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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, POE - various supported event loops	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt
		6	and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
6		7
7	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
8		9
9	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
10		11
		12	# if you prefer function calls, look at the AE manpage for
		13	# an alternative API.
		14
		15	# file handle or descriptor readable
11	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r|w", cb => sub { ... });	16	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
12		17
		18	# one-shot or repeating timers
13	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });	19	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
14	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...	20	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...);
15		21
16	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time	22	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
17	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.	23	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
18		24
		25	# POSIX signal
19	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });	26	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "TERM", cb => sub { ... });
20		27
		28	# child process exit
21	my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {	29	my $w = AnyEvent->child (pid => $pid, cb => sub {
22	my ($pid, $status) = @_;	30	my ($pid, $status) = @_;
23	...	31	...
24	});	32	});
		33
		34	# called when event loop idle (if applicable)
		35	my $w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub { ... });
25		36
26	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged	37	my $w = AnyEvent->condvar; # stores whether a condition was flagged
27	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's	38	$w->send; # wake up current and all future recv's
28	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send	39	$w->recv; # enters "main loop" till $condvar gets ->send
29	# use a condvar in callback mode:	40	# use a condvar in callback mode:
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32	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL	43	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
33		44
34	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested	45	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
35	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the	46	in a tutorial or some gentle introduction, have a look at the
36	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.	47	L<AnyEvent::Intro> manpage.
		48
		49	=head1 SUPPORT
		50
		51	An FAQ document is available as L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
		52
		53	There also is a mailinglist for discussing all things AnyEvent, and an IRC
		54	channel, too.
		55
		56	See the AnyEvent project page at the B<Schmorpforge Ta-Sa Software
		57	Repository>, at L<http://anyevent.schmorp.de>, for more info.
37		58
38	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	59	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
39		60
40	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen	61	Glib, POE, IO::Async, Event... CPAN offers event models by the dozen
41	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	62	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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57	module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event	78	module users into the same thing by forcing them to use the same event
58	model you use.	79	model you use.
59		80
60	For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is	81	For modules like POE or IO::Async (which is a total misnomer as it is
61	actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is	82	actually doing all I/O I<synchronously>...), using them in your module is
62	like joining a cult: After you joined, you are dependent on them and you	83	like joining a cult: After you join, you are dependent on them and you
63	cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything	84	cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything
64	that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your	85	that isn't them. What's worse, all the potential users of your
65	module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.	86	module are I<also> forced to use the same event loop you use.
66		87
67	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works	88	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
68	fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together	89	fine. AnyEvent + Tk works fine etc. etc. but none of these work together
69	with the rest: POE + IO::Async? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if	90	with the rest: POE + EV? No go. Tk + Event? No go. Again: if your module
70	your module uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it,	91	uses one of those, every user of your module has to use it, too. But if
71	too. But if your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all	92	your module uses AnyEvent, it works transparently with all event models it
72	event models it supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those	93	supports (including stuff like IO::Async, as long as those use one of the
73	use one of the supported event loops. It is trivial to add new event loops	94	supported event loops. It is easy to add new event loops to AnyEvent, too,
74	to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).	95	so it is future-proof).
75		96
76	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event	97	In addition to being free of having to use I<the one and only true event
77	model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar	98	model>, AnyEvent also is free of bloat and policy: with POE or similar
78	modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to	99	modules, you get an enormous amount of code and strict rules you have to
79	follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and up to the point, by only	100	follow. AnyEvent, on the other hand, is lean and to the point, by only
80	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as	101	offering the functionality that is necessary, in as thin as a wrapper as
81	technically possible.	102	technically possible.
82		103
83	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox	104	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox
84	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%	105	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%
…		…
90	useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event	111	useful) and you want to force your users to use the one and only event
91	model, you should I<not> use this module.	112	model, you should I<not> use this module.
92		113
93	=head1 DESCRIPTION	114	=head1 DESCRIPTION
94		115
95	L<AnyEvent> provides an identical interface to multiple event loops. This	116	L<AnyEvent> provides a uniform interface to various event loops. This
96	allows module authors to utilise an event loop without forcing module	117	allows module authors to use event loop functionality without forcing
97	users to use the same event loop (as only a single event loop can coexist	118	module users to use a specific event loop implementation (since more
98	peacefully at any one time).	119	than one event loop cannot coexist peacefully).
99		120
100	The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>	121	The interface itself is vaguely similar, but not identical to the L<Event>
101	module.	122	module.
102		123
103	During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries	124	During the first call of any watcher-creation method, the module tries
104	to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the	125	to detect the currently loaded event loop by probing whether one of the
105	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>,	126	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
106	L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>,	127	L<Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>. The first one
107	L<POE>. The first one found is used. If none are found, the module tries	128	found is used. If none are detected, the module tries to load the first
108	to load these modules (excluding Tk, Event::Lib, Qt and POE as the pure perl	129	four modules in the order given; but note that if L<EV> is not
109	adaptor should always succeed) in the order given. The first one that can	130	available, the pure-perl L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> should always work, so
110	be successfully loaded will be used. If, after this, still none could be	131	the other two are not normally tried.
111	found, AnyEvent will fall back to a pure-perl event loop, which is not
112	very efficient, but should work everywhere.
113		132
114	Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading	133	Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading
115	an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make	134	an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make
116	that model the default. For example:	135	that model the default. For example:
117		136
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119	use AnyEvent;	138	use AnyEvent;
120		139
121	# .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk	140	# .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk
122		141
123	The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and	142	The I<likely> means that, if any module loads another event model and
124	starts using it, all bets are off. Maybe you should tell their authors to	143	starts using it, all bets are off - this case should be very rare though,
125	use AnyEvent so their modules work together with others seamlessly...	144	as very few modules hardcode event loops without announcing this very
		145	loudly.
126		146
127	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called	147	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called
128	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it	148	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it
129	explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :)	149	explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :)
130		150
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137	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After	157	These watchers are normal Perl objects with normal Perl lifetime. After
138	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the	158	creating a watcher it will immediately "watch" for events and invoke the
139	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model	159	callback when the event occurs (of course, only when the event model
140	is in control).	160	is in control).
141		161
		162	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
		163	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
		164	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practice in
		165	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
		166	widely between event loops.
		167
142	To disable the watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the	168	To disable a watcher you have to destroy it (e.g. by setting the
143	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references	169	variable you store it in to C<undef> or otherwise deleting all references
144	to it).	170	to it).
145		171
146	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.	172	All watchers are created by calling a method on the C<AnyEvent> class.
147		173
148	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for	174	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for
149	example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.	175	example), or need to refer to their watcher object in other ways.
150		176
151	An any way to achieve that is this pattern:	177	One way to achieve that is this pattern:
152		178
153	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {	179	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {
154	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it	180	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it
155	undef $w;	181	undef $w;
156	});	182	});
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159	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are	185	my variables are only visible after the statement in which they are
160	declared.	186	declared.
161		187
162	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	188	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
163		189
		190	$w = AnyEvent->io (
		191	fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
		192	poll => <"r" or "w">,
		193	cb => <callback>,
		194	);
		195
164	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method	196	You can create an I/O watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->io >> method
165	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	197	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
166		198
167	C<fh> the Perl I<file handle> (I<not> file descriptor) to watch for events	199	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
168	(AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file handle). C<poll>	200	for events (AnyEvent might or might not keep a reference to this file
		201	handle). Note that only file handles pointing to things for which
		202	non-blocking operation makes sense are allowed. This includes sockets,
		203	most character devices, pipes, fifos and so on, but not for example files
		204	or block devices.
		205
169	must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a watcher	206	C<poll> must be a string that is either C<r> or C<w>, which creates a
170	waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively. C<cb> is the	207	watcher waiting for "r"eadable or "w"ritable events, respectively.
		208
171	callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.	209	C<cb> is the callback to invoke each time the file handle becomes ready.
172		210
173	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	211	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
174	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	212	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
175	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.	213	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to I/O watcher callbacks.
176		214
177	The I/O watcher might use the underlying file descriptor or a copy of it.	215	The I/O watcher might use the underlying file descriptor or a copy of it.
178	You must not close a file handle as long as any watcher is active on the	216	You must not close a file handle as long as any watcher is active on the
179	underlying file descriptor.	217	underlying file descriptor.
180		218
181	Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should	219	Some event loops issue spurious readiness notifications, so you should
182	always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file	220	always use non-blocking calls when reading/writing from/to your file
183	handles.	221	handles.
184		222
185	Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the	223	Example: wait for readability of STDIN, then read a line and disable the
186	watcher.	224	watcher.
