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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, POE - various supported event loops 5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
6and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
6 7
7=head1 SYNOPSIS 8=head1 SYNOPSIS
8 9
9 use AnyEvent; 10 use AnyEvent;
10 11
12 # file descriptor readable
11 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r|w", cb => sub { 13 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
14
15 # one-shot or repeating timers
16 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
17 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...
18
19 print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
20 print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
21
22 # POSIX signal
23 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });
24
25 # child process exit
26 my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
27 my ($pid, $status) = @_;
12 ... 28 ...
13 }); 29 });
14 30
15 my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { 31 # called when event loop idle (if applicable)
16 ... 32 my $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub { ... });
17 });
18 33
19 my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged 34 my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
20 $w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's 35 $w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
21 $w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send 36 $w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
37 # use a condvar in callback mode:
38 $w->cb (sub { $_[0]->recv });
22 39
23=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL 40=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
24 41
25This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested 42This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
26in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the 43in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
27L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage. 44L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
28 45
46=head1 SUPPORT
47
48There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
49channel, too.
50
51See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
52Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
53
29=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT) 54=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
30 55
31Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen 56Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
32nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent? 57nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
33 58
34Executive Summary: AnyEvent is I<compatible>, AnyEvent is I<free of 59Executive Summary: AnyEvent is I<compatible>, AnyEvent is I<free of
35policy> and AnyEvent is I<small and efficient>. 60policy> and AnyEvent is I<small and efficient>.
36 61
37First and foremost, I<AnyEvent is not an event model> itself, it only 62First and foremost, I<AnyEvent is not an event model> itself, it only
38interfaces to whatever event model the main program happens to use in a 63interfaces to whatever event model the main program happens to use, in a
39pragmatic way. For event models and certain classes of immortals alike, 64pragmatic way. For event models and certain classes of immortals alike,
40the statement "there can only be one" is a bitter reality: In general, 65the statement "there can only be one" is a bitter reality: In general,
41only one event loop can be active at the same time in a process. AnyEvent 66only one event loop can be active at the same time in a process. AnyEvent
42helps hiding the differences between those event loops. 67cannot change this, but it can hide the differences between those event
68loops.
43 69
44The goal of AnyEvent is to offer module authors the ability to do event 70The goal of AnyEvent is to offer module authors the ability to do event
45programming (waiting for I/O or timer events) without subscribing to a 71programming (waiting for I/O or timer events) without subscribing to a
46religion, a way of living, and most importantly: without forcing your 72religion, a way of living, and most importantly: without forcing your
47module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event 73module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event
48model you use. 74model you use.
49 75
50For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is 76For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is
51actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is 77actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is
52like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you 78like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you
53cannot use anything else, as it is simply incompatible to everything that 79cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything
54isn't itself. What's worse, all the potential users of your module are 80that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your
55I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use. 81module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
56 82
57AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works 83AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
58fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together 84fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
59with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if 85with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if
60your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, 86your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it,
61too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all 87too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all
62event models it supports (including stuff like POE and IO::Async, as long 88event models it supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those
63as those use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new 89use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new event loops
64event loops to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof). 90to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).
65 91
66In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event 92In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
67model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar 93model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
68modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to 94modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
69follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only 95follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only
127These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After 153These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
128creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the 154creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
129callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model 155callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
130is in control). 156is in control).
131 157
158Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
159potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
160callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in
161Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
162widely between event loops.
163
132To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the 164To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
133variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references 165variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
134to it). 166to it).
135 167
136All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class. 168All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
152=head2 I/O WATCHERS 184=head2 I/O WATCHERS
153 185
154You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method 186You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
155with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments: 187with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
156 188
157C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch 189C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
190for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
191handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
192non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
193most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
194or block devices.
195
158for events. C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, 196C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a
159which creates a watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, 197watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively.
198
160respectively. C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle 199C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
161becomes ready.
162 200
163Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 201Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
164presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 202presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
165callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks. 203callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
166 204
298In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you 336In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
299can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the 337can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
300difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into 338difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
301account. 339account.
302 340
341=item AnyEvent->now_update
342
343Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache
344the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<
345AnyEvent->now >>, above).
346
347When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
348this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
349might affect timers and time-outs.
350
351When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
352event loop's idea of "current time".
353
354Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
355
303=back 356=back
304 357
305=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS 358=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
306 359
307You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal 360You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
308I<name> without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl callback to 361I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
309be invoked whenever a signal occurs. 362callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
310 363
311Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and 364Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
312presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent 365presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
313callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks. 366callbacks cannot use arguments passed to signal watcher callbacks.
314 367
316invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means 369invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
317that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process, 370that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
318but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks. 371but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
319 372
320The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal 373The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
321between multiple watchers. 374between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
375interrupt your program at bad times.
322 376
323This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals 377This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
324directly will likely not work correctly. 378so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
379correctly.
