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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops	3	AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4		4
5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
6	event loops.	6	and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7		7
8	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
9		9
10	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
11		11
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40	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL	40	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
41		41
42	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested	42	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
43	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the	43	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
44	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.	44	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
		45
		46	=head1 SUPPORT
		47
		48	There is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
		49	channel, too.
		50
		51	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
		52	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
45		53
46	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	54	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
47		55
48	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	56	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
49	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	57	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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173	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are	181	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
174	declared.	182	declared.
175		183
176	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	184	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
177		185
		186	$w = AnyEvent->io (
		187	fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
		188	poll => <"r" or "w">,
		189	cb => <callback>,
		190	);
		191
178	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method	192	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
179	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	193	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
180		194
181	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch	195	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
182	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file	196	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
183	handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which	197	handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
184	non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,	198	non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
185	most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files	199	most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
186	or block devices.	200	or block devices.
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211	undef $w;	225	undef $w;
212	});	226	});
213		227
214	=head2 TIME WATCHERS	228	=head2 TIME WATCHERS
215		229
		230	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => <seconds>, cb => <callback>);
		231
		232	$w = AnyEvent->timer (
		233	after => <fractional_seconds>,
		234	interval => <fractional_seconds>,
		235	cb => <callback>,
		236	);
		237
216	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>	238	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
217	method with the following mandatory arguments:	239	method with the following mandatory arguments:
218		240
219	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are	241	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
220	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke	242	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
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347		369
348	=back	370	=back
349		371
350	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	372	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
351		373
		374	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
		375
352	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	376	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
353	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl	377	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
354	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	378	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
355		379
356	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	380	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
…		…
361	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	385	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
362	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	386	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
363	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	387	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
364		388
365	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	389	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
366	between multiple watchers.	390	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		391	interrupt your program at bad times.
367		392
368	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	393	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
369	directly will likely not work correctly.	394	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		395	correctly.
370		396
371	Example: exit on SIGINT	397	Example: exit on SIGINT
372		398
373	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	399	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
374		400
		401	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		402
		403	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		404	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		405	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		406	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
		407	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		408	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
		409	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
		410	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		411	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
		412	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		413	saving.
		414
		415	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		416	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
		417	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
		418	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
		419	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
		420
375	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	421	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
376		422
		423	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		424
377	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	425	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
378		426
379	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	427	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (one some backends,
380	watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when	428	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
381	the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on	429	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
382	any trace events (stopped/continued).	430	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		431	(stopped/continued).
383		432
384	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	433	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
385	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher	434	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
386	callback arguments.	435	callback arguments.
387		436
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403		452
404	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first	453	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
405	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one	454	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
406	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call	455	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
407	C<AnyEvent::detect>).	456	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		457
		458	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		459	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		460	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
408		461
409	Example: fork a process and wait for it	462	Example: fork a process and wait for it
410		463
411	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	464	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
412		465
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424	# do something else, then wait for process exit	477	# do something else, then wait for process exit
425	$done->recv;	478	$done->recv;
426		479
427	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	480	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
428		481
		482	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
		483
429	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	484	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important
430	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This	485	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
431	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need	486	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
432	attention by the event loop".	487	attention by the event loop".
433		488
…		…
459	});	514	});
460	});	515	});
461		516
462	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	517	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
463		518
		519	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		520
		521	$cv->send (<list>);
		522	my @res = $cv->recv;
		523
464	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	524	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
465	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	525	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
466	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	526	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
467		527
468	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	528	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
469	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	529	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
470		530
471	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	531	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
472	because they represent a condition that must become true.	532	because they represent a condition that must become true.
473		533
		534	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
		535
474	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	536	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
475	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	537	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
476
477	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	538	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
478	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not	539	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
479	the results).	540	the results).
480		541
481	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	542	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
…		…
486	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	547	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
487	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	548	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
488	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	549	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
489	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	550	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
490	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	551	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
491	a result.	552	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
		553	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
492		554
493	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	555	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
494	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	556	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
495	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	557	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
496	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	558	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
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530	after => 1,	592	after => 1,
531	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	593	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
532	);	594	);
533		595
534	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	596	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
535	# calls send	597	# calls ->send
536	$result_ready->recv;	598	$result_ready->recv;
537		599
538	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	600	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
539	condition variables are also code references.	601	variables are also callable directly.
