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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?
…		…
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
…		…
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 $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
374		407
		408	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		409
		410	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		411	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		412	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		413	this. AnyEvent will try to do it's best, which means in some cases,
		414	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		415	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
		416	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
		417	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		418	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
		419	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		420	saving.
		421
		422	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		423	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
		424	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
		425	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does it's own workaround with
		426	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
		427
375	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	428	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
376		429
		430	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		431
377	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	432	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.
378		433
379	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	434	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	435	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	436	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
382	any trace events (stopped/continued).	437	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		438	(stopped/continued).
383		439
384	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	440	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	441	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
386	callback arguments.	442	callback arguments.
387		443
…		…
392		448
393	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them	449	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
394	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could	450	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
395	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).	451	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
396		452
397	Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for	453	Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
		454	see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
398	event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be	455	that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
399	loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place).	456	the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
		457	pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
		458	start the watcher.
400		459
401	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an	460	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
402	AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you	461	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
403	C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>).	462	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
		463	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		464
		465	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		466	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		467	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
404		468
405	Example: fork a process and wait for it	469	Example: fork a process and wait for it
406		470
407	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	471	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
408		472
…		…
420	# do something else, then wait for process exit	484	# do something else, then wait for process exit
421	$done->recv;	485	$done->recv;
422		486
423	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	487	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
424		488
		489	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
		490
425	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	491	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important
426	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This	492	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
427	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need	493	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
428	attention by the event loop".	494	attention by the event loop".
429		495
…		…
455	});	521	});
456	});	522	});
457		523
458	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	524	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
459		525
		526	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		527
		528	$cv->send (<list>);
		529	my @res = $cv->recv;
		530
460	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	531	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
461	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	532	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
462	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	533	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
463		534
464	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	535	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
465	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	536	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
466		537
467	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	538	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called
468	because they represent a condition that must become true.	539	because they represent a condition that must become true.
469		540
		541	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
		542
470	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	543	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
471	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	544	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
472
473	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	545	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
474	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not	546	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
475	the results).	547	the results).
476		548
477	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	549	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
…		…
482	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	554	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can
483	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	555	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points
484	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	556	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet
485	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	557	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be
486	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	558	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers
487	a result.	559	a result. And yet some people know them as "futures" - a promise to
		560	compute/deliver something that you can wait for.
488		561
489	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	562	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
490	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	563	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
491	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	564	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
492	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	565	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
…		…
526	after => 1,	599	after => 1,
527	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	600	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },
528	);	601	);
529		602
530	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	603	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
531	# calls send	604	# calls ->send
532	$result_ready->recv;	605	$result_ready->recv;
533		606
534	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	607	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
535	condition variables are also code references.	608	variables are also callable directly.
536		609
537	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	610	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
538	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	611	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
539	$done->recv;	612	$done->recv;
540		613
…		…
546		619
547	...	620	...
548		621
549	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	622	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
550		623
551	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	624	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
552	results are available:	625	results are available:
553		626
554	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	627	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
555	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	628	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
556	});	629	});
…		…
574	immediately from within send.	647	immediately from within send.
575		648
576	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	649	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
577	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	650	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
578		651
579	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	652	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
580	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	653	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
581	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle	654	C<send>.
582	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
583	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
584	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
585	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
586	example).
587		655
588	=item $cv->croak ($error)	656	=item $cv->croak ($error)
589		657
590	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	658	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
591	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	659	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
592		660
593	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	661	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
594	user/consumer.	662	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		663	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it
		664	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		665	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing
		666	the problem.
595		667
596	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	668	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
597		669
598	=item $cv->end	670	=item $cv->end
599
600	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
601		671
602	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	672	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
603	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	673	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
604	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	674	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
605		675
606	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	676	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
607	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	677	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
608	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	678	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
609	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	679	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
610	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	680	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		681	be called without any arguments.