325 380
326Example: exit on SIGINT 381Example: exit on SIGINT
327 382
328 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 }); 383 my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
329 384
385=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
386
387Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
388callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot do
389race-free signal handling in perl. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, but
390in some cases, signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might
391be delayed is specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10
392seconds). This variable can be changed only before the first signal
393watcher is created, and should be left alone otherwise. Higher values
394will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
395saving. All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
396L<Async::Interrupt> module. This will not work with inherently broken
397event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib> (and not with L<POE>
398currently, as POE does it's own workaround with one-second latency). With
399those, you just have to suffer the delays.
400
330=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS 401=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
331 402
332You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status. 403You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
333 404
334The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it 405The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
335watches for any child process exit). The watcher will trigger as often 406using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
336as status change for the child are received. This works by installing a 407croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
337signal handler for C<SIGCHLD>. The callback will be called with the pid 408finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
338and exit status (as returned by waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, 409(stopped/continued).
339you I<can> rely on child watcher callback arguments. 410
411The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
412waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
413callback arguments.
414
415This watcher type works by installing a signal handler for C<SIGCHLD>,
416and since it cannot be shared, nothing else should use SIGCHLD or reap
417random child processes (waiting for specific child processes, e.g. inside
418C<system>, is just fine).
340 419
341There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them 420There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
342I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could 421I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
343have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore). 422have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
344 423
345Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for 424Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
425see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
346event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be 426that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
347loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). 427the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
428pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
429start the watcher.
348 430
349This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an 431This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
350AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you 432thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
351C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>). 433watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
434C<AnyEvent::detect>).
435
436As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
437emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
438mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
352 439
353Example: fork a process and wait for it 440Example: fork a process and wait for it
354 441
355 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 442 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
356 443
366 ); 453 );
367 454
368 # do something else, then wait for process exit 455 # do something else, then wait for process exit
369 $done->recv; 456 $done->recv;
370 457
458=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
459
460Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important
461to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
462"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
463attention by the event loop".
464
465Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing
466better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new
467events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
468
469Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only
470EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
471will simply call the callback "from time to time".
472
473Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
474program is otherwise idle:
475
476 my @lines; # read data
477 my $idle_w;
478 my $io_w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
479 push @lines, scalar <STDIN>;
480
481 # start an idle watcher, if not already done
482 $idle_w ||= AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub {
483 # handle only one line, when there are lines left
484 if (my $line = shift @lines) {
485 print "handled when idle: $line";
486 } else {
487 # otherwise disable the idle watcher again
488 undef $idle_w;
489 }
490 });
491 });
492
371=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES 493=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
372 494
373If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them 495If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
374require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that 496require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
375will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks. 497will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
376 498
377AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and 499AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
378will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user). 500loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
379 501
380The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called 502The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
381because they represent a condition that must become true. 503because they represent a condition that must become true.
504
505Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
382 506
383Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar 507Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
384>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is 508>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
385C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable 509C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
386becomes true. 510becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
511the results).
387 512
388After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true" 513After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
389by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it 514by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
390were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<< 515were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
391->send >> method). 516->send >> method).
393Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can 518Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
394optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points 519optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
395in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet 520in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
396another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be 521another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
397used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers 522used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
398a result. 523a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
524compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
399 525
400Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished, 526Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
401for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests, 527for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
402then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the 528then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
403availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is 529availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
437 after => 1, 563 after => 1,
438 cb => sub { $result_ready->send }, 564 cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
439 ); 565 );
440 566
441 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback 567 # this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
442 # calls send 568 # calls -<send
443 $result_ready->recv; 569 $result_ready->recv;
444 570
445Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that 571Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
446condition variables are also code references. 572variables are also callable directly.
447 573
448 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 574 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
449 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done); 575 my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
450 $done->recv; 576 $done->recv;
577
578Example: Imagine an API that returns a condvar and doesn't support
579callbacks. This is how you make a synchronous call, for example from
580the main program:
581
582 use AnyEvent::CouchDB;
583
584 ...
585
586 my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
587
588And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
589results are available:
590
591 $couchdb->info->cb (sub {
592 my @info = $_[0]->recv;
593 });
451 594
452=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS 595=head3 METHODS FOR PRODUCERS
453 596
454These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the 597These methods should only be used by the producing side, i.e. the
455code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also 598code/module that eventually sends the signal. Note that it is also
468immediately from within send. 611immediately from within send.
469 612
470Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all 613Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
471future C<< ->recv >> calls. 614future C<< ->recv >> calls.
472 615
473Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly 616Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
474(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling 617they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
475C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle 618C<send>.
476overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
477instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
478support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
479invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
480example).
481 619
482=item $cv->croak ($error) 620=item $cv->croak ($error)
483 621
484Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke 622Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
485C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar. 623C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
486 624
487This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable 625This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
488user/consumer. 626user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
627delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
628diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
629deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
630the problem.
489 631
490=item $cv->begin ([group callback]) 632=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
491 633
492=item $cv->end 634=item $cv->end
493
494These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
495 635
496These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into 636These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
497one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want 637one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
498to use a condition variable for the whole process. 638to use a condition variable for the whole process.
