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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops	3	AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4		4
5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
6	event loops.	6	and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7		7
8	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
9		9
10	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
11		11
40	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL	40	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
41		41
42	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested	42	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
43	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the	43	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
44	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.	44	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
		45
		46	=head1 SUPPORT
		47
		48	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
		49	channel, too.
		50
		51	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
		52	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
45		53
46	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	54	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
47		55
48	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	56	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
49	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	57	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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173	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are	181	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
174	declared.	182	declared.
175		183
176	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	184	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
177		185
		186	$w = AnyEvent->io (
		187	fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
		188	poll => <"r" or "w">,
		189	cb => <callback>,
		190	);
		191
178	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method	192	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
179	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	193	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
180		194
181	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch	195	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
182	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file	196	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
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211	undef $w;	225	undef $w;
212	});	226	});
213		227
214	=head2 TIME WATCHERS	228	=head2 TIME WATCHERS
215		229
		230	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => <seconds>, cb => <callback>);
		231
		232	$w = AnyEvent->timer (
		233	after => <fractional_seconds>,
		234	interval => <fractional_seconds>,
		235	cb => <callback>,
		236	);
		237
216	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>	238	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
217	method with the following mandatory arguments:	239	method with the following mandatory arguments:
218		240
219	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are	241	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
220	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke	242	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
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341	might affect timers and time-outs.	363	might affect timers and time-outs.
342		364
343	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the	365	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
344	event loop's idea of "current time".	366	event loop's idea of "current time".
345		367
		368	A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
		369	when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
		370	idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
		371	script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
		372	AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
		373	(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
		374
346	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.	375	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
347		376
348	=back	377	=back
349		378
350	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	379	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
		380
		381	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
351		382
352	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	383	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
353	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl	384	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
354	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	385	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
355		386
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361	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	392	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
362	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	393	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
363	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	394	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
364		395
365	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	396	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
366	between multiple watchers.	397	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		398	interrupt your program at bad times.
367		399
368	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	400	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
369	directly will likely not work correctly.	401	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		402	correctly.
370		403
371	Example: exit on SIGINT	404	Example: exit on SIGINT
372		405
373	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	406	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
374		407
		408	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		409
		410	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		411	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		412	pure perl implementation).
		413
		414	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		415
		416	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		417	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		418	latter might corrupt your memory.
		419
		420	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		421	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		422	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		423	callbacks, too).
		424
		425	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		426
		427	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		428	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		429	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		430	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
		431	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		432	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
		433	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
		434	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		435	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
		436	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		437	saving.
		438
		439	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		440	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
		441	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
		442	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
		443	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
		444
375	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	445	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
376		446
		447	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		448
377	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	449	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
378		450
379	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	451	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
380	watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when	452	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
381	the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on	453	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
382	any trace events (stopped/continued).	454	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		455	(stopped/continued).
383		456
384	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	457	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
385	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher	458	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
386	callback arguments.	459	callback arguments.
387		460
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403		476
404	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first	477	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
405	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one	478	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
406	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call	479	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
407	C<AnyEvent::detect>).	480	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		481
		482	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		483	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		484	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
408		485
409	Example: fork a process and wait for it	486	Example: fork a process and wait for it
410		487
411	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	488	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
412		489
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424	# do something else, then wait for process exit	501	# do something else, then wait for process exit
425	$done->recv;	502	$done->recv;
426		503
427	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	504	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
428		505
429	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	506	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
430	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
431	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
432	attention by the event loop".
433		507
434	Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing	508	Repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle, until
435	better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new	509	either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
436	events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
437		510
438	Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only	511	Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
		512	is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
		513	invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
		514	defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
		515	have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
		516	when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
		517	detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
		518	will be invoked.
		519
		520	Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
439	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent	521	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
440	will simply call the callback "from time to time".	522	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
441		523
442	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the	524	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
443	program is otherwise idle:	525	program is otherwise idle:
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459	});	541	});
460	});	542	});
461		543
462	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	544	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
463		545
		546	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		547
		548	$cv->send (<list>);
		549	my @res = $cv->recv;
		550
464	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	551	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
465	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	552	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
466	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	553	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
467		554
468	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	555	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
469	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	556	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
470		557
471	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	558	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
472	because they represent a condition that must become true.	559	because they represent a condition that must become true.
