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3EV - perl interface to libevent, monkey.org/~provos/libevent/ 3EV - perl interface to libevent, monkey.org/~provos/libevent/
4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use EV; 7 use EV;
8
9 # TIMER
10
11 my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub {
12 warn "is called after 2s";
13 };
14
15 my $w = EV::timer 2, 1, sub {
16 warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 1)";
17 };
18
19 undef $w; # destroy event watcher again
20
21 my $w = EV::timer_abs 0, 60, sub {
22 warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly";
23 };
24
25 # IO
26
27 my $w = EV::io \*STDIN, EV::READ | EV::PERSIST, sub {
28 my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks get the watcher object and event mask
29 if ($revents & EV::TIMEOUT) {
30 warn "nothing received on stdin for 10 seconds, retrying";
31 } else {
32 warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>;
33 }
34 };
35 $w->timeout (10);
36
37 my $w = EV::timed_io \*STDIN, EV::READ, 30, sub {
38 my ($w, $revents) = @_;
39 if ($revents & EV::TIMEOUT) {
40 warn "nothing entered within 30 seconds, bye bye.\n";
41 $w->stop;
42 } else {
43 my $line = <STDIN>;
44 warn "you entered something, you again have 30 seconds.\n";
45 }
46 };
47
48 # SIGNALS
49
50 my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub {
51 warn "sigquit received\n";
52 };
53
54 my $w = EV::signal 3, sub {
55 warn "sigquit received (this is GNU/Linux, right?)\n";
56 };
57
58 # CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES
59
60 my $w = EV::child 666, sub {
61 my ($w, $revents, $status) = @_;
62 };
63
64 # MAINLOOP
65 EV::dispatch; # loop as long as watchers are active
66 EV::loop; # the same thing
67 EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONESHOT; # block until some events could be handles
68 EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # check and handle some events, but do not wait
8 69
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 70=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 71
11This module provides an interface to libevent 72This module provides an interface to libev
12(L<http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/>). 73(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html>). You probably should
74acquaint yourself with its documentation and source code to be able to use
75this module fully.
13 76
14=cut 77=cut
15 78
16package EV; 79package EV;
17 80
18use strict; 81use strict;
19 82
20BEGIN { 83BEGIN {
21 our $VERSION = '0.01'; 84 our $VERSION = '0.03';
22 use XSLoader; 85 use XSLoader;
23 XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION; 86 XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;
24} 87}
25 88
26=head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE 89@EV::Io::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
90@EV::Time::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
91@EV::Timer::ISA = "EV::Time";
92@EV::Periodic::ISA = "EV::Time";
93@EV::Signal::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
94@EV::Idle::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
95@EV::Prepare::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
96@EV::Check::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
97@EV::Child::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
98
99=head1 BASIC INTERFACE
27 100
28=over 4 101=over 4
29 102
103=item $EV::NPRI
104
105How many priority levels are available.
106
107=item $EV::DIED
108
109Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback
110throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an
111informative message and continues.
112
113If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.
114
115=item $time = EV::now
116
117Returns the time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.
118
119=item $version = EV::version
120
121=item $method = EV::method
122
123Return version string and event polling method used.
124
125=item EV::loop $flags # EV::LOOP_ONCE, EV::LOOP_ONESHOT
126
127=item EV::loopexit $after
128
129Exit any active loop or dispatch after C<$after> seconds or immediately if
130C<$after> is missing or zero.
131
132=item EV::dispatch
133
134Same as C<EV::loop 0>.
135
136=item EV::event $callback
137
138Creates a new event watcher waiting for nothing, calling the given callback.
139
140=item my $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
141
142=item my $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
143
144As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>
145when the events specified in C<$eventmask> happen. Initially, the timeout
146is disabled.
147
148You can additionall set a timeout to occur on the watcher, but note that
149this timeout will not be reset when you get an I/O event in the EV::PERSIST
150case, and reaching a timeout will always stop the watcher even in the
151EV::PERSIST case.
152
153If you want a timeout to occur only after a specific time of inactivity, set
154a repeating timeout and do NOT use EV::PERSIST.
155
156Eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:
157
158 EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore
159 EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore
160 EV::PERSIST stay active after a (non-timeout) event occured
161
162The C<io_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.
163
164=item my $w = EV::timed_io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback
165
166=item my $w = EV::timed_io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback
167
168Same as C<io> and C<io_ns>, but also specifies a timeout (as if there was
169a call to C<< $w->timeout ($timout, 1) >>. The persist flag is not allowed
170and will automatically be cleared. The watcher will be restarted after each event.
171
172If the timeout is zero or undef, no timeout will be set, and a normal
173watcher (with the persist flag set!) will be created.
174
175This has the effect of timing out after the specified period of inactivity
176has happened.
