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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
…		…
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.
…		…
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
…		…
341	might affect timers and time-outs.	363	might affect timers and time-outs.
342		364
343	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the	365	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
344	event loop's idea of "current time".	366	event loop's idea of "current time".
345		367
		368	A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
		369	when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
		370	idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
		371	script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
		372	AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
		373	(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
		374
346	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.	375	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
347		376
348	=back	377	=back
349		378
350	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	379	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
		380
		381	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
351		382
352	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	383	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	384	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
354	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	385	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
355		386
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361	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	392	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
362	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	393	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.	394	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
364		395
365	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	396	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
366	between multiple watchers.	397	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		398	interrupt your program at bad times.
367		399
368	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	400	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
369	directly will likely not work correctly.	401	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		402	correctly.
370		403
371	Example: exit on SIGINT	404	Example: exit on SIGINT
372		405
373	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	406	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
374		407
		408	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		409
		410	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		411	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		412	pure perl implementation).
		413
		414	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		415
		416	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		417	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		418	latter might corrupt your memory.
		419
		420	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		421	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		422	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		423	callbacks, too).
		424
		425	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		426
		427	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		428	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		429	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		430	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
		431	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		432	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
		433	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
		434	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		435	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
		436	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		437	saving.
		438
		439	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		440	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
		441	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
		442	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
		443	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
		444
375	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	445	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
376		446
		447	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		448
377	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	449	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
378		450
379	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	451	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	452	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	453	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
382	any trace events (stopped/continued).	454	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		455	(stopped/continued).
383		456
384	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	457	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	458	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
386	callback arguments.	459	callback arguments.
387		460
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403		476
404	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first	477	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	478	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	479	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
407	C<AnyEvent::detect>).	480	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		481
		482	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		483	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		484	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
408		485
409	Example: fork a process and wait for it	486	Example: fork a process and wait for it
410		487
411	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	488	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
412		489
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424	# do something else, then wait for process exit	501	# do something else, then wait for process exit
425	$done->recv;	502	$done->recv;
426		503
427	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	504	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
428		505
		506	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
		507
429	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	508	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	509	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	510	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
432	attention by the event loop".	511	attention by the event loop".
433		512
…		…
459	});	538	});
460	});	539	});
461		540
462	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	541	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
463		542
		543	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		544
		545	$cv->send (<list>);
		546	my @res = $cv->recv;
		547
464	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	548	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	549	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
466	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	550	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
467		551
468	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	552	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
469	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	553	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
470		554
471	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	555	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
472	because they represent a condition that must become true.	556	because they represent a condition that must become true.
473		557
		558	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
		559
474	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	560	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
475	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	561	>> 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	562	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	563	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
479	the results).	564	the results).
480		565
481	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	566	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
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486	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	571	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
487	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	572	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
488	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	573	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
489	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	574	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	575	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
491	a result.	576	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
		577	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
492		578
493	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	579	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
494	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	580	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	581	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	582	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
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530	after => 1,	616	after => 1,
531	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	617	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
532	);	618	);
533		619
534	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	620	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
535	# calls send	621	# calls ->send
536	$result_ready->recv;	622	$result_ready->recv;
537		623
538	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	624	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
539	condition variables are also code references.	625	variables are also callable directly.
540		626
541	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	627	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
542	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	628	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
543	$done->recv;	629	$done->recv;
544		630
…		…
550		636
551	...	637	...
552		638
553	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	639	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
554		640
555	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	641	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
556	results are available:	642	results are available:
557		643
558	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	644	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
559	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	645	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
560	});	646	});
…		…
578	immediately from within send.	664	immediately from within send.
579		665
580	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	666	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
581	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	667	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
582		668
583	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	669	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	670	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	671	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		672
592	=item $cv->croak ($error)	673	=item $cv->croak ($error)
593		674
594	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	675	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
595	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	676	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
596		677
597	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	678	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
598	user/consumer.	679	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		680	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
		681	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		682	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
		683	the problem.
599		684
600	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	685	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
601		686
602	=item $cv->end	687	=item $cv->end
603		688
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605	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	690	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
606	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	691	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
607		692
608	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	693	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
609	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	694	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
610	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	695	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
611	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	696	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
612	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	697	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		698	be called without any arguments.