540		602
541	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	603	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
542	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	604	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
543	$done->recv;	605	$done->recv;
544		606
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550		612
551	...	613	...
552		614
553	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	615	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
554		616
555	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	617	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
556	results are available:	618	results are available:
557		619
558	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	620	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
559	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	621	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
560	});	622	});
…		…
578	immediately from within send.	640	immediately from within send.
579		641
580	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	642	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
581	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	643	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
582		644
583	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	645	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
584	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	646	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
585	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle	647	C<send>.
586	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
587	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
588	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
589	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
590	example).
591		648
592	=item $cv->croak ($error)	649	=item $cv->croak ($error)
593		650
594	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	651	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
595	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	652	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
596		653
597	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	654	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
598	user/consumer.	655	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		656	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
		657	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		658	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
		659	the problem.
599		660
600	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	661	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
601		662
602	=item $cv->end	663	=item $cv->end
603
604	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
605		664
606	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	665	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
607	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	666	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
608	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	667	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
609		668
610	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	669	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
611	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	670	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
612	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	671	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
613	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	672	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
614	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	673	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		674	be called without any arguments.
615		675
616	Let's clarify this with the ping example:	676	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
		677	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
		678	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
		679
		680	Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
		681	STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
		682	close before activating a condvar:
617		683
618	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	684	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
619		685
		686	$cv->begin; # first watcher
		687	my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
		688	defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
		689	or $cv->end;
		690	});
		691
		692	$cv->begin; # second watcher
		693	my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
		694	defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
		695	or $cv->end;
		696	});
		697
		698	$cv->recv;
		699
		700	This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
		701	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
		702	sending.
		703
		704	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
		705	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
		706	begung can potentially be zero:
		707
		708	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		709
620	my %result;	710	my %result;
621	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	711	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
622		712
623	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	713	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
624	$cv->begin;	714	$cv->begin;
625	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	715	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
626	$result{$host} = ...;	716	$result{$host} = ...;
…		…
641	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback	731	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
642	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	732	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
643	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	733	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
644	doesn't execute once).	734	doesn't execute once).
645		735
646	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	736	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
647	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>	737	potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
648	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call	738	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
649	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.	739	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
		740	call C<end>.
650		741
651	=back	742	=back
652		743
653	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	744	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
654		745
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670	function will call C<croak>.	761	function will call C<croak>.
671		762
672	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	763	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
673	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	764	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
674		765
		766	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		767	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		768	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		769	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		770	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		771	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		772
675	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	773	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
676	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	774	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
677	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	775	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
678	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	776	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
679	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	777	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
680	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	778	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
681	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	779	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
682		780
683	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
684	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
685	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
686	can supply.
687
688	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
689	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
690	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
691	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
692	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
693
694	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	781	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
695	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	782	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
696	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	783	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
697	waits otherwise.	784	waits otherwise.
698		785
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704	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	791	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
705		792
706	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	793	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
707	replaces it before doing so.	794	replaces it before doing so.
708		795
709	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	796	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
710	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	797	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with
711	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	798	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
712	is guaranteed not to block.	799	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
713		800
714	=back	801	=back
715		802
		803	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
		804
		805	The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
		806
		807	=over 4
		808
		809	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
		810
		811	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
		812	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
		813	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
		814	AnyEvent itself.
		815
		816	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
		817	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
		818
		819	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
		820
		821	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
		822	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
		823	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
		824	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
		825	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
		826
		827	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
		828	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
		829	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
		830	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
		831	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		832	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
		833
		834	=item Backends with special needs.
		835
		836	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
		837	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
		838	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
		839	everything should just work.
		840
		841	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
		842
		843	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
		844	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
		845	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
		846	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
		847	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
		848
		849	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
		850
		851	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
		852
		853	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
		854
		855	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
		856
		857	B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
		858	use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
		859	polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
		860	consider for AnyEvent.
		861
		862	B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
		863	backend, so it can be supported through POE.
		864
		865	AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
		866	load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
		867	in which case everything will be automatic.
		868
		869	=back
		870
716	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	871	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
717		872
		873	These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
		874	write AnyEvent extension modules.
		875
718	=over 4	876	=over 4
719		877
720	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL	878	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
721		879
722	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it	880	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
		881	backend has been autodetected.