473		560
		561	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
		562
474	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	563	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
475	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	564	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
476
477	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	565	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
478	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not	566	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
479	the results).	567	the results).
480		568
481	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	569	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
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486	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	574	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
487	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	575	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
488	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	576	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
489	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	577	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
490	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	578	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
491	a result.	579	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
		580	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
492		581
493	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	582	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
494	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	583	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
495	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	584	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
496	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	585	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
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530	after => 1,	619	after => 1,
531	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	620	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
532	);	621	);
533		622
534	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	623	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
535	# calls send	624	# calls ->send
536	$result_ready->recv;	625	$result_ready->recv;
537		626
538	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	627	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
539	condition variables are also code references.	628	variables are also callable directly.
540		629
541	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	630	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
542	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	631	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
543	$done->recv;	632	$done->recv;
544		633
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550		639
551	...	640	...
552		641
553	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	642	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
554		643
555	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	644	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
556	results are available:	645	results are available:
557		646
558	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	647	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
559	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	648	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
560	});	649	});
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578	immediately from within send.	667	immediately from within send.
579		668
580	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	669	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
581	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	670	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
582		671
583	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	672	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
584	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	673	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
585	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle	674	C<send>.
586	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
587	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
588	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
589	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
590	example).
591		675
592	=item $cv->croak ($error)	676	=item $cv->croak ($error)
593		677
594	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	678	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
595	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	679	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
596		680
597	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	681	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
598	user/consumer.	682	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		683	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
		684	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		685	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
		686	the problem.
599		687
600	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	688	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
601		689
602	=item $cv->end	690	=item $cv->end
603		691
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605	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	693	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
606	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	694	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
607		695
608	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	696	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
609	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	697	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
610	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	698	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
611	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	699	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
612	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	700	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		701	be called without any arguments.
613		702
614	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call	703	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
615	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND	704	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
616	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).	705	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
617		706
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644	begung can potentially be zero:	733	begung can potentially be zero:
645		734
646	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	735	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
647		736
648	my %result;	737	my %result;
649	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	738	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
650		739
651	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	740	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
652	$cv->begin;	741	$cv->begin;
653	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	742	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
654	$result{$host} = ...;	743	$result{$host} = ...;
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699	function will call C<croak>.	788	function will call C<croak>.
700		789
701	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	790	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
702	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	791	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
703		792
		793	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		794	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		795	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		796	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		797	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		798	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		799
704	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	800	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
705	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	801	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
706	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	802	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
707	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	803	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
708	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	804	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
709	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	805	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
710	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	806	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
711		807
712	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
713	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
714	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
715	can supply.
716
717	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
718	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
719	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
720	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
721	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
722
723	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	808	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
724	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	809	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
725	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	810	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
726	waits otherwise.	811	waits otherwise.
727		812
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733	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	818	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
734		819
735	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	820	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
736	replaces it before doing so.	821	replaces it before doing so.
737		822
738	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	823	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
739	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	824	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with
740	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	825	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
741	is guaranteed not to block.	826	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
742		827
743	=back	828	=back
744		829
745	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS	830	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
746		831
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749	=over 4	834	=over 4
750		835
751	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.	836	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
752		837
753	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in	838	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
754	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing	839	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
755	that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is	840	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
756	available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.	841	AnyEvent itself.
757		842
758	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).	843	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
759	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
760	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.	844	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
761		845
762	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.	846	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
763		847
764	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher	848	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
765	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using	849	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
766	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend	850	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
767	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to	851	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
768	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.	852	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
769		853
		854	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
770	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.	855	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
771	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.	856	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
772	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.	857	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
773	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.	858	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		859	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
774		860
775	=item Backends with special needs.	861	=item Backends with special needs.
776		862
777	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will	863	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
778	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program	864	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
…		…
852	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates	938	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
853	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to	939	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
854	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.	940	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
855		941
856	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	942	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
857	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	943	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		944	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
858	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	945	a case where this is useful.