613		699
614	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call	700	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
615	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND	701	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
616	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).	702	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
617		703
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644	begung can potentially be zero:	730	begung can potentially be zero:
645		731
646	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	732	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
647		733
648	my %result;	734	my %result;
649	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	735	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
650		736
651	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	737	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
652	$cv->begin;	738	$cv->begin;
653	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	739	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
654	$result{$host} = ...;	740	$result{$host} = ...;
…		…
699	function will call C<croak>.	785	function will call C<croak>.
700		786
701	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	787	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
702	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	788	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
703		789
		790	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		791	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		792	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		793	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		794	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		795	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		796
704	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	797	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
705	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	798	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
706	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	799	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
707	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	800	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
708	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	801	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
709	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	802	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
710	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	803	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
711		804
712	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
713	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
714	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
715	can supply.
716
717	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
718	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
719	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
720	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
721	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
722
723	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	805	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
724	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	806	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
725	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	807	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
726	waits otherwise.	808	waits otherwise.
727		809
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733	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	815	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
734		816
735	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	817	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
736	replaces it before doing so.	818	replaces it before doing so.
737		819
738	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	820	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
739	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	821	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with
740	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	822	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
741	is guaranteed not to block.	823	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
742		824
743	=back	825	=back
744		826
		827	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
		828
		829	The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
		830
		831	=over 4
		832
		833	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
		834
		835	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
		836	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
		837	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
		838	AnyEvent itself.
		839
		840	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
		841	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
		842
		843	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
		844
		845	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
		846	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
		847	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
		848	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
		849	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
		850
		851	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
		852	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
		853	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
		854	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
		855	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		856	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
		857
		858	=item Backends with special needs.
		859
		860	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
		861	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
		862	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
		863	everything should just work.
		864
		865	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
		866
		867	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
		868	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
		869	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
		870	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
		871	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
		872
		873	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
		874
		875	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
		876
		877	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
		878
		879	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
		880
		881	B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
		882	use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
		883	polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
		884	consider for AnyEvent.
		885
		886	B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
		887	backend, so it can be supported through POE.
		888
		889	AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
		890	load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
		891	in which case everything will be automatic.
		892
		893	=back
		894
745	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	895	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
746		896
		897	These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
		898	write AnyEvent extension modules.
		899
747	=over 4	900	=over 4
748		901
749	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL	902	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
750		903
751	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it	904	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
		905	backend has been autodetected.
		906
752	contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the	907	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
753	Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the	908	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
754	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	909	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
755	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	910	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
756		911	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
757	The known classes so far are:
758
759	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
760	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
761	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
762	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
763	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
764	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
765	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
766	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
767
768	# warning, support for IO::Async is only partial, as it is too broken
769	# and limited toe ven support the AnyEvent API. See AnyEvent::Impl::Async.
770	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
771
772	There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
773	watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
774	POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
775	second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
776	AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
777	it's adaptor.
778
779	AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
780	autodetecting them.
781		912
782	=item AnyEvent::detect	913	=item AnyEvent::detect
783		914
784	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	915	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
785	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	916	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
786	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	917	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
787	runtime.	918	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
		919
		920	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
		921	created, use C<post_detect>.
788		922
789	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	923	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
790		924
791	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	925	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
792	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	926	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
793		927
		928	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
		929	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
		930	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
		931	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
		932	L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
		933
		934	The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
		935	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
		936	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
		937	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
		938
794	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	939	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
795	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	940	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		941	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
796	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	942	a case where this is useful.
		943
		944	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		945	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		946
		947	our WATCHER;
		948
		949	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		950	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		951	};
		952
		953	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		954	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		955	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		956	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		957
		958	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
797		959
798	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	960	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
799		961
800	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	962	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
801	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	963	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
802	the event loop has been chosen.	964	the event loop has been chosen.
803		965
804	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	966	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
805	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	967	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
806	and the array will be ignored.	968	array will be ignored.
807		969
808	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.	970	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
		971	it,as it takes care of these details.