499 639
501C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end 641C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
502>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback 642>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback
503is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no 643is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no
504callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments. 644callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.
505 645
506Let's clarify this with the ping example: 646You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
647sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
648condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
649
650Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
651STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
652close before activating a condvar:
653
654 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
655
656 $cv->begin; # first watcher
657 my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
658 defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
659 or $cv->end;
660 });
661
662 $cv->begin; # second watcher
663 my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
664 defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
665 or $cv->end;
666 });
667
668 $cv->recv;
669
670This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
671one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
672sending.
673
674The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
675there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
676begung can potentially be zero:
507 677
508 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar; 678 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
509 679
510 my %result; 680 my %result;
511 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) }); 681 $cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });
531loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback 701loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
532to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that 702to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
533C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop 703C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
534doesn't execute once). 704doesn't execute once).
535 705
536This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests: 706This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
537use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end> 707potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
538is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call 708the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
539C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>. 709subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
710call C<end>.
540 711
541=back 712=back
542 713
543=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS 714=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
544 715
560function will call C<croak>. 731function will call C<croak>.
561 732
562In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned, 733In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
563in scalar context only the first one will be returned. 734in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
564 735
736Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
737event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
738>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
739condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
740L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
741any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
742
565Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case 743Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
566(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are 744(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
567using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the 745using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
568caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling 746caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
569condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting 747condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
570callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block, 748callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
571while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires). 749while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
572 750
573Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
574sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
575multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
576can supply.
577
578The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
579fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
580versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
581C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
582coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
583
584You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and 751You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
585only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later 752only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
586time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking 753time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
587waits otherwise. 754waits otherwise.
588 755
589=item $bool = $cv->ready 756=item $bool = $cv->ready
590 757
591Returns true when the condition is "true", i.e. whether C<send> or 758Returns true when the condition is "true", i.e. whether C<send> or
592C<croak> have been called. 759C<croak> have been called.
593 760
594=item $cb = $cv->cb ([new callback]) 761=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
595 762
596This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally 763This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
597replaces it before doing so. 764replaces it before doing so.
598 765
599The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when 766The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
601variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time 768variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time
602is guaranteed not to block. 769is guaranteed not to block.
603 770
604=back 771=back
605 772
773=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
774
775The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
776
777=over 4
778
779=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
780
781EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
782use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing
783that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is
784available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.
785
786 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
787 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
788 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
789
790=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
791
792These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
793is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
794them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
795when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
796create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
797
798 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
799 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
800 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
801 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
802 AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
803
804=item Backends with special needs.
805
806Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
807otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
808instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
809everything should just work.
810
811 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
812
813Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
814architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
815is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
816it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
817L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
818
819 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
820
821=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
822
823Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
824
825There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
826
827B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
828use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
829polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
830consider for AnyEvent.
831
832B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
833backend, so it can be supported through POE.
834
835AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
836load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
837in which case everything will be automatic.
838
839=back
840
606=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS 841=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
607 842
843These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
844write AnyEvent extension modules.
845
608=over 4 846=over 4
609 847
610=item $AnyEvent::MODEL 848=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
611 849
612Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it 850Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
851backend has been autodetected.
852
613contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the 853Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
614Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the 854name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
615C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case 855of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
616AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>). 856case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
617 857will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
618The known classes so far are:
619
620 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
621 AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
622 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
623 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
624 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
625 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
626 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
627 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
628
629There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
630watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
631POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
632second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
633AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
634it's adaptor.
635
636AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
637autodetecting them.
638 858
639=item AnyEvent::detect 859=item AnyEvent::detect
640 860
641Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model 861Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
642if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would 862if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
643have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at 863have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
644runtime. 864runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
865
866If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
867created, use C<post_detect>.
645 868
646=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK } 869=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
647 870
648Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is 871Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
649autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened). 872autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
650 873
874The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
875(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
876created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
877other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
878L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
879
880The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
881event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
882and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
883avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
884
651If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object 885If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
652that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See 886that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
887C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
653L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful. 888a case where this is useful.
889
890Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
891C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
892
893 our WATCHER;
894
895 my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
896 $WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
897 };
898
899 # the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
900 # as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
901 # post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
902 # able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
903
904 $WATCHER ||= $guard;
654 905
655=item @AnyEvent::post_detect 906=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
656 907
657If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it 908If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
658before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after 909before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
659the event loop has been chosen. 910the event loop has been chosen.
660 911
661You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though: 912You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
662if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected, 913if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
663and the array will be ignored. 914array will be ignored.
664 915
665Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead. 916Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
917it,as it takes care of these details.
