682		1962
…		…
1698	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };	1978	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };
1699	}	1979	}
1700		1980
1701	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4	1981	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1702	*broadcast = \&send;	1982	*broadcast = \&send;
1703	*wait = \&_wait;	1983	*wait = \&recv;
1704		1984
1705	=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING	1985	=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1706		1986
1707	In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the	1987	In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1708	caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also	1988	caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
…		…
1720	$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and	2000	$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1721	so on.	2001	so on.
1722		2002
1723	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES	2003	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1724		2004
1725	The following environment variables are used by this module or its	2005	AnyEvent supports a number of environment variables that tune the
1726	submodules.	2006	runtime behaviour. They are usually evaluated when AnyEvent is
		2007	loaded, initialised, or a submodule that uses them is loaded. Many of
		2008	them also cause AnyEvent to load additional modules - for example,
		2009	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP> causes the L<AnyEvent::Debug> module to be
		2010	loaded.
1727		2011
1728	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with	2012	All the environment variables documented here start with
1729	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is	2013	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_>, which is what AnyEvent considers its own
1730	enabled.	2014	namespace. Other modules are encouraged (but by no means required) to use
		2015	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_SUBMODULE> if they have registered the AnyEvent::Submodule
		2016	namespace on CPAN, for any submodule. For example, L<AnyEvent::HTTP> could
		2017	be expected to use C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HTTP_PROXY> (it should not access env
		2018	variables starting with C<AE_>, see below).
		2019
		2020	All variables can also be set via the C<AE_> prefix, that is, instead
		2021	of setting C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> you can also set C<AE_VERBOSE>. In
		2022	case there is a clash btween anyevent and another program that uses
		2023	C<AE_something> you can set the corresponding C<PERL_ANYEVENT_something>
		2024	variable to the empty string, as those variables take precedence.
		2025
		2026	When AnyEvent is first loaded, it copies all C<AE_xxx> env variables
		2027	to their C<PERL_ANYEVENT_xxx> counterpart unless that variable already
		2028	exists. If taint mode is on, then AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment
		2029	variables starting with C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> (or replace them
		2030	with C<undef> or the empty string, if the corresaponding C<AE_> variable
		2031	is set).
		2032
		2033	The exact algorithm is currently:
		2034
		2035	1. if taint mode enabled, delete all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables from %ENV
		2036	2. copy over AE_xyz to PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz unless the latter alraedy exists
		2037	3. if taint mode enabled, set all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables to undef.
		2038
		2039	This ensures that child processes will not see the C<AE_> variables.
		2040
		2041	The following environment variables are currently known to AnyEvent:
1731		2042
1732	=over 4	2043	=over 4
1733		2044
1734	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>	2045	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1735		2046
1736	By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal	2047	By default, AnyEvent will only log messages with loglevel C<3>
1737	conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more	2048	(C<critical>) or higher (see L<AnyEvent::Log>). You can set this
		2049	environment variable to a numerical loglevel to make AnyEvent more (or
1738	talkative.	2050	less) talkative.
1739		2051
		2052	If you want to do more than just set the global logging level
		2053	you should have a look at C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>, which allows much more
		2054	complex specifications.
		2055
		2056	When set to C<0> (C<off>), then no messages whatsoever will be logged with
		2057	the default logging settings.
		2058
1740	When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected	2059	When set to C<5> or higher (C<warn>), causes AnyEvent to warn about
1741	conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by	2060	unexpected conditions, such as not being able to load the event model
1742	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	2061	specified by C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>, or a guard callback throwing an
		2062	exception - this is the minimum recommended level.
1743		2063
1744	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	2064	When set to C<7> or higher (info), cause AnyEvent to report which event model it
1745	model it chooses.	2065	chooses.