		972
		973	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
		974	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
		975	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
		976	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
809		977
810	=back	978	=back
811		979
812	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	980	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
813		981
…		…
868		1036
869		1037
870	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1038	=head1 OTHER MODULES
871		1039
872	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1040	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
873	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	1041	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
874	in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are	1042	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
875	available via CPAN.	1043	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
876		1044
877	=over 4	1045	=over 4
878		1046
879	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1047	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
880		1048
…		…
889		1057
890	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1058	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
891		1059
892	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1060	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
893	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1061	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
894	non-blocking SSL/TLS.	1062	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
895		1063
896	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1064	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
897		1065
898	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1066	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
899		1067
…		…
927		1095
928	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>	1096	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
929		1097
930	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.	1098	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
931		1099
		1100	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
		1101
		1102	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
		1103
		1104	=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
		1105
		1106	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
		1107	Net::XMPP2>.
		1108
932	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>	1109	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
933		1110
934	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by	1111	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
935	L<App::IGS>).	1112	L<App::IGS>).
936		1113
937	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
938
939	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
940
941	=item L<Net::XMPP2>
942
943	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
944
945	=item L<Net::FCP>	1114	=item L<Net::FCP>
946		1115
947	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace	1116	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
948	of AnyEvent.	1117	of AnyEvent.
949		1118
…		…
953		1122
954	=item L<Coro>	1123	=item L<Coro>
955		1124
956	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1125	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
957		1126
958	=item L<IO::Lambda>
959
960	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
961
962	=back	1127	=back
963		1128
964	=cut	1129	=cut
965		1130
966	package AnyEvent;	1131	package AnyEvent;
967		1132
968	no warnings;	1133	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
		1134	sub common_sense {
		1135	# from common:.sense 1.0
		1136	${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\xf3\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x03";
969	use strict qw(vars subs);	1137	# use strict vars subs
		1138	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1139	}
970		1140
		1141	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1142
971	use Carp;	1143	use Carp ();
972		1144
973	our $VERSION = 4.45;	1145	our $VERSION = '5.21';
974	our $MODEL;	1146	our $MODEL;
975		1147
976	our $AUTOLOAD;	1148	our $AUTOLOAD;
977	our @ISA;	1149	our @ISA;
978		1150
979	our @REGISTRY;	1151	our @REGISTRY;
980		1152
981	our $WIN32;	1153	our $VERBOSE;
982		1154
983	BEGIN {	1155	BEGIN {
984	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1156	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
985	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1157	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
986		1158
987	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1159	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
988	if ${^TAINT};	1160	if ${^TAINT};
989	}
990		1161
991	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1162	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1163
		1164	}
		1165
		1166	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
992		1167
993	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1168	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
994		1169
995	{	1170	{
996	my $idx;	1171	my $idx;
…		…
998	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1173	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
999	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1174	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
1000	}	1175	}
1001		1176
1002	my @models = (	1177	my @models = (
1003	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1178	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1004	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
1005	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1179	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1006	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1180	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1007	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1181	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
1008	# and is usually faster	1182	# and is usually faster
		1183	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
		1184	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
		1185	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1186	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1009	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1187	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1010	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1011	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
1012	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1188	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1013	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1189	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1014	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1190	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1015	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1191	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1016	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workaorunds for its	1192	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
1017	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1193	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
1018	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1194	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
1019	# obvious default class.	1195	# obvious default class.
