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1=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
2 2
3AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops 3AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4 4
5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported 5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt,
6event loops. 6FLTK and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7 7
8=head1 SYNOPSIS 8=head1 SYNOPSIS
9 9
10 use AnyEvent; 10 use AnyEvent;
11 11
12 # if you prefer function calls, look at the AE manpage for
13 # an alternative API.
14
12 # file descriptor readable 15 # file handle or descriptor readable
13 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... }); 16 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
14 17
15 # one-shot or repeating timers 18 # one-shot or repeating timers
16 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... }); 19 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
17 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ... 20 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...);
18 21
19 print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time 22 print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
20 print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time. 23 print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
21 24
22 # POSIX signal 25 # POSIX signal
40=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL 43=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
41 44
42This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested 45This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
43in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the 46in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
44L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage. 47L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
48
49=head1 SUPPORT
50
51An FAQ document is available as L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
52
53There also is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
54channel, too.
55
56See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
57Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
45 58
46=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT) 59=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
47 60
48Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen 61Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
49nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent? 62nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
65module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event 78module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event
66model you use. 79model you use.
67 80
68For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is 81For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is
69actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is 82actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is
70like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you 83like joining a cult: After you join, you are dependent on them and you
71cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything 84cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything
72that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your 85that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your
73module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use. 86module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
74 87
75AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works 88AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
76fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together 89fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
77with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if 90with the rest: POE + EV? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if your module
78your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, 91uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, too. But if
79too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all 92your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all event models it
80event models it supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those 93supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those use one of the
81use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new event loops 94supported event loops. It is easy to add new event loops to AnyEvent, too,
82to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof). 95so it is future-proof).
83 96
84In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event 97In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
85model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar 98model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
86modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to 99modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
87follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only 100follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and to the point, by only
88offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as 101offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as
89technically possible. 102technically possible.
90 103
91Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox 104Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox
92of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100% 105of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%
98useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event 111useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event
99model, you should I<not> use this module. 112model, you should I<not> use this module.
100 113
101=head1 DESCRIPTION 114=head1 DESCRIPTION
102 115
103L<AnyEvent> provides an identical interface to multiple event loops. This 116L<AnyEvent> provides a uniform interface to various event loops. This
104allows module authors to utilise an event loop without forcing module 117allows module authors to use event loop functionality without forcing
105users to use the same event loop (as only a single event loop can coexist 118module users to use a specific event loop implementation (since more
106peacefully at any one time). 119than one event loop cannot coexist peacefully).
107 120
108The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event> 121The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>
109module. 122module.
110 123
111During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries 124During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries
112to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the 125to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the
113following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, 126following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, L<AnyEvent::Loop>,
114L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, 127L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. The first one
115L<POE>. The first one found is used. If none are found, the module tries 128found is used. If none are detected, the module tries to load the first
116to load these modules (excluding Tk, Event::Lib, Qt and POE as the pure perl 129four modules in the order given; but note that if L<EV> is not
117adaptor should always succeed) in the order given. The first one that can 130available, the pure-perl L<AnyEvent::Loop> should always work, so
118be successfully loaded will be used. If, after this, still none could be 131the other two are not normally tried.
119found, AnyEvent will fall back to a pure-perl event loop, which is not
120very efficient, but should work everywhere.
121 132
122Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading 133Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading
123an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make 134an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make
124that model the default. For example: 135that model the default. For example:
125 136
127 use AnyEvent; 138 use AnyEvent;
128 139
129 # .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk 140 # .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk
130 141
131The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and 142The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and
132starts using it, all bets are off. Maybe you should tell their authors to 143starts using it, all bets are off - this case should be very rare though,
133use AnyEvent so their modules work together with others seamlessly... 144as very few modules hardcode event loops without announcing this very
145loudly.
134 146
135The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called 147The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called C<AnyEvent::Loop>. Like
136C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it 148other event modules you can load it explicitly and enjoy the high
137explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :) 149availability of that event loop :)
138 150
139=head1 WATCHERS 151=head1 WATCHERS
140 152
141AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that 153AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that
142stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as 154stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as
147callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model 159callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
148is in control). 160is in control).
149 161
150Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables> 162Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
151potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<< 163potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
152callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in 164callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practice in
153Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs 165Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
154widely between event loops. 166widely between event loops.
155 167
156To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the 168To disable a watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
157variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references 169variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
158to it). 170to it).
159 171
160All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class. 172All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
161 173
162Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for 174Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for
163example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways. 175example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.
164 176
165An any way to achieve that is this pattern: 177One way to achieve that is this pattern:
166 178
167 my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub { 179 my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {
168 # you can use $w here, for example to undef it 180 # you can use $w here, for example to undef it
169 undef $w; 181 undef $w;
170 }); 182 });
173my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are 185my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
174declared. 186declared.
175 187
176=head2 I/O WATCHERS 188=head2 I/O WATCHERS
177 189
190 $w = AnyEvent->io (
191 fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
192 poll => <"r" or "w">,
193 cb => <callback>,
194 );
195
178You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method 196You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
179with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments: 197with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
180 198
181C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch 199C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
182for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file 200for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
183handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which 201handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
184non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets, 202non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
185most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files 203most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
186or block devices. 204or block devices.
196 214
197The I/O watcher might use the underlying file descriptor or a copy of it. 215The I/O watcher might use the underlying file descriptor or a copy of it.
198You must not close a file handle as long as any watcher is active on the 216You must not close a file handle as long as any watcher is active on the
199underlying file descriptor. 217underlying file descriptor.
200 218
201Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should 219Some event loops issue spurious readiness notifications, so you should
202always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file 220always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file
203handles. 221handles.
204 222
205Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the 223Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the
206watcher. 224watcher.
211 undef $w; 229 undef $w;
212 }); 230 });
213 231
214=head2 TIME WATCHERS 232=head2 TIME WATCHERS
215 233
234 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => <seconds>, cb => <callback>);
235
236 $w = AnyEvent->timer (
237 after => <fractional_seconds>,
238 interval => <fractional_seconds>,
239 cb => <callback>,
240 );
241
216You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >> 242You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
217method with the following mandatory arguments: 243method with the following mandatory arguments:
218 244
219C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are 245C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
220supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke 246supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
222 248
223Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 249Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
224presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 250presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
225callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks. 251callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.
226 252
227The callback will normally be invoked once only. If you specify another 253The callback will normally be invoked only once. If you specify another
228parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the 254parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the
229callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional 255callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional
230seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a 256seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a
231false value, then it is treated as if it were missing. 257false value, then it is treated as if it were not specified at all.
232 258
233The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no 259The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no
234attempt is done to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is 260attempt is made to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is
235only approximate. 261only approximate.
236 262
237Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds. 263Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.
238 264
239 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub { 265 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {
257 283
258While most event loops expect timers to specified in a relative way, they 284While most event loops expect timers to specified in a relative way, they
259use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock 285use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock
260"jumps", for example, when ntp decides to set your clock backwards from 286"jumps", for example, when ntp decides to set your clock backwards from
261the wrong date of 2014-01-01 to 2008-01-01, a watcher that is supposed to 287the wrong date of 2014-01-01 to 2008-01-01, a watcher that is supposed to
262fire "after" a second might actually take six years to finally fire. 288fire "after a second" might actually take six years to finally fire.
263 289
264AnyEvent cannot compensate for this. The only event loop that is conscious 290AnyEvent cannot compensate for this. The only event loop that is conscious
265about these issues is L<EV>, which offers both relative (ev_timer, based 291of these issues is L<EV>, which offers both relative (ev_timer, based
266on true relative time) and absolute (ev_periodic, based on wallclock time) 292on true relative time) and absolute (ev_periodic, based on wallclock time)
267timers. 293timers.
268 294
269AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the 295AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the
270AnyEvent API. 296AnyEvent API.
292I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the 318I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the
293function to call when you want to know the current time.> 319function to call when you want to know the current time.>
294 320
295This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and 321This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and
296thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example, 322thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,
297L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update it's activity timeouts). 323L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update its activity timeouts).
298 324
299The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact 325The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact
300with your timing, you can skip it without bad conscience. 326with your timing; you can skip it without a bad conscience.
301 327
302For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib> 328For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib>
303and L<EV> and the following set-up: 329and L<EV> and the following set-up:
304 330
305The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callback at 331The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callbacks at
306time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback, 332time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,
307you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a 333you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a
308second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires 334second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires
309after three seconds. 335after three seconds.
310 336
330difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into 356difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
331account. 357account.
332 358
333=item AnyEvent->now_update 359=item AnyEvent->now_update
334 360
335Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache 361Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Loop>) cache the current
336the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<< 362time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<< AnyEvent->now >>,
337AnyEvent->now >>, above). 363above).
338 364
339When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then 365When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
340this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which 366this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
341might affect timers and time-outs. 367might affect timers and time-outs.