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191	undef $w;	229	undef $w;
192	});	230	});
193		231
194	=head2 TIME WATCHERS	232	=head2 TIME WATCHERS
195		233
		234	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => <seconds>, cb => <callback>);
		235
		236	$w = AnyEvent->timer (
		237	after => <fractional_seconds>,
		238	interval => <fractional_seconds>,
		239	cb => <callback>,
		240	);
		241
196	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>	242	You can create a time watcher by calling the C<< AnyEvent->timer >>
197	method with the following mandatory arguments:	243	method with the following mandatory arguments:
198		244
199	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are	245	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
200	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke	246	supported) the callback should be invoked. C<cb> is the callback to invoke
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202		248
203	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	249	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
204	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	250	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
205	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.	251	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.
206		252
207	The callback will normally be invoked once only. If you specify another	253	The callback will normally be invoked only once. If you specify another
208	parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the	254	parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the
209	callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional	255	callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional
210	seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a	256	seconds) after the first invocation. If C<interval> is specified with a
211	false value, then it is treated as if it were missing.	257	false value, then it is treated as if it were not specified at all.
212		258
213	The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no	259	The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no
214	attempt is done to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is	260	attempt is made to avoid timer drift in most backends, so the interval is
215	only approximate.	261	only approximate.
216		262
217	Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.	263	Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.
218		264
219	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {	265	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {
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237		283
238	While most event loops expect timers to specified in a relative way, they	284	While most event loops expect timers to specified in a relative way, they
239	use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock	285	use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock
240	"jumps", for example, when ntp decides to set your clock backwards from	286	"jumps", for example, when ntp decides to set your clock backwards from
241	the wrong date of 2014-01-01 to 2008-01-01, a watcher that is supposed to	287	the wrong date of 2014-01-01 to 2008-01-01, a watcher that is supposed to
242	fire "after" a second might actually take six years to finally fire.	288	fire "after a second" might actually take six years to finally fire.
243		289
244	AnyEvent cannot compensate for this. The only event loop that is conscious	290	AnyEvent cannot compensate for this. The only event loop that is conscious
245	about these issues is L<EV>, which offers both relative (ev_timer, based	291	of these issues is L<EV>, which offers both relative (ev_timer, based
246	on true relative time) and absolute (ev_periodic, based on wallclock time)	292	on true relative time) and absolute (ev_periodic, based on wallclock time)
247	timers.	293	timers.
248		294
249	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the	295	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the
250	AnyEvent API.	296	AnyEvent API.
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272	I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the	318	I<In almost all cases (in all cases if you don't care), this is the
273	function to call when you want to know the current time.>	319	function to call when you want to know the current time.>
274		320
275	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and	321	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and
276	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,	322	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,
277	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update it's activity timeouts).	323	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update its activity timeouts).
278		324
279	The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact	325	The rest of this section is only of relevance if you try to be very exact
280	with your timing, you can skip it without bad conscience.	326	with your timing; you can skip it without a bad conscience.
281		327
282	For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib>	328	For a practical example of when these times differ, consider L<Event::Lib>
283	and L<EV> and the following set-up:	329	and L<EV> and the following set-up:
284		330
285	The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callback at	331	The event loop is running and has just invoked one of your callbacks at
286	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,	332	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,
287	you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a	333	you wait a second by executing C<sleep 1> (blocking the process for a
288	second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires	334	second) and then (at time=501) you create a relative timer that fires
289	after three seconds.	335	after three seconds.
290		336
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308	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you	354	In either case, if you care (and in most cases, you don't), then you
309	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the	355	can get whatever behaviour you want with any event loop, by taking the
310	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into	356	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
311	account.	357	account.
312		358
		359	=item AnyEvent->now_update
		360
		361	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache
		362	the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<
		363	AnyEvent->now >>, above).
		364
		365	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
		366	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
		367	might affect timers and time-outs.
		368
		369	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
		370	event loop's idea of "current time".
		371
		372	A typical example would be a script in a web server (e.g. C<mod_perl>) -
		373	when mod_perl executes the script, then the event loop will have the wrong
		374	idea about the "current time" (being potentially far in the past, when the
		375	script ran the last time). In that case you should arrange a call to C<<
		376	AnyEvent->now_update >> each time the web server process wakes up again
		377	(e.g. at the start of your script, or in a handler).
		378
		379	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
		380
313	=back	381	=back
314		382
315	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	383	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
		384
		385	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
316		386
317	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal	387	You can watch for signals using a signal watcher, C<signal> is the signal
318	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl	388	I<name> in uppercase and without any C<SIG> prefix, C<cb> is the Perl
319	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	389	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
320		390
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326	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	396	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
327	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,	397	that it might take a while until the signal gets handled by the process,
328	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	398	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
329		399
330	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal	400	The main advantage of using these watchers is that you can share a signal
331	between multiple watchers.	401	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		402	interrupt your program at bad times.
332		403
333	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	404	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
334	directly will likely not work correctly.	405	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		406	correctly.
335		407
336	Example: exit on SIGINT	408	Example: exit on SIGINT
337		409
338	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	410	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
339		411
		412	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		413
		414	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		415	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		416	pure perl implementation).
		417
		418	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		419
		420	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		421	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		422	latter might corrupt your memory.
		423
		424	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		425	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		426	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		427	callbacks, too).
		428
		429	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		430
		431	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		432	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		433	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		434	this. AnyEvent will try to do its best, which means in some cases,
		435	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		436	specified in C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY> (default: 10 seconds). This
		437	variable can be changed only before the first signal watcher is created,
		438	and should be left alone otherwise. This variable determines how often
		439	AnyEvent polls for signals (in case a wake-up was missed). Higher values
		440	will cause fewer spurious wake-ups, which is better for power and CPU
		441	saving.
		442
		443	All these problems can be avoided by installing the optional
		444	L<Async::Interrupt> module, which works with most event loops. It will not
		445	work with inherently broken event loops such as L<Event> or L<Event::Lib>
		446	(and not with L<POE> currently, as POE does its own workaround with
		447	one-second latency). For those, you just have to suffer the delays.
		448
340	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	449	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
341		450
		451	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		452
342	You can also watch on a child process exit and catch its exit status.	453	You can also watch for a child process exit and catch its exit status.
343		454
344	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (if set to C<0>, it	455	The child process is specified by the C<pid> argument (on some backends,
345	watches for any child process exit). The watcher will triggered only when	456	using C<0> watches for any child process exit, on others this will
346	the child process has finished and an exit status is available, not on	457	croak). The watcher will be triggered only when the child process has
347	any trace events (stopped/continued).	458	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		459	(stopped/continued).
348		460
349	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by	461	The callback will be called with the pid and exit status (as returned by
350	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher	462	waitpid), so unlike other watcher types, you I<can> rely on child watcher
351	callback arguments.	463	callback arguments.
352		464
…		…
357		469
358	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them	470	There is a slight catch to child watchers, however: you usually start them
359	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could	471	I<after> the child process was created, and this means the process could
360	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).	472	have exited already (and no SIGCHLD will be sent anymore).
361		473
362	Not all event models handle this correctly (POE doesn't), but even for	474	Not all event models handle this correctly (neither POE nor IO::Async do,
		475	see their AnyEvent::Impl manpages for details), but even for event models
363	event models that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be	476	that I<do> handle this correctly, they usually need to be loaded before
364	loaded before the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place).	477	the process exits (i.e. before you fork in the first place). AnyEvent's
		478	pure perl event loop handles all cases correctly regardless of when you
		479	start the watcher.
365		480
366	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first thing in an	481	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
367	AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one watcher before you	482	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
368	C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call C<AnyEvent::detect>).	483	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
		484	C<AnyEvent::detect>).
		485
		486	As most event loops do not support waiting for child events, they will be
		487	emulated by AnyEvent in most cases, in which the latency and race problems
		488	mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
369		489
370	Example: fork a process and wait for it	490	Example: fork a process and wait for it
371		491
372	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	492	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
373		493
…		…
383	);	503	);
384		504
385	# do something else, then wait for process exit	505	# do something else, then wait for process exit
386	$done->recv;	506	$done->recv;
387		507
		508	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
		509
		510	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
		511
		512	This will repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle,
		513	until either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
		514
		515	Idle watchers are useful when there is a need to do something, but it
		516	is not so important (or wise) to do it instantly. The callback will be
		517	invoked only when there is "nothing better to do", which is usually
		518	defined as "all outstanding events have been handled and no new events
		519	have been detected". That means that idle watchers ideally get invoked
		520	when the event loop has just polled for new events but none have been
		521	detected. Instead of blocking to wait for more events, the idle watchers
		522	will be invoked.