		882
723	contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the	883	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
724	Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the	884	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
725	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	885	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
726	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	886	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
727		887	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
728	The known classes so far are:
729
730	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
731	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
732	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
733	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
734	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
735	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
736	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
737	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
738
739	# warning, support for IO::Async is only partial, as it is too broken
740	# and limited toe ven support the AnyEvent API. See AnyEvent::Impl::Async.
741	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
742
743	There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
744	watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
745	POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
746	second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
747	AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
748	it's adaptor.
749
750	AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
751	autodetecting them.
752		888
753	=item AnyEvent::detect	889	=item AnyEvent::detect
754		890
755	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	891	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
756	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	892	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
757	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	893	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
758	runtime.	894	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
		895
		896	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
		897	created, use C<post_detect>.
759		898
760	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	899	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
761		900
762	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	901	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
763	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	902	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
764		903
		904	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
		905	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
		906	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
		907	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
		908	L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
		909
		910	The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
		911	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
		912	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
		913	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
		914
765	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	915	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
766	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	916	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		917	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
767	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	918	a case where this is useful.
		919
		920	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		921	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		922
		923	our WATCHER;
		924
		925	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		926	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		927	};
		928
		929	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		930	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		931	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		932	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		933
		934	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
768		935
769	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	936	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
770		937
771	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	938	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
772	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	939	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
773	the event loop has been chosen.	940	the event loop has been chosen.
774		941
775	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	942	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
776	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	943	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
777	and the array will be ignored.	944	array will be ignored.
778		945
779	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.	946	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
		947	it,as it takes care of these details.
		948
		949	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
		950	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
		951	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
		952	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
780		953
781	=back	954	=back
782		955
783	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	956	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
784		957
…		…
839		1012
840		1013
841	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1014	=head1 OTHER MODULES
842		1015
843	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1016	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
844	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	1017	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
845	in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are	1018	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
846	available via CPAN.	1019	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
847		1020
848	=over 4	1021	=over 4
849		1022
850	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1023	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
851		1024
…		…
860		1033
861	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1034	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
862		1035
863	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1036	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
864	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1037	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
865	non-blocking SSL/TLS.	1038	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
866		1039
867	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1040	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
868		1041
869	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1042	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
870		1043
…		…
898		1071
899	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>	1072	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
900		1073
901	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.	1074	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
902		1075
		1076	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
		1077
		1078	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
		1079
		1080	=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
		1081
		1082	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
		1083	Net::XMPP2>.
		1084
903	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>	1085	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
904		1086
905	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by	1087	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
906	L<App::IGS>).	1088	L<App::IGS>).
907		1089
908	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
909
910	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
911
912	=item L<Net::XMPP2>
913
914	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
915
916	=item L<Net::FCP>	1090	=item L<Net::FCP>
917		1091
918	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace	1092	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
919	of AnyEvent.	1093	of AnyEvent.
920		1094
…		…
924		1098
925	=item L<Coro>	1099	=item L<Coro>
926		1100
927	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1101	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
928		1102
929	=item L<IO::Lambda>
930
931	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
932
933	=back	1103	=back
934		1104
935	=cut	1105	=cut
936		1106
937	package AnyEvent;	1107	package AnyEvent;
938		1108
		1109	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
		1110	sub common_sense {
939	no warnings;	1111	# no warnings
		1112	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS};
940	use strict qw(vars subs);	1113	# use strict vars subs
		1114	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1115	}
941		1116
		1117	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1118
942	use Carp;	1119	use Carp ();
943		1120
944	our $VERSION = 4.412;	1121	our $VERSION = '5.112';
945	our $MODEL;	1122	our $MODEL;
946		1123
947	our $AUTOLOAD;	1124	our $AUTOLOAD;
948	our @ISA;	1125	our @ISA;
949		1126
950	our @REGISTRY;	1127	our @REGISTRY;
951		1128
952	our $WIN32;	1129	our $WIN32;
		1130
		1131	our $VERBOSE;
953		1132
954	BEGIN {	1133	BEGIN {
955	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1134	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
956	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1135	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
957		1136
958	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1137	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
959	if ${^TAINT};	1138	if ${^TAINT};
960	}
961		1139
962	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1140	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1141
		1142	}
		1143
		1144	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
963		1145
964	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1146	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
965		1147
966	{	1148	{
967	my $idx;	1149	my $idx;
…		…
969	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1151	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
970	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1152	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
971	}	1153	}
972		1154
973	my @models = (	1155	my @models = (
974	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1156	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
975	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
976	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1157	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
977	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1158	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
978	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1159	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
979	# and is usually faster	1160	# and is usually faster
		1161	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
		1162	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
		1163	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1164	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
980	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1165	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
981	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
982	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
983	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1166	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
984	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1167	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
985	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1168	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
986	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1169	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
987	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workaorunds for its	1170	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
988	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1171	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
989	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1172	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
990	# obvious default class.	1173	# obvious default class.
