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3	EV - perl interface to libev, a high performance full-featured event loop	3	EV - perl interface to libev, a high performance full-featured event loop
4		4
5	=head1 SYNOPSIS	5	=head1 SYNOPSIS
6		6
7	use EV;	7	use EV;
		8
		9	# TIMERS
		10
		11	my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub {
		12	warn "is called after 2s";
		13	};
		14
		15	my $w = EV::timer 2, 2, sub {
		16	warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 2)";
		17	};
		18
		19	undef $w; # destroy event watcher again
		20
		21	my $w = EV::periodic 0, 60, 0, sub {
		22	warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly";
		23	};
		24
		25	# IO
		26
		27	my $w = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
		28	my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks receive the watcher and event mask
		29	warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>;
		30	};
		31
		32	# SIGNALS
		33
		34	my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub {
		35	warn "sigquit received\n";
		36	};
		37
		38	# CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES
8		39
9	# TIMERS	40	my $w = EV::child 666, 0, sub {
		41	my ($w, $revents) = @_;
		42	my $status = $w->rstatus;
		43	};
10		44
11	my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub {
12	warn "is called after 2s";
13	};
14
15	my $w = EV::timer 2, 2, sub {
16	warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 2)";
17	};
18
19	undef $w; # destroy event watcher again
20
21	my $w = EV::periodic 0, 60, 0, sub {
22	warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly";
23	};
24
25	# IO
26
27	my $w = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
28	my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks receive the watcher and event mask
29	warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>;
30	};
31
32	# SIGNALS
33
34	my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub {
35	warn "sigquit received\n";
36	};
37
38	# CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES
39
40	my $w = EV::child 666, sub {
41	my ($w, $revents) = @_;
42	my $status = $w->rstatus;
43	};
44
45	# STAT CHANGES	45	# STAT CHANGES
46	my $w = EV::stat "/etc/passwd", 10, sub {	46	my $w = EV::stat "/etc/passwd", 10, sub {
47	my ($w, $revents) = @_;	47	my ($w, $revents) = @_;
48	warn $w->path, " has changed somehow.\n";	48	warn $w->path, " has changed somehow.\n";
49	};	49	};
50		50
51	# MAINLOOP	51	# MAINLOOP
52	EV::loop; # loop until EV::unloop is called or all watchers stop	52	EV::run; # loop until EV::unloop is called or all watchers stop
53	EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONESHOT; # block until at least one event could be handled	53	EV::run EV::RUN_ONCE; # block until at least one event could be handled
54	EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # try to handle same events, but do not block	54	EV::run EV::RUN_NOWAIT; # try to handle same events, but do not block
		55
		56	=head1 BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MODULE
		57
		58	If you only need timer, I/O, signal, child and idle watchers and not the
		59	advanced functionality of this module, consider using L<AnyEvent> instead,
		60	specifically the simplified API described in L<AE>.
		61
		62	When used with EV as backend, the L<AE> API is as fast as the native L<EV>
		63	API, but your programs/modules will still run with many other event loops.
55		64
56	=head1 DESCRIPTION	65	=head1 DESCRIPTION
57		66
58	This module provides an interface to libev	67	This module provides an interface to libev
59	(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html>). While the documentation	68	(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html>). While the documentation
60	below is comprehensive, one might also consult the documentation of libev	69	below is comprehensive, one might also consult the documentation of
61	itself (L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.html>) for more subtle details on	70	libev itself (L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod> or
62	watcher semantics or some discussion on the available backends, or how to	71	F<perldoc EV::libev>) for more subtle details on watcher semantics or some
63	force a specific backend with C<LIBEV_FLAGS>.	72	discussion on the available backends, or how to force a specific backend
		73	with C<LIBEV_FLAGS>, or just about in any case because it has much more
		74	detailed information.
		75
		76	This module is very fast and scalable. It is actually so fast that you
		77	can use it through the L<AnyEvent> module, stay portable to other event
		78	loops (if you don't rely on any watcher types not available through it)
		79	and still be faster than with any other event loop currently supported in
		80	Perl.
		81
		82	=head2 PORTING FROM EV 3.X to 4.X
		83
		84	EV version 4 introduces a number of incompatible changes summarised
		85	here. According to the depreciation strategy used by libev, there is a
		86	compatibility layer in place so programs should continue to run unchanged
		87	(the XS interface lacks this layer, so programs using that one need to be
		88	updated).
		89
		90	This compatibility layer will be switched off in some future release.
		91
		92	All changes relevant to Perl are renames of symbols, functions and
		93	methods:
		94
		95	EV::loop => EV::run
		96	EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK => EV::RUN_NOWAIT
		97	EV::LOOP_ONESHOT => EV::RUN_ONCE
		98
		99	EV::unloop => EV::break
		100	EV::UNLOOP_CANCEL => EV::BREAK_CANCEL
		101	EV::UNLOOP_ONE => EV::BREAK_ONE
		102	EV::UNLOOP_ALL => EV::BREAK_ALL
		103
		104	EV::TIMEOUT => EV::TIMER
		105
		106	EV::loop_count => EV::iteration
		107	EV::loop_depth => EV::depth
		108	EV::loop_verify => EV::verify
		109
		110	The loop object methods corresponding to the functions above have been
		111	similarly renamed.
