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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	AnyEvent - provide framework for multiple event loops	3	AnyEvent - the DBI of event loop programming
4		4
5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Qt and POE are various supported	5	EV, Event, Glib, Tk, Perl, Event::Lib, Irssi, rxvt-unicode, IO::Async, Qt,
6	event loops.	6	FLTK and POE are various supported event loops/environments.
7		7
8	=head1 SYNOPSIS	8	=head1 SYNOPSIS
9		9
10	use AnyEvent;	10	use AnyEvent;
11		11
		12	# if you prefer function calls, look at the AE manpage for
		13	# an alternative API.
		14
12	# file descriptor readable	15	# file handle or descriptor readable
13	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });	16	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => "r", cb => sub { ... });
14		17
15	# one-shot or repeating timers	18	# one-shot or repeating timers
16	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });	19	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, cb => sub { ... });
17	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...	20	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $seconds, interval => $seconds, cb => ...);
18		21
19	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time	22	print AnyEvent->now; # prints current event loop time
20	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.	23	print AnyEvent->time; # think Time::HiRes::time or simply CORE::time.
21		24
22	# POSIX signal	25	# POSIX signal
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40	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL	43	=head1 INTRODUCTION/TUTORIAL
41		44
42	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested	45	This manpage is mainly a reference manual. If you are interested
43	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
44	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.
45		58
46	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)	59	=head1 WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS MODULE (OR NOT)
47		60
48	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
49	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?	62	nowadays. So what is different about AnyEvent?
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65	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
66	model you use.	79	model you use.
67		80
68	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
69	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
70	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
71	cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything	84	cannot use anything else, as they are simply incompatible to everything
72	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
73	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.
74		87
75	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works	88	AnyEvent is different: AnyEvent + POE works fine. AnyEvent + Glib works
76	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
77	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
78	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
79	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
80	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
81	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,
82	to AnyEvent, too, so it is future-proof).	95	so it is future-proof).
83		96
84	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
85	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
86	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
87	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
88	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
89	technically possible.	102	technically possible.
90		103
91	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox	104	Of course, AnyEvent comes with a big (and fully optional!) toolbox
92	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%	105	of useful functionality, such as an asynchronous DNS resolver, 100%
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98	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
99	model, you should I<not> use this module.	112	model, you should I<not> use this module.
100		113
101	=head1 DESCRIPTION	114	=head1 DESCRIPTION
102		115
103	L<AnyEvent> provides an identical interface to multiple event loops. This	116	L<AnyEvent> provides a uniform interface to various event loops. This
104	allows module authors to utilise an event loop without forcing module	117	allows module authors to use event loop functionality without forcing
105	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
106	peacefully at any one time).	119	than one event loop cannot coexist peacefully).
107		120
108	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>
109	module.	122	module.
110		123
111	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
112	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
113	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>,	126	following modules is already loaded: L<EV>, L<AnyEvent::Loop>,
114	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
115	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
116	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
117	adaptor should always succeed) in the order given. The first one that can	130	available, the pure-perl L<AnyEvent::Loop> should always work, so
118	be successfully loaded will be used. If, after this, still none could be	131	the other two are not normally tried.
119	found, AnyEvent will fall back to a pure-perl event loop, which is not
120	very efficient, but should work everywhere.
121		132
122	Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading	133	Because AnyEvent first checks for modules that are already loaded, loading
123	an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make	134	an event model explicitly before first using AnyEvent will likely make
124	that model the default. For example:	135	that model the default. For example:
125		136
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127	use AnyEvent;	138	use AnyEvent;
128		139
129	# .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk	140	# .. AnyEvent will likely default to Tk
130		141
131	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
132	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,
133	use AnyEvent so their modules work together with others seamlessly...	144	as very few modules hardcode event loops without announcing this very
		145	loudly.
134		146
135	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called	147	The pure-perl implementation of AnyEvent is called C<AnyEvent::Loop>. Like
136	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>. Like other event modules you can load it	148	other event modules you can load it explicitly and enjoy the high
137	explicitly and enjoy the high availability of that event loop :)	149	availability of that event loop :)
138		150
139	=head1 WATCHERS	151	=head1 WATCHERS
140		152
141	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that	153	AnyEvent has the central concept of a I<watcher>, which is an object that
142	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as	154	stores relevant data for each kind of event you are waiting for, such as
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147	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
148	is in control).	160	is in control).
149		161
150	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>	162	Note that B<callbacks must not permanently change global variables>
151	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<	163	potentially in use by the event loop (such as C<$_> or C<$[>) and that B<<
152	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practise in	164	callbacks must not C<die> >>. The former is good programming practice in
153	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs	165	Perl and the latter stems from the fact that exception handling differs
154	widely between event loops.	166	widely between event loops.
155		167
156	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
157	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
158	to it).	170	to it).
159		171
160	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.
161		173
162	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for	174	Many watchers either are used with "recursion" (repeating timers for
163	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.
164		176
165	An any way to achieve that is this pattern:	177	One way to achieve that is this pattern:
166		178
167	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {	179	my $w; $w = AnyEvent->type (arg => value ..., cb => sub {
168	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it	180	# you can use $w here, for example to undef it
169	undef $w;	181	undef $w;
170	});	182	});
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172	Note that C<my $w; $w => combination. This is necessary because in Perl,	184	Note that C<my $w; $w => combination. This is necessary because in Perl,
173	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
174	declared.	186	declared.
175		187
176	=head2 I/O WATCHERS	188	=head2 I/O WATCHERS
		189
		190	$w = AnyEvent->io (
		191	fh => <filehandle_or_fileno>,
		192	poll => <"r" or "w">,
		193	cb => <callback>,
		194	);
177		195
178	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
179	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:	197	with the following mandatory key-value pairs as arguments:
180		198
181	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch	199	C<fh> is the Perl I<file handle> (or a naked file descriptor) to watch
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196		214
197	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.
198	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
199	underlying file descriptor.	217	underlying file descriptor.
200		218
201	Some event loops issue spurious readyness notifications, so you should	219	Some event loops issue spurious readiness notifications, so you should
202	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
203	handles.	221	handles.
204		222
205	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
206	watcher.	224	watcher.
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211	undef $w;	229	undef $w;
212	});	230	});
213		231
214	=head2 TIME WATCHERS	232	=head2 TIME WATCHERS
215		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
216	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 >>
217	method with the following mandatory arguments:	243	method with the following mandatory arguments:
218		244
219	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are	245	C<after> specifies after how many seconds (fractional values are
220	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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222		248
223	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and	249	Although the callback might get passed parameters, their value and
224	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent	250	presence is undefined and you cannot rely on them. Portable AnyEvent
225	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.	251	callbacks cannot use arguments passed to time watcher callbacks.
226		252
227	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
228	parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the	254	parameter, C<interval>, as a strictly positive number (> 0), then the
229	callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional	255	callback will be invoked regularly at that interval (in fractional
230	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
231	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.
232		258
233	The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no	259	The callback will be rescheduled before invoking the callback, but no
234	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
235	only approximate.	261	only approximate.
236		262
237	Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.	263	Example: fire an event after 7.7 seconds.
238		264
239	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {	265	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 7.7, cb => sub {
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257		283
258	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
259	use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock	285	use absolute time internally. This makes a difference when your clock
260	"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
261	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
262	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.
263		289
264	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
265	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
266	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)
267	timers.	293	timers.
268		294
269	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the	295	AnyEvent always prefers relative timers, if available, matching the
270	AnyEvent API.	296	AnyEvent API.
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292	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
293	function to call when you want to know the current time.>	319	function to call when you want to know the current time.>
294		320
295	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and	321	This function is also often faster then C<< AnyEvent->time >>, and
296	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,	322	thus the preferred method if you want some timestamp (for example,
297	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update it's activity timeouts).	323	L<AnyEvent::Handle> uses this to update its activity timeouts).
298		324
299	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
300	with your timing, you can skip it without bad conscience.	326	with your timing; you can skip it without a bad conscience.
301		327
302	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>
303	and L<EV> and the following set-up:	329	and L<EV> and the following set-up:
304		330
305	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
306	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,	332	time=500 (assume no other callbacks delay processing). In your callback,
307	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
308	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
309	after three seconds.	335	after three seconds.
310		336
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330	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into	356	difference between C<< AnyEvent->time >> and C<< AnyEvent->now >> into
331	account.	357	account.
332		358
333	=item AnyEvent->now_update	359	=item AnyEvent->now_update
334		360
335	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) cache	361	Some event loops (such as L<EV> or L<AnyEvent::Loop>) cache the current
336	the current time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<<	362	time for each loop iteration (see the discussion of L<< AnyEvent->now >>,
337	AnyEvent->now >>, above).	363	above).
338		364
339	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then	365	When a callback runs for a long time (or when the process sleeps), then
340	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which	366	this "current" time will differ substantially from the real time, which
341	might affect timers and time-outs.	367	might affect timers and time-outs.
342		368
343	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the	369	When this is the case, you can call this method, which will update the
344	event loop's idea of "current time".	370	event loop's idea of "current time".
345		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
346	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.	379	Note that updating the time I<might> cause some events to be handled.
347		380
348	=back	381	=back
349		382
350	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS	383	=head2 SIGNAL WATCHERS
		384
		385	$w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => <uppercase_signal_name>, cb => <callback>);
351		386
352	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
353	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
354	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.	389	callback to be invoked whenever a signal occurs.
355		390
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361	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means	396	invocation, and callback invocation will be synchronous. Synchronous means
362	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,
363	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.	398	but it is guaranteed not to interrupt any other callbacks.
364		399
365	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
366	between multiple watchers.	401	between multiple watchers, and AnyEvent will ensure that signals will not
		402	interrupt your program at bad times.
367		403
368	This watcher might use C<%SIG>, so programs overwriting those signals	404	This watcher might use C<%SIG> (depending on the event loop used),
369	directly will likely not work correctly.	405	so programs overwriting those signals directly will likely not work
		406	correctly.
370		407
371	Example: exit on SIGINT	408	Example: exit on SIGINT
372		409
373	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });	410	my $w = AnyEvent->signal (signal => "INT", cb => sub { exit 1 });
374		411
		412	=head3 Restart Behaviour
		413
		414	While restart behaviour is up to the event loop implementation, most will
		415	not restart syscalls (that includes L<Async::Interrupt> and AnyEvent's
		416	pure perl implementation).
		417
		418	=head3 Safe/Unsafe Signals
		419
		420	Perl signals can be either "safe" (synchronous to opcode handling) or
		421	"unsafe" (asynchronous) - the former might get delayed indefinitely, the
		422	latter might corrupt your memory.
		423
		424	AnyEvent signal handlers are, in addition, synchronous to the event loop,
		425	i.e. they will not interrupt your running perl program but will only be
		426	called as part of the normal event handling (just like timer, I/O etc.
		427	callbacks, too).
		428
		429	=head3 Signal Races, Delays and Workarounds
		430
		431	Many event loops (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt, IO::Async) do not support attaching
		432	callbacks to signals in a generic way, which is a pity, as you cannot
		433	do race-free signal handling in perl, requiring C libraries for
		434	this. AnyEvent will try to do its best, which means in some cases,
		435	signals will be delayed. The maximum time a signal might be delayed is
		436	specified in C<$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
375	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS	449	=head2 CHILD PROCESS WATCHERS
376		450
		451	$w = AnyEvent->child (pid => <process id>, cb => <callback>);
		452
377	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.
378		454
379	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,
380	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
381	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
382	any trace events (stopped/continued).	458	finished and an exit status is available, not on any trace events
		459	(stopped/continued).
383		460
384	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
385	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
386	callback arguments.	463	callback arguments.
387		464
…		…
403		480
404	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first	481	This means you cannot create a child watcher as the very first
405	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one	482	thing in an AnyEvent program, you I<have> to create at least one
406	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call	483	watcher before you C<fork> the child (alternatively, you can call
407	C<AnyEvent::detect>).	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 case the latency and race
		488	problems mentioned in the description of signal watchers apply.
408		489
409	Example: fork a process and wait for it	490	Example: fork a process and wait for it
410		491
411	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	492	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
412		493
…		…
424	# do something else, then wait for process exit	505	# do something else, then wait for process exit
425	$done->recv;	506	$done->recv;
426		507
427	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS	508	=head2 IDLE WATCHERS
428		509
429	Sometimes there is a need to do something, but it is not so important	510	$w = AnyEvent->idle (cb => <callback>);
430	to do it instantly, but only when there is nothing better to do. This
431	"nothing better to do" is usually defined to be "no other events need
432	attention by the event loop".
