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1package AnyEvent::Handle;
2
3no warnings;
4use strict;
5
6use AnyEvent ();
7use AnyEvent::Util qw(WSAEWOULDBLOCK);
8use Scalar::Util ();
9use Carp ();
10use Fcntl ();
11use Errno qw(EAGAIN EINTR);
12
13=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
14 2
15AnyEvent::Handle - non-blocking I/O on file handles via AnyEvent 3AnyEvent::Handle - non-blocking I/O on streaming handles via AnyEvent
16
17=cut
18
19our $VERSION = 4.14;
20 4
21=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
22 6
23 use AnyEvent; 7 use AnyEvent;
24 use AnyEvent::Handle; 8 use AnyEvent::Handle;
25 9
26 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar; 10 my $cv = AnyEvent->condvar;
27 11
28 my $handle = 12 my $hdl; $hdl = new AnyEvent::Handle
29 AnyEvent::Handle->new (
30 fh => \*STDIN, 13 fh => \*STDIN,
31 on_eof => sub { 14 on_error => sub {
32 $cv->broadcast; 15 my ($hdl, $fatal, $msg) = @_;
33 }, 16 warn "got error $msg\n";
17 $hdl->destroy;
18 $cv->send;
34 ); 19 };
35 20
36 # send some request line 21 # send some request line
37 $handle->push_write ("getinfo\015\012"); 22 $hdl->push_write ("getinfo\015\012");
38 23
39 # read the response line 24 # read the response line
40 $handle->push_read (line => sub { 25 $hdl->push_read (line => sub {
41 my ($handle, $line) = @_; 26 my ($hdl, $line) = @_;
42 warn "read line <$line>\n"; 27 warn "got line <$line>\n";
43 $cv->send; 28 $cv->send;
44 }); 29 });
45 30
46 $cv->recv; 31 $cv->recv;
47 32
48=head1 DESCRIPTION 33=head1 DESCRIPTION
49 34
50This module is a helper module to make it easier to do event-based I/O on 35This is a helper module to make it easier to do event-based I/O on
51filehandles. For utility functions for doing non-blocking connects and accepts 36stream-based filehandles (sockets, pipes, and other stream things).
52on sockets see L<AnyEvent::Util>.
53 37
38The L<AnyEvent::Intro> tutorial contains some well-documented
39AnyEvent::Handle examples.
40
54In the following, when the documentation refers to of "bytes" then this 41In the following, where the documentation refers to "bytes", it means
55means characters. As sysread and syswrite are used for all I/O, their 42characters. As sysread and syswrite are used for all I/O, their
56treatment of characters applies to this module as well. 43treatment of characters applies to this module as well.
44
45At the very minimum, you should specify C<fh> or C<connect>, and the
46C<on_error> callback.
57 47
58All callbacks will be invoked with the handle object as their first 48All callbacks will be invoked with the handle object as their first
59argument. 49argument.
60 50
51=cut
52
53package AnyEvent::Handle;
54
55use Scalar::Util ();
56use List::Util ();
57use Carp ();
58use Errno qw(EAGAIN EINTR);
59
60use AnyEvent (); BEGIN { AnyEvent::common_sense }
61use AnyEvent::Util qw(WSAEWOULDBLOCK);
62
63our $VERSION = $AnyEvent::VERSION;
64
65sub _load_func($) {
66 my $func = $_[0];
67
68 unless (defined &$func) {
69 my $pkg = $func;
70 do {
71 $pkg =~ s/::[^:]+$//
72 or return;
73 eval "require $pkg";
74 } until defined &$func;
75 }
76
77 \&$func
78}
79
80sub MAX_READ_SIZE() { 131072 }
81
61=head1 METHODS 82=head1 METHODS
62 83
63=over 4 84=over 4
64 85
65=item B<new (%args)> 86=item $handle = B<new> AnyEvent::Handle fh => $filehandle, key => value...
66 87
67The constructor supports these arguments (all as key => value pairs). 88The constructor supports these arguments (all as C<< key => value >> pairs).
68 89
69=over 4 90=over 4
70 91
71=item fh => $filehandle [MANDATORY] 92=item fh => $filehandle [C<fh> or C<connect> MANDATORY]
72 93
73The filehandle this L<AnyEvent::Handle> object will operate on. 94The filehandle this L<AnyEvent::Handle> object will operate on.
74
75NOTE: The filehandle will be set to non-blocking (using 95NOTE: The filehandle will be set to non-blocking mode (using
76AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking). 96C<AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking>) by the constructor and needs to stay in
97that mode.
77 98
99=item connect => [$host, $service] [C<fh> or C<connect> MANDATORY]
100
101Try to connect to the specified host and service (port), using
102C<AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect>. The C<$host> additionally becomes the
103default C<peername>.
104
105You have to specify either this parameter, or C<fh>, above.
106
107It is possible to push requests on the read and write queues, and modify
108properties of the stream, even while AnyEvent::Handle is connecting.
109
110When this parameter is specified, then the C<on_prepare>,
111C<on_connect_error> and C<on_connect> callbacks will be called under the
112appropriate circumstances:
113
114=over 4
115
78=item on_eof => $cb->($handle) 116=item on_prepare => $cb->($handle)
79 117
80Set the callback to be called when an end-of-file condition is detcted, 118This (rarely used) callback is called before a new connection is
81i.e. in the case of a socket, when the other side has closed the 119attempted, but after the file handle has been created (you can access that
82connection cleanly. 120file handle via C<< $handle->{fh} >>). It could be used to prepare the
121file handle with parameters required for the actual connect (as opposed to
122settings that can be changed when the connection is already established).
83 123
84While not mandatory, it is highly recommended to set an eof callback, 124The return value of this callback should be the connect timeout value in
85otherwise you might end up with a closed socket while you are still 125seconds (or C<0>, or C<undef>, or the empty list, to indicate that the
86waiting for data. 126default timeout is to be used).
87 127
128=item on_connect => $cb->($handle, $host, $port, $retry->())
129
130This callback is called when a connection has been successfully established.
131
132The peer's numeric host and port (the socket peername) are passed as
133parameters, together with a retry callback.
134
135If, for some reason, the handle is not acceptable, calling C<$retry>
136will continue with the next connection target (in case of multi-homed
137hosts or SRV records there can be multiple connection endpoints). At the
138time it is called the read and write queues, eof status, tls status and
139similar properties of the handle will have been reset.
140
141In most cases, you should ignore the C<$retry> parameter.
142
143=item on_connect_error => $cb->($handle, $message)
144
145This callback is called when the connection could not be
146established. C<$!> will contain the relevant error code, and C<$message> a
147message describing it (usually the same as C<"$!">).
148
149If this callback isn't specified, then C<on_error> will be called with a
150fatal error instead.
151
152=back
153
88=item on_error => $cb->($handle, $fatal) 154=item on_error => $cb->($handle, $fatal, $message)
89 155
90This is the error callback, which is called when, well, some error 156This is the error callback, which is called when, well, some error
91occured, such as not being able to resolve the hostname, failure to 157occured, such as not being able to resolve the hostname, failure to
92connect or a read error. 158connect, or a read error.
93 159
94Some errors are fatal (which is indicated by C<$fatal> being true). On 160Some errors are fatal (which is indicated by C<$fatal> being true). On
95fatal errors the handle object will be shut down and will not be 161fatal errors the handle object will be destroyed (by a call to C<< ->
162destroy >>) after invoking the error callback (which means you are free to
163examine the handle object). Examples of fatal errors are an EOF condition
164with active (but unsatisfiable) read watchers (C<EPIPE>) or I/O errors. In
165cases where the other side can close the connection at will, it is
166often easiest to not report C<EPIPE> errors in this callback.
167
168AnyEvent::Handle tries to find an appropriate error code for you to check
169against, but in some cases (TLS errors), this does not work well. It is
170recommended to always output the C<$message> argument in human-readable
171error messages (it's usually the same as C<"$!">).
172
96usable. Non-fatal errors can be retried by simply returning, but it is 173Non-fatal errors can be retried by returning, but it is recommended
97recommended to simply ignore this parameter and instead abondon the handle 174to simply ignore this parameter and instead abondon the handle object
98object when this callback is invoked. 175when this callback is invoked. Examples of non-fatal errors are timeouts
176C<ETIMEDOUT>) or badly-formatted data (C<EBADMSG>).
99 177
100On callback entrance, the value of C<$!> contains the operating system 178On entry to the callback, the value of C<$!> contains the operating
101error (or C<ENOSPC>, C<EPIPE>, C<ETIMEDOUT> or C<EBADMSG>). 179system error code (or C<ENOSPC>, C<EPIPE>, C<ETIMEDOUT>, C<EBADMSG> or
180C<EPROTO>).
102 181
103While not mandatory, it is I<highly> recommended to set this callback, as 182While not mandatory, it is I<highly> recommended to set this callback, as
104you will not be notified of errors otherwise. The default simply calls 183you will not be notified of errors otherwise. The default just calls
105C<croak>. 184C<croak>.
106 185
107=item on_read => $cb->($handle) 186=item on_read => $cb->($handle)
108 187
109This sets the default read callback, which is called when data arrives 188This sets the default read callback, which is called when data arrives
110and no read request is in the queue. 189and no read request is in the queue (unlike read queue callbacks, this
190callback will only be called when at least one octet of data is in the
191read buffer).
111 192
112To access (and remove data from) the read buffer, use the C<< ->rbuf >> 193To access (and remove data from) the read buffer, use the C<< ->rbuf >>
113method or access the C<$handle->{rbuf}> member directly. 194method or access the C<< $handle->{rbuf} >> member directly. Note that you
195must not enlarge or modify the read buffer, you can only remove data at
196the beginning from it.
114 197
198You can also call C<< ->push_read (...) >> or any other function that
199modifies the read queue. Or do both. Or ...
200
115When an EOF condition is detected then AnyEvent::Handle will first try to 201When an EOF condition is detected, AnyEvent::Handle will first try to
116feed all the remaining data to the queued callbacks and C<on_read> before 202feed all the remaining data to the queued callbacks and C<on_read> before
117calling the C<on_eof> callback. If no progress can be made, then a fatal 203calling the C<on_eof> callback. If no progress can be made, then a fatal
118error will be raised (with C<$!> set to C<EPIPE>). 204error will be raised (with C<$!> set to C<EPIPE>).
119 205
206Note that, unlike requests in the read queue, an C<on_read> callback
207doesn't mean you I<require> some data: if there is an EOF and there
208are outstanding read requests then an error will be flagged. With an
209C<on_read> callback, the C<on_eof> callback will be invoked.
210
211=item on_eof => $cb->($handle)
212
213Set the callback to be called when an end-of-file condition is detected,
214i.e. in the case of a socket, when the other side has closed the
215connection cleanly, and there are no outstanding read requests in the
216queue (if there are read requests, then an EOF counts as an unexpected
217connection close and will be flagged as an error).
218
219For sockets, this just means that the other side has stopped sending data,
220you can still try to write data, and, in fact, one can return from the EOF
221callback and continue writing data, as only the read part has been shut
222down.
223
224If an EOF condition has been detected but no C<on_eof> callback has been
225set, then a fatal error will be raised with C<$!> set to <0>.
226
120=item on_drain => $cb->($handle) 227=item on_drain => $cb->($handle)
121 228
122This sets the callback that is called when the write buffer becomes empty 229This sets the callback that is called when the write buffer becomes empty
123(or when the callback is set and the buffer is empty already). 230(or immediately if the buffer is empty already).
124 231
125To append to the write buffer, use the C<< ->push_write >> method. 232To append to the write buffer, use the C<< ->push_write >> method.
126 233
234This callback is useful when you don't want to put all of your write data
235into the queue at once, for example, when you want to write the contents
236of some file to the socket you might not want to read the whole file into
237memory and push it into the queue, but instead only read more data from
238the file when the write queue becomes empty.
239
127=item timeout => $fractional_seconds 240=item timeout => $fractional_seconds
128 241
242=item rtimeout => $fractional_seconds
243
244=item wtimeout => $fractional_seconds
245
129If non-zero, then this enables an "inactivity" timeout: whenever this many 246If non-zero, then these enables an "inactivity" timeout: whenever this
130seconds pass without a successful read or write on the underlying file 247many seconds pass without a successful read or write on the underlying
131handle, the C<on_timeout> callback will be invoked (and if that one is 248file handle (or a call to C<timeout_reset>), the C<on_timeout> callback
132missing, an C<ETIMEDOUT> error will be raised). 249will be invoked (and if that one is missing, a non-fatal C<ETIMEDOUT>
250error will be raised).
133 251
252There are three variants of the timeouts that work independently of each
253other, for both read and write (triggered when nothing was read I<OR>
254written), just read (triggered when nothing was read), and just write:
255C<timeout>, C<rtimeout> and C<wtimeout>, with corresponding callbacks
256C<on_timeout>, C<on_rtimeout> and C<on_wtimeout>, and reset functions
257C<timeout_reset>, C<rtimeout_reset>, and C<wtimeout_reset>.
258
134Note that timeout processing is also active when you currently do not have 259Note that timeout processing is active even when you do not have any
135any outstanding read or write requests: If you plan to keep the connection 260outstanding read or write requests: If you plan to keep the connection
136idle then you should disable the timout temporarily or ignore the timeout 261idle then you should disable the timeout temporarily or ignore the
137in the C<on_timeout> callback. 262timeout in the corresponding C<on_timeout> callback, in which case
263AnyEvent::Handle will simply restart the timeout.