991	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1174	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
992	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1175	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
993	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1176	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1177	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
994	);	1178	);
995		1179
996	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1180	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
997	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1181	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
998		1182
…		…
1002	my ($cb) = @_;	1186	my ($cb) = @_;
1003		1187
1004	if ($MODEL) {	1188	if ($MODEL) {
1005	$cb->();	1189	$cb->();
1006		1190
1007	1	1191	undef
1008	} else {	1192	} else {
1009	push @post_detect, $cb;	1193	push @post_detect, $cb;
1010		1194
1011	defined wantarray	1195	defined wantarray
1012	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"	1196	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
…		…
1018	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;	1202	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1019	}	1203	}
1020		1204
1021	sub detect() {	1205	sub detect() {
1022	unless ($MODEL) {	1206	unless ($MODEL) {
1023	no strict 'refs';
1024	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1207	local $SIG{__DIE__};
1025		1208
1026	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1209	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1027	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";	1210	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1028	if (eval "require $model") {	1211	if (eval "require $model") {
1029	$MODEL = $model;	1212	$MODEL = $model;
1030	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1213	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1031	} else {	1214	} else {
1032	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1215	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
1033	}	1216	}
1034	}	1217	}
1035		1218
1036	# check for already loaded models	1219	# check for already loaded models
1037	unless ($MODEL) {	1220	unless ($MODEL) {
1038	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1221	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1039	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1222	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1040	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1223	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1041	if (eval "require $model") {	1224	if (eval "require $model") {
1042	$MODEL = $model;	1225	$MODEL = $model;
1043	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1226	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1044	last;	1227	last;
1045	}	1228	}
1046	}	1229	}
1047	}	1230	}
1048		1231
1049	unless ($MODEL) {	1232	unless ($MODEL) {
1050	# try to load a model	1233	# try to autoload a model
1051
1052	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1234	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1053	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1235	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1236	if (
		1237	$autoload
1054	if (eval "require $package"	1238	and eval "require $package"
1055	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0	1239	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1056	and eval "require $model") {	1240	and eval "require $model"
		1241	) {
1057	$MODEL = $model;	1242	$MODEL = $model;
1058	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1243	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1059	last;	1244	last;
1060	}	1245	}
1061	}	1246	}
1062		1247
1063	$MODEL	1248	$MODEL
…		…
1079		1264
1080	sub AUTOLOAD {	1265	sub AUTOLOAD {
1081	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1266	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
1082		1267
1083	$method{$func}	1268	$method{$func}
1084	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1269	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
1085		1270
1086	detect unless $MODEL;	1271	detect unless $MODEL;
1087		1272
1088	my $class = shift;	1273	my $class = shift;
1089	$class->$func (@_);	1274	$class->$func (@_);
…		…
1094	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1279	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1095	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {	1280	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1096	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1281	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1097		1282
1098	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1283	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1099	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<")	1284	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1100	: $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1101	: Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1102		1285
1103	open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh	1286	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1104	or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!,";	1287	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1105		1288
1106	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1289	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1107		1290
1108	($fh2, $rw)	1291	($fh2, $rw)
1109	}	1292	}
1110		1293
		1294	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1295
		1296	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1297	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1298	overhead.