918
919This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
920when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
921not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
922into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
666 923
667=back 924=back
668 925
669=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE 926=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
670 927
725 982
726 983
727=head1 OTHER MODULES 984=head1 OTHER MODULES
728 985
729The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use 986The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
730AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules 987AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
731in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are 988modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
732available via CPAN. 989come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
733 990
734=over 4 991=over 4
735 992
736=item L<AnyEvent::Util> 993=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
737 994
746 1003
747=item L<AnyEvent::Handle> 1004=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
748 1005
749Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes, 1006Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
750supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and 1007supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
751non-blocking SSL/TLS. 1008non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
752 1009
753=item L<AnyEvent::DNS> 1010=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
754 1011
755Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities. 1012Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
756 1013
784 1041
785=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD> 1042=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
786 1043
787A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information. 1044A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
788 1045
1046=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
1047
1048AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
1049
1050=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
1051
1052AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
1053Net::XMPP2>.
1054
789=item L<AnyEvent::IGS> 1055=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
790 1056
791A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by 1057A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
792L<App::IGS>). 1058L<App::IGS>).
793 1059
794=item L<Net::IRC3>
795
796AnyEvent based IRC client module family.
797
798=item L<Net::XMPP2>
799
800AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
801
802=item L<Net::FCP> 1060=item L<Net::FCP>
803 1061
804AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace 1062AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
805of AnyEvent. 1063of AnyEvent.
806 1064
810 1068
811=item L<Coro> 1069=item L<Coro>
812 1070
813Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>. 1071Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
814 1072
815=item L<IO::Lambda>
816
817The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
818
819=back 1073=back
820 1074
821=cut 1075=cut
822 1076
823package AnyEvent; 1077package AnyEvent;
824 1078
1079# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1080sub common_sense {
825no warnings; 1081 # no warnings
826use strict; 1082 ${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};
1083 # use strict vars subs
1084 $^H |= 0x00000600;
1085}
827 1086
1087BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1088
828use Carp; 1089use Carp ();
829 1090
830our $VERSION = 4.2; 1091our $VERSION = 4.881;
831our $MODEL; 1092our $MODEL;
832 1093
833our $AUTOLOAD; 1094our $AUTOLOAD;
834our @ISA; 1095our @ISA;
835 1096
836our @REGISTRY; 1097our @REGISTRY;
837 1098
838our $WIN32; 1099our $WIN32;
839 1100
1101our $VERBOSE;
1102
840BEGIN { 1103BEGIN {
841 my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i); 1104 eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
842 eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }"; 1105 eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
843}
844 1106
1107 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1108 if ${^TAINT};
1109
845our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1; 1110 $VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
1111
1112}
1113
1114our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
846 1115
847our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred 1116our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
848 1117
849{ 1118{
850 my $idx; 1119 my $idx;
852 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/, 1121 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
853 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6"; 1122 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
854} 1123}
855 1124
856my @models = ( 1125my @models = (
857 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::], 1126 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
858 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::], 1127 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
859 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::], 1128 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
860 # everything below here will not be autoprobed 1129 # everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
861 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere 1130 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
862 # and is usually faster 1131 # and is usually faster
1132 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1133 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
1134 [Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
863 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles 1135 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
864 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
865 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
866 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program 1136 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
867 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza 1137 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
868 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1138 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
869 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1139 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1140 # IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1141 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1142 # IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1143 # obvious default class.
1144# [0, IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1145# [0, IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1146# [0, IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
870); 1147);
871 1148
872our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY); 1149our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1150 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
873 1151
874our @post_detect; 1152our @post_detect;
875 1153
876sub post_detect(&) { 1154sub post_detect(&) {
877 my ($cb) = @_; 1155 my ($cb) = @_;
878 1156
879 if ($MODEL) { 1157 if ($MODEL) {
880 $cb->(); 1158 $cb->();
881 1159
882 1 1160 undef
883 } else { 1161 } else {
884 push @post_detect, $cb; 1162 push @post_detect, $cb;
885 1163
886 defined wantarray 1164 defined wantarray
887 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect" 1165 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
888 : () 1166 : ()
889 } 1167 }
890} 1168}
891 1169
892sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY { 1170sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
893 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect; 1171 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
894} 1172}
895 1173
896sub detect() { 1174sub detect() {
897 unless ($MODEL) { 1175 unless ($MODEL) {
898 no strict 'refs';
899 local $SIG{__DIE__}; 1176 local $SIG{__DIE__};
900 1177
901 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) { 1178 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
902 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1"; 1179 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
903 if (eval "require $model") { 1180 if (eval "require $model") {
904 $MODEL = $model; 1181 $MODEL = $model;
905 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1182 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
906 } else { 1183 } else {
907 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose; 1184 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
908 } 1185 }
909 } 1186 }
910 1187
911 # check for already loaded models 1188 # check for already loaded models
912 unless ($MODEL) { 1189 unless ($MODEL) {
913 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1190 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
914 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1191 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
915 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) { 1192 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