433		511
434	Idle watchers ideally get invoked when the event loop has nothing	512	This will repeatedly invoke the callback after the process becomes idle,
435	better to do, just before it would block the process to wait for new	513	until either the watcher is destroyed or new events have been detected.
436	events. Instead of blocking, the idle watcher is invoked.
437		514
438	Most event loops unfortunately do not really support idle watchers (only	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
439	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent	525	EV, Event and Glib do it in a usable fashion) - for the rest, AnyEvent
440	will simply call the callback "from time to time".	526	will simply call the callback "from time to time".
441		527
442	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the	528	Example: read lines from STDIN, but only process them when the
443	program is otherwise idle:	529	program is otherwise idle:
…		…
459	});	545	});
460	});	546	});
461		547
462	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES	548	=head2 CONDITION VARIABLES
463		549
		550	$cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
		551
		552	$cv->send (<list>);
		553	my @res = $cv->recv;
		554
464	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
465	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
466	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.	557	will actively watch for new events and call your callbacks.
467		558
468	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event	559	AnyEvent is slightly different: it expects somebody else to run the event
469	loop and 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).
470		561
471	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
472	because they represent a condition that must become true.	563	they represent a condition that must become true.
473		564
474	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.	565	Now is probably a good time to look at the examples further below.
475		566
476	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar	567	Condition variables can be created by calling the C<< AnyEvent->condvar
477	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is	568	>> method, usually without arguments. The only argument pair allowed is
…		…
482	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"	573	After creation, the condition variable is "false" until it becomes "true"
483	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
484	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<<
485	->send >> method).	576	->send >> method).
486		577
487	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
488	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:
489	in time where multiple outstanding events have been processed. And yet	580
490	another way to call them is transactions - each condition variable can be	581	=over 4
491	used to represent a transaction, which finishes at some point and delivers	582
492	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
493		601
494	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,	602	Condition variables are very useful to signal that something has finished,
495	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,
496	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
497	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
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510		618
511	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
512	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
513	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
514	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
515	it's C<new> method in your own C<new> method.	623	its C<new> method in your own C<new> method.
516		624
517	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
518	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits	626	eventually calls C<< -> send >>, and the "consumer side", which waits
519	for the send to occur.	627	for the send to occur.
520		628
521	Example: wait for a timer.	629	Example: wait for a timer.
522		630
523	# wait till the result is ready	631	# condition: "wait till the timer is fired"
524	my $result_ready = AnyEvent->condvar;	632	my $timer_fired = AnyEvent->condvar;
525		633
526	# do something such as adding a timer	634	# create the timer - we could wait for, say
527	# or socket watcher the calls $result_ready->send	635	# a handle becomign ready, or even an
528	# when the "result" is ready.	636	# AnyEvent::HTTP request to finish, but
529	# in this case, we simply use a timer:	637	# in this case, we simply use a timer:
530	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (	638	my $w = AnyEvent->timer (
531	after => 1,	639	after => 1,
532	cb => sub { $result_ready->send },	640	cb => sub { $timer_fired->send },
533	);	641	);
534		642
535	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback	643	# this "blocks" (while handling events) till the callback
536	# calls -<send	644	# calls ->send
537	$result_ready->recv;	645	$timer_fired->recv;
538		646
539	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition	647	Example: wait for a timer, but take advantage of the fact that condition
540	variables are also callable directly.	648	variables are also callable directly.
541		649
542	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;	650	my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
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585	they were 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
586	C<send>.	694	C<send>.
587		695
588	=item $cv->croak ($error)	696	=item $cv->croak ($error)
589		697
590	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
591	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.	699	C<Carp::croak> with the given error message/object/scalar.
592		700
593	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
594	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly	702	user/consumer. Doing it this way instead of calling C<croak> directly
595	delays the error detetcion, but has the overwhelmign advantage that it	703	delays the error detection, but has the overwhelming advantage that it
596	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not	704	diagnoses the error at the place where the result is expected, and not
597	deep in some event clalback without connection to the actual code causing	705	deep in some event callback with no connection to the actual code causing
598	the problem.	706	the problem.
599		707
600	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])	708	=item $cv->begin ([group callback])
601		709
602	=item $cv->end	710	=item $cv->end
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605	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
606	to use a condition variable for the whole process.	714	to use a condition variable for the whole process.
607		715
608	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
609	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
610	>>, 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
611	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
612	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.
613		722
614	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call	723	You can think of C<< $cv->send >> giving you an OR condition (one call
615	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND	724	sends), while C<< $cv->begin >> and C<< $cv->end >> giving you an AND
616	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).	725	condition (all C<begin> calls must be C<end>'ed before the condvar sends).
617		726
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639	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before	748	one call to C<begin>, so the condvar waits for all calls to C<end> before
640	sending.	749	sending.
641		750
642	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the	751	The ping example mentioned above is slightly more complicated, as the
643	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are	752	there are results to be passwd back, and the number of tasks that are
644	begung can potentially be zero:	753	begun can potentially be zero:
645		754
646	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;	755	my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
647		756
648	my %result;	757	my %result;
649	$cv->begin (sub { $cv->send (\%result) });	758	$cv->begin (sub { shift->send (\%result) });
650		759
651	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {	760	for my $host (@list_of_hosts) {
652	$cv->begin;	761	$cv->begin;
653	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {	762	ping_host_then_call_callback $host, sub {
654	$result{$host} = ...;	763	$result{$host} = ...;
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670	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
671	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
672	doesn't execute once).	781	doesn't execute once).
673		782
674	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but	783	This is the general pattern when you "fan out" into multiple (but
675	potentially none) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set	784	potentially zero) subrequests: use an outer C<begin>/C<end> pair to set
676	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each	785	the callback and ensure C<end> is called at least once, and then, for each
677	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,	786	subrequest you start, call C<begin> and for each subrequest you finish,
678	call C<end>.	787	call C<end>.
679		788
680	=back	789	=back
…		…
687	=over 4	796	=over 4
688		797
689	=item $cv->recv	798	=item $cv->recv
690		799
691	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak	800	Wait (blocking if necessary) until the C<< ->send >> or C<< ->croak
692	>> methods have been called on c<$cv>, while servicing other watchers	801	>> methods have been called on C<$cv>, while servicing other watchers
693	normally.	802	normally.
694		803
695	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
696	will return immediately.	805	will return immediately.
697		806
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714	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
715	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting	824	condition variables with some kind of request results and supporting
716	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,
717	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).	826	while still supporting blocking waits if the caller so desires).
718		827
719	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
720	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
721	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
722	waits otherwise.	831	waits otherwise.
723		832
724	=item $bool = $cv->ready	833	=item $bool = $cv->ready
…		…
730		839
731	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
732	replaces it before doing so.	841	replaces it before doing so.
733		842
734	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
735	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
736	variable itself. Calling C<recv> inside the callback or at any later time	845	condition variable itself. If the condition is already true, the
737	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.
738		848
739	=back	849	=back
740		850
741	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS	851	=head1 SUPPORTED EVENT LOOPS/BACKENDS
742		852
…		…
745	=over 4	855	=over 4
746		856
747	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.	857	=item Backends that are autoprobed when no other event loop can be found.
748		858
749	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in	859	EV is the preferred backend when no other event loop seems to be in
750	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will try Event, and, failing	860	use. If EV is not installed, then AnyEvent will fall back to its own
751	that, will fall back to its own pure-perl implementation, which is	861	pure-perl implementation, which is available everywhere as it comes with
752	available everywhere as it comes with AnyEvent itself.	862	AnyEvent itself.
753		863
754	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).	864	AnyEvent::Impl::EV based on EV (interface to libev, best choice).
755	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
756	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl implementation, fast and portable.	865	AnyEvent::Impl::Perl pure-perl AnyEvent::Loop, fast and portable.
757		866
758	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.	867	=item Backends that are transparently being picked up when they are used.
759		868
760	These will be used when they are currently loaded when the first watcher	869	These will be used if they are already loaded when the first watcher
761	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using	870	is created, in which case it is assumed that the application is using
762	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend	871	them. This means that AnyEvent will automatically pick the right backend
763	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to	872	when the main program loads an event module before anything starts to
764	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.	873	create watchers. Nothing special needs to be done by the main program.
765		874
		875	AnyEvent::Impl::Event based on Event, very stable, few glitches.
766	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.	876	AnyEvent::Impl::Glib based on Glib, slow but very stable.
767	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.	877	AnyEvent::Impl::Tk based on Tk, very broken.
768	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.	878	AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib based on Event::Lib, leaks memory and worse.
769	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.	879	AnyEvent::Impl::POE based on POE, very slow, some limitations.
		880	AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi used when running within irssi.
		881	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async.
		882	AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa based on Cocoa::EventLoop.
		883	AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK based on FLTK (fltk 2 binding).
770		884
771	=item Backends with special needs.	885	=item Backends with special needs.
772		886
773	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will	887	Qt requires the Qt::Application to be instantiated first, but will
774	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program	888	otherwise be picked up automatically. As long as the main program
775	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,	889	instantiates the application before any AnyEvent watchers are created,
776	everything should just work.	890	everything should just work.
777		891
778	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.	892	AnyEvent::Impl::Qt based on Qt.
779		893
780	Support for IO::Async can only be partial, as it is too broken and
781	architecturally limited to even support the AnyEvent API. It also
782	is the only event loop that needs the loop to be set explicitly, so
783	it can only be used by a main program knowing about AnyEvent. See
784	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Async> for the gory details.
785
786	AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync based on IO::Async, cannot be autoprobed.
787
788	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.	894	=item Event loops that are indirectly supported via other backends.
789		895
790	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:	896	Some event loops can be supported via other modules:
791		897
792	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.	898	There is no direct support for WxWidgets (L<Wx>) or L<Prima>.
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817	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the	923	Contains C<undef> until the first watcher is being created, before the
818	backend has been autodetected.	924	backend has been autodetected.
819		925
820	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the	926	Afterwards it contains the event model that is being used, which is the
821	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one	927	name of the Perl class implementing the model. This class is usually one
822	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl:xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the	928	of the C<AnyEvent::Impl::xxx> modules, but can be any other class in the
823	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it	929	case AnyEvent has been extended at runtime (e.g. in I<rxvt-unicode> it
824	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).	930	will be C<urxvt::anyevent>).
825		931
826	=item AnyEvent::detect	932	=item AnyEvent::detect
827		933
828	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model	934	Returns C<$AnyEvent::MODEL>, forcing autodetection of the event model
829	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
830	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
831	runtime, and not e.g. while initialising of your module.	937	runtime, and not e.g. during initialisation of your module.
		938
		939	The effect of calling this function is as if a watcher had been created
		940	(specifically, actions that happen "when the first watcher is created"
		941	happen when calling detetc as well).
832		942
833	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are	943	If you need to do some initialisation before AnyEvent watchers are
834	created, use C<post_detect>.	944	created, use C<post_detect>.
835		945
836	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }	946	=item $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }
837		947
838	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is	948	Arranges for the code block to be executed as soon as the event model is
839	autodetected (or immediately if this has already happened).	949	autodetected (or immediately if that has already happened).
840		950
841	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected	951	The block will be executed I<after> the actual backend has been detected
842	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been	952	(C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> is set), but I<before> any watchers have been
843	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do	953	created, so it is possible to e.g. patch C<@AnyEvent::ISA> or do
844	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or	954	other initialisations - see the sources of L<AnyEvent::Strict> or
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848	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates	958	event module detection too early, for example, L<AnyEvent::AIO> creates
849	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to	959	and installs the global L<IO::AIO> watcher in a C<post_detect> block to
850	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.	960	avoid autodetecting the event module at load time.
851		961
852	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object	962	If called in scalar or list context, then it creates and returns an object
853	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed. See	963	that automatically removes the callback again when it is destroyed (or
		964	C<undef> when the hook was immediately executed). See L<AnyEvent::AIO> for
854	L<Coro::BDB> for a case where this is useful.	965	a case where this is useful.
		966
		967	Example: Create a watcher for the IO::AIO module and store it in
		968	C<$WATCHER>, but do so only do so after the event loop is initialised.
		969
		970	our WATCHER;
		971
		972	my $guard = AnyEvent::post_detect {
		973	$WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, poll => 'r', cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		974	};
		975
		976	# the ||= is important in case post_detect immediately runs the block,
		977	# as to not clobber the newly-created watcher. assigning both watcher and
		978	# post_detect guard to the same variable has the advantage of users being
		979	# able to just C<undef $WATCHER> if the watcher causes them grief.
