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1=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
2 2
3AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming 3AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4 4
5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt 5EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt,
6and POE are various supported event loops/environments. 6FLTK and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7 7
8=head1 SYNOPSIS 8=head1 SYNOPSIS
9 9
10 use AnyEvent; 10 use AnyEvent;
11 11
85that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your 85that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your
86module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use. 86module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
87 87
88AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works 88AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
89fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together 89fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
90with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if 90with the rest: POE + EV? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if your module
91your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, 91uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, too. But if
92too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all 92your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all event models it
93event models it supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those 93supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those use one of the
94use one of the supported event loops. It is easy to add new event loops 94supported event loops. It is easy to add new event loops to AnyEvent, too,
95to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof). 95so it is future-proof).
96 96
97In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event 97In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
98model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar 98model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
99modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to 99modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
100follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and to the point, by only 100follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and to the point, by only
121The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event> 121The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>
122module. 122module.
123 123
124During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries 124During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries
125to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the 125to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the
126following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 126following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, L<AnyEvent::Loop>,
127L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. The first one 127L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. The first one
128found is used. If none are detected, the module tries to load the first 128found is used. If none are detected, the module tries to load the first
129four modules in the order given; but note that if L<EV> is not 129four modules in the order given; but note that if L<EV> is not
130available, the pure-perl L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> should always work, so 130available, the pure-perl L<AnyEvent::Loop> should always work, so
131the other two are not normally tried. 131the other two are not normally tried.
132 132
133Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading 133Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading
134an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make 134an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make
135that model the default. For example: 135that model the default. For example:
142The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and 142The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and
143starts using it, all bets are off - this case should be very rare though, 143starts using it, all bets are off - this case should be very rare though,
144as very few modules hardcode event loops without announcing this very 144as very few modules hardcode event loops without announcing this very
145loudly. 145loudly.
146 146
147The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called 147The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called C<AnyEvent::Loop>. Like
148C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it 148other event modules you can load it explicitly and enjoy the high
149explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :) 149availability of that event loop :)
150 150
151=head1 WATCHERS 151=head1 WATCHERS
152 152
153AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that 153AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that
154stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as 154stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as
356difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into 356difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
357account. 357account.
358 358
359=item AnyEvent->now_update 359=item AnyEvent->now_update
360 360
361Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache 361Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Loop>) cache the current
362the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<< 362time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<< AnyEvent->now >>,
363AnyEvent->now >>, above). 363above).
364 364
365When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then 365When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
366this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which 366this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
367might affect timers and time-outs. 367might affect timers and time-outs.
368 368
482thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one 482thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
483watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call 483watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
484C<AnyEvent::detect>). 484C<AnyEvent::detect>).
485 485
486As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be 486As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
487emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems 487emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which case the latency and race
488mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply. 488problems mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
489 489
490Example: fork a process and wait for it 490Example: fork a process and wait for it
491 491
492 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar; 492 my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
493 493
860use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own 860use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
861pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with 861pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
862AnyEvent itself. 862AnyEvent itself.
863 863
864 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice). 864 AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
865 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable. 865 AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl AnyEvent::Loop, fast and portable.
866 866
867=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used. 867=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
868 868
869These will be used if they are already loaded when the first watcher 869These will be used if they are already loaded when the first watcher
870is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using 870is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
876 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable. 876 AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
877 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken. 877 AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
878 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse. 878 AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
879 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations. 879 AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
880 AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi. 880 AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
881 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async.
882 AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa based on Cocoa::EventLoop.
883 AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK2 based on FLTK (fltk 2 binding).
881 884
882=item Backends with special needs. 885=item Backends with special needs.
883 886
884Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will 887Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
885otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program 888otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
886instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created, 889instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
887everything should just work. 890everything should just work.
888 891
889 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt. 892 AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
890
891Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
892architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
893is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
894it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
895L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync> for the gory details.
896
897 AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
898 893
899=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends. 894=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
900 895
901Some event loops can be supported via other modules: 896Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
902 897
938 933
939Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model 934Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
940if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would 935if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
941have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at 936have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
942runtime, and not e.g. during initialisation of your module. 937runtime, and not e.g. during initialisation of your module.
938
939The effect of calling this function is as if a watcher had been created
940(specifically, actions that happen "when the first watcher is created"
941happen when calling detetc as well).
943 942
944If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are 943If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
945created, use C<post_detect>. 944created, use C<post_detect>.