		112
		113	=head2 MODULE EXPORTS
		114
		115	This module does not export any symbols.
64		116
65	=cut	117	=cut
66		118
67	package EV;	119	package EV;
68		120
69	use strict;	121	use common::sense;
70		122
71	BEGIN {	123	BEGIN {
72	our $VERSION = '1.4';	124	our $VERSION = '4.15';
73	use XSLoader;	125	use XSLoader;
74	XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;	126	XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;
75	}	127	}
76		128
77	@EV::IO::ISA =	129	@EV::IO::ISA =
78	@EV::Timer::ISA =	130	@EV::Timer::ISA =
79	@EV::Periodic::ISA =	131	@EV::Periodic::ISA =
80	@EV::Signal::ISA =	132	@EV::Signal::ISA =
		133	@EV::Child::ISA =
		134	@EV::Stat::ISA =
81	@EV::Idle::ISA =	135	@EV::Idle::ISA =
82	@EV::Prepare::ISA =	136	@EV::Prepare::ISA =
83	@EV::Check::ISA =	137	@EV::Check::ISA =
84	@EV::Child::ISA =
85	@EV::Embed::ISA =	138	@EV::Embed::ISA =
86	@EV::Stat::ISA = "EV::Watcher";	139	@EV::Fork::ISA =
		140	@EV::Async::ISA =
		141	"EV::Watcher";
		142
		143	@EV::Loop::Default::ISA = "EV::Loop";
		144
		145	=head1 EVENT LOOPS
		146
		147	EV supports multiple event loops: There is a single "default event loop"
		148	that can handle everything including signals and child watchers, and any
		149	number of "dynamic event loops" that can use different backends (with
		150	various limitations), but no child and signal watchers.
		151
		152	You do not have to do anything to create the default event loop: When
		153	the module is loaded a suitable backend is selected on the premise of
		154	selecting a working backend (which for example rules out kqueue on most
		155	BSDs). Modules should, unless they have "special needs" always use the
		156	default loop as this is fastest (perl-wise), best supported by other
		157	modules (e.g. AnyEvent or Coro) and most portable event loop.
		158
		159	For specific programs you can create additional event loops dynamically.
		160
		161	If you want to take advantage of kqueue (which often works properly for
		162	sockets only) even though the default loop doesn't enable it, you can
		163	I<embed> a kqueue loop into the default loop: running the default loop
		164	will then also service the kqueue loop to some extent. See the example in
		165	the section about embed watchers for an example on how to achieve that.
		166
		167	=over 4
		168
		169	=item $loop = new EV::Loop [$flags]
		170
		171	Create a new event loop as per the specified flags. Please refer to
		172	the C<ev_loop_new ()> function description in the libev documentation
		173	(L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod#GLOBAL_FUNCTIONS>,
		174	or locally-installed as F<EV::libev> manpage) for more info.
		175
		176	The loop will automatically be destroyed when it is no longer referenced
		177	by any watcher and the loop object goes out of scope.
		178
		179	If you are not embedding the loop, then Using C<EV::FLAG_FORKCHECK>
		180	is recommended, as only the default event loop is protected by this
		181	module. If you I<are> embedding this loop in the default loop, this is not
		182	necessary, as C<EV::embed> automatically does the right thing on fork.
		183
		184	=item $loop->loop_fork
		185
		186	Must be called after a fork in the child, before entering or continuing
		187	the event loop. An alternative is to use C<EV::FLAG_FORKCHECK> which calls
		188	this function automatically, at some performance loss (refer to the libev
		189	documentation).
		190
		191	=item $loop->verify
		192
		193	Calls C<ev_verify> to make internal consistency checks (for debugging
		194	libev) and abort the program if any data structures were found to be
		195	corrupted.
		196
		197	=item $loop = EV::default_loop [$flags]
		198
		199	Return the default loop (which is a singleton object). Since this module
		200	already creates the default loop with default flags, specifying flags here
		201	will not have any effect unless you destroy the default loop first, which
		202	isn't supported. So in short: don't do it, and if you break it, you get to
		203	keep the pieces.
		204
		205	=back
		206
87		207
88	=head1 BASIC INTERFACE	208	=head1 BASIC INTERFACE
89		209
90	=over 4	210	=over 4
91		211
92	=item $EV::DIED	212	=item $EV::DIED
93		213
94	Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback	214	Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback
95	throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an	215	throws an exception (with $@ containing the error). The default prints an
96	informative message and continues.	216	informative message and continues.
97		217
98	If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.	218	If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.
99		219
		220	=item $flags = EV::supported_backends
		221
		222	=item $flags = EV::recommended_backends
		223
		224	=item $flags = EV::embeddable_backends
		225
		226	Returns the set (see C<EV::BACKEND_*> flags) of backends supported by this
		227	instance of EV, the set of recommended backends (supposed to be good) for
		228	this platform and the set of embeddable backends (see EMBED WATCHERS).
		229
		230	=item EV::sleep $seconds
		231
		232	Block the process for the given number of (fractional) seconds.
		233
100	=item $time = EV::time	234	=item $time = EV::time
101		235
102	Returns the current time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.	236	Returns the current time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.
103		237
104	=item $time = EV::now	238	=item $time = EV::now
105		239
		240	=item $time = $loop->now
		241
106	Returns the time the last event loop iteration has been started. This	242	Returns the time the last event loop iteration has been started. This
107	is the time that (relative) timers are based on, and refering to it is	243	is the time that (relative) timers are based on, and referring to it is
108	usually faster then calling EV::time.	244	usually faster then calling EV::time.
109		245
110	=item $method = EV::method	246	=item EV::now_update
111		247
		248	=item $loop->now_update
		249
		250	Establishes the current time by querying the kernel, updating the time
		251	returned by C<EV::now> in the progress. This is a costly operation and
		252	is usually done automatically within C<EV::loop>.
		253
		254	This function is rarely useful, but when some event callback runs for a
		255	very long time without entering the event loop, updating libev's idea of
		256	the current time is a good idea.
		257
		258	=item EV::suspend
		259
		260	=item $loop->suspend
		261
		262	=item EV::resume
		263
		264	=item $loop->resume
		265
		266	These two functions suspend and resume a loop, for use when the loop is
		267	not used for a while and timeouts should not be processed.
		268
		269	A typical use case would be an interactive program such as a game: When
		270	the user presses C<^Z> to suspend the game and resumes it an hour later it
		271	would be best to handle timeouts as if no time had actually passed while
		272	the program was suspended. This can be achieved by calling C<suspend>
		273	in your C<SIGTSTP> handler, sending yourself a C<SIGSTOP> and calling
		274	C<resume> directly afterwards to resume timer processing.
		275
		276	Effectively, all C<timer> watchers will be delayed by the time spend
		277	between C<suspend> and C<resume>, and all C<periodic> watchers
		278	will be rescheduled (that is, they will lose any events that would have
		279	occured while suspended).