		980
		981	$WATCHER ||= $guard;
855		982
856	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect	983	=item @AnyEvent::post_detect
857		984
858	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it	985	If there are any code references in this array (you can C<push> to it
859	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will called directly after	986	before or after loading AnyEvent), then they will be called directly
860	the event loop has been chosen.	987	after the event loop has been chosen.
861		988
862	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:	989	You should check C<$AnyEvent::MODEL> before adding to this array, though:
863	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the	990	if it is defined then the event loop has already been detected, and the
864	array will be ignored.	991	array will be ignored.
865		992
866	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows	993	Best use C<AnyEvent::post_detect { BLOCK }> when your application allows
867	it,as it takes care of these details.	994	it, as it takes care of these details.
868		995
869	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful	996	This variable is mainly useful for modules that can do something useful
870	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do	997	when AnyEvent is used and thus want to know when it is initialised, but do
871	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook	998	not need to even load it by default. This array provides the means to hook
872	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.	999	into AnyEvent passively, without loading it.
873		1000
		1001	Example: To load Coro::AnyEvent whenever Coro and AnyEvent are used
		1002	together, you could put this into Coro (this is the actual code used by
		1003	Coro to accomplish this):
		1004
		1005	if (defined $AnyEvent::MODEL) {
		1006	# AnyEvent already initialised, so load Coro::AnyEvent
		1007	require Coro::AnyEvent;
		1008	} else {
		1009	# AnyEvent not yet initialised, so make sure to load Coro::AnyEvent
		1010	# as soon as it is
		1011	push @AnyEvent::post_detect, sub { require Coro::AnyEvent };
		1012	}
		1013
		1014	=item AnyEvent::postpone { BLOCK }
		1015
		1016	Arranges for the block to be executed as soon as possible, but not before
		1017	the call itself returns. In practise, the block will be executed just
		1018	before the event loop polls for new events, or shortly afterwards.
		1019
		1020	This function never returns anything (to make the C<return postpone { ...
		1021	}> idiom more useful.
		1022
		1023	To understand the usefulness of this function, consider a function that
		1024	asynchronously does something for you and returns some transaction
		1025	object or guard to let you cancel the operation. For example,
		1026	C<AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect>:
		1027
		1028	# start a conenction attempt unless one is active
		1029	$self->{connect_guard} ||= AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect "www.example.net", 80, sub {
		1030	delete $self->{connect_guard};
		1031	...
		1032	};
		1033
		1034	Imagine that this function could instantly call the callback, for
		1035	example, because it detects an obvious error such as a negative port
		1036	number. Invoking the callback before the function returns causes problems
		1037	however: the callback will be called and will try to delete the guard
		1038	object. But since the function hasn't returned yet, there is nothing to
		1039	delete. When the function eventually returns it will assign the guard
		1040	object to C<< $self->{connect_guard} >>, where it will likely never be
		1041	deleted, so the program thinks it is still trying to connect.
		1042
		1043	This is where C<AnyEvent::postpone> should be used. Instead of calling the
		1044	callback directly on error:
		1045
		1046	$cb->(undef), return # signal error to callback, BAD!
		1047	if $some_error_condition;
		1048
		1049	It should use C<postpone>:
		1050
		1051	AnyEvent::postpone { $cb->(undef) }, return # signal error to callback, later
		1052	if $some_error_condition;
		1053
		1054	=item AnyEvent::log $level, $msg[, @args]
		1055
		1056	Log the given C<$msg> at the given C<$level>.
		1057
		1058	If L<AnyEvent::Log> is not loaded then this function makes a simple test
		1059	to see whether the message will be logged. If the test succeeds it will
		1060	load AnyEvent::Log and call C<AnyEvent::Log::log> - consequently, look at
		1061	the L<AnyEvent::Log> documentation for details.
		1062
		1063	If the test fails it will simply return. Right now this happens when a
		1064	numerical loglevel is used and it is larger than the level specified via
		1065	C<$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}>.
		1066
		1067	If you want to sprinkle loads of logging calls around your code, consider
		1068	creating a logger callback with the C<AnyEvent::Log::logger> function,
		1069	which can reduce typing, codesize and can reduce the logging overhead
		1070	enourmously.
		1071
874	=back	1072	=back
875		1073
876	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE	1074	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN A MODULE
877		1075
878	As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods	1076	As a module author, you should C<use AnyEvent> and call AnyEvent methods
…		…
888	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using	1086	because it will stall the whole program, and the whole point of using
889	events is to stay interactive.	1087	events is to stay interactive.
890		1088
891	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module	1089	It is fine, however, to call C<< ->recv >> when the user of your module
892	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method	1090	requests it (i.e. if you create a http request object ad have a method
893	called C<results> that returns the results, it should call C<< ->recv >>	1091	called C<results> that returns the results, it may call C<< ->recv >>
894	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. always).	1092	freely, as the user of your module knows what she is doing. Always).
895		1093
896	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM	1094	=head1 WHAT TO DO IN THE MAIN PROGRAM
897		1095
898	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should	1096	There will always be a single main program - the only place that should
899	dictate which event model to use.	1097	dictate which event model to use.
900		1098
901	If it doesn't care, it can just "use AnyEvent" and use it itself, or not	1099	If the program is not event-based, it need not do anything special, even
902	do anything special (it does not need to be event-based) and let AnyEvent	1100	when it depends on a module that uses an AnyEvent. If the program itself
903	decide which implementation to chose if some module relies on it.	1101	uses AnyEvent, but does not care which event loop is used, all it needs
		1102	to do is C<use AnyEvent>. In either case, AnyEvent will choose the best
		1103	available loop implementation.
904		1104
905	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in	1105	If the main program relies on a specific event model - for example, in
906	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the	1106	Gtk2 programs you have to rely on the Glib module - you should load the
907	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally	1107	event module before loading AnyEvent or any module that uses it: generally
908	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that	1108	speaking, you should load it as early as possible. The reason is that
909	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will	1109	modules might create watchers when they are loaded, and AnyEvent will
910	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it	1110	decide on the event model to use as soon as it creates watchers, and it
911	might chose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.	1111	might choose the wrong one unless you load the correct one yourself.
912		1112
913	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the	1113	You can chose to use a pure-perl implementation by loading the
914	C<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> module, which gives you similar behaviour	1114	C<AnyEvent::Loop> module, which gives you similar behaviour
915	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.	1115	everywhere, but letting AnyEvent chose the model is generally better.
916		1116
917	=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION	1117	=head2 MAINLOOP EMULATION
918		1118
919	Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who	1119	Sometimes (often for short test scripts, or even standalone programs who
…		…
932		1132
933		1133
934	=head1 OTHER MODULES	1134	=head1 OTHER MODULES
935		1135
936	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use	1136	The following is a non-exhaustive list of additional modules that use
937	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other AnyEvent	1137	AnyEvent as a client and can therefore be mixed easily with other
938	modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the modules	1138	AnyEvent modules and other event loops in the same program. Some of the
939	come with AnyEvent, most are available via CPAN.	1139	modules come as part of AnyEvent, the others are available via CPAN (see
		1140	L<http://search.cpan.org/search?m=module&q=anyevent%3A%3A*> for
		1141	a longer non-exhaustive list), and the list is heavily biased towards
		1142	modules of the AnyEvent author himself :)
940		1143
941	=over 4	1144	=over 4
942		1145
943	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>	1146	=item L<AnyEvent::Util>
944		1147
945	Contains various utility functions that replace often-used but blocking	1148	Contains various utility functions that replace often-used blocking
946	functions such as C<inet_aton> by event-/callback-based versions.	1149	functions such as C<inet_aton> with event/callback-based versions.
947		1150
948	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>	1151	=item L<AnyEvent::Socket>
949		1152
950	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,	1153	Provides various utility functions for (internet protocol) sockets,
951	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp	1154	addresses and name resolution. Also functions to create non-blocking tcp
…		…
953		1156
954	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>	1157	=item L<AnyEvent::Handle>
955		1158
956	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,	1159	Provide read and write buffers, manages watchers for reads and writes,
957	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and	1160	supports raw and formatted I/O, I/O queued and fully transparent and
958	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	1161	non-blocking SSL/TLS (via L<AnyEvent::TLS>).
959		1162
960	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>	1163	=item L<AnyEvent::DNS>
961		1164
962	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.	1165	Provides rich asynchronous DNS resolver capabilities.
963		1166
		1167	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>, L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IGS>, L<AnyEvent::FCP>
		1168
		1169	Implement event-based interfaces to the protocols of the same name (for
		1170	the curious, IGS is the International Go Server and FCP is the Freenet
		1171	Client Protocol).
		1172
964	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTP>	1173	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
965		1174
966	A simple-to-use HTTP library that is capable of making a lot of concurrent	1175	Truly asynchronous (as opposed to non-blocking) I/O, should be in the
967	HTTP requests.	1176	toolbox of every event programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses
		1177	L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent together, giving AnyEvent access to event-based
		1178	file I/O, and much more.
		1179
		1180	=item L<AnyEvent::Filesys::Notify>
		1181
		1182	AnyEvent is good for non-blocking stuff, but it can't detect file or
		1183	path changes (e.g. "watch this directory for new files", "watch this
		1184	file for changes"). The L<AnyEvent::Filesys::Notify> module promises to
		1185	do just that in a portbale fashion, supporting inotify on GNU/Linux and
		1186	some weird, without doubt broken, stuff on OS X to monitor files. It can
		1187	fall back to blocking scans at regular intervals transparently on other
		1188	platforms, so it's about as portable as it gets.
		1189
		1190	(I haven't used it myself, but I haven't heard anybody complaining about
		1191	it yet).
		1192
		1193	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
		1194
		1195	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process for you,
		1196	notifying you in an event-based way when the operation is finished.
968		1197
969	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>	1198	=item L<AnyEvent::HTTPD>
970		1199
971	Provides a simple web application server framework.	1200	A simple embedded webserver.
972		1201
973	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>	1202	=item L<AnyEvent::FastPing>
974		1203
975	The fastest ping in the west.	1204	The fastest ping in the west.
976		1205
977	=item L<AnyEvent::DBI>
978
979	Executes L<DBI> requests asynchronously in a proxy process.
980
981	=item L<AnyEvent::AIO>
982
983	Truly asynchronous I/O, should be in the toolbox of every event
984	programmer. AnyEvent::AIO transparently fuses L<IO::AIO> and AnyEvent
985	together.
986
987	=item L<AnyEvent::BDB>
988
989	Truly asynchronous Berkeley DB access. AnyEvent::BDB transparently fuses
990	L<BDB> and AnyEvent together.
991
992	=item L<AnyEvent::GPSD>
993
994	A non-blocking interface to gpsd, a daemon delivering GPS information.
995
996	=item L<AnyEvent::IRC>
997
998	AnyEvent based IRC client module family (replacing the older Net::IRC3).
999
1000	=item L<AnyEvent::XMPP>
1001
1002	AnyEvent based XMPP (Jabber protocol) module family (replacing the older
1003	Net::XMPP2>.
1004
1005	=item L<AnyEvent::IGS>
1006
1007	A non-blocking interface to the Internet Go Server protocol (used by
1008	L<App::IGS>).
1009
1010	=item L<Net::FCP>
1011
1012	AnyEvent-based implementation of the Freenet Client Protocol, birthplace
1013	of AnyEvent.