946 945
947=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK } 946=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
1010 # AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent 1009 # AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
1011 # as soon as it is 1010 # as soon as it is
1012 push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent }; 1011 push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
1013 } 1012 }
1014 1013
1014=item AnyEvent::postpone { BLOCK }
1015
1016Arranges for the block to be executed as soon as possible, but not before
1017the call itself returns. In practise, the block will be executed just
1018before the event loop polls for new events, or shortly afterwards.
1019
1020This function never returns anything (to make the C<return postpone { ...
1021}> idiom more useful.
1022
1023To understand the usefulness of this function, consider a function that
1024asynchronously does something for you and returns some transaction
1025object or guard to let you cancel the operation. For example,
1026C<AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect>:
1027
1028 # start a conenction attempt unless one is active
1029 $self->{connect_guard} ||= AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect "www.example.net", 80, sub {
1030 delete $self->{connect_guard};
1031 ...
1032 };
1033
1034Imagine that this function could instantly call the callback, for
1035example, because it detects an obvious error such as a negative port
1036number. Invoking the callback before the function returns causes problems
1037however: the callback will be called and will try to delete the guard
1038object. But since the function hasn't returned yet, there is nothing to
1039delete. When the function eventually returns it will assign the guard
1040object to C<< $self->{connect_guard} >>, where it will likely never be
1041deleted, so the program thinks it is still trying to connect.
1042
1043This is where C<AnyEvent::postpone> should be used. Instead of calling the
1044callback directly on error:
1045
1046 $cb->(undef), return # signal error to callback, BAD!
1047 if $some_error_condition;
1048
1049It should use C<postpone>:
1050
1051 AnyEvent::postpone { $cb->(undef) }, return # signal error to callback, later
1052 if $some_error_condition;
1053
1054=item AnyEvent::log $level, $msg[, @args]
1055
1056Log the given C<$msg> at the given C<$level>.
1057
1058If L<AnyEvent::Log> is not loaded then this function makes a simple test
1059to see whether the message will be logged. If the test succeeds it will
1060load AnyEvent::Log and call C<AnyEvent::Log::log> - consequently, look at
1061the L<AnyEvent::Log> documentation for details.
1062
1063If the test fails it will simply return.
1064
1065If you want to sprinkle loads of logging calls around your code, consider
1066creating a logger callback with the C<AnyEvent::Log::logger> function,
1067which can reduce typing, codesize and can reduce the logging overhead
1068enourmously.
1069
1015=back 1070=back
1016 1071
1017=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE 1072=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
1018 1073
1019As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods 1074As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods
1052modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will 1107modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
1053decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it 1108decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
1054might choose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself. 1109might choose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
1055 1110
1056You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the 1111You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
1057C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour 1112C<AnyEvent::Loop> module, which gives you similar behaviour
1058everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better. 1113everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
1059 1114
1060=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION 1115=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION
1061 1116
1062Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who 1117Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who
1075 1130
1076 1131
1077=head1 OTHER MODULES 1132=head1 OTHER MODULES
1078 1133
1079The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use 1134The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
1080AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent 1135AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other
1081modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules 1136AnyEvent modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the
1082come as part of AnyEvent, the others are available via CPAN. 1137modules come as part of AnyEvent, the others are available via CPAN (see
1138L<http://search.cpan.org/search?m=module&q=anyevent%3A%3A*> for
1139a longer non-exhaustive list), and the list is heavily biased towards
1140modules of the AnyEvent author himself :)
1083 1141
1084=over 4 1142=over 4
1085 1143
1086=item L<AnyEvent::Util> 1144=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
1087 1145
1157 1215
1158package AnyEvent; 1216package AnyEvent;
1159 1217
1160# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense 1218# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1161sub common_sense { 1219sub common_sense {
1162 # from common:.sense 3.3 1220 # from common:.sense 3.4
1163 ${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS} ^ "\x3c\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf3\x0f\xc0\xf0\xfc\x33\x00"; 1221 ${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS} ^ "\x3c\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf0\x0f\xc0\xf0\xfc\x33\x00";
1164 # use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl) 1222 # use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
1165 $^H |= 0x00000600; 1223 $^H |= 0x00000600;
1166} 1224}
1167 1225
1168BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense } 1226BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1169 1227
1170use Carp (); 1228use Carp ();
1171 1229
1172our $VERSION = '5.271'; 1230our $VERSION = '6.01';
1173our $MODEL; 1231our $MODEL;
1174 1232
1175our $AUTOLOAD;
1176our @ISA; 1233our @ISA;
1177 1234
1178our @REGISTRY; 1235our @REGISTRY;
1179 1236
1180our $VERBOSE; 1237our $VERBOSE;
