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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, POE - various supported event loops	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
		6	and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
6		7
7	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
8		9
9	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
10		11
		12	# if you prefer function calls, look at the AE manpage for
		13	# an alternative API.
		14
		15	# file handle or descriptor readable
11	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r|w", cb => sub { ... });	16	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
12		17
		18	# one-shot or repeating timers
13	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });	19	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
14	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...	20	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...
15		21
16	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time	22	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
17	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.	23	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
18		24
		25	# POSIX signal
19	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });	26	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });
20		27
		28	# child process exit
21	my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {	29	my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
22	my ($pid, $status) = @_;	30	my ($pid, $status) = @_;
23	...	31	...
24	});	32	});
		33
		34	# called when event loop idle (if applicable)
		35	my $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub { ... });
25		36
26	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged	37	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
27	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's	38	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
28	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send	39	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
29	# use a condvar in callback mode:	40	# use a condvar in callback mode:
…		…
32	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL	43	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
33		44
34	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested	45	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
35	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the	46	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
36	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.	47	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
		48
		49	=head1 SUPPORT
		50
		51	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
		52	channel, too.
		53
		54	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
		55	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
37		56
38	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	57	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
39		58
40	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	59	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
41	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	60	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
…		…
137	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After	156	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
138	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the	157	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
139	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model	158	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
140	is in control).	159	is in control).
141		160
		161	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
		162	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
		163	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in
		164	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
		165	widely between event loops.
		166
142	To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the	167	To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
143	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references	168	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
144	to it).	169	to it).
145		170
146	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.	171	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
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159	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are	184	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
160	declared.	185	declared.
161		186
162	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	187	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
163		188
		189	$w = AnyEvent->io (
		190	fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
		191	poll => <"r" or "w">,
		192	cb => <callback>,
		193	);
		194
164	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method	195	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
165	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	196	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
166		197
167	C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch for events	198	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
168	(AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file handle). C<poll>	199	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
		200	handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
		201	non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
		202	most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
		203	or block devices.
		204
169	must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a watcher	205	C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a
170	waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively. C<cb> is the	206	watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively.
		207
171	callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.	208	C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
172		209
173	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	210	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
174	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	211	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
175	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.	212	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
176		213
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191	undef $w;	228	undef $w;
192	});	229	});
193		230
194	=head2 TIME WATCHERS	231	=head2 TIME WATCHERS
195		232
		233	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => <seconds>, cb => <callback>);
		234
		235	$w = AnyEvent->timer (
		236	after => <fractional_seconds>,
		237	interval => <fractional_seconds>,
		238	cb => <callback>,
		239	);
		240
196	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>	241	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
197	method with the following mandatory arguments:	242	method with the following mandatory arguments:
198		243
199	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are	244	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
200	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke	245	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
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308	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you	353	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
309	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the	354	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
310	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into	355	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
311	account.	356	account.
312		357
		358	=item AnyEvent->now_update
		359
		360	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache
		361	the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<
		362	AnyEvent->now >>, above).
		363
		364	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
		365	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
		366	might affect timers and time-outs.
		367
		368	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
		369	event loop's idea of "current time".
		370
		371	A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
		372	when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
		373	idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
		374	script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
		375	AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
		376	(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
		377
		378	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
		379
313	=back	380	=back
314		381
315	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	382	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
		383
		384	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
316		385
317	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	386	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
318	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl	387	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
319	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	388	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
320		389
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326	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	395	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
327	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	396	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
328	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	397	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
329		398
330	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	399	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
331	between multiple watchers.	400	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		401	interrupt your program at bad times.
332		402
333	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	403	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
334	directly will likely not work correctly.	404	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		405	correctly.
335		406
336	Example: exit on SIGINT	407	Example: exit on SIGINT
337		408
338	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	409	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
339		410
		411	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		412
		413	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		414	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		415	pure perl implementation).
		416
		417	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		418
		419	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		420	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		421	latter might corrupt your memory.
		422
		423	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		424	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		425	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		426	callbacks, too).
		427
		428	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		429
		430	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		431	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		432	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		433	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
		434	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		435	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
		436	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
		437	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		438	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
		439	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		440	saving.
		441
		442	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		443	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
		444	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
		445	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
		446	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
		447
340	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	448	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
341		449
		450	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		451
342	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	452	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
343		453
344	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	454	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
345	watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when	455	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
346	the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on	456	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
347	any trace events (stopped/continued).	457	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		458	(stopped/continued).
348		459
349	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	460	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
350	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher	461	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
351	callback arguments.	462	callback arguments.
352		463
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357		468
358	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them	469	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
359	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could	470	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
360	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).	471	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
361		472
362	Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for	473	Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
		474	see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
363	event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be	475	that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
364	loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place).	476	the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
		477	pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
		478	start the watcher.
365		479
366	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an	480	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
367	AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you	481	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
368	C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>).	482	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
		483	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		484
		485	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		486	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		487	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
369		488
370	Example: fork a process and wait for it	489	Example: fork a process and wait for it
371		490
372	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	491	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
373		492
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383	);	502	);
384		503
385	# do something else, then wait for process exit	504	# do something else, then wait for process exit
386	$done->recv;	505	$done->recv;
387		506
		507	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
		508
		509	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
		510
		511	Repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle, until
		512	either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
		513
		514	Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
		515	is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
		516	invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
		517	defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
		518	have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
		519	when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
		520	detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
		521	will be invoked.