177
178Due to the design of libevent, this is also relatively inefficient, having
179one or two io watchers and a separate timeout watcher that you reset on
180activity (by calling its C<start> method) is usually more efficient.
181
182=item my $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback
183
184=item my $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback
185
186Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is true, the
187timer will be restarted after the callback returns. This means that the
188callback would be called roughly every C<$after> seconds, prolonged by the
189time the callback takes.
190
191The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.
192
193=item my $w = EV::timer_abs $at, $interval, $callback
194
195=item my $w = EV::timer_abs_ns $at, $interval, $callback
196
197Similar to EV::timer, but the time is given as an absolute point in time
198(C<$at>), plus an optional C<$interval>.
199
200If the C<$interval> is zero, then the callback will be called at the time
201C<$at> if that is in the future, or as soon as possible if its in the
202past. It will not automatically repeat.
203
204If the C<$interval> is nonzero, then the watcher will always be scheduled
205to time out at the next C<$at + integer * $interval> time.
206
207This can be used to schedule a callback to run at very regular intervals,
208as long as the processing time is less then the interval (otherwise
209obviously events will be skipped).
210
211Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that
212C<timer_abs> will try to tun the callback at the next possible time where
213C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time jumps.
214
215The C<timer_abs_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.
216
217=item my $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback
218
219=item my $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback
220
221Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified
222by number or by name, just as with kill or %SIG). Signal watchers are
223persistent no natter what.
224
225EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one
226component to receive signals) when you start a signal watcher, and
227removes it again when you stop it. Pelr does the same when you add/remove
228callbacks to %SIG, so watch out.
229
230Unfortunately, only one handler can be registered per signal. Screw
231libevent.
232
233The C<signal_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.
234
30=back 235=back
31 236
237=head1 THE EV::Event CLASS
32 238
33=head1 OBJECT-ORIENTED INTERFACE 239All EV functions creating an event watcher (designated by C<my $w =>
34 240above) support the following methods on the returned watcher object:
35The object oriented interface lets you configure your own encoding or
36decoding style, within the limits of supported formats.
37 241
38=over 4 242=over 4
39 243
244=item $w->add ($timeout)
245
246Stops and (re-)starts the event watcher, setting the optional timeout to
247the given value, or clearing the timeout if none is given.
248
249=item $w->start
250
251Stops and (re-)starts the event watcher without touching the timeout.
252
253=item $w->del
254
255=item $w->stop
256
257Stop the event watcher if it was started.
258
259=item $current_callback = $w->cb
260
261=item $old_callback = $w->cb ($new_callback)
262
263Return the previously set callback and optionally set a new one.
264
265=item $current_fh = $w->fh
266
267=item $old_fh = $w->fh ($new_fh)
268
269Returns the previously set filehandle and optionally set a new one (also
270clears the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a filehandle).
271
272=item $current_signal = $w->signal
273
274=item $old_signal = $w->signal ($new_signal)
275
276Returns the previously set signal number and optionally set a new one (also sets
277the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a signal).
278
279=item $current_eventmask = $w->events
280
281=item $old_eventmask = $w->events ($new_eventmask)
282
283Returns the previously set event mask and optionally set a new one.
284
285=item $w->timeout ($after, $repeat)
286
287Resets the timeout (see C<EV::timer> for details).
288
289=item $w->timeout_abs ($at, $interval)
290
291Resets the timeout (see C<EV::timer_abs> for details).
292
293=item $w->priority_set ($priority)
294
295Set the priority of the watcher to C<$priority> (0 <= $priority < $EV::NPRI).
296
40=back 297=back
41 298
299=head1 THREADS
300
301Threads are not supported by this in any way. Perl pseudo-threads is evil
302and must die.
303
42=head1 BUGS 304=head1 BUGS
43 305
306Lots. Libevent itself isn't well tested and rather buggy, and this module
307is quite new at the moment.
308
309Please note that the epoll method is not, in general, reliable in programs
310that use fork (even if no libveent calls are being made in the forked
311process). If your program behaves erratically, try setting the environment
312variable C<EVENT_NOEPOLL> first when running the program.
313
314In general, if you fork, then you can only use the EV module in one of the
315children.
316
44=cut 317=cut
45 318
46our $NPRI = 4; 319our $DIED = sub {
47our $BASE = init; 320 warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";
48priority_init $NPRI; 321};
322
323init;
324
325push @AnyEvent::REGISTRY, [EV => "EV::AnyEvent"];
49 326
501; 3271;
328
329=head1 SEE ALSO
330
331 L<EV::DNS>, L<event(3)>, L<event.h>, L<evdns.h>.
332 L<EV::AnyEvent>.
51 333
52=head1 AUTHOR 334=head1 AUTHOR
53 335
54 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 336 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
55 http://home.schmorp.de/ 337 http://home.schmorp.de/

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