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1=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
2 2
3AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops 3AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4 4
5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported 5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
6event loops. 6and 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
42This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested 42This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
43in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the 43in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
44L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage. 44L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
45
46=head1 SUPPORT
47
48There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
49channel, too.
50
51See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
52Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
45 53
46=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT) 54=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
47 55
48Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen 56Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
49nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent? 57nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
173my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are 181my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
174declared. 182declared.
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
178You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method 192You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
179with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments: 193with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
180 194
181C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch 195C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
182for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file 196for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
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
216You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >> 238You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
217method with the following mandatory arguments: 239method with the following mandatory arguments:
218 240
219C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are 241C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
220supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke 242supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
341might affect timers and time-outs. 363might affect timers and time-outs.
342 364
343When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the 365When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
344event loop's idea of "current time". 366event loop's idea of "current time".
345 367
368A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
369when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
370idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
371script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
372AnyEvent->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
346Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled. 375Note 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
352You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal 383You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
353I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl 384I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
354callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs. 385callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
355 386
368 399
369This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used), 400This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
370so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work 401so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
371correctly. 402correctly.
372 403
404Example: exit on SIGINT
405
406 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
407
408=head3 Restart Behaviour
409
410While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
411not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
412pure perl implementation).
413
414=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
415
416Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
417"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
418latter might corrupt your memory.
419
420AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
421i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
422called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
423callbacks, too).
424
425=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
426
373Also note that many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not 427Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
374support attaching callbacks to signals, which is a pity, as you cannot do 428callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
375race-free signal handling in perl. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, but 429do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
430this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
376in some cases, signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might 431signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
377be delayed is specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 432specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
378seconds). This variable can be changed only before the first signal 433variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
379watcher is created, and should be left alone otherwise. Higher values 434and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
435AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
380will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU 436will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
437saving.
438
381saving. All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional 439All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
382L<Async::Interrupt> module. 440L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
383 441work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
384Example: exit on SIGINT 442(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
385 443one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
386 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
387 444
388=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS 445=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
389 446
447 $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
448
390You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status. 449You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
391 450
392The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it 451The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
393watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when 452using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
394the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on 453croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
395any trace events (stopped/continued). 454finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
455(stopped/continued).
396 456
397The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by 457The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
398waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher 458waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
399callback arguments. 459callback arguments.
400 460
441 # do something else, then wait for process exit 501 # do something else, then wait for process exit
442 $done->recv; 502 $done->recv;
443 503
444=head2 IDLE WATCHERS 504=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
445 505
446Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important 506 $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
447to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
448"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
449attention by the event loop".
450 507
451Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing 508Repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle, until
452better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new 509either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
453events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
454 510
455Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only 511Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
512is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
513invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
514defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
515have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
516when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
517detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
518will be invoked.
519
520Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
456EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent 521EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
457will simply call the callback "from time to time". 522will simply call the callback "from time to time".
458 523
459Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the 524Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
460program is otherwise idle: 525program is otherwise idle:
476 }); 541 });
477 }); 542 });
478 543
479=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES 544=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
480 545
546 $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
547
548 $cv->send (<list>);
549 my @res = $cv->recv;
550
481If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them 551If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
482require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that 552require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
483will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks. 553will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
484 554
485AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event 555AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
504Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can 574Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
505optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points 575optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
506in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet 576in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
507another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be 577another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
508used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers 578used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
509a result. 579a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
580compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
510 581
511Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished, 582Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
512for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests, 583for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
513then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the 584then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
514availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is 585availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
548 after => 1, 619 after => 1,
549 cb => sub { $result_ready->send }, 620 cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
550 ); 621 );
551 622
552 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback 623 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
553 # calls -<send 624 # calls ->send
554 $result_ready->recv; 625 $result_ready->recv;
555 626
556Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition 627Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
557variables are also callable directly. 628variables are also callable directly.
558 629
622one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want 693one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
623to use a condition variable for the whole process. 694to use a condition variable for the whole process.