		522
		523	Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
		524	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
		525	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
		526
		527	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
		528	program is otherwise idle:
		529
		530	my @lines; # read data
		531	my $idle_w;
		532	my $io_w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
		533	push @lines, scalar <STDIN>;
		534
		535	# start an idle watcher, if not already done
		536	$idle_w ||= AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub {
		537	# handle only one line, when there are lines left
		538	if (my $line = shift @lines) {
		539	print "handled when idle: $line";
		540	} else {
		541	# otherwise disable the idle watcher again
		542	undef $idle_w;
		543	}
		544	});
		545	});
		546
388	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	547	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
		548
		549	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		550
		551	$cv->send (<list>);
		552	my @res = $cv->recv;
389		553
390	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	554	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
391	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	555	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
392	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	556	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
393		557
394	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	558	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
395	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	559	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
396		560
397	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	561	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
398	because they represent a condition that must become true.	562	because they represent a condition that must become true.
399		563
		564	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
		565
400	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	566	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
401	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	567	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
402
403	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	568	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
404	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not	569	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
405	the results).	570	the results).
406		571
407	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	572	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
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412	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	577	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
413	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	578	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
414	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	579	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
415	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	580	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
416	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	581	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
417	a result.	582	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
		583	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
418		584
419	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	585	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
420	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	586	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
421	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	587	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
422	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	588	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
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443	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits	609	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
444	for the send to occur.	610	for the send to occur.
445		611
446	Example: wait for a timer.	612	Example: wait for a timer.
447		613
448	# wait till the result is ready	614	# condition: "wait till the timer is fired"
449	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;	615	my $timer_fired = AnyEvent->condvar;
450		616
451	# do something such as adding a timer	617	# create the timer - we could wait for, say
452	# or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->send	618	# a handle becomign ready, or even an
453	# when the "result" is ready.	619	# AnyEvent::HTTP request to finish, but
454	# in this case, we simply use a timer:	620	# in this case, we simply use a timer:
455	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (	621	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (
456	after => 1,	622	after => 1,
457	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	623	cb => sub { $timer_fired->send },
458	);	624	);
459		625
460	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	626	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
461	# calls send	627	# calls ->send
462	$result_ready->recv;	628	$timer_fired->recv;
463		629
464	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	630	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
465	condition variables are also code references.	631	variables are also callable directly.
466		632
467	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	633	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
468	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	634	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
469	$done->recv;	635	$done->recv;
470		636
…		…
476		642
477	...	643	...
478		644
479	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	645	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
480		646
481	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	647	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
482	results are available:	648	results are available:
483		649
484	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	650	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
485	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	651	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
486	});	652	});
…		…
504	immediately from within send.	670	immediately from within send.
505		671
506	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	672	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
507	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	673	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
508		674
509	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	675	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
510	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	676	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
511	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle	677	C<send>.
512	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
513	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
514	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
515	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
516	example).
517		678
518	=item $cv->croak ($error)	679	=item $cv->croak ($error)
519		680
520	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	681	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
521	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	682	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
522		683
523	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	684	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
524	user/consumer.	685	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		686	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
		687	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		688	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
		689	the problem.
525		690
526	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	691	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
527		692
528	=item $cv->end	693	=item $cv->end
529
530	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
531		694
532	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	695	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
533	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	696	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
534	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	697	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
535		698
536	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	699	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
537	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	700	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
538	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	701	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
539	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	702	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
540	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	703	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		704	be called without any arguments.
541		705
542	Let's clarify this with the ping example:	706	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
		707	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
		708	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
		709
		710	Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
		711	STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
		712	close before activating a condvar:
543		713
544	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	714	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
545		715
		716	$cv->begin; # first watcher
		717	my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
		718	defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
		719	or $cv->end;
		720	});
		721
		722	$cv->begin; # second watcher
		723	my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
		724	defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
		725	or $cv->end;
		726	});
		727
		728	$cv->recv;
		729
		730	This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
		731	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
		732	sending.
		733
		734	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
		735	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
		736	begung can potentially be zero:
		737
		738	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		739
546	my %result;	740	my %result;
547	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	741	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
548		742
549	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	743	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
550	$cv->begin;	744	$cv->begin;
551	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	745	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
552	$result{$host} = ...;	746	$result{$host} = ...;
…		…
567	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback	761	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
568	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	762	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
569	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	763	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
570	doesn't execute once).	764	doesn't execute once).
571		765
572	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	766	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
573	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>	767	potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
574	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call	768	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
575	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.	769	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
		770	call C<end>.
576		771
577	=back	772	=back
578		773
579	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	774	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
580		775
…		…
596	function will call C<croak>.	791	function will call C<croak>.
597		792
598	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	793	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
599	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	794	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
600		795
		796	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		797	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		798	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		799	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		800	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		801	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		802
601	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	803	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
602	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	804	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
603	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	805	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
604	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	806	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
605	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	807	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
606	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	808	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
607	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	809	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
608		810
609	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
610	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
611	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
612	can supply.
613
614	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
615	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
616	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
617	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
618	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
619
620	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	811	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
621	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	812	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
622	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	813	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
623	waits otherwise.	814	waits otherwise.
624		815
…		…
630	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	821	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
631		822
632	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	823	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
633	replaces it before doing so.	824	replaces it before doing so.