		1299
		1300	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1301
		1302	=cut
		1303
		1304	package AE;
		1305
		1306	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1307
		1308	sub io($$$) {
		1309	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1310	}
		1311
		1312	sub timer($$$) {
		1313	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1314	}
		1315
		1316	sub signal($$) {
		1317	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1318	}
		1319
		1320	sub child($$) {
		1321	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1322	}
		1323
		1324	sub idle($) {
		1325	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1326	}
		1327
		1328	sub cv(;&) {
		1329	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1330	}
		1331
		1332	sub now() {
		1333	AnyEvent->now
		1334	}
		1335
		1336	sub now_update() {
		1337	AnyEvent->now_update
		1338	}
		1339
		1340	sub time() {
		1341	AnyEvent->time
		1342	}
		1343
1111	package AnyEvent::Base;	1344	package AnyEvent::Base;
1112		1345
1113	# default implementations for many methods	1346	# default implementations for many methods
1114		1347
1115	BEGIN {	1348	sub _time {
		1349	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1116	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1350	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1351	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1117	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1352	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1118	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1353	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1119	} else {	1354	} else {
		1355	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1120	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1356	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1121	}	1357	}
		1358
		1359	&_time
1122	}	1360	}
1123		1361
1124	sub time { _time }	1362	sub time { _time }
1125	sub now { _time }	1363	sub now { _time }
1126	sub now_update { }	1364	sub now_update { }
…		…
1131	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"	1369	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1132	}	1370	}
1133		1371
1134	# default implementation for ->signal	1372	# default implementation for ->signal
1135		1373
		1374	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1375
		1376	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1377	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1378	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.0 (); 1")
		1379	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1380
		1381	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1382	}
		1383
1136	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1384	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1385	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1386	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1137		1387
1138	sub _signal_exec {	1388	sub _signal_exec {
		1389	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1390	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1139	sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;	1391	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 9;
1140		1392
1141	while (%SIG_EV) {	1393	while (%SIG_EV) {
1142	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1394	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1143	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1395	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1144	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };	1396	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1145	}	1397	}
1146	}	1398	}
1147	}	1399	}
1148		1400
		1401	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1402	sub _sig_add() {
		1403	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1404	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1405	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1406
		1407	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1408	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1409	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1410	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1411	;
		1412	}
		1413	}
		1414
		1415	sub _sig_del {
		1416	undef $SIG_TW
		1417	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
		1418	}
		1419
		1420	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1421	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
		1422	undef $_sig_name_init;
		1423
		1424	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1425	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1426	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1427	} else {
		1428	require Config;
		1429
		1430	my %signame2num;
		1431	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1432	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1433
		1434	my @signum2name;
		1435	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1436
		1437	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1438	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1439	};
		1440	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1441	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1442	};
		1443	}
		1444	};
		1445	die if $@;
		1446	};
		1447
		1448	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1449	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
		1450
1149	sub signal {	1451	sub signal {
1150	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1452	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1453	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1454	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1455	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1151		1456
1152	unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {	1457	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1153	require Fcntl;	1458	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1154		1459
1155	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1156	require AnyEvent::Util;
1157
1158	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1159	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1160	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1161	} else {	1460	} else {
		1461	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1462
		1463	require Fcntl;
		1464
		1465	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1466	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1467
		1468	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1469	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1470	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1471	} else {
1162	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1472	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1163	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1473	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1164	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1474	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1165		1475
1166	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...	1476	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1167	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1477	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1168	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1478	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1479	}
		1480
		1481	$SIGPIPE_R
		1482	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1483
		1484	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1169	}	1485	}
1170		1486
1171	$SIGPIPE_R	1487	*signal = sub {
1172	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1488	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1173		1489
1174	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1175	}
1176
1177	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1490	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1178	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1491	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1179		1492
		1493	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
		1494	# async::interrupt
		1495
		1496	$signal = sig2num $signal;
1180	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1497	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1498
		1499	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
		1500	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1501	signal => $signal,
		1502	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1503	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1504	;
		1505
		1506	} else {
		1507	# pure perl
		1508
		1509	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
		1510	$signal = sig2name $signal;
		1511	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1512
1181	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1513	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1182	local $!;	1514	local $!;
1183	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1515	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1184	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1516	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1517	};
		1518
		1519	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1520	# so limit the signal latency.
		1521	_sig_add;
		1522	}
		1523
		1524	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1525	};
		1526
		1527	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1528	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1529
		1530	_sig_del;
		1531
		1532	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1533
		1534	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1535	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1536	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1537	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1538	# instead of getting the default action.
		1539	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1540	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1541	};
1185	};	1542	};
1186		1543	die if $@;
1187	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"	1544	&signal
1188	}
1189
1190	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1191	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1192
1193	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1194
1195	# delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1196	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1197	# instead of getting the default action.