		280
		281	After calling C<suspend> you B<must not> call I<any> function on the given
		282	loop other than C<resume>, and you B<must not> call C<resume>
		283	without a previous call to C<suspend>.
		284
		285	Calling C<suspend>/C<resume> has the side effect of updating the event
		286	loop time (see C<now_update>).
		287
		288	=item $backend = EV::backend
		289
		290	=item $backend = $loop->backend
		291
112	Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::METHOD_SELECT	292	Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::BACKEND_SELECT
113	or EV::METHOD_EPOLL).	293	or EV::BACKEND_EPOLL).
114		294
115	=item EV::loop [$flags]	295	=item $active = EV::run [$flags]
		296
		297	=item $active = $loop->run ([$flags])
116		298
117	Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a	299	Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a
118	callback calls EV::unloop.	300	callback calls EV::unloop or the flasg are nonzero (in which case the
		301	return value is true) or when there are no active watchers which reference
		302	the loop (keepalive is true), in which case the return value will be
		303	false. The returnv alue can generally be interpreted as "if true, there is
		304	more work left to do".
119		305
120	The $flags argument can be one of the following:	306	The $flags argument can be one of the following:
121		307
122	0 as above	308	0 as above
123	EV::LOOP_ONESHOT block at most once (wait, but do not loop)	309	EV::RUN_ONCE block at most once (wait, but do not loop)
124	EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)	310	EV::RUN_NOWAIT do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)
125		311
126	=item EV::unloop [$how]	312	=item EV::break [$how]
127		313
		314	=item $loop->break ([$how])
		315
128	When called with no arguments or an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ONE, makes the	316	When called with no arguments or an argument of EV::BREAK_ONE, makes the
129	innermost call to EV::loop return.	317	innermost call to EV::loop return.
130		318
131	When called with an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ALL, all calls to EV::loop will return as	319	When called with an argument of EV::BREAK_ALL, all calls to EV::loop will
132	fast as possible.	320	return as fast as possible.
		321
		322	When called with an argument of EV::BREAK_CANCEL, any pending break will
		323	be cancelled.
		324
		325	=item $count = EV::iteration
		326
		327	=item $count = $loop->iteration
		328
		329	Return the number of times the event loop has polled for new
		330	events. Sometimes useful as a generation counter.
133		331
134	=item EV::once $fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents)	332	=item EV::once $fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents)
		333
		334	=item $loop->once ($fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents))
135		335
136	This function rolls together an I/O and a timer watcher for a single	336	This function rolls together an I/O and a timer watcher for a single
137	one-shot event without the need for managing a watcher object.	337	one-shot event without the need for managing a watcher object.
138		338
139	If C<$fh_or_undef> is a filehandle or file descriptor, then C<$events>	339	If C<$fh_or_undef> is a filehandle or file descriptor, then C<$events>
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145	If timeout is C<undef> or negative, then there will be no	345	If timeout is C<undef> or negative, then there will be no
146	timeout. Otherwise a EV::timer with this value will be started.	346	timeout. Otherwise a EV::timer with this value will be started.
147		347
148	When an error occurs or either the timeout or I/O watcher triggers, then	348	When an error occurs or either the timeout or I/O watcher triggers, then
149	the callback will be called with the received event set (in general	349	the callback will be called with the received event set (in general
150	you can expect it to be a combination of C<EV:ERROR>, C<EV::READ>,	350	you can expect it to be a combination of C<EV::ERROR>, C<EV::READ>,
151	C<EV::WRITE> and C<EV::TIMEOUT>).	351	C<EV::WRITE> and C<EV::TIMER>).
152		352
153	EV::once doesn't return anything: the watchers stay active till either	353	EV::once doesn't return anything: the watchers stay active till either
154	of them triggers, then they will be stopped and freed, and the callback	354	of them triggers, then they will be stopped and freed, and the callback
155	invoked.	355	invoked.
156		356
157	=back	357	=item EV::feed_fd_event $fd, $revents
158		358
		359	=item $loop->feed_fd_event ($fd, $revents)
		360
		361	Feed an event on a file descriptor into EV. EV will react to this call as
		362	if the readyness notifications specified by C<$revents> (a combination of
		363	C<EV::READ> and C<EV::WRITE>) happened on the file descriptor C<$fd>.
		364
		365	=item EV::feed_signal_event $signal
		366
		367	Feed a signal event into the default loop. EV will react to this call as
		368	if the signal specified by C<$signal> had occured.
		369
		370	=item EV::feed_signal $signal
		371
		372	Feed a signal event into EV - unlike C<EV::feed_signal_event>, this works
		373	regardless of which loop has registered the signal, and is mainly useful
		374	fro custom signal implementations.
		375
		376	=item EV::set_io_collect_interval $time
		377
		378	=item $loop->set_io_collect_interval ($time)
		379
		380	=item EV::set_timeout_collect_interval $time
		381
		382	=item $loop->set_timeout_collect_interval ($time)
		383
		384	These advanced functions set the minimum block interval when polling for I/O events and the minimum
		385	wait interval for timer events. See the libev documentation at
		386	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod#FUNCTIONS_CONTROLLING_THE_EVENT_LOOP>
		387	(locally installed as F<EV::libev>) for a more detailed discussion.
		388
		389	=item $count = EV::pending_count
		390
		391	=item $count = $loop->pending_count
		392
		393	Returns the number of currently pending watchers.
		394
		395	=item EV::invoke_pending
		396
		397	=item $loop->invoke_pending
		398
		399	Invoke all currently pending watchers.
		400
		401	=back
		402
		403
159	=head2 WATCHER OBJECTS	404	=head1 WATCHER OBJECTS
160		405
161	A watcher is an object that gets created to record your interest in some	406	A watcher is an object that gets created to record your interest in some
162	event. For instance, if you want to wait for STDIN to become readable, you	407	event. For instance, if you want to wait for STDIN to become readable, you
163	would create an EV::io watcher for that:	408	would create an EV::io watcher for that:
164		409
165	my $watcher = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {	410	my $watcher = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
166	my ($watcher, $revents) = @_;	411	my ($watcher, $revents) = @_;
167	warn "yeah, STDIN should not be readable without blocking!\n"	412	warn "yeah, STDIN should now be readable without blocking!\n"
168	};	413	};
169		414
170	All watchers can be active (waiting for events) or inactive (paused). Only	415	All watchers can be active (waiting for events) or inactive (paused). Only
171	active watchers will have their callbacks invoked. All callbacks will be	416	active watchers will have their callbacks invoked. All callbacks will be
172	called with at least two arguments: the watcher and a bitmask of received	417	called with at least two arguments: the watcher and a bitmask of received
173	events.	418	events.