138 264
139Zero (the default) disables this timeout. 265Zero (the default) disables the corresponding timeout.
140 266
141=item on_timeout => $cb->($handle) 267=item on_timeout => $cb->($handle)
268
269=item on_rtimeout => $cb->($handle)
270
271=item on_wtimeout => $cb->($handle)
142 272
143Called whenever the inactivity timeout passes. If you return from this 273Called whenever the inactivity timeout passes. If you return from this
144callback, then the timeout will be reset as if some activity had happened, 274callback, then the timeout will be reset as if some activity had happened,
145so this condition is not fatal in any way. 275so this condition is not fatal in any way.
146 276
147=item rbuf_max => <bytes> 277=item rbuf_max => <bytes>
148 278
149If defined, then a fatal error will be raised (with C<$!> set to C<ENOSPC>) 279If defined, then a fatal error will be raised (with C<$!> set to C<ENOSPC>)
150when the read buffer ever (strictly) exceeds this size. This is useful to 280when the read buffer ever (strictly) exceeds this size. This is useful to
151avoid denial-of-service attacks. 281avoid some forms of denial-of-service attacks.
152 282
153For example, a server accepting connections from untrusted sources should 283For example, a server accepting connections from untrusted sources should
154be configured to accept only so-and-so much data that it cannot act on 284be configured to accept only so-and-so much data that it cannot act on
155(for example, when expecting a line, an attacker could send an unlimited 285(for example, when expecting a line, an attacker could send an unlimited
156amount of data without a callback ever being called as long as the line 286amount of data without a callback ever being called as long as the line
157isn't finished). 287isn't finished).
158 288
289=item wbuf_max => <bytes>
290
291If defined, then a fatal error will be raised (with C<$!> set to C<ENOSPC>)
292when the write buffer ever (strictly) exceeds this size. This is useful to
293avoid some forms of denial-of-service attacks.
294
295Although the units of this parameter is bytes, this is the I<raw> number
296of bytes not yet accepted by the kernel. This can make a difference when
297you e.g. use TLS, as TLS typically makes your write data larger (but it
298can also make it smaller due to compression).
299
300As an example of when this limit is useful, take a chat server that sends
301chat messages to a client. If the client does not read those in a timely
302manner then the send buffer in the server would grow unbounded.
303
304=item autocork => <boolean>
305
306When disabled (the default), C<push_write> will try to immediately
307write the data to the handle if possible. This avoids having to register
308a write watcher and wait for the next event loop iteration, but can
309be inefficient if you write multiple small chunks (on the wire, this
310disadvantage is usually avoided by your kernel's nagle algorithm, see
311C<no_delay>, but this option can save costly syscalls).
312
313When enabled, writes will always be queued till the next event loop
314iteration. This is efficient when you do many small writes per iteration,
315but less efficient when you do a single write only per iteration (or when
316the write buffer often is full). It also increases write latency.
317
318=item no_delay => <boolean>
319
320When doing small writes on sockets, your operating system kernel might
321wait a bit for more data before actually sending it out. This is called
322the Nagle algorithm, and usually it is beneficial.
323
324In some situations you want as low a delay as possible, which can be
325accomplishd by setting this option to a true value.
326
327The default is your operating system's default behaviour (most likely
328enabled). This option explicitly enables or disables it, if possible.
329
330=item keepalive => <boolean>
331
332Enables (default disable) the SO_KEEPALIVE option on the stream socket:
333normally, TCP connections have no time-out once established, so TCP
334connections, once established, can stay alive forever even when the other
335side has long gone. TCP keepalives are a cheap way to take down long-lived
336TCP connections when the other side becomes unreachable. While the default
337is OS-dependent, TCP keepalives usually kick in after around two hours,
338and, if the other side doesn't reply, take down the TCP connection some 10
339to 15 minutes later.
340
341It is harmless to specify this option for file handles that do not support
342keepalives, and enabling it on connections that are potentially long-lived
343is usually a good idea.
344
345=item oobinline => <boolean>
346
347BSD majorly fucked up the implementation of TCP urgent data. The result
348is that almost no OS implements TCP according to the specs, and every OS
349implements it slightly differently.
350
351If you want to handle TCP urgent data, then setting this flag (the default
352is enabled) gives you the most portable way of getting urgent data, by
353putting it into the stream.
354
355Since BSD emulation of OOB data on top of TCP's urgent data can have
356security implications, AnyEvent::Handle sets this flag automatically
357unless explicitly specified. Note that setting this flag after
358establishing a connection I<may> be a bit too late (data loss could
359already have occured on BSD systems), but at least it will protect you
360from most attacks.
361
159=item read_size => <bytes> 362=item read_size => <bytes>
160 363
161The default read block size (the amount of bytes this module will try to read 364The initial read block size, the number of bytes this module will try to
162during each (loop iteration). Default: C<8192>. 365read during each loop iteration. Each handle object will consume at least
366this amount of memory for the read buffer as well, so when handling many
367connections requirements). See also C<max_read_size>. Default: C<2048>.
368
369=item max_read_size => <bytes>
370
371The maximum read buffer size used by the dynamic adjustment
372algorithm: Each time AnyEvent::Handle can read C<read_size> bytes in
373one go it will double C<read_size> up to the maximum given by this
374option. Default: C<131072> or C<read_size>, whichever is higher.
163 375
164=item low_water_mark => <bytes> 376=item low_water_mark => <bytes>
165 377
166Sets the amount of bytes (default: C<0>) that make up an "empty" write 378Sets the number of bytes (default: C<0>) that make up an "empty" write
167buffer: If the write reaches this size or gets even samller it is 379buffer: If the buffer reaches this size or gets even samller it is
168considered empty. 380considered empty.
169 381
382Sometimes it can be beneficial (for performance reasons) to add data to
383the write buffer before it is fully drained, but this is a rare case, as
384the operating system kernel usually buffers data as well, so the default
385is good in almost all cases.
386
387=item linger => <seconds>
388
389If this is non-zero (default: C<3600>), the destructor of the
390AnyEvent::Handle object will check whether there is still outstanding
391write data and will install a watcher that will write this data to the
392socket. No errors will be reported (this mostly matches how the operating
393system treats outstanding data at socket close time).
394
395This will not work for partial TLS data that could not be encoded
396yet. This data will be lost. Calling the C<stoptls> method in time might
397help.
398
399=item peername => $string
400
401A string used to identify the remote site - usually the DNS hostname
402(I<not> IDN!) used to create the connection, rarely the IP address.
403
404Apart from being useful in error messages, this string is also used in TLS
405peername verification (see C<verify_peername> in L<AnyEvent::TLS>). This
406verification will be skipped when C<peername> is not specified or is
407C<undef>.
408
170=item tls => "accept" | "connect" | Net::SSLeay::SSL object 409=item tls => "accept" | "connect" | Net::SSLeay::SSL object
171 410
172When this parameter is given, it enables TLS (SSL) mode, that means it 411When this parameter is given, it enables TLS (SSL) mode, that means
173will start making tls handshake and will transparently encrypt/decrypt 412AnyEvent will start a TLS handshake as soon as the connection has been
174data. 413established and will transparently encrypt/decrypt data afterwards.
414
415All TLS protocol errors will be signalled as C<EPROTO>, with an
416appropriate error message.
175 417
176TLS mode requires Net::SSLeay to be installed (it will be loaded 418TLS mode requires Net::SSLeay to be installed (it will be loaded
177automatically when you try to create a TLS handle). 419automatically when you try to create a TLS handle): this module doesn't
420have a dependency on that module, so if your module requires it, you have
421to add the dependency yourself.
178 422
179For the TLS server side, use C<accept>, and for the TLS client side of a 423Unlike TCP, TLS has a server and client side: for the TLS server side, use
180connection, use C<connect> mode. 424C<accept>, and for the TLS client side of a connection, use C<connect>
425mode.
181 426
182You can also provide your own TLS connection object, but you have 427You can also provide your own TLS connection object, but you have
183to make sure that you call either C<Net::SSLeay::set_connect_state> 428to make sure that you call either C<Net::SSLeay::set_connect_state>
184or C<Net::SSLeay::set_accept_state> on it before you pass it to 429or C<Net::SSLeay::set_accept_state> on it before you pass it to
185AnyEvent::Handle. 430AnyEvent::Handle. Also, this module will take ownership of this connection
431object.
186 432
433At some future point, AnyEvent::Handle might switch to another TLS
434implementation, then the option to use your own session object will go
435away.
436
437B<IMPORTANT:> since Net::SSLeay "objects" are really only integers,
438passing in the wrong integer will lead to certain crash. This most often
439happens when one uses a stylish C<< tls => 1 >> and is surprised about the
440segmentation fault.
441
187See the C<starttls> method if you need to start TLs negotiation later. 442Use the C<< ->starttls >> method if you need to start TLS negotiation later.
188 443
189=item tls_ctx => $ssl_ctx 444=item tls_ctx => $anyevent_tls
190 445
191Use the given Net::SSLeay::CTX object to create the new TLS connection 446Use the given C<AnyEvent::TLS> object to create the new TLS connection
192(unless a connection object was specified directly). If this parameter is 447(unless a connection object was specified directly). If this
193missing, then AnyEvent::Handle will use C<AnyEvent::Handle::TLS_CTX>. 448parameter is missing (or C<undef>), then AnyEvent::Handle will use
449C<AnyEvent::Handle::TLS_CTX>.
450
451Instead of an object, you can also specify a hash reference with C<< key
452=> value >> pairs. Those will be passed to L<AnyEvent::TLS> to create a
453new TLS context object.
454
455=item on_starttls => $cb->($handle, $success[, $error_message])
456
457This callback will be invoked when the TLS/SSL handshake has finished. If
458C<$success> is true, then the TLS handshake succeeded, otherwise it failed
459(C<on_stoptls> will not be called in this case).
460
461The session in C<< $handle->{tls} >> can still be examined in this
462callback, even when the handshake was not successful.
463
464TLS handshake failures will not cause C<on_error> to be invoked when this
465callback is in effect, instead, the error message will be passed to C<on_starttls>.
466
467Without this callback, handshake failures lead to C<on_error> being
468called as usual.
469
470Note that you cannot just call C<starttls> again in this callback. If you
471need to do that, start an zero-second timer instead whose callback can
472then call C<< ->starttls >> again.
473
474=item on_stoptls => $cb->($handle)
475
476When a SSLv3/TLS shutdown/close notify/EOF is detected and this callback is
477set, then it will be invoked after freeing the TLS session. If it is not,
478then a TLS shutdown condition will be treated like a normal EOF condition
479on the handle.
480
481The session in C<< $handle->{tls} >> can still be examined in this
482callback.
483
484This callback will only be called on TLS shutdowns, not when the
485underlying handle signals EOF.
194 486
195=item json => JSON or JSON::XS object 487=item json => JSON or JSON::XS object
196 488
197This is the json coder object used by the C<json> read and write types. 489This is the json coder object used by the C<json> read and write types.
198 490
199If you don't supply it, then AnyEvent::Handle will create and use a 491If you don't supply it, then AnyEvent::Handle will create and use a
200suitable one, which will write and expect UTF-8 encoded JSON texts. 492suitable one (on demand), which will write and expect UTF-8 encoded JSON
493texts.
201 494
202Note that you are responsible to depend on the JSON module if you want to 495Note that you are responsible to depend on the JSON module if you want to
203use this functionality, as AnyEvent does not have a dependency itself. 496use this functionality, as AnyEvent does not have a dependency itself.
204 497
205=item filter_r => $cb
206
207=item filter_w => $cb
208
209These exist, but are undocumented at this time.
210
211=back 498=back
212 499
213=cut 500=cut
214 501
215sub new { 502sub new {
216 my $class = shift; 503 my $class = shift;
217
218 my $self = bless { @_ }, $class; 504 my $self = bless { @_ }, $class;
219 505
220 $self->{fh} or Carp::croak "mandatory argument fh is missing"; 506 if ($self->{fh}) {
507 $self->_start;
508 return unless $self->{fh}; # could be gone by now
509
510 } elsif ($self->{connect}) {
511 require AnyEvent::Socket;
512
513 $self->{peername} = $self->{connect}[0]
514 unless exists $self->{peername};
515
516 $self->{_skip_drain_rbuf} = 1;
517
518 {
519 Scalar::Util::weaken (my $self = $self);
520
521 $self->{_connect} =
522 AnyEvent::Socket::tcp_connect (
523 $self->{connect}[0],
524 $self->{connect}[1],
525 sub {
526 my ($fh, $host, $port, $retry) = @_;
527
528 delete $self->{_connect}; # no longer needed
529
530 if ($fh) {
531 $self->{fh} = $fh;
532
533 delete $self->{_skip_drain_rbuf};
534 $self->_start;
535
536 $self->{on_connect}
537 and $self->{on_connect}($self, $host, $port, sub {
538 delete @$self{qw(fh _tw _rtw _wtw _ww _rw _eof _queue rbuf _wbuf tls _tls_rbuf _tls_wbuf)};
539 $self->{_skip_drain_rbuf} = 1;
540 &$retry;
541 });
542
543 } else {
544 if ($self->{on_connect_error}) {
545 $self->{on_connect_error}($self, "$!");
546 $self->destroy if $self;
547 } else {
548 $self->_error ($!, 1);
549 }
550 }
551 },
552 sub {
553 local $self->{fh} = $_[0];
554
555 $self->{on_prepare}
556 ? $self->{on_prepare}->($self)
557 : ()
558 }
559 );
560 }
561
562 } else {
563 Carp::croak "AnyEvent::Handle: either an existing fh or the connect parameter must be specified";
564 }
565
566 $self
567}
568
569sub _start {
570 my ($self) = @_;
571
572 # too many clueless people try to use udp and similar sockets
573 # with AnyEvent::Handle, do them a favour.