342 368
343When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the 369When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
344event loop's idea of "current time". 370event loop's idea of "current time".
345 371
372A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
373when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
374idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
375script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
376AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
377(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
378
346Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled. 379Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
347 380
348=back 381=back
349 382
350=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS 383=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
384
385 $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
351 386
352You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal 387You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
353I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl 388I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
354callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs. 389callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
355 390
361invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means 396invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
362that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process, 397that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
363but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks. 398but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
364 399
365The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal 400The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
366between multiple watchers. 401between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
402interrupt your program at bad times.
367 403
368This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals 404This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
369directly will likely not work correctly. 405so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
406correctly.
370 407
371Example: exit on SIGINT 408Example: exit on SIGINT
372 409
373 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 }); 410 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
374 411
412=head3 Restart Behaviour
413
414While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
415not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
416pure perl implementation).
417
418=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
419
420Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling)
421or "unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might delay signal delivery
422indefinitely, the latter might corrupt your memory.
423
424AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
425i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
426called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
427callbacks, too).
428
429=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
430
431Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support
432attaching callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity,
433as you cannot do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring
434C libraries for this. AnyEvent will try to do its best, which
435means in some cases, signals will be delayed. The maximum time
436a signal might be delayed is 10 seconds by default, but can
437be overriden via C<$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY}> or
438C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> - see the L<ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES>
439section for details.
440
441All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
442L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
443work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
444(and not with L<POE> currently). For those, you just have to suffer the
445delays.
446
375=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS 447=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
376 448
449 $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
450
377You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status. 451You can also watch for a child process exit and catch its exit status.
378 452
379The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it 453The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (on some backends,
380watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when 454using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
381the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on 455croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
382any trace events (stopped/continued). 456finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
457(stopped/continued).
383 458
384The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by 459The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
385waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher 460waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
386callback arguments. 461callback arguments.
387 462
403 478
404This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first 479This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
405thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one 480thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
406watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call 481watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
407C<AnyEvent::detect>). 482C<AnyEvent::detect>).
483
484As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
485emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which case the latency and race
486problems mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
408 487
409Example: fork a process and wait for it 488Example: fork a process and wait for it
410 489
411 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 490 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
412 491
424 # do something else, then wait for process exit 503 # do something else, then wait for process exit
425 $done->recv; 504 $done->recv;
426 505
427=head2 IDLE WATCHERS 506=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
428 507
429Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important 508 $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
430to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
431"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
432attention by the event loop".
433 509
434Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing 510This will repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle,
435better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new 511until either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
436events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
437 512
438Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only 513Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
514is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
515invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
516defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
517have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
518when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
519detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
520will be invoked.
521
522Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
439EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent 523EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
440will simply call the callback "from time to time". 524will simply call the callback "from time to time".
441 525
442Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the 526Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
443program is otherwise idle: 527program is otherwise idle:
459 }); 543 });
460 }); 544 });
461 545
462=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES 546=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
463 547
548 $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
549
550 $cv->send (<list>);
551 my @res = $cv->recv;
552
464If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them 553If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
465require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that 554require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
466will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks. 555will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
467 556
468AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and 557AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
469will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user). 558loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
470 559
471The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called 560The tool to do that is called a "condition variable", so called because
472because they represent a condition that must become true. 561they represent a condition that must become true.
562
563Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
473 564
474Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar 565Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
475>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is 566>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
476
477C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable 567C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
478becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not 568becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
479the results). 569the results).
480 570
481After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true" 571After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
482by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it 572by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
483were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<< 573were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
484->send >> method). 574->send >> method).
485 575
486Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can 576Since condition variables are the most complex part of the AnyEvent API, here are
487optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points 577some different mental models of what they are - pick the ones you can connect to:
488in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet 578
489another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be 579=over 4
490used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers 580
491a result. 581=item * Condition variables are like callbacks - you can call them (and pass them instead
582of callbacks). Unlike callbacks however, you can also wait for them to be called.
583
584=item * Condition variables are signals - one side can emit or send them,
585the other side can wait for them, or install a handler that is called when
586the signal fires.
587
588=item * Condition variables are like "Merge Points" - points in your program
589where you merge multiple independent results/control flows into one.
590
591=item * Condition variables represent a transaction - functions that start
592some kind of transaction can return them, leaving the caller the choice
593between waiting in a blocking fashion, or setting a callback.
594
595=item * Condition variables represent future values, or promises to deliver
596some result, long before the result is available.
597
598=back
492 599
493Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished, 600Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
494for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests, 601for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
495then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the 602then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
496availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is 603availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
509 616
510Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys 617Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys
511used by AnyEvent itself are all named C<_ae_XXX> to make subclassing 618used by AnyEvent itself are all named C<_ae_XXX> to make subclassing
512easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of 619easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of
513AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call 620AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call
514it's C<new> method in your own C<new> method. 621its C<new> method in your own C<new> method.
515 622
516There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which 623There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which
517eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits 624eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
518for the send to occur. 625for the send to occur.
519 626
520Example: wait for a timer. 627Example: wait for a timer.
521 628
522 # wait till the result is ready 629 # condition: "wait till the timer is fired"
523 my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar; 630 my $timer_fired = AnyEvent->condvar;
524 631
525 # do something such as adding a timer 632 # create the timer - we could wait for, say
526 # or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->send 633 # a handle becomign ready, or even an
527 # when the "result" is ready. 634 # AnyEvent::HTTP request to finish, but
528 # in this case, we simply use a timer: 635 # in this case, we simply use a timer:
529 my $w = AnyEvent->timer ( 636 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (
530 after => 1, 637 after => 1,
531 cb => sub { $result_ready->send }, 638 cb => sub { $timer_fired->send },
532 ); 639 );
533 640
534 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback 641 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
535 # calls send 642 # calls ->send
536 $result_ready->recv; 643 $timer_fired->recv;
537 644
538Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that 645Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
539condition variables are also code references. 646variables are also callable directly.
540 647
541 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 648 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
542 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done); 649 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
543 $done->recv; 650 $done->recv;
544 651
550 657
551 ... 658 ...
552 659
553 my @info = $couchdb->info->recv; 660 my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
554 661
555And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the 662And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
556results are available: 663results are available:
557 664
558 $couchdb->info->cb (sub { 665 $couchdb->info->cb (sub {
559 my @info = $_[0]->recv; 666 my @info = $_[0]->recv;
560 }); 667 });
578immediately from within send. 685immediately from within send.
579 686
580Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all 687Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
581future C<< ->recv >> calls. 688future C<< ->recv >> calls.
582 689
583Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly 690Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
584(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling 691they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
585C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle 692C<send>.
586overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
587instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
588support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
589invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
590example).
591 693
592=item $cv->croak ($error) 694=item $cv->croak ($error)
593 695
594Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke 696Similar to send, but causes all calls to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
595C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar. 697C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
596 698
597This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable 699This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
598user/consumer. 700user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
701delays the error detection, but has the overwhelming advantage that it
702diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
703deep in some event callback with no connection to the actual code causing
704the problem.
599 705
600=item $cv->begin ([group callback]) 706=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
601 707
602=item $cv->end 708=item $cv->end
603
604These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
605 709
606These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into 710These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
607one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want 711one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
608to use a condition variable for the whole process. 712to use a condition variable for the whole process.
609 713
610Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to 714Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
611C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end 715C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
612>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback 716>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
613is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no 717condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
614callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments. 718>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
719be called without any arguments.
615 720
616Let's clarify this with the ping example: 721You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
722sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
723condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
724
725Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
726STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
727close before activating a condvar:
617 728
618 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar; 729 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
619 730
731 $cv->begin; # first watcher
732 my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
733 defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
734 or $cv->end;
735 });
736
737 $cv->begin; # second watcher
738 my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
739 defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
740 or $cv->end;
741 });
742
743 $cv->recv;
744
745This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
746one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
747sending.
748
749The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
750there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
751begun can potentially be zero:
752
753 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
754
620 my %result; 755 my %result;
621 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) }); 756 $cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
622 757
623 for my $host (@list_of_hosts) { 758 for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
624 $cv->begin; 759 $cv->begin;
625 ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub { 760 ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
626 $result{$host} = ...; 761 $result{$host} = ...;
628 }; 763 };
629 } 764 }
630 765
631 $cv->end; 766 $cv->end;
632 767
768 ...
769
770 my $results = $cv->recv;
771
633This code fragment supposedly pings a number of hosts and calls 772This code fragment supposedly pings a number of hosts and calls
634C<send> after results for all then have have been gathered - in any 773C<send> after results for all then have have been gathered - in any
635order. To achieve this, the code issues a call to C<begin> when it starts 774order. To achieve this, the code issues a call to C<begin> when it starts
636each ping request and calls C<end> when it has received some result for 775each ping request and calls C<end> when it has received some result for
637it. Since C<begin> and C<end> only maintain a counter, the order in which 776it. Since C<begin> and C<end> only maintain a counter, the order in which
641loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback 780loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
642to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that 781to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
643C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop 782C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
644doesn't execute once). 783doesn't execute once).