624 695
625Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to 696Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
626C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end 697C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
627>>, 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
628is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no 699condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
629callback 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
701be called without any arguments.
630 702
631You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call 703You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
632sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND 704sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
633condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends). 705condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
634 706
661begung can potentially be zero: 733begung can potentially be zero:
662 734
663 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar; 735 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
664 736
665 my %result; 737 my %result;
666 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) }); 738 $cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
667 739
668 for my $host (@list_of_hosts) { 740 for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
669 $cv->begin; 741 $cv->begin;
670 ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub { 742 ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
671 $result{$host} = ...; 743 $result{$host} = ...;
746=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv)) 818=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
747 819
748This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally 820This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
749replaces it before doing so. 821replaces it before doing so.
750 822
751The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when 823The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
752C<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
753variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time 825the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
754is guaranteed not to block. 826inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
755 827
756=back 828=back
757 829
758=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS 830=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
759 831
762=over 4 834=over 4
763 835
764=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.
765 837
766EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in 838EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
767use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing 839use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
768that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is 840pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
769available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself. 841AnyEvent itself.
770 842
771 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice). 843 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
772 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
773 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable. 844 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
774 845
775=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.
776 847
777These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher 848These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
778is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using 849is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
779them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend 850them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
780when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to 851when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
781create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program. 852create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
782 853
854 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
783 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable. 855 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
784 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken. 856 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
785 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse. 857 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
786 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.
787 860
788=item Backends with special needs. 861=item Backends with special needs.
789 862
790Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will 863Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
791otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program 864otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
865event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates 938event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
866and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to 939and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
867avoid autodetecting the event module at load time. 940avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
868 941
869If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object 942If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
870that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See 943that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
944C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
871L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful. 945a case where this is useful.
946
947Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
948C<$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 ||= $guard;
872 962
873=item @AnyEvent::post_detect 963=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
874 964
875If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it 965If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
876before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after 966before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
879You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though: 969You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
880if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the 970if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
881array will be ignored. 971array will be ignored.
882 972
883Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows 973Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
884it,as it takes care of these details. 974it, as it takes care of these details.
885 975
886This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful 976This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
887when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do 977when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
888not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook 978not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
889into AnyEvent passively, without loading it. 979into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
980
981Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
982together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
983Coro 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 }
890 993
891=back 994=back
892 995
893=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE 996=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
894 997
1043 1146
1044package AnyEvent; 1147package AnyEvent;
1045 1148
1046# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense 1149# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1047sub common_sense { 1150sub common_sense {
1048 # no warnings 1151 # from common:.sense 1.0
1049 ${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS}; 1152 ${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x00";
1050 # use strict vars subs 1153 # use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
1051 $^H |= 0x00000600; 1154 $^H |= 0x00000600;
1052} 1155}
1053 1156
1054BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense } 1157BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1055 1158
1056use Carp (); 1159use Carp ();
1057 1160
1058our $VERSION = 4.83; 1161our $VERSION = '5.24';
1059our $MODEL; 1162our $MODEL;
1060 1163
1061our $AUTOLOAD; 1164our $AUTOLOAD;
1062our @ISA; 1165our @ISA;
1063 1166
1064our @REGISTRY; 1167our @REGISTRY;
1065 1168
1066our $WIN32;
1067
1068our $VERBOSE; 1169our $VERBOSE;
1069 1170
1070BEGIN { 1171BEGIN {
1172 eval "sub CYGWIN(){" . (($^O =~ /cygwin/i) *1) . "}";
1071 eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }"; 1173 eval "sub WIN32 (){" . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) . "}";
1072 eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }"; 1174 eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT} *1) . "}";
1073 1175
1074 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} 1176 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1075 if ${^TAINT}; 1177 if ${^TAINT};
1076 1178
1077 $VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1; 1179 $VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
1088 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/, 1190 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
1089 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6"; 1191 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
1090} 1192}
1091 1193
1092my @models = ( 1194my @models = (
1093 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::], 1195 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1094 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
1095 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::], 1196 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1096 # everything below here will not be autoprobed 1197 # everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1097 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere 1198 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
1098 # and is usually faster 1199 # and is usually faster
1200 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1099 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers 1201 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1100 [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
1101 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles 1204 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1102 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program 1205 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1103 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza 1206 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1104 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1207 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1105 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1208 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1106 # 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
1107 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others. 1210 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1108 # 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
1109 # obvious default class. 1212 # obvious default class.