1020	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1196	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1021	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1197	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1022	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program	1198	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1199	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1023	);	1200	);
1024		1201
1025	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1202	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
1026	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1203	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
1027		1204
…		…
1031	my ($cb) = @_;	1208	my ($cb) = @_;
1032		1209
1033	if ($MODEL) {	1210	if ($MODEL) {
1034	$cb->();	1211	$cb->();
1035		1212
1036	1	1213	undef
1037	} else {	1214	} else {
1038	push @post_detect, $cb;	1215	push @post_detect, $cb;
1039		1216
1040	defined wantarray	1217	defined wantarray
1041	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"	1218	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
…		…
1047	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;	1224	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1048	}	1225	}
1049		1226
1050	sub detect() {	1227	sub detect() {
1051	unless ($MODEL) {	1228	unless ($MODEL) {
1052	no strict 'refs';
1053	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1229	local $SIG{__DIE__};
1054		1230
1055	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1231	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1056	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";	1232	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1057	if (eval "require $model") {	1233	if (eval "require $model") {
1058	$MODEL = $model;	1234	$MODEL = $model;
1059	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1235	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1060	} else {	1236	} else {
1061	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1237	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
1062	}	1238	}
1063	}	1239	}
1064		1240
1065	# check for already loaded models	1241	# check for already loaded models
1066	unless ($MODEL) {	1242	unless ($MODEL) {
1067	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1243	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1068	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1244	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1069	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1245	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1070	if (eval "require $model") {	1246	if (eval "require $model") {
1071	$MODEL = $model;	1247	$MODEL = $model;
1072	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1248	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1073	last;	1249	last;
1074	}	1250	}
1075	}	1251	}
1076	}	1252	}
1077		1253
1078	unless ($MODEL) {	1254	unless ($MODEL) {
1079	# try to load a model	1255	# try to autoload a model
1080
1081	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1256	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1082	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1257	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1258	if (
		1259	$autoload
1083	if (eval "require $package"	1260	and eval "require $package"
1084	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0	1261	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1085	and eval "require $model") {	1262	and eval "require $model"
		1263	) {
1086	$MODEL = $model;	1264	$MODEL = $model;
1087	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1265	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1088	last;	1266	last;
1089	}	1267	}
1090	}	1268	}
1091		1269
1092	$MODEL	1270	$MODEL
…		…
1108		1286
1109	sub AUTOLOAD {	1287	sub AUTOLOAD {
1110	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1288	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
1111		1289
1112	$method{$func}	1290	$method{$func}
1113	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1291	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
1114		1292
1115	detect unless $MODEL;	1293	detect unless $MODEL;
1116		1294
1117	my $class = shift;	1295	my $class = shift;
1118	$class->$func (@_);	1296	$class->$func (@_);
…		…
1123	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1301	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1124	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {	1302	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1125	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1303	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1126		1304
1127	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1305	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1128	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<")	1306	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1129	: $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1130	: Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1131		1307
1132	open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh	1308	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1133	or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!,";	1309	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1134		1310
1135	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1311	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1136		1312
1137	($fh2, $rw)	1313	($fh2, $rw)
1138	}	1314	}
1139		1315
		1316	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1317
		1318	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1319	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1320	overhead.
		1321
		1322	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1323
		1324	=cut
		1325
		1326	package AE;
		1327
		1328	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1329
		1330	sub io($$$) {
		1331	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1332	}
		1333
		1334	sub timer($$$) {
		1335	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1336	}
		1337
		1338	sub signal($$) {
		1339	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1340	}
		1341
		1342	sub child($$) {
		1343	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1344	}
		1345
		1346	sub idle($) {
		1347	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1348	}
		1349
		1350	sub cv(;&) {
		1351	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1352	}
		1353
		1354	sub now() {
		1355	AnyEvent->now
		1356	}
		1357
		1358	sub now_update() {
		1359	AnyEvent->now_update
		1360	}
		1361
		1362	sub time() {
		1363	AnyEvent->time
		1364	}
		1365
1140	package AnyEvent::Base;	1366	package AnyEvent::Base;
1141		1367
1142	# default implementations for many methods	1368	# default implementations for many methods
1143		1369
1144	BEGIN {	1370	sub _time() {
		1371	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1145	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1372	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1373	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1146	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1374	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1147	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1375	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1148	} else {	1376	} else {
		1377	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1149	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1378	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1150	}	1379	}
		1380
		1381	&_time
1151	}	1382	}
1152		1383
1153	sub time { _time }	1384	sub time { _time }
1154	sub now { _time }	1385	sub now { _time }
1155	sub now_update { }	1386	sub now_update { }
…		…
1160	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"	1391	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1161	}	1392	}
1162		1393
1163	# default implementation for ->signal	1394	# default implementation for ->signal
1164		1395
		1396	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1397
		1398	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1399	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1400	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1401	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1402
		1403	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1404	}
		1405
1165	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1406	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1407	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1408	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1166		1409
1167	sub _signal_exec {	1410	sub _signal_exec {
		1411	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1412	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1168	sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;	1413	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1169		1414
1170	while (%SIG_EV) {	1415	while (%SIG_EV) {
1171	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1416	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1172	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1417	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1173	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };	1418	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1174	}	1419	}
1175	}	1420	}
1176	}	1421	}
1177		1422
		1423	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1424	sub _sig_add() {
		1425	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1426	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1427	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1428