		523
		524	Unfortunately, most event loops do not really support idle watchers (only
		525	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
		526	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
		527
		528	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
		529	program is otherwise idle:
		530
		531	my @lines; # read data
		532	my $idle_w;
		533	my $io_w = AnyEvent->io (fh => \*STDIN, poll => 'r', cb => sub {
		534	push @lines, scalar <STDIN>;
		535
		536	# start an idle watcher, if not already done
		537	$idle_w ||= AnyEvent->idle (cb => sub {
		538	# handle only one line, when there are lines left
		539	if (my $line = shift @lines) {
		540	print "handled when idle: $line";
		541	} else {
		542	# otherwise disable the idle watcher again
		543	undef $idle_w;
		544	}
		545	});
		546	});
		547
388	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	548	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
		549
		550	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		551
		552	$cv->send (<list>);
		553	my @res = $cv->recv;
389		554
390	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them	555	If you are familiar with some event loops you will know that all of them
391	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that	556	require you to run some blocking "loop", "run" or similar function that
392	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	557	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
393		558
394	AnyEvent is different, it expects somebody else to run the event loop and	559	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
395	will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).	560	loop and will only block when necessary (usually when told by the user).
396		561
397	The instrument to do that is called a "condition variable", so called	562	The tool to do that is called a "condition variable", so called because
398	because they represent a condition that must become true.	563	they represent a condition that must become true.
		564
		565	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
399		566
400	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	567	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
401	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	568	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
402
403	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable	569	C<cb>, which specifies a callback to be called when the condition variable
404	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not	570	becomes true, with the condition variable as the first argument (but not
405	the results).	571	the results).
406		572
407	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	573	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
408	by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it	574	by calling the C<send> method (or calling the condition variable as if it
409	were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<	575	were a callback, read about the caveats in the description for the C<<
410	->send >> method).	576	->send >> method).
411		577
412	Condition variables are similar to callbacks, except that you can	578	Since condition variables are the most complex part of the AnyEvent API, here are
413	optionally wait for them. They can also be called merge points - points	579	some different mental models of what they are - pick the ones you can connect to:
414	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	580
415	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	581	=over 4
416	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	582
417	a result.	583	=item * Condition variables are like callbacks - you can call them (and pass them instead
		584	of callbacks). Unlike callbacks however, you can also wait for them to be called.
		585
		586	=item * Condition variables are signals - one side can emit or send them,
		587	the other side can wait for them, or install a handler that is called when
		588	the signal fires.
		589
		590	=item * Condition variables are like "Merge Points" - points in your program
		591	where you merge multiple independent results/control flows into one.
		592
		593	=item * Condition variables represent a transaction - functions that start
		594	some kind of transaction can return them, leaving the caller the choice
		595	between waiting in a blocking fashion, or setting a callback.
		596
		597	=item * Condition variables represent future values, or promises to deliver
		598	some result, long before the result is available.
		599
		600	=back
418		601
419	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	602	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
420	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,	603	for example, if you write a module that does asynchronous http requests,
421	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the	604	then a condition variable would be the ideal candidate to signal the
422	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is	605	availability of results. The user can either act when the callback is
…		…
435		618
436	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys	619	Condition variables are represented by hash refs in perl, and the keys
437	used by AnyEvent itself are all named C<_ae_XXX> to make subclassing	620	used by AnyEvent itself are all named C<_ae_XXX> to make subclassing
438	easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of	621	easy (it is often useful to build your own transaction class on top of
439	AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call	622	AnyEvent). To subclass, use C<AnyEvent::CondVar> as base class and call
440	it's C<new> method in your own C<new> method.	623	its C<new> method in your own C<new> method.
441		624
442	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which	625	There are two "sides" to a condition variable - the "producer side" which
443	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits	626	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
444	for the send to occur.	627	for the send to occur.
445		628
446	Example: wait for a timer.	629	Example: wait for a timer.
447		630
448	# wait till the result is ready	631	# condition: "wait till the timer is fired"
449	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;	632	my $timer_fired = AnyEvent->condvar;
450		633
451	# do something such as adding a timer	634	# create the timer - we could wait for, say
452	# or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->send	635	# a handle becomign ready, or even an
453	# when the "result" is ready.	636	# AnyEvent::HTTP request to finish, but
454	# in this case, we simply use a timer:	637	# in this case, we simply use a timer:
455	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (	638	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (
456	after => 1,	639	after => 1,
457	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	640	cb => sub { $timer_fired->send },
458	);	641	);
459		642
460	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	643	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
461	# calls send	644	# calls ->send
462	$result_ready->recv;	645	$timer_fired->recv;
463		646
464	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that	647	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
465	condition variables are also code references.	648	variables are also callable directly.
466		649
467	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	650	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
468	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);	651	my $delay = AnyEvent->timer (after => 5, cb => $done);
469	$done->recv;	652	$done->recv;
470		653
…		…
476		659
477	...	660	...
478		661
479	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;	662	my @info = $couchdb->info->recv;
480		663
481	And this is how you would just ste a callback to be called whenever the	664	And this is how you would just set a callback to be called whenever the
482	results are available:	665	results are available:
483		666
484	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {	667	$couchdb->info->cb (sub {
485	my @info = $_[0]->recv;	668	my @info = $_[0]->recv;
486	});	669	});
…		…
504	immediately from within send.	687	immediately from within send.
505		688
506	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all	689	Any arguments passed to the C<send> call will be returned by all
507	future C<< ->recv >> calls.	690	future C<< ->recv >> calls.
508		691
509	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly	692	Condition variables are overloaded so one can call them directly (as if
510	(as a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling	693	they were a code reference). Calling them directly is the same as calling
511	C<send>. Note, however, that many C-based event loops do not handle	694	C<send>.
512	overloading, so as tempting as it may be, passing a condition variable
513	instead of a callback does not work. Both the pure perl and EV loops
514	support overloading, however, as well as all functions that use perl to
515	invoke a callback (as in L<AnyEvent::Socket> and L<AnyEvent::DNS> for
516	example).
517		695
518	=item $cv->croak ($error)	696	=item $cv->croak ($error)
519		697
520	Similar to send, but causes all call's to C<< ->recv >> to invoke	698	Similar to send, but causes all calls to C<< ->recv >> to invoke
521	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	699	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
522		700
523	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable	701	This can be used to signal any errors to the condition variable
524	user/consumer.	702	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
		703	delays the error detection, but has the overwhelming advantage that it
		704	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
		705	deep in some event callback with no connection to the actual code causing
		706	the problem.
525		707
526	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	708	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
527		709
528	=item $cv->end	710	=item $cv->end
529
530	These two methods are EXPERIMENTAL and MIGHT CHANGE.
531		711
532	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into	712	These two methods can be used to combine many transactions/events into
533	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want	713	one. For example, a function that pings many hosts in parallel might want
534	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	714	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
535		715
536	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to	716	Every call to C<< ->begin >> will increment a counter, and every call to
537	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end	717	C<< ->end >> will decrement it. If the counter reaches C<0> in C<< ->end
538	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed. That callback	718	>>, the (last) callback passed to C<begin> will be executed, passing the
539	is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send >>, but that is not required. If no	719	condvar as first argument. That callback is I<supposed> to call C<< ->send
540	callback was set, C<send> will be called without any arguments.	720	>>, but that is not required. If no group callback was set, C<send> will
		721	be called without any arguments.
541		722
542	Let's clarify this with the ping example:	723	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
		724	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
		725	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
		726
		727	Let's start with a simple example: you have two I/O watchers (for example,
		728	STDOUT and STDERR for a program), and you want to wait for both streams to
		729	close before activating a condvar:
543		730
544	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	731	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
545		732
		733	$cv->begin; # first watcher
		734	my $w1 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh1, cb => sub {
		735	defined sysread $fh1, my $buf, 4096
		736	or $cv->end;
		737	});
		738
		739	$cv->begin; # second watcher
		740	my $w2 = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh2, cb => sub {
		741	defined sysread $fh2, my $buf, 4096
		742	or $cv->end;
		743	});
		744
		745	$cv->recv;
		746
		747	This works because for every event source (EOF on file handle), there is
		748	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
		749	sending.
		750
		751	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
		752	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
		753	begun can potentially be zero:
		754
		755	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		756
546	my %result;	757	my %result;
547	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	758	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
548		759
549	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	760	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
550	$cv->begin;	761	$cv->begin;
551	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	762	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
552	$result{$host} = ...;	763	$result{$host} = ...;
…		…
567	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback	778	loop, which serves two important purposes: first, it sets the callback
568	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that	779	to be called once the counter reaches C<0>, and second, it ensures that
569	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop	780	C<send> is called even when C<no> hosts are being pinged (the loop
570	doesn't execute once).	781	doesn't execute once).
571		782
572	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple subrequests:	783	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
573	use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set the callback and ensure C<end>	784	potentially zero) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
574	is called at least once, and then, for each subrequest you start, call	785	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
575	C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish, call C<end>.	786	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
		787	call C<end>.