1014
1015	=item L<Event::ExecFlow>
1016
1017	High level API for event-based execution flow control.
1018
1019	=item L<Coro>	1206	=item L<Coro>
1020		1207
1021	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>.	1208	Has special support for AnyEvent via L<Coro::AnyEvent>, which allows you
		1209	to simply invert the flow control - don't call us, we will call you:
		1210
		1211	async {
		1212	Coro::AnyEvent::sleep 5; # creates a 5s timer and waits for it
		1213	print "5 seconds later!\n";
		1214
		1215	Coro::AnyEvent::readable *STDIN; # uses an I/O watcher
		1216	my $line = <STDIN>; # works for ttys
		1217
		1218	AnyEvent::HTTP::http_get "url", Coro::rouse_cb;
		1219	my ($body, $hdr) = Coro::rouse_wait;
		1220	};
1022		1221
1023	=back	1222	=back
1024		1223
1025	=cut	1224	=cut
1026		1225
1027	package AnyEvent;	1226	package AnyEvent;
1028		1227
1029	no warnings;	1228	# basically a tuned-down version of common::sense
1030	use strict qw(vars subs);	1229	sub common_sense {
		1230	# from common:.sense 3.4
		1231	${^WARNING_BITS} ^= ${^WARNING_BITS} ^ "\x3c\x3f\x33\x00\x0f\xf0\x0f\xc0\xf0\xfc\x33\x00";
		1232	# use strict vars subs - NO UTF-8, as Util.pm doesn't like this atm. (uts46data.pl)
		1233	$^H |= 0x00000600;
		1234	}
		1235
		1236	BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
1031		1237
1032	use Carp ();	1238	use Carp ();
1033		1239
1034	our $VERSION = 4.82;	1240	our $VERSION = '6.02';
1035	our $MODEL;	1241	our $MODEL;
1036
1037	our $AUTOLOAD;
1038	our @ISA;	1242	our @ISA;
1039
1040	our @REGISTRY;	1243	our @REGISTRY;
1041		1244	our $VERBOSE;
1042	our $WIN32;	1245	our $MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY = 10;
		1246	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred
1043		1247
1044	BEGIN {	1248	BEGIN {
1045	eval "sub WIN32(){ " . (($^O =~ /mswin32/i)*1) ." }";	1249	require "AnyEvent/constants.pl";
		1250
1046	eval "sub TAINT(){ " . (${^TAINT}*1) . " }";	1251	eval "sub TAINT (){" . (${^TAINT}*1) . "}";
1047		1252
1048	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}	1253	delete @ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV}
1049	if ${^TAINT};	1254	if ${^TAINT};
1050	}
1051		1255
1052	our $verbose = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1;	1256	$ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"} = $ENV{"AE_$_"}
		1257	for grep s/^AE_// && !exists $ENV{"PERL_ANYEVENT_$_"}, keys %ENV;
1053		1258
1054	our %PROTOCOL; # (ipv4|ipv6) => (1|2), higher numbers are preferred	1259	@ENV{grep /^PERL_ANYEVENT_/, keys %ENV} = ()
		1260	if ${^TAINT};
1055		1261
1056	{	1262	# $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_xxx} now valid
		1263
		1264	$VERBOSE = length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE} ? $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE}*1 : 3;
		1265
1057	my $idx;	1266	my $idx;
1058	$PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx	1267	$PROTOCOL{$_} = ++$idx
1059	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,	1268	for reverse split /\s*,\s*/,
1060	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";	1269	$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS} || "ipv4,ipv6";
1061	}	1270	}
1062		1271
		1272	our @post_detect;
		1273
		1274	sub post_detect(&) {
		1275	my ($cb) = @_;
		1276
		1277	push @post_detect, $cb;
		1278
		1279	defined wantarray
		1280	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
		1281	: ()
		1282	}
		1283
		1284	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {
		1285	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
		1286	}
		1287
		1288	our $POSTPONE_W;
		1289	our @POSTPONE;
		1290
		1291	sub _postpone_exec {
		1292	undef $POSTPONE_W;
		1293
		1294	&{ shift @POSTPONE }
		1295	while @POSTPONE;
		1296	}
		1297
		1298	sub postpone(&) {
		1299	push @POSTPONE, shift;
		1300
		1301	$POSTPONE_W ||= AE::timer (0, 0, \&_postpone_exec);
		1302
		1303	()
		1304	}
		1305
		1306	sub log($$;@) {
		1307	# only load the big bloated module when we actually are about to log something
		1308	if ($_[0] <= $VERBOSE) { # also catches non-numeric levels(!)
		1309	require AnyEvent::Log;
		1310	# AnyEvent::Log overwrites this function
		1311	goto &log;
		1312	}
		1313
		1314	0 # not logged
		1315	}
		1316
		1317	if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG}) {
		1318	require AnyEvent::Log; # AnyEvent::Log does the thing for us
		1319	}
		1320
1063	my @models = (	1321	our @models = (
1064	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV::],	1322	[EV:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EV:: , 1],
1065	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::],	1323	[AnyEvent::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: , 1],
1066	[AnyEvent::Impl::Perl:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Perl::],
1067	# everything below here will not be autoprobed	1324	# everything below here will not (normally) be autoprobed
1068	# as the pureperl backend should work everywhere	1325	# as the pure perl backend should work everywhere
1069	# and is usually faster	1326	# and is usually faster
		1327	[Event:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Event::, 1],
1070	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib::], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers	1328	[Glib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Glib:: , 1], # becomes extremely slow with many watchers
1071	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy	1329	[Event::Lib:: => AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib::], # too buggy
		1330	[Irssi:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Irssi::], # Irssi has a bogus "Event" package
1072	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles	1331	[Tk:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Tk::], # crashes with many handles
1073	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program	1332	[Qt:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Qt::], # requires special main program
1074	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza	1333	[POE::Kernel:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::], # lasciate ogni speranza
1075	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1334	[Wx:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1076	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],	1335	[Prima:: => AnyEvent::Impl::POE::],
1077	# IO::Async is just too broken - we would need workarounds for its	1336	[IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # a bitch to autodetect
1078	# byzantine signal and broken child handling, among others.	1337	[Cocoa::EventLoop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::Cocoa::],
1079	# IO::Async is rather hard to detect, as it doesn't have any	1338	[FLTK:: => AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK::],
1080	# obvious default class.
1081	# [IO::Async:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1082	# [IO::Async::Loop:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1083	# [IO::Async::Notifier:: => AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync::], # requires special main program
1084	);	1339	);
1085		1340
1086	our %method = map +($_ => 1),	1341	our @isa_hook;
		1342
		1343	sub _isa_set {
		1344	my @pkg = ("AnyEvent", (map $_->[0], grep defined, @isa_hook), $MODEL);
		1345
		1346	@{"$pkg[$_-1]::ISA"} = $pkg[$_]
		1347	for 1 .. $#pkg;
		1348
		1349	grep $_ && $_->[1], @isa_hook
		1350	and AE::_reset ();
		1351	}
		1352
		1353	# used for hooking AnyEvent::Strict and AnyEvent::Debug::Wrap into the class hierarchy
		1354	sub _isa_hook($$;$) {
		1355	my ($i, $pkg, $reset_ae) = @_;
		1356
		1357	$isa_hook[$i] = $pkg ? [$pkg, $reset_ae] : undef;
		1358
		1359	_isa_set;
		1360	}
		1361
		1362	# all autoloaded methods reserve the complete glob, not just the method slot.
		1363	# due to bugs in perls method cache implementation.
1087	qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar one_event DESTROY);	1364	our @methods = qw(io timer time now now_update signal child idle condvar);
1088		1365
1089	our @post_detect;
1090
1091	sub post_detect(&) {	1366	sub detect() {
1092	my ($cb) = @_;	1367	return $MODEL if $MODEL; # some programs keep references to detect
1093		1368
1094	if ($MODEL) {	1369	local $!; # for good measure
1095	$cb->();	1370	local $SIG{__DIE__}; # we use eval
1096		1371
1097	1	1372	# free some memory
		1373	*detect = sub () { $MODEL };
		1374	# undef &func doesn't correctly update the method cache. grmbl.
		1375	# so we delete the whole glob. grmbl.
		1376	# otoh, perl doesn't let me undef an active usb, but it lets me free
		1377	# a glob with an active sub. hrm. i hope it works, but perl is
		1378	# usually buggy in this department. sigh.
		1379	delete @{"AnyEvent::"}{@methods};
		1380	undef @methods;
		1381
		1382	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z0-9:]+)$/) {
		1383	my $model = $1;
		1384	$model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$model" unless $model =~ s/::$//;
		1385	if (eval "require $model") {
		1386	AnyEvent::log 7 => "loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.";
		1387	$MODEL = $model;
1098	} else {	1388	} else {
1099	push @post_detect, $cb;	1389	AnyEvent::log 5 => "unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@";
1100		1390	}
1101	defined wantarray
1102	? bless \$cb, "AnyEvent::Util::postdetect"
1103	: ()
1104	}	1391	}
1105	}
1106		1392
1107	sub AnyEvent::Util::postdetect::DESTROY {	1393	# check for already loaded models
1108	@post_detect = grep $_ != ${$_[0]}, @post_detect;
1109	}
1110
1111	sub detect() {
1112	unless ($MODEL) {	1394	unless ($MODEL) {
1113	no strict 'refs';	1395	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1114	local $SIG{__DIE__};	1396	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1115		1397	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {
1116	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL} =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)$/) {
1117	my $model = "AnyEvent::Impl::$1";
1118	if (eval "require $model") {	1398	if (eval "require $model") {
		1399	AnyEvent::log 7 => "autodetected model '$model', using it.";
1119	$MODEL = $model;	1400	$MODEL = $model;
1120	warn "AnyEvent: loaded model '$model' (forced by \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}), using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;	1401	last;
1121	} else {	1402	}
1122	warn "AnyEvent: unable to load model '$model' (from \$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL}):\n$@" if $verbose;
1123	}	1403	}
1124	}	1404	}
1125		1405
1126	# check for already loaded models
1127	unless ($MODEL) {	1406	unless ($MODEL) {
		1407	# try to autoload a model
1128	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {	1408	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1129	my ($package, $model) = @$_;	1409	my ($package, $model, $autoload) = @$_;
		1410	if (
		1411	$autoload
		1412	and eval "require $package"
1130	if (${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0) {	1413	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1131	if (eval "require $model") {	1414	and eval "require $model"
		1415	) {
		1416	AnyEvent::log 7 => "autoloaded model '$model', using it.";
1132	$MODEL = $model;	1417	$MODEL = $model;
1133	warn "AnyEvent: autodetected model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;
1134	last;	1418	last;
1135	}
1136	}	1419	}
1137	}	1420	}
1138		1421
1139	unless ($MODEL) {
1140	# try to load a model
1141
1142	for (@REGISTRY, @models) {
1143	my ($package, $model) = @$_;
1144	if (eval "require $package"
1145	and ${"$package\::VERSION"} > 0
1146	and eval "require $model") {
1147	$MODEL = $model;
1148	warn "AnyEvent: autoprobed model '$model', using it.\n" if $verbose > 1;
1149	last;
1150	}
1151	}
1152
1153	$MODEL	1422	$MODEL
1154	or die "No event module selected for AnyEvent and autodetect failed. Install any one of these modules: EV, Event or Glib.\n";	1423	or die "AnyEvent: backend autodetection failed - did you properly install AnyEvent?";
1155	}
1156	}	1424	}
1157
1158	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
1159
1160	unshift @ISA, $MODEL;
1161
1162	require AnyEvent::Strict if $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT};
1163
1164	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
1165	}	1425	}
1166		1426
		1427	# free memory only needed for probing
		1428	undef @models;
		1429	undef @REGISTRY;
		1430
		1431	push @{"$MODEL\::ISA"}, "AnyEvent::Base";
		1432
		1433	# now nuke some methods that are overridden by the backend.
		1434	# SUPER usage is not allowed in these.
		1435	for (qw(time signal child idle)) {
		1436	undef &{"AnyEvent::Base::$_"}
		1437	if defined &{"$MODEL\::$_"};
		1438	}
		1439
		1440	_isa_set;
		1441
		1442	# we're officially open!
		1443
		1444	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT}) {
		1445	require AnyEvent::Strict;
		1446	}
		1447
		1448	if ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP}) {
		1449	require AnyEvent::Debug;
		1450	AnyEvent::Debug::wrap ($ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP});
		1451	}
		1452
		1453	if (length $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL}) {
		1454	require AnyEvent::Socket;
		1455	require AnyEvent::Debug;
		1456
		1457	my $shell = $ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL};
		1458	$shell =~ s/\$\$/$$/g;
		1459
		1460	my ($host, $service) = AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport ($shell);
		1461	$AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL = AnyEvent::Debug::shell ($host, $service);
		1462	}
		1463
		1464	# now the anyevent environment is set up as the user told us to, so
		1465	# call the actual user code - post detects
		1466
		1467	(shift @post_detect)->() while @post_detect;
		1468	undef @post_detect;
		1469
		1470	*post_detect = sub(&) {
		1471	shift->();
		1472
		1473	undef
		1474	};
		1475
1167	$MODEL	1476	$MODEL
1168	}	1477	}
1169		1478
1170	sub AUTOLOAD {	1479	for my $name (@methods) {
1171	(my $func = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*://;	1480	*$name = sub {
1172		1481	detect;
1173	$method{$func}	1482	# we use goto because
1174	or Carp::croak "$func: not a valid method for AnyEvent objects";	1483	# a) it makes the thunk more transparent
1175		1484	# b) it allows us to delete the thunk later
1176	detect unless $MODEL;	1485	goto &{ UNIVERSAL::can AnyEvent => "SUPER::$name" }
1177		1486	};
1178	my $class = shift;
1179	$class->$func (@_);
1180	}	1487	}
1181		1488
1182	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends	1489	# utility function to dup a filehandle. this is used by many backends
1183	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually	1490	# to support binding more than one watcher per filehandle (they usually
1184	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).	1491	# allow only one watcher per fd, so we dup it to get a different one).