634		825
635	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	826	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
636	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	827	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with
637	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	828	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
638	is guaranteed not to block.	829	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
639		830
640	=back	831	=back
641		832
		833	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
		834
		835	The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
		836
		837	=over 4
		838
		839	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
		840
		841	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
		842	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
		843	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
		844	AnyEvent itself.
		845
		846	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
		847	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
		848
		849	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
		850
		851	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
		852	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
		853	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
		854	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
		855	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
		856
		857	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
		858	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
		859	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
		860	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
		861	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		862	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
		863
		864	=item Backends with special needs.
		865
		866	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
		867	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
		868	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
		869	everything should just work.
		870
		871	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
		872
		873	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
		874	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
		875	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
		876	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
		877	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
		878
		879	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
		880
		881	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
		882
		883	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
		884
		885	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
		886
		887	B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
		888	use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
		889	polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
		890	consider for AnyEvent.
		891
		892	B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
		893	backend, so it can be supported through POE.
		894
		895	AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
		896	load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
		897	in which case everything will be automatic.
		898
		899	=back
		900
642	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	901	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
643		902
		903	These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
		904	write AnyEvent extension modules.
		905
644	=over 4	906	=over 4
645		907
646	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL	908	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
647		909
648	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it	910	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
		911	backend has been autodetected.
		912
649	contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the	913	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
650	Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the	914	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
651	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	915	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
652	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	916	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
653		917	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
654	The known classes so far are:
655
656	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
657	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
658	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
659	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
660	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
661	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
662	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
663	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
664
665	There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
666	watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
667	POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
668	second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
669	AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
670	it's adaptor.
671
672	AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
673	autodetecting them.
674		918
675	=item AnyEvent::detect	919	=item AnyEvent::detect
676		920
677	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	921	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
678	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	922	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
679	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	923	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
680	runtime.	924	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
		925
		926	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
		927	created, use C<post_detect>.
681		928
682	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	929	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
683		930
684	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	931	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
685	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	932	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
686		933
		934	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
		935	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
		936	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
		937	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
		938	L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
		939
		940	The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
		941	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
		942	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
		943	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
		944
687	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	945	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
688	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	946	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		947	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
689	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	948	a case where this is useful.
		949
		950	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		951	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		952
		953	our WATCHER;
		954
		955	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		956	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		957	};
		958
		959	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		960	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		961	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		962	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		963
		964	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
690		965
691	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	966	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
692		967
693	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	968	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
694	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	969	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
695	the event loop has been chosen.	970	the event loop has been chosen.
696		971
697	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	972	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
698	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	973	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
699	and the array will be ignored.	974	array will be ignored.
700		975
701	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.	976	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
		977	it, as it takes care of these details.
		978
		979	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
		980	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
		981	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
		982	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
		983
		984	Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
		985	together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
		986	Coro to accomplish this):
		987
		988	if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
		989	# AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
		990	require Coro::AnyEvent;
		991	} else {
		992	# AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
		993	# as soon as it is
		994	push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
		995	}
702		996
703	=back	997	=back
704		998
705	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	999	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
706		1000
…		…
761		1055
762		1056
763	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1057	=head1 OTHER MODULES
764		1058
765	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1059	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
766	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	1060	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
767	in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are	1061	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
768	available via CPAN.	1062	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
769		1063
770	=over 4	1064	=over 4
771		1065
772	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1066	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
773		1067
…		…
782		1076
783	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1077	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
784		1078
785	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1079	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
786	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1080	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
787	non-blocking SSL/TLS.	1081	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
788		1082
789	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1083	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
790		1084
791	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1085	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
792		1086
		1087	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>, L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IGS>, L<AnyEvent::FCP>
		1088
		1089	Implement event-based interfaces to the protocols of the same name (for
		1090	the curious, IGS is the International Go Server and FCP is the Freenet
		1091	Client Protocol).
		1092
		1093	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle::UDP>
		1094
		1095	Here be danger!
		1096
		1097	As Pauli would put it, "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" -
		1098	there are so many things wrong with AnyEvent::Handle::UDP, most notably
		1099	it's use of a stream-based API with a protocol that isn't streamable, that
		1100	the only way to improve it is to delete it.
		1101
		1102	It features data corruption (but typically only under load) and general
		1103	confusion. On top, the author is not only clueless about UDP but also
		1104	fact-resistant - some gems of his understanding: "connect doesn't work
		1105	with UDP", "UDP packets are not IP packets", "UDP only has datagrams, not
		1106	packets", "I don't need to implement proper error checking as UDP doesn't
		1107	support error checking" and so on - he doesn't even understand what's
		1108	wrong with his module when it is explained to him.
		1109
793	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>	1110	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
794		1111
795	A simple-to-use HTTP library that is capable of making a lot of concurrent	1112	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process for you,
796	HTTP requests.	1113	notifying you in an event-bnased way when the operation is finished.
		1114
		1115	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
		1116
		1117	Truly asynchronous (as opposed to non-blocking) I/O, should be in the
		1118	toolbox of every event programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
		1119	L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent together, giving AnyEvent access to event-based
		1120	file I/O, and much more.
797		1121
798	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>	1122	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
799		1123
800	Provides a simple web application server framework.	1124	A simple embedded webserver.
801		1125
802	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>	1126	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
803		1127
804	The fastest ping in the west.	1128	The fastest ping in the west.
805		1129
806	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
807
808	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
809
810	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
811
812	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
813	programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
814	together.