1110# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program 1213 [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1111# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program 1214 [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1112# [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
1113); 1217);
1114 1218
1115our %method = map +($_ => 1), 1219our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1116 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY); 1220 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
1117 1221
1121 my ($cb) = @_; 1225 my ($cb) = @_;
1122 1226
1123 if ($MODEL) { 1227 if ($MODEL) {
1124 $cb->(); 1228 $cb->();
1125 1229
1126 1 1230 undef
1127 } else { 1231 } else {
1128 push @post_detect, $cb; 1232 push @post_detect, $cb;
1129 1233
1130 defined wantarray 1234 defined wantarray
1131 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect" 1235 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1136sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY { 1240sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
1137 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect; 1241 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1138} 1242}
1139 1243
1140sub detect() { 1244sub detect() {
1245 # free some memory
1246 *detect = sub () { $MODEL };
1247
1248 local $!; # for good measure
1249 local $SIG{__DIE__};
1250
1251 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1252 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1253 if (eval "require $model") {
1254 $MODEL = $model;
1255 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1256 } else {
1257 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
1258 }
1259 }
1260
1261 # check for already loaded models
1141 unless ($MODEL) { 1262 unless ($MODEL) {
1142 local $SIG{__DIE__}; 1263 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1143 1264 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1144 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) { 1265 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1145 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1146 if (eval "require $model") { 1266 if (eval "require $model") {
1147 $MODEL = $model; 1267 $MODEL = $model;
1148 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2; 1268 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1149 } else { 1269 last;
1150 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE; 1270 }
1151 } 1271 }
1152 } 1272 }
1153 1273
1154 # check for already loaded models
1155 unless ($MODEL) { 1274 unless ($MODEL) {
1275 # try to autoload a model
1156 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1276 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1157 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1277 my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
1278 if (
1279 $autoload
1280 and eval "require $package"
1158 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) { 1281 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1159 if (eval "require $model") { 1282 and eval "require $model"
1283 ) {
1160 $MODEL = $model; 1284 $MODEL = $model;
1161 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2; 1285 warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1162 last; 1286 last;
1163 }
1164 } 1287 }
1165 } 1288 }
1166 1289
1167 unless ($MODEL) {
1168 # try to load a model
1169
1170 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1171 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1172 if (eval "require $package"
1173 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1174 and eval "require $model") {
1175 $MODEL = $model;
1176 warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1177 last;
1178 }
1179 }
1180
1181 $MODEL 1290 $MODEL
1182 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n"; 1291 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
1183 }
1184 } 1292 }
1185
1186 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1187
1188 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1189
1190 require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
1191
1192 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1193 } 1293 }
1294
1295 @models = (); # free probe data
1296
1297 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1298 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1299
1300 require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
1301
1302 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1194 1303
1195 $MODEL 1304 $MODEL
1196} 1305}
1197 1306
1198sub AUTOLOAD { 1307sub AUTOLOAD {
1199 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://; 1308 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
1200 1309
1201 $method{$func} 1310 $method{$func}
1202 or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects"; 1311 or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid AnyEvent class method";
1203 1312
1204 detect unless $MODEL; 1313 detect;
1205 1314
1206 my $class = shift; 1315 my $class = shift;
1207 $class->$func (@_); 1316 $class->$func (@_);
1208} 1317}
1209 1318
1222 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases 1331 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1223 1332
1224 ($fh2, $rw) 1333 ($fh2, $rw)
1225} 1334}
1226 1335
1336=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
1337
1338Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
1339simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
1340overhead.