174		419
175	Each watcher type has its associated bit in revents, so you can use the	420	Each watcher type has its associated bit in revents, so you can use the
176	same callback for multiple watchers. The event mask is named after the	421	same callback for multiple watchers. The event mask is named after the
177	type, i..e. EV::child sets EV::CHILD, EV::prepare sets EV::PREPARE,	422	type, i.e. EV::child sets EV::CHILD, EV::prepare sets EV::PREPARE,
178	EV::periodic sets EV::PERIODIC and so on, with the exception of IO events	423	EV::periodic sets EV::PERIODIC and so on, with the exception of I/O events
179	(which can set both EV::READ and EV::WRITE bits), and EV::timer (which	424	(which can set both EV::READ and EV::WRITE bits).
180	uses EV::TIMEOUT).
181		425
182	In the rare case where one wants to create a watcher but not start it at	426	In the rare case where one wants to create a watcher but not start it at
183	the same time, each constructor has a variant with a trailing C<_ns> in	427	the same time, each constructor has a variant with a trailing C<_ns> in
184	its name, e.g. EV::io has a non-starting variant EV::io_ns and so on.	428	its name, e.g. EV::io has a non-starting variant EV::io_ns and so on.
185		429
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205		449
206	=item $w->stop	450	=item $w->stop
207		451
208	Stop a watcher if it is active. Also clear any pending events (events that	452	Stop a watcher if it is active. Also clear any pending events (events that
209	have been received but that didn't yet result in a callback invocation),	453	have been received but that didn't yet result in a callback invocation),
210	regardless of wether the watcher was active or not.	454	regardless of whether the watcher was active or not.
211		455
212	=item $bool = $w->is_active	456	=item $bool = $w->is_active
213		457
214	Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise.	458	Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise.
215		459
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245	The default priority of any newly-created watcher is 0.	489	The default priority of any newly-created watcher is 0.
246		490
247	Note that the priority semantics have not yet been fleshed out and are	491	Note that the priority semantics have not yet been fleshed out and are
248	subject to almost certain change.	492	subject to almost certain change.
249		493
250	=item $w->trigger ($revents)	494	=item $w->invoke ($revents)
251		495
252	Call the callback now with the given event mask.	496	Call the callback now with the given event mask.
		497
		498	=item $w->feed_event ($revents)
		499
		500	Feed some events on this watcher into EV. EV will react to this call as if
		501	the watcher had received the given C<$revents> mask.
		502
		503	=item $revents = $w->clear_pending
		504
		505	If the watcher is pending, this function clears its pending status and
		506	returns its C<$revents> bitset (as if its callback was invoked). If the
		507	watcher isn't pending it does nothing and returns C<0>.
253		508
254	=item $previous_state = $w->keepalive ($bool)	509	=item $previous_state = $w->keepalive ($bool)
255		510
256	Normally, C<EV::loop> will return when there are no active watchers	511	Normally, C<EV::loop> will return when there are no active watchers
257	(which is a "deadlock" because no progress can be made anymore). This is	512	(which is a "deadlock" because no progress can be made anymore). This is
258	convinient because it allows you to start your watchers (and your jobs),	513	convenient because it allows you to start your watchers (and your jobs),
259	call C<EV::loop> once and when it returns you know that all your jobs are	514	call C<EV::loop> once and when it returns you know that all your jobs are
260	finished (or they forgot to register some watchers for their task :).	515	finished (or they forgot to register some watchers for their task :).
261		516
262	Sometimes, however, this gets in your way, for example when you the module	517	Sometimes, however, this gets in your way, for example when the module
263	that calls C<EV::loop> (usually the main program) is not the same module	518	that calls C<EV::loop> (usually the main program) is not the same module
264	as a long-living watcher (for example a DNS client module written by	519	as a long-living watcher (for example a DNS client module written by
265	somebody else even). Then you might want any outstanding requests to be	520	somebody else even). Then you might want any outstanding requests to be
266	handled, but you would not want to keep C<EV::loop> from returning just	521	handled, but you would not want to keep C<EV::loop> from returning just
267	because you happen to have this long-running UDP port watcher.	522	because you happen to have this long-running UDP port watcher.
268		523
269	In this case you can clear the keepalive status, which means that even	524	In this case you can clear the keepalive status, which means that even
270	though your watcher is active, it won't keep C<EV::loop> from returning.	525	though your watcher is active, it won't keep C<EV::loop> from returning.
271		526
272	The initial value for keepalive is true (enabled), and you cna change it	527	The initial value for keepalive is true (enabled), and you can change it
273	any time.	528	any time.
274		529
275	Example: Register an IO watcher for some UDP socket but do not keep the	530	Example: Register an I/O watcher for some UDP socket but do not keep the
276	event loop from running just because of that watcher.	531	event loop from running just because of that watcher.
277		532
278	my $udp_socket = ...	533	my $udp_socket = ...
279	my $udp_watcher = EV::io $udp_socket, EV::READ, sub { ... };	534	my $udp_watcher = EV::io $udp_socket, EV::READ, sub { ... };
280	$udp_watcher->keepalive (0);	535	$udp_watcher->keepalive (0);
281		536
282	=back	537	=item $loop = $w->loop
283		538
		539	Return the loop that this watcher is attached to.
284		540
		541	=back
		542
		543
285	=head2 WATCHER TYPES	544	=head1 WATCHER TYPES
286		545
287	Each of the following subsections describes a single watcher type.	546	Each of the following subsections describes a single watcher type.