916 if (eval "require $model") { 1193 if (eval "require $model") {
917 $MODEL = $model; 1194 $MODEL = $model;
918 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1195 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
919 last; 1196 last;
920 } 1197 }
921 } 1198 }
922 } 1199 }
923 1200
924 unless ($MODEL) { 1201 unless ($MODEL) {
925 # try to load a model 1202 # try to autoload a model
926
927 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1203 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
928 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1204 my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
1205 if (
1206 $autoload
929 if (eval "require $package" 1207 and eval "require $package"
930 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0 1208 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
931 and eval "require $model") { 1209 and eval "require $model"
1210 ) {
932 $MODEL = $model; 1211 $MODEL = $model;
933 warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1; 1212 warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
934 last; 1213 last;
935 } 1214 }
936 } 1215 }
937 1216
938 $MODEL 1217 $MODEL
939 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib."; 1218 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";
940 } 1219 }
941 } 1220 }
942 1221
1222 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1223
943 unshift @ISA, $MODEL; 1224 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
944 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base"; 1225
1226 require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
945 1227
946 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect; 1228 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
947 } 1229 }
948 1230
949 $MODEL 1231 $MODEL
951 1233
952sub AUTOLOAD { 1234sub AUTOLOAD {
953 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://; 1235 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
954 1236
955 $method{$func} 1237 $method{$func}
956 or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects"; 1238 or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
957 1239
958 detect unless $MODEL; 1240 detect unless $MODEL;
959 1241
960 my $class = shift; 1242 my $class = shift;
961 $class->$func (@_); 1243 $class->$func (@_);
962} 1244}
963 1245
1246# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1247# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1248# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1249sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1250 my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1251
1252 # cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1253 my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1254
1255 open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1256 or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1257
1258 # we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1259
1260 ($fh2, $rw)
1261}
1262
964package AnyEvent::Base; 1263package AnyEvent::Base;
965 1264
966# default implementation for now and time 1265# default implementations for many methods
967 1266
968use Time::HiRes (); 1267sub _time {
1268 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1269 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1270 warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1271 *_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1272 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1273 } else {
1274 warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1275 *_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1276 }
969 1277
970sub time { Time::HiRes::time } 1278 &_time
971sub now { Time::HiRes::time } 1279}
1280
1281sub time { _time }
1282sub now { _time }
1283sub now_update { }
972 1284
973# default implementation for ->condvar 1285# default implementation for ->condvar
974 1286
975sub condvar { 1287sub condvar {
976 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar:: 1288 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
977} 1289}
978 1290
979# default implementation for ->signal 1291# default implementation for ->signal
980 1292
981our %SIG_CB; 1293our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
1294our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
1295our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
1296our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
982 1297
1298sub _signal_exec {
1299 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1300 ? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1301 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;
1302
1303 while (%SIG_EV) {
1304 for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1305 delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1306 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1307 }
1308 }
1309}
1310
1311# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
1312sub _sig_add() {
1313 unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
1314 # try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
1315 my $NOW = AnyEvent->now;
1316
1317 $SIG_TW = AnyEvent->timer (
1318 after => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
1319 interval => $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
1320 cb => sub { }, # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
1321 );
1322 }
1323}
1324
1325sub _sig_del {
1326 undef $SIG_TW
1327 unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1328}
1329
983sub signal { 1330sub _signal {
984 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1331 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
985 1332
986 my $signal = uc $arg{signal} 1333 my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
987 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing"; 1334 or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
988 1335
1336 if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
1337 # async::interrupt
1338
1339 $signal = Async::Interrupt::sig2num ($signal);
989 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1340 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1341
1342 $SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
1343 cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
1344 signal => $signal,
1345 pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
1346 pipe_autodrain => 0,
1347 ;
1348
1349 } else {
1350 # pure perl
1351
1352 # AE::Util has been loaded in signal
1353 $signal = AnyEvent::Util::sig2name ($signal);
1354 $SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1355
990 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub { 1356 $SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
991 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} || {} }; 1357 local $!;
1358 syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1359 undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
1360 };
1361
1362 # can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
1363 # so limit the signal latency.
1364 _sig_add;
992 }; 1365 }
993 1366
994 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Signal" 1367 bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
995} 1368}
996 1369
1370sub signal {
1371 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1372 if (!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT} && eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.0 (); 1") {
1373 warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1374
1375 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1;
1376 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1377 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1378
1379 } else {
1380 warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1381
1382 require Fcntl;
1383
1384 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1385 require AnyEvent::Util;
1386
1387 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1388 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1389 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1390 } else {
1391 pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1392 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1393 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1394
1395 # not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1396 fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1397 fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1398 }
1399
1400 $SIGPIPE_R
1401 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
1402
1403 $SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1404 }
1405
1406 *signal = \&_signal;
1407 &signal
1408}
1409
997sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY { 1410sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
998 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1411 my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
999 1412
1413 _sig_del;
1414
1000 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb}; 1415 delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1001 1416
1417 $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1418 ? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
1419 : # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1420 # print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1421 # instead of getting the default action.