576		788
577	=back	789	=back
578		790
579	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS	791	=head3 METHODS FOR CONSUMERS
580		792
…		…
584	=over 4	796	=over 4
585		797
586	=item $cv->recv	798	=item $cv->recv
587		799
588	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak	800	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak
589	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers	801	>> methods have been called on C<$cv>, while servicing other watchers
590	normally.	802	normally.
591		803
592	You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but	804	You can only wait once on a condition - additional calls are valid but
593	will return immediately.	805	will return immediately.
594		806
…		…
596	function will call C<croak>.	808	function will call C<croak>.
597		809
598	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,	810	In list context, all parameters passed to C<send> will be returned,
599	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.	811	in scalar context only the first one will be returned.
600		812
		813	Note that doing a blocking wait in a callback is not supported by any
		814	event loop, that is, recursive invocation of a blocking C<< ->recv
		815	>> is not allowed, and the C<recv> call will C<croak> if such a
		816	condition is detected. This condition can be slightly loosened by using
		817	L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you to do a blocking C<< ->recv >> from
		818	any thread that doesn't run the event loop itself.
		819
601	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case	820	Not all event models support a blocking wait - some die in that case
602	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are	821	(programs might want to do that to stay interactive), so I<if you are
603	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>, but let the	822	using this from a module, never require a blocking wait>. Instead, let the
604	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling	823	caller decide whether the call will block or not (for example, by coupling
605	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	824	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
606	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,	825	callbacks so the caller knows that getting the result will not block,
607	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	826	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
608		827
609	Another reason I<never> to C<< ->recv >> in a module is that you cannot
610	sensibly have two C<< ->recv >>'s in parallel, as that would require
611	multiple interpreters or coroutines/threads, none of which C<AnyEvent>
612	can supply.
613
614	The L<Coro> module, however, I<can> and I<does> supply coroutines and, in
615	fact, L<Coro::AnyEvent> replaces AnyEvent's condvars by coroutine-safe
616	versions and also integrates coroutines into AnyEvent, making blocking
617	C<< ->recv >> calls perfectly safe as long as they are done from another
618	coroutine (one that doesn't run the event loop).
619
620	You can ensure that C<< -recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and	828	You can ensure that C<< ->recv >> never blocks by setting a callback and
621	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later	829	only calling C<< ->recv >> from within that callback (or at a later
622	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking	830	time). This will work even when the event loop does not support blocking
623	waits otherwise.	831	waits otherwise.
624		832
625	=item $bool = $cv->ready	833	=item $bool = $cv->ready
…		…
631		839
632	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally	840	This is a mutator function that returns the callback set and optionally
633	replaces it before doing so.	841	replaces it before doing so.
634		842
635	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when	843	The callback will be called when the condition becomes "true", i.e. when
636	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the condition	844	C<send> or C<croak> are called, with the only argument being the
637	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	845	condition variable itself. If the condition is already true, the
638	is guaranteed not to block.	846	callback is called immediately when it is set. Calling C<recv> inside
		847	the callback or at any later time is guaranteed not to block.
639		848
640	=back	849	=back
641		850
		851	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
		852
		853	The available backend classes are (every class has its own manpage):
		854
		855	=over 4
		856
		857	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
		858
		859	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
		860	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
		861	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
		862	AnyEvent itself.
		863
		864	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
		865	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
		866
		867	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
		868
		869	These will be used if they are already loaded when the first watcher
		870	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
		871	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
		872	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
		873	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
		874
		875	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
		876	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
		877	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
		878	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
		879	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		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::FLTK based on FLTK.
		884
		885	=item Backends with special needs.
		886
		887	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
		888	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
		889	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
		890	everything should just work.
		891
		892	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
		893
		894	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
		895
		896	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
		897
		898	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
		899
		900	B<WxWidgets> has no support for watching file handles. However, you can
		901	use WxWidgets through the POE adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply
		902	polls 20 times per second, which was considered to be too horrible to even
		903	consider for AnyEvent.
		904
		905	B<Prima> is not supported as nobody seems to be using it, but it has a POE
		906	backend, so it can be supported through POE.
		907
		908	AnyEvent knows about both L<Prima> and L<Wx>, however, and will try to
		909	load L<POE> when detecting them, in the hope that POE will pick them up,
		910	in which case everything will be automatic.
		911
		912	=back
		913
642	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS	914	=head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
643		915
		916	These are not normally required to use AnyEvent, but can be useful to
		917	write AnyEvent extension modules.
		918
644	=over 4	919	=over 4
645		920
646	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL	921	=item $AnyEvent::MODEL
647		922
648	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created. Then it	923	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
		924	backend has been autodetected.
		925
649	contains the event model that is being used, which is the name of the	926	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
650	Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one of the	927	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
651	C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the case	928	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl::xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
652	AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode>).	929	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
653		930	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
654	The known classes so far are:
655
656	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (an interface to libev, best choice).
657	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, second best choice.
658	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.
659	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, third-best choice.
660	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very bad choice.
661	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt, cannot be autoprobed (see its docs).
662	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
663	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, not generic enough for full support.
664
665	There is no support for WxWidgets, as WxWidgets has no support for
666	watching file handles. However, you can use WxWidgets through the
667	POE Adaptor, as POE has a Wx backend that simply polls 20 times per
668	second, which was considered to be too horrible to even consider for
669	AnyEvent. Likewise, other POE backends can be used by AnyEvent by using
670	it's adaptor.
671
672	AnyEvent knows about L<Prima> and L<Wx> and will try to use L<POE> when
673	autodetecting them.
674		931
675	=item AnyEvent::detect	932	=item AnyEvent::detect
676		933
677	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	934	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
678	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would	935	if necessary. You should only call this function right before you would
679	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at	936	have created an AnyEvent watcher anyway, that is, as late as possible at
680	runtime.	937	runtime, and not e.g. during initialisation of your module.
		938
		939	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
		940	created, use C<post_detect>.
681		941
682	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	942	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
683		943
684	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	944	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
685	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	945	autodetected (or immediately if that has already happened).
		946
		947	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
		948	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
		949	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
		950	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
		951	L<AnyEvent::AIO> to see how this is used.
		952
		953	The most common usage is to create some global watchers, without forcing
		954	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
		955	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
		956	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
686		957
687	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	958	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
688	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	959	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		960	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
689	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	961	a case where this is useful.
		962
		963	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		964	C<$WATCHER>, but do so only do so after the event loop is initialised.
		965
		966	our WATCHER;
		967
		968	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		969	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		970	};
		971
		972	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		973	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		974	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		975	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		976
		977	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
690		978
691	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	979	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
692		980
693	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	981	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
694	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	982	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will be called directly
695	the event loop has been chosen.	983	after the event loop has been chosen.
696		984
697	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	985	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
698	if it contains a true value then the event loop has already been detected,	986	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
699	and the array will be ignored.	987	array will be ignored.
700		988
701	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> instead.	989	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
		990	it, as it takes care of these details.
		991
		992	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
		993	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
		994	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
		995	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
		996
		997	Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
		998	together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
		999	Coro to accomplish this):
		1000
		1001	if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
		1002	# AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
		1003	require Coro::AnyEvent;
		1004	} else {
		1005	# AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
		1006	# as soon as it is
		1007	push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
		1008	}
702		1009
703	=back	1010	=back
704		1011
705	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	1012	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
706		1013
…		…
717	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using	1024	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using
718	events is to stay interactive.	1025	events is to stay interactive.
719		1026
720	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module	1027	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module
721	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method	1028	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method
722	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->recv >>	1029	called C<results> that returns the results, it may call C<< ->recv >>
723	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).	1030	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. Always).
724		1031
725	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM	1032	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM
726		1033
727	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should	1034	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should
728	dictate which event model to use.	1035	dictate which event model to use.
729		1036
730	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not	1037	If the program is not event-based, it need not do anything special, even
731	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent	1038	when it depends on a module that uses an AnyEvent. If the program itself
732	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.	1039	uses AnyEvent, but does not care which event loop is used, all it needs
		1040	to do is C<use AnyEvent>. In either case, AnyEvent will choose the best
		1041	available loop implementation.
733		1042
734	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in	1043	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in
735	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the	1044	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the
736	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally	1045	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally
737	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that	1046	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that
738	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will	1047	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
739	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it	1048	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
740	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.	1049	might choose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
741		1050
742	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the	1051	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
743	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour	1052	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour
744	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.	1053	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
745		1054
…		…
761		1070
762		1071
763	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1072	=head1 OTHER MODULES
764		1073
765	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1074	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
766	AnyEvent and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent modules	1075	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent
767	in the same program. Some of the modules come with AnyEvent, some are	1076	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules
768	available via CPAN.	1077	come as part of AnyEvent, the others are available via CPAN.
769		1078
770	=over 4	1079	=over 4
771		1080
772	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1081	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
773		1082
774	Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking	1083	Contains various utility functions that replace often-used blocking
775	functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions.	1084	functions such as C<inet_aton> with event/callback-based versions.