1341
1342See the L<AE> manpage for details.
1343
1344=cut
1345
1346package AE;
1347
1348our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
1349
1350sub io($$$) {
1351 AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
1352}
1353
1354sub timer($$$) {
1355 AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
1356}
1357
1358sub signal($$) {
1359 AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1360}
1361
1362sub child($$) {
1363 AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1364}
1365
1366sub idle($) {
1367 AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
1368}
1369
1370sub cv(;&) {
1371 AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
1372}
1373
1374sub now() {
1375 AnyEvent->now
1376}
1377
1378sub now_update() {
1379 AnyEvent->now_update
1380}
1381
1382sub time() {
1383 AnyEvent->time
1384}
1385
1227package AnyEvent::Base; 1386package AnyEvent::Base;
1228 1387
1229# default implementations for many methods 1388# default implementations for many methods
1230 1389
1231sub _time { 1390sub _time() {
1391 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
1232 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes 1392 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1233 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") { 1393 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1234 warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8; 1394 warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1235 *_time = \&Time::HiRes::time; 1395 *_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1236 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())... 1396 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1237 } else { 1397 } else {
1238 warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE; 1398 warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1239 *_time = sub { time }; # epic fail 1399 *_time = sub (){ time }; # epic fail
1400 }
1240 } 1401 };
1402 die if $@;
1241 1403
1242 &_time 1404 &_time
1243} 1405}
1244 1406
1245sub time { _time } 1407sub time { _time }
1253} 1415}
1254 1416
1255# default implementation for ->signal 1417# default implementation for ->signal
1256 1418
1257our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT; 1419our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1420
1421sub _have_async_interrupt() {
1422 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
1423 && eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
1424 unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1425
1426 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1427}
1428
1258our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO); 1429our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1259our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W); 1430our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1260our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW); 1431our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1261 1432
1262sub _signal_exec { 1433# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
1263 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT 1434# used by Impls
1264 ? $SIGPIPE_R->drain 1435sub _sig_add() {
1265 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9; 1436 unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1437 # try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1438 my $NOW = AE::now;
1266 1439
1267 while (%SIG_EV) { 1440 $SIG_TW = AE::timer
1268 for (keys %SIG_EV) { 1441 $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
1269 delete $SIG_EV{$_}; 1442 $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1270 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} }; 1443 sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1271 } 1444 ;
1272 } 1445 }
1273} 1446}
1274 1447
1275sub _signal { 1448sub _sig_del {
1276 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1277
1278 my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1279 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1280
1281 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1282
1283 if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1284 # async::interrupt
1285
1286 $SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= do {
1287 my $asy = new Async::Interrupt
1288 cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1289 signal => $signal,
1290 pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
1291 ;
1292 $asy->pipe_autodrain (0);
1293
1294 $asy
1295 };
1296
1297 } else {
1298 # pure perl
1299
1300 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1301 local $!;
1302 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1303 undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1304 };
1305
1306 # can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1307 # so limit the signal latency.