288		547
289	=head3 IO WATCHERS - is this file descriptor readable or writable?	548	=head3 I/O WATCHERS - is this file descriptor readable or writable?
290		549
291	=over 4	550	=over 4
292		551
293	=item $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback	552	=item $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
294		553
295	=item $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback	554	=item $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
		555
		556	=item $w = $loop->io ($fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback)
		557
		558	=item $w = $loop->io_ns ($fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback)
296		559
297	As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>	560	As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>
298	when at least one of events specified in C<$eventmask> occurs.	561	when at least one of events specified in C<$eventmask> occurs.
299		562
300	The $eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:	563	The $eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:
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329	=over 4	592	=over 4
330		593
331	=item $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback	594	=item $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback
332		595
333	=item $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback	596	=item $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback
		597
		598	=item $w = $loop->timer ($after, $repeat, $callback)
		599
		600	=item $w = $loop->timer_ns ($after, $repeat, $callback)
334		601
335	Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds (which may be fractional). If	602	Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds (which may be fractional). If
336	C<$repeat> is non-zero, the timer will be restarted (with the $repeat	603	C<$repeat> is non-zero, the timer will be restarted (with the $repeat
337	value as $after) after the callback returns.	604	value as $after) after the callback returns.
338		605
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379	=over 4	646	=over 4
380		647
381	=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback	648	=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
382		649
383	=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback	650	=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
		651
		652	=item $w = $loop->periodic ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback)
		653
		654	=item $w = $loop->periodic_ns ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback)
384		655
385	Similar to EV::timer, but is not based on relative timeouts but on	656	Similar to EV::timer, but is not based on relative timeouts but on
386	absolute times. Apart from creating "simple" timers that trigger "at" the	657	absolute times. Apart from creating "simple" timers that trigger "at" the
387	specified time, it can also be used for non-drifting absolute timers and	658	specified time, it can also be used for non-drifting absolute timers and
388	more complex, cron-like, setups that are not adversely affected by time	659	more complex, cron-like, setups that are not adversely affected by time
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398	This time simply fires at the wallclock time C<$at> and doesn't repeat. It	669	This time simply fires at the wallclock time C<$at> and doesn't repeat. It
399	will not adjust when a time jump occurs, that is, if it is to be run	670	will not adjust when a time jump occurs, that is, if it is to be run
400	at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the system time reaches or	671	at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the system time reaches or
401	surpasses this time.	672	surpasses this time.
402		673
403	=item * non-repeating interval timer ($interval > 0, $reschedule_cb = 0)	674	=item * repeating interval timer ($interval > 0, $reschedule_cb = 0)
404		675
405	In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the	676	In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the
406	next C<$at + N * $interval> time (for some integer N) and then repeat,	677	next C<$at + N * $interval> time (for some integer N) and then repeat,
407	regardless of any time jumps.	678	regardless of any time jumps.
408		679
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426	time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the reschedule callback	697	time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the reschedule callback
427	($reschedule_cb) will be called with the watcher as first, and the current	698	($reschedule_cb) will be called with the watcher as first, and the current
428	time as second argument.	699	time as second argument.
429		700
430	I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy this or any other periodic	701	I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy this or any other periodic
431	watcher, ever>. If you need to stop it, return 1e30 and stop it	702	watcher, ever, and MUST NOT call any event loop functions or methods>. If
432	afterwards.	703	you need to stop it, return 1e30 and stop it afterwards. You may create
		704	and start a C<EV::prepare> watcher for this task.
433		705
434	It must return the next time to trigger, based on the passed time value	706	It must return the next time to trigger, based on the passed time value
435	(that is, the lowest time value larger than to the second argument). It	707	(that is, the lowest time value larger than or equal to to the second
436	will usually be called just before the callback will be triggered, but	708	argument). It will usually be called just before the callback will be
437	might be called at other times, too.	709	triggered, but might be called at other times, too.
438		710
439	This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that	711	This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that
440	triggers on each midnight, local time (actually 24 hours after the last	712	triggers on each midnight, local time (actually 24 hours after the last
441	midnight, to keep the example simple. If you know a way to do it correctly	713	midnight, to keep the example simple. If you know a way to do it correctly
442	in about the same space (without requiring elaborate modules), drop me a	714	in about the same space (without requiring elaborate modules), drop me a
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463		735
464	=item $w->again	736	=item $w->again
465		737
466	Simply stops and starts the watcher again.	738	Simply stops and starts the watcher again.
467		739
		740	=item $time = $w->at
		741
		742	Return the time that the watcher is expected to trigger next.
		743
468	=back	744	=back
469		745
470		746
471	=head3 SIGNAL WATCHERS - signal me when a signal gets signalled!	747	=head3 SIGNAL WATCHERS - signal me when a signal gets signalled!
472		748
473	=over 4	749	=over 4
474		750
475	=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback	751	=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback
476		752
477	=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback	753	=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback
		754
		755	=item $w = $loop->signal ($signal, $callback)
		756
		757	=item $w = $loop->signal_ns ($signal, $callback)
478		758
479	Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified by	759	Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified by
480	number or by name, just as with C<kill> or C<%SIG>).	760	number or by name, just as with C<kill> or C<%SIG>).
		761
		762	Only one event loop can grab a given signal - attempting to grab the same
		763	signal from two EV loops will crash the program immediately or cause data
		764	corruption.
481		765
482	EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one	766	EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one
483	component to receive a signal at a time) when you start a signal watcher,	767	component to receive a signal at a time) when you start a signal watcher,
484	and removes it again when you stop it. Perl does the same when you	768	and removes it again when you stop it. Perl does the same when you
485	add/remove callbacks to C<%SIG>, so watch out.	769	add/remove callbacks to C<%SIG>, so watch out.