611		682
612	Let's clarify this with the ping example:	683	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
		684	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
		685	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
		686
		687	Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
		688	STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
		689	close before activating a condvar:
613		690
614	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	691	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
615		692
		693	$cv->begin; # first watcher
		694	my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
		695	defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
		696	or $cv->end;
		697	});
		698
		699	$cv->begin; # second watcher
		700	my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
		701	defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
		702	or $cv->end;
		703	});
		704
		705	$cv->recv;
		706
		707	This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
		708	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
		709	sending.
		710
		711	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
		712	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
		713	begung can potentially be zero:
		714
		715	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		716
616	my %result;	717	my %result;
617	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	718	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
618		719
619	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	720	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
620	$cv->begin;	721	$cv->begin;
621	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	722	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
622	$result{$host} = ...;	723	$result{$host} = ...;
…		…
637	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback	738	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
638	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	739	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
639	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	740	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
640	doesn't execute once).	741	doesn't execute once).
641		742
642	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	743	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
643	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>	744	potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
644	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call	745	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
645	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.	746	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
		747	call C<end>.
646		748
647	=back	749	=back
648		750
649	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	751	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
650		752
…		…
666	function will call C<croak>.	768	function will call C<croak>.
667		769
668	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	770	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
669	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	771	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
670		772
		773	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		774	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		775	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		776	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		777	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		778	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		779
671	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	780	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
672	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	781	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
673	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	782	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
674	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	783	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
675	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	784	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
676	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	785	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
677	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	786	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
678		787
679	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
680	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
681	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
682	can supply.
683
684	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
685	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
686	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
687	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
688	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
689
690	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	788	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
691	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	789	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
692	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	790	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
693	waits otherwise.	791	waits otherwise.
694		792
…		…
700	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))	798	=item $cb = $cv->cb ($cb->($cv))
701		799
702	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	800	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
703	replaces it before doing so.	801	replaces it before doing so.
704		802
705	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	803	The callback will be called when the condition becomes (or already was)
706	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	804	"true", i.e. when C<send> or C<croak> are called (or were called), with
707	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	805	the only argument being the condition variable itself. Calling C<recv>
708	is guaranteed not to block.	806	inside the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
709		807
710	=back	808	=back
711		809
		810	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
		811
		812	The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
		813
		814	=over 4
		815
		816	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
		817
		818	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
		819	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
		820	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
		821	AnyEvent itself.
		822
		823	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
		824	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
		825
		826	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
		827
		828	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher
		829	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
		830	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
		831	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
		832	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
		833
		834	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
		835	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
		836	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
		837	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
		838	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		839	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
		840
		841	=item Backends with special needs.
		842
		843	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
		844	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
		845	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
		846	everything should just work.
		847
		848	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
		849
		850	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
		851	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
		852	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
		853	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
		854	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
		855
		856	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
		857
		858	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
		859
		860	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
		861
		862	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
		863
		864	B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
		865	use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
		866	polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
		867	consider for AnyEvent.
		868
		869	B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
		870	backend, so it can be supported through POE.
		871
		872	AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
		873	load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
		874	in which case everything will be automatic.
		875
		876	=back
		877
712	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	878	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
713		879
		880	These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
		881	write AnyEvent extension modules.
		882
714	=over 4	883	=over 4
715		884
716	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL	885	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
717		886
718	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it	887	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
		888	backend has been autodetected.
		889
719	contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the	890	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
720	Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the	891	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
721	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	892	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
722	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	893	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
723		894	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
724	The known classes so far are:
725
726	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
727	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
728	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
729	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
730	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
731	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
732	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
733	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
734
735	There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
736	watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
737	POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
738	second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
739	AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
740	it's adaptor.
741
742	AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
743	autodetecting them.
744		895
745	=item AnyEvent::detect	896	=item AnyEvent::detect
746		897
747	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	898	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
748	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	899	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
749	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	900	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
750	runtime.	901	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.