776		1085
777	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>	1086	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
778		1087
779	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,	1088	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
780	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp	1089	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
…		…
782		1091
783	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1092	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
784		1093
785	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1094	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
786	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1095	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
787	non-blocking SSL/TLS.	1096	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>).
788		1097
789	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1098	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
790		1099
791	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1100	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
792		1101
		1102	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>, L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IGS>, L<AnyEvent::FCP>
		1103
		1104	Implement event-based interfaces to the protocols of the same name (for
		1105	the curious, IGS is the International Go Server and FCP is the Freenet
		1106	Client Protocol).
		1107
		1108	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle::UDP>
		1109
		1110	Here be danger!
		1111
		1112	As Pauli would put it, "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" -
		1113	there are so many things wrong with AnyEvent::Handle::UDP, most notably
		1114	its use of a stream-based API with a protocol that isn't streamable, that
		1115	the only way to improve it is to delete it.
		1116
		1117	It features data corruption (but typically only under load) and general
		1118	confusion. On top, the author is not only clueless about UDP but also
		1119	fact-resistant - some gems of his understanding: "connect doesn't work
		1120	with UDP", "UDP packets are not IP packets", "UDP only has datagrams, not
		1121	packets", "I don't need to implement proper error checking as UDP doesn't
		1122	support error checking" and so on - he doesn't even understand what's
		1123	wrong with his module when it is explained to him.
		1124
793	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>	1125	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
794		1126
795	A simple-to-use HTTP library that is capable of making a lot of concurrent	1127	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process for you,
796	HTTP requests.	1128	notifying you in an event-based way when the operation is finished.
		1129
		1130	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
		1131
		1132	Truly asynchronous (as opposed to non-blocking) I/O, should be in the
		1133	toolbox of every event programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
		1134	L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent together, giving AnyEvent access to event-based
		1135	file I/O, and much more.
797		1136
798	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>	1137	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
799		1138
800	Provides a simple web application server framework.	1139	A simple embedded webserver.
801		1140
802	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>	1141	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
803		1142
804	The fastest ping in the west.	1143	The fastest ping in the west.
805		1144
806	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
807
808	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
809
810	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
811
812	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
813	programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
814	together.
815
816	=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
817
818	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
819	L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
820
821	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
822
823	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
824
825	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
826
827	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
828	L<App::IGS>).
829
830	=item L<Net::IRC3>
831
832	AnyEvent based IRC client module family.
833
834	=item L<Net::XMPP2>
835
836	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family.
837
838	=item L<Net::FCP>
839
840	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
841	of AnyEvent.
842
843	=item L<Event::ExecFlow>
844
845	High level API for event-based execution flow control.
846
847	=item L<Coro>	1145	=item L<Coro>
848		1146
849	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1147	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.
850		1148
851	=item L<IO::Lambda>
852
853	The lambda approach to I/O - don't ask, look there. Can use AnyEvent.
854
855	=back	1149	=back
856		1150
857	=cut	1151	=cut
858		1152
859	package AnyEvent;	1153	package AnyEvent;
860		1154
861	no warnings;	1155	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
862	use strict qw(vars subs);	1156	sub common_sense {
		1157	# from common:.sense 3.4
		1158	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS} ^ "\x3c\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf0\x0f\xc0\xf0\xfc\x33\x00";
		1159	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
		1160	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1161	}
863		1162
		1163	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
		1164
864	use Carp;	1165	use Carp ();
865		1166
866	our $VERSION = 4.234;	1167	our $VERSION = '5.34';
867	our $MODEL;	1168	our $MODEL;
868		1169
869	our $AUTOLOAD;	1170	our $AUTOLOAD;
870	our @ISA;	1171	our @ISA;
871		1172
872	our @REGISTRY;	1173	our @REGISTRY;
873		1174
874	our $WIN32;	1175	our $VERBOSE;
875		1176
876	BEGIN {	1177	BEGIN {
877	my $win32 = ! ! ($^O =~ /mswin32/i);	1178	require "AnyEvent/constants.pl";
878	eval "sub WIN32(){ $win32 }";
879	}
880		1179
		1180	eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}";
		1181
		1182	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
		1183	if ${^TAINT};
		1184
881	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1185	$VERBOSE = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;
		1186
		1187	}
		1188
		1189	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
882		1190
883	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1191	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
884		1192
885	{	1193	{
886	my $idx;	1194	my $idx;
…		…
888	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1196	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
889	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1197	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
890	}	1198	}
891		1199
892	my @models = (	1200	my @models = (
893	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1201	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
894	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],
895	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],	1202	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
896	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1203	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
897	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1204	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere
898	# and is usually faster	1205	# and is usually faster
		1206	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
		1207	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
		1208	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1209	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
899	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1210	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
900	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
901	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
902	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1211	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
903	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1212	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
904	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1213	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
905	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1214	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
		1215	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::],
		1216	[Cocoa::EventLoop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa::],
		1217	[FLTK:: => AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK::],
906	);	1218	);
907		1219
908	our %method = map +($_ => 1), qw(io timer time now signal child condvar one_event DESTROY);	1220	our %method = map +($_ => 1),
		1221	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar DESTROY);
909		1222
910	our @post_detect;	1223	our @post_detect;
911		1224
912	sub post_detect(&) {	1225	sub post_detect(&) {
913	my ($cb) = @_;	1226	my ($cb) = @_;
914		1227
915	if ($MODEL) {
916	$cb->();
917
918	1
919	} else {
920	push @post_detect, $cb;	1228	push @post_detect, $cb;
921		1229
922	defined wantarray	1230	defined wantarray
923	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect"	1231	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
924	: ()	1232	: ()
		1233	}
		1234
		1235	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
		1236	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
		1237	}
		1238
		1239	sub detect() {
		1240	# free some memory
		1241	*detect = sub () { $MODEL };
		1242
		1243	local $!; # for good measure
		1244	local $SIG{__DIE__};
		1245
		1246	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
		1247	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
		1248	if (eval "require $model") {
		1249	$MODEL = $model;
		1250	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
		1251	} else {
		1252	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $VERBOSE;
		1253	}
925	}	1254	}
926	}
927		1255
928	sub AnyEvent::Util::PostDetect::DESTROY {	1256	# check for already loaded models
929	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
930	}
931
932	sub detect() {
933	unless ($MODEL) {	1257	unless ($MODEL) {
934	no strict 'refs';	1258	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
935	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1259	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
936		1260	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
937	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
938	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
939	if (eval "require $model") {	1261	if (eval "require $model") {
940	$MODEL = $model;	1262	$MODEL = $model;
941	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1263	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
942	} else {	1264	last;
943	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL):\n$@" if $verbose;	1265	}
944	}	1266	}
945	}	1267	}
946		1268
947	# check for already loaded models
948	unless ($MODEL) {	1269	unless ($MODEL) {
		1270	# try to autoload a model
949	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1271	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
950	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1272	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1273	if (
		1274	$autoload
		1275	and eval "require $package"
951	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1276	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
952	if (eval "require $model") {	1277	and eval "require $model"
		1278	) {
953	$MODEL = $model;	1279	$MODEL = $model;
954	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1280	warn "AnyEvent: autoloaded model '$model', using it.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 2;
955	last;	1281	last;
956	}
957	}	1282	}
958	}	1283	}
959		1284
960	unless ($MODEL) {
961	# try to load a model
962
963	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
964	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
965	if (eval "require $package"
966	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
967	and eval "require $model") {
968	$MODEL = $model;
969	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;
970	last;
971	}
972	}
973
974	$MODEL	1285	$MODEL
975	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.";	1286	or die "AnyEvent: backend autodetection failed - did you properly install AnyEvent?\n";
976	}
977	}	1287	}
978
979	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
980
981	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
982
983	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
984
985	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
986	}	1288	}
		1289
		1290	@models = (); # free probe data
		1291
		1292	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
		1293	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
		1294
		1295	# now nuke some methods that are overridden by the backend.
		1296	# SUPER is not allowed.