1185 eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}"; 1242 eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}";
1186 1243
1187 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} 1244 delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1188 if ${^TAINT}; 1245 if ${^TAINT};
1189 1246
1247 $ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"} = $ENV{"AE_$_"}
1248 for grep s/^AE_// && !exists $ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"}, keys %ENV;
1249
1250 @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} = ()
1251 if ${^TAINT};
1252
1190 $VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1; 1253 $VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
1191
1192} 1254}
1193 1255
1194our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10; 1256our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
1195 1257
1196our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred 1258our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
1200 $PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx 1262 $PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx
1201 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/, 1263 for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
1202 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6"; 1264 $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
1203} 1265}
1204 1266
1267our @post_detect;
1268
1269sub post_detect(&) {
1270 my ($cb) = @_;
1271
1272 push @post_detect, $cb;
1273
1274 defined wantarray
1275 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1276 : ()
1277}
1278
1279sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
1280 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1281}
1282
1283our $POSTPONE_W;
1284our @POSTPONE;
1285
1286sub _postpone_exec {
1287 undef $POSTPONE_W;
1288
1289 &{ shift @POSTPONE }
1290 while @POSTPONE;
1291}
1292
1293sub postpone(&) {
1294 push @POSTPONE, shift;
1295
1296 $POSTPONE_W ||= AE::timer (0, 0, \&_postpone_exec);
1297
1298 ()
1299}
1300
1301sub log($$;@) {
1302 # only load the big bloated module when we actually are about to log something
1303 if ($_[0] <= $VERBOSE) { # also catches non-numeric levels(!)
1304 require AnyEvent::Log;
1305 # AnyEvent::Log overwrites this function
1306 goto &log;
1307 }
1308
1309 0 # not logged
1310}
1311
1312if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG}) {
1313 require AnyEvent::Log; # AnyEvent::Log does the thing for us
1314}
1315
1205my @models = ( 1316our @models = (
1206 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1], 1317 [EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1207 [AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1], 1318 [AnyEvent::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1208 # everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed 1319 # everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1209 # as the pureperl backend should work everywhere 1320 # as the pure perl backend should work everywhere
1210 # and is usually faster 1321 # and is usually faster
1211 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1], 1322 [Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1212 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers 1323 [Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1213 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy 1324 [Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
1214 [Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package 1325 [Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1215 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles 1326 [Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1216 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program 1327 [Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1217 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza 1328 [POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1218 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1329 [Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1219 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], 1330 [Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1220 # IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its 1331 [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # a bitch to autodetect
1221 # byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others. 1332 [Cocoa::EventLoop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa::],
1222 # IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any 1333 [FLTK:: => AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK2::],
1223 # obvious default class.
1224 [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1225 [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1226 [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1227 [AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1228); 1334);
1229 1335
1230our %method = map +($_ => 1), 1336our @isa_hook;
1337
1338sub _isa_set {
1339 my @pkg = ("AnyEvent", (map $_->[0], grep defined, @isa_hook), $MODEL);
1340
1341 @{"$pkg[$_-1]::ISA"} = $pkg[$_]
1342 for 1 .. $#pkg;
1343
1344 grep $_ && $_->[1], @isa_hook
1345 and AE::_reset ();
1346}
1347
1348# used for hooking AnyEvent::Strict and AnyEvent::Debug::Wrap into the class hierarchy
1349sub _isa_hook($$;$) {
1350 my ($i, $pkg, $reset_ae) = @_;
1351
1352 $isa_hook[$i] = $pkg ? [$pkg, $reset_ae] : undef;
1353
1354 _isa_set;
1355}
1356
1357# all autoloaded methods reserve the complete glob, not just the method slot.
1358# due to bugs in perls method cache implementation.
1231 qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY); 1359our @methods = qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar);
1232
1233our @post_detect;
1234
1235sub post_detect(&) {
1236 my ($cb) = @_;
1237
1238 push @post_detect, $cb;
1239
1240 defined wantarray
1241 ? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1242 : ()
1243}
1244
1245sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
1246 @post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1247}
1248 1360
1249sub detect() { 1361sub detect() {
1362 return $MODEL if $MODEL; # some programs keep references to detect
1363
1364 local $!; # for good measure
1365 local $SIG{__DIE__}; # we use eval
1366
1250 # free some memory 1367 # free some memory
1251 *detect = sub () { $MODEL }; 1368 *detect = sub () { $MODEL };
1369 # undef &func doesn't correctly update the method cache. grmbl.
1370 # so we delete the whole glob. grmbl.