		946
		947	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		948	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		949
		950	our WATCHER;
		951
		952	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		953	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		954	};
		955
		956	# the \|\|= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		957	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		958	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		959	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		960
		961	$WATCHER \|\|= $guard;
859		962
860	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	963	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
861		964
862	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	965	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
863	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	966	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
…		…
866	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	969	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
867	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the	970	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
868	array will be ignored.	971	array will be ignored.
869		972
870	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows	973	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
871	it,as it takes care of these details.	974	it, as it takes care of these details.
872		975
873	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful	976	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
874	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do	977	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
875	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook	978	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
876	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.	979	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
		980
		981	Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
		982	together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
		983	Coro to accomplish this):
		984
		985	if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
		986	# AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
		987	require Coro::AnyEvent;
		988	} else {
		989	# AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
		990	# as soon as it is
		991	push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
		992	}
877		993
878	=back	994	=back
879		995
880	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	996	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
881		997
…		…
1028		1144
1029	=cut	1145	=cut
1030		1146
1031	package AnyEvent;	1147	package AnyEvent;
1032		1148
1033	no warnings;	1149	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1034	use strict qw(vars subs);	1150	sub common_sense {
		1151	# from common:.sense 1.0
		1152	${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x00";
		1153	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
		1154	$^H \|= 0x00000600;
		1155	}
1035		1156
		1157	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1158
1036	use Carp;	1159	use Carp ();
1037		1160
1038	our $VERSION = 4.81;	1161	our $VERSION = '5.24';
1039	our $MODEL;	1162	our $MODEL;
1040		1163
1041	our $AUTOLOAD;	1164	our $AUTOLOAD;
1042	our @ISA;	1165	our @ISA;
1043		1166
1044	our @REGISTRY;	1167	our @REGISTRY;
1045		1168
1046	our $WIN32;	1169	our $VERBOSE;
1047		1170
1048	BEGIN {	1171	BEGIN {
		1172	eval "sub CYGWIN(){" . (($^O =~ /cygwin/i) *1) . "}";
1049	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1173	eval "sub WIN32 (){" . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) . "}";
1050	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1174	eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT} *1) . "}";
1051		1175
1052	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1176	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1053	if ${^TAINT};	1177	if ${^TAINT};
1054	}
1055		1178
1056	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1179	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1180
		1181	}
		1182
		1183	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
1057		1184
1058	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4\|ipv6) => (1\|2), higher numbers are preferred	1185	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4\|ipv6) => (1\|2), higher numbers are preferred
1059		1186
1060	{	1187	{
1061	my $idx;	1188	my $idx;
…		…
1063	for reverse split /\s,\s/,	1190	for reverse split /\s,\s/,
1064	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";	1191	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} \|\| "ipv4,ipv6";
1065	}	1192	}
1066		1193
1067	my @models = (	1194	my @models = (
1068	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1195	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1069	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
1070	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1196	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1071	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1197	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1072	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1198	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
1073	# and is usually faster	1199	# and is usually faster
		1200	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1074	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers	1201	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1075	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	1202	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1203	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1076	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1204	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
		1205	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1077	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1206	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1078	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1079	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1207	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1080	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1208	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1081	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its	1209	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1082	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1210	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1083	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1211	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1084	# obvious default class.	1212	# obvious default class.