1198	undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1199	}	1545	}
1200		1546
1201	# default implementation for ->child	1547	# default implementation for ->child
1202		1548
1203	our %PID_CB;	1549	our %PID_CB;
1204	our $CHLD_W;	1550	our $CHLD_W;
1205	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1551	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1206	our $WNOHANG;	1552	our $WNOHANG;
1207		1553
		1554	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1555	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1556
		1557	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
		1558	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
		1559	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
		1560	}
		1561
1208	sub _sigchld {	1562	sub _sigchld {
		1563	my $pid;
		1564
		1565	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1209	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1566	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1210	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),
1211	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });
1212	}
1213	}	1567	}
1214		1568
1215	sub child {	1569	sub child {
1216	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1570	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1217		1571
1218	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1572	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1219	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1573	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1220		1574
1221	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1575	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1222		1576
		1577	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
		1578	$WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
		1579	? 1
1223	$WNOHANG ||= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;	1580	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1224		1581
1225	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1582	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1226	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1583	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1227	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1584	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1228	&_sigchld;	1585	&_sigchld;
1229	}	1586	}
1230		1587
1231	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1588	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
…		…
1257	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1614	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1258	# within some limits	1615	# within some limits
1259	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1616	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1260	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1617	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1261		1618
1262	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1619	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1263	} else {	1620	} else {
1264	# clean up...	1621	# clean up...
1265	undef $w;	1622	undef $w;
1266	undef $rcb;	1623	undef $rcb;
1267	}	1624	}
1268	};	1625	};
1269		1626
1270	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1627	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1271		1628
1272	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"	1629	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1273	}	1630	}
1274		1631
1275	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {	1632	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
…		…
1280		1637
1281	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1638	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1282		1639
1283	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1640	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1284		1641
1285	use overload	1642	#use overload
1286	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1643	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1287	fallback => 1;	1644	# fallback => 1;
		1645
		1646	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1647	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1648	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1649	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1650	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1651
		1652	our $WAITING;
1288		1653
1289	sub _send {	1654	sub _send {
1290	# nop	1655	# nop
1291	}	1656	}
1292		1657
…		…
1305	sub ready {	1670	sub ready {
1306	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1671	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1307	}	1672	}
1308		1673
1309	sub _wait {	1674	sub _wait {
		1675	$WAITING
		1676	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1677	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1678
		1679	local $WAITING = 1;
1310	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};	1680	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1311	}	1681	}
1312		1682
1313	sub recv {	1683	sub recv {
1314	$_[0]->_wait;	1684	$_[0]->_wait;
…		…
1316	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1686	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1317	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1687	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1318	}	1688	}
1319		1689
1320	sub cb {	1690	sub cb {
1321	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1691	my $cv = shift;
		1692
		1693	@_
		1694	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1695	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1696	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1697
1322	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1698	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1323	}	1699	}
1324		1700
1325	sub begin {	1701	sub begin {
1326	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1702	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1327	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1703	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1376	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1752	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1377		1753
1378	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1754	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1379	model it chooses.	1755	model it chooses.
1380		1756
		1757	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1758	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1759
1381	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1760	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1382		1761
1383	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1762	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1384	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1763	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1385	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1764	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1386	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,	1765	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1387	it will croak.	1766	it will croak.
1388		1767
1389	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1768	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1390		1769
1391	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in	1770	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1392	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1771	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1393	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1772	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1773	can be very useful, however.
1394		1774
1395	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1775	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1396		1776
1397	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1777	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1398	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1778	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1441		1821
1442	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	1822	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1443		1823
1444	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>	1824	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1445	will create in parallel.	1825	will create in parallel.
		1826
		1827	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
		1828
		1829	The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
		1830	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
		1831	sent to the DNS server.
		1832
		1833	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
		1834
		1835	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
		1836	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
		1837	default config will be used.
		1838
		1839	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
		1840
		1841	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
		1842	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
		1843	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
		1844	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1845
		1846	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1847
		1848	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1849	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1446		1850
1447	=back	1851	=back
1448		1852
1449	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1853	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1450		1854
…		…
1658	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2062	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1659	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2063	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1660	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2064	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1661		2065
1662	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2066	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1663	distribution.	2067	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2068	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1664		2069
1665	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2070	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1666		2071
1667	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2072	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1668	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2073	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1689	watcher.	2094	watcher.