574 my $type = getsockopt $self->{fh}, Socket::SOL_SOCKET (), Socket::SO_TYPE ();
575 Carp::croak "AnyEvent::Handle: only stream sockets supported, anything else will NOT work!"
576 if Socket::SOCK_STREAM () != (unpack "I", $type) && defined $type;
221 577
222 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking $self->{fh}, 1; 578 AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking $self->{fh}, 1;
223 579
224 if ($self->{tls}) { 580 $self->{_activity} =
225 require Net::SSLeay; 581 $self->{_ractivity} =
582 $self->{_wactivity} = AE::now;
583
584 $self->{read_size} ||= 2048;
585 $self->{max_read_size} = $self->{read_size}
586 if $self->{read_size} > ($self->{max_read_size} || MAX_READ_SIZE);
587
588 $self->timeout (delete $self->{timeout} ) if $self->{timeout};
589 $self->rtimeout (delete $self->{rtimeout} ) if $self->{rtimeout};
590 $self->wtimeout (delete $self->{wtimeout} ) if $self->{wtimeout};
591
592 $self->no_delay (delete $self->{no_delay} ) if exists $self->{no_delay} && $self->{no_delay};
593 $self->keepalive (delete $self->{keepalive}) if exists $self->{keepalive} && $self->{keepalive};
594
595 $self->oobinline (exists $self->{oobinline} ? delete $self->{oobinline} : 1);
596
226 $self->starttls (delete $self->{tls}, delete $self->{tls_ctx}); 597 $self->starttls (delete $self->{tls}, delete $self->{tls_ctx})
227 } 598 if $self->{tls};
228 599
229 $self->{_activity} = AnyEvent->now;
230 $self->_timeout;
231
232 $self->on_drain (delete $self->{on_drain}) if $self->{on_drain}; 600 $self->on_drain (delete $self->{on_drain} ) if $self->{on_drain};
233 $self->on_read (delete $self->{on_read} ) if $self->{on_read};
234 601
235 $self 602 $self->start_read
236} 603 if $self->{on_read} || @{ $self->{_queue} };
237 604
238sub _shutdown { 605 $self->_drain_wbuf;
239 my ($self) = @_;
240
241 delete $self->{_tw};
242 delete $self->{_rw};
243 delete $self->{_ww};
244 delete $self->{fh};
245
246 $self->stoptls;
247} 606}
248 607
249sub _error { 608sub _error {
250 my ($self, $errno, $fatal) = @_; 609 my ($self, $errno, $fatal, $message) = @_;
251
252 $self->_shutdown
253 if $fatal;
254 610
255 $! = $errno; 611 $! = $errno;
612 $message ||= "$!";
256 613
257 if ($self->{on_error}) { 614 if ($self->{on_error}) {
258 $self->{on_error}($self, $fatal); 615 $self->{on_error}($self, $fatal, $message);
259 } else { 616 $self->destroy if $fatal;
617 } elsif ($self->{fh} || $self->{connect}) {
618 $self->destroy;
260 Carp::croak "AnyEvent::Handle uncaught error: $!"; 619 Carp::croak "AnyEvent::Handle uncaught error: $message";
261 } 620 }
262} 621}
263 622
264=item $fh = $handle->fh 623=item $fh = $handle->fh
265 624
266This method returns the file handle of the L<AnyEvent::Handle> object. 625This method returns the file handle used to create the L<AnyEvent::Handle> object.
267 626
268=cut 627=cut
269 628
270sub fh { $_[0]{fh} } 629sub fh { $_[0]{fh} }
271 630
289 $_[0]{on_eof} = $_[1]; 648 $_[0]{on_eof} = $_[1];
290} 649}
291 650
292=item $handle->on_timeout ($cb) 651=item $handle->on_timeout ($cb)
293 652
294Replace the current C<on_timeout> callback, or disables the callback 653=item $handle->on_rtimeout ($cb)
295(but not the timeout) if C<$cb> = C<undef>. See C<timeout> constructor
296argument.
297 654
298=cut 655=item $handle->on_wtimeout ($cb)
299 656
657Replace the current C<on_timeout>, C<on_rtimeout> or C<on_wtimeout>
658callback, or disables the callback (but not the timeout) if C<$cb> =
659C<undef>. See the C<timeout> constructor argument and method.
660
661=cut
662
663# see below
664
665=item $handle->autocork ($boolean)
666
667Enables or disables the current autocork behaviour (see C<autocork>
668constructor argument). Changes will only take effect on the next write.
669
670=cut
671
672sub autocork {
673 $_[0]{autocork} = $_[1];
674}
675
676=item $handle->no_delay ($boolean)
677
678Enables or disables the C<no_delay> setting (see constructor argument of
679the same name for details).
680
681=cut
682
683sub no_delay {
684 $_[0]{no_delay} = $_[1];
685
686 setsockopt $_[0]{fh}, Socket::IPPROTO_TCP (), Socket::TCP_NODELAY (), int $_[1]
687 if $_[0]{fh};
688}
689
690=item $handle->keepalive ($boolean)
691
692Enables or disables the C<keepalive> setting (see constructor argument of
693the same name for details).
694
695=cut
696
697sub keepalive {
698 $_[0]{keepalive} = $_[1];
699
700 eval {
701 local $SIG{__DIE__};
702 setsockopt $_[0]{fh}, Socket::SOL_SOCKET (), Socket::SO_KEEPALIVE (), int $_[1]
703 if $_[0]{fh};
704 };
705}
706
707=item $handle->oobinline ($boolean)
708
709Enables or disables the C<oobinline> setting (see constructor argument of
710the same name for details).
711
712=cut
713
714sub oobinline {
715 $_[0]{oobinline} = $_[1];
716
717 eval {
718 local $SIG{__DIE__};
719 setsockopt $_[0]{fh}, Socket::SOL_SOCKET (), Socket::SO_OOBINLINE (), int $_[1]
720 if $_[0]{fh};
721 };
722}
723
724=item $handle->keepalive ($boolean)
725
726Enables or disables the C<keepalive> setting (see constructor argument of
727the same name for details).
728
729=cut
730
731sub keepalive {
732 $_[0]{keepalive} = $_[1];
733
734 eval {
735 local $SIG{__DIE__};
736 setsockopt $_[0]{fh}, Socket::SOL_SOCKET (), Socket::SO_KEEPALIVE (), int $_[1]
737 if $_[0]{fh};
738 };
739}
740
741=item $handle->on_starttls ($cb)
742
743Replace the current C<on_starttls> callback (see the C<on_starttls> constructor argument).
744
745=cut
746
747sub on_starttls {
748 $_[0]{on_starttls} = $_[1];
749}
750
751=item $handle->on_stoptls ($cb)
752
753Replace the current C<on_stoptls> callback (see the C<on_stoptls> constructor argument).
754
755=cut
756
300sub on_timeout { 757sub on_stoptls {
301 $_[0]{on_timeout} = $_[1]; 758 $_[0]{on_stoptls} = $_[1];
759}
760
761=item $handle->rbuf_max ($max_octets)
762
763Configures the C<rbuf_max> setting (C<undef> disables it).
764
765=item $handle->wbuf_max ($max_octets)
766
767Configures the C<wbuf_max> setting (C<undef> disables it).
768
769=cut
770
771sub rbuf_max {
772 $_[0]{rbuf_max} = $_[1];
773}
774
775sub wbuf_max {
776 $_[0]{wbuf_max} = $_[1];
302} 777}
303 778
304############################################################################# 779#############################################################################
305 780
306=item $handle->timeout ($seconds) 781=item $handle->timeout ($seconds)
307 782
783=item $handle->rtimeout ($seconds)
784
785=item $handle->wtimeout ($seconds)
786
308Configures (or disables) the inactivity timeout. 787Configures (or disables) the inactivity timeout.
309 788
310=cut 789The timeout will be checked instantly, so this method might destroy the
790handle before it returns.
311 791
312sub timeout { 792=item $handle->timeout_reset
793
794=item $handle->rtimeout_reset
795
796=item $handle->wtimeout_reset
797
798Reset the activity timeout, as if data was received or sent.
799
800These methods are cheap to call.
801
802=cut
803
804for my $dir ("", "r", "w") {
805 my $timeout = "${dir}timeout";
806 my $tw = "_${dir}tw";
807 my $on_timeout = "on_${dir}timeout";
808 my $activity = "_${dir}activity";
809 my $cb;
810
811 *$on_timeout = sub {
812 $_[0]{$on_timeout} = $_[1];
813 };
814
815 *$timeout = sub {
313 my ($self, $timeout) = @_; 816 my ($self, $new_value) = @_;
314 817
818 $new_value >= 0
819 or Carp::croak "AnyEvent::Handle->$timeout called with negative timeout ($new_value), caught";
820
315 $self->{timeout} = $timeout; 821 $self->{$timeout} = $new_value;
316 $self->_timeout; 822 delete $self->{$tw}; &$cb;
317} 823 };
318 824
825 *{"${dir}timeout_reset"} = sub {
826 $_[0]{$activity} = AE::now;
827 };
828
829 # main workhorse:
319# reset the timeout watcher, as neccessary 830 # reset the timeout watcher, as neccessary
320# also check for time-outs 831 # also check for time-outs
321sub _timeout { 832 $cb = sub {
322 my ($self) = @_; 833 my ($self) = @_;
323 834
324 if ($self->{timeout}) { 835 if ($self->{$timeout} && $self->{fh}) {
325 my $NOW = AnyEvent->now; 836 my $NOW = AE::now;
326 837
327 # when would the timeout trigger? 838 # when would the timeout trigger?
328 my $after = $self->{_activity} + $self->{timeout} - $NOW; 839 my $after = $self->{$activity} + $self->{$timeout} - $NOW;
329 840
330 # now or in the past already? 841 # now or in the past already?
331 if ($after <= 0) { 842 if ($after <= 0) {
332 $self->{_activity} = $NOW; 843 $self->{$activity} = $NOW;
333 844
334 if ($self->{on_timeout}) { 845 if ($self->{$on_timeout}) {
335 $self->{on_timeout}($self); 846 $self->{$on_timeout}($self);
336 } else { 847 } else {
337 $self->_error (&Errno::ETIMEDOUT); 848 $self->_error (Errno::ETIMEDOUT);
849 }
850
851 # callback could have changed timeout value, optimise
852 return unless $self->{$timeout};
853
854 # calculate new after
855 $after = $self->{$timeout};
338 } 856 }
339 857
340 # callback could have changed timeout value, optimise 858 Scalar::Util::weaken $self;
341 return unless $self->{timeout}; 859 return unless $self; # ->error could have destroyed $self
342 860
343 # calculate new after 861 $self->{$tw} ||= AE::timer $after, 0, sub {
344 $after = $self->{timeout}; 862 delete $self->{$tw};
863 $cb->($self);
864 };
865 } else {
866 delete $self->{$tw};
345 } 867 }
346
347 Scalar::Util::weaken $self;
348 return unless $self; # ->error could have destroyed $self
349
350 $self->{_tw} ||= AnyEvent->timer (after => $after, cb => sub {
351 delete $self->{_tw};
352 $self->_timeout;
353 });
354 } else {
355 delete $self->{_tw};
356 } 868 }
357} 869}
358 870
359############################################################################# 871#############################################################################
360 872
376=item $handle->on_drain ($cb) 888=item $handle->on_drain ($cb)
377 889
378Sets the C<on_drain> callback or clears it (see the description of 890Sets the C<on_drain> callback or clears it (see the description of
379C<on_drain> in the constructor). 891C<on_drain> in the constructor).
380 892
893This method may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
894destroyed after it returns).
895
381=cut 896=cut
382 897
383sub on_drain { 898sub on_drain {
384 my ($self, $cb) = @_; 899 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
385 900
386 $self->{on_drain} = $cb; 901 $self->{on_drain} = $cb;
387 902
388 $cb->($self) 903 $cb->($self)
389 if $cb && $self->{low_water_mark} >= length $self->{wbuf}; 904 if $cb && $self->{low_water_mark} >= (length $self->{wbuf}) + (length $self->{_tls_wbuf});
390} 905}
391 906
392=item $handle->push_write ($data) 907=item $handle->push_write ($data)
393 908
394Queues the given scalar to be written. You can push as much data as you 909Queues the given scalar to be written. You can push as much data as
395want (only limited by the available memory), as C<AnyEvent::Handle> 910you want (only limited by the available memory and C<wbuf_max>), as
396buffers it independently of the kernel. 911C<AnyEvent::Handle> buffers it independently of the kernel.
912
913This method may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
914destroyed after it returns).