1085	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1213	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1086	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1214	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1087	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1215	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1216	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1088	);	1217	);
1089		1218
1090	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1219	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1091	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1220	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
1092		1221
…		…
1096	my ($cb) = @_;	1225	my ($cb) = @_;
1097		1226
1098	if ($MODEL) {	1227	if ($MODEL) {
1099	$cb->();	1228	$cb->();
1100		1229
1101	1	1230	undef
1102	} else {	1231	} else {
1103	push @post_detect, $cb;	1232	push @post_detect, $cb;
1104		1233
1105	defined wantarray	1234	defined wantarray
1106	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"	1235	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
…		…
1112	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;	1241	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1113	}	1242	}
1114		1243
1115	sub detect() {	1244	sub detect() {
1116	unless ($MODEL) {	1245	unless ($MODEL) {
1117	no strict 'refs';
1118	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1246	local $SIG{__DIE__};
1119		1247
1120	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1248	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1121	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";	1249	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1122	if (eval "require $model") {	1250	if (eval "require $model") {
1123	$MODEL = $model;	1251	$MODEL = $model;
1124	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1252	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1125	} else {	1253	} else {
1126	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1254	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
1127	}	1255	}
1128	}	1256	}
1129		1257
1130	# check for already loaded models	1258	# check for already loaded models
1131	unless ($MODEL) {	1259	unless ($MODEL) {
1132	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1260	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1133	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1261	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1134	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1262	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1135	if (eval "require $model") {	1263	if (eval "require $model") {
1136	$MODEL = $model;	1264	$MODEL = $model;
1137	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1265	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1138	last;	1266	last;
1139	}	1267	}
1140	}	1268	}
1141	}	1269	}
1142		1270
1143	unless ($MODEL) {	1271	unless ($MODEL) {
1144	# try to load a model	1272	# try to autoload a model
1145
1146	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1273	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1147	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1274	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1275	if (
		1276	$autoload
1148	if (eval "require $package"	1277	and eval "require $package"
1149	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0	1278	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1150	and eval "require $model") {	1279	and eval "require $model"
		1280	) {
1151	$MODEL = $model;	1281	$MODEL = $model;
1152	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1282	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1153	last;	1283	last;
1154	}	1284	}
1155	}	1285	}
1156		1286
1157	$MODEL	1287	$MODEL
…		…
1173		1303
1174	sub AUTOLOAD {	1304	sub AUTOLOAD {
1175	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1305	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
1176		1306
1177	$method{$func}	1307	$method{$func}
1178	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1308	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
1179		1309
1180	detect unless $MODEL;	1310	detect unless $MODEL;
1181		1311
1182	my $class = shift;	1312	my $class = shift;
1183	$class->$func (@_);	1313	$class->$func (@_);
…		…
1188	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1318	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1189	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {	1319	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1190	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1320	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1191		1321
1192	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1322	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1193	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<") : ($w, ">");	1323	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1194		1324
1195	open my $fh2, "$mode&", $fh	1325	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1196	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";	1326	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1197		1327
1198	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1328	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1199		1329
1200	($fh2, $rw)	1330	($fh2, $rw)
1201	}	1331	}
1202		1332
		1333	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1334
		1335	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1336	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1337	overhead.
		1338
		1339	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1340
		1341	=cut
		1342
		1343	package AE;
		1344
		1345	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1346
		1347	sub io($$$) {
		1348	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1349	}
		1350
		1351	sub timer($$$) {
		1352	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1353	}
		1354
		1355	sub signal($$) {
		1356	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1357	}
		1358
		1359	sub child($$) {
		1360	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1361	}
		1362
		1363	sub idle($) {
		1364	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1365	}
		1366
		1367	sub cv(;&) {
		1368	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1369	}
		1370
		1371	sub now() {
		1372	AnyEvent->now
		1373	}
		1374
		1375	sub now_update() {
		1376	AnyEvent->now_update
		1377	}
		1378
		1379	sub time() {
		1380	AnyEvent->time
		1381	}
		1382
1203	package AnyEvent::Base;	1383	package AnyEvent::Base;
1204		1384
1205	# default implementations for many methods	1385	# default implementations for many methods
1206		1386
1207	BEGIN {	1387	sub _time() {
		1388	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1208	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1389	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1390	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1209	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1391	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1210	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1392	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1211	} else {	1393	} else {
		1394	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1212	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1395	*_time = sub (){ time }; # epic fail
1213	}	1396	}
		1397
		1398	&_time
1214	}	1399	}
1215		1400
1216	sub time { _time }	1401	sub time { _time }
1217	sub now { _time }	1402	sub now { _time }
1218	sub now_update { }	1403	sub now_update { }
…		…
1223	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"	1408	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1224	}	1409	}
1225		1410
1226	# default implementation for ->signal	1411	# default implementation for ->signal
1227		1412
		1413	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1414