1746		2066
1747	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on	2067	When set to C<8> or higher (debug), then AnyEvent will report extra information on
1748	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.	2068	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		2069
		2070	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>
		2071
		2072	Accepts rather complex logging specifications. For example, you could log
		2073	all C<debug> messages of some module to stderr, warnings and above to
		2074	stderr, and errors and above to syslog, with:
		2075
		2076	PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG=Some::Module=debug,+log:filter=warn,+%syslog:%syslog=error,syslog
		2077
		2078	For the rather extensive details, see L<AnyEvent::Log>.
		2079
		2080	This variable is evaluated when AnyEvent (or L<AnyEvent::Log>) is loaded,
		2081	so will take effect even before AnyEvent has initialised itself.
		2082
		2083	Note that specifying this environment variable causes the L<AnyEvent::Log>
		2084	module to be loaded, while C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> does not, so only
		2085	using the latter saves a few hundred kB of memory until the first message
		2086	is being logged.
1749		2087
1750	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	2088	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1751		2089
1752	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	2090	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1753	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	2091	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
…		…
1755	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,	2093	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1756	it will croak.	2094	it will croak.
1757		2095
1758	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	2096	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1759		2097
1760	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>	2098	Unlike C<use strict> (or its modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1761	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping	2099	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1762	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs	2100	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
1763	can be very useful, however.	2101	can be very useful, however.
1764		2102
		2103	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL>
		2104
		2105	If this env variable is set, then its contents will be interpreted by
		2106	C<AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport> (after replacing every occurance of
		2107	C<$$> by the process pid) and an C<AnyEvent::Debug::shell> is bound on
		2108	that port. The shell object is saved in C<$AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL>.
		2109
		2110	This happens when the first watcher is created.
		2111
		2112	For example, to bind a debug shell on a unix domain socket in
		2113	F<< /tmp/debug<pid>.sock >>, you could use this:
		2114
		2115	PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL=/tmp/debug\$\$.sock perlprog
		2116
		2117	Note that creating sockets in F</tmp> is very unsafe on multiuser
		2118	systems.
		2119
		2120	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP>
		2121
		2122	Can be set to C<0>, C<1> or C<2> and enables wrapping of all watchers for
		2123	debugging purposes. See C<AnyEvent::Debug::wrap> for details.
		2124
1765	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	2125	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1766		2126
1767	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	2127	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1768	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	2128	auto detection and -probing kicks in.
1769	entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended	2129
		2130	It normally is a string consisting entirely of ASCII letters (e.g. C<EV>
		2131	or C<IOAsync>). The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended and the
1770	and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,	2132	resulting module name is loaded and - if the load was successful - used as
1771	used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with	2133	event model backend. If it fails to load then AnyEvent will proceed with
1772	auto detection and -probing.	2134	auto detection and -probing.
1773		2135
1774	This functionality might change in future versions.	2136	If the string ends with C<::> instead (e.g. C<AnyEvent::Impl::EV::>) then
		2137	nothing gets prepended and the module name is used as-is (hint: C<::> at
		2138	the end of a string designates a module name and quotes it appropriately).
1775		2139
1776	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you	2140	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Loop::Perl>) you
1777	could start your program like this:	2141	could start your program like this:
1778		2142
1779	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...	2143	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1780		2144
1781	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>	2145	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
…		…
1797	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>	2161	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1798	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6	2162	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1799	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or	2163	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1800	IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.	2164	IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1801		2165
		2166	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HOSTS>
		2167
		2168	This variable, if specified, overrides the F</etc/hosts> file used by
		2169	L<AnyEvent::Socket>C<::resolve_sockaddr>, i.e. hosts aliases will be read
		2170	from that file instead.
		2171
1802	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>	2172	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1803		2173
1804	Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension	2174	Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension for
1805	for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but	2175	DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, especially
1806	some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by	2176	when DNSSEC is involved, but some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS
1807	default.	2177	packets, which is why it is off by default.
1808		2178
1809	Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce	2179	Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1810	EDNS0 in its DNS requests.	2180	EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1811		2181
1812	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	2182	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
…		…
1820	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are	2190	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
1821	sent to the DNS server.	2191	sent to the DNS server.
1822		2192
1823	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>	2193	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
1824		2194
1825	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific	2195	The absolute path to a F<resolv.conf>-style file to use instead of
1826	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no	2196	F</etc/resolv.conf> (or the OS-specific configuration) in the default
1827	default config will be used.	2197	resolver, or the empty string to select the default configuration.
