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10 10
11 my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub { 11 my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub {
12 warn "is called after 2s"; 12 warn "is called after 2s";
13 }; 13 };
14 14
15 my $w = EV::timer 2, 1, sub { 15 my $w = EV::timer 2, 2, sub {
16 warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 1)"; 16 warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 2)";
17 }; 17 };
18 18
19 undef $w; # destroy event watcher again 19 undef $w; # destroy event watcher again
20 20
21 my $w = EV::periodic 0, 60, sub { 21 my $w = EV::periodic 0, 60, 0, sub {
22 warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly"; 22 warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly";
23 }; 23 };
24 24
25 # IO 25 # IO
26 26
27 my $w = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub { 27 my $w = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
28 my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks get the watcher object and event mask 28 my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks receive the watcher and event mask
29 warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>; 29 warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>;
30 }; 30 };
31 31
32 # SIGNALS 32 # SIGNALS
33 33
34 my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub { 34 my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub {
35 warn "sigquit received\n"; 35 warn "sigquit received\n";
36 }; 36 };
37 37
38 my $w = EV::signal 3, sub {
39 warn "sigquit received (this is GNU/Linux, right?)\n";
40 };
41
42 # CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES 38 # CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES
43 39
44 my $w = EV::child 666, sub { 40 my $w = EV::child 666, sub {
45 my ($w, $revents) = @_; 41 my ($w, $revents) = @_;
46 # my $pid = $w->rpid;
47 my $status = $w->rstatus; 42 my $status = $w->rstatus;
48 }; 43 };
49 44
50 # MAINLOOP 45 # MAINLOOP
51 EV::loop; # loop until EV::loop_done is called 46 EV::loop; # loop until EV::unloop is called or all watchers stop
52 EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONESHOT; # block until at least one event could be handled 47 EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONESHOT; # block until at least one event could be handled
53 EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # try to handle same events, but do not block 48 EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # try to handle same events, but do not block
54 49
55=head1 DESCRIPTION 50=head1 DESCRIPTION
56 51
62package EV; 57package EV;
63 58
64use strict; 59use strict;
65 60
66BEGIN { 61BEGIN {
67 our $VERSION = '0.51'; 62 our $VERSION = '0.9';
68 use XSLoader; 63 use XSLoader;
69 XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION; 64 XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;
70} 65}
71 66
72@EV::Io::ISA = 67@EV::Io::ISA =
106or EV::METHOD_EPOLL). 101or EV::METHOD_EPOLL).
107 102
108=item EV::loop [$flags] 103=item EV::loop [$flags]
109 104
110Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a 105Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a
111callback calls EV::loop_done. 106callback calls EV::unloop.
112 107
113The $flags argument can be one of the following: 108The $flags argument can be one of the following:
114 109
115 0 as above 110 0 as above
116 EV::LOOP_ONESHOT block at most once (wait, but do not loop) 111 EV::LOOP_ONESHOT block at most once (wait, but do not loop)
117 EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait) 112 EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)
118 113
119=item EV::loop_done [$how] 114=item EV::unloop [$how]
120 115
121When called with no arguments or an argument of 1, makes the innermost 116When called with no arguments or an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ONE, makes the
122call to EV::loop return. 117innermost call to EV::loop return.
123 118
124When called with an agrument of 2, all calls to EV::loop will return as 119When called with an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ALL, all calls to EV::loop will return as
125fast as possible. 120fast as possible.
126 121
127=back 122=back
128 123
129=head2 WATCHER 124=head2 WATCHER
186 181
187=item $bool = $w->is_active 182=item $bool = $w->is_active
188 183
189Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise. 184Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise.
190 185
186=item $current_data = $w->data
187
188=item $old_data = $w->data ($new_data)
189
190Queries a freely usable data scalar on the watcher and optionally changes
191it. This is a way to associate custom data with a watcher:
192
193 my $w = EV::timer 60, 0, sub {
194 warn $_[0]->data;
195 };
196 $w->data ("print me!");
197
191=item $current_cb = $w->cb 198=item $current_cb = $w->cb
192 199
193=item $old_cb = $w->cb ($new_cb) 200=item $old_cb = $w->cb ($new_cb)
194 201
195Queries the callback on the watcher and optionally changes it. You can do 202Queries the callback on the watcher and optionally changes it. You can do
251Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is non-zero, 258Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is non-zero,
252the timer will be restarted (with the $repeat value as $after) after the 259the timer will be restarted (with the $repeat value as $after) after the
253callback returns. 260callback returns.
254 261
255This means that the callback would be called roughly after C<$after> 262This means that the callback would be called roughly after C<$after>
256seconds, and then every C<$repeat> seconds. "Roughly" because the time of 263seconds, and then every C<$repeat> seconds. The timer does his best not
257callback processing is not taken into account, so the timer will slowly 264to drift, but it will not invoke the timer more often then once per event
258drift. If that isn't acceptable, look at EV::periodic. 265loop iteration, and might drift in other cases. If that isn't acceptable,
266look at EV::periodic, which can provide long-term stable timers.
259 267
260The timer is based on a monotonic clock, that is if somebody is sitting 268The timer is based on a monotonic clock, that is, if somebody is sitting
261in front of the machine while the timer is running and changes the system 269in front of the machine while the timer is running and changes the system
262clock, the timer will nevertheless run (roughly) the same time. 270clock, the timer will nevertheless run (roughly) the same time.