1371 # otoh, perl doesn't let me undef an active usb, but it lets me free
1372 # a glob with an active sub. hrm. i hope it works, but perl is
1373 # usually buggy in this department. sigh.
1374 delete @{"AnyEvent::"}{@methods};
1375 undef @methods;
1252 1376
1253 local $!; # for good measure
1254 local $SIG{__DIE__};
1255
1256 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) { 1377 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9:]+)$/) {
1257 my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1"; 1378 my $model = $1;
1379 $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$model" unless $model =~ s/::$//;
1258 if (eval "require $model") { 1380 if (eval "require $model") {
1381 AnyEvent::log 7 => "loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.";
1259 $MODEL = $model; 1382 $MODEL = $model;
1260 warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1261 } else { 1383 } else {
1262 warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE; 1384 AnyEvent::log 5 => "unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@";
1263 } 1385 }
1264 } 1386 }
1265 1387
1266 # check for already loaded models 1388 # check for already loaded models
1267 unless ($MODEL) { 1389 unless ($MODEL) {
1268 for (@REGISTRY, @models) { 1390 for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1269 my ($package, $model) = @$_; 1391 my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1270 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) { 1392 if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1271 if (eval "require $model") { 1393 if (eval "require $model") {
1394 AnyEvent::log 7 => "autodetected model '$model', using it.";
1272 $MODEL = $model; 1395 $MODEL = $model;
1273 warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1274 last; 1396 last;
1275 } 1397 }
1276 } 1398 }
1277 } 1399 }
1278 1400
1284 $autoload 1406 $autoload
1285 and eval "require $package" 1407 and eval "require $package"
1286 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0 1408 and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1287 and eval "require $model" 1409 and eval "require $model"
1288 ) { 1410 ) {
1411 AnyEvent::log 7 => "autoloaded model '$model', using it.";
1289 $MODEL = $model; 1412 $MODEL = $model;
1290 warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
1291 last; 1413 last;
1292 } 1414 }
1293 } 1415 }
1294 1416
1295 $MODEL 1417 $MODEL
1296 or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n"; 1418 or die "AnyEvent: backend autodetection failed - did you properly install AnyEvent?";
1297 } 1419 }
1298 } 1420 }
1299 1421
1300 @models = (); # free probe data 1422 # free memory only needed for probing
1423 undef @models;
1424 undef @REGISTRY;
1301 1425
1302 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base"; 1426 push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1303 unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1304 1427
1305 # now nuke some methods that are overriden by the backend. 1428 # now nuke some methods that are overridden by the backend.
1306 # SUPER is not allowed. 1429 # SUPER usage is not allowed in these.
1307 for (qw(time signal child idle)) { 1430 for (qw(time signal child idle)) {
1308 undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"} 1431 undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"}
1309 if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"}; 1432 if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"};
1310 } 1433 }
1311 1434
1312 require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}; 1435 _isa_set;
1436
1437 # we're officially open!
1438
1439 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}) {
1440 require AnyEvent::Strict;
1441 }
1442
1443 if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP}) {
1444 require AnyEvent::Debug;
1445 AnyEvent::Debug::wrap ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP});
1446 }
1447
1448 if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL}) {
1449 require AnyEvent::Socket;
1450 require AnyEvent::Debug;
1451
1452 my $shell = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL};
1453 $shell =~ s/\$\$/$$/g;
1454
1455 my ($host, $service) = AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport ($shell);
1456 $AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL = AnyEvent::Debug::shell ($host, $service);
1457 }
1458
1459 # now the anyevent environment is set up as the user told us to, so
1460 # call the actual user code - post detects
1313 1461
1314 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect; 1462 (shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1463 undef @post_detect;
1315 1464
1316 *post_detect = sub(&) { 1465 *post_detect = sub(&) {
1317 shift->(); 1466 shift->();
1318 1467
1319 undef 1468 undef
1320 }; 1469 };
1321 1470
1322 $MODEL 1471 $MODEL
1323} 1472}
1324 1473
1325sub AUTOLOAD { 1474for my $name (@methods) {
1326 (my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://; 1475 *$name = sub {
1327
1328 $method{$func}
1329 or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid AnyEvent class method";
1330
1331 detect; 1476 detect;
1332 1477 # we use goto because
1333 my $class = shift; 1478 # a) it makes the thunk more transparent
1334 $class->$func (@_); 1479 # b) it allows us to delete the thunk later
1480 goto &{ UNIVERSAL::can AnyEvent => "SUPER::$name" }
1481 };
1335} 1482}
1336 1483
1337# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends 1484# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1338# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually 1485# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1339# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one). 1486# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1363 1510
1364package AE; 1511package AE;
1365 1512
1366our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION; 1513our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
1367 1514
1515sub _reset() {
1516 eval q{
1368# fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base 1517 # fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base
1369# implementations can overwrite these. 1518 # implementations can overwrite these.