1422 undef $SIG{$signal}
1002 delete $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} }; 1423 unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1003} 1424}
1004 1425
1005# default implementation for ->child 1426# default implementation for ->child
1006 1427
1007our %PID_CB; 1428our %PID_CB;
1008our $CHLD_W; 1429our $CHLD_W;
1009our $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1430our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1010our $PID_IDLE;
1011our $WNOHANG; 1431our $WNOHANG;
1012 1432
1013sub _child_wait { 1433sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1014 while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) { 1434 my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
1435
1436 $_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1015 $_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }), 1437 for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1016 (values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} }); 1438 values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1017 }
1018
1019 undef $PID_IDLE;
1020} 1439}
1021 1440
1022sub _sigchld { 1441sub _sigchld {
1023 # make sure we deliver these changes "synchronous" with the event loop. 1442 my $pid;
1024 $CHLD_DELAY_W ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => 0, cb => sub { 1443
1025 undef $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1444 AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1026 &_child_wait; 1445 while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1027 });
1028} 1446}
1029 1447
1030sub child { 1448sub child {
1031 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1449 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1032 1450
1033 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0) 1451 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1034 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing"; 1452 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1035 1453
1036 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1454 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1037 1455
1038 unless ($WNOHANG) { 1456 # WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
1457 $WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
1458 ? 1
1039 $WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1; 1459 : eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1040 }
1041 1460
1042 unless ($CHLD_W) { 1461 unless ($CHLD_W) {
1043 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld); 1462 $CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);
1044 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round 1463 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1045 &_sigchld; 1464 &_sigchld;
1046 } 1465 }
1047 1466
1048 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Child" 1467 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1049} 1468}
1050 1469
1051sub AnyEvent::Base::Child::DESTROY { 1470sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {
1052 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1471 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1053 1472
1054 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb}; 1473 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1055 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} }; 1474 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1056 1475
1057 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB; 1476 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1058} 1477}
1059 1478
1479# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1480# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1481# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1482sub idle {
1483 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1484
1485 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1486
1487 $rcb = sub {
1488 if ($cb) {
1489 $w = _time;
1490 &$cb;
1491 $w = _time - $w;
1492
1493 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1494 # within some limits
1495 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1496 $w = 5 if $w > 5;
1497
1498 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);
1499 } else {
1500 # clean up...
1501 undef $w;
1502 undef $rcb;
1503 }
1504 };
1505
1506 $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);
1507
1508 bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1509}
1510
1511sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1512 undef $${$_[0]};
1513}
1514
1060package AnyEvent::CondVar; 1515package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1061 1516
1062our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::; 1517our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1063 1518
1064package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base; 1519package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1065 1520
1066use overload 1521#use overload
1067 '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }, 1522# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1068 fallback => 1; 1523# fallback => 1;
1524
1525# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
1526${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
1527*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
1528*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
1529${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
1530
1531our $WAITING;
1069 1532
1070sub _send { 1533sub _send {
1071 # nop 1534 # nop
1072} 1535}
1073 1536
1086sub ready { 1549sub ready {
1087 $_[0]{_ae_sent} 1550 $_[0]{_ae_sent}
1088} 1551}
1089 1552
1090sub _wait { 1553sub _wait {
1554 $WAITING
1555 and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1556 and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
1557
1558 local $WAITING = 1;
1091 AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent}; 1559 AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1092} 1560}
1093 1561
1094sub recv { 1562sub recv {
1095 $_[0]->_wait; 1563 $_[0]->_wait;
1114} 1582}
1115 1583
1116# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4 1584# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1117*broadcast = \&send; 1585*broadcast = \&send;
1118*wait = \&_wait; 1586*wait = \&_wait;
1587
1588=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1589
1590In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1591caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
1592the C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT> environment variable, below) provides strict
1593checking of all AnyEvent methods, however, which is highly useful during
1594development.
1595
1596As for exception handling (i.e. runtime errors and exceptions thrown while
1597executing a callback), this is not only highly event-loop specific, but
1598also not in any way wrapped by this module, as this is the job of the main
1599program.
1600
1601The pure perl event loop simply re-throws the exception (usually
1602within C<< condvar->recv >>), the L<Event> and L<EV> modules call C<<
1603$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1604so on.
1605
1606=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1607
1608The following environment variables are used by this module or its
1609submodules.
1610
1611Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
1612C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
1613enabled.
1614
1615=over 4
1616
1617=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1618
1619By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1620conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1621talkative.
1622
1623When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1624conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1625C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1626
1627When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1628model it chooses.
1629
1630When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
1631which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
1632
1633=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1634
1635AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1636argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1637will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1638check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1639it will croak.
1640
1641In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1642
1643Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1644>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1645C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
1646can be very useful, however.
1647
1648=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1649
1650This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1651auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1652entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
1653and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
1654used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
1655auto detection and -probing.
1656
1657This functionality might change in future versions.
1658
1659For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
1660could start your program like this:
1661
1662 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1663
1664=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1665
1666Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1667for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1668of auto probing).
1669
1670Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
1671current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
1672used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1673list.
1674
1675This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1676against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1677small, as the program has to handle conenction and other failures anyways.
1678
1679Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1680but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1681- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1682addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1683IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1684
1685=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1686
1687Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
1688for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
1689some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
1690default.