1185	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {	1492	sub _dupfh($$;$$) {
1186	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;	1493	my ($poll, $fh, $r, $w) = @_;
1187		1494
1188	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't	1495	# cygwin requires the fh mode to be matching, unix doesn't
1189	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<") : ($w, ">");	1496	my ($rw, $mode) = $poll eq "r" ? ($r, "<&") : ($w, ">&");
1190		1497
1191	open my $fh2, "$mode&", $fh	1498	open my $fh2, $mode, $fh
1192	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";	1499	or die "AnyEvent->io: cannot dup() filehandle in mode '$poll': $!,";
1193		1500
1194	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases	1501	# we assume CLOEXEC is already set by perl in all important cases
1195		1502
1196	($fh2, $rw)	1503	($fh2, $rw)
1197	}	1504	}
1198		1505
		1506	=head1 SIMPLIFIED AE API
		1507
		1508	Starting with version 5.0, AnyEvent officially supports a second, much
		1509	simpler, API that is designed to reduce the calling, typing and memory
		1510	overhead by using function call syntax and a fixed number of parameters.
		1511
		1512	See the L<AE> manpage for details.
		1513
		1514	=cut
		1515
		1516	package AE;
		1517
		1518	our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
		1519
		1520	sub _reset() {
		1521	eval q{
		1522	# fall back to the main API by default - backends and AnyEvent::Base
		1523	# implementations can overwrite these.
		1524
		1525	sub io($$$) {
		1526	AnyEvent->io (fh => $_[0], poll => $_[1] ? "w" : "r", cb => $_[2])
		1527	}
		1528
		1529	sub timer($$$) {
		1530	AnyEvent->timer (after => $_[0], interval => $_[1], cb => $_[2])
		1531	}
		1532
		1533	sub signal($$) {
		1534	AnyEvent->signal (signal => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1535	}
		1536
		1537	sub child($$) {
		1538	AnyEvent->child (pid => $_[0], cb => $_[1])
		1539	}
		1540
		1541	sub idle($) {
		1542	AnyEvent->idle (cb => $_[0]);
		1543	}
		1544
		1545	sub cv(;&) {
		1546	AnyEvent->condvar (@_ ? (cb => $_[0]) : ())
		1547	}
		1548
		1549	sub now() {
		1550	AnyEvent->now
		1551	}
		1552
		1553	sub now_update() {
		1554	AnyEvent->now_update
		1555	}
		1556
		1557	sub time() {
		1558	AnyEvent->time
		1559	}
		1560
		1561	*postpone = \&AnyEvent::postpone;
		1562	*log = \&AnyEvent::log;
		1563	};
		1564	die if $@;
		1565	}
		1566
		1567	BEGIN { _reset }
		1568
1199	package AnyEvent::Base;	1569	package AnyEvent::Base;
1200		1570
1201	# default implementations for many methods	1571	# default implementations for many methods
1202		1572
1203	BEGIN {	1573	sub time {
		1574	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1575	# probe for availability of Time::HiRes
1204	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {	1576	if (eval "use Time::HiRes (); Time::HiRes::time (); 1") {
		1577	*time = sub { Time::HiRes::time () };
1205	*_time = \&Time::HiRes::time;	1578	*AE::time = \& Time::HiRes::time ;
		1579	*now = \&time;
		1580	AnyEvent::log 8 => "AnyEvent: using Time::HiRes for sub-second timing accuracy.";
1206	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...	1581	# if (eval "use POSIX (); (POSIX::times())...
1207	} else {	1582	} else {
1208	*_time = sub { time }; # epic fail	1583	*time = sub { CORE::time };
		1584	*AE::time = sub (){ CORE::time };
		1585	*now = \&time;
		1586	AnyEvent::log 3 => "using built-in time(), WARNING, no sub-second resolution!";
		1587	}
		1588	};
		1589	die if $@;
		1590
		1591	&time
		1592	}
		1593
		1594	*now = \&time;
		1595	sub now_update { }
		1596
		1597	sub _poll {
		1598	Carp::croak "$AnyEvent::MODEL does not support blocking waits. Caught";
		1599	}
		1600
		1601	# default implementation for ->condvar
		1602	# in fact, the default should not be overwritten
		1603
		1604	sub condvar {
		1605	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1606	*condvar = sub {
		1607	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1608	};
		1609
		1610	*AE::cv = sub (;&) {
		1611	bless { @_ ? (_ae_cb => shift) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
		1612	};
		1613	};
		1614	die if $@;
		1615
		1616	&condvar
		1617	}
		1618
		1619	# default implementation for ->signal
		1620
		1621	our $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1622
		1623	sub _have_async_interrupt() {
		1624	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT = 1*(!$ENV{PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT}
		1625	&& eval "use Async::Interrupt 1.02 (); 1")
		1626	unless defined $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT;
		1627
		1628	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1629	}
		1630
		1631	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);
		1632	our (%SIG_ASY, %SIG_ASY_W);
		1633	our ($SIG_COUNT, $SIG_TW);
		1634
		1635	# install a dummy wakeup watcher to reduce signal catching latency
		1636	# used by Impls
		1637	sub _sig_add() {
		1638	unless ($SIG_COUNT++) {
		1639	# try to align timer on a full-second boundary, if possible
		1640	my $NOW = AE::now;
		1641
		1642	$SIG_TW = AE::timer
		1643	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY - ($NOW - int $NOW),
		1644	$MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY,
		1645	sub { } # just for the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK
		1646	;
1209	}	1647	}
1210	}	1648	}
1211		1649
1212	sub time { _time }	1650	sub _sig_del {
1213	sub now { _time }	1651	undef $SIG_TW
1214	sub now_update { }	1652	unless --$SIG_COUNT;
1215
1216	# default implementation for ->condvar
1217
1218	sub condvar {
1219	bless { @_ == 3 ? (_ae_cb => $_[2]) : () }, "AnyEvent::CondVar"
1220	}	1653	}
1221		1654
1222	# default implementation for ->signal	1655	our $_sig_name_init; $_sig_name_init = sub {
		1656	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1657	undef $_sig_name_init;
1223		1658
1224	our ($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W, %SIG_CB, %SIG_EV, $SIG_IO);	1659	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1660	*sig2num = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2num;
		1661	*sig2name = \&Async::Interrupt::sig2name;
		1662	} else {
		1663	require Config;
1225		1664
1226	sub _signal_exec {	1665	my %signame2num;
1227	sysread $SIGPIPE_R, my $dummy, 4;	1666	@signame2num{ split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_name} }
		1667	= split ' ', $Config::Config{sig_num};
1228		1668
1229	while (%SIG_EV) {	1669	my @signum2name;
1230	for (keys %SIG_EV) {	1670	@signum2name[values %signame2num] = keys %signame2num;
1231	delete $SIG_EV{$_};	1671
1232	$_->() for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };	1672	*sig2num = sub($) {
		1673	$_[0] > 0 ? shift : $signame2num{+shift}
		1674	};
		1675	*sig2name = sub ($) {
		1676	$_[0] > 0 ? $signum2name[+shift] : shift
		1677	};
1233	}	1678	}
1234	}	1679	};
1235	}	1680	die if $@;
		1681	};
		1682
		1683	sub sig2num ($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2num }
		1684	sub sig2name($) { &$_sig_name_init; &sig2name }
1236		1685
1237	sub signal {	1686	sub signal {
1238	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1687	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1688	# probe for availability of Async::Interrupt
		1689	if (_have_async_interrupt) {
		1690	AnyEvent::log 8 => "using Async::Interrupt for race-free signal handling.";
1239		1691
1240	unless ($SIGPIPE_R) {	1692	$SIGPIPE_R = new Async::Interrupt::EventPipe;
1241	require Fcntl;	1693	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R->fileno, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1242		1694
1243	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
1244	require AnyEvent::Util;
1245
1246	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
1247	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R) if $SIGPIPE_R;
1248	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1249	} else {	1695	} else {
		1696	AnyEvent::log 8 => "using emulated perl signal handling with latency timer.";
		1697
		1698	if (AnyEvent::WIN32) {
		1699	require AnyEvent::Util;
		1700
		1701	($SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W) = AnyEvent::Util::portable_pipe ();
		1702	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_R, 1) if $SIGPIPE_R;
		1703	AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking ($SIGPIPE_W, 1) if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
		1704	} else {
1250	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;	1705	pipe $SIGPIPE_R, $SIGPIPE_W;
1251	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;	1706	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_R;
1252	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFL, &Fcntl::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case	1707	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFL, AnyEvent::O_NONBLOCK if $SIGPIPE_W; # just in case
1253		1708
1254	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...	1709	# not strictly required, as $^F is normally 2, but let's make sure...
1255	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1710	fcntl $SIGPIPE_R, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
1256	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, &Fcntl::F_SETFD, &Fcntl::FD_CLOEXEC;	1711	fcntl $SIGPIPE_W, AnyEvent::F_SETFD, AnyEvent::FD_CLOEXEC;
		1712	}
		1713
		1714	$SIGPIPE_R
		1715	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";
		1716
		1717	$SIG_IO = AE::io $SIGPIPE_R, 0, \&_signal_exec;
1257	}	1718	}
1258		1719
1259	$SIGPIPE_R	1720	*signal = $HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
1260	or Carp::croak "AnyEvent: unable to create a signal reporting pipe: $!\n";	1721	? sub {
		1722	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1261		1723
1262	$SIG_IO = AnyEvent->io (fh => $SIGPIPE_R, poll => "r", cb => \&_signal_exec);	1724	# async::interrupt
1263	}
1264
1265	my $signal = uc $arg{signal}	1725	my $signal = sig2num $arg{signal};
1266	or Carp::croak "required option 'signal' is missing";
1267
1268	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1726	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1727
		1728	$SIG_ASY{$signal} ||= new Async::Interrupt
		1729	cb => sub { undef $SIG_EV{$signal} },
		1730	signal => $signal,
		1731	pipe => [$SIGPIPE_R->filenos],
		1732	pipe_autodrain => 0,
		1733	;
		1734
		1735	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1736	}
		1737	: sub {
		1738	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
		1739
		1740	# pure perl
		1741	my $signal = sig2name $arg{signal};
		1742	$SIG_CB{$signal}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};
		1743
1269	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {	1744	$SIG{$signal} ||= sub {
1270	local $!;	1745	local $!;
1271	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;	1746	syswrite $SIGPIPE_W, "\x00", 1 unless %SIG_EV;
1272	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};	1747	undef $SIG_EV{$signal};
		1748	};
		1749
		1750	# can't do signal processing without introducing races in pure perl,
		1751	# so limit the signal latency.
		1752	_sig_add;
		1753
		1754	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"
		1755	}
		1756	;
		1757
		1758	*AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY = sub {
		1759	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
		1760
		1761	_sig_del;
		1762
		1763	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
		1764
		1765	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1766	? delete $SIG_ASY{$signal}
		1767	: # delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
		1768	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
		1769	# instead of getting the default action.
		1770	undef $SIG{$signal}
		1771	unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
		1772	};
		1773
		1774	*_signal_exec = sub {
		1775	$HAVE_ASYNC_INTERRUPT
		1776	? $SIGPIPE_R->drain
		1777	: sysread $SIGPIPE_R, (my $dummy), 9;
		1778
		1779	while (%SIG_EV) {
		1780	for (keys %SIG_EV) {
		1781	delete $SIG_EV{$_};
		1782	&$_ for values %{ $SIG_CB{$_} || {} };
		1783	}
		1784	}
		1785	};
1273	};	1786	};
		1787	die if $@;
1274		1788
1275	bless [$signal, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::signal"	1789	&signal
1276	}
1277
1278	sub AnyEvent::Base::signal::DESTROY {
1279	my ($signal, $cb) = @{$_[0]};
1280
1281	delete $SIG_CB{$signal}{$cb};
1282
1283	# delete doesn't work with older perls - they then
1284	# print weird messages, or just unconditionally exit
1285	# instead of getting the default action.