1828		2198
1829	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.	2199	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
1830		2200
1831	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during	2201	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1832	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment	2202	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1833	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations	2203	variables are nonempty, they will be used to specify CA certificate
1834	instead of a system-dependent default.	2204	locations instead of a system-dependent default.
1835		2205
1836	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>	2206	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
1837		2207
1838	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not	2208	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
1839	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.	2209	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
…		…
1902	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	2272	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1903	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	2273	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1904	},	2274	},
1905	);	2275	);
1906		2276
1907	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1908
1909	sub new_timer {
1910	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	2277	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1911	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	2278	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1912	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1913	});	2279	});
1914	}
1915
1916	new_timer; # create first timer
1917		2280
1918	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	2281	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1919		2282
1920	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	2283	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1921		2284
…		…
1994		2357
1995	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)	2358	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1996	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects	2359	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1997	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)	2360	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1998	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other	2361	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1999	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a	2362	problems get reported to the code that tries to use the result, not in a
2000	random callback.	2363	random callback.
2001		2364
2002	All of this enables the following usage styles:	2365	All of this enables the following usage styles:
2003		2366
2004	1. Blocking:	2367	1. Blocking:
…		…
2052	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2415	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
2053	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2416	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
2054	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2417	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
2055		2418
2056	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2419	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
2057	distribution.	2420	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2421	for the EV and Perl backends only.
2058		2422
2059	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2423	=head3 Explanation of the columns
2060		2424
2061	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2425	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
2062	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2426	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
2083	watcher.	2447	watcher.
2084		2448
2085	=head3 Results	2449	=head3 Results
2086		2450
2087	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2451	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
2088	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2452	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
2089	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2453	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
2090	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2454	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
2091	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2455	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
2092	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2456	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
2093	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2457	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
2094	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll	2458	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
2095	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll	2459	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
2096	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2460	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
2097	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2461	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
2098	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2462	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
2099	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2463	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
2100		2464
2101	=head3 Discussion	2465	=head3 Discussion
2102		2466
2103	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2467	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
2104	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2468	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
2116	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2480	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
2117	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2481	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
2118	cycles with POE.	2482	cycles with POE.
2119		2483
2120	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2484	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
2121	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2485	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2486	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2487	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
2122	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2488	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
2123	natively.
2124		2489
2125	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2490	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
2126	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2491	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
2127	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2492	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
2128	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2493	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
…		…
2176	(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable	2541	(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable
2177	performance with or without AnyEvent.	2542	performance with or without AnyEvent.
2178		2543
2179	=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of	2544	=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of
2180	the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV	2545	the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV
2181	adds AnyEvent significant overhead.	2546	does AnyEvent add significant overhead.
2182		2547
2183	=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or	2548	=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or
2184	reasonable memory usage.	2549	reasonable memory usage.
2185		2550
2186	=back	2551	=back
…		…
2202	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2567	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
2203	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2568	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
2204	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2569	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
2205		2570
2206	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2571	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
2207	distribution.	2572	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2573	for the EV and Perl backends only.
2208		2574
2209	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2575	=head3 Explanation of the columns
2210		2576
2211	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2577	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
2212	each server has a read and write socket end).	2578	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
2220	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2586	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
2221		2587
2222	=head3 Results	2588	=head3 Results
2223		2589
2224	name sockets create request	2590	name sockets create request
2225	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2591	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
2226	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2592	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
2227	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll	2593	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
2228	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll	2594	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
2229	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2595	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
2230	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2596	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
2231	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2597	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
2232		2598
2233	=head3 Discussion	2599	=head3 Discussion
2234		2600
2235	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2601	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
2236	particular event loop.	2602	particular event loop.