645 784
646This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests: 785This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
647use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end> 786potentially zero) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
648is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call 787the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
649C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>. 788subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
789call C<end>.
650 790
651=back 791=back
652 792
653=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS 793=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
654 794
658=over 4 798=over 4
659 799
660=item $cv->recv 800=item $cv->recv
661 801
662Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak 802Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak
663>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers 803>> methods have been called on C<$cv>, while servicing other watchers
664normally. 804normally.
665 805
666You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but 806You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but
667will return immediately. 807will return immediately.
668 808
670function will call C<croak>. 810function will call C<croak>.
671 811
672In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned, 812In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
673in scalar context only the first one will be returned. 813in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
674 814
815Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
816event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
817>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
818condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
819L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
820any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
821
675Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case 822Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
676(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are 823(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
677using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the 824using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
678caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling 825caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
679condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting 826condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
680callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block, 827callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
681while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires). 828while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
682 829
683Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
684sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
685multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
686can supply.
687
688The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
689fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
690versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
691C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
692coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
693
694You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and 830You can ensure that C<< ->recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
695only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later 831only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
696time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking 832time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
697waits otherwise. 833waits otherwise.
698 834
699=item $bool = $cv->ready 835=item $bool = $cv->ready
705 841
706This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally 842This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
707replaces it before doing so. 843replaces it before doing so.
708 844
709The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when 845The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
710C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition 846C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the
711variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time 847condition variable itself. If the condition is already true, the
712is guaranteed not to block. 848callback is called immediately when it is set. Calling C<recv> inside
849the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
713 850
714=back 851=back
715 852
853=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
854
855The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
856
857=over 4
858
859=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
860
861EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
862use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
863pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
864AnyEvent itself.
865
866 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
867 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl AnyEvent::Loop, fast and portable.
868
869=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
870
871These will be used if they are already loaded when the first watcher
872is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
873them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
874when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
875create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
876
877 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
878 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
879 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
880 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
881 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
882 AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
883 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async.
884 AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa based on Cocoa::EventLoop.
885 AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK based on FLTK (fltk 2 binding).
886
887=item Backends with special needs.
888
889Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
890otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
891instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
892everything should just work.
893
894 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
895
896=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
897
898Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
899
900There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
901
902B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
903use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
904polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
905consider for AnyEvent.
906
907B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
908backend, so it can be supported through POE.
909
910AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
911load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
912in which case everything will be automatic.
913
914=back
915
716=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS 916=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
717 917
918These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
919write AnyEvent extension modules.
920
718=over 4 921=over 4
719 922
720=item $AnyEvent::MODEL 923=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
721 924
722Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it 925Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
926backend has been autodetected.
927
723contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the 928Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
724Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the 929name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
725C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case 930of the C<AnyEvent::Impl::xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
726AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>). 931case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
727 932will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
728The known classes so far are:
729
730 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
731 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
732 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
733 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
734 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
735 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
736 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
737 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
738
739 # warning, support for IO::Async is only partial, as it is too broken
740 # and limited toe ven support the AnyEvent API. See AnyEvent::Impl::Async.
741 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
742
743There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
744watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
745POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
746second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
747AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
748it's adaptor.
749
750AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
751autodetecting them.
752 933
753=item AnyEvent::detect 934=item AnyEvent::detect
754 935
755Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model 936Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
756if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would 937if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
757have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at 938have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
758runtime. 939runtime, and not e.g. during initialisation of your module.
940
941The effect of calling this function is as if a watcher had been created
942(specifically, actions that happen "when the first watcher is created"
943happen when calling detetc as well).
944
945If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
946created, use C<post_detect>.
759 947
760=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK } 948=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
761 949
762Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is 950Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
763autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened). 951autodetected (or immediately if that has already happened).
952
953The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
954(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
955created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
956other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
957L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
958
959The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
960event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
961and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
962avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
764 963
765If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object 964If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
766that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See 965that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
966C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
767L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful. 967a case where this is useful.
968
969Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
970C<$WATCHER>, but do so only do so after the event loop is initialised.
971
972 our WATCHER;
973
974 my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
975 $WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
976 };
977
978 # the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
979 # as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
980 # post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
981 # able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
982
983 $WATCHER ||= $guard;
768 984
769=item @AnyEvent::post_detect 985=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
770 986
771If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it 987If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
772before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after 988before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will be called directly
773the event loop has been chosen. 989after the event loop has been chosen.
774 990
775You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though: 991You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
776if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected, 992if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
777and the array will be ignored. 993array will be ignored.
778 994
779Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead. 995Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
996it, as it takes care of these details.
997
998This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
999when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
1000not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
1001into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
1002
1003Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
1004together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
1005Coro to accomplish this):
1006
1007 if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
1008 # AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
1009 require Coro::AnyEvent;
1010 } else {
1011 # AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
1012 # as soon as it is
1013 push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
1014 }
1015
1016=item AnyEvent::postpone { BLOCK }
1017
1018Arranges for the block to be executed as soon as possible, but not before
1019the call itself returns. In practise, the block will be executed just
1020before the event loop polls for new events, or shortly afterwards.
1021
1022This function never returns anything (to make the C<return postpone { ...
1023}> idiom more useful.
1024
1025To understand the usefulness of this function, consider a function that
1026asynchronously does something for you and returns some transaction
1027object or guard to let you cancel the operation. For example,
1028C<AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect>:
1029
1030 # start a conenction attempt unless one is active
1031 $self->{connect_guard} ||= AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect "www.example.net", 80, sub {
1032 delete $self->{connect_guard};
1033 ...
1034 };
1035
1036Imagine that this function could instantly call the callback, for
1037example, because it detects an obvious error such as a negative port
1038number. Invoking the callback before the function returns causes problems
1039however: the callback will be called and will try to delete the guard
1040object. But since the function hasn't returned yet, there is nothing to
1041delete. When the function eventually returns it will assign the guard
1042object to C<< $self->{connect_guard} >>, where it will likely never be
1043deleted, so the program thinks it is still trying to connect.
1044
1045This is where C<AnyEvent::postpone> should be used. Instead of calling the
1046callback directly on error:
1047
1048 $cb->(undef), return # signal error to callback, BAD!
1049 if $some_error_condition;
1050
1051It should use C<postpone>:
1052
1053 AnyEvent::postpone { $cb->(undef) }, return # signal error to callback, later
1054 if $some_error_condition;
1055
1056=item AnyEvent::log $level, $msg[, @args]
1057
1058Log the given C<$msg> at the given C<$level>.
1059
1060If L<AnyEvent::Log> is not loaded then this function makes a simple test
1061to see whether the message will be logged. If the test succeeds it will
1062load AnyEvent::Log and call C<AnyEvent::Log::log> - consequently, look at
1063the L<AnyEvent::Log> documentation for details.
1064
1065If the test fails it will simply return. Right now this happens when a
1066numerical loglevel is used and it is larger than the level specified via
1067C<$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}>.
1068
1069If you want to sprinkle loads of logging calls around your code, consider
1070creating a logger callback with the C<AnyEvent::Log::logger> function,
1071which can reduce typing, codesize and can reduce the logging overhead
1072enourmously.
780 1073
781=back 1074=back
782 1075
783=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE 1076=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
784 1077
795because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using 1088because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using
796events is to stay interactive. 1089events is to stay interactive.
797 1090
798It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module 1091It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module
799requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method 1092requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method
800called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->recv >> 1093called C<results> that returns the results, it may call C<< ->recv >>
801freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always). 1094freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. Always).
802 1095
803=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM 1096=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM
804 1097
805There will always be a single main program - the only place that should 1098There will always be a single main program - the only place that should
806dictate which event model to use. 1099dictate which event model to use.
807 1100
808If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not 1101If the program is not event-based, it need not do anything special, even
809do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent 1102when it depends on a module that uses an AnyEvent. If the program itself
810decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it. 1103uses AnyEvent, but does not care which event loop is used, all it needs
1104to do is C<use AnyEvent>. In either case, AnyEvent will choose the best
1105available loop implementation.
811 1106
812If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in 1107If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in
813Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the 1108Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the
814event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally 1109event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally
815speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that 1110speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that
816modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will 1111modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
817decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it 1112decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
818might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself. 1113might choose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
819 1114
820You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the 1115You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
821C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour 1116C<AnyEvent::Loop> module, which gives you similar behaviour
822everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better. 1117everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
823 1118
824=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION 1119=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION
825 1120
826Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who 1121Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who
839 1134
840 1135
841=head1 OTHER MODULES 1136=head1 OTHER MODULES
842 1137
843The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use 1138The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
844AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules 1139AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other
845in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are 1140AnyEvent modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the
846available via CPAN. 1141modules come as part of AnyEvent, the others are available via CPAN (see
1142L<http://search.cpan.org/search?m=module&q=anyevent%3A%3A*> for
1143a longer non-exhaustive list), and the list is heavily biased towards
1144modules of the AnyEvent author himself :)
847 1145
848=over 4 1146=over 4
849 1147
850=item L<AnyEvent::Util> 1148=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
851 1149
852Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking 1150Contains various utility functions that replace often-used blocking
853functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions. 1151functions such as C<inet_aton> with event/callback-based versions.