		902
		903	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
		904	created, use C<post_detect>.
751		905
752	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	906	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
753		907
754	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	908	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
755	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	909	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).
756		910
		911	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
		912	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
		913	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
		914	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
		915	L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
		916
		917	The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
		918	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
		919	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
		920	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
		921
757	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	922	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
758	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	923	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		924	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
759	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	925	a case where this is useful.
		926
		927	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		928	C<$WATCHER>. Only do so after the event loop is initialised, though.
		929
		930	our WATCHER;
		931
		932	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		933	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		934	};
		935
		936	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		937	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		938	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		939	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		940
		941	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
760		942
761	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	943	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
762		944
763	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	945	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
764	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	946	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after
765	the event loop has been chosen.	947	the event loop has been chosen.
766		948
767	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	949	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
768	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	950	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
769	and the array will be ignored.	951	array will be ignored.
770		952
771	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.	953	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
		954	it,as it takes care of these details.
		955
		956	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
		957	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
		958	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
		959	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
772		960
773	=back	961	=back
774		962
775	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	963	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
776		964
…		…
831		1019
832		1020
833	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1021	=head1 OTHER MODULES
834		1022
835	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1023	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
836	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	1024	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
837	in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are	1025	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
838	available via CPAN.	1026	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.
839		1027
840	=over 4	1028	=over 4
841		1029
842	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1030	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
843		1031
…		…
852		1040
853	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1041	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
854		1042
855	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1043	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
856	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1044	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
857	non-blocking SSL/TLS.	1045	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
858		1046
859	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1047	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
860		1048
861	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1049	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
862		1050
…		…
890		1078
891	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>	1079	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
892		1080
893	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.	1081	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
894		1082
		1083	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
		1084
		1085	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
		1086
		1087	=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
		1088
		1089	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
		1090	Net::XMPP2>.
		1091
895	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>	1092	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
896		1093
897	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by	1094	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
898	L<App::IGS>).	1095	L<App::IGS>).
899		1096
900	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
901
902	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
903
904	=item L<Net::XMPP2>
905
906	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
907
908	=item L<Net::FCP>	1097	=item L<Net::FCP>
909		1098
910	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace	1099	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
911	of AnyEvent.	1100	of AnyEvent.
912		1101
…		…
916		1105
917	=item L<Coro>	1106	=item L<Coro>
918		1107
919	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1108	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
920		1109
921	=item L<IO::Lambda>
922
923	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
924
925	=back	1110	=back
926		1111
927	=cut	1112	=cut
928		1113
929	package AnyEvent;	1114	package AnyEvent;
930		1115
931	no warnings;	1116	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
		1117	sub common_sense {
		1118	# from common:.sense 1.0
		1119	${^WARNING_BITS} = "\xfc\x3f\xf3\x00\x0f\xf3\xcf\xc0\xf3\xfc\x33\x03";
932	use strict qw(vars subs);	1120	# use strict vars subs
		1121	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1122	}
933		1123
		1124	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1125
934	use Carp;	1126	use Carp ();
935		1127
936	our $VERSION = 4.411;	1128	our $VERSION = '5.202';
937	our $MODEL;	1129	our $MODEL;
938		1130
939	our $AUTOLOAD;	1131	our $AUTOLOAD;
940	our @ISA;	1132	our @ISA;
941		1133
942	our @REGISTRY;	1134	our @REGISTRY;
943		1135
944	our $WIN32;	1136	our $WIN32;
		1137
		1138	our $VERBOSE;
945		1139
946	BEGIN {	1140	BEGIN {
947	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1141	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";
948	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1142	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";
949		1143
950	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1144	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
951	if ${^TAINT};	1145	if ${^TAINT};
952	}
953		1146
954	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1147	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1148
		1149	}
		1150
		1151	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
955		1152
956	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1153	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
957		1154
958	{	1155	{
959	my $idx;	1156	my $idx;
…		…
961	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1158	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
962	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1159	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
963	}	1160	}
964		1161
965	my @models = (	1162	my @models = (
966	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1163	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
967	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
968	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1164	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
969	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1165	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
970	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1166	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
971	# and is usually faster	1167	# and is usually faster
		1168	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
		1169	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
		1170	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1171	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
972	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1172	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
973	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
974	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
975	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1173	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
976	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1174	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
977	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1175	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
978	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1176	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
		1177	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its
		1178	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.