		1415	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1416	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1417	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1418	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1419
		1420	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1421	}
		1422
1228	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1423	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1424	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1425	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1229		1426
1230	sub _signal_exec {	1427	sub _signal_exec {
		1428	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1429	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1231	sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;	1430	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1232		1431
1233	while (%SIG_EV) {	1432	while (%SIG_EV) {
1234	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1433	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1235	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1434	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1236	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} \|\| {} };	1435	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} \|\| {} };
1237	}	1436	}
1238	}	1437	}
1239	}	1438	}
1240		1439
		1440	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1441	sub _sig_add() {
		1442	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1443	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1444	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1445
		1446	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1447	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1448	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1449	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1450	;
		1451	}
		1452	}
		1453
		1454	sub _sig_del {
		1455	undef $SIG_TW
		1456	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
		1457	}
		1458
		1459	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1460	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
		1461	undef $_sig_name_init;
		1462
		1463	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1464	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1465	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1466	} else {
		1467	require Config;
		1468
		1469	my %signame2num;
		1470	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1471	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1472
		1473	my @signum2name;
		1474	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1475
		1476	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1477	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1478	};
		1479	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1480	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1481	};
		1482	}
		1483	};
		1484	die if $@;
		1485	};
		1486
		1487	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1488	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
		1489
1241	sub signal {	1490	sub signal {
1242	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1491	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1492	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1493	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1494	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1243		1495
1244	unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {	1496	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1245	require Fcntl;	1497	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1246		1498
1247	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1248	require AnyEvent::Util;
1249
1250	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1251	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1252	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1253	} else {	1499	} else {
		1500	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1501
		1502	require Fcntl;
		1503
		1504	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1505	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1506
		1507	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1508	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1509	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1510	} else {
1254	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1511	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1255	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1512	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1256	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1513	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1257		1514
1258	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...	1515	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1259	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1516	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1260	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1517	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1518	}
		1519
		1520	$SIGPIPE_R
		1521	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1522
		1523	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1261	}	1524	}
1262		1525
1263	$SIGPIPE_R	1526	*signal = sub {
1264	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1527	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1265		1528
1266	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1267	}
1268
1269	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1529	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1270	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1530	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1271		1531
		1532	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
		1533	# async::interrupt
		1534
		1535	$signal = sig2num $signal;
1272	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1536	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1537
		1538	$SIG_ASY{$signal} \|\|= new Async::Interrupt
		1539	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1540	signal => $signal,
		1541	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1542	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1543	;
		1544
		1545	} else {
		1546	# pure perl
		1547
		1548	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
		1549	$signal = sig2name $signal;
		1550	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1551
1273	$SIG{$signal} \|\|= sub {	1552	$SIG{$signal} \|\|= sub {
1274	local $!;	1553	local $!;
1275	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1554	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1276	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1555	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1556	};
		1557
		1558	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1559	# so limit the signal latency.
		1560	_sig_add;
		1561	}
		1562
		1563	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1564	};
		1565
		1566	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1567	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1568
		1569	_sig_del;
		1570
		1571	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1572
		1573	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1574	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1575	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1576	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1577	# instead of getting the default action.
		1578	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1579	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1580	};
1277	};	1581	};
1278		1582	die if $@;
1279	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"	1583	&signal
1280	}
1281
1282	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1283	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1284
1285	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1286
1287	# delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1288	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1289	# instead of getting the default action.