854 1152
855=item L<AnyEvent::Socket> 1153=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
856 1154
857Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets, 1155Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
858addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp 1156addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
860 1158
861=item L<AnyEvent::Handle> 1159=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
862 1160
863Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes, 1161Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
864supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and 1162supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
865non-blocking SSL/TLS. 1163non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>).
866 1164
867=item L<AnyEvent::DNS> 1165=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
868 1166
869Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities. 1167Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
870 1168
1169=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>, L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IGS>, L<AnyEvent::FCP>
1170
1171Implement event-based interfaces to the protocols of the same name (for
1172the curious, IGS is the International Go Server and FCP is the Freenet
1173Client Protocol).
1174
871=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP> 1175=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
872 1176
873A simple-to-use HTTP library that is capable of making a lot of concurrent 1177Truly asynchronous (as opposed to non-blocking) I/O, should be in the
874HTTP requests. 1178toolbox of every event programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
1179L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent together, giving AnyEvent access to event-based
1180file I/O, and much more.
1181
1182=item L<AnyEvent::Filesys::Notify>
1183
1184AnyEvent is good for non-blocking stuff, but it can't detect file or
1185path changes (e.g. "watch this directory for new files", "watch this
1186file for changes"). The L<AnyEvent::Filesys::Notify> module promises to
1187do just that in a portbale fashion, supporting inotify on GNU/Linux and
1188some weird, without doubt broken, stuff on OS X to monitor files. It can
1189fall back to blocking scans at regular intervals transparently on other
1190platforms, so it's about as portable as it gets.
1191
1192(I haven't used it myself, but I haven't heard anybody complaining about
1193it yet).
1194
1195=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
1196
1197Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process for you,
1198notifying you in an event-based way when the operation is finished.
875 1199
876=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD> 1200=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
877 1201
878Provides a simple web application server framework. 1202A simple embedded webserver.
879 1203
880=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing> 1204=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
881 1205
882The fastest ping in the west. 1206The fastest ping in the west.
883 1207
884=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
885
886Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
887
888=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
889
890Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
891programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
892together.
893
894=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
895
896Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
897L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
898
899=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
900
901A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
902
903=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
904
905A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
906L<App::IGS>).
907
908=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
909
910AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
911
912=item L<Net::XMPP2>
913
914AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
915
916=item L<Net::FCP>
917
918AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
919of AnyEvent.
920
921=item L<Event::ExecFlow>
922
923High level API for event-based execution flow control.
924
925=item L<Coro> 1208=item L<Coro>
926 1209
927Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>. 1210Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you
1211to simply invert the flow control - don't call us, we will call you:
928 1212
929=item L<IO::Lambda> 1213 async {
1214 Coro::AnyEvent::sleep 5; # creates a 5s timer and waits for it
1215 print "5 seconds later!\n";
930 1216
931The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent. 1217 Coro::AnyEvent::readable *STDIN; # uses an I/O watcher
1218 my $line = <STDIN>; # works for ttys
1219
1220 AnyEvent::HTTP::http_get "url", Coro::rouse_cb;
1221 my ($body, $hdr) = Coro::rouse_wait;
1222 };
932 1223
933=back 1224=back
934 1225
935=cut 1226=cut
936 1227
937package AnyEvent; 1228package AnyEvent;
938 1229
939no warnings; 1230# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
940use strict qw(vars subs); 1231sub common_sense {
1232 # from common:.sense 3.5
1233 local $^W;
1234 ${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS} ^ "\x3c\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf0\x0f\xc0\xf0\xfc\x33\x00";
1235 # use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
1236 $^H |= 0x00000600;
1237}
941 1238
1239BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1240
942use Carp; 1241use Carp ();
943 1242
944our $VERSION = 4.412; 1243our $VERSION = '7.04';
945our $MODEL; 1244our $MODEL;
946
947our $AUTOLOAD;
948our @ISA; 1245our @ISA;
949
950our @REGISTRY; 1246our @REGISTRY;
951 1247our $VERBOSE;
952our $WIN32; 1248our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
1249our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY} || 10; # executes after the BEGIN block below (tainting!)
953 1250
954BEGIN { 1251BEGIN {
955 eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }"; 1252 require "AnyEvent/constants.pl";
1253
956 eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }"; 1254 eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}";
957 1255
958 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} 1256 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
959 if ${^TAINT}; 1257 if ${^TAINT};
960}
961 1258
962our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1; 1259 $ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"} = $ENV{"AE_$_"}
1260 for grep s/^AE_// && !exists $ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"}, keys %ENV;
963 1261
964our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred 1262 @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} = ()
1263 if ${^TAINT};
965 1264
966{ 1265 # $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_xxx} now valid
1266
1267 $VERBOSE = length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE} ? $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1 : 4;
1268
967 my $idx; 1269 my $idx;
968 $PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx 1270 $PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx
969 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/, 1271 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
970 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6"; 1272 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
971} 1273}
972 1274
1275our @post_detect;
1276
1277sub post_detect(&) {
1278 my ($cb) = @_;
1279
1280 push @post_detect, $cb;
1281
1282 defined wantarray
1283 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1284 : ()
1285}
1286
1287sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
1288 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1289}
1290
1291our $POSTPONE_W;
1292our @POSTPONE;
1293
1294sub _postpone_exec {
1295 undef $POSTPONE_W;
1296
1297 &{ shift @POSTPONE }
1298 while @POSTPONE;
1299}
1300
1301sub postpone(&) {
1302 push @POSTPONE, shift;
1303
1304 $POSTPONE_W ||= AE::timer (0, 0, \&_postpone_exec);
1305
1306 ()
1307}
1308
1309sub log($$;@) {
1310 # only load the big bloated module when we actually are about to log something
1311 if ($_[0] <= ($VERBOSE || 1)) { # also catches non-numeric levels(!) and fatal
1312 local ($!, $@);
1313 require AnyEvent::Log; # among other things, sets $VERBOSE to 9
1314 # AnyEvent::Log overwrites this function
1315 goto &log;
1316 }
1317
1318 0 # not logged
1319}
1320
1321sub _logger($;$) {
1322 my ($level, $renabled) = @_;
1323
1324 $$renabled = $level <= $VERBOSE;
1325
1326 my $logger = [(caller)[0], $level, $renabled];
1327
1328 $AnyEvent::Log::LOGGER{$logger+0} = $logger;
1329
1330# return unless defined wantarray;
1331#
1332# require AnyEvent::Util;
1333# my $guard = AnyEvent::Util::guard (sub {
1334# # "clean up"
1335# delete $LOGGER{$logger+0};
1336# });
1337#
1338# sub {
1339# return 0 unless $$renabled;
1340#
1341# $guard if 0; # keep guard alive, but don't cause runtime overhead
1342# require AnyEvent::Log unless $AnyEvent::Log::VERSION;
1343# package AnyEvent::Log;
1344# _log ($logger->[0], $level, @_) # logger->[0] has been converted at load time
1345# }
1346}
1347
1348if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG}) {
1349 require AnyEvent::Log; # AnyEvent::Log does the thing for us
1350}
1351
973my @models = ( 1352our @models = (
974 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::], 1353 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],
975 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
976 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::], 1354 [AnyEvent::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],
977 # everything below here will not be autoprobed 1355 # everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
978 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere 1356 # as the pure perl backend should work everywhere
979 # and is usually faster 1357 # and is usually faster
1358 [Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package, so msut be near the top
1359 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::], # slow, stable
1360 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1361 # everything below here should not be autoloaded
1362 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
980 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles 1363 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
981 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
982 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
983 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program 1364 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
984 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza 1365 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
985 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1366 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
986 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1367 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
987 # IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workaorunds for its 1368 [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # a bitch to autodetect
988 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others. 1369 [Cocoa::EventLoop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa::],
989 # IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any 1370 [FLTK:: => AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK::],
990 # obvious default class.
991# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
992# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
993# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
994); 1371);
995 1372
996our %method = map +($_ => 1), 1373our @isa_hook;
1374
1375sub _isa_set {
1376 my @pkg = ("AnyEvent", (map $_->[0], grep defined, @isa_hook), $MODEL);
1377
1378 @{"$pkg[$_-1]::ISA"} = $pkg[$_]
1379 for 1 .. $#pkg;
1380
1381 grep $_ && $_->[1], @isa_hook
1382 and AE::_reset ();
1383}
1384
1385# used for hooking AnyEvent::Strict and AnyEvent::Debug::Wrap into the class hierarchy
1386sub _isa_hook($$;$) {
1387 my ($i, $pkg, $reset_ae) = @_;
1388
1389 $isa_hook[$i] = $pkg ? [$pkg, $reset_ae] : undef;
1390
1391 _isa_set;
1392}
1393
1394# all autoloaded methods reserve the complete glob, not just the method slot.