815
816	=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
817
818	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
819	L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
820
821	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
822
823	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
824
825	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
826
827	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
828	L<App::IGS>).
829
830	=item L<Net::IRC3>
831
832	AnyEvent based IRC client module family.
833
834	=item L<Net::XMPP2>
835
836	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
837
838	=item L<Net::FCP>
839
840	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
841	of AnyEvent.
842
843	=item L<Event::ExecFlow>
844
845	High level API for event-based execution flow control.
846
847	=item L<Coro>	1130	=item L<Coro>
848		1131
849	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1132	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
850		1133
851	=item L<IO::Lambda>
852
853	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
854
855	=back	1134	=back
856		1135
857	=cut	1136	=cut
858		1137
859	package AnyEvent;	1138	package AnyEvent;
860		1139
861	no warnings;	1140	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
862	use strict qw(vars subs);	1141	sub common_sense {
		1142	# from common:.sense 1.0
		1143	${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x00";
		1144	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
		1145	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1146	}
863		1147
		1148	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1149
864	use Carp;	1150	use Carp ();
865		1151
866	our $VERSION = 4.234;	1152	our $VERSION = '5.261';
867	our $MODEL;	1153	our $MODEL;
868		1154
869	our $AUTOLOAD;	1155	our $AUTOLOAD;
870	our @ISA;	1156	our @ISA;
871		1157
872	our @REGISTRY;	1158	our @REGISTRY;
873		1159
874	our $WIN32;	1160	our $VERBOSE;
875		1161
876	BEGIN {	1162	BEGIN {
877	my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i);	1163	require "AnyEvent/constants.pl";
878	eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }";
879	}
880		1164
		1165	eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}";
		1166
		1167	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
		1168	if ${^TAINT};
		1169
881	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1170	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1171
		1172	}
		1173
		1174	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
882		1175
883	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1176	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
884		1177
885	{	1178	{
886	my $idx;	1179	my $idx;
…		…
888	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1181	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
889	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1182	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
890	}	1183	}
891		1184
892	my @models = (	1185	my @models = (
893	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1186	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
894	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
895	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1187	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
896	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1188	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
897	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1189	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
898	# and is usually faster	1190	# and is usually faster
		1191	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
		1192	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
		1193	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1194	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
899	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1195	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
900	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
901	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
902	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1196	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
903	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1197	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
904	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1198	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
905	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1199	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
		1200	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
		1201	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
		1202	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
		1203	# obvious default class.
		1204	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1205	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1206	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1207	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
906	);	1208	);
907		1209
908	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY);	1210	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
		1211	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
909		1212
910	our @post_detect;	1213	our @post_detect;
911		1214
912	sub post_detect(&) {	1215	sub post_detect(&) {
913	my ($cb) = @_;	1216	my ($cb) = @_;
914		1217
915	if ($MODEL) {
916	$cb->();
917
918	1
919	} else {
920	push @post_detect, $cb;	1218	push @post_detect, $cb;
921		1219
922	defined wantarray	1220	defined wantarray
923	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect"	1221	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
924	: ()	1222	: ()
		1223	}
		1224
		1225	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
		1226	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
		1227	}
		1228
		1229	sub detect() {
		1230	# free some memory
		1231	*detect = sub () { $MODEL };
		1232
		1233	local $!; # for good measure
		1234	local $SIG{__DIE__};
		1235
		1236	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
		1237	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
		1238	if (eval "require $model") {
		1239	$MODEL = $model;
		1240	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
		1241	} else {
		1242	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
		1243	}
925	}	1244	}
926	}
927		1245
928	sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY {	1246	# check for already loaded models
929	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
930	}
931
932	sub detect() {
933	unless ($MODEL) {	1247	unless ($MODEL) {
934	no strict 'refs';	1248	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
935	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1249	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
936		1250	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
937	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
938	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
939	if (eval "require $model") {	1251	if (eval "require $model") {
940	$MODEL = $model;	1252	$MODEL = $model;
941	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1253	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
942	} else {	1254	last;
943	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1255	}
944	}	1256	}
945	}	1257	}
946		1258
947	# check for already loaded models
948	unless ($MODEL) {	1259	unless ($MODEL) {
		1260	# try to autoload a model
949	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1261	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
950	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1262	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1263	if (
		1264	$autoload
		1265	and eval "require $package"
951	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1266	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
952	if (eval "require $model") {	1267	and eval "require $model"
		1268	) {
953	$MODEL = $model;	1269	$MODEL = $model;
954	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1270	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
955	last;	1271	last;
956	}
957	}	1272	}
958	}	1273	}
959		1274
960	unless ($MODEL) {
961	# try to load a model
962
963	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
964	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
965	if (eval "require $package"
966	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
967	and eval "require $model") {
968	$MODEL = $model;
969	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;
970	last;
971	}
972	}
973
974	$MODEL	1275	$MODEL
975	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.";	1276	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
976	}
977	}	1277	}
978
979	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
980
981	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
982
983	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
984
985	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
986	}	1278	}
		1279
		1280	@models = (); # free probe data
		1281
		1282	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
		1283	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
		1284
		1285	# now nuke some methods that are overriden by the backend.
		1286	# SUPER is not allowed.