1308 ++$SIG_COUNT;
1309 $SIG_TW ||= AnyEvent->timer (
1310 after => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1311 interval => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1312 cb => sub { }, # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1313 );
1314 }
1315
1316 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1317}
1318
1319sub signal {
1320 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1321 if (!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT} && eval "use Async::Interrupt 0.6 (); 1") {
1322 warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1323
1324 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1;
1325 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1326 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1327
1328 } else {
1329 warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1330
1331 require Fcntl;
1332
1333 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1334 require AnyEvent::Util;
1335
1336 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1337 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1338 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1339 } else {
1340 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1341 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1342 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1343
1344 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1345 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1346 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1347 }
1348
1349 $SIGPIPE_R
1350 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1351
1352 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1353 }
1354
1355 *signal = \&_signal;
1356 &signal
1357}
1358
1359sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1360 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1361
1362 undef $SIG_TW 1449 undef $SIG_TW
1363 unless --$SIG_COUNT; 1450 unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1451}
1364 1452
1453our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
1454 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
1455 undef $_sig_name_init;
1456
1457 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1458 *sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
1459 *sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
1460 } else {
1461 require Config;
1462
1463 my %signame2num;
1464 @signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
1465 = split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
1466
1467 my @signum2name;
1468 @signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
1469
1470 *sig2num = sub($) {
1471 $_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
1472 };
1473 *sig2name = sub ($) {
1474 $_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
1475 };
1476 }
1477 };
1478 die if $@;
1479};
1480
1481sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
1482sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
1483
1484sub signal {
1485 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1486 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1487 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1488 warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1489
1490 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1491 $SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1492
1493 } else {
1494 warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1495
1496 require Fcntl;
1497
1498 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1499 require AnyEvent::Util;
1500
1501 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1502 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1503 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1504 } else {
1505 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1506 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1507 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1508
1509 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1510 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1511 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1512 }
1513
1514 $SIGPIPE_R
1515 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1516
1517 $SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1518 }
1519
1520 *signal = sub {
1521 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1522
1523 my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1524 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1525
1526 if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1527 # async::interrupt
1528
1529 $signal = sig2num $signal;
1530 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1531
1532 $SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
1533 cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1534 signal => $signal,
1535 pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
1536 pipe_autodrain => 0,
1537 ;
1538
1539 } else {
1540 # pure perl
1541
1542 # AE::Util has been loaded in signal
1543 $signal = sig2name $signal;
1544 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1545
1546 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1547 local $!;
1548 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1549 undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1550 };
1551
1552 # can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1553 # so limit the signal latency.
1554 _sig_add;
1555 }
1556
1557 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1558 };
1559
1560 *AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
1561 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1562
1563 _sig_del;
1564
1365 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb}; 1565 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1366 1566
1567 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1568 ? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
1367 # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then 1569 : # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1368 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit 1570 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1369 # instead of getting the default action. 1571 # instead of getting the default action.
1370 undef $SIG{$signal} 1572 undef $SIG{$signal}
1371 unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} }; 1573 unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1574 };
1575
1576 *_signal_exec = sub {
1577 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1578 ? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1579 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1580
1581 while (%SIG_EV) {
1582 for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1583 delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1584 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1585 }
1586 }
1587 };
1588 };
1589 die if $@;
1590
1591 &signal
1372} 1592}
1373 1593
1374# default implementation for ->child 1594# default implementation for ->child
1375 1595
1376our %PID_CB; 1596our %PID_CB;
1377our $CHLD_W; 1597our $CHLD_W;
1378our $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1598our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1379our $WNOHANG; 1599our $WNOHANG;
1380 1600
1381sub _sigchld { 1601# used by many Impl's
1382 while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) { 1602sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1383 $_->($pid, $?) 1603 my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
1604
1605 $_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1384 for values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }, 1606 for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1385 values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} }; 1607 values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1386 }
1387} 1608}
1388 1609
1389sub child { 1610sub child {
1611 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1612 *_sigchld = sub {
1613 my $pid;
1614
1615 AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1616 while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1617 };
1618
1619 *child = sub {
1390 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1620 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1391 1621
1392 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0) 1622 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1393 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing"; 1623 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1394 1624
1395 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1625 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1396 1626
1397 # WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere 1627 # WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
1398 $WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/ 1628 $WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
1399 ? 1 1629 ? 1
1400 : eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1; 1630 : eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1401 1631
1402 unless ($CHLD_W) { 1632 unless ($CHLD_W) {
1403 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld); 1633 $CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1404 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round 1634 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1405 &_sigchld; 1635 &_sigchld;
1406 } 1636 }
1407 1637
1408 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child" 1638 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1409} 1639 };
1410 1640
1411sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY { 1641 *AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1412 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1642 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1413 1643
1414 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb}; 1644 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1415 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} }; 1645 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1416 1646
1417 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB; 1647 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1648 };
1649 };
1650 die if $@;
1651
1652 &child
1418} 1653}
1419 1654
1420# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless 1655# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1421# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting 1656# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1422# the callback use more than 50% of the time. 1657# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1423sub idle { 1658sub idle {
1659 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1660 *idle = sub {
1424 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1661 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1425 1662
1426 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb}; 1663 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1427 1664
1428 $rcb = sub { 1665 $rcb = sub {
1429 if ($cb) { 1666 if ($cb) {
1430 $w = _time; 1667 $w = _time;
1431 &$cb; 1668 &$cb;
1432 $w = _time - $w; 1669 $w = _time - $w;
1433 1670
1434 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher, 1671 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1435 # within some limits 1672 # within some limits
1436 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001; 1673 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1437 $w = 5 if $w > 5; 1674 $w = 5 if $w > 5;
1438 1675
1439 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb); 1676 $w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1440 } else { 1677 } else {
1441 # clean up... 1678 # clean up...