397 915
398=cut 916=cut
399 917
400sub _drain_wbuf { 918sub _drain_wbuf {
401 my ($self) = @_; 919 my ($self) = @_;
405 Scalar::Util::weaken $self; 923 Scalar::Util::weaken $self;
406 924
407 my $cb = sub { 925 my $cb = sub {
408 my $len = syswrite $self->{fh}, $self->{wbuf}; 926 my $len = syswrite $self->{fh}, $self->{wbuf};
409 927
410 if ($len >= 0) { 928 if (defined $len) {
411 substr $self->{wbuf}, 0, $len, ""; 929 substr $self->{wbuf}, 0, $len, "";
412 930
413 $self->{_activity} = AnyEvent->now; 931 $self->{_activity} = $self->{_wactivity} = AE::now;
414 932
415 $self->{on_drain}($self) 933 $self->{on_drain}($self)
416 if $self->{low_water_mark} >= length $self->{wbuf} 934 if $self->{low_water_mark} >= (length $self->{wbuf}) + (length $self->{_tls_wbuf})
417 && $self->{on_drain}; 935 && $self->{on_drain};
418 936
419 delete $self->{_ww} unless length $self->{wbuf}; 937 delete $self->{_ww} unless length $self->{wbuf};
420 } elsif ($! != EAGAIN && $! != EINTR && $! != WSAEWOULDBLOCK) { 938 } elsif ($! != EAGAIN && $! != EINTR && $! != WSAEWOULDBLOCK) {
421 $self->_error ($!, 1); 939 $self->_error ($!, 1);
422 } 940 }
423 }; 941 };
424 942
425 # try to write data immediately 943 # try to write data immediately
426 $cb->(); 944 $cb->() unless $self->{autocork};
427 945
428 # if still data left in wbuf, we need to poll 946 # if still data left in wbuf, we need to poll
429 $self->{_ww} = AnyEvent->io (fh => $self->{fh}, poll => "w", cb => $cb) 947 $self->{_ww} = AE::io $self->{fh}, 1, $cb
430 if length $self->{wbuf}; 948 if length $self->{wbuf};
949
950 if (
951 defined $self->{wbuf_max}
952 && $self->{wbuf_max} < length $self->{wbuf}
953 ) {
954 $self->_error (Errno::ENOSPC, 1), return;
955 }
431 }; 956 };
432} 957}
433 958
434our %WH; 959our %WH;
435 960
961# deprecated
436sub register_write_type($$) { 962sub register_write_type($$) {
437 $WH{$_[0]} = $_[1]; 963 $WH{$_[0]} = $_[1];
438} 964}
439 965
440sub push_write { 966sub push_write {
441 my $self = shift; 967 my $self = shift;
442 968
443 if (@_ > 1) { 969 if (@_ > 1) {
444 my $type = shift; 970 my $type = shift;
445 971
972 @_ = ($WH{$type} ||= _load_func "$type\::anyevent_write_type"
446 @_ = ($WH{$type} or Carp::croak "unsupported type passed to AnyEvent::Handle::push_write") 973 or Carp::croak "unsupported/unloadable type '$type' passed to AnyEvent::Handle::push_write")
447 ->($self, @_); 974 ->($self, @_);
448 } 975 }
449 976
977 # we downgrade here to avoid hard-to-track-down bugs,
978 # and diagnose the problem earlier and better.
979
450 if ($self->{filter_w}) { 980 if ($self->{tls}) {
451 $self->{filter_w}($self, \$_[0]); 981 utf8::downgrade $self->{_tls_wbuf} .= $_[0];
982 &_dotls ($self) if $self->{fh};
452 } else { 983 } else {
453 $self->{wbuf} .= $_[0]; 984 utf8::downgrade $self->{wbuf} .= $_[0];
454 $self->_drain_wbuf; 985 $self->_drain_wbuf if $self->{fh};
455 } 986 }
456} 987}
457 988
458=item $handle->push_write (type => @args) 989=item $handle->push_write (type => @args)
459 990
460Instead of formatting your data yourself, you can also let this module do 991Instead of formatting your data yourself, you can also let this module
461the job by specifying a type and type-specific arguments. 992do the job by specifying a type and type-specific arguments. You
993can also specify the (fully qualified) name of a package, in which
994case AnyEvent tries to load the package and then expects to find the
995C<anyevent_write_type> function inside (see "custom write types", below).
462 996
463Predefined types are (if you have ideas for additional types, feel free to 997Predefined types are (if you have ideas for additional types, feel free to
464drop by and tell us): 998drop by and tell us):
465 999
466=over 4 1000=over 4
473=cut 1007=cut
474 1008
475register_write_type netstring => sub { 1009register_write_type netstring => sub {
476 my ($self, $string) = @_; 1010 my ($self, $string) = @_;
477 1011
478 sprintf "%d:%s,", (length $string), $string 1012 (length $string) . ":$string,"
1013};
1014
1015=item packstring => $format, $data
1016
1017An octet string prefixed with an encoded length. The encoding C<$format>
1018uses the same format as a Perl C<pack> format, but must specify a single
1019integer only (only one of C<cCsSlLqQiInNvVjJw> is allowed, plus an
1020optional C<!>, C<< < >> or C<< > >> modifier).
1021
1022=cut
1023
1024register_write_type packstring => sub {
1025 my ($self, $format, $string) = @_;
1026
1027 pack "$format/a*", $string
479}; 1028};
480 1029
481=item json => $array_or_hashref 1030=item json => $array_or_hashref
482 1031
483Encodes the given hash or array reference into a JSON object. Unless you 1032Encodes the given hash or array reference into a JSON object. Unless you
508Other languages could read single lines terminated by a newline and pass 1057Other languages could read single lines terminated by a newline and pass
509this line into their JSON decoder of choice. 1058this line into their JSON decoder of choice.
510 1059
511=cut 1060=cut
512 1061
1062sub json_coder() {
1063 eval { require JSON::XS; JSON::XS->new->utf8 }
1064 || do { require JSON; JSON->new->utf8 }
1065}
1066
513register_write_type json => sub { 1067register_write_type json => sub {
514 my ($self, $ref) = @_; 1068 my ($self, $ref) = @_;
515 1069
516 require JSON; 1070 my $json = $self->{json} ||= json_coder;
517 1071
518 $self->{json} ? $self->{json}->encode ($ref) 1072 $json->encode ($ref)
519 : JSON::encode_json ($ref)
520}; 1073};
521 1074
1075=item storable => $reference
1076
1077Freezes the given reference using L<Storable> and writes it to the
1078handle. Uses the C<nfreeze> format.
1079
1080=cut
1081
1082register_write_type storable => sub {
1083 my ($self, $ref) = @_;
1084
1085 require Storable;
1086
1087 pack "w/a*", Storable::nfreeze ($ref)
1088};
1089
522=back 1090=back
523 1091
524=item AnyEvent::Handle::register_write_type type => $coderef->($handle, @args) 1092=item $handle->push_shutdown
525 1093
526This function (not method) lets you add your own types to C<push_write>. 1094Sometimes you know you want to close the socket after writing your data
1095before it was actually written. One way to do that is to replace your
1096C<on_drain> handler by a callback that shuts down the socket (and set
1097C<low_water_mark> to C<0>). This method is a shorthand for just that, and
1098replaces the C<on_drain> callback with:
1099
1100 sub { shutdown $_[0]{fh}, 1 }
1101
1102This simply shuts down the write side and signals an EOF condition to the
1103the peer.
1104
1105You can rely on the normal read queue and C<on_eof> handling
1106afterwards. This is the cleanest way to close a connection.
1107
1108This method may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
1109destroyed after it returns).
1110
1111=cut
1112
1113sub push_shutdown {
1114 my ($self) = @_;
1115
1116 delete $self->{low_water_mark};
1117 $self->on_drain (sub { shutdown $_[0]{fh}, 1 });
1118}
1119
1120=item custom write types - Package::anyevent_write_type $handle, @args
1121
1122Instead of one of the predefined types, you can also specify the name of
1123a package. AnyEvent will try to load the package and then expects to find
1124a function named C<anyevent_write_type> inside. If it isn't found, it
1125progressively tries to load the parent package until it either finds the
1126function (good) or runs out of packages (bad).
1127
527Whenever the given C<type> is used, C<push_write> will invoke the code 1128Whenever the given C<type> is used, C<push_write> will the function with
528reference with the handle object and the remaining arguments. 1129the handle object and the remaining arguments.
529 1130
530The code reference is supposed to return a single octet string that will 1131The function is supposed to return a single octet string that will be
531be appended to the write buffer. 1132appended to the write buffer, so you cna mentally treat this function as a
1133"arguments to on-the-wire-format" converter.
532 1134
533Note that this is a function, and all types registered this way will be 1135Example: implement a custom write type C<join> that joins the remaining
534global, so try to use unique names. 1136arguments using the first one.
1137
1138 $handle->push_write (My::Type => " ", 1,2,3);
1139
1140 # uses the following package, which can be defined in the "My::Type" or in
1141 # the "My" modules to be auto-loaded, or just about anywhere when the
1142 # My::Type::anyevent_write_type is defined before invoking it.
1143
1144 package My::Type;
1145
1146 sub anyevent_write_type {
1147 my ($handle, $delim, @args) = @_;
1148
1149 join $delim, @args
1150 }
535 1151
536=cut 1152=cut
537 1153
538############################################################################# 1154#############################################################################
539 1155
548ways, the "simple" way, using only C<on_read> and the "complex" way, using 1164ways, the "simple" way, using only C<on_read> and the "complex" way, using
549a queue. 1165a queue.
550 1166
551In the simple case, you just install an C<on_read> callback and whenever 1167In the simple case, you just install an C<on_read> callback and whenever
552new data arrives, it will be called. You can then remove some data (if 1168new data arrives, it will be called. You can then remove some data (if
553enough is there) from the read buffer (C<< $handle->rbuf >>) if you want 1169enough is there) from the read buffer (C<< $handle->rbuf >>). Or you can
554or not. 1170leave the data there if you want to accumulate more (e.g. when only a
1171partial message has been received so far), or change the read queue with
1172e.g. C<push_read>.
555 1173
556In the more complex case, you want to queue multiple callbacks. In this 1174In the more complex case, you want to queue multiple callbacks. In this
557case, AnyEvent::Handle will call the first queued callback each time new 1175case, AnyEvent::Handle will call the first queued callback each time new
558data arrives and removes it when it has done its job (see C<push_read>, 1176data arrives (also the first time it is queued) and remove it when it has
559below). 1177done its job (see C<push_read>, below).
560 1178
561This way you can, for example, push three line-reads, followed by reading 1179This way you can, for example, push three line-reads, followed by reading
562a chunk of data, and AnyEvent::Handle will execute them in order. 1180a chunk of data, and AnyEvent::Handle will execute them in order.
563 1181
564Example 1: EPP protocol parser. EPP sends 4 byte length info, followed by 1182Example 1: EPP protocol parser. EPP sends 4 byte length info, followed by
577 # handle xml 1195 # handle xml
578 }); 1196 });
579 }); 1197 });
580 }); 1198 });
581 1199
582Example 2: Implement a client for a protocol that replies either with 1200Example 2: Implement a client for a protocol that replies either with "OK"
583"OK" and another line or "ERROR" for one request, and 64 bytes for the 1201and another line or "ERROR" for the first request that is sent, and 64
584second request. Due tot he availability of a full queue, we can just 1202bytes for the second request. Due to the availability of a queue, we can
585pipeline sending both requests and manipulate the queue as necessary in 1203just pipeline sending both requests and manipulate the queue as necessary
586the callbacks: 1204in the callbacks.
587 1205
588 # request one 1206When the first callback is called and sees an "OK" response, it will
1207C<unshift> another line-read. This line-read will be queued I<before> the
120864-byte chunk callback.
1209
1210 # request one, returns either "OK + extra line" or "ERROR"
589 $handle->push_write ("request 1\015\012"); 1211 $handle->push_write ("request 1\015\012");
590 1212
591 # we expect "ERROR" or "OK" as response, so push a line read 1213 # we expect "ERROR" or "OK" as response, so push a line read
592 $handle->push_read (line => sub { 1214 $handle->push_read (line => sub {
593 # if we got an "OK", we have to _prepend_ another line, 1215 # if we got an "OK", we have to _prepend_ another line,
600 ... 1222 ...
601 }); 1223 });
602 } 1224 }
603 }); 1225 });
604 1226
605 # request two 1227 # request two, simply returns 64 octets
606 $handle->push_write ("request 2\015\012"); 1228 $handle->push_write ("request 2\015\012");
607 1229
608 # simply read 64 bytes, always 1230 # simply read 64 bytes, always
609 $handle->push_read (chunk => 64, sub { 1231 $handle->push_read (chunk => 64, sub {
610 my $response = $_[1]; 1232 my $response = $_[1];
616=cut 1238=cut
617 1239
618sub _drain_rbuf { 1240sub _drain_rbuf {
619 my ($self) = @_; 1241 my ($self) = @_;
620 1242
1243 # avoid recursion
1244 return if $self->{_skip_drain_rbuf};
621 local $self->{_in_drain} = 1; 1245 local $self->{_skip_drain_rbuf} = 1;
622
623 if (
624 defined $self->{rbuf_max}
625 && $self->{rbuf_max} < length $self->{rbuf}
626 ) {
627 return $self->_error (&Errno::ENOSPC, 1);
628 }
629 1246
630 while () { 1247 while () {
631 no strict 'refs'; 1248 # we need to use a separate tls read buffer, as we must not receive data while
1249 # we are draining the buffer, and this can only happen with TLS.