		1287	for (qw(time signal child idle)) {
		1288	undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"}
		1289	if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"};
		1290	}
		1291
		1292	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
		1293
		1294	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
		1295
		1296	*post_detect = sub(&) {
		1297	shift->();
		1298
		1299	undef
		1300	};
987		1301
988	$MODEL	1302	$MODEL
989	}	1303	}
990		1304
991	sub AUTOLOAD {	1305	sub AUTOLOAD {
992	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1306	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
993		1307
994	$method{$func}	1308	$method{$func}
995	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1309	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid AnyEvent class method";
996		1310
997	detect unless $MODEL;	1311	detect;
998		1312
999	my $class = shift;	1313	my $class = shift;
1000	$class->$func (@_);	1314	$class->$func (@_);
1001	}	1315	}
1002		1316
1003	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends	1317	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1004	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually	1318	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1005	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1319	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1006	sub _dupfh($$$$) {	1320	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1007	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1321	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1008		1322
1009	require Fcntl;
1010
1011	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1323	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1012	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<")	1324	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1013	: $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1014	: Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1015		1325
1016	open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh	1326	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1017	or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!";	1327	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1018		1328
1019	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1329	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1020		1330
1021	($fh2, $rw)	1331	($fh2, $rw)
1022	}	1332	}
1023		1333
		1334	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1335
		1336	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1337	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1338	overhead by using function call syntax and a fixed number of parameters.
		1339
		1340	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1341
		1342	=cut
		1343
		1344	package AE;
		1345
		1346	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1347
		1348	# fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base
		1349	# implementations can overwrite these.
		1350
		1351	sub io($$$) {
		1352	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1353	}
		1354
		1355	sub timer($$$) {
		1356	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1357	}
		1358
		1359	sub signal($$) {
		1360	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1361	}
		1362
		1363	sub child($$) {
		1364	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1365	}
		1366
		1367	sub idle($) {
		1368	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1369	}
		1370
		1371	sub cv(;&) {
		1372	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1373	}
		1374
		1375	sub now() {
		1376	AnyEvent->now
		1377	}
		1378
		1379	sub now_update() {
		1380	AnyEvent->now_update
		1381	}
		1382
		1383	sub time() {
		1384	AnyEvent->time
		1385	}
		1386
1024	package AnyEvent::Base;	1387	package AnyEvent::Base;
1025		1388
1026	# default implementation for now and time	1389	# default implementations for many methods
1027		1390
1028	BEGIN {	1391	sub time {
		1392	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1393	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1029	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); time (); 1") {	1394	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1395	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1030	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1396	*AE::time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1031	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1397	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1032	} else {	1398	} else {
1033	*_time = \&CORE::time; # epic fail	1399	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
		1400	*AE::time = sub (){ time }; # epic fail
		1401	}
		1402
		1403	*time = sub { AE::time }; # different prototypes
		1404	};
		1405	die if $@;
		1406
		1407	&time
		1408	}
		1409
		1410	*now = \&time;
		1411
		1412	sub now_update { }
		1413
		1414	# default implementation for ->condvar
		1415
		1416	sub condvar {
		1417	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1418	*condvar = sub {
		1419	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1420	};
		1421
		1422	*AE::cv = sub (;&) {
		1423	bless { @_ ? (_ae_cb => shift) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1424	};
		1425	};
		1426	die if $@;
		1427
		1428	&condvar
		1429	}
		1430
		1431	# default implementation for ->signal
		1432
		1433	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1434
		1435	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1436	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1437	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1438	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1439
		1440	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1441	}
		1442
		1443	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1444	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1445	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
		1446
		1447	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1448	# used by Impls
		1449	sub _sig_add() {
		1450	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1451	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1452	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1453
		1454	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1455	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1456	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1457	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1458	;
1034	}	1459	}
1035	}	1460	}
1036		1461
1037	sub time { _time }	1462	sub _sig_del {
1038	sub now { _time }	1463	undef $SIG_TW
1039		1464	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1040	# default implementation for ->condvar
1041
1042	sub condvar {
1043	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar::
1044	}	1465	}
1045		1466
1046	# default implementation for ->signal	1467	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1468	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1469	undef $_sig_name_init;
1047		1470
1048	our %SIG_CB;	1471	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1472	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1473	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1474	} else {
		1475	require Config;
		1476
		1477	my %signame2num;
		1478	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1479	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1480
		1481	my @signum2name;
		1482	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1483
		1484	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1485	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1486	};
		1487	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1488	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1489	};
		1490	}
		1491	};
		1492	die if $@;
		1493	};
		1494
		1495	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1496	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
1049		1497
1050	sub signal {	1498	sub signal {
		1499	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1500	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1501	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1502	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1503
		1504	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
		1505	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1506
		1507	} else {
		1508	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1509
		1510	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1511	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1512
		1513	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1514	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1515	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1516	} else {
		1517	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
		1518	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1519	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1520
		1521	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
		1522	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1523	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1524	}
		1525
		1526	$SIGPIPE_R
		1527	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1528
		1529	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1530	}
		1531
		1532	*signal = $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1533	? sub {
1051	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1534	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1052		1535
		1536	# async::interrupt
1053	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1537	my $signal = sig2num $arg{signal};
1054	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1055
1056	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1538	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1539
		1540	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
		1541	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1542	signal => $signal,
		1543	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1544	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1545	;
		1546
		1547	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1548	}
		1549	: sub {
		1550	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1551
		1552	# pure perl
		1553	my $signal = sig2name $arg{signal};
		1554	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1555
1057	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1556	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
		1557	local $!;
		1558	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
		1559	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1560	};
		1561
		1562	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1563	# so limit the signal latency.