1286	undef $SIG{$signal} unless keys %{ $SIG_CB{$signal} };
1287	}	1790	}
1288		1791
1289	# default implementation for ->child	1792	# default implementation for ->child
1290		1793
1291	our %PID_CB;	1794	our %PID_CB;
1292	our $CHLD_W;	1795	our $CHLD_W;
1293	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;	1796	our $CHLD_DELAY_W;
1294	our $WNOHANG;
1295		1797
1296	sub _sigchld {	1798	# used by many Impl's
1297	while (0 < (my $pid = waitpid -1, $WNOHANG)) {	1799	sub _emit_childstatus($$) {
		1800	my (undef, $rpid, $rstatus) = @_;
		1801
		1802	$_->($rpid, $rstatus)
1298	$_->($pid, $?) for (values %{ $PID_CB{$pid} || {} }),	1803	for values %{ $PID_CB{$rpid} || {} },
1299	(values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} });	1804	values %{ $PID_CB{0} || {} };
1300	}
1301	}	1805	}
1302		1806
1303	sub child {	1807	sub child {
		1808	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1809	*_sigchld = sub {
		1810	my $pid;
		1811
		1812	AnyEvent->_emit_childstatus ($pid, $?)
		1813	while ($pid = waitpid -1, WNOHANG) > 0;
		1814	};
		1815
		1816	*child = sub {
1304	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1817	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1305		1818
1306	defined (my $pid = $arg{pid} + 0)	1819	my $pid = $arg{pid};
1307	or Carp::croak "required option 'pid' is missing";	1820	my $cb = $arg{cb};
1308		1821
1309	$PID_CB{$pid}{$arg{cb}} = $arg{cb};	1822	$PID_CB{$pid}{$cb+0} = $cb;
1310		1823
1311	$WNOHANG ||= eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require POSIX; &POSIX::WNOHANG } || 1;
1312
1313	unless ($CHLD_W) {	1824	unless ($CHLD_W) {
1314	$CHLD_W = AnyEvent->signal (signal => 'CHLD', cb => \&_sigchld);	1825	$CHLD_W = AE::signal CHLD => \&_sigchld;
1315	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round	1826	# child could be a zombie already, so make at least one round
1316	&_sigchld;	1827	&_sigchld;
1317	}	1828	}
1318		1829
1319	bless [$pid, $arg{cb}], "AnyEvent::Base::child"	1830	bless [$pid, $cb+0], "AnyEvent::Base::child"
1320	}	1831	};
1321		1832
1322	sub AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY {	1833	*AnyEvent::Base::child::DESTROY = sub {
1323	my ($pid, $cb) = @{$_[0]};	1834	my ($pid, $icb) = @{$_[0]};
1324		1835
1325	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$cb};	1836	delete $PID_CB{$pid}{$icb};
1326	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };	1837	delete $PID_CB{$pid} unless keys %{ $PID_CB{$pid} };
1327		1838
1328	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;	1839	undef $CHLD_W unless keys %PID_CB;
		1840	};
		1841	};
		1842	die if $@;
		1843
		1844	&child
1329	}	1845	}
1330		1846
1331	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless	1847	# idle emulation is done by simply using a timer, regardless
1332	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting	1848	# of whether the process is idle or not, and not letting
1333	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.	1849	# the callback use more than 50% of the time.
1334	sub idle {	1850	sub idle {
		1851	eval q{ # poor man's autoloading {}
		1852	*idle = sub {
1335	my (undef, %arg) = @_;	1853	my (undef, %arg) = @_;
1336		1854
1337	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};	1855	my ($cb, $w, $rcb) = $arg{cb};
1338		1856
1339	$rcb = sub {	1857	$rcb = sub {
1340	if ($cb) {	1858	if ($cb) {
1341	$w = _time;	1859	$w = AE::time;
1342	&$cb;	1860	&$cb;
1343	$w = _time - $w;	1861	$w = AE::time - $w;
1344		1862
1345	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,	1863	# never use more then 50% of the time for the idle watcher,
1346	# within some limits	1864	# within some limits
1347	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;	1865	$w = 0.0001 if $w < 0.0001;
1348	$w = 5 if $w > 5;	1866	$w = 5 if $w > 5;
1349		1867
1350	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => $w, cb => $rcb);	1868	$w = AE::timer $w, 0, $rcb;
1351	} else {	1869	} else {
1352	# clean up...	1870	# clean up...
1353	undef $w;	1871	undef $w;
1354	undef $rcb;	1872	undef $rcb;
		1873	}
		1874	};
		1875
		1876	$w = AE::timer 0.05, 0, $rcb;
		1877
		1878	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1355	}	1879	};
		1880
		1881	*AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY = sub {
		1882	undef $${$_[0]};
		1883	};
1356	};	1884	};
		1885	die if $@;
1357		1886
1358	$w = AnyEvent->timer (after => 0.05, cb => $rcb);	1887	&idle
1359
1360	bless \\$cb, "AnyEvent::Base::idle"
1361	}
1362
1363	sub AnyEvent::Base::idle::DESTROY {
1364	undef $${$_[0]};
1365	}	1888	}
1366		1889
1367	package AnyEvent::CondVar;	1890	package AnyEvent::CondVar;
1368		1891
1369	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;	1892	our @ISA = AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::;
1370		1893
		1894	# only to be used for subclassing
		1895	sub new {
		1896	my $class = shift;
		1897	bless AnyEvent->condvar (@_), $class
		1898	}
		1899
1371	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;	1900	package AnyEvent::CondVar::Base;
1372		1901
1373	use overload	1902	#use overload
1374	'&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },	1903	# '&{}' => sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } },
1375	fallback => 1;	1904	# fallback => 1;
		1905
		1906	# save 300+ kilobytes by dirtily hardcoding overloading
		1907	${"AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::OVERLOAD"}{dummy}++; # Register with magic by touching.
		1908	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = sub { }; # "Make it findable via fetchmethod."
		1909	*{'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::(&{}'} = sub { my $self = shift; sub { $self->send (@_) } }; # &{}
		1910	${'AnyEvent::CondVar::Base::()'} = 1; # fallback
1376		1911
1377	our $WAITING;	1912	our $WAITING;
1378		1913
1379	sub _send {	1914	sub _send {
1380	# nop	1915	# nop
		1916	}
		1917
		1918	sub _wait {
		1919	AnyEvent->_poll until $_[0]{_ae_sent};
1381	}	1920	}
1382		1921
1383	sub send {	1922	sub send {
1384	my $cv = shift;	1923	my $cv = shift;
1385	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];	1924	$cv->{_ae_sent} = [@_];
…		…
1394		1933
1395	sub ready {	1934	sub ready {
1396	$_[0]{_ae_sent}	1935	$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1397	}	1936	}
1398		1937
1399	sub _wait {
1400	$WAITING
1401	and !$_[0]{_ae_sent}
1402	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait detected";
1403
1404	local $WAITING = 1;
1405	AnyEvent->one_event while !$_[0]{_ae_sent};
1406	}
1407
1408	sub recv {	1938	sub recv {
		1939	unless ($_[0]{_ae_sent}) {
		1940	$WAITING
		1941	and Carp::croak "AnyEvent::CondVar: recursive blocking wait attempted";
		1942
		1943	local $WAITING = 1;
1409	$_[0]->_wait;	1944	$_[0]->_wait;
		1945	}
1410		1946
1411	Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak} if $_[0]{_ae_croak};	1947	$_[0]{_ae_croak}
1412	wantarray ? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} } : $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]	1948	and Carp::croak $_[0]{_ae_croak};
		1949
		1950	wantarray
		1951	? @{ $_[0]{_ae_sent} }
		1952	: $_[0]{_ae_sent}[0]
1413	}	1953	}
1414		1954
1415	sub cb {	1955	sub cb {
1416	$_[0]{_ae_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1956	my $cv = shift;
		1957
		1958	@_
		1959	and $cv->{_ae_cb} = shift
		1960	and $cv->{_ae_sent}
		1961	and (delete $cv->{_ae_cb})->($cv);
		1962
1417	$_[0]{_ae_cb}	1963	$cv->{_ae_cb}
1418	}	1964	}
1419		1965
1420	sub begin {	1966	sub begin {
1421	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};	1967	++$_[0]{_ae_counter};
1422	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;	1968	$_[0]{_ae_end_cb} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
…		…
1427	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };	1973	&{ $_[0]{_ae_end_cb} || sub { $_[0]->send } };
1428	}	1974	}
1429		1975
1430	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4	1976	# undocumented/compatibility with pre-3.4
1431	*broadcast = \&send;	1977	*broadcast = \&send;
1432	*wait = \&_wait;	1978	*wait = \&recv;
1433		1979
1434	=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING	1980	=head1 ERROR AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
1435		1981
1436	In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the	1982	In general, AnyEvent does not do any error handling - it relies on the
1437	caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also	1983	caller to do that if required. The L<AnyEvent::Strict> module (see also
…		…
1449	$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and	1995	$Event/EV::DIED->() >>, L<Glib> uses C<< install_exception_handler >> and
1450	so on.	1996	so on.
1451		1997
1452	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES	1998	=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1453		1999
1454	The following environment variables are used by this module or its	2000	AnyEvent supports a number of environment variables that tune the
1455	submodules.	2001	runtime behaviour. They are usually evaluated when AnyEvent is
		2002	loaded, initialised, or a submodule that uses them is loaded. Many of
		2003	them also cause AnyEvent to load additional modules - for example,
		2004	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP> causes the L<AnyEvent::Debug> module to be
		2005	loaded.
1456		2006
1457	Note that AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment variables starting with	2007	All the environment variables documented here start with
1458	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> when it is loaded while taint mode is	2008	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_>, which is what AnyEvent considers its own
1459	enabled.	2009	namespace. Other modules are encouraged (but by no means required) to use
		2010	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_SUBMODULE> if they have registered the AnyEvent::Submodule
		2011	namespace on CPAN, for any submodule. For example, L<AnyEvent::HTTP> could
		2012	be expected to use C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HTTP_PROXY> (it should not access env
		2013	variables starting with C<AE_>, see below).
		2014
		2015	All variables can also be set via the C<AE_> prefix, that is, instead
		2016	of setting C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> you can also set C<AE_VERBOSE>. In
		2017	case there is a clash btween anyevent and another program that uses
		2018	C<AE_something> you can set the corresponding C<PERL_ANYEVENT_something>
		2019	variable to the empty string, as those variables take precedence.
		2020
		2021	When AnyEvent is first loaded, it copies all C<AE_xxx> env variables
		2022	to their C<PERL_ANYEVENT_xxx> counterpart unless that variable already
		2023	exists. If taint mode is on, then AnyEvent will remove I<all> environment
		2024	variables starting with C<PERL_ANYEVENT_> from C<%ENV> (or replace them
		2025	with C<undef> or the empty string, if the corresaponding C<AE_> variable
		2026	is set).
		2027
		2028	The exact algorithm is currently:
		2029
		2030	1. if taint mode enabled, delete all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables from %ENV
		2031	2. copy over AE_xyz to PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz unless the latter alraedy exists
		2032	3. if taint mode enabled, set all PERL_ANYEVENT_xyz variables to undef.
		2033
		2034	This ensures that child processes will not see the C<AE_> variables.
		2035
		2036	The following environment variables are currently known to AnyEvent:
1460		2037
1461	=over 4	2038	=over 4
1462		2039
1463	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>	2040	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE>
1464		2041
1465	By default, AnyEvent will be completely silent except in fatal	2042	By default, AnyEvent will only log messages with loglevel C<3>
1466	conditions. You can set this environment variable to make AnyEvent more	2043	(C<critical>) or higher (see L<AnyEvent::Log>). You can set this
		2044	environment variable to a numerical loglevel to make AnyEvent more (or
1467	talkative.	2045	less) talkative.
1468		2046
		2047	If you want to do more than just set the global logging level
		2048	you should have a look at C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>, which allows much more
		2049	complex specifications.
		2050
		2051	When set to C<0> (C<off>), then no messages whatsoever will be logged with
		2052	the default logging settings.
		2053
1469	When set to C<1> or higher, causes AnyEvent to warn about unexpected	2054	When set to C<5> or higher (C<warn>), causes AnyEvent to warn about
1470	conditions, such as not being able to load the event model specified by	2055	unexpected conditions, such as not being able to load the event model
1471	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>.	2056	specified by C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>, or a guard callback throwing an
		2057	exception - this is the minimum recommended level.