1395# due to bugs in perls method cache implementation.
997 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY); 1396our @methods = qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar);
998 1397
999our @post_detect;
1000
1001sub post_detect(&) { 1398sub detect() {
1002 my ($cb) = @_; 1399 return $MODEL if $MODEL; # some programs keep references to detect
1003 1400
1004 if ($MODEL) { 1401 # IO::Async::Loop::AnyEvent is extremely evil, refuse to work with it
1005 $cb->(); 1402 # the author knows about the problems and what it does to AnyEvent as a whole
1403 # (and the ability of others to use AnyEvent), but simply wants to abuse AnyEvent
1404 # anyway.
1405 AnyEvent::log fatal => "IO::Async::Loop::AnyEvent detected - that module is broken by\n"
1406 . "design, abuses internals and breaks AnyEvent - will not continue."
1407 if exists $INC{"IO/Async/Loop/AnyEvent.pm"};
1006 1408
1007 1 1409 local $!; # for good measure
1410 local $SIG{__DIE__}; # we use eval
1411
1412 # free some memory
1413 *detect = sub () { $MODEL };
1414 # undef &func doesn't correctly update the method cache. grmbl.
1415 # so we delete the whole glob. grmbl.
1416 # otoh, perl doesn't let me undef an active usb, but it lets me free
1417 # a glob with an active sub. hrm. i hope it works, but perl is
1418 # usually buggy in this department. sigh.
1419 delete @{"AnyEvent::"}{@methods};
1420 undef @methods;
1421
1422 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9:]+)$/) {
1423 my $model = $1;
1424 $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$model" unless $model =~ s/::$//;
1425 if (eval "require $model") {
1426 AnyEvent::log 7 => "Loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.";
1427 $MODEL = $model;
1008 } else { 1428 } else {
1009 push @post_detect, $cb; 1429 AnyEvent::log 4 => "Unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@";
1010 1430 }
1011 defined wantarray
1012 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1013 : ()
1014 } 1431 }
1015}
1016 1432
1017sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY { 1433 # check for already loaded models
1018 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1019}
1020
1021sub detect() {
1022 unless ($MODEL) { 1434 unless ($MODEL) {
1023 no strict 'refs'; 1435 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1024 local $SIG{__DIE__}; 1436 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1025 1437 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1026 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1027 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1028 if (eval "require $model") { 1438 if (eval "require $model") {
1439 AnyEvent::log 7 => "Autodetected model '$model', using it.";
1029 $MODEL = $model; 1440 $MODEL = $model;
1030 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1441 last;
1031 } else { 1442 } else {
1032 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose; 1443 AnyEvent::log 8 => "Detected event loop $package, but cannot load '$model', skipping: $@";
1444 }
1033 } 1445 }
1034 } 1446 }
1035 1447
1036 # check for already loaded models
1037 unless ($MODEL) { 1448 unless ($MODEL) {
1449 # try to autoload a model
1038 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1450 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1039 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1451 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1452 if (
1453 eval "require $package"
1040 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) { 1454 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1041 if (eval "require $model") { 1455 and eval "require $model"
1456 ) {
1457 AnyEvent::log 7 => "Autoloaded model '$model', using it.";
1042 $MODEL = $model; 1458 $MODEL = $model;
1043 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;
1044 last; 1459 last;
1045 }
1046 } 1460 }
1047 } 1461 }
1048 1462
1049 unless ($MODEL) {
1050 # try to load a model
1051
1052 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1053 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1054 if (eval "require $package"
1055 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1056 and eval "require $model") {
1057 $MODEL = $model;
1058 warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;
1059 last;
1060 }
1061 }
1062
1063 $MODEL 1463 $MODEL
1064 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n"; 1464 or AnyEvent::log fatal => "Backend autodetection failed - did you properly install AnyEvent?";
1065 }
1066 } 1465 }
1067
1068 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1069
1070 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1071
1072 require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
1073
1074 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1075 } 1466 }
1076 1467
1468 # free memory only needed for probing
1469 undef @models;
1470 undef @REGISTRY;
1471
1472 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1473
1474 # now nuke some methods that are overridden by the backend.
1475 # SUPER usage is not allowed in these.
1476 for (qw(time signal child idle)) {
1477 undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"}
1478 if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"};
1479 }
1480
1481 _isa_set;
1482
1483 # we're officially open!
1484
1485 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}) {
1486 require AnyEvent::Strict;
1487 }
1488
1489 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP}) {
1490 require AnyEvent::Debug;
1491 AnyEvent::Debug::wrap ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP});
1492 }
1493
1494 if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL}) {
1495 require AnyEvent::Socket;
1496 require AnyEvent::Debug;
1497
1498 my $shell = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL};
1499 $shell =~ s/\$\$/$$/g;
1500
1501 my ($host, $service) = AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport ($shell);
1502 $AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL = AnyEvent::Debug::shell ($host, $service);
1503 }
1504
1505 # now the anyevent environment is set up as the user told us to, so
1506 # call the actual user code - post detects
1507
1508 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1509 undef @post_detect;
1510
1511 *post_detect = sub(&) {
1512 shift->();
1513
1514 undef
1515 };
1516
1077 $MODEL 1517 $MODEL
1078} 1518}
1079 1519
1080sub AUTOLOAD { 1520for my $name (@methods) {
1081 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://; 1521 *$name = sub {
1082 1522 detect;
1083 $method{$func} 1523 # we use goto because
1084 or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects"; 1524 # a) it makes the thunk more transparent
1085 1525 # b) it allows us to delete the thunk later
1086 detect unless $MODEL; 1526 goto &{ UNIVERSAL::can AnyEvent => "SUPER::$name" }
1087 1527 };
1088 my $class = shift;
1089 $class->$func (@_);
1090} 1528}
1091 1529
1092# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends 1530# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1093# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually 1531# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1094# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one). 1532# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1095sub _dupfh($$;$$) { 1533sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1096 my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_; 1534 my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1097 1535
1098 # cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't 1536 # cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1099 my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<") 1537 my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1100 : $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1101 : Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1102 1538
1103 open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh 1539 open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1104 or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!,"; 1540 or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1105 1541
1106 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases 1542 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1107 1543
1108 ($fh2, $rw) 1544 ($fh2, $rw)
1109} 1545}
1110 1546
1547=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
1548
1549Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
1550simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
1551overhead by using function call syntax and a fixed number of parameters.
1552
1553See the L<AE> manpage for details.
1554
1555=cut
1556
1557package AE;
1558
1559our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
1560
1561sub _reset() {
1562 eval q{
1563 # fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base
1564 # implementations can overwrite these.