		1564	_sig_add;
		1565
		1566	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1567	}
		1568	;
		1569
		1570	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1571	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1572
		1573	_sig_del;
		1574
		1575	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1576
		1577	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1578	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1579	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1580	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1581	# instead of getting the default action.
		1582	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1583	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1584	};
		1585
		1586	*_signal_exec = sub {
		1587	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1588	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
		1589	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
		1590
		1591	while (%SIG_EV) {
		1592	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
		1593	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1058	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} || {} };	1594	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
		1595	}
		1596	}
		1597	};
1059	};	1598	};
		1599	die if $@;
1060		1600
1061	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Signal"	1601	&signal
1062	}
1063
1064	sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY {
1065	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1066
1067	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1068
1069	delete $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1070	}	1602	}
1071		1603
1072	# default implementation for ->child	1604	# default implementation for ->child
1073		1605
1074	our %PID_CB;	1606	our %PID_CB;
1075	our $CHLD_W;	1607	our $CHLD_W;
1076	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1608	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1077	our $PID_IDLE;
1078	our $WNOHANG;	1609	our $WNOHANG;
1079		1610
1080	sub _child_wait {	1611	# used by many Impl's
1081	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1612	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1613	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1614
		1615	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1082	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),	1616	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1083	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });	1617	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1084	}
1085
1086	undef $PID_IDLE;
1087	}
1088
1089	sub _sigchld {
1090	# make sure we deliver these changes "synchronous" with the event loop.
1091	$CHLD_DELAY_W ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => 0, cb => sub {
1092	undef $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1093	&_child_wait;
1094	});
1095	}	1618	}
1096		1619
1097	sub child {	1620	sub child {
		1621	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1622	*_sigchld = sub {
		1623	my $pid;
		1624
		1625	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
		1626	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
		1627	};
		1628
		1629	*child = sub {
1098	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1630	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1099		1631
1100	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1632	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1101	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1633	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1102		1634
1103	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1635	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1104		1636
1105	unless ($WNOHANG) {	1637	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
		1638	$WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
		1639	? 1
1106	$WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;	1640	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1107	}
1108		1641
1109	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1642	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1110	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1643	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1111	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1644	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1112	&_sigchld;	1645	&_sigchld;
1113	}	1646	}
1114		1647
1115	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Child"	1648	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1116	}	1649	};
1117		1650
1118	sub AnyEvent::Base::Child::DESTROY {	1651	*AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1119	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1652	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1120		1653
1121	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1654	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1122	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1655	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1123		1656
1124	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1657	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
		1658	};
		1659	};
		1660	die if $@;
		1661
		1662	&child
		1663	}
		1664
		1665	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
		1666	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
		1667	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
		1668	sub idle {
		1669	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1670	*idle = sub {
		1671	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1672
		1673	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
		1674
		1675	$rcb = sub {
		1676	if ($cb) {
		1677	$w = _time;
		1678	&$cb;
		1679	$w = _time - $w;
		1680
		1681	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
		1682	# within some limits
		1683	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
		1684	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
		1685
		1686	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
		1687	} else {
		1688	# clean up...
		1689	undef $w;
		1690	undef $rcb;
		1691	}
		1692	};
		1693
		1694	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
		1695
		1696	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
		1697	};
		1698
		1699	*AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
		1700	undef $${$_[0]};
		1701	};
		1702	};
		1703	die if $@;
		1704
		1705	&idle
1125	}	1706	}
1126		1707
1127	package AnyEvent::CondVar;	1708	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1128		1709
1129	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1710	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1130		1711
1131	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1712	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1132		1713
1133	use overload	1714	#use overload
1134	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1715	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1135	fallback => 1;	1716	# fallback => 1;
		1717
		1718	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1719	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1720	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1721	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1722	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1723
		1724	our $WAITING;
1136		1725
1137	sub _send {	1726	sub _send {
1138	# nop	1727	# nop
1139	}	1728	}
1140		1729
…		…
1153	sub ready {	1742	sub ready {
1154	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1743	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1155	}	1744	}
1156		1745
1157	sub _wait {	1746	sub _wait {
		1747	$WAITING
		1748	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1749	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1750
		1751	local $WAITING = 1;
1158	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};	1752	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1159	}	1753	}
1160		1754
1161	sub recv {	1755	sub recv {
1162	$_[0]->_wait;	1756	$_[0]->_wait;
…		…
1164	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1758	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1165	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1759	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1166	}	1760	}
1167		1761
1168	sub cb {	1762	sub cb {
1169	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1763	my $cv = shift;
		1764
		1765	@_
		1766	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1767	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1768	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1769
1170	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1770	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1171	}	1771	}
1172		1772
1173	sub begin {	1773	sub begin {
1174	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1774	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1175	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1775	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1203	so on.	1803	so on.
1204		1804
1205	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES	1805	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1206		1806
1207	The following environment variables are used by this module or its	1807	The following environment variables are used by this module or its
1208	submodules:	1808	submodules.
		1809
		1810	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		1811	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		1812	enabled.
1209		1813
1210	=over 4	1814	=over 4
1211		1815
1212	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>	1816	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1213		1817
…		…
1220	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1824	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1221		1825
1222	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1826	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1223	model it chooses.	1827	model it chooses.