1250 $self->{rbuf} .= delete $self->{_tls_rbuf}
1251 if exists $self->{_tls_rbuf};
632 1252
633 my $len = length $self->{rbuf}; 1253 my $len = length $self->{rbuf};
634 1254
635 if (my $cb = shift @{ $self->{_queue} }) { 1255 if (my $cb = shift @{ $self->{_queue} }) {
636 unless ($cb->($self)) { 1256 unless ($cb->($self)) {
1257 # no progress can be made
1258 # (not enough data and no data forthcoming)
1259 $self->_error (Errno::EPIPE, 1), return
637 if ($self->{_eof}) { 1260 if $self->{_eof};
638 # no progress can be made (not enough data and no data forthcoming)
639 return $self->_error (&Errno::EPIPE, 1);
640 }
641 1261
642 unshift @{ $self->{_queue} }, $cb; 1262 unshift @{ $self->{_queue} }, $cb;
643 last; 1263 last;
644 } 1264 }
645 } elsif ($self->{on_read}) { 1265 } elsif ($self->{on_read}) {
1266 last unless $len;
1267
646 $self->{on_read}($self); 1268 $self->{on_read}($self);
647 1269
648 if ( 1270 if (
649 $len == length $self->{rbuf} # if no data has been consumed 1271 $len == length $self->{rbuf} # if no data has been consumed
650 && !@{ $self->{_queue} } # and the queue is still empty 1272 && !@{ $self->{_queue} } # and the queue is still empty
651 && $self->{on_read} # but we still have on_read 1273 && $self->{on_read} # but we still have on_read
652 ) { 1274 ) {
653 # no further data will arrive 1275 # no further data will arrive
654 # so no progress can be made 1276 # so no progress can be made
655 return $self->_error (&Errno::EPIPE, 1) 1277 $self->_error (Errno::EPIPE, 1), return
656 if $self->{_eof}; 1278 if $self->{_eof};
657 1279
658 last; # more data might arrive 1280 last; # more data might arrive
659 } 1281 }
660 } else { 1282 } else {
661 # read side becomes idle 1283 # read side becomes idle
662 delete $self->{_rw}; 1284 delete $self->{_rw} unless $self->{tls};
663 last; 1285 last;
664 } 1286 }
665 } 1287 }
666 1288
1289 if ($self->{_eof}) {
1290 $self->{on_eof}
667 $self->{on_eof}($self) 1291 ? $self->{on_eof}($self)
668 if $self->{_eof} && $self->{on_eof}; 1292 : $self->_error (0, 1, "Unexpected end-of-file");
1293
1294 return;
1295 }
1296
1297 if (
1298 defined $self->{rbuf_max}
1299 && $self->{rbuf_max} < length $self->{rbuf}
1300 ) {
1301 $self->_error (Errno::ENOSPC, 1), return;
1302 }
669 1303
670 # may need to restart read watcher 1304 # may need to restart read watcher
671 unless ($self->{_rw}) { 1305 unless ($self->{_rw}) {
672 $self->start_read 1306 $self->start_read
673 if $self->{on_read} || @{ $self->{_queue} }; 1307 if $self->{on_read} || @{ $self->{_queue} };
678 1312
679This replaces the currently set C<on_read> callback, or clears it (when 1313This replaces the currently set C<on_read> callback, or clears it (when
680the new callback is C<undef>). See the description of C<on_read> in the 1314the new callback is C<undef>). See the description of C<on_read> in the
681constructor. 1315constructor.
682 1316
1317This method may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
1318destroyed after it returns).
1319
683=cut 1320=cut
684 1321
685sub on_read { 1322sub on_read {
686 my ($self, $cb) = @_; 1323 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
687 1324
688 $self->{on_read} = $cb; 1325 $self->{on_read} = $cb;
689 $self->_drain_rbuf if $cb && !$self->{_in_drain}; 1326 $self->_drain_rbuf if $cb;
690} 1327}
691 1328
692=item $handle->rbuf 1329=item $handle->rbuf
693 1330
694Returns the read buffer (as a modifiable lvalue). 1331Returns the read buffer (as a modifiable lvalue). You can also access the
1332read buffer directly as the C<< ->{rbuf} >> member, if you want (this is
1333much faster, and no less clean).
695 1334
696You can access the read buffer directly as the C<< ->{rbuf} >> member, if 1335The only operation allowed on the read buffer (apart from looking at it)
697you want. 1336is removing data from its beginning. Otherwise modifying or appending to
1337it is not allowed and will lead to hard-to-track-down bugs.
698 1338
699NOTE: The read buffer should only be used or modified if the C<on_read>, 1339NOTE: The read buffer should only be used or modified in the C<on_read>
700C<push_read> or C<unshift_read> methods are used. The other read methods 1340callback or when C<push_read> or C<unshift_read> are used with a single
701automatically manage the read buffer. 1341callback (i.e. untyped). Typed C<push_read> and C<unshift_read> methods
1342will manage the read buffer on their own.
702 1343
703=cut 1344=cut
704 1345
705sub rbuf : lvalue { 1346sub rbuf : lvalue {
706 $_[0]{rbuf} 1347 $_[0]{rbuf}
723 1364
724If enough data was available, then the callback must remove all data it is 1365If enough data was available, then the callback must remove all data it is
725interested in (which can be none at all) and return a true value. After returning 1366interested in (which can be none at all) and return a true value. After returning
726true, it will be removed from the queue. 1367true, it will be removed from the queue.
727 1368
1369These methods may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
1370destroyed after it returns).
1371
728=cut 1372=cut
729 1373
730our %RH; 1374our %RH;
731 1375
732sub register_read_type($$) { 1376sub register_read_type($$) {
738 my $cb = pop; 1382 my $cb = pop;
739 1383
740 if (@_) { 1384 if (@_) {
741 my $type = shift; 1385 my $type = shift;
742 1386
1387 $cb = ($RH{$type} ||= _load_func "$type\::anyevent_read_type"
743 $cb = ($RH{$type} or Carp::croak "unsupported type passed to AnyEvent::Handle::push_read") 1388 or Carp::croak "unsupported/unloadable type '$type' passed to AnyEvent::Handle::push_read")
744 ->($self, $cb, @_); 1389 ->($self, $cb, @_);
745 } 1390 }
746 1391
747 push @{ $self->{_queue} }, $cb; 1392 push @{ $self->{_queue} }, $cb;
748 $self->_drain_rbuf unless $self->{_in_drain}; 1393 $self->_drain_rbuf;
749} 1394}
750 1395
751sub unshift_read { 1396sub unshift_read {
752 my $self = shift; 1397 my $self = shift;
753 my $cb = pop; 1398 my $cb = pop;
754 1399
755 if (@_) { 1400 if (@_) {
756 my $type = shift; 1401 my $type = shift;
757 1402
1403 $cb = ($RH{$type} ||= _load_func "$type\::anyevent_read_type"
758 $cb = ($RH{$type} or Carp::croak "unsupported type passed to AnyEvent::Handle::unshift_read") 1404 or Carp::croak "unsupported/unloadable type '$type' passed to AnyEvent::Handle::unshift_read")
759 ->($self, $cb, @_); 1405 ->($self, $cb, @_);
760 } 1406 }
761 1407
762
763 unshift @{ $self->{_queue} }, $cb; 1408 unshift @{ $self->{_queue} }, $cb;
764 $self->_drain_rbuf unless $self->{_in_drain}; 1409 $self->_drain_rbuf;
765} 1410}
766 1411
767=item $handle->push_read (type => @args, $cb) 1412=item $handle->push_read (type => @args, $cb)
768 1413
769=item $handle->unshift_read (type => @args, $cb) 1414=item $handle->unshift_read (type => @args, $cb)
770 1415
771Instead of providing a callback that parses the data itself you can chose 1416Instead of providing a callback that parses the data itself you can chose
772between a number of predefined parsing formats, for chunks of data, lines 1417between a number of predefined parsing formats, for chunks of data, lines
773etc. 1418etc. You can also specify the (fully qualified) name of a package, in
1419which case AnyEvent tries to load the package and then expects to find the
1420C<anyevent_read_type> function inside (see "custom read types", below).
774 1421
775Predefined types are (if you have ideas for additional types, feel free to 1422Predefined types are (if you have ideas for additional types, feel free to
776drop by and tell us): 1423drop by and tell us):
777 1424
778=over 4 1425=over 4
799 $cb->($_[0], substr $_[0]{rbuf}, 0, $len, ""); 1446 $cb->($_[0], substr $_[0]{rbuf}, 0, $len, "");
800 1 1447 1
801 } 1448 }
802}; 1449};
803 1450
804# compatibility with older API
805sub push_read_chunk {
806 $_[0]->push_read (chunk => $_[1], $_[2]);
807}
808
809sub unshift_read_chunk {
810 $_[0]->unshift_read (chunk => $_[1], $_[2]);
811}
812
813=item line => [$eol, ]$cb->($handle, $line, $eol) 1451=item line => [$eol, ]$cb->($handle, $line, $eol)
814 1452
815The callback will be called only once a full line (including the end of 1453The callback will be called only once a full line (including the end of
816line marker, C<$eol>) has been read. This line (excluding the end of line 1454line marker, C<$eol>) has been read. This line (excluding the end of line
817marker) will be passed to the callback as second argument (C<$line>), and 1455marker) will be passed to the callback as second argument (C<$line>), and
832=cut 1470=cut
833 1471
834register_read_type line => sub { 1472register_read_type line => sub {
835 my ($self, $cb, $eol) = @_; 1473 my ($self, $cb, $eol) = @_;
836 1474
837 $eol = qr|(\015?\012)| if @_ < 3; 1475 if (@_ < 3) {
838 $eol = quotemeta $eol unless ref $eol; 1476 # this is more than twice as fast as the generic code below
839 $eol = qr|^(.*?)($eol)|s;
840
841 sub { 1477 sub {
842 $_[0]{rbuf} =~ s/$eol// or return; 1478 $_[0]{rbuf} =~ s/^([^\015\012]*)(\015?\012)// or return;
843 1479
844 $cb->($_[0], $1, $2); 1480 $cb->($_[0], $1, $2);
845 1
846 }
847};
848
849# compatibility with older API
850sub push_read_line {
851 my $self = shift;
852 $self->push_read (line => @_);
853}
854
855sub unshift_read_line {
856 my $self = shift;
857 $self->unshift_read (line => @_);
858}
859
860=item netstring => $cb->($handle, $string)
861
862A netstring (http://cr.yp.to/proto/netstrings.txt, this is not an endorsement).
863
864Throws an error with C<$!> set to EBADMSG on format violations.
865
866=cut
867
868register_read_type netstring => sub {
869 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
870
871 sub {
872 unless ($_[0]{rbuf} =~ s/^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)://) {
873 if ($_[0]{rbuf} =~ /[^0-9]/) {
874 $self->_error (&Errno::EBADMSG);
875 } 1481 1
876 return;
877 } 1482 }
1483 } else {
1484 $eol = quotemeta $eol unless ref $eol;
1485 $eol = qr|^(.*?)($eol)|s;
878 1486
879 my $len = $1; 1487 sub {
1488 $_[0]{rbuf} =~ s/$eol// or return;
880 1489
881 $self->unshift_read (chunk => $len, sub { 1490 $cb->($_[0], $1, $2);
882 my $string = $_[1];
883 $_[0]->unshift_read (chunk => 1, sub {
884 if ($_[1] eq ",") {
885 $cb->($_[0], $string);
886 } else {
887 $self->_error (&Errno::EBADMSG);
888 }
889 }); 1491 1
890 }); 1492 }
891
892 1
893 } 1493 }
894}; 1494};
895 1495
896=item regex => $accept[, $reject[, $skip], $cb->($handle, $data) 1496=item regex => $accept[, $reject[, $skip], $cb->($handle, $data)
897 1497
917the receive buffer when neither C<$accept> nor C<$reject> match, 1517the receive buffer when neither C<$accept> nor C<$reject> match,
918and everything preceding and including the match will be accepted 1518and everything preceding and including the match will be accepted
919unconditionally. This is useful to skip large amounts of data that you 1519unconditionally. This is useful to skip large amounts of data that you
920know cannot be matched, so that the C<$accept> or C<$reject> regex do not 1520know cannot be matched, so that the C<$accept> or C<$reject> regex do not
921have to start matching from the beginning. This is purely an optimisation 1521have to start matching from the beginning. This is purely an optimisation
922and is usually worth only when you expect more than a few kilobytes. 1522and is usually worth it only when you expect more than a few kilobytes.
923 1523
924Example: expect a http header, which ends at C<\015\012\015\012>. Since we 1524Example: expect a http header, which ends at C<\015\012\015\012>. Since we
925expect the header to be very large (it isn't in practise, but...), we use 1525expect the header to be very large (it isn't in practice, but...), we use
926a skip regex to skip initial portions. The skip regex is tricky in that 1526a skip regex to skip initial portions. The skip regex is tricky in that
927it only accepts something not ending in either \015 or \012, as these are 1527it only accepts something not ending in either \015 or \012, as these are
928required for the accept regex. 1528required for the accept regex.
929 1529
930 $handle->push_read (regex => 1530 $handle->push_read (regex =>
949 return 1; 1549 return 1;
950 } 1550 }
951 1551
952 # reject 1552 # reject
953 if ($reject && $$rbuf =~ $reject) { 1553 if ($reject && $$rbuf =~ $reject) {
954 $self->_error (&Errno::EBADMSG); 1554 $self->_error (Errno::EBADMSG);
955 } 1555 }
956 1556
957 # skip 1557 # skip
958 if ($skip && $$rbuf =~ $skip) { 1558 if ($skip && $$rbuf =~ $skip) {
959 $data .= substr $$rbuf, 0, $+[0], ""; 1559 $data .= substr $$rbuf, 0, $+[0], "";
961 1561
962 () 1562 ()
963 } 1563 }
964}; 1564};
965 1565
1566=item netstring => $cb->($handle, $string)
1567
1568A netstring (http://cr.yp.to/proto/netstrings.txt, this is not an endorsement).
1569
1570Throws an error with C<$!> set to EBADMSG on format violations.