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505		789
506	=head3 CHILD WATCHERS - watch out for process status changes	790	=head3 CHILD WATCHERS - watch out for process status changes
507		791
508	=over 4	792	=over 4
509		793
510	=item $w = EV::child $pid, $callback	794	=item $w = EV::child $pid, $trace, $callback
511		795
512	=item $w = EV::child_ns $pid, $callback	796	=item $w = EV::child_ns $pid, $trace, $callback
513		797
		798	=item $w = $loop->child ($pid, $trace, $callback)
		799
		800	=item $w = $loop->child_ns ($pid, $trace, $callback)
		801
514	Call the callback when a status change for pid C<$pid> (or any pid if	802	Call the callback when a status change for pid C<$pid> (or any pid
515	C<$pid> is 0) has been received. More precisely: when the process receives	803	if C<$pid> is 0) has been received (a status change happens when the
		804	process terminates or is killed, or, when trace is true, additionally when
		805	it is stopped or continued). More precisely: when the process receives
516	a C<SIGCHLD>, EV will fetch the outstanding exit/wait status for all	806	a C<SIGCHLD>, EV will fetch the outstanding exit/wait status for all
517	changed/zombie children and call the callback.	807	changed/zombie children and call the callback.
518		808
519	It is valid (and fully supported) to install a child watcher after a child	809	It is valid (and fully supported) to install a child watcher after a child
520	has exited but before the event loop has started its next iteration (for	810	has exited but before the event loop has started its next iteration (for
…		…
527	You can have as many pid watchers per pid as you want, they will all be	817	You can have as many pid watchers per pid as you want, they will all be
528	called.	818	called.
529		819
530	The C<child_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	820	The C<child_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
531		821
532	=item $w->set ($pid)	822	=item $w->set ($pid, $trace)
533		823
534	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be called at	824	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be called at
535	any time.	825	any time.
536		826
537	=item $current_pid = $w->pid	827	=item $current_pid = $w->pid
538		828
539	=item $old_pid = $w->pid ($new_pid)
540
541	Returns the previously set process id and optionally set a new one.	829	Returns the previously set process id and optionally set a new one.
542		830
543	=item $exit_status = $w->rstatus	831	=item $exit_status = $w->rstatus
544		832
545	Return the exit/wait status (as returned by waitpid, see the waitpid entry	833	Return the exit/wait status (as returned by waitpid, see the waitpid entry
…		…
551	watcher for all pids).	839	watcher for all pids).
552		840
553	=back	841	=back
554		842
555		843
		844	=head3 STAT WATCHERS - did the file attributes just change?
		845
		846	=over 4
		847
		848	=item $w = EV::stat $path, $interval, $callback
		849
		850	=item $w = EV::stat_ns $path, $interval, $callback
		851
		852	=item $w = $loop->stat ($path, $interval, $callback)
		853
		854	=item $w = $loop->stat_ns ($path, $interval, $callback)
		855
		856	Call the callback when a file status change has been detected on
		857	C<$path>. The C<$path> does not need to exist, changing from "path exists"
		858	to "path does not exist" is a status change like any other.
		859
		860	The C<$interval> is a recommended polling interval for systems where
		861	OS-supported change notifications don't exist or are not supported. If
		862	you use C<0> then an unspecified default is used (which is highly
		863	recommended!), which is to be expected to be around five seconds usually.
		864
		865	This watcher type is not meant for massive numbers of stat watchers,
		866	as even with OS-supported change notifications, this can be
		867	resource-intensive.
		868
		869	The C<stat_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		870
		871	=item ... = $w->stat
		872
		873	This call is very similar to the perl C<stat> built-in: It stats (using
		874	C<lstat>) the path specified in the watcher and sets perls stat cache (as
		875	well as EV's idea of the current stat values) to the values found.
		876
		877	In scalar context, a boolean is return indicating success or failure of
		878	the stat. In list context, the same 13-value list as with stat is returned
		879	(except that the blksize and blocks fields are not reliable).
		880
		881	In the case of an error, errno is set to C<ENOENT> (regardless of the
		882	actual error value) and the C<nlink> value is forced to zero (if the stat
		883	was successful then nlink is guaranteed to be non-zero).
		884
		885	See also the next two entries for more info.
		886
		887	=item ... = $w->attr
		888
		889	Just like C<< $w->stat >>, but without the initial stat'ing: this returns
		890	the values most recently detected by EV. See the next entry for more info.
		891
		892	=item ... = $w->prev
		893
		894	Just like C<< $w->stat >>, but without the initial stat'ing: this returns
		895	the previous set of values, before the change.
		896
		897	That is, when the watcher callback is invoked, C<< $w->prev >> will be set
		898	to the values found I<before> a change was detected, while C<< $w->attr >>
		899	returns the values found leading to the change detection. The difference (if any)
		900	between C<prev> and C<attr> is what triggered the callback.
		901
		902	If you did something to the filesystem object and do not want to trigger
		903	yet another change, you can call C<stat> to update EV's idea of what the
		904	current attributes are.
		905
		906	=item $w->set ($path, $interval)
		907
		908	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be
		909	called at any time.
		910
		911	=item $current_path = $w->path
		912
		913	=item $old_path = $w->path ($new_path)
		914
		915	Returns the previously set path and optionally set a new one.
		916
		917	=item $current_interval = $w->interval
		918
		919	=item $old_interval = $w->interval ($new_interval)
		920
		921	Returns the previously set interval and optionally set a new one. Can be
		922	used to query the actual interval used.
		923
		924	=back
		925
		926
556	=head3 IDLE WATCHERS - when you've got nothing better to do...	927	=head3 IDLE WATCHERS - when you've got nothing better to do...
557		928
558	=over 4	929	=over 4
559		930
560	=item $w = EV::idle $callback	931	=item $w = EV::idle $callback
561		932
562	=item $w = EV::idle_ns $callback	933	=item $w = EV::idle_ns $callback
563		934
564	Call the callback when there are no pending io, timer/periodic, signal or	935	=item $w = $loop->idle ($callback)
565	child events, i.e. when the process is idle.	936
		937	=item $w = $loop->idle_ns ($callback)
		938
		939	Call the callback when there are no other pending watchers of the same or
		940	higher priority (excluding check, prepare and other idle watchers of the
		941	same or lower priority, of course). They are called idle watchers because
		942	when the watcher is the highest priority pending event in the process, the
		943	process is considered to be idle at that priority.
