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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 55
56=head1 BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MODULE 56=head1 BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MODULE
57 57
58If you only need timer, I/O, signal, child and idle watchers and not the 58If you only need timer, I/O, signal, child and idle watchers and not the
59advanced functionality of this module, consider using L<AnyEvent> instead, 59advanced functionality of this module, consider using L<AnyEvent> instead,
119package EV; 119package EV;
120 120
121use common::sense; 121use common::sense;
122 122
123BEGIN { 123BEGIN {
124 our $VERSION = '4.03'; 124 our $VERSION = '4.15';
125 use XSLoader; 125 use XSLoader;
126 local $^W = 0; # avoid spurious warning
126 XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION; 127 XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;
127} 128}
128 129
129@EV::IO::ISA = 130@EV::IO::ISA =
130@EV::Timer::ISA = 131@EV::Timer::ISA =
186Must be called after a fork in the child, before entering or continuing 187Must be called after a fork in the child, before entering or continuing
187the event loop. An alternative is to use C<EV::FLAG_FORKCHECK> which calls 188the event loop. An alternative is to use C<EV::FLAG_FORKCHECK> which calls
188this function automatically, at some performance loss (refer to the libev 189this function automatically, at some performance loss (refer to the libev
189documentation). 190documentation).
190 191
191=item $loop->loop_verify 192=item $loop->verify
192 193
193Calls C<ev_verify> to make internal consistency checks (for debugging 194Calls C<ev_verify> to make internal consistency checks (for debugging
194libev) and abort the program if any data structures were found to be 195libev) and abort the program if any data structures were found to be
195corrupted. 196corrupted.
196 197
290=item $backend = $loop->backend 291=item $backend = $loop->backend
291 292
292Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::BACKEND_SELECT 293Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::BACKEND_SELECT
293or EV::BACKEND_EPOLL). 294or EV::BACKEND_EPOLL).
294 295
295=item EV::loop [$flags] 296=item $active = EV::run [$flags]
296 297
297=item $loop->loop ([$flags]) 298=item $active = $loop->run ([$flags])
298 299
299Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a 300Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a
300callback calls EV::unloop. 301callback calls EV::unloop or the flasg are nonzero (in which case the
302return value is true) or when there are no active watchers which reference
303the loop (keepalive is true), in which case the return value will be
304false. The returnv alue can generally be interpreted as "if true, there is
305more work left to do".
301 306
302The $flags argument can be one of the following: 307The $flags argument can be one of the following:
303 308
304 0 as above 309 0 as above
305 EV::LOOP_ONCE block at most once (wait, but do not loop) 310 EV::RUN_ONCE block at most once (wait, but do not loop)
306 EV::LOOP_NOWAIT do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait) 311 EV::RUN_NOWAIT do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)
307 312
308=item EV::break [$how] 313=item EV::break [$how]
309 314
310=item $loop->break ([$how]) 315=item $loop->break ([$how])
311 316
316return as fast as possible. 321return as fast as possible.
317 322
318When called with an argument of EV::BREAK_CANCEL, any pending break will 323When called with an argument of EV::BREAK_CANCEL, any pending break will
319be cancelled. 324be cancelled.
320 325
321=item $count = EV::loop_count 326=item $count = EV::iteration
322 327
323=item $count = $loop->loop_count 328=item $count = $loop->iteration
324 329
325Return the number of times the event loop has polled for new 330Return the number of times the event loop has polled for new
326events. Sometimes useful as a generation counter. 331events. Sometimes useful as a generation counter.
327 332
328=item EV::once $fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents) 333=item EV::once $fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents)
1135 1140
1136=item $w = EV::async $callback 1141=item $w = EV::async $callback
1137 1142
1138=item $w = EV::async_ns $callback 1143=item $w = EV::async_ns $callback
1139 1144
1145=item $w = $loop->async ($callback)
1146
1147=item $w = $loop->async_ns ($callback)
1148
1140=item $w->send 1149=item $w->send
1141 1150
1142=item $bool = $w->async_pending 1151=item $bool = $w->async_pending
1143 1152
1144=back 1153=back
1154
1155=head3 CLEANUP WATCHERS - how to clean up when the event loop goes away
1156
1157Cleanup watchers are not supported on the Perl level, they can only be
1158used via XS currently.
1145 1159
1146 1160
1147=head1 PERL SIGNALS 1161=head1 PERL SIGNALS
1148 1162
1149While Perl signal handling (C<%SIG>) is not affected by EV, the behaviour 1163While Perl signal handling (C<%SIG>) is not affected by EV, the behaviour

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