		1179	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any
		1180	# obvious default class.
		1181	[IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1182	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1183	[IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
		1184	[AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
979	);	1185	);
980		1186
981	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1187	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
982	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1188	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);
983		1189
…		…
987	my ($cb) = @_;	1193	my ($cb) = @_;
988		1194
989	if ($MODEL) {	1195	if ($MODEL) {
990	$cb->();	1196	$cb->();
991		1197
992	1	1198	undef
993	} else {	1199	} else {
994	push @post_detect, $cb;	1200	push @post_detect, $cb;
995		1201
996	defined wantarray	1202	defined wantarray
997	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"	1203	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
…		…
1003	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;	1209	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1004	}	1210	}
1005		1211
1006	sub detect() {	1212	sub detect() {
1007	unless ($MODEL) {	1213	unless ($MODEL) {
1008	no strict 'refs';
1009	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1214	local $SIG{__DIE__};
1010		1215
1011	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {	1216	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1012	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";	1217	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1013	if (eval "require $model") {	1218	if (eval "require $model") {
1014	$MODEL = $model;	1219	$MODEL = $model;
1015	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1220	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1016	} else {	1221	} else {
1017	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1222	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
1018	}	1223	}
1019	}	1224	}
1020		1225
1021	# check for already loaded models	1226	# check for already loaded models
1022	unless ($MODEL) {	1227	unless ($MODEL) {
1023	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1228	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1024	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1229	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1025	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1230	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1026	if (eval "require $model") {	1231	if (eval "require $model") {
1027	$MODEL = $model;	1232	$MODEL = $model;
1028	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1233	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1029	last;	1234	last;
1030	}	1235	}
1031	}	1236	}
1032	}	1237	}
1033		1238
1034	unless ($MODEL) {	1239	unless ($MODEL) {
1035	# try to load a model	1240	# try to autoload a model
1036
1037	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1241	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1038	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1242	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1243	if (
		1244	$autoload
1039	if (eval "require $package"	1245	and eval "require $package"
1040	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0	1246	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1041	and eval "require $model") {	1247	and eval "require $model"
		1248	) {
1042	$MODEL = $model;	1249	$MODEL = $model;
1043	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1250	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1044	last;	1251	last;
1045	}	1252	}
1046	}	1253	}
1047		1254
1048	$MODEL	1255	$MODEL
…		…
1064		1271
1065	sub AUTOLOAD {	1272	sub AUTOLOAD {
1066	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1273	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
1067		1274
1068	$method{$func}	1275	$method{$func}
1069	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1276	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";
1070		1277
1071	detect unless $MODEL;	1278	detect unless $MODEL;
1072		1279
1073	my $class = shift;	1280	my $class = shift;
1074	$class->$func (@_);	1281	$class->$func (@_);
1075	}	1282	}
1076		1283
1077	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends	1284	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1078	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually	1285	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1079	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1286	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1080	sub _dupfh($$$$) {	1287	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1081	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1288	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1082		1289
1083	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1290	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1084	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<")	1291	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1085	: $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1086	: Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1087		1292
1088	open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh	1293	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1089	or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!,";	1294	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1090		1295
1091	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1296	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1092		1297
1093	($fh2, $rw)	1298	($fh2, $rw)
1094	}	1299	}
1095		1300
		1301	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1302
		1303	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1304	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1305	overhead.