		1297	for (qw(time signal child idle)) {
		1298	undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"}
		1299	if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"};
		1300	}
		1301
		1302	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}) {
		1303	eval { require AnyEvent::Strict };
		1304	warn "AnyEvent: cannot load AnyEvent::Strict: $@"
		1305	if $@ && $VERBOSE;
		1306	}
		1307
		1308	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
		1309
		1310	*post_detect = sub(&) {
		1311	shift->();
		1312
		1313	undef
		1314	};
987		1315
988	$MODEL	1316	$MODEL
989	}	1317	}
990		1318
991	sub AUTOLOAD {	1319	sub AUTOLOAD {
992	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1320	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;
993		1321
994	$method{$func}	1322	$method{$func}
995	or croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1323	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid AnyEvent class method";
996		1324
997	detect unless $MODEL;	1325	detect;
998		1326
999	my $class = shift;	1327	my $class = shift;
1000	$class->$func (@_);	1328	$class->$func (@_);
1001	}	1329	}
1002		1330
1003	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends	1331	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1004	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually	1332	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1005	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1333	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1006	sub _dupfh($$$$) {	1334	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1007	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1335	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1008		1336
1009	require Fcntl;
1010
1011	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1337	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1012	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<")	1338	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1013	: $poll eq "w" ? ($w, ">")
1014	: Carp::croak "AnyEvent->io requires poll set to either 'r' or 'w'";
1015		1339
1016	open my $fh2, "$mode&" . fileno $fh	1340	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1017	or die "cannot dup() filehandle: $!";	1341	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1018		1342
1019	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1343	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1020		1344
1021	($fh2, $rw)	1345	($fh2, $rw)
1022	}	1346	}
1023		1347
		1348	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1349
		1350	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1351	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1352	overhead by using function call syntax and a fixed number of parameters.
		1353
		1354	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1355
		1356	=cut
		1357
		1358	package AE;
		1359
		1360	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1361
		1362	# fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base
		1363	# implementations can overwrite these.
		1364
		1365	sub io($$$) {
		1366	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1367	}
		1368
		1369	sub timer($$$) {
		1370	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1371	}
		1372
		1373	sub signal($$) {
		1374	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1375	}
		1376
		1377	sub child($$) {
		1378	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1379	}
		1380
		1381	sub idle($) {
		1382	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0])
		1383	}
		1384
		1385	sub cv(;&) {
		1386	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1387	}
		1388
		1389	sub now() {
		1390	AnyEvent->now
		1391	}
		1392
		1393	sub now_update() {
		1394	AnyEvent->now_update
		1395	}
		1396
		1397	sub time() {
		1398	AnyEvent->time
		1399	}
		1400
1024	package AnyEvent::Base;	1401	package AnyEvent::Base;
1025		1402
1026	# default implementation for now and time	1403	# default implementations for many methods
1027		1404
1028	BEGIN {	1405	sub time {
		1406	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1407	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1029	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); time (); 1") {	1408	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1409	warn "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
1030	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1410	*AE::time = \&Time::HiRes::time;
1031	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1411	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1032	} else {	1412	} else {
1033	*_time = \&CORE::time; # epic fail	1413	warn "AnyEvent: using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!\n" if $VERBOSE;
		1414	*AE::time = sub (){ time }; # epic fail
		1415	}
		1416
		1417	*time = sub { AE::time }; # different prototypes
		1418	};
		1419	die if $@;
		1420
		1421	&time
		1422	}
		1423
		1424	*now = \&time;
		1425
		1426	sub now_update { }
		1427
		1428	# default implementation for ->condvar
		1429
		1430	sub condvar {
		1431	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1432	*condvar = sub {
		1433	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1434	};
		1435
		1436	*AE::cv = sub (;&) {
		1437	bless { @_ ? (_ae_cb => shift) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1438	};
		1439	};
		1440	die if $@;
		1441
		1442	&condvar
		1443	}
		1444
		1445	# default implementation for ->signal
		1446
		1447	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1448
		1449	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1450	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1451	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1452	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1453
		1454	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1455	}
		1456
		1457	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1458	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1459	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
		1460
		1461	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1462	# used by Impls
		1463	sub _sig_add() {
		1464	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1465	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1466	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1467
		1468	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1469	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1470	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1471	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1472	;
1034	}	1473	}
1035	}	1474	}
1036		1475
1037	sub time { _time }	1476	sub _sig_del {
1038	sub now { _time }	1477	undef $SIG_TW
1039		1478	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1040	# default implementation for ->condvar
1041
1042	sub condvar {
1043	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, AnyEvent::CondVar::
1044	}	1479	}
1045		1480
1046	# default implementation for ->signal	1481	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1482	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1483	undef $_sig_name_init;
1047		1484
1048	our %SIG_CB;	1485	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1486	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1487	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1488	} else {
		1489	require Config;
		1490
		1491	my %signame2num;
		1492	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1493	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
		1494
		1495	my @signum2name;
		1496	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
		1497
		1498	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1499	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1500	};
		1501	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1502	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1503	};
		1504	}
		1505	};
		1506	die if $@;
		1507	};
		1508
		1509	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1510	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
1049		1511
1050	sub signal {	1512	sub signal {
		1513	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1514	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1515	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1516	warn "AnyEvent: using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1517
		1518	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
		1519	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1520
		1521	} else {
		1522	warn "AnyEvent: using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.\n" if $VERBOSE >= 8;
		1523
		1524	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1525	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1526
		1527	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1528	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1529	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1530	} else {
		1531	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
		1532	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1533	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1534
		1535	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
		1536	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1537	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1538	}
		1539
		1540	$SIGPIPE_R
		1541	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1542
		1543	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
		1544	}
		1545
		1546	*signal = $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1547	? sub {
1051	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1548	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1052		1549
		1550	# async::interrupt
1053	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1551	my $signal = sig2num $arg{signal};
1054	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1055
1056	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1552	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1553
		1554	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
		1555	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1556	signal => $signal,
		1557	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1558	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1559	;
		1560
		1561	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1562	}
		1563	: sub {
		1564	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1565
		1566	# pure perl
		1567	my $signal = sig2name $arg{signal};
		1568	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1569
1057	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1570	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
		1571	local $!;
		1572	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
		1573	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1574	};
		1575
		1576	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1577	# so limit the signal latency.
		1578	_sig_add;
		1579
		1580	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1581	}
		1582	;
		1583
		1584	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1585	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1586
		1587	_sig_del;
		1588
		1589	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1590
		1591	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1592	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1593	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1594	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1595	# instead of getting the default action.
		1596	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1597	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1598	};
		1599
		1600	*_signal_exec = sub {
		1601	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1602	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
		1603	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
		1604
		1605	while (%SIG_EV) {
		1606	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
		1607	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
1058	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} || {} };	1608	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
		1609	}
		1610	}
		1611	};
1059	};	1612	};
		1613	die if $@;
1060		1614
1061	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Signal"	1615	&signal
1062	}
1063
1064	sub AnyEvent::Base::Signal::DESTROY {
1065	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1066
1067	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1068
1069	delete $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1070	}	1616	}
1071		1617
1072	# default implementation for ->child	1618	# default implementation for ->child
1073		1619
1074	our %PID_CB;	1620	our %PID_CB;
1075	our $CHLD_W;	1621	our $CHLD_W;
1076	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1622	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1077	our $PID_IDLE;
1078	our $WNOHANG;
1079		1623
1080	sub _child_wait {	1624	# used by many Impl's
1081	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1625	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1626	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1627
		1628	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1082	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),	1629	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1083	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });	1630	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1084	}
1085
1086	undef $PID_IDLE;
1087	}
1088
1089	sub _sigchld {
1090	# make sure we deliver these changes "synchronous" with the event loop.
1091	$CHLD_DELAY_W ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => 0, cb => sub {
1092	undef $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1093	&_child_wait;
1094	});
1095	}	1631	}
1096		1632
1097	sub child {	1633	sub child {
		1634	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1635	*_sigchld = sub {
		1636	my $pid;
		1637
		1638	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
		1639	while ($pid = waitpid -1, WNOHANG) > 0;
		1640	};
		1641
		1642	*child = sub {
1098	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1643	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1099		1644
1100	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1645	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)
1101	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1646	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";
1102		1647
1103	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1648	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
1104		1649
1105	unless ($WNOHANG) {
1106	$WNOHANG = eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1107	}
1108
1109	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1650	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1110	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1651	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1111	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1652	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1112	&_sigchld;	1653	&_sigchld;
1113	}	1654	}
1114		1655
1115	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::Child"	1656	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1116	}	1657	};
1117		1658
1118	sub AnyEvent::Base::Child::DESTROY {	1659	*AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1119	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1660	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1120		1661
1121	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1662	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};
1122	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1663	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1123		1664
1124	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1665	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
		1666	};
		1667	};
		1668	die if $@;
		1669
		1670	&child
		1671	}
		1672
		1673	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
		1674	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
		1675	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
		1676	sub idle {
		1677	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1678	*idle = sub {
		1679	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1680
		1681	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
		1682
		1683	$rcb = sub {
		1684	if ($cb) {
		1685	$w = _time;
		1686	&$cb;
		1687	$w = _time - $w;
		1688
		1689	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
		1690	# within some limits
		1691	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
		1692	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
		1693
		1694	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
		1695	} else {
		1696	# clean up...