1565
1566 sub io($$$) {
1567 AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
1568 }
1569
1570 sub timer($$$) {
1571 AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
1572 }
1573
1574 sub signal($$) {
1575 AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1576 }
1577
1578 sub child($$) {
1579 AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1580 }
1581
1582 sub idle($) {
1583 AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0]);
1584 }
1585
1586 sub cv(;&) {
1587 AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
1588 }
1589
1590 sub now() {
1591 AnyEvent->now
1592 }
1593
1594 sub now_update() {
1595 AnyEvent->now_update
1596 }
1597
1598 sub time() {
1599 AnyEvent->time
1600 }
1601
1602 *postpone = \&AnyEvent::postpone;
1603 *log = \&AnyEvent::log;
1604 };
1605 die if $@;
1606}
1607
1608BEGIN { _reset }
1609
1111package AnyEvent::Base; 1610package AnyEvent::Base;
1112 1611
1113# default implementations for many methods 1612# default implementations for many methods
1114 1613
1115BEGIN { 1614sub time {
1615 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1616 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1116 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") { 1617 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1618 *time = sub { Time::HiRes::time () };
1117 *_time = \&Time::HiRes::time; 1619 *AE::time = \& Time::HiRes::time ;
1620 *now = \&time;
1621 AnyEvent::log 8 => "using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.";
1118 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())... 1622 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1119 } else { 1623 } else {
1120 *_time = sub { time }; # epic fail 1624 *time = sub { CORE::time };
1625 *AE::time = sub (){ CORE::time };
1626 *now = \&time;
1627 AnyEvent::log 3 => "Using built-in time(), no sub-second resolution!";
1628 }
1629 };
1630 die if $@;
1631
1632 &time
1633}
1634
1635*now = \&time;
1636sub now_update { }
1637
1638sub _poll {
1639 Carp::croak "$AnyEvent::MODEL does not support blocking waits. Caught";
1640}
1641
1642# default implementation for ->condvar
1643# in fact, the default should not be overwritten
1644
1645sub condvar {
1646 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1647 *condvar = sub {
1648 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1649 };
1650
1651 *AE::cv = sub (;&) {
1652 bless { @_ ? (_ae_cb => shift) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1653 };
1654 };
1655 die if $@;
1656
1657 &condvar
1658}
1659
1660# default implementation for ->signal
1661
1662our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1663
1664sub _have_async_interrupt() {
1665 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
1666 && eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
1667 unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1668
1669 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1670}
1671
1672our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1673our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1674our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1675
1676# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
1677# used by Impls
1678sub _sig_add() {
1679 unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1680 # try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1681 my $NOW = AE::now;
1682
1683 $SIG_TW = AE::timer
1684 $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
1685 $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1686 sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1687 ;
1121 } 1688 }
1122} 1689}
1123 1690
1124sub time { _time } 1691sub _sig_del {
1125sub now { _time } 1692 undef $SIG_TW
1126sub now_update { } 1693 unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1127
1128# default implementation for ->condvar
1129
1130sub condvar {
1131 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1132} 1694}
1133 1695
1134# default implementation for ->signal 1696our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
1697 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1698 undef $_sig_name_init;
1135 1699
1136our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO); 1700 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1701 *sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
1702 *sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
1703 } else {
1704 require Config;
1137 1705
1138sub _signal_exec { 1706 my %signame2num;
1139 sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4; 1707 @signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
1708 = split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
1140 1709
1141 while (%SIG_EV) { 1710 my @signum2name;
1142 for (keys %SIG_EV) { 1711 @signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
1143 delete $SIG_EV{$_}; 1712
1144 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} }; 1713 *sig2num = sub($) {
1714 $_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
1715 };
1716 *sig2name = sub ($) {
1717 $_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
1718 };
1145 } 1719 }
1146 } 1720 };
1147} 1721 die if $@;
1722};
1723
1724sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
1725sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
1148 1726
1149sub signal { 1727sub signal {
1150 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1728 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1729 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1730 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1731 AnyEvent::log 8 => "Using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.";
1151 1732
1152 unless ($SIGPIPE_R) { 1733 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1153 require Fcntl; 1734 $SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1154 1735
1155 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1156 require AnyEvent::Util;
1157
1158 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1159 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1160 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1161 } else { 1736 } else {
1737 AnyEvent::log 8 => "Using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.";
1738
1739 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1740 require AnyEvent::Util;
1741
1742 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1743 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1744 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1745 } else {
1162 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W; 1746 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1163 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R; 1747 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1164 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case 1748 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1165 1749
1166 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure... 1750 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1167 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC; 1751 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
1168 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC; 1752 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
1753 }
1754
1755 $SIGPIPE_R
1756 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1757
1758 $SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1169 } 1759 }
1170 1760
1171 $SIGPIPE_R 1761 *signal = $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1172 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n"; 1762 ? sub {
1763 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1173 1764
1174 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec); 1765 # async::interrupt
1175 }
1176
1177 my $signal = uc $arg{signal} 1766 my $signal = sig2num $arg{signal};
1178 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1179
1180 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1767 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1768
1769 $SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
1770 cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1771 signal => $signal,
1772 pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
1773 pipe_autodrain => 0,
1774 ;
1775
1776 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1777 }
1778 : sub {
1779 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1780
1781 # pure perl
1782 my $signal = sig2name $arg{signal};
1783 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1784
1181 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub { 1785 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1182 local $!; 1786 local $!;
1183 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV; 1787 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1184 undef $SIG_EV{$signal}; 1788 undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1789 };
1790
1791 # can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1792 # so limit the signal latency.
1793 _sig_add;
1794
1795 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
1796 }
1797 ;
1798
1799 *AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
1800 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1801
1802 _sig_del;
1803
1804 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1805
1806 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1807 ? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
1808 : # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1809 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1810 # instead of getting the default action.
1811 undef $SIG{$signal}
1812 unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1813 };
1814
1815 *_signal_exec = sub {
1816 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1817 ? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1818 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1819
1820 while (%SIG_EV) {
1821 for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1822 delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1823 &$_ for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1824 }
1825 }
1826 };
1185 }; 1827 };
1828 die if $@;
1186 1829
1187 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal" 1830 &signal
1188}
1189
1190sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1191 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1192
1193 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1194
1195 # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1196 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1197 # instead of getting the default action.
1198 undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1199} 1831}
1200 1832
1201# default implementation for ->child 1833# default implementation for ->child
1202 1834
1203our %PID_CB; 1835our %PID_CB;
1204our $CHLD_W; 1836our $CHLD_W;
1205our $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1837our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1206our $WNOHANG;
1207 1838
1208sub _sigchld { 1839# used by many Impl's
1209 while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) { 1840sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1841 my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
1842
1843 $_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1210 $_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }), 1844 for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1211 (values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} }); 1845 values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1212 }
1213} 1846}
1214 1847
1215sub child { 1848sub child {
1849 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1850 *_sigchld = sub {
1851 my $pid;
1852
1853 AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1854 while ($pid = waitpid -1, WNOHANG) > 0;
1855 };
1856
1857 *child = sub {
1216 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1858 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1217 1859
1218 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0) 1860 my $pid = $arg{pid};
1219 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing"; 1861 my $cb = $arg{cb};
1220 1862
1221 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1863 $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb+0} = $cb;
1222 1864
1223 $WNOHANG ||= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1224
1225 unless ($CHLD_W) { 1865 unless ($CHLD_W) {
1226 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld); 1866 $CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1227 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round 1867 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1228 &_sigchld; 1868 &_sigchld;
1229 } 1869 }
1230 1870
1231 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child" 1871 bless [$pid, $cb+0], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1232} 1872 };
1233 1873
1234sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY { 1874 *AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1235 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1875 my ($pid, $icb) = @{$_[0]};
1236 1876
1237 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb}; 1877 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$icb};
1238 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} }; 1878 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1239 1879
1240 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB; 1880 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1881 };
1882 };
1883 die if $@;
1884
1885 &child
1241} 1886}
1242 1887
1243# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless 1888# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1244# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting 1889# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1245# the callback use more than 50% of the time. 1890# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1246sub idle { 1891sub idle {
1892 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1893 *idle = sub {
1247 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1894 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1248 1895
1249 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb}; 1896 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1250 1897
1251 $rcb = sub { 1898 $rcb = sub {
1252 if ($cb) { 1899 if ($cb) {
1253 $w = _time; 1900 $w = AE::time;
1254 &$cb; 1901 &$cb;
1255 $w = _time - $w; 1902 $w = AE::time - $w;
1256 1903
1257 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher, 1904 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1258 # within some limits 1905 # within some limits
1259 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001; 1906 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1260 $w = 5 if $w > 5; 1907 $w = 5 if $w > 5;
1261 1908
1262 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb); 1909 $w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1263 } else { 1910 } else {
1264 # clean up... 1911 # clean up...
1265 undef $w; 1912 undef $w;
1266 undef $rcb; 1913 undef $rcb;
1914 }
1915 };
1916
1917 $w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1918
1919 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1267 } 1920 };
1921
1922 *AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
1923 undef $${$_[0]};
1924 };
1268 }; 1925 };
1926 die if $@;
1269 1927
1270 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb); 1928 &idle
1271
1272 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1273}
1274
1275sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1276 undef $${$_[0]};
1277} 1929}
1278 1930
1279package AnyEvent::CondVar; 1931package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1280 1932
1281our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::; 1933our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1282 1934
1935# only to be used for subclassing
1936sub new {
1937 my $class = shift;
1938 bless AnyEvent->condvar (@_), $class
1939}
1940
1283package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base; 1941package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1284 1942
1285use overload 1943#use overload
1286 '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }, 1944# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1287 fallback => 1; 1945# fallback => 1;
1946
1947# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
1948${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
1949*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
1950*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
1951${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
1952
1953our $WAITING;
1288 1954
1289sub _send { 1955sub _send {
1290 # nop 1956 # nop
1957}
1958
1959sub _wait {
1960 AnyEvent->_poll until $_[0]{_ae_sent};
1291} 1961}
1292 1962
1293sub send { 1963sub send {
1294 my $cv = shift; 1964 my $cv = shift;
1295 $cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_]; 1965 $cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
1304 1974
1305sub ready { 1975sub ready {
1306 $_[0]{_ae_sent} 1976 $_[0]{_ae_sent}
1307} 1977}
1308 1978
1309sub _wait {
1310 AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1311}
1312
1313sub recv { 1979sub recv {
1980 unless ($_[0]{_ae_sent}) {
1981 $WAITING
1982 and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait attempted";
1983
1984 local $WAITING = 1;
1314 $_[0]->_wait; 1985 $_[0]->_wait;
1986 }
1315 1987
1316 Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak}; 1988 $_[0]{_ae_croak}
1317 wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0] 1989 and Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1990
1991 wantarray
1992 ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} }
1993 : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1318} 1994}
1319 1995
1320sub cb { 1996sub cb {
1321 $_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1; 1997 my $cv = shift;
1998
1999 @_
2000 and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
2001 and $cv->{_ae_sent}
2002 and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
2003
1322 $_[0]{_ae_cb} 2004 $cv->{_ae_cb}
1323} 2005}
1324 2006
1325sub begin { 2007sub begin {
1326 ++$_[0]{_ae_counter}; 2008 ++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1327 $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1; 2009 $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
1332 &{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } }; 2014 &{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };
1333} 2015}
1334 2016
1335# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4 2017# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1336*broadcast = \&send; 2018*broadcast = \&send;
1337*wait = \&_wait; 2019*wait = \&recv;
1338 2020
1339=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING 2021=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1340 2022
1341In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the 2023In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1342caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also 2024caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
1354$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and 2036$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1355so on. 2037so on.