1224		1828
		1829	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1830	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1831
1225	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1832	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1226		1833
1227	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1834	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1228	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1835	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1229	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1836	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1230	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems	1837	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1231	it will croak.	1838	it will croak.
1232		1839
1233	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1840	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1234		1841
1235	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended ot keep it off in	1842	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1236	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1843	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1237	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1844	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1845	can be very useful, however.
1238		1846
1239	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1847	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1240		1848
1241	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1849	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1242	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1850	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1263	used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the	1871	used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1264	list.	1872	list.
1265		1873
1266	This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks	1874	This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1267	against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely	1875	against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1268	small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-	1876	small, as the program has to handle conenction and other failures anyways.
1269		1877
1270	Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,	1878	Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1271	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>	1879	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1272	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6	1880	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1273	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or	1881	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
…		…
1285		1893
1286	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	1894	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1287		1895
1288	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>	1896	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1289	will create in parallel.	1897	will create in parallel.
		1898
		1899	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
		1900
		1901	The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
		1902	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
		1903	sent to the DNS server.
		1904
		1905	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
		1906
		1907	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
		1908	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
		1909	default config will be used.
		1910
		1911	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
		1912
		1913	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
		1914	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
		1915	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
		1916	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1917
		1918	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1919
		1920	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1921	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1290		1922
1291	=back	1923	=back
1292		1924
1293	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1925	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1294		1926
…		…
1352	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1984	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1353	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1985	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1354	},	1986	},
1355	);	1987	);
1356		1988
1357	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1358
1359	sub new_timer {
1360	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	1989	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1361	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	1990	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1362	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1363	});	1991	});
1364	}
1365
1366	new_timer; # create first timer
1367		1992
1368	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1993	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1369		1994
1370	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1995	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1371		1996
…		…
1444		2069
1445	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)	2070	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1446	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects	2071	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1447	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)	2072	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1448	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other	2073	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1449	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a	2074	problems get reported to the code that tries to use the result, not in a
1450	random callback.	2075	random callback.
1451		2076
1452	All of this enables the following usage styles:	2077	All of this enables the following usage styles:
1453		2078
1454	1. Blocking:	2079	1. Blocking:
…		…
1502	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2127	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1503	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2128	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1504	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2129	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1505		2130
1506	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2131	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1507	distribution.	2132	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2133	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1508		2134
1509	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2135	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1510		2136
1511	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2137	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1512	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2138	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1533	watcher.	2159	watcher.
1534		2160
1535	=head3 Results	2161	=head3 Results
1536		2162
1537	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2163	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1538	EV/EV 400000 244 0.56 0.46 0.31 EV native interface	2164	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1539	EV/Any 100000 244 2.50 0.46 0.29 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2165	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1540	CoroEV/Any 100000 244 2.49 0.44 0.29 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2166	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1541	Perl/Any 100000 513 4.92 0.87 1.12 pure perl implementation	2167	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1542	Event/Event 16000 516 31.88 31.30 0.85 Event native interface	2168	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1543	Event/Any 16000 590 35.75 31.42 1.08 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2169	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
		2170	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
		2171	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1544	Glib/Any 16000 1357 98.22 12.41 54.00 quadratic behaviour	2172	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1545	Tk/Any 2000 1860 26.97 67.98 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2173	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1546	POE/Event 2000 6644 108.64 736.02 14.73 via POE::Loop::Event	2174	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1547	POE/Select 2000 6343 94.13 809.12 565.96 via POE::Loop::Select	2175	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1548		2176
1549	=head3 Discussion	2177	=head3 Discussion
1550		2178
1551	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2179	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1552	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2180	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1564	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2192	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1565	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2193	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1566	cycles with POE.	2194	cycles with POE.
1567		2195
1568	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2196	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1569	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2197	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2198	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2199	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1570	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2200	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1571	natively.
1572		2201
1573	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2202	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1574	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2203	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1575	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2204	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1576	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2205	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
1577	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of	2206	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1578	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.	2207	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1579		2208
1580	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation	2209	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1581	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.	2210	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
		2211
		2212	C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
		2213	when using its pure perl backend.
1582		2214
1583	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a	2215	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1584	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as	2216	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1585	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of	2217	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1586	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,	2218	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
…		…
1647	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2279	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1648	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2280	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1649	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2281	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1650		2282
1651	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2283	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1652	distribution.	2284	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2285	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1653		2286
1654	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2287	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1655		2288
1656	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2289	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1657	each server has a read and write socket end).	2290	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1664	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating	2297	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1665	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2298	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1666		2299
1667	=head3 Results	2300	=head3 Results
1668		2301
1669	name sockets create request	2302	name sockets create request
1670	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2303	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1671	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2304	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1672	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2305	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1673	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2306	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
		2307	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
		2308	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1674	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2309	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1675		2310
1676	=head3 Discussion	2311	=head3 Discussion
1677		2312
1678	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2313	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1679	particular event loop.	2314	particular event loop.
…		…
1681	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time	2316	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1682	is relatively high, though.	2317	is relatively high, though.
1683		2318
1684	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event	2319	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1685	loops Event and Glib.	2320	loops Event and Glib.