		944
		945	If you want a watcher that is only ever called when I<no> other events are
		946	outstanding you have to set the priority to C<EV::MINPRI>.
566		947
567	The process will not block as long as any idle watchers are active, and	948	The process will not block as long as any idle watchers are active, and
568	they will be called repeatedly until stopped.	949	they will be called repeatedly until stopped.
569		950
		951	For example, if you have idle watchers at priority C<0> and C<1>, and
		952	an I/O watcher at priority C<0>, then the idle watcher at priority C<1>
		953	and the I/O watcher will always run when ready. Only when the idle watcher
		954	at priority C<1> is stopped and the I/O watcher at priority C<0> is not
		955	pending with the C<0>-priority idle watcher be invoked.
		956
570	The C<idle_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	957	The C<idle_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
571		958
572	=back	959	=back
573		960
574		961
…		…
577	=over 4	964	=over 4
578		965
579	=item $w = EV::prepare $callback	966	=item $w = EV::prepare $callback
580		967
581	=item $w = EV::prepare_ns $callback	968	=item $w = EV::prepare_ns $callback
		969
		970	=item $w = $loop->prepare ($callback)
		971
		972	=item $w = $loop->prepare_ns ($callback)
582		973
583	Call the callback just before the process would block. You can still	974	Call the callback just before the process would block. You can still
584	create/modify any watchers at this point.	975	create/modify any watchers at this point.
585		976
586	See the EV::check watcher, below, for explanations and an example.	977	See the EV::check watcher, below, for explanations and an example.
…		…
596		987
597	=item $w = EV::check $callback	988	=item $w = EV::check $callback
598		989
599	=item $w = EV::check_ns $callback	990	=item $w = EV::check_ns $callback
600		991
		992	=item $w = $loop->check ($callback)
		993
		994	=item $w = $loop->check_ns ($callback)
		995
601	Call the callback just after the process wakes up again (after it has	996	Call the callback just after the process wakes up again (after it has
602	gathered events), but before any other callbacks have been invoked.	997	gathered events), but before any other callbacks have been invoked.
603		998
604	This is used to integrate other event-based software into the EV	999	This can be used to integrate other event-based software into the EV
605	mainloop: You register a prepare callback and in there, you create io and	1000	mainloop: You register a prepare callback and in there, you create io and
606	timer watchers as required by the other software. Here is a real-world	1001	timer watchers as required by the other software. Here is a real-world
607	example of integrating Net::SNMP (with some details left out):	1002	example of integrating Net::SNMP (with some details left out):
608		1003
609	our @snmp_watcher;	1004	our @snmp_watcher;
…		…
614	or return;	1009	or return;
615		1010
616	# make the dispatcher handle any outstanding stuff	1011	# make the dispatcher handle any outstanding stuff
617	... not shown	1012	... not shown
618		1013
619	# create an IO watcher for each and every socket	1014	# create an I/O watcher for each and every socket
620	@snmp_watcher = (	1015	@snmp_watcher = (
621	(map { EV::io $_, EV::READ, sub { } }	1016	(map { EV::io $_, EV::READ, sub { } }
622	keys %{ $dispatcher->{_descriptors} }),	1017	keys %{ $dispatcher->{_descriptors} }),
623		1018
624	EV::timer +($event->[Net::SNMP::Dispatcher::_ACTIVE]	1019	EV::timer +($event->[Net::SNMP::Dispatcher::_ACTIVE]
…		…
639	# make the dispatcher handle any new stuff	1034	# make the dispatcher handle any new stuff
640	... not shown	1035	... not shown
641	};	1036	};
642		1037
643	The callbacks of the created watchers will not be called as the watchers	1038	The callbacks of the created watchers will not be called as the watchers
644	are destroyed before this cna happen (remember EV::check gets called	1039	are destroyed before this can happen (remember EV::check gets called
645	first).	1040	first).
646		1041
647	The C<check_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	1042	The C<check_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
648		1043
649	=back	1044	=item EV::CHECK constant issues
650		1045
651	=head3 STAT WATCHERS - did the file attributes just change?	1046	Like all other watcher types, there is a bitmask constant for use in
		1047	C<$revents> and other places. The C<EV::CHECK> is special as it has
		1048	the same name as the C<CHECK> sub called by Perl. This doesn't cause
		1049	big issues on newer perls (beginning with 5.8.9), but it means thatthe
		1050	constant must be I<inlined>, i.e. runtime calls will not work. That means
		1051	that as long as you always C<use EV> and then C<EV::CHECK> you are on the
		1052	safe side.
652		1053
653	=over 4	1054	=back
654		1055
655	=item $w = EV::stat $path, $interval, $callback
656		1056
657	=item $w = EV::stat_ns $path, $interval, $callback	1057	=head3 FORK WATCHERS - the audacity to resume the event loop after a fork
658		1058
659	Call the callback when a file status change has been detected on	1059	Fork watchers are called when a C<fork ()> was detected. The invocation
660	C<$path>. The C<$path> does not need to exist, changing from "path exists"	1060	is done before the event loop blocks next and before C<check> watchers
661	to "path does not exist" is a status change like any other.	1061	are being called, and only in the child after the fork.
662		1062
663	The C<$interval> is a recommended polling interval for systems where	1063	=over 4
664	OS-supported change notifications don't exist or are not supported. If
665	you use C<0> then an unspecified default is used (which is highly
666	recommended!), which is to be expected to be around five seconds usually.
667		1064
668	This watcher type is not meant for massive numbers of stat watchers,	1065	=item $w = EV::fork $callback
669	as even with OS-supported change notifications, this can be
670	resource-intensive.
671		1066
		1067	=item $w = EV::fork_ns $callback
		1068
		1069	=item $w = $loop->fork ($callback)
		1070
		1071	=item $w = $loop->fork_ns ($callback)
		1072
		1073	Call the callback before the event loop is resumed in the child process
		1074	after a fork.
		1075
672	The C<stat_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	1076	The C<fork_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
673		1077
674	=item $w->set ($path, $interval)
675
676	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be
677	called at any time.