1571
1572=cut
1573
1574register_read_type netstring => sub {
1575 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
1576
1577 sub {
1578 unless ($_[0]{rbuf} =~ s/^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)://) {
1579 if ($_[0]{rbuf} =~ /[^0-9]/) {
1580 $self->_error (Errno::EBADMSG);
1581 }
1582 return;
1583 }
1584
1585 my $len = $1;
1586
1587 $self->unshift_read (chunk => $len, sub {
1588 my $string = $_[1];
1589 $_[0]->unshift_read (chunk => 1, sub {
1590 if ($_[1] eq ",") {
1591 $cb->($_[0], $string);
1592 } else {
1593 $self->_error (Errno::EBADMSG);
1594 }
1595 });
1596 });
1597
1598 1
1599 }
1600};
1601
1602=item packstring => $format, $cb->($handle, $string)
1603
1604An octet string prefixed with an encoded length. The encoding C<$format>
1605uses the same format as a Perl C<pack> format, but must specify a single
1606integer only (only one of C<cCsSlLqQiInNvVjJw> is allowed, plus an
1607optional C<!>, C<< < >> or C<< > >> modifier).
1608
1609For example, DNS over TCP uses a prefix of C<n> (2 octet network order),
1610EPP uses a prefix of C<N> (4 octtes).
1611
1612Example: read a block of data prefixed by its length in BER-encoded
1613format (very efficient).
1614
1615 $handle->push_read (packstring => "w", sub {
1616 my ($handle, $data) = @_;
1617 });
1618
1619=cut
1620
1621register_read_type packstring => sub {
1622 my ($self, $cb, $format) = @_;
1623
1624 sub {
1625 # when we can use 5.10 we can use ".", but for 5.8 we use the re-pack method
1626 defined (my $len = eval { unpack $format, $_[0]{rbuf} })
1627 or return;
1628
1629 $format = length pack $format, $len;
1630
1631 # bypass unshift if we already have the remaining chunk
1632 if ($format + $len <= length $_[0]{rbuf}) {
1633 my $data = substr $_[0]{rbuf}, $format, $len;
1634 substr $_[0]{rbuf}, 0, $format + $len, "";
1635 $cb->($_[0], $data);
1636 } else {
1637 # remove prefix
1638 substr $_[0]{rbuf}, 0, $format, "";
1639
1640 # read remaining chunk
1641 $_[0]->unshift_read (chunk => $len, $cb);
1642 }
1643
1644 1
1645 }
1646};
1647
966=item json => $cb->($handle, $hash_or_arrayref) 1648=item json => $cb->($handle, $hash_or_arrayref)
967 1649
968Reads a JSON object or array, decodes it and passes it to the callback. 1650Reads a JSON object or array, decodes it and passes it to the
1651callback. When a parse error occurs, an C<EBADMSG> error will be raised.
969 1652
970If a C<json> object was passed to the constructor, then that will be used 1653If a C<json> object was passed to the constructor, then that will be used
971for the final decode, otherwise it will create a JSON coder expecting UTF-8. 1654for the final decode, otherwise it will create a JSON coder expecting UTF-8.
972 1655
973This read type uses the incremental parser available with JSON version 1656This read type uses the incremental parser available with JSON version
980the C<json> write type description, above, for an actual example. 1663the C<json> write type description, above, for an actual example.
981 1664
982=cut 1665=cut
983 1666
984register_read_type json => sub { 1667register_read_type json => sub {
985 my ($self, $cb, $accept, $reject, $skip) = @_; 1668 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
986 1669
987 require JSON; 1670 my $json = $self->{json} ||= json_coder;
988 1671
989 my $data; 1672 my $data;
990 my $rbuf = \$self->{rbuf}; 1673 my $rbuf = \$self->{rbuf};
991 1674
992 my $json = $self->{json} ||= JSON->new->utf8;
993
994 sub { 1675 sub {
995 my $ref = $json->incr_parse ($self->{rbuf}); 1676 my $ref = eval { $json->incr_parse ($self->{rbuf}) };
996 1677
997 if ($ref) { 1678 if ($ref) {
998 $self->{rbuf} = $json->incr_text; 1679 $self->{rbuf} = $json->incr_text;
999 $json->incr_text = ""; 1680 $json->incr_text = "";
1000 $cb->($self, $ref); 1681 $cb->($self, $ref);
1001 1682
1002 1 1683 1
1684 } elsif ($@) {
1685 # error case
1686 $json->incr_skip;
1687
1688 $self->{rbuf} = $json->incr_text;
1689 $json->incr_text = "";
1690
1691 $self->_error (Errno::EBADMSG);
1692
1693 ()
1003 } else { 1694 } else {
1004 $self->{rbuf} = ""; 1695 $self->{rbuf} = "";
1696
1005 () 1697 ()
1006 } 1698 }
1007 } 1699 }
1008}; 1700};
1009 1701
1702=item storable => $cb->($handle, $ref)
1703
1704Deserialises a L<Storable> frozen representation as written by the
1705C<storable> write type (BER-encoded length prefix followed by nfreeze'd
1706data).
1707
1708Raises C<EBADMSG> error if the data could not be decoded.
1709
1710=cut
1711
1712register_read_type storable => sub {
1713 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
1714
1715 require Storable;
1716
1717 sub {
1718 # when we can use 5.10 we can use ".", but for 5.8 we use the re-pack method
1719 defined (my $len = eval { unpack "w", $_[0]{rbuf} })
1720 or return;
1721
1722 my $format = length pack "w", $len;
1723
1724 # bypass unshift if we already have the remaining chunk
1725 if ($format + $len <= length $_[0]{rbuf}) {
1726 my $data = substr $_[0]{rbuf}, $format, $len;
1727 substr $_[0]{rbuf}, 0, $format + $len, "";
1728 $cb->($_[0], Storable::thaw ($data));
1729 } else {
1730 # remove prefix
1731 substr $_[0]{rbuf}, 0, $format, "";
1732
1733 # read remaining chunk
1734 $_[0]->unshift_read (chunk => $len, sub {
1735 if (my $ref = eval { Storable::thaw ($_[1]) }) {
1736 $cb->($_[0], $ref);
1737 } else {
1738 $self->_error (Errno::EBADMSG);
1739 }
1740 });
1741 }
1742
1743 1
1744 }
1745};
1746
1010=back 1747=back
1011 1748
1012=item AnyEvent::Handle::register_read_type type => $coderef->($handle, $cb, @args) 1749=item custom read types - Package::anyevent_read_type $handle, $cb, @args
1013 1750
1014This function (not method) lets you add your own types to C<push_read>. 1751Instead of one of the predefined types, you can also specify the name
1752of a package. AnyEvent will try to load the package and then expects to
1753find a function named C<anyevent_read_type> inside. If it isn't found, it
1754progressively tries to load the parent package until it either finds the
1755function (good) or runs out of packages (bad).
1015 1756
1016Whenever the given C<type> is used, C<push_read> will invoke the code 1757Whenever this type is used, C<push_read> will invoke the function with the
1017reference with the handle object, the callback and the remaining 1758handle object, the original callback and the remaining arguments.
1018arguments.
1019 1759
1020The code reference is supposed to return a callback (usually a closure) 1760The function is supposed to return a callback (usually a closure) that
1021that works as a plain read callback (see C<< ->push_read ($cb) >>). 1761works as a plain read callback (see C<< ->push_read ($cb) >>), so you can
1762mentally treat the function as a "configurable read type to read callback"
1763converter.
1022 1764
1023It should invoke the passed callback when it is done reading (remember to 1765It should invoke the original callback when it is done reading (remember
1024pass C<$handle> as first argument as all other callbacks do that). 1766to pass C<$handle> as first argument as all other callbacks do that,
1767although there is no strict requirement on this).
1025 1768
1026Note that this is a function, and all types registered this way will be
1027global, so try to use unique names.
1028
1029For examples, see the source of this module (F<perldoc -m AnyEvent::Handle>, 1769For examples, see the source of this module (F<perldoc -m
1030search for C<register_read_type>)). 1770AnyEvent::Handle>, search for C<register_read_type>)).
1031 1771
1032=item $handle->stop_read 1772=item $handle->stop_read
1033 1773
1034=item $handle->start_read 1774=item $handle->start_read
1035 1775
1041Note that AnyEvent::Handle will automatically C<start_read> for you when 1781Note that AnyEvent::Handle will automatically C<start_read> for you when
1042you change the C<on_read> callback or push/unshift a read callback, and it 1782you change the C<on_read> callback or push/unshift a read callback, and it
1043will automatically C<stop_read> for you when neither C<on_read> is set nor 1783will automatically C<stop_read> for you when neither C<on_read> is set nor
1044there are any read requests in the queue. 1784there are any read requests in the queue.
1045 1785
1786In older versions of this module (<= 5.3), these methods had no effect,
1787as TLS does not support half-duplex connections. In current versions they
1788work as expected, as this behaviour is required to avoid certain resource
1789attacks, where the program would be forced to read (and buffer) arbitrary
1790amounts of data before being able to send some data. The drawback is that
1791some readings of the the SSL/TLS specifications basically require this
1792attack to be working, as SSL/TLS implementations might stall sending data
1793during a rehandshake.
1794
1795As a guideline, during the initial handshake, you should not stop reading,
1796and as a client, it might cause problems, depending on your applciation.
1797
1046=cut 1798=cut
1047 1799
1048sub stop_read { 1800sub stop_read {
1049 my ($self) = @_; 1801 my ($self) = @_;
1050 1802
1052} 1804}
1053 1805
1054sub start_read { 1806sub start_read {
1055 my ($self) = @_; 1807 my ($self) = @_;
1056 1808
1057 unless ($self->{_rw} || $self->{_eof}) { 1809 unless ($self->{_rw} || $self->{_eof} || !$self->{fh}) {
1058 Scalar::Util::weaken $self; 1810 Scalar::Util::weaken $self;
1059 1811
1060 $self->{_rw} = AnyEvent->io (fh => $self->{fh}, poll => "r", cb => sub { 1812 $self->{_rw} = AE::io $self->{fh}, 0, sub {
1061 my $rbuf = $self->{filter_r} ? \my $buf : \$self->{rbuf}; 1813 my $rbuf = \($self->{tls} ? my $buf : $self->{rbuf});
1062 my $len = sysread $self->{fh}, $$rbuf, $self->{read_size} || 8192, length $$rbuf; 1814 my $len = sysread $self->{fh}, $$rbuf, $self->{read_size}, length $$rbuf;
1063 1815
1064 if ($len > 0) { 1816 if ($len > 0) {
1065 $self->{_activity} = AnyEvent->now; 1817 $self->{_activity} = $self->{_ractivity} = AE::now;
1066 1818
1067 $self->{filter_r} 1819 if ($self->{tls}) {
1068 ? $self->{filter_r}($self, $rbuf) 1820 Net::SSLeay::BIO_write ($self->{_rbio}, $$rbuf);
1069 : $self->{_in_drain} || $self->_drain_rbuf; 1821
1822 &_dotls ($self);
1823 } else {
1824 $self->_drain_rbuf;
1825 }
1826
1827 if ($len == $self->{read_size}) {
1828 $self->{read_size} *= 2;
1829 $self->{read_size} = $self->{max_read_size} || MAX_READ_SIZE
1830 if $self->{read_size} > ($self->{max_read_size} || MAX_READ_SIZE);
1831 }
1070 1832
1071 } elsif (defined $len) { 1833 } elsif (defined $len) {
1072 delete $self->{_rw}; 1834 delete $self->{_rw};
1073 $self->{_eof} = 1; 1835 $self->{_eof} = 1;
1074 $self->_drain_rbuf unless $self->{_in_drain}; 1836 $self->_drain_rbuf;
1075 1837
1076 } elsif ($! != EAGAIN && $! != EINTR && $! != WSAEWOULDBLOCK) { 1838 } elsif ($! != EAGAIN && $! != EINTR && $! != WSAEWOULDBLOCK) {
1077 return $self->_error ($!, 1); 1839 return $self->_error ($!, 1);
1078 } 1840 }
1079 }); 1841 };
1080 } 1842 }
1081} 1843}
1082 1844
1845our $ERROR_SYSCALL;
1846our $ERROR_WANT_READ;
1847
1848sub _tls_error {
1849 my ($self, $err) = @_;
1850
1851 return $self->_error ($!, 1)
1852 if $err == Net::SSLeay::ERROR_SYSCALL ();
1853
1854 my $err =Net::SSLeay::ERR_error_string (Net::SSLeay::ERR_get_error ());
1855
1856 # reduce error string to look less scary
1857 $err =~ s/^error:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}:[^:]+:([^:]+):/\L$1: /;
1858
1859 if ($self->{_on_starttls}) {
1860 (delete $self->{_on_starttls})->($self, undef, $err);
1861 &_freetls;
1862 } else {
1863 &_freetls;
1864 $self->_error (Errno::EPROTO, 1, $err);
1865 }
1866}
1867
1868# poll the write BIO and send the data if applicable
1869# also decode read data if possible
1870# this is basiclaly our TLS state machine
1871# more efficient implementations are possible with openssl,
1872# but not with the buggy and incomplete Net::SSLeay.