1370 1519
1371sub io($$$) { 1520 sub io($$$) {
1372 AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2]) 1521 AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
1373} 1522 }
1374 1523
1375sub timer($$$) { 1524 sub timer($$$) {
1376 AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2]) 1525 AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
1377} 1526 }
1378 1527
1379sub signal($$) { 1528 sub signal($$) {
1380 AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1]) 1529 AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1381} 1530 }
1382 1531
1383sub child($$) { 1532 sub child($$) {
1384 AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1]) 1533 AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
1385} 1534 }
1386 1535
1387sub idle($) { 1536 sub idle($) {
1388 AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0]) 1537 AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0]);
1389} 1538 }
1390 1539
1391sub cv(;&) { 1540 sub cv(;&) {
1392 AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ()) 1541 AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
1393} 1542 }
1394 1543
1395sub now() { 1544 sub now() {
1396 AnyEvent->now 1545 AnyEvent->now
1397} 1546 }
1398 1547
1399sub now_update() { 1548 sub now_update() {
1400 AnyEvent->now_update 1549 AnyEvent->now_update
1401} 1550 }
1402 1551
1403sub time() { 1552 sub time() {
1404 AnyEvent->time 1553 AnyEvent->time
1554 }
1555
1556 *postpone = \&AnyEvent::postpone;
1557 *log = \&AnyEvent::log;
1558 };
1559 die if $@;
1405} 1560}
1561
1562BEGIN { _reset }
1406 1563
1407package AnyEvent::Base; 1564package AnyEvent::Base;
1408 1565
1409# default implementations for many methods 1566# default implementations for many methods
1410 1567
1411sub time { 1568sub time {
1412 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {} 1569 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1413 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes 1570 # probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1414 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") { 1571 if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
1415 warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8; 1572 *time = sub { Time::HiRes::time () };
1416 *AE::time = \&Time::HiRes::time; 1573 *AE::time = \& Time::HiRes::time ;
1574 *now = \&time;
1575 AnyEvent::log 8 => "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.";
1417 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())... 1576 # if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1418 } else { 1577 } else {
1578 *time = sub { CORE::time };
1579 *AE::time = sub (){ CORE::time };
1580 *now = \&time;
1419 warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE; 1581 AnyEvent::log 3 => "using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!";
1420 *AE::time = sub (){ time }; # epic fail
1421 } 1582 }
1422
1423 *time = sub { AE::time }; # different prototypes
1424 }; 1583 };
1425 die if $@; 1584 die if $@;
1426 1585
1427 &time 1586 &time
1428} 1587}
1429 1588
1430*now = \&time; 1589*now = \&time;
1431
1432sub now_update { } 1590sub now_update { }
1433 1591
1592sub _poll {
1593 Carp::croak "$AnyEvent::MODEL does not support blocking waits. Caught";
1594}
1595
1434# default implementation for ->condvar 1596# default implementation for ->condvar
1597# in fact, the default should not be overwritten
1435 1598
1436sub condvar { 1599sub condvar {
1437 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {} 1600 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1438 *condvar = sub { 1601 *condvar = sub {
1439 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar" 1602 bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1517 1680
1518sub signal { 1681sub signal {
1519 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {} 1682 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1520 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt 1683 # probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
1521 if (_have_async_interrupt) { 1684 if (_have_async_interrupt) {
1522 warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8; 1685 AnyEvent::log 8 => "using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.";
1523 1686
1524 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe; 1687 $SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1525 $SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec; 1688 $SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1526 1689
1527 } else { 1690 } else {
1528 warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8; 1691 AnyEvent::log 8 => "using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.";
1529 1692
1530 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) { 1693 if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1531 require AnyEvent::Util; 1694 require AnyEvent::Util;
1532 1695
1533 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe (); 1696 ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1609 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9; 1772 : sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
1610 1773
1611 while (%SIG_EV) { 1774 while (%SIG_EV) {
1612 for (keys %SIG_EV) { 1775 for (keys %SIG_EV) {
1613 delete $SIG_EV{$_}; 1776 delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1614 $_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} }; 1777 &$_ for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
1615 } 1778 }
1616 } 1779 }
1617 }; 1780 };
1618 }; 1781 };
1619 die if $@; 1782 die if $@;
1624# default implementation for ->child 1787# default implementation for ->child
1625 1788
1626our %PID_CB; 1789our %PID_CB;
1627our $CHLD_W; 1790our $CHLD_W;
1628our $CHLD_DELAY_W; 1791our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1629our $WNOHANG;