1442 undef $w; 1679 undef $w;
1443 undef $rcb; 1680 undef $rcb;
1681 }
1682 };
1683
1684 $w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1685
1686 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1444 } 1687 };
1688
1689 *AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
1690 undef $${$_[0]};
1691 };
1445 }; 1692 };
1693 die if $@;
1446 1694
1447 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb); 1695 &idle
1448
1449 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1450}
1451
1452sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1453 undef $${$_[0]};
1454} 1696}
1455 1697
1456package AnyEvent::CondVar; 1698package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1457 1699
1458our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::; 1700our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1506 Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak}; 1748 Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1507 wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0] 1749 wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1508} 1750}
1509 1751
1510sub cb { 1752sub cb {
1511 $_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1; 1753 my $cv = shift;
1754
1755 @_
1756 and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
1757 and $cv->{_ae_sent}
1758 and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
1759
1512 $_[0]{_ae_cb} 1760 $cv->{_ae_cb}
1513} 1761}
1514 1762
1515sub begin { 1763sub begin {
1516 ++$_[0]{_ae_counter}; 1764 ++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1517 $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1; 1765 $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
1726 warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read 1974 warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1727 $cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i 1975 $cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1728 }, 1976 },
1729 ); 1977 );
1730 1978
1731 my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1732
1733 sub new_timer {
1734 $timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub { 1979 my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1735 warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second 1980 warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1736 &new_timer; # and restart the time
1737 }); 1981 });
1738 }
1739
1740 new_timer; # create first timer
1741 1982
1742 $cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i 1983 $cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1743 1984
1744=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE 1985=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1745 1986
1876through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero 2117through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1877timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable, 2118timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1878which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again. 2119which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1879 2120
1880Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent 2121Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1881distribution. 2122distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
2123for the EV and Perl backends only.
1882 2124
1883=head3 Explanation of the columns 2125=head3 Explanation of the columns
1884 2126
1885I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since 2127I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1886different event models feature vastly different performances, each event 2128different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
1907watcher. 2149watcher.
1908 2150
1909=head3 Results 2151=head3 Results
1910 2152
1911 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment 2153 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1912 EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface 2154 EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1913 EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers 2155 EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1914 CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal 2156 Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1915 Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation 2157 Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1916 Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface 2158 Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1917 Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers 2159 Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1918 IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll 2160 IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1919 IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll 2161 IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1920 Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour 2162 Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1921 Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers 2163 Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1922 POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event 2164 POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1923 POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select 2165 POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1924 2166
1925=head3 Discussion 2167=head3 Discussion
1926 2168
1927The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very 2169The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1928well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one) 2170well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
1940benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with 2182benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1941EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU 2183EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1942cycles with POE. 2184cycles with POE.
1943 2185
1944C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both 2186C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1945maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses 2187maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
2188overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
2189slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1946far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event 2190any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1947natively.