1290	undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1291	}	1584	}
1292		1585
1293	# default implementation for ->child	1586	# default implementation for ->child
1294		1587
1295	our %PID_CB;	1588	our %PID_CB;
1296	our $CHLD_W;	1589	our $CHLD_W;
1297	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1590	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1298	our $WNOHANG;	1591	our $WNOHANG;
1299		1592
		1593	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1594	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1595
		1596	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
		1597	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} \|\| {} },
		1598	values %{ $PID_CB{0} \|\| {} };
		1599	}
		1600
1300	sub _sigchld {	1601	sub _sigchld {
		1602	my $pid;
		1603
		1604	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1301	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1605	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1302	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} \|\| {} }),
1303	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} \|\| {} });
1304	}
1305	}	1606	}
1306		1607
1307	sub child {	1608	sub child {
1308	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1609	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1309		1610
1310	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1611	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1311	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1612	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1312		1613
1313	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1614	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1314		1615
		1616	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
		1617	$WNOHANG \|\|= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd\|netbsd\|linux\|freebsd\|cygwin\|MSWin32)$/
		1618	? 1
1315	$WNOHANG \|\|= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;	1619	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } \|\| 1;
1316		1620
1317	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1621	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1318	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1622	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1319	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1623	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1320	&_sigchld;	1624	&_sigchld;
1321	}	1625	}
1322		1626
1323	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1627	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
…		…
1349	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1653	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1350	# within some limits	1654	# within some limits
1351	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1655	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1352	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1656	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1353		1657
1354	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1658	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1355	} else {	1659	} else {
1356	# clean up...	1660	# clean up...
1357	undef $w;	1661	undef $w;
1358	undef $rcb;	1662	undef $rcb;
1359	}	1663	}
1360	};	1664	};
1361		1665
1362	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1666	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1363		1667
1364	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"	1668	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1365	}	1669	}
1366		1670
1367	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {	1671	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
…		…
1372		1676
1373	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1677	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1374		1678
1375	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1679	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1376		1680
1377	use overload	1681	#use overload
1378	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1682	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1379	fallback => 1;	1683	# fallback => 1;
		1684
		1685	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1686	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1687	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1688	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1689	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1690
		1691	our $WAITING;
1380		1692
1381	sub _send {	1693	sub _send {
1382	# nop	1694	# nop
1383	}	1695	}
1384		1696
…		…
1397	sub ready {	1709	sub ready {
1398	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1710	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1399	}	1711	}
1400		1712
1401	sub _wait {	1713	sub _wait {
		1714	$WAITING
		1715	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1716	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1717
		1718	local $WAITING = 1;
1402	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};	1719	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1403	}	1720	}
1404		1721
1405	sub recv {	1722	sub recv {
1406	$_[0]->_wait;	1723	$_[0]->_wait;
…		…
1408	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1725	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1409	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1726	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1410	}	1727	}
1411		1728
1412	sub cb {	1729	sub cb {
1413	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1730	my $cv = shift;
		1731
		1732	@_
		1733	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1734	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1735	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1736
1414	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1737	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1415	}	1738	}
1416		1739
1417	sub begin {	1740	sub begin {
1418	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1741	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1419	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1742	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1468	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1791	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1469		1792
1470	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1793	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1471	model it chooses.	1794	model it chooses.
1472		1795
		1796	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1797	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1798
1473	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1799	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1474		1800
1475	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1801	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1476	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1802	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1477	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1803	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1478	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,	1804	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1479	it will croak.	1805	it will croak.
1480		1806
1481	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1807	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1482		1808
1483	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in	1809	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1484	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1810	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1485	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1811	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1812	can be very useful, however.
1486		1813
1487	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1814	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1488		1815
1489	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1816	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1490	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1817	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1552		1879
1553	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during	1880	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1554	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment	1881	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1555	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations	1882	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
1556	instead of a system-dependent default.	1883	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1884
		1885	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1886
		1887	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1888	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1557		1889
1558	=back	1890	=back
1559		1891
1560	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1892	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1561		1893
…		…
1619	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1951	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1620	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1952	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1621	},	1953	},
1622	);	1954	);
1623		1955
1624	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1625
1626	sub new_timer {
1627	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	1956	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1628	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	1957	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1629	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1630	});	1958	});
1631	}
1632
1633	new_timer; # create first timer
1634		1959
1635	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1960	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1636		1961
1637	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1962	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1638		1963
…		…
1769	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2094	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1770	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2095	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1771	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2096	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1772		2097
1773	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2098	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1774	distribution.	2099	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2100	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1775		2101
1776	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2102	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1777		2103
1778	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2104	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1779	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2105	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1800	watcher.	2126	watcher.