1356 2038
1357=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES 2039=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1358 2040
1359The following environment variables are used by this module or its 2041AnyEvent supports a number of environment variables that tune the
1360submodules. 2042runtime behaviour. They are usually evaluated when AnyEvent is
2043loaded, initialised, or a submodule that uses them is loaded. Many of
2044them also cause AnyEvent to load additional modules - for example,
2045C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP> causes the L<AnyEvent::Debug> module to be
2046loaded.
1361 2047
1362Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with 2048All the environment variables documented here start with
1363C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is 2049C<PERL_ANYEVENT_>, which is what AnyEvent considers its own
1364enabled. 2050namespace. Other modules are encouraged (but by no means required) to use
2051C<PERL_ANYEVENT_SUBMODULE> if they have registered the AnyEvent::Submodule
2052namespace on CPAN, for any submodule. For example, L<AnyEvent::HTTP> could
2053be expected to use C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HTTP_PROXY> (it should not access env
2054variables starting with C<AE_>, see below).
2055
2056All variables can also be set via the C<AE_> prefix, that is, instead
2057of setting C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> you can also set C<AE_VERBOSE>. In
2058case there is a clash btween anyevent and another program that uses
2059C<AE_something> you can set the corresponding C<PERL_ANYEVENT_something>
2060variable to the empty string, as those variables take precedence.
2061
2062When AnyEvent is first loaded, it copies all C<AE_xxx> env variables
2063to their C<PERL_ANYEVENT_xxx> counterpart unless that variable already
2064exists. If taint mode is on, then AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment
2065variables starting with C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> (or replace them
2066with C<undef> or the empty string, if the corresaponding C<AE_> variable
2067is set).
2068
2069The exact algorithm is currently:
2070
2071 1. if taint mode enabled, delete all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables from %ENV
2072 2. copy over AE_xyz to PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz unless the latter alraedy exists
2073 3. if taint mode enabled, set all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables to undef.
2074
2075This ensures that child processes will not see the C<AE_> variables.
2076
2077The following environment variables are currently known to AnyEvent:
1365 2078
1366=over 4 2079=over 4
1367 2080
1368=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> 2081=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1369 2082
1370By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal 2083By default, AnyEvent will log messages with loglevel C<4> (C<error>) or
1371conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more 2084higher (see L<AnyEvent::Log>). You can set this environment variable to a
1372talkative. 2085numerical loglevel to make AnyEvent more (or less) talkative.
1373 2086
2087If you want to do more than just set the global logging level
2088you should have a look at C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>, which allows much more
2089complex specifications.
2090
2091When set to C<0> (C<off>), then no messages whatsoever will be logged with
2092everything else at defaults.
2093
1374When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected 2094When set to C<5> or higher (C<warn>), AnyEvent warns about unexpected
1375conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by 2095conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1376C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>. 2096C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>, or a guard callback throwing an exception - this
2097is the minimum recommended level for use during development.
1377 2098
1378When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event 2099When set to C<7> or higher (info), AnyEvent reports which event model it
1379model it chooses. 2100chooses.
2101
2102When set to C<8> or higher (debug), then AnyEvent will report extra
2103information on which optional modules it loads and how it implements
2104certain features.
2105
2106=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>
2107
2108Accepts rather complex logging specifications. For example, you could log
2109all C<debug> messages of some module to stderr, warnings and above to
2110stderr, and errors and above to syslog, with:
2111
2112 PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG=Some::Module=debug,+log:filter=warn,+%syslog:%syslog=error,syslog
2113
2114For the rather extensive details, see L<AnyEvent::Log>.
2115
2116This variable is evaluated when AnyEvent (or L<AnyEvent::Log>) is loaded,
2117so will take effect even before AnyEvent has initialised itself.
2118
2119Note that specifying this environment variable causes the L<AnyEvent::Log>
2120module to be loaded, while C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> does not, so only
2121using the latter saves a few hundred kB of memory unless a module
2122explicitly needs the extra features of AnyEvent::Log.
1380 2123
1381=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT> 2124=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1382 2125
1383AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough 2126AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1384argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value 2127argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1386check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems, 2129check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1387it will croak. 2130it will croak.
1388 2131
1389In other words, enables "strict" mode. 2132In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1390 2133
1391Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in 2134Unlike C<use strict> (or its modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1392production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while 2135>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1393developing programs can be very useful, however. 2136C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
2137can be very useful, however.
2138
2139=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL>
2140
2141If this env variable is nonempty, then its contents will be interpreted by
2142C<AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport> and C<AnyEvent::Debug::shell> (after
2143replacing every occurance of C<$$> by the process pid). The shell object
2144is saved in C<$AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL>.
2145
2146This happens when the first watcher is created.
2147
2148For example, to bind a debug shell on a unix domain socket in
2149F<< /tmp/debug<pid>.sock >>, you could use this:
2150
2151 PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL=/tmp/debug\$\$.sock perlprog
2152 # connect with e.g.: socat readline /tmp/debug123.sock
2153
2154Or to bind to tcp port 4545 on localhost:
2155
2156 PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL=127.0.0.1:4545 perlprog
2157 # connect with e.g.: telnet localhost 4545
2158
2159Note that creating sockets in F</tmp> or on localhost is very unsafe on
2160multiuser systems.
2161
2162=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP>
2163
2164Can be set to C<0>, C<1> or C<2> and enables wrapping of all watchers for
2165debugging purposes. See C<AnyEvent::Debug::wrap> for details.
1394 2166
1395=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL> 2167=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1396 2168
1397This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before 2169This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1398auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting 2170auto detection and -probing kicks in.
1399entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended 2171
2172It normally is a string consisting entirely of ASCII letters (e.g. C<EV>
2173or C<IOAsync>). The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended and the
1400and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful, 2174resulting module name is loaded and - if the load was successful - used as
1401used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with 2175event model backend. If it fails to load then AnyEvent will proceed with
1402auto detection and -probing. 2176auto detection and -probing.
1403 2177
1404This functionality might change in future versions. 2178If the string ends with C<::> instead (e.g. C<AnyEvent::Impl::EV::>) then
2179nothing gets prepended and the module name is used as-is (hint: C<::> at
2180the end of a string designates a module name and quotes it appropriately).
1405 2181
1406For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you 2182For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Loop::Perl>) you
1407could start your program like this: 2183could start your program like this:
1408 2184
1409 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ... 2185 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
2186
2187=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_IO_MODEL>
2188
2189The current file I/O model - see L<AnyEvent::IO> for more info.
2190
2191At the moment, only C<Perl> (small, pure-perl, synchronous) and
2192C<IOAIO> (truly asynchronous) are supported. The default is C<IOAIO> if
2193L<AnyEvent::AIO> can be loaded, otherwise it is C<Perl>.
1410 2194
1411=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS> 2195=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1412 2196
1413Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences 2197Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1414for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result 2198for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1427but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4> 2211but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1428- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6 2212- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1429addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or 2213addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1430IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4. 2214IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1431 2215
2216=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HOSTS>
2217
2218This variable, if specified, overrides the F</etc/hosts> file used by
2219L<AnyEvent::Socket>C<::resolve_sockaddr>, i.e. hosts aliases will be read
2220from that file instead.
2221
1432=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0> 2222=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1433 2223
1434Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension 2224Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension for
1435for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but 2225DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, especially
1436some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by 2226when DNSSEC is involved, but some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS
1437default. 2227packets, which is why it is off by default.
1438 2228
1439Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce 2229Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1440EDNS0 in its DNS requests. 2230EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1441 2231
1442=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS> 2232=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1443 2233
1444The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call> 2234The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1445will create in parallel. 2235will create in parallel.
2236
2237=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
2238
2239The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
2240resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
2241sent to the DNS server.
2242
2243=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>
2244
2245Perl has inherently racy signal handling (you can basically choose between
2246losing signals and memory corruption) - pure perl event loops (including
2247C<AnyEvent::Loop>, when C<Async::Interrupt> isn't available) therefore
2248have to poll regularly to avoid losing signals.
2249
2250Some event loops are racy, but don't poll regularly, and some event loops
2251are written in C but are still racy. For those event loops, AnyEvent
2252installs a timer that regularly wakes up the event loop.