		1306
		1307	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1308
		1309	=cut
		1310
		1311	package AE;
		1312
		1313	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1314
		1315	sub io($$$) {
		1316	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1317	}
		1318
		1319	sub timer($$$) {
		1320	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1321	}
		1322
		1323	sub signal($$) {
		1324	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1325	}
		1326
		1327	sub child($$) {
		1328	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1329	}
		1330
		1331	sub idle($) {
		1332	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1333	}
		1334
		1335	sub cv(;&) {
		1336	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1337	}
		1338
		1339	sub now() {
		1340	AnyEvent->now
		1341	}
		1342
		1343	sub now_update() {
		1344	AnyEvent->now_update
		1345	}
		1346
		1347	sub time() {
		1348	AnyEvent->time
		1349	}
		1350
1096	package AnyEvent::Base;	1351	package AnyEvent::Base;
1097		1352
1098	# default implementations for many methods	1353	# default implementations for many methods
1099		1354
1100	BEGIN {	1355	sub _time() {
		1356	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1101	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1357	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1358	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1102	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1359	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1103	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1360	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1104	} else {	1361	} else {
		1362	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
1105	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1363	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail
1106	}	1364	}
		1365
		1366	&_time
1107	}	1367	}
1108		1368
1109	sub time { _time }	1369	sub time { _time }
1110	sub now { _time }	1370	sub now { _time }
1111	sub now_update { }	1371	sub now_update { }
…		…
1116	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"	1376	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1117	}	1377	}
1118		1378
1119	# default implementation for ->signal	1379	# default implementation for ->signal
1120		1380
		1381	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1382
		1383	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1384	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1385	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1386	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1387
		1388	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1389	}
		1390
1121	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1391	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1392	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1393	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
1122		1394
1123	sub _signal_exec {	1395	sub _signal_exec {
		1396	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1397	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
1124	sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;	1398	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1125		1399
1126	while (%SIG_EV) {	1400	while (%SIG_EV) {
1127	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1401	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1128	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1402	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1129	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };	1403	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1130	}	1404	}
1131	}	1405	}
1132	}	1406	}
1133		1407
		1408	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1409	sub _sig_add() {
		1410	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1411	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1412	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1413
		1414	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1415	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1416	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1417	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1418	;
		1419	}
		1420	}
		1421
		1422	sub _sig_del {
		1423	undef $SIG_TW
		1424	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
		1425	}
		1426
		1427	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1428	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading
		1429	undef $_sig_name_init;
		1430
		1431	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1432	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1433	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1434	} else {
		1435	require Config;
		1436
		1437	my %signame2num;
		1438	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1439	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1440
		1441	my @signum2name;
		1442	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1443
		1444	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1445	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1446	};
		1447	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1448	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1449	};
		1450	}
		1451	};
		1452	die if $@;
		1453	};
		1454
		1455	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1456	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
		1457
1134	sub signal {	1458	sub signal {
1135	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1459	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1460	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1461	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1462	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1136		1463
1137	unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {	1464	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1138	require Fcntl;	1465	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1139		1466
1140	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1141	require AnyEvent::Util;
1142
1143	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1144	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1145	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1146	} else {	1467	} else {
		1468	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1469
		1470	require Fcntl;
		1471
		1472	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1473	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1474
		1475	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1476	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1477	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1478	} else {
1147	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1479	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1148	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1480	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1149	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1481	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1150		1482
1151	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...	1483	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1152	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1484	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
1153	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1485	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1486	}
		1487
		1488	$SIGPIPE_R
		1489	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1490
		1491	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1154	}	1492	}
1155		1493
1156	$SIGPIPE_R	1494	*signal = sub {
1157	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1495	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1158		1496
1159	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);
1160	}
1161
1162	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1497	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}
1163	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";	1498	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1164		1499
		1500	if ($HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT) {
		1501	# async::interrupt
		1502
		1503	$signal = sig2num $signal;
1165	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1504	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1505
		1506	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
		1507	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1508	signal => $signal,
		1509	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1510	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1511	;
		1512
		1513	} else {
		1514	# pure perl
		1515
		1516	# AE::Util has been loaded in signal
		1517	$signal = sig2name $signal;
		1518	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1519
1166	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1520	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1167	local $!;	1521	local $!;
1168	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1522	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1169	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1523	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1524	};
		1525
		1526	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1527	# so limit the signal latency.