		2321
		2322	IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
		2323	good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1686		2324
1687	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will	2325	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1688	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to	2326	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1689	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event	2327	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1690	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.	2328	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
…		…
1753	=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of	2391	=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of
1754	watchers, as the management overhead dominates.	2392	watchers, as the management overhead dominates.
1755		2393
1756	=back	2394	=back
1757		2395
		2396	=head2 THE IO::Lambda BENCHMARK
		2397
		2398	Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
		2399	could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
		2400	simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
		2401	shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
		2402	fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
		2403	very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
		2404	baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
		2405
		2406	The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
		2407	connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
		2408	creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
		2409	test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
		2410	benchmark nevertheless.
		2411
		2412	name runtime
		2413	Lambda/select 0.330 sec
		2414	+ optimized 0.122 sec
		2415	Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
		2416	+ optimized 0.138 sec
		2417	Raw sockets/select 0.077 sec
		2418	POE/select, components 0.662 sec
		2419	POE/select, raw sockets 0.226 sec
		2420	POE/select, optimized 0.404 sec
		2421
		2422	AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
		2423	AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
		2424	+state machine 0.134 sec
		2425
		2426	The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
		2427	benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
		2428	defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
		2429	written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
		2430	AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
		2431	resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
		2432	generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
		2433	connects (which involve a single syscall only).
		2434
		2435	The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
		2436	offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
		2437	Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
		2438	non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
		2439
		2440	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
		2441	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
		2442	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
		2443
		2444	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
		2445	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
		2446	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
		2447	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
		2448
		2449	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
		2450	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
		2451	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
		2452
		2453
		2454	=head1 SIGNALS
		2455
		2456	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
		2457
		2458	=over 4
		2459
		2460	=item SIGCHLD
		2461
		2462	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
		2463	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
		2464	event loops install a similar handler.
		2465
		2466	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
		2467	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
		2468
		2469	=item SIGPIPE
		2470
		2471	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
		2472	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
		2473
		2474	The rationale for this is that AnyEvent users usually do not really depend
		2475	on SIGPIPE delivery (which is purely an optimisation for shell use, or
		2476	badly-written programs), but C<SIGPIPE> can cause spurious and rare
		2477	program exits as a lot of people do not expect C<SIGPIPE> when writing to
		2478	some random socket.
		2479
		2480	The rationale for installing a no-op handler as opposed to ignoring it is
		2481	that this way, the handler will be restored to defaults on exec.
		2482
		2483	Feel free to install your own handler, or reset it to defaults.
		2484
		2485	=back
		2486
		2487	=cut
		2488
		2489	undef $SIG{CHLD}
		2490	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
		2491
		2492	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
		2493	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
		2494
		2495	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2496
		2497	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2498	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2499
		2500	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2501	modules if they are installed.
		2502
		2503	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2504	affect AnyEvent's operation.
		2505
		2506	=over 4
		2507
		2508	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2509
		2510	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2511	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2512	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2513	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2514	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2515	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2516
		2517	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2518	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2519	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
		2520	battery life on laptops).
		2521
		2522	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2523	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2524
		2525	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2526	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2527	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2528	does nothing for those backends.
		2529
		2530	=item L<EV>
		2531
		2532	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2533	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2534	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2535	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2536	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2537	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2538	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2539	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2540
		2541	If you only use backends that rely on another event loop (e.g. C<Tk>),
		2542	then this module will do nothing for you.
		2543
		2544	=item L<Guard>
		2545
		2546	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2547	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2548	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2549	purely used for performance.
		2550
		2551	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2552
		2553	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
		2554	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. L<JSON> is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2555	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2556
		2557	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2558
		2559	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2560	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2561	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2562
		2563	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2564
		2565	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2566	chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
		2567	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
		2568	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2569
		2570	=back
		2571
1758		2572
1759	=head1 FORK	2573	=head1 FORK
1760		2574
1761	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2575	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
1762	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2576	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
1763	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2577	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2578	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2579	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2580	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2581	what you are doing).
		2582
		2583	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2584	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2585	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2586	is loaded).
1764		2587
1765	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2588	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
1766	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2589	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2590	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2591
		2592	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2593	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2594	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2595	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2596	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2597	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2598	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2599	to have another binary.
1767		2600
1768		2601
1769	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2602	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
1770		2603
1771	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2604	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
1783	use AnyEvent;	2616	use AnyEvent;
1784		2617
1785	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can	2618	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1786	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is	2619	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1787	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and	2620	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
1788	$ENV{PERL_ANYEGENT_STRICT}.	2621	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
		2622
		2623	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		2624	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		2625	enabled.
1789		2626
1790		2627
1791	=head1 BUGS	2628	=head1 BUGS
1792		2629
1793	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard	2630	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1794	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10	2631	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1795	and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying	2632	and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1796	mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as	2633	memleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1797	pronounced).	2634	pronounced).
1798		2635
1799		2636
1800	=head1 SEE ALSO	2637	=head1 SEE ALSO
1801		2638
…		…
1805	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2642	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1806		2643
1807	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2644	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1808	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2645	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1809	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2646	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1810	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	2647	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
1811		2648
1812	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2649	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
1813	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.	2650	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
1814		2651
1815	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2652	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1816		2653
1817	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,	2654	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
		2655	L<Coro::Event>,
1818		2656
1819	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2657	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
		2658	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
1820		2659
1821		2660
1822	=head1 AUTHOR	2661	=head1 AUTHOR
1823		2662
1824	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2663	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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