1630 1792
1631# used by many Impl's 1793# used by many Impl's
1632sub _emit_childstatus($$) { 1794sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
1633 my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_; 1795 my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
1634 1796
1641 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {} 1803 eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
1642 *_sigchld = sub { 1804 *_sigchld = sub {
1643 my $pid; 1805 my $pid;
1644 1806
1645 AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?) 1807 AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
1646 while ($pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG) > 0; 1808 while ($pid = waitpid -1, WNOHANG) > 0;
1647 }; 1809 };
1648 1810
1649 *child = sub { 1811 *child = sub {
1650 my (undef, %arg) = @_; 1812 my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1651 1813
1652 defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0) 1814 my $pid = $arg{pid};
1653 or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing"; 1815 my $cb = $arg{cb};
1654 1816
1655 $PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb}; 1817 $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb+0} = $cb;
1656
1657 # WNOHANG is almost cetrainly 1 everywhere
1658 $WNOHANG ||= $^O =~ /^(?:openbsd|netbsd|linux|freebsd|cygwin|MSWin32)$/
1659 ? 1
1660 : eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1661 1818
1662 unless ($CHLD_W) { 1819 unless ($CHLD_W) {
1663 $CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld; 1820 $CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1664 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round 1821 # child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1665 &_sigchld; 1822 &_sigchld;
1666 } 1823 }
1667 1824
1668 bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child" 1825 bless [$pid, $cb+0], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1669 }; 1826 };
1670 1827
1671 *AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub { 1828 *AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1672 my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]}; 1829 my ($pid, $icb) = @{$_[0]};
1673 1830
1674 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb}; 1831 delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$icb};
1675 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} }; 1832 delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1676 1833
1677 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB; 1834 undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
1678 }; 1835 };
1679 }; 1836 };
1692 1849
1693 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb}; 1850 my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1694 1851
1695 $rcb = sub { 1852 $rcb = sub {
1696 if ($cb) { 1853 if ($cb) {
1697 $w = _time; 1854 $w = AE::time;
1698 &$cb; 1855 &$cb;
1699 $w = _time - $w; 1856 $w = AE::time - $w;
1700 1857
1701 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher, 1858 # never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1702 # within some limits 1859 # within some limits
1703 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001; 1860 $w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1704 $w = 5 if $w > 5; 1861 $w = 5 if $w > 5;
1751 1908
1752sub _send { 1909sub _send {
1753 # nop 1910 # nop
1754} 1911}
1755 1912
1913sub _wait {
1914 AnyEvent->_poll until $_[0]{_ae_sent};
1915}
1916
1756sub send { 1917sub send {
1757 my $cv = shift; 1918 my $cv = shift;
1758 $cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_]; 1919 $cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
1759 (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv) if $cv->{_ae_cb}; 1920 (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv) if $cv->{_ae_cb};
1760 $cv->_send; 1921 $cv->_send;
1767 1928
1768sub ready { 1929sub ready {
1769 $_[0]{_ae_sent} 1930 $_[0]{_ae_sent}
1770} 1931}
1771 1932
1772sub _wait {
1773 $WAITING
1774 and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1775 and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
1776
1777 local $WAITING = 1;
1778 AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1779}
1780
1781sub recv { 1933sub recv {
1934 unless ($_[0]{_ae_sent}) {
1935 $WAITING
1936 and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait attempted";
1937
1938 local $WAITING = 1;
1782 $_[0]->_wait; 1939 $_[0]->_wait;
1940 }
1783 1941
1784 Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak}; 1942 $_[0]{_ae_croak}
1785 wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0] 1943 and Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak};
1944
1945 wantarray
1946 ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} }
1947 : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1786} 1948}
1787 1949
1788sub cb { 1950sub cb {
1789 my $cv = shift; 1951 my $cv = shift;
1790 1952
1806 &{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } }; 1968 &{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };
1807} 1969}
1808 1970
1809# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4 1971# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1810*broadcast = \&send; 1972*broadcast = \&send;
1811*wait = \&_wait; 1973*wait = \&recv;
1812 1974
1813=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING 1975=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1814 1976
1815In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the 1977In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1816caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also 1978caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
1828$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and 1990$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1829so on. 1991so on.