		1528	_sig_add;
		1529	}
		1530
		1531	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1532	};
		1533
		1534	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1535	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1536
		1537	_sig_del;
		1538
		1539	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1540
		1541	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1542	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1543	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1544	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1545	# instead of getting the default action.
		1546	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1547	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1548	};
1170	};	1549	};
1171		1550	die if $@;
1172	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"	1551	&signal
1173	}
1174
1175	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1176	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1177
1178	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1179
1180	# delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1181	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1182	# instead of getting the default action.
1183	undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1184	}	1552	}
1185		1553
1186	# default implementation for ->child	1554	# default implementation for ->child
1187		1555
1188	our %PID_CB;	1556	our %PID_CB;
1189	our $CHLD_W;	1557	our $CHLD_W;
1190	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1558	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1191	our $WNOHANG;	1559	our $WNOHANG;
1192		1560
		1561	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1562	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1563
		1564	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
		1565	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
		1566	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
		1567	}
		1568
1193	sub _sigchld {	1569	sub _sigchld {
		1570	my $pid;
		1571
		1572	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1194	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1573	while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0;
1195	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),
1196	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });
1197	}
1198	}	1574	}
1199		1575
1200	sub child {	1576	sub child {
1201	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1577	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1202		1578
1203	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1579	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1204	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1580	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1205		1581
1206	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1582	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1207		1583
		1584	# WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
		1585	$WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
		1586	? 1
1208	$WNOHANG ||= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;	1587	: eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1209		1588
1210	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1589	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1211	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1590	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1212	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1591	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1213	&_sigchld;	1592	&_sigchld;
1214	}	1593	}
1215		1594
1216	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1595	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
…		…
1242	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1621	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1243	# within some limits	1622	# within some limits
1244	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1623	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1245	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1624	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1246		1625
1247	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1626	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1248	} else {	1627	} else {
1249	# clean up...	1628	# clean up...
1250	undef $w;	1629	undef $w;
1251	undef $rcb;	1630	undef $rcb;
1252	}	1631	}
1253	};	1632	};
1254		1633
1255	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1634	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
1256		1635
1257	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"	1636	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1258	}	1637	}
1259		1638
1260	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {	1639	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
…		…
1265		1644
1266	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1645	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1267		1646
1268	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1647	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1269		1648
1270	use overload	1649	#use overload
1271	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1650	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1272	fallback => 1;	1651	# fallback => 1;
		1652
		1653	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1654	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1655	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1656	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1657	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1658
		1659	our $WAITING;
1273		1660
1274	sub _send {	1661	sub _send {
1275	# nop	1662	# nop
1276	}	1663	}
1277		1664
…		…
1290	sub ready {	1677	sub ready {
1291	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1678	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1292	}	1679	}
1293		1680
1294	sub _wait {	1681	sub _wait {
		1682	$WAITING
		1683	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
		1684	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1685
		1686	local $WAITING = 1;
1295	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};	1687	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1296	}	1688	}
1297		1689
1298	sub recv {	1690	sub recv {
1299	$_[0]->_wait;	1691	$_[0]->_wait;
…		…
1301	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1693	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1302	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1694	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1303	}	1695	}
1304		1696
1305	sub cb {	1697	sub cb {
1306	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1698	my $cv = shift;
		1699
		1700	@_
		1701	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1702	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1703	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1704
1307	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1705	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1308	}	1706	}
1309		1707
1310	sub begin {	1708	sub begin {
1311	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1709	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1312	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1710	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1361	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1759	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1362		1760
1363	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1761	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1364	model it chooses.	1762	model it chooses.