		1697	undef $w;
		1698	undef $rcb;
		1699	}
		1700	};
		1701
		1702	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
		1703
		1704	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
		1705	};
		1706
		1707	*AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
		1708	undef $${$_[0]};
		1709	};
		1710	};
		1711	die if $@;
		1712
		1713	&idle
1125	}	1714	}
1126		1715
1127	package AnyEvent::CondVar;	1716	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1128		1717
1129	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1718	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1130		1719
		1720	# only to be used for subclassing
		1721	sub new {
		1722	my $class = shift;
		1723	bless AnyEvent->condvar (@_), $class
		1724	}
		1725
1131	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1726	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1132		1727
1133	use overload	1728	#use overload
1134	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1729	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1135	fallback => 1;	1730	# fallback => 1;
		1731
		1732	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1733	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1734	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1735	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1736	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
		1737
		1738	our $WAITING;
1136		1739
1137	sub _send {	1740	sub _send {
1138	# nop	1741	# nop
		1742	}
		1743
		1744	sub _wait {
		1745	Carp::croak "$AnyEvent::MODEL does not support blocking waits. Caught";
1139	}	1746	}
1140		1747
1141	sub send {	1748	sub send {
1142	my $cv = shift;	1749	my $cv = shift;
1143	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];	1750	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
…		…
1152		1759
1153	sub ready {	1760	sub ready {
1154	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1761	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1155	}	1762	}
1156		1763
1157	sub _wait {
1158	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1159	}
1160
1161	sub recv {	1764	sub recv {
		1765	unless ($_[0]{_ae_sent}) {
		1766	$WAITING
		1767	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
		1768
		1769	local $WAITING = 1;
1162	$_[0]->_wait;	1770	$_[0]->_wait;
		1771	}
1163		1772
1164	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1773	$_[0]{_ae_croak}
1165	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1774	and Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak};
		1775
		1776	wantarray
		1777	? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} }
		1778	: $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1166	}	1779	}
1167		1780
1168	sub cb {	1781	sub cb {
1169	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1782	my $cv = shift;
		1783
		1784	@_
		1785	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1786	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1787	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1788
1170	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1789	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1171	}	1790	}
1172		1791
1173	sub begin {	1792	sub begin {
1174	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1793	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1175	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1794	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1180	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };	1799	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };
1181	}	1800	}
1182		1801
1183	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4	1802	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1184	*broadcast = \&send;	1803	*broadcast = \&send;
1185	*wait = \&_wait;	1804	*wait = \&recv;
1186		1805
1187	=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING	1806	=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1188		1807
1189	In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the	1808	In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1190	caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also	1809	caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
…		…
1203	so on.	1822	so on.
1204		1823
1205	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES	1824	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1206		1825
1207	The following environment variables are used by this module or its	1826	The following environment variables are used by this module or its
1208	submodules:	1827	submodules.
		1828
		1829	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		1830	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		1831	enabled.
1209		1832
1210	=over 4	1833	=over 4
1211		1834
1212	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>	1835	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1213		1836
…		…
1220	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	1843	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.
1221		1844
1222	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	1845	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event
1223	model it chooses.	1846	model it chooses.
1224		1847
		1848	When set to C<8> or higher, then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		1849	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		1850
1225	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	1851	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1226		1852
1227	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	1853	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1228	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	1854	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
1229	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly	1855	will cause AnyEvent to load C<AnyEvent::Strict> and then to thoroughly
1230	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems	1856	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1231	it will croak.	1857	it will croak.
1232		1858
1233	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	1859	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1234		1860
1235	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended ot keep it off in	1861	Unlike C<use strict> (or its modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1236	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	1862	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1237	developing programs can be very useful, however.	1863	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		1864	can be very useful, however.
1238		1865
1239	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	1866	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1240		1867
1241	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	1868	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1242	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	1869	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting
…		…
1263	used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the	1890	used, and preference will be given to protocols mentioned earlier in the
1264	list.	1891	list.
1265		1892
1266	This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks	1893	This variable can effectively be used for denial-of-service attacks
1267	against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely	1894	against local programs (e.g. when setuid), although the impact is likely
1268	small, as the program has to handle connection errors already-	1895	small, as the program has to handle conenction and other failures anyways.
1269		1896
1270	Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,	1897	Examples: C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4,ipv6> - prefer IPv4 over IPv6,
1271	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>	1898	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1272	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6	1899	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1273	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or	1900	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
…		…
1285		1912
1286	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	1913	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
1287		1914
1288	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>	1915	The maximum number of child processes that C<AnyEvent::Util::fork_call>
1289	will create in parallel.	1916	will create in parallel.
		1917
		1918	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_DNS>
		1919
		1920	The default value for the C<max_outstanding> parameter for the default DNS
		1921	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
		1922	sent to the DNS server.
		1923
		1924	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
		1925
		1926	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific
		1927	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no
		1928	default config will be used.
		1929
		1930	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
		1931
		1932	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
		1933	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
		1934	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations
		1935	instead of a system-dependent default.
		1936
		1937	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		1938
		1939	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		1940	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1290		1941
1291	=back	1942	=back
1292		1943
1293	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	1944	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1294		1945
…		…
1352	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	2003	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1353	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	2004	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1354	},	2005	},
1355	);	2006	);
1356		2007
1357	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1358
1359	sub new_timer {
1360	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	2008	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1361	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	2009	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1362	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1363	});	2010	});
1364	}
1365
1366	new_timer; # create first timer
1367		2011
1368	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	2012	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1369		2013
1370	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	2014	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1371		2015
…		…
1444		2088
1445	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)	2089	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1446	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects	2090	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1447	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)	2091	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1448	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other	2092	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1449	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a	2093	problems get reported to the code that tries to use the result, not in a
1450	random callback.	2094	random callback.
1451		2095
1452	All of this enables the following usage styles:	2096	All of this enables the following usage styles:
1453		2097
1454	1. Blocking:	2098	1. Blocking:
…		…
1502	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2146	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1503	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2147	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1504	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2148	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1505		2149
1506	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2150	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1507	distribution.	2151	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2152	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1508		2153
1509	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2154	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1510		2155
1511	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2156	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1512	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2157	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1533	watcher.	2178	watcher.
1534		2179
1535	=head3 Results	2180	=head3 Results
1536		2181
1537	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2182	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1538	EV/EV 400000 244 0.56 0.46 0.31 EV native interface	2183	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1539	EV/Any 100000 244 2.50 0.46 0.29 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2184	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1540	CoroEV/Any 100000 244 2.49 0.44 0.29 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2185	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1541	Perl/Any 100000 513 4.92 0.87 1.12 pure perl implementation	2186	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1542	Event/Event 16000 516 31.88 31.30 0.85 Event native interface	2187	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1543	Event/Any 16000 590 35.75 31.42 1.08 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2188	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
		2189	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
		2190	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1544	Glib/Any 16000 1357 98.22 12.41 54.00 quadratic behaviour	2191	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1545	Tk/Any 2000 1860 26.97 67.98 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2192	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1546	POE/Event 2000 6644 108.64 736.02 14.73 via POE::Loop::Event	2193	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1547	POE/Select 2000 6343 94.13 809.12 565.96 via POE::Loop::Select	2194	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1548		2195
1549	=head3 Discussion	2196	=head3 Discussion
1550		2197
1551	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2198	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1552	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2199	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1564	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2211	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1565	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2212	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1566	cycles with POE.	2213	cycles with POE.
1567		2214
1568	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2215	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1569	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2216	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2217	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2218	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1570	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2219	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1571	natively.
1572		2220
1573	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2221	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1574	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2222	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1575	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2223	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1576	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2224	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
1577	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of	2225	performance becomes really bad with lots of file descriptors (and few of
1578	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.	2226	them active), of course, but this was not subject of this benchmark.
1579		2227
1580	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation	2228	The C<Event> module has a relatively high setup and callback invocation
1581	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.	2229	cost, but overall scores in on the third place.
		2230
		2231	C<IO::Async> performs admirably well, about on par with C<Event>, even
		2232	when using its pure perl backend.
1582		2233
1583	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a	2234	C<Glib>'s memory usage is quite a bit higher, but it features a
1584	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as	2235	faster callback invocation and overall ends up in the same class as
1585	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of	2236	C<Event>. However, Glib scales extremely badly, doubling the number of
1586	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,	2237	watchers increases the processing time by more than a factor of four,
…		…
1647	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2298	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1648	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2299	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1649	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2300	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1650		2301
1651	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2302	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1652	distribution.	2303	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2304	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1653		2305
1654	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2306	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1655		2307
1656	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2308	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1657	each server has a read and write socket end).	2309	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1664	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating	2316	it to another server. This includes deleting the old timeout and creating
1665	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2317	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1666		2318
1667	=head3 Results	2319	=head3 Results
1668		2320
1669	name sockets create request	2321	name sockets create request
1670	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2322	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1671	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2323	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1672	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2324	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1673	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2325	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
		2326	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
		2327	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1674	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2328	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1675		2329
1676	=head3 Discussion	2330	=head3 Discussion
1677		2331
1678	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2332	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1679	particular event loop.	2333	particular event loop.