		1429	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1430	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1431	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1432	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1433	;
		1434	}
		1435	}
		1436
		1437	sub _sig_del {
		1438	undef $SIG_TW
		1439	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
		1440	}
		1441
		1442	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1443	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
		1444	undef $_sig_name_init;
		1445
		1446	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1447	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1448	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1449	} else {
		1450	require Config;
		1451
		1452	my %signame2num;
		1453	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1454	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1455
		1456	my @signum2name;
		1457	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1458
		1459	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1460	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1461	};
		1462	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1463	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1464	};
		1465	}
		1466	};
		1467	die if $@;
		1468	};
		1469
		1470	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1471	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
		1472
1178	sub signal {	1473	sub signal {
1179	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1474	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1475	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1476	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1477	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1180		1478
1181	unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {	1479	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1182	require Fcntl;	1480	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1183		1481
1184	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1185	require AnyEvent::Util;
1186
1187	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1188	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1189	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1190	} else {	1482	} else {
		1483	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1484
		1485	require Fcntl;
		1486
		1487	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1488	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1489
		1490	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1491	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1492	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1493	} else {
1191	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1494	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1192	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1495	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1193	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1496	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1194		1497
1195	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...	1498	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1196	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1499	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1197	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1500	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1501	}
		1502
		1503	$SIGPIPE_R
		1504	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1505
		1506	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1198	}	1507	}
1199		1508
1200	$SIGPIPE_R	1509	*signal = sub {
1201	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1510	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1202		1511
1203	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1204	}
1205
1206	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1512	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1207	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1513	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1208		1514
		1515	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
		1516	# async::interrupt
		1517
		1518	$signal = sig2num $signal;
1209	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1519	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1520
		1521	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
		1522	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1523	signal => $signal,
		1524	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1525	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1526	;
		1527
		1528	} else {
		1529	# pure perl
		1530
		1531	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
		1532	$signal = sig2name $signal;
		1533	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1534
1210	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1535	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1211	local $!;	1536	local $!;
1212	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1537	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1213	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1538	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1539	};
		1540
		1541	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1542	# so limit the signal latency.
		1543	_sig_add;
		1544	}
		1545
		1546	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1547	};
		1548
		1549	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1550	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1551
		1552	_sig_del;
		1553
		1554	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1555
		1556	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1557	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1558	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1559	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1560	# instead of getting the default action.
		1561	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1562	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1563	};
1214	};	1564	};
1215		1565	die if $@;
1216	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"	1566	&signal
1217	}
1218
1219	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1220	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1221
1222	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1223
1224	# delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1225	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1226	# instead of getting the default action.
1227	undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1228	}	1567	}
1229		1568
1230	# default implementation for ->child	1569	# default implementation for ->child
1231		1570
1232	our %PID_CB;	1571	our %PID_CB;
1233	our $CHLD_W;	1572	our $CHLD_W;
1234	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1573	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1235	our $WNOHANG;	1574	our $WNOHANG;
1236		1575
		1576	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1577	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1578
		1579	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
		1580	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
		1581	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
		1582	}
		1583
1237	sub _sigchld {	1584	sub _sigchld {
		1585	my $pid;
		1586
		1587	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1238	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1588	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1239	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),
1240	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });
1241	}
1242	}	1589	}
1243		1590
1244	sub child {	1591	sub child {
1245	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1592	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1246		1593
1247	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1594	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1248	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1595	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1249		1596
1250	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1597	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1251		1598
		1599	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
		1600	$WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
		1601	? 1
1252	$WNOHANG ||= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;	1602	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1253		1603
1254	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1604	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1255	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1605	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1256	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1606	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1257	&_sigchld;	1607	&_sigchld;
1258	}	1608	}
1259		1609
1260	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1610	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
…		…
1286	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1636	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1287	# within some limits	1637	# within some limits
1288	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1638	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1289	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1639	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1290		1640
1291	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1641	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1292	} else {	1642	} else {
1293	# clean up...	1643	# clean up...