1365		1763
		1764	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1765	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1766
1366	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1767	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1367		1768
1368	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1769	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1369	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1770	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1370	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1771	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1371	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems	1772	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1372	it will croak.	1773	it will croak.
1373		1774
1374	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1775	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1375		1776
1376	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended ot keep it off in	1777	Unlike C<use strict> (or it's modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1377	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1778	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1378	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1779	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1780	can be very useful, however.
1379		1781
1380	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1782	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1381		1783
1382	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1784	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1383	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1785	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1426		1828
1427	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	1829	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1428		1830
1429	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>	1831	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1430	will create in parallel.	1832	will create in parallel.
		1833
		1834	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
		1835
		1836	The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
		1837	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
		1838	sent to the DNS server.
		1839
		1840	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
		1841
		1842	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
		1843	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
		1844	default config will be used.
		1845
		1846	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
		1847
		1848	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
		1849	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
		1850	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
		1851	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1852
		1853	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1854
		1855	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1856	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1431		1857
1432	=back	1858	=back
1433		1859
1434	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1860	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1435		1861
…		…
1493	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	1919	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1494	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	1920	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1495	},	1921	},
1496	);	1922	);
1497		1923
1498	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1499
1500	sub new_timer {
1501	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	1924	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1502	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	1925	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1503	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1504	});	1926	});
1505	}
1506
1507	new_timer; # create first timer
1508		1927
1509	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	1928	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1510		1929
1511	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	1930	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1512		1931
…		…
1643	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
1644	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,
1645	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.
1646		2065
1647	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
1648	distribution.	2067	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2068	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1649		2069
1650	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2070	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1651		2071
1652	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2072	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1653	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2073	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1674	watcher.	2094	watcher.
1675		2095
1676	=head3 Results	2096	=head3 Results
1677		2097
1678	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2098	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1679	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
1680	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
1681	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
1682	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
1683	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
1684	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
1685	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
1686	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
1687	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
1688	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
1689		2111
1690	=head3 Discussion	2112	=head3 Discussion
1691		2113
1692	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
1693	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)
…		…
1705	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2127	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1706	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
1707	cycles with POE.	2129	cycles with POE.
1708		2130
1709	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
1710	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
1711	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).
1712	natively.
1713		2136
1714	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
1715	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
1716	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2139	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1717	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
1718	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
1719	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.
1720		2143
1721	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
1722	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.
1723		2149
1724	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
1725	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
1726	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of	2152	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1727	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,
…		…
1788	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
1789	(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
1790	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.
1791		2217
1792	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
1793	distribution.	2219	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2220	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1794		2221
1795	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2222	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1796		2223
1797	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
1798	each server has a read and write socket end).	2225	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1805	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
1806	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2233	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1807		2234
1808	=head3 Results	2235	=head3 Results
1809		2236
1810	name sockets create request	2237	name sockets create request
1811	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2238	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1812	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2239	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1813	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2240	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1814	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
1815	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2244	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1816		2245
1817	=head3 Discussion	2246	=head3 Discussion
1818		2247
1819	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2248	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1820	particular event loop.	2249	particular event loop.
…		…
1822	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
1823	is relatively high, though.	2252	is relatively high, though.
1824		2253
1825	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
1826	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.
1827		2259
1828	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
1829	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to	2261	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1830	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
1831	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.	2263	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
…		…
1900		2332
1901	Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which	2333	Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
1902	could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark	2334	could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
1903	simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which	2335	simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
1904	shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is	2336	shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
1905	fine, and shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't very	2337	fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
1906	optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra	2338	very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
1907	baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.	2339	baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
1908		2340
1909	The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,	2341	The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
1910	connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then	2342	connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
1911	creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't	2343	creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
1912	test the efficiency of the framework, but it is a benchmark nevertheless.	2344	test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
		2345	benchmark nevertheless.