678
679	=item $current_path = $w->path
680
681	=item $old_path = $w->path ($new_path)
682
683	Returns the previously set path and optionally set a new one.
684
685	=item $current_interval = $w->interval
686
687	=item $old_interval = $w->interval ($new_interval)
688
689	Returns the previously set interval and optionally set a new one. Can be
690	used to query the actual interval used.
691
692	=back	1078	=back
693		1079
694		1080
		1081	=head3 EMBED WATCHERS - when one backend isn't enough...
		1082
		1083	This is a rather advanced watcher type that lets you embed one event loop
		1084	into another (currently only IO events are supported in the embedded
		1085	loop, other types of watchers might be handled in a delayed or incorrect
		1086	fashion and must not be used).
		1087
		1088	See the libev documentation at
		1089	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod#code_ev_embed_code_when_one_backend_>
		1090	(locally installed as F<EV::libev>) for more details.
		1091
		1092	In short, this watcher is most useful on BSD systems without working
		1093	kqueue to still be able to handle a large number of sockets:
		1094
		1095	my $socket_loop;
		1096
		1097	# check wether we use SELECT or POLL _and_ KQUEUE is supported
		1098	if (
		1099	(EV::backend & (EV::BACKEND_POLL \| EV::BACKEND_SELECT))
		1100	&& (EV::supported_backends & EV::embeddable_backends & EV::BACKEND_KQUEUE)
		1101	) {
		1102	# use kqueue for sockets
		1103	$socket_loop = new EV::Loop EV::BACKEND_KQUEUE \| EV::FLAG_NOENV;
		1104	}
		1105
		1106	# use the default loop otherwise
		1107	$socket_loop \|\|= EV::default_loop;
		1108
		1109	=over 4
		1110
		1111	=item $w = EV::embed $otherloop[, $callback]
		1112
		1113	=item $w = EV::embed_ns $otherloop[, $callback]
		1114
		1115	=item $w = $loop->embed ($otherloop[, $callback])
		1116
		1117	=item $w = $loop->embed_ns ($otherloop[, $callback])
		1118
		1119	Call the callback when the embedded event loop (C<$otherloop>) has any
		1120	I/O activity. The C<$callback> is optional: if it is missing, then the
		1121	embedded event loop will be managed automatically (which is recommended),
		1122	otherwise you have to invoke C<sweep> yourself.
		1123
		1124	The C<embed_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		1125
		1126	=back
		1127
		1128	=head3 ASYNC WATCHERS - how to wake up another event loop
		1129
		1130	Async watchers are provided by EV, but have little use in perl directly,
		1131	as perl neither supports threads running in parallel nor direct access to
		1132	signal handlers or other contexts where they could be of value.
		1133
		1134	It is, however, possible to use them from the XS level.
		1135
		1136	Please see the libev documentation for further details.
		1137
		1138	=over 4
		1139
		1140	=item $w = EV::async $callback
		1141
		1142	=item $w = EV::async_ns $callback
		1143
		1144	=item $w = $loop->async ($callback)
		1145
		1146	=item $w = $loop->async_ns ($callback)
		1147
		1148	=item $w->send
		1149
		1150	=item $bool = $w->async_pending
		1151
		1152	=back
		1153
		1154	=head3 CLEANUP WATCHERS - how to clean up when the event loop goes away
		1155
		1156	Cleanup watchers are not supported on the Perl level, they can only be
		1157	used via XS currently.
		1158
		1159
		1160	=head1 PERL SIGNALS
		1161
		1162	While Perl signal handling (C<%SIG>) is not affected by EV, the behaviour
		1163	with EV is as the same as any other C library: Perl-signals will only be
		1164	handled when Perl runs, which means your signal handler might be invoked
		1165	only the next time an event callback is invoked.
		1166
		1167	The solution is to use EV signal watchers (see C<EV::signal>), which will
		1168	ensure proper operations with regards to other event watchers.
		1169
		1170	If you cannot do this for whatever reason, you can also force a watcher
		1171	to be called on every event loop iteration by installing a C<EV::check>
		1172	watcher:
		1173
		1174	my $async_check = EV::check sub { };
		1175
		1176	This ensures that perl gets into control for a short time to handle any
		1177	pending signals, and also ensures (slightly) slower overall operation.
		1178
695	=head1 THREADS	1179	=head1 ITHREADS
696		1180
697	Threads are not supported by this module in any way. Perl pseudo-threads	1181	Ithreads are not supported by this module in any way. Perl pseudo-threads
698	is evil stuff and must die. As soon as Perl gains real threads I will work	1182	is evil stuff and must die. Real threads as provided by Coro are fully
699	on thread support for it.	1183	supported (and enhanced support is available via L<Coro::EV>).
700		1184
701	=head1 FORK	1185	=head1 FORK
702		1186
703	Most of the "improved" event delivering mechanisms of modern operating	1187	Most of the "improved" event delivering mechanisms of modern operating
704	systems have quite a few problems with fork(2) (to put it bluntly: it is	1188	systems have quite a few problems with fork(2) (to put it bluntly: it is
…		…
720	our $DIED = sub {	1204	our $DIED = sub {
721	warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";	1205	warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";
722	};	1206	};
723		1207
724	default_loop	1208	default_loop
725	or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_METHODS}?';	1209	or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_FLAGS}?';
726		1210
727	1;	1211	1;
728		1212
729	=head1 SEE ALSO	1213	=head1 SEE ALSO
730		1214
731	L<EV::DNS>.	1215	L<EV::MakeMaker> - MakeMaker interface to XS API, L<EV::ADNS>
		1216	(asynchronous DNS), L<Glib::EV> (makes Glib/Gtk2 use EV as event
		1217	loop), L<EV::Glib> (embed Glib into EV), L<Coro::EV> (efficient thread
		1218	integration), L<Net::SNMP::EV> (asynchronous SNMP), L<AnyEvent> for
		1219	event-loop agnostic and portable event driven programming.
732		1220
733	=head1 AUTHOR	1221	=head1 AUTHOR
734		1222
735	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	1223	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
736	http://home.schmorp.de/	1224	http://home.schmorp.de/
737		1225
738	=cut	1226	=cut
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