1801		2127
1802	=head3 Results	2128	=head3 Results
1803		2129
1804	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2130	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1805	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2131	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1806	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2132	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1807	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2133	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1808	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2134	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1809	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2135	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1810	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2136	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1811	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll	2137	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1812	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll	2138	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1813	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2139	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1814	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2140	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1815	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2141	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1816	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2142	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1817		2143
1818	=head3 Discussion	2144	=head3 Discussion
1819		2145
1820	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2146	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1821	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2147	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1833	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2159	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1834	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2160	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1835	cycles with POE.	2161	cycles with POE.
1836		2162
1837	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2163	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1838	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2164	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2165	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2166	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1839	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2167	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1840	natively.
1841		2168
1842	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2169	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1843	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2170	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1844	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2171	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1845	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2172	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
…		…
1919	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2246	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1920	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2247	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1921	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2248	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1922		2249
1923	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2250	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1924	distribution.	2251	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2252	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1925		2253
1926	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2254	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1927		2255
1928	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2256	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1929	each server has a read and write socket end).	2257	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1937	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2265	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1938		2266
1939	=head3 Results	2267	=head3 Results
1940		2268
1941	name sockets create request	2269	name sockets create request
1942	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2270	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1943	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2271	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1944	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll	2272	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1945	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll	2273	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
1946	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2274	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
1947	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2275	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1948	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2276	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1949		2277
1950	=head3 Discussion	2278	=head3 Discussion
1951		2279
1952	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2280	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1953	particular event loop.	2281	particular event loop.
…		…
2079	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the	2407	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2080	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl	2408	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2081	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.	2409	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2082		2410
2083	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2411	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2084	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a	2412	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2085	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O	2413	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2086	in a non-blocking way.	2414	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2087		2415
2088	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and	2416	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2089	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are	2417	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2090	part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.	2418	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2091		2419
2092		2420
2093	=head1 SIGNALS	2421	=head1 SIGNALS
2094		2422
2095	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2423	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
2100		2428
2101	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher	2429	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
2102	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some	2430	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
2103	event loops install a similar handler.	2431	event loops install a similar handler.
2104		2432
2105	If, when AnyEvent is loaded, SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then AnyEvent will	2433	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
2106	reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.	2434	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
2107		2435
2108	=item SIGPIPE	2436	=item SIGPIPE
2109		2437
2110	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>	2438	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
2111	when AnyEvent gets loaded.	2439	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
…		…
2129	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';	2457	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2130		2458
2131	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }	2459	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2132	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2460	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2133		2461
		2462	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2463
		2464	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2465	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2466
		2467	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2468	modules if they are installed.
		2469
		2470	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2471	affect AnyEvent's operation.
		2472
		2473	=over 4
		2474
		2475	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2476
		2477	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2478	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2479	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2480	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2481	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2482	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2483
		2484	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2485	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2486	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
		2487	battery life on laptops).
		2488
		2489	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2490	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2491
		2492	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2493	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2494	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2495	does nothing for those backends.
		2496
		2497	=item L<EV>
		2498
		2499	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2500	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2501	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2502	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2503	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2504	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2505	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2506	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2507
		2508	=item L<Guard>
		2509
		2510	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2511	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2512	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2513	purely used for performance.
		2514
		2515	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2516
		2517	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
		2518	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2519	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2520
		2521	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
		2522	installed.
		2523
		2524	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2525
		2526	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2527	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2528	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2529
		2530	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2531
		2532	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2533	chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
		2534	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
		2535	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2536
		2537	=back
		2538
		2539
2134	=head1 FORK	2540	=head1 FORK
2135		2541
2136	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2542	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2137	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2543	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2138	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2544	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2545	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2546	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2547	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2548	what you are doing).
		2549
		2550	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2551	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2552	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2553	is loaded).
2139		2554
2140	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2555	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2141	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2556	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2557	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2558
		2559	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2560	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2561	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2562	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2563	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2564	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2565	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2566	to have another binary.
2142		2567
2143		2568
2144	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2569	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2145		2570
2146	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2571	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2184	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2609	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2185		2610
2186	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2611	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2187	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2612	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2188	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2613	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2189	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>.	2614	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2190		2615
2191	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2616	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2192	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	2617	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2193		2618
2194	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2619	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.

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