…		…
2362	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the	2728	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2363	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl	2729	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2364	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.	2730	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2365		2731
2366	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2732	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2367	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a	2733	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2368	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O	2734	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2369	in a non-blocking way.	2735	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2370		2736
2371	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and	2737	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2372	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are	2738	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2373	part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.	2739	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2374		2740
2375		2741
2376	=head1 SIGNALS	2742	=head1 SIGNALS
2377		2743
2378	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2744	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
2415	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2781	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2416		2782
2417	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES	2783	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
2418		2784
2419	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and	2785	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
2420	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.	2786	its built-in modules) are required to use it.
2421		2787
2422	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional	2788	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2423	modules if they are installed.	2789	modules if they are installed.
2424		2790
2425	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they	2791	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2426	affect AnyEvent's operetion.	2792	affect AnyEvent's operation.
2427		2793
2428	=over 4	2794	=over 4
2429		2795
2430	=item L<Async::Interrupt>	2796	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2431		2797
…		…
2436	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for	2802	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2437	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).	2803	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2438		2804
2439	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal	2805	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
2440	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop	2806	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
2441	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for	2807	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
2442	battery life on laptops).	2808	battery life on laptops).
2443		2809
2444	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops	2810	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
2445	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).	2811	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2446		2812
…		…
2458	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,	2824	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
2459	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and	2825	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
2460	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed	2826	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
2461	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).	2827	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
2462		2828
		2829	If you only use backends that rely on another event loop (e.g. C<Tk>),
		2830	then this module will do nothing for you.
		2831
2463	=item L<Guard>	2832	=item L<Guard>
2464		2833
2465	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement	2834	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
2466	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a	2835	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
2467	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is	2836	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2468	purely used for performance.	2837	purely used for performance.
2469		2838
2470	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>	2839	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2471		2840
2472	This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via	2841	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
2473	L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take	2842	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. L<JSON> is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2474	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.	2843	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
2475
2476	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
2477	installed.
2478		2844
2479	=item L<Net::SSLeay>	2845	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
2480		2846
2481	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very	2847	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
2482	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with	2848	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
2483	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.	2849	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
2484		2850
2485	=item L<Time::HiRes>	2851	=item L<Time::HiRes>
2486		2852
2487	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the	2853	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
2488	chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The	2854	chosen event library does not come with a timing source of its own. The
2489	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to	2855	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Loop>) will additionally load it to
2490	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.	2856	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
2491		2857
2492	=back	2858	=back
2493		2859
2494		2860
2495	=head1 FORK	2861	=head1 FORK
2496		2862
2497	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2863	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2498	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2864	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2499	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2865	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2866	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2867	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2868	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2869	what you are doing).
		2870
		2871	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2872	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2873	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2874	is loaded).
2500		2875
2501	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2876	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2502	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do	2877	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
2503	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.	2878	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2879
		2880	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2881	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2882	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2883	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2884	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2885	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2886	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2887	to have another binary.
2504		2888
2505		2889
2506	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2890	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2507		2891
2508	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2892	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2538	pronounced).	2922	pronounced).
2539		2923
2540		2924
2541	=head1 SEE ALSO	2925	=head1 SEE ALSO
2542		2926
2543	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.	2927	Tutorial/Introduction: L<AnyEvent::Intro>.
2544		2928
2545	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,	2929	FAQ: L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
2546	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2930
		2931	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util> (misc. grab-bag), L<AnyEvent::Log>
		2932	(simply logging).
		2933
		2934	Development/Debugging: L<AnyEvent::Strict> (stricter checking),
		2935	L<AnyEvent::Debug> (interactive shell, watcher tracing).
		2936
		2937	Supported event modules: L<AnyEvent::Loop>, L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>,
		2938	L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>,
		2939	L<Qt>, L<POE>, L<FLTK>.
2547		2940
2548	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2941	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2549	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2942	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2550	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2943	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2551	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.	2944	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>,
		2945	L<AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK>.
2552		2946
2553	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2947	Non-blocking handles, pipes, stream sockets, TCP clients and
2554	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	2948	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2555		2949
2556	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2950	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2557		2951
2558	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,	2952	Thread support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>.
2559	L<Coro::Event>,
2560		2953
2561	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,	2954	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>,
2562	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.	2955	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
2563		2956
2564		2957
2565	=head1 AUTHOR	2958	=head1 AUTHOR
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