1294	undef $w;	1644	undef $w;
1295	undef $rcb;	1645	undef $rcb;
1296	}	1646	}
1297	};	1647	};
1298		1648
1299	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1649	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1300		1650
1301	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"	1651	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1302	}	1652	}
1303		1653
1304	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {	1654	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
…		…
1309		1659
1310	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1660	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1311		1661
1312	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1662	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1313		1663
1314	use overload	1664	#use overload
1315	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1665	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1316	fallback => 1;	1666	# fallback => 1;
		1667
		1668	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1669	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1670	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1671	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1672	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1673
		1674	our $WAITING;
1317		1675
1318	sub _send {	1676	sub _send {
1319	# nop	1677	# nop
1320	}	1678	}
1321		1679
…		…
1334	sub ready {	1692	sub ready {
1335	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1693	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1336	}	1694	}
1337		1695
1338	sub _wait {	1696	sub _wait {
		1697	$WAITING
		1698	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1699	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1700
		1701	local $WAITING = 1;
1339	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};	1702	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1340	}	1703	}
1341		1704
1342	sub recv {	1705	sub recv {
1343	$_[0]->_wait;	1706	$_[0]->_wait;
…		…
1345	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1708	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1346	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1709	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1347	}	1710	}
1348		1711
1349	sub cb {	1712	sub cb {
1350	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1713	my $cv = shift;
		1714
		1715	@_
		1716	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1717	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1718	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1719
1351	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1720	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1352	}	1721	}
1353		1722
1354	sub begin {	1723	sub begin {
1355	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1724	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1356	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1725	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1405	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1774	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1406		1775
1407	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1776	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1408	model it chooses.	1777	model it chooses.
1409		1778
		1779	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1780	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1781
1410	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1782	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1411		1783
1412	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1784	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1413	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1785	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1414	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1786	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1415	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,	1787	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1416	it will croak.	1788	it will croak.
1417		1789
1418	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1790	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1419		1791
1420	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in	1792	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1421	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1793	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1422	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1794	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1795	can be very useful, however.
1423		1796
1424	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1797	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1425		1798
1426	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1799	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1427	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1800	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1470		1843
1471	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	1844	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1472		1845
1473	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>	1846	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1474	will create in parallel.	1847	will create in parallel.
		1848
		1849	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
		1850
		1851	The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
		1852	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
		1853	sent to the DNS server.
		1854
		1855	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
		1856
		1857	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
		1858	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
		1859	default config will be used.
		1860
		1861	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
		1862
		1863	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
		1864	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
		1865	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
		1866	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1867
		1868	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1869
		1870	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1871	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1475		1872
1476	=back	1873	=back
1477		1874
1478	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1875	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1479		1876
…		…
1537	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1934	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1538	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1935	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1539	},	1936	},
1540	);	1937	);
1541		1938
1542	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1543
1544	sub new_timer {
1545	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	1939	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1546	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	1940	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1547	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1548	});	1941	});
1549	}
1550
1551	new_timer; # create first timer
1552		1942
1553	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1943	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1554		1944
1555	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1945	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1556		1946
…		…
1687	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2077	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1688	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2078	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1689	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2079	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1690		2080
1691	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2081	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1692	distribution.	2082	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2083	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1693		2084
1694	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2085	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1695		2086
1696	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2087	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1697	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2088	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1718	watcher.	2109	watcher.
1719		2110
1720	=head3 Results	2111	=head3 Results
1721		2112
1722	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2113	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1723	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2114	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1724	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2115	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1725	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2116	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1726	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2117	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1727	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2118	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1728	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2119	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1729	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll	2120	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1730	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll	2121	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1731	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2122	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1732	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2123	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1733	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2124	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1734	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2125	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1735		2126
1736	=head3 Discussion	2127	=head3 Discussion
1737		2128
1738	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2129	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1739	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2130	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1751	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2142	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1752	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2143	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1753	cycles with POE.	2144	cycles with POE.