263 271
264The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher. 272The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
265 273
270 278
271=item $w->again 279=item $w->again
272 280
273Similar to the C<start> method, but has special semantics for repeating timers: 281Similar to the C<start> method, but has special semantics for repeating timers:
274 282
283If the timer is active and non-repeating, it will be stopped.
284
275If the timer is active and repeating, reset the timeout to occur 285If the timer is active and repeating, reset the timeout to occur
276C<$repeat> seconds after now. 286C<$repeat> seconds after now.
277 287
278If the timer is active and non-repeating, it will be stopped.
279
280If the timer is in active and repeating, start it. 288If the timer is inactive and repeating, start it using the repeat value.
281 289
282Otherwise do nothing. 290Otherwise do nothing.
283 291
284This behaviour is useful when you have a timeout for some IO 292This behaviour is useful when you have a timeout for some IO
285operation. You create a timer object with the same value for C<$after> and 293operation. You create a timer object with the same value for C<$after> and
286C<$repeat>, and then, in the read/write watcher, run the C<again> method 294C<$repeat>, and then, in the read/write watcher, run the C<again> method
287on the timeout. 295on the timeout.
288 296
289 297
290=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $callback 298=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
291 299
292=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $callback 300=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
293 301
294Similar to EV::timer, but the time is given as an absolute point in time 302Similar to EV::timer, but is not based on relative timeouts but on
295(C<$at>), plus an optional C<$interval>. 303absolute times. Apart from creating "simple" timers that trigger "at" the
304specified time, it can also be used for non-drifting absolute timers and
305more complex, cron-like, setups that are not adversely affected by time
306jumps (i.e. when the system clock is changed by explicit date -s or other
307means such as ntpd). It is also the most complex watcher type in EV.
296 308
297If the C<$interval> is zero, then the callback will be called at the time 309It has three distinct "modes":
298C<$at> if that is in the future, or as soon as possible if it is in the
299past. It will not automatically repeat.
300 310
301If the C<$interval> is nonzero, then the watcher will always be scheduled 311=over 4
302to time out at the next C<$at + N * $interval> time.
303 312
304This can be used to schedule a callback to run at very regular intervals, 313=item * absolute timer ($interval = $reschedule_cb = 0)
305as long as the processing time is less then the interval (otherwise 314
306obviously events will be skipped). 315This time simply fires at the wallclock time C<$at> and doesn't repeat. It
316will not adjust when a time jump occurs, that is, if it is to be run
317at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the system time reaches or
318surpasses this time.
319
320=item * non-repeating interval timer ($interval > 0, $reschedule_cb = 0)
321
322In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the
323next C<$at + N * $interval> time (for some integer N) and then repeat,
324regardless of any time jumps.
325
326This can be used to create timers that do not drift with respect to system
327time:
328
329 my $hourly = EV::periodic 0, 3600, 0, sub { print "once/hour\n" };
330
331That doesn't mean there will always be 3600 seconds in between triggers,
332but only that the the clalback will be called when the system time shows a
333full hour (UTC).
307 334
308Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that 335Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that
309EV::periodic will try to run the callback at the next possible time where 336EV::periodic will try to run the callback in this mode at the next
310C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time jumps. 337possible time where C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time
338jumps.
311 339
312This periodic timer is based on "wallclock time", that is, if the clock 340=item * manual reschedule mode ($reschedule_cb = coderef)
313changes (C<ntp>, C<date -s> etc.), then the timer will nevertheless run at 341
314the specified time. This means it will never drift (it might jitter, but 342In this mode $interval and $at are both being ignored. Instead, each
315it will not drift). 343time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the reschedule callback
344($reschedule_cb) will be called with the watcher as first, and the current
345time as second argument.
346
347I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy this or any other periodic
348watcher, ever>. If you need to stop it, return 1e30 and stop it
349afterwards.
350
351It must return the next time to trigger, based on the passed time value
352(that is, the lowest time value larger than to the second argument). It
353will usually be called just before the callback will be triggered, but
354might be called at other times, too.
355
356This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that
357triggers on each midnight, local time (actually 24 hours after the last
358midnight, to keep the example simple. If you know a way to do it correctly
359in about the same space (without requiring elaborate modules), drop me a
360note :):
361
362 my $daily = EV::periodic 0, 0, sub {
363 my ($w, $now) = @_;
364
365 use Time::Local ();
366 my (undef, undef, undef, $d, $m, $y) = localtime $now;
367 86400 + Time::Local::timelocal 0, 0, 0, $d, $m, $y
368 }, sub {
369 print "it's midnight or likely shortly after, now\n";
370 };
371
372=back
316 373
317The C<periodic_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher. 374The C<periodic_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
318 375
319=item $w->set ($at, $interval) 376=item $w->set ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb)
320 377
321Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at 378Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at
322any time. 379any time.
380
381=item $w->again
382
383Simply stops and starts the watcher again.
323 384
324 385
325=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback 386=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback
326 387
327=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback 388=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback
478}; 539};
479 540
480default_loop 541default_loop
481 or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_METHODS}?'; 542 or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_METHODS}?';
482 543
483push @AnyEvent::REGISTRY, [EV => "EV::AnyEvent"];
484
4851; 5441;
486 545
487=head1 SEE ALSO 546=head1 SEE ALSO
488 547
489 L<EV::DNS>, L<EV::AnyEvent>. 548 L<EV::DNS>.
490 549
491=head1 AUTHOR 550=head1 AUTHOR
492 551
493 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 552 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
494 http://home.schmorp.de/ 553 http://home.schmorp.de/

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