2253
2254By default, the interval for this timer is C<10> seconds, but you can
2255override this delay with this environment variable (or by setting
2256the C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> variable before creating signal
2257watchers).
2258
2259Lower values increase CPU (and energy) usage, higher values can introduce
2260long delays when reaping children or waiting for signals.
2261
2262The L<AnyEvent::Async> module, if available, will be used to avoid this
2263polling (with most event loops).
2264
2265=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
2266
2267The absolute path to a F<resolv.conf>-style file to use instead of
2268F</etc/resolv.conf> (or the OS-specific configuration) in the default
2269resolver, or the empty string to select the default configuration.
2270
2271=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
2272
2273When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
2274L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
2275variables are nonempty, they will be used to specify CA certificate
2276locations instead of a system-dependent default.
2277
2278=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
2279
2280When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
2281loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1446 2282
1447=back 2283=back
1448 2284
1449=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE 2285=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1450 2286
1508 warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read 2344 warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1509 $cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i 2345 $cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1510 }, 2346 },
1511 ); 2347 );
1512 2348
1513 my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1514
1515 sub new_timer {
1516 $timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub { 2349 my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1517 warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second 2350 warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1518 &new_timer; # and restart the time
1519 }); 2351 });
1520 }
1521
1522 new_timer; # create first timer
1523 2352
1524 $cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i 2353 $cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1525 2354
1526=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE 2355=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1527 2356
1600 2429
1601The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions) 2430The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1602that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects 2431that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1603whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object) 2432whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1604and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other 2433and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1605problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a 2434problems get reported to the code that tries to use the result, not in a
1606random callback. 2435random callback.
1607 2436
1608All of this enables the following usage styles: 2437All of this enables the following usage styles:
1609 2438
16101. Blocking: 24391. Blocking:
1658through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero 2487through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1659timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable, 2488timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1660which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again. 2489which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1661 2490
1662Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent 2491Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1663distribution. 2492distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
2493for the EV and Perl backends only.
1664 2494
1665=head3 Explanation of the columns 2495=head3 Explanation of the columns
1666 2496
1667I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since 2497I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1668different event models feature vastly different performances, each event 2498different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
1689watcher. 2519watcher.
1690 2520
1691=head3 Results 2521=head3 Results
1692 2522
1693 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment 2523 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1694 EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface 2524 EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1695 EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers 2525 EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1696 CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal 2526 Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1697 Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation 2527 Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1698 Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface 2528 Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1699 Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers 2529 Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1700 IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll 2530 IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1701 IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll 2531 IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1702 Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour 2532 Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1703 Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers 2533 Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1704 POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event 2534 POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1705 POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select 2535 POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1706 2536
1707=head3 Discussion 2537=head3 Discussion
1708 2538
1709The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very 2539The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1710well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one) 2540well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
1722benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with 2552benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1723EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU 2553EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1724cycles with POE. 2554cycles with POE.
1725 2555
1726C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both 2556C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1727maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses 2557maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
2558overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
2559slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1728far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event 2560any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1729natively.
1730 2561
1731The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the 2562The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1732constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl 2563constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1733interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it 2564interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1734adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its 2565adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
1782(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable 2613(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable
1783performance with or without AnyEvent. 2614performance with or without AnyEvent.
1784 2615
1785=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of 2616=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of
1786the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV 2617the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV
1787adds AnyEvent significant overhead. 2618does AnyEvent add significant overhead.
1788 2619
1789=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or 2620=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or
1790reasonable memory usage. 2621reasonable memory usage.
1791 2622
1792=back 2623=back
1808In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100 2639In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1809(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many 2640(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1810connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time. 2641connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1811 2642
1812Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent 2643Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1813distribution. 2644distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
2645for the EV and Perl backends only.
1814 2646
1815=head3 Explanation of the columns 2647=head3 Explanation of the columns
1816 2648
1817I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as 2649I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1818each server has a read and write socket end). 2650each server has a read and write socket end).
1826a new one that moves the timeout into the future. 2658a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1827 2659
1828=head3 Results 2660=head3 Results
1829 2661
1830 name sockets create request 2662 name sockets create request
1831 EV 20000 69.01 11.16 2663 EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1832 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87 2664 Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1833 IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll 2665 IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1834 IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll 2666 IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
1835 Event 20000 212.62 257.32 2667 Event 20000 202.69 242.91
1836 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30 2668 Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1837 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event 2669 POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1838 2670
1839=head3 Discussion 2671=head3 Discussion
1840 2672
1841This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the 2673This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1842particular event loop. 2674particular event loop.
1968As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the 2800As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
1969hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl 2801hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
1970backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE. 2802backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
1971 2803
1972And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and 2804And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
1973slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a 2805slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
1974large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O 2806higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
1975in a non-blocking way. 2807it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
1976 2808
1977The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and 2809The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
1978F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are 2810F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
1979part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes. 2811part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
1980 2812
1981 2813
1982=head1 SIGNALS 2814=head1 SIGNALS
1983 2815
1984AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals: 2816AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
1989 2821
1990A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher 2822A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
1991emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some 2823emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
1992event loops install a similar handler. 2824event loops install a similar handler.
1993 2825
1994If, when AnyEvent is loaded, SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then AnyEvent will 2826Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
1995reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses. 2827AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
1996 2828
1997=item SIGPIPE 2829=item SIGPIPE
1998 2830
1999A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef> 2831A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
2000when AnyEvent gets loaded. 2832when AnyEvent gets loaded.
2018 if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE'; 2850 if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2019 2851
2020$SIG{PIPE} = sub { } 2852$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2021 unless defined $SIG{PIPE}; 2853 unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2022 2854
2855=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
2856
2857One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
2858its built-in modules) are required to use it.
2859
2860That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2861modules if they are installed.
2862
2863This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2864affect AnyEvent's operation.
2865
2866=over 4
2867
2868=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2869
2870This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
2871my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
2872signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
2873delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
2874catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2875C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2876
2877If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
2878catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
2879will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
2880battery life on laptops).
2881
2882This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
2883that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2884
2885Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
2886and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
2887(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
2888does nothing for those backends.
2889
2890=item L<EV>
2891
2892This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
2893event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
2894loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
2895the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
2896automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
2897can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
2898C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
2899L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
2900
2901If you only use backends that rely on another event loop (e.g. C<Tk>),
2902then this module will do nothing for you.
2903
2904=item L<Guard>
2905
2906The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
2907C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
2908lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2909purely used for performance.
2910
2911=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2912
2913One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
2914via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. L<JSON> is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2915advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
2916
2917=item L<Net::SSLeay>
2918
2919Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
2920worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
2921the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
2922
2923=item L<Time::HiRes>
2924
2925This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
2926chosen event library does not come with a timing source of its own. The
2927pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Loop>) will additionally load it to
2928try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
2929
2930=back
2931
2932
2023=head1 FORK 2933=head1 FORK
2024 2934
2025Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are 2935Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2026because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> 2936because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2027calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware. 2937- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
2938are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
2939one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
2940continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
2941what you are doing).
2942
2943This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
2944the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
2945usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
2946is loaded).
2028 2947
2029If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first 2948If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2030watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child. 2949watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
2950something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
2951
2952The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
2953is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
2954fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
2955watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
2956parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
2957to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
2958preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
2959to have another binary.
2031 2960
2032 2961
2033=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS 2962=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2034 2963
2035AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via 2964AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
2065pronounced). 2994pronounced).
2066 2995
2067 2996
2068=head1 SEE ALSO 2997=head1 SEE ALSO
2069 2998
2070Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>. 2999Tutorial/Introduction: L<AnyEvent::Intro>.
2071 3000
2072Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, 3001FAQ: L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
2073L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. 3002
3003Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util> (misc. grab-bag), L<AnyEvent::Log>
3004(simply logging).
3005
3006Development/Debugging: L<AnyEvent::Strict> (stricter checking),
3007L<AnyEvent::Debug> (interactive shell, watcher tracing).
3008
3009Supported event modules: L<AnyEvent::Loop>, L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>,
3010L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>,
3011L<Qt>, L<POE>, L<FLTK>.
2074 3012
2075Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, 3013Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2076L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 3014L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2077L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, 3015L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
3016L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>,
2078L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>. 3017L<AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK>.
2079 3018
2080Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and 3019Non-blocking handles, pipes, stream sockets, TCP clients and
2081servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>. 3020servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
3021
3022Asynchronous File I/O: L<AnyEvent::IO>.
2082 3023
2083Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 3024Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2084 3025
2085Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>, 3026Thread support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>.
2086 3027
2087Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 3028Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>,
3029L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
2088 3030
2089 3031
2090=head1 AUTHOR 3032=head1 AUTHOR
2091 3033
2092 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 3034 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
2093 http://home.schmorp.de/ 3035 http://anyevent.schmorp.de
2094 3036
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