1913		2346
1914	name runtime	2347	name runtime
1915	Lambda/select 0.330 sec	2348	Lambda/select 0.330 sec
1916	+ optimized 0.122 sec	2349	+ optimized 0.122 sec
1917	Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec	2350	Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
…		…
1923		2356
1924	AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec	2357	AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
1925	AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec	2358	AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
1926	+state machine 0.134 sec	2359	+state machine 0.134 sec
1927		2360
1928	The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault) - the IO::Lambda	2361	The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
1929	benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,	2362	benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
1930	defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly	2363	defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
1931	written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using	2364	written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
1932	AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS	2365	AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
1933	resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here as non-blocking connects	2366	resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
1934	generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking	2367	generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
1935	connects (which involve a single syscall only).	2368	connects (which involve a single syscall only).
1936		2369
1937	The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which	2370	The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
1938	offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda (using conventional	2371	offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
1939	Perl syntax), which means both the echo server and the client are 100%	2372	Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
1940	non-blocking w.r.t. I/O, further placing it at a disadvantage.	2373	non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
1941		2374
1942	As you can see, AnyEvent + EV even beats the hand-optimised "raw sockets	2375	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
1943	benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl backend easily beats	2376	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
1944	IO::Lambda and POE.	2377	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
1945		2378
1946	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2379	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
1947	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda,	2380	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
		2381	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
1948	even thought it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a	2382	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
1949	non-blocking way.
1950		2383
1951	The two AnyEvent benchmarks can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and F<eg/ae2.pl>	2384	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
1952	in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are part of the	2385	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
1953	IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.	2386	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
1954		2387
1955		2388
1956	=head1 SIGNALS	2389	=head1 SIGNALS
1957		2390
1958	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2391	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
1962	=item SIGCHLD	2395	=item SIGCHLD
1963		2396
1964	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
1965	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
1966	event loops install a similar handler.	2399	event loops install a similar handler.
		2400
		2401	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
		2402	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
1967		2403
1968	=item SIGPIPE	2404	=item SIGPIPE
1969		2405
1970	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>
1971	when AnyEvent gets loaded.	2407	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
…		…
1983		2419
1984	=back	2420	=back
1985		2421
1986	=cut	2422	=cut
1987		2423
		2424	undef $SIG{CHLD}
		2425	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
		2426
1988	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }	2427	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
1989	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2428	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
		2429
		2430	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2431
		2432	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2433	it's built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2434
		2435	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2436	modules if they are installed.
		2437
		2438	This section epxlains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2439	affect AnyEvent's operetion.
		2440
		2441	=over 4
		2442
		2443	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2444
		2445	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2446	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2447	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2448	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2449	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2450	C<$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	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
		2486	via 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
1990		2506
1991		2507
1992	=head1 FORK	2508	=head1 FORK
1993		2509
1994	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
1995	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>
1996	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2512	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.
1997		2513
1998	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
1999	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.
2000		2517
2001		2518
2002	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2519	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2003		2520
2004	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2521	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2018	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can	2535	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
2019	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is	2536	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
2020	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and	2537	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
2021	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.	2538	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
2022		2539
		2540	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		2541	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		2542	enabled.
		2543
2023		2544
2024	=head1 BUGS	2545	=head1 BUGS
2025		2546
2026	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard	2547	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
2027	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10	2548	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
…		…
2038	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2559	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
2039		2560
2040	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2561	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2041	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>,
2042	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2563	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2043	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	2564	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
2044		2565
2045	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2566	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
2046	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.	2567	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2047		2568
2048	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2569	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2049		2570
2050	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>,
2051		2573
2052	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>.
2053		2576
2054		2577
2055	=head1 AUTHOR	2578	=head1 AUTHOR
2056		2579
2057	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2580	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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