1754		2145
1755	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2146	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1756	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2147	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2148	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2149	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1757	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2150	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1758	natively.
1759		2151
1760	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2152	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1761	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2153	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1762	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2154	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1763	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2155	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
…		…
1837	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2229	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1838	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2230	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1839	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2231	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1840		2232
1841	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2233	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1842	distribution.	2234	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2235	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1843		2236
1844	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2237	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1845		2238
1846	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2239	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1847	each server has a read and write socket end).	2240	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1855	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2248	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1856		2249
1857	=head3 Results	2250	=head3 Results
1858		2251
1859	name sockets create request	2252	name sockets create request
1860	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2253	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1861	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2254	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1862	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll	2255	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1863	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll	2256	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
1864	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2257	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
1865	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2258	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1866	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2259	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1867		2260
1868	=head3 Discussion	2261	=head3 Discussion
1869		2262
1870	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2263	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1871	particular event loop.	2264	particular event loop.
…		…
1997	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the	2390	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
1998	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl	2391	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
1999	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.	2392	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2000		2393
2001	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2394	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2002	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a	2395	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2003	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O	2396	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2004	in a non-blocking way.	2397	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2005		2398
2006	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and	2399	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2007	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are	2400	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2008	part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.	2401	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2009		2402
2010		2403
2011	=head1 SIGNALS	2404	=head1 SIGNALS
2012		2405
2013	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2406	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
2018		2411
2019	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher	2412	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
2020	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some	2413	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
2021	event loops install a similar handler.	2414	event loops install a similar handler.
2022		2415
2023	If, when AnyEvent is loaded, SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then AnyEvent will	2416	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
2024	reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.	2417	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
2025		2418
2026	=item SIGPIPE	2419	=item SIGPIPE
2027		2420
2028	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>	2421	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
2029	when AnyEvent gets loaded.	2422	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
…		…
2047	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';	2440	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2048		2441
2049	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }	2442	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2050	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2443	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2051		2444
		2445	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2446
		2447	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2448	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2449
		2450	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2451	modules if they are installed.
		2452
		2453	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2454	affect AnyEvent's operation.
		2455
		2456	=over 4
		2457
		2458	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2459
		2460	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2461	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2462	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2463	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2464	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2465	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2466
		2467	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2468	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2469	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
		2470	battery life on laptops).
		2471
		2472	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2473	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2474
		2475	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2476	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2477	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2478	does nothing for those backends.
		2479
		2480	=item L<EV>
		2481
		2482	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2483	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2484	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2485	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2486	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2487	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2488	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2489	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2490
		2491	=item L<Guard>
		2492
		2493	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2494	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2495	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2496	purely used for performance.
		2497
		2498	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2499
		2500	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
		2501	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. It is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2502	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2503
		2504	In fact, L<AnyEvent::Handle> will use L<JSON::XS> by default if it is
		2505	installed.
		2506
		2507	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2508
		2509	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2510	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2511	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2512
		2513	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2514
		2515	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2516	chosen event library does not come with a timing source on it's own. The
		2517	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
		2518	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2519
		2520	=back
		2521
		2522
2052	=head1 FORK	2523	=head1 FORK
2053		2524
2054	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2525	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2055	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2526	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>
2056	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2527	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.
2057		2528
2058	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2529	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2059	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2530	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2531	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
2060		2532
2061		2533
2062	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2534	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2063		2535
2064	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2536	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2102	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2574	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2103		2575
2104	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2576	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2105	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2577	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2106	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2578	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2107	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	2579	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2108		2580
2109	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2581	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2110	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.	2582	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2111		2583
2112	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2584	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2113		2585
2114	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,	2586	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,
		2587	L<Coro::Event>,
2115		2588
2116	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2589	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,
		2590	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
2117		2591
2118		2592
2119	=head1 AUTHOR	2593	=head1 AUTHOR
2120		2594
2121	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2595	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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