1691
1692Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1693EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1694
1695=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1696
1697The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1698will create in parallel.
1699
1700=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
1701
1702The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
1703resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
1704sent to the DNS server.
1705
1706=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
1707
1708The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
1709configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
1710default config will be used.
1711
1712=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
1713
1714When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1715L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1716variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
1717instead of a system-dependent default.
1718
1719=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
1720
1721When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
1722loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1723
1724=back
1119 1725
1120=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE 1726=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1121 1727
1122This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in 1728This is an advanced topic that you do not normally need to use AnyEvent in
1123a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to 1729a module. This section is only of use to event loop authors who want to
1157 1763
1158I<rxvt-unicode> also cheats a bit by not providing blocking access to 1764I<rxvt-unicode> also cheats a bit by not providing blocking access to
1159condition variables: code blocking while waiting for a condition will 1765condition variables: code blocking while waiting for a condition will
1160C<die>. This still works with most modules/usages, and blocking calls must 1766C<die>. This still works with most modules/usages, and blocking calls must
1161not be done in an interactive application, so it makes sense. 1767not be done in an interactive application, so it makes sense.
1162
1163=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1164
1165The following environment variables are used by this module:
1166
1167=over 4
1168
1169=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1170
1171By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1172conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1173talkative.
1174
1175When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1176conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1177C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1178
1179When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1180model it chooses.
1181
1182=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1183
1184This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1185auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
1186entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended
1187and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,
1188used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with
1189auto detection and -probing.
1190
1191This functionality might change in future versions.
1192
1193For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you
1194could start your program like this:
1195
1196 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1197
1198=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1199
1200Used by both L<AnyEvent::DNS> and L<AnyEvent::Socket> to determine preferences
1201for IPv4 or IPv6. The default is unspecified (and might change, or be the result
1202of auto probing).
1203
1204Must be set to a comma-separated list of protocols or address families,
1205current supported: C<ipv4> and C<ipv6>. Only protocols mentioned will be
1206used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1207list.
1208
1209This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1210against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1211small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-
1212
1213Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1214but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1215- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1216addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1217IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1218
1219=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1220
1221Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension
1222for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but
1223some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by
1224default.
1225
1226Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1227EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1228
1229=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1230
1231The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1232will create in parallel.
1233
1234=back
1235 1768
1236=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM 1769=head1 EXAMPLE PROGRAM
1237 1770
1238The following program uses an I/O watcher to read data from STDIN, a timer 1771The following program uses an I/O watcher to read data from STDIN, a timer
1239to display a message once per second, and a condition variable to quit the 1772to display a message once per second, and a condition variable to quit the
1433watcher. 1966watcher.
1434 1967
1435=head3 Results 1968=head3 Results
1436 1969
1437 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment 1970 name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1438 EV/EV 400000 244 0.56 0.46 0.31 EV native interface 1971 EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface
1439 EV/Any 100000 244 2.50 0.46 0.29 EV + AnyEvent watchers 1972 EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1440 CoroEV/Any 100000 244 2.49 0.44 0.29 coroutines + Coro::Signal 1973 CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1441 Perl/Any 100000 513 4.92 0.87 1.12 pure perl implementation 1974 Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation
1442 Event/Event 16000 516 31.88 31.30 0.85 Event native interface 1975 Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface
1443 Event/Any 16000 590 35.75 31.42 1.08 Event + AnyEvent watchers 1976 Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1977 IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1978 IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1444 Glib/Any 16000 1357 98.22 12.41 54.00 quadratic behaviour 1979 Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour
1445 Tk/Any 2000 1860 26.97 67.98 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers 1980 Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1446 POE/Event 2000 6644 108.64 736.02 14.73 via POE::Loop::Event 1981 POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event
1447 POE/Select 2000 6343 94.13 809.12 565.96 via POE::Loop::Select 1982 POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select
1448 1983
1449=head3 Discussion 1984=head3 Discussion
1450 1985
1451The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very 1986The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1452well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one) 1987well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
1477performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of 2012performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1478them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark. 2013them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1479 2014
1480The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation 2015The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1481cost, but overall scores in on the third place. 2016cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
2017
2018C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
2019when using its pure perl backend.
1482 2020
1483C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a 2021C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1484faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as 2022faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1485C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of 2023C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1486watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four, 2024watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
1564it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating 2102it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1565a new one that moves the timeout into the future. 2103a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1566 2104
1567=head3 Results 2105=head3 Results
1568 2106
1569 name sockets create request 2107 name sockets create request
1570 EV 20000 69.01 11.16 2108 EV 20000 69.01 11.16
1571 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87 2109 Perl 20000 73.32 35.87
2110 IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll
2111 IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll
1572 Event 20000 212.62 257.32 2112 Event 20000 212.62 257.32
1573 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30 2113 Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30
1574 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event 2114 POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event
1575 2115
1576=head3 Discussion 2116=head3 Discussion
1577 2117
1578This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the 2118This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1579particular event loop. 2119particular event loop.