1830 1992
1831=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES 1993=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1832 1994
1833The following environment variables are used by this module or its 1995AnyEvent supports a number of environment variables that tune the
1834submodules. 1996runtime behaviour. They are usually evaluated when AnyEvent is
1997loaded, initialised, or a submodule that uses them is loaded. Many of
1998them also cause AnyEvent to load additional modules - for example,
1999C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP> causes the L<AnyEvent::Debug> module to be
2000loaded.
1835 2001
1836Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with 2002All the environment variables documented here start with
1837C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is 2003C<PERL_ANYEVENT_>, which is what AnyEvent considers its own
1838enabled. 2004namespace. Other modules are encouraged (but by no means required) to use
2005C<PERL_ANYEVENT_SUBMODULE> if they have registered the AnyEvent::Submodule
2006namespace on CPAN, for any submodule. For example, L<AnyEvent::HTTP> could
2007be expected to use C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HTTP_PROXY> (it should not access env
2008variables starting with C<AE_>, see below).
2009
2010All variables can also be set via the C<AE_> prefix, that is, instead
2011of setting C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> you can also set C<AE_VERBOSE>. In
2012case there is a clash btween anyevent and another program that uses
2013C<AE_something> you can set the corresponding C<PERL_ANYEVENT_something>
2014variable to the empty string, as those variables take precedence.
2015
2016When AnyEvent is first loaded, it copies all C<AE_xxx> env variables
2017to their C<PERL_ANYEVENT_xxx> counterpart unless that variable already
2018exists. If taint mode is on, then AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment
2019variables starting with C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> (or replace them
2020with C<undef> or the empty string, if the corresaponding C<AE_> variable
2021is set).
2022
2023The exact algorithm is currently:
2024
2025 1. if taint mode enabled, delete all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables from %ENV
2026 2. copy over AE_xyz to PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz unless the latter alraedy exists
2027 3. if taint mode enabled, set all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables to undef.
2028
2029This ensures that child processes will not see the C<AE_> variables.
2030
2031The following environment variables are currently known to AnyEvent:
1839 2032
1840=over 4 2033=over 4
1841 2034
1842=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> 2035=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1843 2036
1844By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal 2037By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal
1845conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more 2038conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more
1846talkative. 2039talkative. If you want to do more than just set the global logging level
2040you should have a look at C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>, which allows much more
2041complex specifications.
1847 2042
1848When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected 2043When set to C<5> or higher (warn), causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected
1849conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by 2044conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by
1850C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>. 2045C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>, or a guard callback throwing an exception - this
2046is the minimum recommended level.
1851 2047
1852When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event 2048When set to C<7> or higher (info), cause AnyEvent to report which event model it
1853model it chooses. 2049chooses.
1854 2050
1855When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on 2051When set to C<8> or higher (debug), then AnyEvent will report extra information on
1856which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features. 2052which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
2053
2054=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>
2055
2056Accepts rather complex logging specifications. For example, you could log
2057all C<debug> messages of some module to stderr, warnings and above to
2058stderr, and errors and above to syslog, with:
2059
2060 PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG=Some::Module=debug,+log:filter=warn,+%syslog:%syslog=error,syslog
2061
2062For the rather extensive details, see L<AnyEvent::Log>.
2063
2064This variable is evaluated when AnyEvent (or L<AnyEvent::Log>) is loaded,
2065so will take effect even before AnyEvent has initialised itself.
2066
2067Note that specifying this environment variable causes the L<AnyEvent::Log>
2068module to be loaded, while C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> does not, so only
2069using the latter saves a few hundred kB of memory until the first message
2070is being logged.
1857 2071
1858=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT> 2072=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1859 2073
1860AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough 2074AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1861argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value 2075argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1868Unlike C<use strict> (or its modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense> 2082Unlike C<use strict> (or its modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1869>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping 2083>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1870C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs 2084C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
1871can be very useful, however. 2085can be very useful, however.
1872 2086
2087=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL>
2088
2089If this env variable is set, then its contents will be interpreted by
2090C<AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport> (after replacing every occurance of
2091C<$$> by the process pid) and an C<AnyEvent::Debug::shell> is bound on
2092that port. The shell object is saved in C<$AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL>.
2093
2094This happens when the first watcher is created.
2095
2096For example, to bind a debug shell on a unix domain socket in
2097F<< /tmp/debug<pid>.sock >>, you could use this:
2098
2099 PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL=/tmp/debug\$\$.sock perlprog
2100
2101Note that creating sockets in F</tmp> is very unsafe on multiuser
2102systems.
2103
2104=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP>
2105
2106Can be set to C<0>, C<1> or C<2> and enables wrapping of all watchers for
2107debugging purposes. See C<AnyEvent::Debug::wrap> for details.