1690		2095
1691	=head3 Results	2096	=head3 Results
1692		2097
1693	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2098	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1694	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2099	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1695	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2100	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1696	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2101	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1697	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2102	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1698	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2103	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1699	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2104	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
		2105	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
		2106	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1700	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2107	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1701	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2108	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1702	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2109	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1703	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2110	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1704		2111
1705	=head3 Discussion	2112	=head3 Discussion
1706		2113
1707	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2114	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1708	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2115	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1720	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2127	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1721	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2128	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1722	cycles with POE.	2129	cycles with POE.
1723		2130
1724	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2131	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1725	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2132	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2133	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2134	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1726	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2135	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1727	natively.
1728		2136
1729	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2137	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1730	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2138	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1731	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2139	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1732	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2140	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
1733	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of	2141	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1734	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.	2142	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1735		2143
1736	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation	2144	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1737	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.	2145	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
		2146
		2147	C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
		2148	when using its pure perl backend.
1738		2149
1739	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a	2150	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1740	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as	2151	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1741	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of	2152	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1742	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,	2153	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
…		…
1803	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2214	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1804	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2215	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1805	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2216	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1806		2217
1807	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2218	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1808	distribution.	2219	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2220	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1809		2221
1810	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2222	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1811		2223
1812	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2224	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1813	each server has a read and write socket end).	2225	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1820	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating	2232	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1821	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2233	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1822		2234
1823	=head3 Results	2235	=head3 Results
1824		2236
1825	name sockets create request	2237	name sockets create request
1826	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2238	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1827	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2239	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1828	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2240	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1829	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2241	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
		2242	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
		2243	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1830	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2244	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1831		2245
1832	=head3 Discussion	2246	=head3 Discussion
1833		2247
1834	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2248	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1835	particular event loop.	2249	particular event loop.
…		…
1837	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time	2251	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1838	is relatively high, though.	2252	is relatively high, though.
1839		2253
1840	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event	2254	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1841	loops Event and Glib.	2255	loops Event and Glib.
		2256
		2257	IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
		2258	good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1842		2259
1843	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will	2260	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1844	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to	2261	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1845	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event	2262	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1846	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.	2263	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
…		…
1979		2396
1980	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher	2397	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
1981	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some	2398	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
1982	event loops install a similar handler.	2399	event loops install a similar handler.
1983		2400
1984	If, when AnyEvent is loaded, SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then AnyEvent will	2401	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
1985	reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.	2402	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
1986		2403
1987	=item SIGPIPE	2404	=item SIGPIPE
1988		2405
1989	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>	2406	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
1990	when AnyEvent gets loaded.	2407	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
…		…
2008	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';	2425	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2009		2426
2010	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }	2427	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2011	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2428	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2012		2429
		2430	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2431
		2432	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2433	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2434
		2435	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2436	modules if they are installed.
		2437
		2438	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2439	affect AnyEvent's operetion.
		2440
		2441	=over 4
		2442
		2443	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2444
		2445	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2446	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2447	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2448	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2449	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2450	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2451
		2452	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2453	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2454	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (And good for
		2455	battery life on laptops).
		2456
		2457	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2458	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2459
		2460	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2461	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2462	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2463	does nothing for those backends.
		2464
		2465	=item L<EV>
		2466
		2467	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2468	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2469	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2470	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2471	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2472	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2473	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2474	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2475
		2476	=item L<Guard>
		2477
		2478	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2479	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2480	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2481	purely used for performance.
		2482
		2483	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2484
		2485	This module is required when you want to read or write JSON data via
		2486	L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2487	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2488
		2489	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
		2490	installed.
		2491
		2492	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2493
		2494	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2495	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2496	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2497
		2498	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2499
		2500	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2501	chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
		2502	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
		2503	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2504
		2505	=back
		2506
		2507
2013	=head1 FORK	2508	=head1 FORK
2014		2509
2015	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2510	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2016	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2511	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>
2017	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2512	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.
2018		2513
2019	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2514	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2020	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2515	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2516	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
2021		2517
2022		2518
2023	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2519	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2024		2520
2025	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2521	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2063	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2559	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2064		2560
2065	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2561	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2066	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2562	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2067	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2563	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2068	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	2564	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2069		2565
2070	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2566	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2071	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.	2567	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2072		2568
2073	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2569	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2074		2570
2075	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,	2571	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
		2572	L<Coro::Event>,
2076		2573
2077	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2574	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
		2575	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
2078		2576
2079		2577
2080	=head1 AUTHOR	2578	=head1 AUTHOR
2081		2579
2082	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2580	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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