1581EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time 2121EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1582is relatively high, though. 2122is relatively high, though.
1583 2123
1584Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event 2124Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1585loops Event and Glib. 2125loops Event and Glib.
2126
2127IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
2128good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1586 2129
1587Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will 2130Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1588understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to 2131understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1589the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event 2132the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1590uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations. 2133uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
1653=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of 2196=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of
1654watchers, as the management overhead dominates. 2197watchers, as the management overhead dominates.
1655 2198
1656=back 2199=back
1657 2200
2201=head2 THE IO::Lambda BENCHMARK
2202
2203Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
2204could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
2205simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
2206shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
2207fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
2208very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
2209baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
2210
2211The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
2212connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
2213creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
2214test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
2215benchmark nevertheless.
2216
2217 name runtime
2218 Lambda/select 0.330 sec
2219 + optimized 0.122 sec
2220 Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
2221 + optimized 0.138 sec
2222 Raw sockets/select 0.077 sec
2223 POE/select, components 0.662 sec
2224 POE/select, raw sockets 0.226 sec
2225 POE/select, optimized 0.404 sec
2226
2227 AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
2228 AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
2229 +state machine 0.134 sec
2230
2231The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
2232benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
2233defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
2234written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
2235AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
2236resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
2237generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
2238connects (which involve a single syscall only).
2239
2240The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
2241offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
2242Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
2243non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
2244
2245As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2246hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2247backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2248
2249And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2250slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a
2251large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O
2252in a non-blocking way.
2253
2254The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2255F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2256part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2257
2258
2259=head1 SIGNALS
2260
2261AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
2262
2263=over 4
2264
2265=item SIGCHLD
2266
2267A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
2268emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
2269event loops install a similar handler.
2270
2271Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
2272AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
2273
2274=item SIGPIPE
2275
2276A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
2277when AnyEvent gets loaded.
2278
2279The rationale for this is that AnyEvent users usually do not really depend
2280on SIGPIPE delivery (which is purely an optimisation for shell use, or
2281badly-written programs), but C<SIGPIPE> can cause spurious and rare
2282program exits as a lot of people do not expect C<SIGPIPE> when writing to
2283some random socket.
2284
2285The rationale for installing a no-op handler as opposed to ignoring it is
2286that this way, the handler will be restored to defaults on exec.
2287
2288Feel free to install your own handler, or reset it to defaults.
2289
2290=back
2291
2292=cut
2293
2294undef $SIG{CHLD}
2295 if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2296
2297$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2298 unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2299
2300=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
2301
2302One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
2303it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
2304
2305That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
2306modules if they are installed.
2307
2308This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they
2309affect AnyEvent's operetion.
2310
2311=over 4
2312
2313=item L<Async::Interrupt>
2314
2315This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
2316my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
2317signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
2318delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
2319catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
2320C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
2321
2322If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
2323catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
2324will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for
2325battery life on laptops).
2326
2327This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
2328that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
2329
2330Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
2331and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
2332(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
2333does nothing for those backends.
2334
2335=item L<EV>
2336
2337This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
2338event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
2339loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
2340the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
2341automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
2342can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
2343C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
2344L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
2345
2346=item L<Guard>
2347
2348The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
2349C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
2350lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
2351purely used for performance.
2352
2353=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
2354
2355This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via
2356L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
2357advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
2358
2359In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
2360installed.
2361
2362=item L<Net::SSLeay>
2363
2364Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
2365worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
2366the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
2367
2368=item L<Time::HiRes>
2369
2370This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
2371chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
2372pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
2373try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
2374
2375=back
2376
1658 2377
1659=head1 FORK 2378=head1 FORK
1660 2379
1661Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are 2380Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
1662because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> 2381because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>
1663calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware. 2382calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.
1664 2383
1665If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first 2384If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
1666watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child. 2385watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
2386something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
1667 2387
1668 2388
1669=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS 2389=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
1670 2390
1671AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via 2391AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
1682 2402
1683 use AnyEvent; 2403 use AnyEvent;
1684 2404
1685Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can 2405Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1686be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is 2406be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1687probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL). 2407probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
2408$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
2409
2410Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
2411C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
2412enabled.
1688 2413
1689 2414
1690=head1 BUGS 2415=head1 BUGS
1691 2416
1692Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard 2417Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1693to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10 2418to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1694and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying 2419and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1695mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as 2420memleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1696pronounced). 2421pronounced).
1697 2422
1698 2423
1699=head1 SEE ALSO 2424=head1 SEE ALSO
1700 2425
1704L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. 2429L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1705 2430
1706Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, 2431Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1707L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 2432L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1708L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, 2433L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1709L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>. 2434L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
1710 2435
1711Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and 2436Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
1712servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>. 2437servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
1713 2438
1714Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2439Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1715 2440
1716Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>, 2441Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
2442L<Coro::Event>,
1717 2443
1718Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2444Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
2445L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
1719 2446
1720 2447
1721=head1 AUTHOR 2448=head1 AUTHOR
1722 2449
1723 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 2450 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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