2108
1873=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL> 2109=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1874 2110
1875This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before 2111This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1876auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting 2112auto detection and -probing kicks in.
1877entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended 2113
2114It normally is a string consisting entirely of ASCII letters (e.g. C<EV>
2115or C<IOAsync>). The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended and the
1878and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful, 2116resulting module name is loaded and - if the load was successful - used as
1879used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with 2117event model backend. If it fails to load then AnyEvent will proceed with
1880auto detection and -probing. 2118auto detection and -probing.
1881 2119
1882This functionality might change in future versions. 2120If the string ends with C<::> instead (e.g. C<AnyEvent::Impl::EV::>) then
2121nothing gets prepended and the module name is used as-is (hint: C<::> at
2122the end of a string designates a module name and quotes it appropriately).
1883 2123
1884For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you 2124For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Loop::Perl>) you
1885could start your program like this: 2125could start your program like this:
1886 2126
1887 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ... 2127 PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1888 2128
1889=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS> 2129=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
1905but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4> 2145but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1906- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6 2146- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1907addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or 2147addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1908IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4. 2148IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1909 2149
2150=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HOSTS>
2151
2152This variable, if specified, overrides the F</etc/hosts> file used by
2153L<AnyEvent::Socket>C<::resolve_sockaddr>, i.e. hosts aliases will be read
2154from that file instead.
2155
1910=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0> 2156=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1911 2157
1912Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension 2158Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension for
1913for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but 2159DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, especially
1914some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by 2160when DNSSEC is involved, but some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS
1915default. 2161packets, which is why it is off by default.
1916 2162
1917Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce 2163Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1918EDNS0 in its DNS requests. 2164EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1919 2165
1920=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS> 2166=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1928resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are 2174resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
1929sent to the DNS server. 2175sent to the DNS server.
1930 2176
1931=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF> 2177=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
1932 2178
1933The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific 2179The absolute path to a F<resolv.conf>-style file to use instead of
1934configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no 2180F</etc/resolv.conf> (or the OS-specific configuration) in the default
1935default config will be used. 2181resolver, or the empty string to select the default configuration.
1936 2182
1937=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>. 2183=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
1938 2184
1939When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during 2185When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1940L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment 2186L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1941variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations 2187variables are nonempty, they will be used to specify CA certificate
1942instead of a system-dependent default. 2188locations instead of a system-dependent default.
1943 2189
1944=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT> 2190=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
1945 2191
1946When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not 2192When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
1947loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself. 2193loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
2279(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable 2525(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable
2280performance with or without AnyEvent. 2526performance with or without AnyEvent.
2281 2527
2282=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of 2528=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of
2283the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV 2529the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV
2284adds AnyEvent significant overhead. 2530does AnyEvent add significant overhead.
2285 2531
2286=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or 2532=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or
2287reasonable memory usage. 2533reasonable memory usage.
2288 2534
2289=back 2535=back
2588 2834
2589=item L<Time::HiRes> 2835=item L<Time::HiRes>
2590 2836
2591This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the 2837This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
2592chosen event library does not come with a timing source of its own. The 2838chosen event library does not come with a timing source of its own. The
2593pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to 2839pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Loop>) will additionally load it to
2594try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability. 2840try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
2595 2841
2596=back 2842=back
2597 2843
2598 2844
2664 2910
2665Tutorial/Introduction: L<AnyEvent::Intro>. 2911Tutorial/Introduction: L<AnyEvent::Intro>.
2666 2912
2667FAQ: L<AnyEvent::FAQ>. 2913FAQ: L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
2668 2914
2669Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>. 2915Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util> (misc. grab-bag), L<AnyEvent::Log>
2916(simply logging).
2670 2917
2671Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, 2918Development/Debugging: L<AnyEvent::Strict> (stricter checking),
2672L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. 2919L<AnyEvent::Debug> (interactive shell, watcher tracing).
2920
2921Supported event modules: L<AnyEvent::Loop>, L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>,
2922L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>,
2923L<Qt>, L<POE>, L<FLTK>.
2673 2924
2674Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>, 2925Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2675L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, 2926L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2676L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>, 2927L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2677L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>. 2928L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>,
2929L<AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK>.
2678 2930
2679Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and 2931Non-blocking handles, pipes, stream sockets, TCP clients and
2680servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>. 2932servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2681 2933
2682Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>. 2934Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2683 2935
2684Thread support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV L<Coro::Event >, 2936Thread support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>.
2685 2937
2686Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>, 2938Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>,
2687L<AnyEvent::HTTP>. 2939L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
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