…		…
1681	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time	2335	EV is again fastest. Since it is using epoll on my system, the setup time
1682	is relatively high, though.	2336	is relatively high, though.
1683		2337
1684	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event	2338	Perl surprisingly comes second. It is much faster than the C-based event
1685	loops Event and Glib.	2339	loops Event and Glib.
		2340
		2341	IO::Async performs very well when using its epoll backend, and still quite
		2342	good compared to Glib when using its pure perl backend.
1686		2343
1687	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will	2344	Event suffers from high setup time as well (look at its code and you will
1688	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to	2345	understand why). Callback invocation also has a high overhead compared to
1689	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event	2346	the C<< $_->() for .. >>-style loop that the Perl event loop uses. Event
1690	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.	2347	uses select or poll in basically all documented configurations.
…		…
1753	=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of	2410	=item * C-based event loops perform very well with small number of
1754	watchers, as the management overhead dominates.	2411	watchers, as the management overhead dominates.
1755		2412
1756	=back	2413	=back
1757		2414
		2415	=head2 THE IO::Lambda BENCHMARK
		2416
		2417	Recently I was told about the benchmark in the IO::Lambda manpage, which
		2418	could be misinterpreted to make AnyEvent look bad. In fact, the benchmark
		2419	simply compares IO::Lambda with POE, and IO::Lambda looks better (which
		2420	shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody). As such, the benchmark is
		2421	fine, and mostly shows that the AnyEvent backend from IO::Lambda isn't
		2422	very optimal. But how would AnyEvent compare when used without the extra
		2423	baggage? To explore this, I wrote the equivalent benchmark for AnyEvent.
		2424
		2425	The benchmark itself creates an echo-server, and then, for 500 times,
		2426	connects to the echo server, sends a line, waits for the reply, and then
		2427	creates the next connection. This is a rather bad benchmark, as it doesn't
		2428	test the efficiency of the framework or much non-blocking I/O, but it is a
		2429	benchmark nevertheless.
		2430
		2431	name runtime
		2432	Lambda/select 0.330 sec
		2433	+ optimized 0.122 sec
		2434	Lambda/AnyEvent 0.327 sec
		2435	+ optimized 0.138 sec
		2436	Raw sockets/select 0.077 sec
		2437	POE/select, components 0.662 sec
		2438	POE/select, raw sockets 0.226 sec
		2439	POE/select, optimized 0.404 sec
		2440
		2441	AnyEvent/select/nb 0.085 sec
		2442	AnyEvent/EV/nb 0.068 sec
		2443	+state machine 0.134 sec
		2444
		2445	The benchmark is also a bit unfair (my fault): the IO::Lambda/POE
		2446	benchmarks actually make blocking connects and use 100% blocking I/O,
		2447	defeating the purpose of an event-based solution. All of the newly
		2448	written AnyEvent benchmarks use 100% non-blocking connects (using
		2449	AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect and the asynchronous pure perl DNS
		2450	resolver), so AnyEvent is at a disadvantage here, as non-blocking connects
		2451	generally require a lot more bookkeeping and event handling than blocking
		2452	connects (which involve a single syscall only).
		2453
		2454	The last AnyEvent benchmark additionally uses L<AnyEvent::Handle>, which
		2455	offers similar expressive power as POE and IO::Lambda, using conventional
		2456	Perl syntax. This means that both the echo server and the client are 100%
		2457	non-blocking, further placing it at a disadvantage.
		2458
		2459	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
		2460	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
		2461	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
		2462
		2463	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
		2464	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
		2465	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
		2466	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
		2467
		2468	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
		2469	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
		2470	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
		2471
		2472
		2473	=head1 SIGNALS
		2474
		2475	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
		2476
		2477	=over 4
		2478
		2479	=item SIGCHLD
		2480
		2481	A handler for C<SIGCHLD> is installed by AnyEvent's child watcher
		2482	emulation for event loops that do not support them natively. Also, some
		2483	event loops install a similar handler.
		2484
		2485	Additionally, when AnyEvent is loaded and SIGCHLD is set to IGNORE, then
		2486	AnyEvent will reset it to default, to avoid losing child exit statuses.
		2487
		2488	=item SIGPIPE
		2489
		2490	A no-op handler is installed for C<SIGPIPE> when C<$SIG{PIPE}> is C<undef>
		2491	when AnyEvent gets loaded.
		2492
		2493	The rationale for this is that AnyEvent users usually do not really depend
		2494	on SIGPIPE delivery (which is purely an optimisation for shell use, or
		2495	badly-written programs), but C<SIGPIPE> can cause spurious and rare
		2496	program exits as a lot of people do not expect C<SIGPIPE> when writing to
		2497	some random socket.
		2498
		2499	The rationale for installing a no-op handler as opposed to ignoring it is
		2500	that this way, the handler will be restored to defaults on exec.
		2501
		2502	Feel free to install your own handler, or reset it to defaults.
		2503
		2504	=back
		2505
		2506	=cut
		2507
		2508	undef $SIG{CHLD}
		2509	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
		2510
		2511	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
		2512	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
		2513
		2514	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2515
		2516	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2517	its built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2518
		2519	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2520	modules if they are installed.
		2521
		2522	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2523	affect AnyEvent's operation.
		2524
		2525	=over 4
		2526
		2527	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2528
		2529	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2530	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2531	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2532	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2533	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2534	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2535
		2536	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2537	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2538	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
		2539	battery life on laptops).
		2540
		2541	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2542	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2543
		2544	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2545	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2546	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2547	does nothing for those backends.
		2548
		2549	=item L<EV>
		2550
		2551	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2552	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2553	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2554	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2555	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2556	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2557	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2558	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2559
		2560	If you only use backends that rely on another event loop (e.g. C<Tk>),
		2561	then this module will do nothing for you.
		2562
		2563	=item L<Guard>
		2564
		2565	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2566	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2567	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2568	purely used for performance.
		2569
		2570	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2571
		2572	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
		2573	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. L<JSON> is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2574	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2575
		2576	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2577
		2578	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2579	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2580	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2581
		2582	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2583
		2584	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2585	chosen event library does not come with a timing source of its own. The
		2586	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) will additionally use it to
		2587	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2588
		2589	=back
		2590
1758		2591
1759	=head1 FORK	2592	=head1 FORK
1760		2593
1761	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2594	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
1762	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2595	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
1763	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2596	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2597	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2598	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2599	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2600	what you are doing).
		2601
		2602	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2603	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2604	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2605	is loaded).
1764		2606
1765	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2607	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
1766	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2608	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2609	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2610
		2611	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2612	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2613	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2614	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2615	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2616	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2617	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2618	to have another binary.
1767		2619
1768		2620
1769	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2621	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
1770		2622
1771	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2623	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
1783	use AnyEvent;	2635	use AnyEvent;
1784		2636
1785	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can	2637	Similar considerations apply to $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}, as that can
1786	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is	2638	be used to probe what backend is used and gain other information (which is
1787	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and	2639	probably even less useful to an attacker than PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL), and
1788	$ENV{PERL_ANYEGENT_STRICT}.	2640	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}.
		2641
		2642	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with
		2643	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is
		2644	enabled.
1789		2645
1790		2646
1791	=head1 BUGS	2647	=head1 BUGS
1792		2648
1793	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard	2649	Perl 5.8 has numerous memleaks that sometimes hit this module and are hard
1794	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10	2650	to work around. If you suffer from memleaks, first upgrade to Perl 5.10
1795	and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying	2651	and check wether the leaks still show up. (Perl 5.10.0 has other annoying
1796	mamleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as	2652	memleaks, such as leaking on C<map> and C<grep> but it is usually not as
1797	pronounced).	2653	pronounced).
1798		2654
1799		2655
1800	=head1 SEE ALSO	2656	=head1 SEE ALSO
		2657
		2658	Tutorial/Introduction: L<AnyEvent::Intro>.
		2659
		2660	FAQ: L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
1801		2661
1802	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.	2662	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.
1803		2663
1804	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,	2664	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,
1805	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2665	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.
1806		2666
1807	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2667	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
1808	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2668	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
1809	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2669	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
1810	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>.	2670	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>.
1811		2671
1812	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2672	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and
1813	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>.	2673	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
1814		2674
1815	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2675	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
1816		2676
1817	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>,	2677	Thread support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>.
1818		2678
1819	Nontrivial usage examples: L<Net::FCP>, L<Net::XMPP2>, L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2679	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>,
		2680	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
1820		2681
1821		2682
1822	=head1 AUTHOR	2683	=head1 AUTHOR
1823		2684
1824	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2685	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>

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