1472		2058
1473	When set to C<2> or higher, cause AnyEvent to report to STDERR which event	2059	When set to C<7> or higher (info), cause AnyEvent to report which event model it
1474	model it chooses.	2060	chooses.
		2061
		2062	When set to C<8> or higher (debug), then AnyEvent will report extra information on
		2063	which optional modules it loads and how it implements certain features.
		2064
		2065	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG>
		2066
		2067	Accepts rather complex logging specifications. For example, you could log
		2068	all C<debug> messages of some module to stderr, warnings and above to
		2069	stderr, and errors and above to syslog, with:
		2070
		2071	PERL_ANYEVENT_LOG=Some::Module=debug,+log:filter=warn,+%syslog:%syslog=error,syslog
		2072
		2073	For the rather extensive details, see L<AnyEvent::Log>.
		2074
		2075	This variable is evaluated when AnyEvent (or L<AnyEvent::Log>) is loaded,
		2076	so will take effect even before AnyEvent has initialised itself.
		2077
		2078	Note that specifying this environment variable causes the L<AnyEvent::Log>
		2079	module to be loaded, while C<PERL_ANYEVENT_VERBOSE> does not, so only
		2080	using the latter saves a few hundred kB of memory until the first message
		2081	is being logged.
1475		2082
1476	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>	2083	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT>
1477		2084
1478	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough	2085	AnyEvent does not do much argument checking by default, as thorough
1479	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value	2086	argument checking is very costly. Setting this variable to a true value
…		…
1481	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,	2088	check the arguments passed to most method calls. If it finds any problems,
1482	it will croak.	2089	it will croak.
1483		2090
1484	In other words, enables "strict" mode.	2091	In other words, enables "strict" mode.
1485		2092
1486	Unlike C<use strict>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in	2093	Unlike C<use strict> (or its modern cousin, C<< use L<common::sense>
1487	production. Keeping C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while	2094	>>, it is definitely recommended to keep it off in production. Keeping
1488	developing programs can be very useful, however.	2095	C<PERL_ANYEVENT_STRICT=1> in your environment while developing programs
		2096	can be very useful, however.
		2097
		2098	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL>
		2099
		2100	If this env variable is set, then its contents will be interpreted by
		2101	C<AnyEvent::Socket::parse_hostport> (after replacing every occurance of
		2102	C<$$> by the process pid) and an C<AnyEvent::Debug::shell> is bound on
		2103	that port. The shell object is saved in C<$AnyEvent::Debug::SHELL>.
		2104
		2105	This happens when the first watcher is created.
		2106
		2107	For example, to bind a debug shell on a unix domain socket in
		2108	F<< /tmp/debug<pid>.sock >>, you could use this:
		2109
		2110	PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_SHELL=/tmp/debug\$\$.sock perlprog
		2111
		2112	Note that creating sockets in F</tmp> is very unsafe on multiuser
		2113	systems.
		2114
		2115	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_DEBUG_WRAP>
		2116
		2117	Can be set to C<0>, C<1> or C<2> and enables wrapping of all watchers for
		2118	debugging purposes. See C<AnyEvent::Debug::wrap> for details.
1489		2119
1490	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>	2120	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL>
1491		2121
1492	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before	2122	This can be used to specify the event model to be used by AnyEvent, before
1493	auto detection and -probing kicks in. It must be a string consisting	2123	auto detection and -probing kicks in.
1494	entirely of ASCII letters. The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended	2124
		2125	It normally is a string consisting entirely of ASCII letters (e.g. C<EV>
		2126	or C<IOAsync>). The string C<AnyEvent::Impl::> gets prepended and the
1495	and the resulting module name is loaded and if the load was successful,	2127	resulting module name is loaded and - if the load was successful - used as
1496	used as event model. If it fails to load AnyEvent will proceed with	2128	event model backend. If it fails to load then AnyEvent will proceed with
1497	auto detection and -probing.	2129	auto detection and -probing.
1498		2130
1499	This functionality might change in future versions.	2131	If the string ends with C<::> instead (e.g. C<AnyEvent::Impl::EV::>) then
		2132	nothing gets prepended and the module name is used as-is (hint: C<::> at
		2133	the end of a string designates a module name and quotes it appropriately).
1500		2134
1501	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>) you	2135	For example, to force the pure perl model (L<AnyEvent::Loop::Perl>) you
1502	could start your program like this:	2136	could start your program like this:
1503		2137
1504	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...	2138	PERL_ANYEVENT_MODEL=Perl perl ...
1505		2139
1506	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>	2140	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS>
…		…
1522	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>	2156	but support both and try to use both. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv4>
1523	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6	2157	- only support IPv4, never try to resolve or contact IPv6
1524	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or	2158	addresses. C<PERL_ANYEVENT_PROTOCOLS=ipv6,ipv4> support either IPv4 or
1525	IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.	2159	IPv6, but prefer IPv6 over IPv4.
1526		2160
		2161	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_HOSTS>
		2162
		2163	This variable, if specified, overrides the F</etc/hosts> file used by
		2164	L<AnyEvent::Socket>C<::resolve_sockaddr>, i.e. hosts aliases will be read
		2165	from that file instead.
		2166
1527	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>	2167	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_EDNS0>
1528		2168
1529	Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension	2169	Used by L<AnyEvent::DNS> to decide whether to use the EDNS0 extension for
1530	for DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, but	2170	DNS. This extension is generally useful to reduce DNS traffic, especially
1531	some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS packets, which is why it is off by	2171	when DNSSEC is involved, but some (broken) firewalls drop such DNS
1532	default.	2172	packets, which is why it is off by default.
1533		2173
1534	Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce	2174	Setting this variable to C<1> will cause L<AnyEvent::DNS> to announce
1535	EDNS0 in its DNS requests.	2175	EDNS0 in its DNS requests.
1536		2176
1537	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>	2177	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_MAX_FORKS>
…		…
1545	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are	2185	resolver - this is the maximum number of parallel DNS requests that are
1546	sent to the DNS server.	2186	sent to the DNS server.
1547		2187
1548	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>	2188	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_RESOLV_CONF>
1549		2189
1550	The file to use instead of F</etc/resolv.conf> (or OS-specific	2190	The absolute path to a F<resolv.conf>-style file to use instead of
1551	configuration) in the default resolver. When set to the empty string, no	2191	F</etc/resolv.conf> (or the OS-specific configuration) in the default
1552	default config will be used.	2192	resolver, or the empty string to select the default configuration.
1553		2193
1554	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.	2194	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_FILE>, C<PERL_ANYEVENT_CA_PATH>.
1555		2195
1556	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during	2196	When neither C<ca_file> nor C<ca_path> was specified during
1557	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment	2197	L<AnyEvent::TLS> context creation, and either of these environment
1558	variables exist, they will be used to specify CA certificate locations	2198	variables are nonempty, they will be used to specify CA certificate
1559	instead of a system-dependent default.	2199	locations instead of a system-dependent default.
		2200
		2201	=item C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_GUARD> and C<PERL_ANYEVENT_AVOID_ASYNC_INTERRUPT>
		2202
		2203	When these are set to C<1>, then the respective modules are not
		2204	loaded. Mostly good for testing AnyEvent itself.
1560		2205
1561	=back	2206	=back
1562		2207
1563	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE	2208	=head1 SUPPLYING YOUR OWN EVENT MODEL INTERFACE
1564		2209
…		…
1622	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read	2267	warn "read: $input\n"; # output what has been read
1623	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i	2268	$cv->send if $input =~ /^q/i; # quit program if /^q/i
1624	},	2269	},
1625	);	2270	);
1626		2271
1627	my $time_watcher; # can only be used once
1628
1629	sub new_timer {
1630	$timer = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, cb => sub {	2272	my $time_watcher = AnyEvent->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub {
1631	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' about every second	2273	warn "timeout\n"; # print 'timeout' at most every second
1632	&new_timer; # and restart the time
1633	});	2274	});
1634	}
1635
1636	new_timer; # create first timer
1637		2275
1638	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i	2276	$cv->recv; # wait until user enters /^q/i
1639		2277
1640	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE	2278	=head1 REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
1641		2279
…		…
1714		2352
1715	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)	2353	The actual code goes further and collects all errors (C<die>s, exceptions)
1716	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects	2354	that occurred during request processing. The C<result> method detects
1717	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)	2355	whether an exception as thrown (it is stored inside the $txn object)
1718	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other	2356	and just throws the exception, which means connection errors and other
1719	problems get reported tot he code that tries to use the result, not in a	2357	problems get reported to the code that tries to use the result, not in a
1720	random callback.	2358	random callback.
1721		2359
1722	All of this enables the following usage styles:	2360	All of this enables the following usage styles:
1723		2361
1724	1. Blocking:	2362	1. Blocking:
…		…
1772	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero	2410	through AnyEvent. The benchmark creates a lot of timers (with a zero
1773	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,	2411	timeout) and I/O watchers (watching STDOUT, a pty, to become writable,
1774	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.	2412	which it is), lets them fire exactly once and destroys them again.
1775		2413
1776	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent	2414	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench> in the AnyEvent
1777	distribution.	2415	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2416	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1778		2417
1779	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2418	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1780		2419
1781	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since	2420	I<watcher> is the number of event watchers created/destroyed. Since
1782	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event	2421	different event models feature vastly different performances, each event
…		…
1803	watcher.	2442	watcher.
1804		2443
1805	=head3 Results	2444	=head3 Results
1806		2445
1807	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment	2446	name watchers bytes create invoke destroy comment
1808	EV/EV 400000 224 0.47 0.35 0.27 EV native interface	2447	EV/EV 100000 223 0.47 0.43 0.27 EV native interface
1809	EV/Any 100000 224 2.88 0.34 0.27 EV + AnyEvent watchers	2448	EV/Any 100000 223 0.48 0.42 0.26 EV + AnyEvent watchers
1810	CoroEV/Any 100000 224 2.85 0.35 0.28 coroutines + Coro::Signal	2449	Coro::EV/Any 100000 223 0.47 0.42 0.26 coroutines + Coro::Signal
1811	Perl/Any 100000 452 4.13 0.73 0.95 pure perl implementation	2450	Perl/Any 100000 431 2.70 0.74 0.92 pure perl implementation
1812	Event/Event 16000 517 32.20 31.80 0.81 Event native interface	2451	Event/Event 16000 516 31.16 31.84 0.82 Event native interface
1813	Event/Any 16000 590 35.85 31.55 1.06 Event + AnyEvent watchers	2452	Event/Any 16000 1203 42.61 34.79 1.80 Event + AnyEvent watchers
1814	IOAsync/Any 16000 989 38.10 32.77 11.13 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll	2453	IOAsync/Any 16000 1911 41.92 27.45 16.81 via IO::Async::Loop::IO_Poll
1815	IOAsync/Any 16000 990 37.59 29.50 10.61 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll	2454	IOAsync/Any 16000 1726 40.69 26.37 15.25 via IO::Async::Loop::Epoll
1816	Glib/Any 16000 1357 102.33 12.31 51.00 quadratic behaviour	2455	Glib/Any 16000 1118 89.00 12.57 51.17 quadratic behaviour
1817	Tk/Any 2000 1860 27.20 66.31 14.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers	2456	Tk/Any 2000 1346 20.96 10.75 8.00 SEGV with >> 2000 watchers
1818	POE/Event 2000 6328 109.99 751.67 14.02 via POE::Loop::Event	2457	POE/Any 2000 6951 108.97 795.32 14.24 via POE::Loop::Event
1819	POE/Select 2000 6027 94.54 809.13 579.80 via POE::Loop::Select	2458	POE/Any 2000 6648 94.79 774.40 575.51 via POE::Loop::Select
1820		2459
1821	=head3 Discussion	2460	=head3 Discussion
1822		2461
1823	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very	2462	The benchmark does I<not> measure scalability of the event loop very
1824	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)	2463	well. For example, a select-based event loop (such as the pure perl one)
…		…
1836	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with	2475	benchmark machine, handling an event takes roughly 1600 CPU cycles with
1837	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU	2476	EV, 3100 CPU cycles with AnyEvent's pure perl loop and almost 3000000 CPU
1838	cycles with POE.	2477	cycles with POE.