1083sub _dotls { 1873sub _dotls {
1084 my ($self) = @_; 1874 my ($self) = @_;
1085 1875
1086 my $buf; 1876 my $tmp;
1087 1877
1088 if (length $self->{_tls_wbuf}) { 1878 if (length $self->{_tls_wbuf}) {
1089 while ((my $len = Net::SSLeay::write ($self->{tls}, $self->{_tls_wbuf})) > 0) { 1879 while (($tmp = Net::SSLeay::write ($self->{tls}, $self->{_tls_wbuf})) > 0) {
1090 substr $self->{_tls_wbuf}, 0, $len, ""; 1880 substr $self->{_tls_wbuf}, 0, $tmp, "";
1091 } 1881 }
1092 }
1093 1882
1883 $tmp = Net::SSLeay::get_error ($self->{tls}, $tmp);
1884 return $self->_tls_error ($tmp)
1885 if $tmp != $ERROR_WANT_READ
1886 && ($tmp != $ERROR_SYSCALL || $!);
1887 }
1888
1889 while (defined ($tmp = Net::SSLeay::read ($self->{tls}))) {
1890 unless (length $tmp) {
1891 $self->{_on_starttls}
1892 and (delete $self->{_on_starttls})->($self, undef, "EOF during handshake"); # ???
1893 &_freetls;
1894
1895 if ($self->{on_stoptls}) {
1896 $self->{on_stoptls}($self);
1897 return;
1898 } else {
1899 # let's treat SSL-eof as we treat normal EOF
1900 delete $self->{_rw};
1901 $self->{_eof} = 1;
1902 }
1903 }
1904
1905 $self->{_tls_rbuf} .= $tmp;
1906 $self->_drain_rbuf;
1907 $self->{tls} or return; # tls session might have gone away in callback
1908 }
1909
1910 $tmp = Net::SSLeay::get_error ($self->{tls}, -1);
1911 return $self->_tls_error ($tmp)
1912 if $tmp != $ERROR_WANT_READ
1913 && ($tmp != $ERROR_SYSCALL || $!);
1914
1094 if (length ($buf = Net::SSLeay::BIO_read ($self->{_wbio}))) { 1915 while (length ($tmp = Net::SSLeay::BIO_read ($self->{_wbio}))) {
1095 $self->{wbuf} .= $buf; 1916 $self->{wbuf} .= $tmp;
1096 $self->_drain_wbuf; 1917 $self->_drain_wbuf;
1918 $self->{tls} or return; # tls session might have gone away in callback
1097 } 1919 }
1098 1920
1099 while (defined ($buf = Net::SSLeay::read ($self->{tls}))) { 1921 $self->{_on_starttls}
1100 if (length $buf) { 1922 and Net::SSLeay::state ($self->{tls}) == Net::SSLeay::ST_OK ()
1101 $self->{rbuf} .= $buf; 1923 and (delete $self->{_on_starttls})->($self, 1, "TLS/SSL connection established");
1102 $self->_drain_rbuf unless $self->{_in_drain};
1103 } else {
1104 # let's treat SSL-eof as we treat normal EOF
1105 $self->{_eof} = 1;
1106 $self->_shutdown;
1107 return;
1108 }
1109 }
1110
1111 my $err = Net::SSLeay::get_error ($self->{tls}, -1);
1112
1113 if ($err!= Net::SSLeay::ERROR_WANT_READ ()) {
1114 if ($err == Net::SSLeay::ERROR_SYSCALL ()) {
1115 return $self->_error ($!, 1);
1116 } elsif ($err == Net::SSLeay::ERROR_SSL ()) {
1117 return $self->_error (&Errno::EIO, 1);
1118 }
1119
1120 # all others are fine for our purposes
1121 }
1122} 1924}
1123 1925
1124=item $handle->starttls ($tls[, $tls_ctx]) 1926=item $handle->starttls ($tls[, $tls_ctx])
1125 1927
1126Instead of starting TLS negotiation immediately when the AnyEvent::Handle 1928Instead of starting TLS negotiation immediately when the AnyEvent::Handle
1127object is created, you can also do that at a later time by calling 1929object is created, you can also do that at a later time by calling
1128C<starttls>. 1930C<starttls>.
1129 1931
1932Starting TLS is currently an asynchronous operation - when you push some
1933write data and then call C<< ->starttls >> then TLS negotiation will start
1934immediately, after which the queued write data is then sent.
1935
1130The first argument is the same as the C<tls> constructor argument (either 1936The first argument is the same as the C<tls> constructor argument (either
1131C<"connect">, C<"accept"> or an existing Net::SSLeay object). 1937C<"connect">, C<"accept"> or an existing Net::SSLeay object).
1132 1938
1133The second argument is the optional C<Net::SSLeay::CTX> object that is 1939The second argument is the optional C<AnyEvent::TLS> object that is used
1134used when AnyEvent::Handle has to create its own TLS connection object. 1940when AnyEvent::Handle has to create its own TLS connection object, or
1941a hash reference with C<< key => value >> pairs that will be used to
1942construct a new context.
1135 1943
1136The TLS connection object will end up in C<< $handle->{tls} >> after this 1944The TLS connection object will end up in C<< $handle->{tls} >>, the TLS
1137call and can be used or changed to your liking. Note that the handshake 1945context in C<< $handle->{tls_ctx} >> after this call and can be used or
1138might have already started when this function returns. 1946changed to your liking. Note that the handshake might have already started
1947when this function returns.
1139 1948
1949Due to bugs in OpenSSL, it might or might not be possible to do multiple
1950handshakes on the same stream. It is best to not attempt to use the
1951stream after stopping TLS.
1952
1953This method may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
1954destroyed after it returns).
1955
1140=cut 1956=cut
1957
1958our %TLS_CACHE; #TODO not yet documented, should we?
1141 1959
1142sub starttls { 1960sub starttls {
1143 my ($self, $ssl, $ctx) = @_; 1961 my ($self, $tls, $ctx) = @_;
1144 1962
1145 $self->stoptls; 1963 Carp::croak "It is an error to call starttls on an AnyEvent::Handle object while TLS is already active, caught"
1964 if $self->{tls};
1146 1965
1147 if ($ssl eq "accept") { 1966 $self->{tls} = $tls;
1148 $ssl = Net::SSLeay::new ($ctx || TLS_CTX ()); 1967 $self->{tls_ctx} = $ctx if @_ > 2;
1149 Net::SSLeay::set_accept_state ($ssl); 1968
1150 } elsif ($ssl eq "connect") { 1969 return unless $self->{fh};
1151 $ssl = Net::SSLeay::new ($ctx || TLS_CTX ()); 1970
1152 Net::SSLeay::set_connect_state ($ssl); 1971 require Net::SSLeay;
1972
1973 $ERROR_SYSCALL = Net::SSLeay::ERROR_SYSCALL ();
1974 $ERROR_WANT_READ = Net::SSLeay::ERROR_WANT_READ ();
1975
1976 $tls = delete $self->{tls};
1977 $ctx = $self->{tls_ctx};
1978
1979 local $Carp::CarpLevel = 1; # skip ourselves when creating a new context or session
1980
1981 if ("HASH" eq ref $ctx) {
1982 require AnyEvent::TLS;
1983
1984 if ($ctx->{cache}) {
1985 my $key = $ctx+0;
1986 $ctx = $TLS_CACHE{$key} ||= new AnyEvent::TLS %$ctx;
1987 } else {
1988 $ctx = new AnyEvent::TLS %$ctx;
1989 }
1990 }
1153 } 1991
1154 1992 $self->{tls_ctx} = $ctx || TLS_CTX ();
1155 $self->{tls} = $ssl; 1993 $self->{tls} = $tls = $self->{tls_ctx}->_get_session ($tls, $self, $self->{peername});
1156 1994
1157 # basically, this is deep magic (because SSL_read should have the same issues) 1995 # basically, this is deep magic (because SSL_read should have the same issues)
1158 # but the openssl maintainers basically said: "trust us, it just works". 1996 # but the openssl maintainers basically said: "trust us, it just works".
1159 # (unfortunately, we have to hardcode constants because the abysmally misdesigned 1997 # (unfortunately, we have to hardcode constants because the abysmally misdesigned
1160 # and mismaintained ssleay-module doesn't even offer them). 1998 # and mismaintained ssleay-module doesn't even offer them).
1161 # http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg22420.html 1999 # http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg22420.html
2000 #
2001 # in short: this is a mess.
2002 #
2003 # note that we do not try to keep the length constant between writes as we are required to do.
2004 # we assume that most (but not all) of this insanity only applies to non-blocking cases,
2005 # and we drive openssl fully in blocking mode here. Or maybe we don't - openssl seems to
2006 # have identity issues in that area.
1162 Net::SSLeay::CTX_set_mode ($self->{tls}, 2007# Net::SSLeay::CTX_set_mode ($ssl,
1163 (eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; Net::SSLeay::MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE () } || 1) 2008# (eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; Net::SSLeay::MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE () } || 1)
1164 | (eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; Net::SSLeay::MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER () } || 2)); 2009# | (eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; Net::SSLeay::MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER () } || 2));
2010 Net::SSLeay::CTX_set_mode ($tls, 1|2);
1165 2011
1166 $self->{_rbio} = Net::SSLeay::BIO_new (Net::SSLeay::BIO_s_mem ()); 2012 $self->{_rbio} = Net::SSLeay::BIO_new (Net::SSLeay::BIO_s_mem ());
1167 $self->{_wbio} = Net::SSLeay::BIO_new (Net::SSLeay::BIO_s_mem ()); 2013 $self->{_wbio} = Net::SSLeay::BIO_new (Net::SSLeay::BIO_s_mem ());
1168 2014
2015 Net::SSLeay::BIO_write ($self->{_rbio}, delete $self->{rbuf});
2016
1169 Net::SSLeay::set_bio ($ssl, $self->{_rbio}, $self->{_wbio}); 2017 Net::SSLeay::set_bio ($tls, $self->{_rbio}, $self->{_wbio});
1170 2018
1171 $self->{filter_w} = sub { 2019 $self->{_on_starttls} = sub { $_[0]{on_starttls}(@_) }
1172 $_[0]{_tls_wbuf} .= ${$_[1]}; 2020 if $self->{on_starttls};
1173 &_dotls; 2021
1174 }; 2022 &_dotls; # need to trigger the initial handshake
1175 $self->{filter_r} = sub { 2023 $self->start_read; # make sure we actually do read
1176 Net::SSLeay::BIO_write ($_[0]{_rbio}, ${$_[1]});
1177 &_dotls;
1178 };
1179} 2024}
1180 2025
1181=item $handle->stoptls 2026=item $handle->stoptls
1182 2027
1183Destroys the SSL connection, if any. Partial read or write data will be 2028Shuts down the SSL connection - this makes a proper EOF handshake by
1184lost. 2029sending a close notify to the other side, but since OpenSSL doesn't
2030support non-blocking shut downs, it is not guaranteed that you can re-use
2031the stream afterwards.
2032
2033This method may invoke callbacks (and therefore the handle might be
2034destroyed after it returns).
1185 2035
1186=cut 2036=cut
1187 2037
1188sub stoptls { 2038sub stoptls {
1189 my ($self) = @_; 2039 my ($self) = @_;
1190 2040
1191 Net::SSLeay::free (delete $self->{tls}) if $self->{tls}; 2041 if ($self->{tls} && $self->{fh}) {
2042 Net::SSLeay::shutdown ($self->{tls});
1192 2043
1193 delete $self->{_rbio}; 2044 &_dotls;
1194 delete $self->{_wbio}; 2045
1195 delete $self->{_tls_wbuf}; 2046# # we don't give a shit. no, we do, but we can't. no...#d#
1196 delete $self->{filter_r}; 2047# # we, we... have to use openssl :/#d#
1197 delete $self->{filter_w}; 2048# &_freetls;#d#
2049 }
1198} 2050}
2051
2052sub _freetls {
2053 my ($self) = @_;
2054
2055 return unless $self->{tls};
2056
2057 $self->{tls_ctx}->_put_session (delete $self->{tls})
2058 if $self->{tls} > 0;
2059
2060 delete @$self{qw(_rbio _wbio _tls_wbuf _on_starttls)};
2061}
2062
2063=item $handle->resettls
2064
2065This rarely-used method simply resets and TLS state on the handle, usually
2066causing data loss.
2067
2068One case where it may be useful is when you want to skip over the data in
2069the stream but you are not interested in interpreting it, so data loss is
2070no concern.
2071
2072=cut
2073
2074*resettls = \&_freetls;
1199 2075
1200sub DESTROY { 2076sub DESTROY {
1201 my $self = shift; 2077 my ($self) = @_;
1202 2078
1203 $self->stoptls; 2079 &_freetls;
2080
2081 my $linger = exists $self->{linger} ? $self->{linger} : 3600;
2082
2083 if ($linger && length $self->{wbuf} && $self->{fh}) {
2084 my $fh = delete $self->{fh};
2085 my $wbuf = delete $self->{wbuf};
2086
2087 my @linger;
2088
2089 push @linger, AE::io $fh, 1, sub {
2090 my $len = syswrite $fh, $wbuf, length $wbuf;
2091
2092 if ($len > 0) {
2093 substr $wbuf, 0, $len, "";
2094 } elsif (defined $len || ($! != EAGAIN && $! != EINTR && $! != WSAEWOULDBLOCK)) {
2095 @linger = (); # end
2096 }
2097 };
2098 push @linger, AE::timer $linger, 0, sub {
2099 @linger = ();
2100 };
2101 }
1204} 2102}
2103
2104=item $handle->destroy
2105
2106Shuts down the handle object as much as possible - this call ensures that
2107no further callbacks will be invoked and as many resources as possible
2108will be freed. Any method you will call on the handle object after
2109destroying it in this way will be silently ignored (and it will return the
2110empty list).