1948 2191
1949The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the 2192The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1950constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl 2193constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1951interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it 2194interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1952adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its 2195adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
2026In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100 2269In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
2027(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many 2270(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
2028connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time. 2271connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
2029 2272
2030Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent 2273Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
2031distribution. 2274distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
2275for the EV and Perl backends only.
2032 2276
2033=head3 Explanation of the columns 2277=head3 Explanation of the columns
2034 2278
2035I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as 2279I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
2036each server has a read and write socket end). 2280each server has a read and write socket end).
2044a new one that moves the timeout into the future. 2288a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
2045 2289
2046=head3 Results 2290=head3 Results
2047 2291
2048 name sockets create request 2292 name sockets create request
2049 EV 20000 69.01 11.16 2293 EV 20000 62.66 7.99
2050 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87 2294 Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
2051 IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll 2295 IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
2052 IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll 2296 IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
2053 Event 20000 212.62 257.32 2297 Event 20000 202.69 242.91
2054 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30 2298 Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
2055 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event 2299 POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
2056 2300
2057=head3 Discussion 2301=head3 Discussion
2058 2302
2059This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the 2303This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
2060particular event loop. 2304particular event loop.
2186As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the 2430As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2187hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl 2431hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2188backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE. 2432backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2189 2433
2190And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and 2434And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2191slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a 2435slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2192large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O 2436higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2193in a non-blocking way. 2437it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2194 2438
2195The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and 2439The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2196F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are 2440F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2197part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes. 2441part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2198 2442
2199 2443
2200=head1 SIGNALS 2444=head1 SIGNALS
2201 2445
2202AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals: 2446AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
2244it's built-in modules) are required to use it. 2488it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
2245 2489
2246That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional 2490That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2247modules if they are installed. 2491modules if they are installed.
2248 2492
2249This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they 2493This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2250affect AnyEvent's operetion. 2494affect AnyEvent's operation.
2251 2495
2252=over 4 2496=over 4
2253 2497
2254=item L<Async::Interrupt> 2498=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2255 2499
2256This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To 2500This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
2257my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick 2501my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
2258signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get 2502signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
2259delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and 2503delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
2260catch the signals) with soemd elay (default is 10 seconds, look for 2504catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2261C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). 2505C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2262 2506
2263If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal 2507If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
2264catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop 2508catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
2265will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for 2509will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
2266battery life on laptops). 2510battery life on laptops).
2267 2511
2268This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops 2512This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
2269that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt). 2513that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2514
2515Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
2516and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
2517(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
2518does nothing for those backends.
2270 2519
2271=item L<EV> 2520=item L<EV>
2272 2521
2273This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend 2522This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
2274event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event 2523event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
2286lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is 2535lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2287purely used for performance. 2536purely used for performance.
2288 2537
2289=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS> 2538=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2290 2539
2291This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via 2540One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
2292L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take 2541via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2293advantage of the ulta-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed. 2542advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
2294 2543
2295In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is 2544In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
2296installed. 2545installed.
2297 2546
2298=item L<Net::SSLeay> 2547=item L<Net::SSLeay>
2312 2561
2313 2562
2314=head1 FORK 2563=head1 FORK
2315 2564
2316Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are 2565Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2317because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> 2566because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2318calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware. 2567- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
2568are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
2569one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
2570continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
2571what you are doing).
2572
2573This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
2574the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
2575usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
2576is loaded).
2319 2577
2320If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first 2578If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2321watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do 2579watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
2322something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent. 2580something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
2581
2582The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
2583is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
2584fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
2585watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
2586parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
2587to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
2588preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
2589to have another binary.
2323 2590
2324 2591
2325=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS 2592=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2326 2593
2327AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via 2594AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
2365L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. 2632L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2366 2633
2367Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, 2634Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2368L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 2635L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2369L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, 2636L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2370L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>. 2637L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2371 2638
2372Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and 2639Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2373servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>. 2640servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2374 2641
2375Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2642Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.

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