1839		2478
1840	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both	2479	C<EV> is the sole leader regarding speed and memory use, which are both
1841	maximal/minimal, respectively. Even when going through AnyEvent, it uses	2480	maximal/minimal, respectively. When using the L<AE> API there is zero
		2481	overhead (when going through the AnyEvent API create is about 5-6 times
		2482	slower, with other times being equal, so still uses far less memory than
1842	far less memory than any other event loop and is still faster than Event	2483	any other event loop and is still faster than Event natively).
1843	natively.
1844		2484
1845	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the	2485	The pure perl implementation is hit in a few sweet spots (both the
1846	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl	2486	constant timeout and the use of a single fd hit optimisations in the perl
1847	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it	2487	interpreter and the backend itself). Nevertheless this shows that it
1848	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its	2488	adds very little overhead in itself. Like any select-based backend its
…		…
1896	(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable	2536	(even when used without AnyEvent), but most event loops have acceptable
1897	performance with or without AnyEvent.	2537	performance with or without AnyEvent.
1898		2538
1899	=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of	2539	=item * The overhead AnyEvent adds is usually much smaller than the overhead of
1900	the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV	2540	the actual event loop, only with extremely fast event loops such as EV
1901	adds AnyEvent significant overhead.	2541	does AnyEvent add significant overhead.
1902		2542
1903	=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or	2543	=item * You should avoid POE like the plague if you want performance or
1904	reasonable memory usage.	2544	reasonable memory usage.
1905		2545
1906	=back	2546	=back
…		…
1922	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100	2562	In this benchmark, we use 10000 socket pairs (20000 sockets), of which 100
1923	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many	2563	(1%) are active. This mirrors the activity of large servers with many
1924	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.	2564	connections, most of which are idle at any one point in time.
1925		2565
1926	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent	2566	Source code for this benchmark is found as F<eg/bench2> in the AnyEvent
1927	distribution.	2567	distribution. It uses the L<AE> interface, which makes a real difference
		2568	for the EV and Perl backends only.
1928		2569
1929	=head3 Explanation of the columns	2570	=head3 Explanation of the columns
1930		2571
1931	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as	2572	I<sockets> is the number of sockets, and twice the number of "servers" (as
1932	each server has a read and write socket end).	2573	each server has a read and write socket end).
…		…
1940	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.	2581	a new one that moves the timeout into the future.
1941		2582
1942	=head3 Results	2583	=head3 Results
1943		2584
1944	name sockets create request	2585	name sockets create request
1945	EV 20000 69.01 11.16	2586	EV 20000 62.66 7.99
1946	Perl 20000 73.32 35.87	2587	Perl 20000 68.32 32.64
1947	IOAsync 20000 157.00 98.14 epoll	2588	IOAsync 20000 174.06 101.15 epoll
1948	IOAsync 20000 159.31 616.06 poll	2589	IOAsync 20000 174.67 610.84 poll
1949	Event 20000 212.62 257.32	2590	Event 20000 202.69 242.91
1950	Glib 20000 651.16 1896.30	2591	Glib 20000 557.01 1689.52
1951	POE 20000 349.67 12317.24 uses POE::Loop::Event	2592	POE 20000 341.54 12086.32 uses POE::Loop::Event
1952		2593
1953	=head3 Discussion	2594	=head3 Discussion
1954		2595
1955	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the	2596	This benchmark I<does> measure scalability and overall performance of the
1956	particular event loop.	2597	particular event loop.
…		…
2082	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the	2723	As you can see, the AnyEvent + EV combination even beats the
2083	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl	2724	hand-optimised "raw sockets benchmark", while AnyEvent + its pure perl
2084	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.	2725	backend easily beats IO::Lambda and POE.
2085		2726
2086	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and	2727	And even the 100% non-blocking version written using the high-level (and
2087	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda by a	2728	slow :) L<AnyEvent::Handle> abstraction beats both POE and IO::Lambda
2088	large margin, even though it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O	2729	higher level ("unoptimised") abstractions by a large margin, even though
2089	in a non-blocking way.	2730	it does all of DNS, tcp-connect and socket I/O in a non-blocking way.
2090		2731
2091	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and	2732	The two AnyEvent benchmarks programs can be found as F<eg/ae0.pl> and
2092	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are	2733	F<eg/ae2.pl> in the AnyEvent distribution, the remaining benchmarks are
2093	part of the IO::lambda distribution and were used without any changes.	2734	part of the IO::Lambda distribution and were used without any changes.
2094		2735
2095		2736
2096	=head1 SIGNALS	2737	=head1 SIGNALS
2097		2738
2098	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:	2739	AnyEvent currently installs handlers for these signals:
…		…
2132	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';	2773	if $SIG{CHLD} eq 'IGNORE';
2133		2774
2134	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }	2775	$SIG{PIPE} = sub { }
2135	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};	2776	unless defined $SIG{PIPE};
2136		2777
		2778	=head1 RECOMMENDED/OPTIONAL MODULES
		2779
		2780	One of AnyEvent's main goals is to be 100% Pure-Perl(tm): only perl (and
		2781	its built-in modules) are required to use it.
		2782
		2783	That does not mean that AnyEvent won't take advantage of some additional
		2784	modules if they are installed.
		2785
		2786	This section explains which additional modules will be used, and how they
		2787	affect AnyEvent's operation.
		2788
		2789	=over 4
		2790
		2791	=item L<Async::Interrupt>
		2792
		2793	This slightly arcane module is used to implement fast signal handling: To
		2794	my knowledge, there is no way to do completely race-free and quick
		2795	signal handling in pure perl. To ensure that signals still get
		2796	delivered, AnyEvent will start an interval timer to wake up perl (and
		2797	catch the signals) with some delay (default is 10 seconds, look for
		2798	C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>).
		2799
		2800	If this module is available, then it will be used to implement signal
		2801	catching, which means that signals will not be delayed, and the event loop
		2802	will not be interrupted regularly, which is more efficient (and good for
		2803	battery life on laptops).
		2804
		2805	This affects not just the pure-perl event loop, but also other event loops
		2806	that have no signal handling on their own (e.g. Glib, Tk, Qt).
		2807
		2808	Some event loops (POE, Event, Event::Lib) offer signal watchers natively,
		2809	and either employ their own workarounds (POE) or use AnyEvent's workaround
		2810	(using C<$AnyEvent::MAX_SIGNAL_LATENCY>). Installing L<Async::Interrupt>
		2811	does nothing for those backends.
		2812
		2813	=item L<EV>
		2814
		2815	This module isn't really "optional", as it is simply one of the backend
		2816	event loops that AnyEvent can use. However, it is simply the best event
		2817	loop available in terms of features, speed and stability: It supports
		2818	the AnyEvent API optimally, implements all the watcher types in XS, does
		2819	automatic timer adjustments even when no monotonic clock is available,
		2820	can take avdantage of advanced kernel interfaces such as C<epoll> and
		2821	C<kqueue>, and is the fastest backend I<by far>. You can even embed
		2822	L<Glib>/L<Gtk2> in it (or vice versa, see L<EV::Glib> and L<Glib::EV>).
		2823
		2824	If you only use backends that rely on another event loop (e.g. C<Tk>),
		2825	then this module will do nothing for you.
		2826
		2827	=item L<Guard>
		2828
		2829	The guard module, when used, will be used to implement
		2830	C<AnyEvent::Util::guard>. This speeds up guards considerably (and uses a
		2831	lot less memory), but otherwise doesn't affect guard operation much. It is
		2832	purely used for performance.
		2833
		2834	=item L<JSON> and L<JSON::XS>
		2835
		2836	One of these modules is required when you want to read or write JSON data
		2837	via L<AnyEvent::Handle>. L<JSON> is also written in pure-perl, but can take
		2838	advantage of the ultra-high-speed L<JSON::XS> module when it is installed.
		2839
		2840	=item L<Net::SSLeay>
		2841
		2842	Implementing TLS/SSL in Perl is certainly interesting, but not very
		2843	worthwhile: If this module is installed, then L<AnyEvent::Handle> (with
		2844	the help of L<AnyEvent::TLS>), gains the ability to do TLS/SSL.
		2845
		2846	=item L<Time::HiRes>
		2847
		2848	This module is part of perl since release 5.008. It will be used when the
		2849	chosen event library does not come with a timing source of its own. The
		2850	pure-perl event loop (L<AnyEvent::Loop>) will additionally load it to
		2851	try to use a monotonic clock for timing stability.
		2852
		2853	=back
		2854
		2855
2137	=head1 FORK	2856	=head1 FORK
2138		2857
2139	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are	2858	Most event libraries are not fork-safe. The ones who are usually are
2140	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll>	2859	because they rely on inefficient but fork-safe C<select> or C<poll> calls
2141	calls. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware.	2860	- higher performance APIs such as BSD's kqueue or the dreaded Linux epoll
		2861	are usually badly thought-out hacks that are incompatible with fork in
		2862	one way or another. Only L<EV> is fully fork-aware and ensures that you
		2863	continue event-processing in both parent and child (or both, if you know
		2864	what you are doing).
		2865
		2866	This means that, in general, you cannot fork and do event processing in
		2867	the child if the event library was initialised before the fork (which
		2868	usually happens when the first AnyEvent watcher is created, or the library
		2869	is loaded).
2142		2870
2143	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first	2871	If you have to fork, you must either do so I<before> creating your first
2144	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child.	2872	watcher OR you must not use AnyEvent at all in the child OR you must do
		2873	something completely out of the scope of AnyEvent.
		2874
		2875	The problem of doing event processing in the parent I<and> the child
		2876	is much more complicated: even for backends that I<are> fork-aware or
		2877	fork-safe, their behaviour is not usually what you want: fork clones all
		2878	watchers, that means all timers, I/O watchers etc. are active in both
		2879	parent and child, which is almost never what you want. USing C<exec>
		2880	to start worker children from some kind of manage rprocess is usually
		2881	preferred, because it is much easier and cleaner, at the expense of having
		2882	to have another binary.
2145		2883
2146		2884
2147	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	2885	=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
2148		2886
2149	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via	2887	AnyEvent can be forced to load any event model via
…		…
2179	pronounced).	2917	pronounced).
2180		2918
2181		2919
2182	=head1 SEE ALSO	2920	=head1 SEE ALSO
2183		2921
2184	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util>.	2922	Tutorial/Introduction: L<AnyEvent::Intro>.
2185		2923
2186	Event modules: L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>, L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>,	2924	FAQ: L<AnyEvent::FAQ>.
2187	L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>, L<Qt>, L<POE>.	2925
		2926	Utility functions: L<AnyEvent::Util> (misc. grab-bag), L<AnyEvent::Log>
		2927	(simply logging).
		2928
		2929	Development/Debugging: L<AnyEvent::Strict> (stricter checking),
		2930	L<AnyEvent::Debug> (interactive shell, watcher tracing).
		2931
		2932	Supported event modules: L<AnyEvent::Loop>, L<EV>, L<EV::Glib>,
		2933	L<Glib::EV>, L<Event>, L<Glib::Event>, L<Glib>, L<Tk>, L<Event::Lib>,
		2934	L<Qt>, L<POE>, L<FLTK>.
2188		2935
2189	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,	2936	Implementations: L<AnyEvent::Impl::EV>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Event>,
2190	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,	2937	L<AnyEvent::Impl::Glib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Tk>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl>,
2191	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,	2938	L<AnyEvent::Impl::EventLib>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::Qt>,
2192	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>.	2939	L<AnyEvent::Impl::POE>, L<AnyEvent::Impl::IOAsync>, L<Anyevent::Impl::Irssi>,
		2940	L<AnyEvent::Impl::FLTK>.
2193		2941
2194	Non-blocking file handles, sockets, TCP clients and	2942	Non-blocking handles, pipes, stream sockets, TCP clients and
2195	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.	2943	servers: L<AnyEvent::Handle>, L<AnyEvent::Socket>, L<AnyEvent::TLS>.
2196		2944
2197	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.	2945	Asynchronous DNS: L<AnyEvent::DNS>.
2198		2946
2199	Coroutine support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>,	2947	Thread support: L<Coro>, L<Coro::AnyEvent>, L<Coro::EV>, L<Coro::Event>.
2200	L<Coro::Event>,
2201		2948
2202	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::XMPP>,	2949	Nontrivial usage examples: L<AnyEvent::GPSD>, L<AnyEvent::IRC>,
2203	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.	2950	L<AnyEvent::HTTP>.
2204		2951
2205		2952
2206	=head1 AUTHOR	2953	=head1 AUTHOR
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