2111
2112Normally, you can just "forget" any references to an AnyEvent::Handle
2113object and it will simply shut down. This works in fatal error and EOF
2114callbacks, as well as code outside. It does I<NOT> work in a read or write
2115callback, so when you want to destroy the AnyEvent::Handle object from
2116within such an callback. You I<MUST> call C<< ->destroy >> explicitly in
2117that case.
2118
2119Destroying the handle object in this way has the advantage that callbacks
2120will be removed as well, so if those are the only reference holders (as
2121is common), then one doesn't need to do anything special to break any
2122reference cycles.
2123
2124The handle might still linger in the background and write out remaining
2125data, as specified by the C<linger> option, however.
2126
2127=cut
2128
2129sub destroy {
2130 my ($self) = @_;
2131
2132 $self->DESTROY;
2133 %$self = ();
2134 bless $self, "AnyEvent::Handle::destroyed";
2135}
2136
2137sub AnyEvent::Handle::destroyed::AUTOLOAD {
2138 #nop
2139}
2140
2141=item $handle->destroyed
2142
2143Returns false as long as the handle hasn't been destroyed by a call to C<<
2144->destroy >>, true otherwise.
2145
2146Can be useful to decide whether the handle is still valid after some
2147callback possibly destroyed the handle. For example, C<< ->push_write >>,
2148C<< ->starttls >> and other methods can call user callbacks, which in turn
2149can destroy the handle, so work can be avoided by checking sometimes:
2150
2151 $hdl->starttls ("accept");
2152 return if $hdl->destroyed;
2153 $hdl->push_write (...
2154
2155Note that the call to C<push_write> will silently be ignored if the handle
2156has been destroyed, so often you can just ignore the possibility of the
2157handle being destroyed.
2158
2159=cut
2160
2161sub destroyed { 0 }
2162sub AnyEvent::Handle::destroyed::destroyed { 1 }
1205 2163
1206=item AnyEvent::Handle::TLS_CTX 2164=item AnyEvent::Handle::TLS_CTX
1207 2165
1208This function creates and returns the Net::SSLeay::CTX object used by 2166This function creates and returns the AnyEvent::TLS object used by default
1209default for TLS mode. 2167for TLS mode.
1210 2168
1211The context is created like this: 2169The context is created by calling L<AnyEvent::TLS> without any arguments.
1212
1213 Net::SSLeay::load_error_strings;
1214 Net::SSLeay::SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms;
1215 Net::SSLeay::randomize;
1216
1217 my $CTX = Net::SSLeay::CTX_new;
1218
1219 Net::SSLeay::CTX_set_options $CTX, Net::SSLeay::OP_ALL
1220 2170
1221=cut 2171=cut
1222 2172
1223our $TLS_CTX; 2173our $TLS_CTX;
1224 2174
1225sub TLS_CTX() { 2175sub TLS_CTX() {
1226 $TLS_CTX || do { 2176 $TLS_CTX ||= do {
1227 require Net::SSLeay; 2177 require AnyEvent::TLS;
1228 2178
1229 Net::SSLeay::load_error_strings (); 2179 new AnyEvent::TLS
1230 Net::SSLeay::SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms ();
1231 Net::SSLeay::randomize ();
1232
1233 $TLS_CTX = Net::SSLeay::CTX_new ();
1234
1235 Net::SSLeay::CTX_set_options ($TLS_CTX, Net::SSLeay::OP_ALL ());
1236
1237 $TLS_CTX
1238 } 2180 }
1239} 2181}
1240 2182
1241=back 2183=back
2184
2185
2186=head1 NONFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
2187
2188=over 4
2189
2190=item I C<undef> the AnyEvent::Handle reference inside my callback and
2191still get further invocations!
2192
2193That's because AnyEvent::Handle keeps a reference to itself when handling
2194read or write callbacks.
2195
2196It is only safe to "forget" the reference inside EOF or error callbacks,
2197from within all other callbacks, you need to explicitly call the C<<
2198->destroy >> method.
2199
2200=item Why is my C<on_eof> callback never called?
2201
2202Probably because your C<on_error> callback is being called instead: When
2203you have outstanding requests in your read queue, then an EOF is
2204considered an error as you clearly expected some data.
2205
2206To avoid this, make sure you have an empty read queue whenever your handle
2207is supposed to be "idle" (i.e. connection closes are O.K.). You cna set
2208an C<on_read> handler that simply pushes the first read requests in the
2209queue.
2210
2211See also the next question, which explains this in a bit more detail.
2212
2213=item How can I serve requests in a loop?
2214
2215Most protocols consist of some setup phase (authentication for example)
2216followed by a request handling phase, where the server waits for requests
2217and handles them, in a loop.
2218
2219There are two important variants: The first (traditional, better) variant
2220handles requests until the server gets some QUIT command, causing it to
2221close the connection first (highly desirable for a busy TCP server). A
2222client dropping the connection is an error, which means this variant can
2223detect an unexpected detection close.
2224
2225To handle this case, always make sure you have a on-empty read queue, by
2226pushing the "read request start" handler on it:
2227
2228 # we assume a request starts with a single line
2229 my @start_request; @start_request = (line => sub {
2230 my ($hdl, $line) = @_;
2231
2232 ... handle request
2233
2234 # push next request read, possibly from a nested callback
2235 $hdl->push_read (@start_request);
2236 });
2237
2238 # auth done, now go into request handling loop
2239 # now push the first @start_request
2240 $hdl->push_read (@start_request);
2241
2242By always having an outstanding C<push_read>, the handle always expects
2243some data and raises the C<EPIPE> error when the connction is dropped
2244unexpectedly.
2245
2246The second variant is a protocol where the client can drop the connection
2247at any time. For TCP, this means that the server machine may run out of
2248sockets easier, and in general, it means you cnanot distinguish a protocl
2249failure/client crash from a normal connection close. Nevertheless, these
2250kinds of protocols are common (and sometimes even the best solution to the
2251problem).
2252
2253Having an outstanding read request at all times is possible if you ignore
2254C<EPIPE> errors, but this doesn't help with when the client drops the
2255connection during a request, which would still be an error.
2256
2257A better solution is to push the initial request read in an C<on_read>
2258callback. This avoids an error, as when the server doesn't expect data
2259(i.e. is idly waiting for the next request, an EOF will not raise an
2260error, but simply result in an C<on_eof> callback. It is also a bit slower
2261and simpler:
2262
2263 # auth done, now go into request handling loop
2264 $hdl->on_read (sub {
2265 my ($hdl) = @_;
2266
2267 # called each time we receive data but the read queue is empty
2268 # simply start read the request
2269
2270 $hdl->push_read (line => sub {
2271 my ($hdl, $line) = @_;
2272
2273 ... handle request
2274
2275 # do nothing special when the request has been handled, just
2276 # let the request queue go empty.
2277 });
2278 });
2279
2280=item I get different callback invocations in TLS mode/Why can't I pause
2281reading?
2282
2283Unlike, say, TCP, TLS connections do not consist of two independent
2284communication channels, one for each direction. Or put differently, the
2285read and write directions are not independent of each other: you cannot
2286write data unless you are also prepared to read, and vice versa.
2287
2288This means that, in TLS mode, you might get C<on_error> or C<on_eof>
2289callback invocations when you are not expecting any read data - the reason
2290is that AnyEvent::Handle always reads in TLS mode.
2291
2292During the connection, you have to make sure that you always have a
2293non-empty read-queue, or an C<on_read> watcher. At the end of the
2294connection (or when you no longer want to use it) you can call the
2295C<destroy> method.
2296
2297=item How do I read data until the other side closes the connection?
2298
2299If you just want to read your data into a perl scalar, the easiest way
2300to achieve this is by setting an C<on_read> callback that does nothing,
2301clearing the C<on_eof> callback and in the C<on_error> callback, the data
2302will be in C<$_[0]{rbuf}>:
2303
2304 $handle->on_read (sub { });
2305 $handle->on_eof (undef);
2306 $handle->on_error (sub {
2307 my $data = delete $_[0]{rbuf};
2308 });
2309
2310The reason to use C<on_error> is that TCP connections, due to latencies
2311and packets loss, might get closed quite violently with an error, when in
2312fact all data has been received.
2313
2314It is usually better to use acknowledgements when transferring data,
2315to make sure the other side hasn't just died and you got the data
2316intact. This is also one reason why so many internet protocols have an
2317explicit QUIT command.
2318
2319=item I don't want to destroy the handle too early - how do I wait until
2320all data has been written?
2321
2322After writing your last bits of data, set the C<on_drain> callback
2323and destroy the handle in there - with the default setting of
2324C<low_water_mark> this will be called precisely when all data has been
2325written to the socket:
2326
2327 $handle->push_write (...);
2328 $handle->on_drain (sub {
2329 warn "all data submitted to the kernel\n";
2330 undef $handle;
2331 });
2332
2333If you just want to queue some data and then signal EOF to the other side,
2334consider using C<< ->push_shutdown >> instead.
2335
2336=item I want to contact a TLS/SSL server, I don't care about security.
2337
2338If your TLS server is a pure TLS server (e.g. HTTPS) that only speaks TLS,
2339connect to it and then create the AnyEvent::Handle with the C<tls>
2340parameter:
2341
2342 tcp_connect $host, $port, sub {
2343 my ($fh) = @_;
2344
2345 my $handle = new AnyEvent::Handle
2346 fh => $fh,
2347 tls => "connect",
2348 on_error => sub { ... };
2349
2350 $handle->push_write (...);
2351 };
2352
2353=item I want to contact a TLS/SSL server, I do care about security.
2354
2355Then you should additionally enable certificate verification, including
2356peername verification, if the protocol you use supports it (see
2357L<AnyEvent::TLS>, C<verify_peername>).
2358
2359E.g. for HTTPS:
2360
2361 tcp_connect $host, $port, sub {
2362 my ($fh) = @_;
2363
2364 my $handle = new AnyEvent::Handle
2365 fh => $fh,
2366 peername => $host,
2367 tls => "connect",
2368 tls_ctx => { verify => 1, verify_peername => "https" },
2369 ...
2370
2371Note that you must specify the hostname you connected to (or whatever
2372"peername" the protocol needs) as the C<peername> argument, otherwise no
2373peername verification will be done.
2374
2375The above will use the system-dependent default set of trusted CA
2376certificates. If you want to check against a specific CA, add the
2377C<ca_file> (or C<ca_cert>) arguments to C<tls_ctx>:
2378
2379 tls_ctx => {
2380 verify => 1,
2381 verify_peername => "https",
2382 ca_file => "my-ca-cert.pem",
2383 },
2384
2385=item I want to create a TLS/SSL server, how do I do that?
2386
2387Well, you first need to get a server certificate and key. You have
2388three options: a) ask a CA (buy one, use cacert.org etc.) b) create a
2389self-signed certificate (cheap. check the search engine of your choice,
2390there are many tutorials on the net) or c) make your own CA (tinyca2 is a
2391nice program for that purpose).
2392
2393Then create a file with your private key (in PEM format, see
2394L<AnyEvent::TLS>), followed by the certificate (also in PEM format). The
2395file should then look like this:
2396
2397 -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
2398 ...header data
2399 ... lots of base64'y-stuff
2400 -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
2401
2402 -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
2403 ... lots of base64'y-stuff
2404 -----END CERTIFICATE-----
2405
2406The important bits are the "PRIVATE KEY" and "CERTIFICATE" parts. Then
2407specify this file as C<cert_file>:
2408
2409 tcp_server undef, $port, sub {
2410 my ($fh) = @_;
2411
2412 my $handle = new AnyEvent::Handle
2413 fh => $fh,
2414 tls => "accept",
2415 tls_ctx => { cert_file => "my-server-keycert.pem" },
2416 ...
2417
2418When you have intermediate CA certificates that your clients might not
2419know about, just append them to the C<cert_file>.
2420
2421=back
2422
1242 2423
1243=head1 SUBCLASSING AnyEvent::Handle 2424=head1 SUBCLASSING AnyEvent::Handle
1244 2425
1245In many cases, you might want to subclass AnyEvent::Handle. 2426In many cases, you might want to subclass AnyEvent::Handle.
1246 2427
1250=over 4 2431=over 4
1251 2432
1252=item * all constructor arguments become object members. 2433=item * all constructor arguments become object members.
1253 2434
1254At least initially, when you pass a C<tls>-argument to the constructor it 2435At least initially, when you pass a C<tls>-argument to the constructor it
1255will end up in C<< $handle->{tls} >>. Those members might be changes or 2436will end up in C<< $handle->{tls} >>. Those members might be changed or
1256mutated later on (for example C<tls> will hold the TLS connection object). 2437mutated later on (for example C<tls> will hold the TLS connection object).
1257 2438
1258=item * other object member names are prefixed with an C<_>. 2439=item * other object member names are prefixed with an C<_>.
1259 2440
1260All object members not explicitly documented (internal use) are prefixed 2441All object members not explicitly documented (internal use) are prefixed
1263 2444
1264=item * all members not documented here and not prefixed with an underscore 2445=item * all members not documented here and not prefixed with an underscore
1265are free to use in subclasses. 2446are free to use in subclasses.
1266 2447
1267Of course, new versions of AnyEvent::Handle may introduce more "public" 2448Of course, new versions of AnyEvent::Handle may introduce more "public"
1268member variables, but thats just life, at least it is documented. 2449member variables, but that's just life. At least it is documented.
1269 2450
1270=back 2451=back
1271 2452
1272=head1 AUTHOR 2453=head1 AUTHOR
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