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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	EV - perl interface to libevent, monkey.org/~provos/libevent/	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		8
9	# TIMER	9	# TIMERS
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::timer_abs 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 \| EV::PERSIST, sub {	27	my $w = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
28	my ($w, $events) = @_; # all callbacks get the watcher object and event mask	28	my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks receive the watcher and event mask
29	if ($events & EV::TIMEOUT) {
30	warn "nothing received on stdin for 10 seconds, retrying";
31	} else {
32	warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>;	29	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, $events) = @_;
39	if ($_[1] & 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	};	30	};
47		31
48	# SIGNALS	32	# SIGNALS
49		33
50	my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub {	34	my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub {
51	warn "sigquit received\n";	35	warn "sigquit received\n";
52	};	36	};
53		37
		38	# CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES
		39
54	my $w = EV::signal 3, sub {	40	my $w = EV::child 666, sub {
55	warn "sigquit received (this is GNU/Linux, right?)\n";	41	my ($w, $revents) = @_;
		42	my $status = $w->rstatus;
56	};	43	};
57		44
58	# MAINLOOP	45	# MAINLOOP
59	EV::dispatch; # loop as long as watchers are active	46	EV::loop; # loop until EV::unloop is called or all watchers stop
60	EV::loop; # the same thing
61	EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONCE; # block until some events could be handles	47	EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONESHOT; # block until at least one event could be handled
62	EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # check and handle some events, but do not wait	48	EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # try to handle same events, but do not block
63		49
64	=head1 DESCRIPTION	50	=head1 DESCRIPTION
65		51
66	This module provides an interface to libevent	52	This module provides an interface to libev
67	(L<http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/>). You probably should acquaint	53	(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html>).
68	yourself with its documentation and source code to be able to use this
69	module fully.
70
71	Please note thta this module disables the libevent EPOLL method by
72	default, see BUGS, below, if you need to enable it.
73		54
74	=cut	55	=cut
75		56
76	package EV;	57	package EV;
77		58
78	use strict;	59	use strict;
79		60
80	BEGIN {	61	BEGIN {
81	our $VERSION = '0.03';	62	our $VERSION = '0.9';
82	use XSLoader;	63	use XSLoader;
83	XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;	64	XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;
84	}	65	}
85		66
		67	@EV::Io::ISA =
		68	@EV::Timer::ISA =
		69	@EV::Periodic::ISA =
		70	@EV::Signal::ISA =
		71	@EV::Idle::ISA =
		72	@EV::Prepare::ISA =
		73	@EV::Check::ISA =
		74	@EV::Child::ISA = "EV::Watcher";
		75
86	=head1 BASIC INTERFACE	76	=head1 BASIC INTERFACE
87		77
88	=over 4	78	=over 4
89
90	=item $EV::NPRI
91
92	How many priority levels are available.
93		79
94	=item $EV::DIED	80	=item $EV::DIED
95		81
96	Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback	82	Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback
97	throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an	83	throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an
98	informative message and continues.	84	informative message and continues.
99		85
100	If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.	86	If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.
101		87
		88	=item $time = EV::time
		89
		90	Returns the current time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.
		91
102	=item $time = EV::now	92	=item $time = EV::now
103		93
104	Returns the time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.	94	Returns the time the last event loop iteration has been started. This
105		95	is the time that (relative) timers are based on, and refering to it is
106	=item $version = EV::version	96	usually faster then calling EV::time.
107		97
108	=item $method = EV::method	98	=item $method = EV::method
109		99
110	Return version string and event polling method used.	100	Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::METHOD_SELECT
		101	or EV::METHOD_EPOLL).
111		102
112	=item EV::loop $flags # EV::LOOP_ONCE, EV::LOOP_ONESHOT	103	=item EV::loop [$flags]
113		104
114	=item EV::loopexit $after	105	Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a
		106	callback calls EV::unloop.
115		107
116	Exit any active loop or dispatch after C<$after> seconds or immediately if	108	The $flags argument can be one of the following:
117	C<$after> is missing or zero.
118		109
119	=item EV::dispatch	110	0 as above
		111	EV::LOOP_ONESHOT block at most once (wait, but do not loop)
		112	EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)
120		113
121	Same as C<EV::loop 0>.	114	=item EV::unloop [$how]
122		115
123	=item EV::event $callback	116	When called with no arguments or an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ONE, makes the
		117	innermost call to EV::loop return.
124		118
125	Creates a new event watcher waiting for nothing, calling the given callback.	119	When called with an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ALL, all calls to EV::loop will return as
		120	fast as possible.
126		121
		122	=back
		123
		124	=head2 WATCHER
		125
		126	A watcher is an object that gets created to record your interest in some
		127	event. For instance, if you want to wait for STDIN to become readable, you
		128	would create an EV::io watcher for that:
		129
		130	my $watcher = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
		131	my ($watcher, $revents) = @_;
		132	warn "yeah, STDIN should not be readable without blocking!\n"
		133	};
		134
		135	All watchers can be active (waiting for events) or inactive (paused). Only
		136	active watchers will have their callbacks invoked. All callbacks will be
		137	called with at least two arguments: the watcher and a bitmask of received
		138	events.
		139
		140	Each watcher type has its associated bit in revents, so you can use the
		141	same callback for multiple watchers. The event mask is named after the
		142	type, i..e. EV::child sets EV::CHILD, EV::prepare sets EV::PREPARE,
		143	EV::periodic sets EV::PERIODIC and so on, with the exception of IO events
		144	(which can set both EV::READ and EV::WRITE bits), and EV::timer (which
		145	uses EV::TIMEOUT).
		146
		147	In the rare case where one wants to create a watcher but not start it at
		148	the same time, each constructor has a variant with a trailing C<_ns> in
		149	its name, e.g. EV::io has a non-starting variant EV::io_ns and so on.
		150
		151	Please note that a watcher will automatically be stopped when the watcher
		152	object is destroyed, so you I<need> to keep the watcher objects returned by
		153	the constructors.
		154
		155	Also, all methods changing some aspect of a watcher (->set, ->priority,
		156	->fh and so on) automatically stop and start it again if it is active,
		157	which means pending events get lost.
		158
		159	=head2 WATCHER TYPES
		160
		161	Now lets move to the existing watcher types and asociated methods.
		162
		163	The following methods are available for all watchers. Then followes a
		164	description of each watcher constructor (EV::io, EV::timer, EV::periodic,
		165	EV::signal, EV::child, EV::idle, EV::prepare and EV::check), followed by
		166	any type-specific methods (if any).
		167
		168	=over 4
		169
		170	=item $w->start
		171
		172	Starts a watcher if it isn't active already. Does nothing to an already
		173	active watcher. By default, all watchers start out in the active state
		174	(see the description of the C<_ns> variants if you need stopped watchers).
		175
		176	=item $w->stop
		177
		178	Stop a watcher if it is active. Also clear any pending events (events that
		179	have been received but that didn't yet result in a callback invocation),
		180	regardless of wether the watcher was active or not.
		181
		182	=item $bool = $w->is_active
		183
		184	Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise.
		185
		186	=item $current_data = $w->data
		187
		188	=item $old_data = $w->data ($new_data)
		189
		190	Queries a freely usable data scalar on the watcher and optionally changes
		191	it. 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
		198	=item $current_cb = $w->cb
		199
		200	=item $old_cb = $w->cb ($new_cb)
		201
		202	Queries the callback on the watcher and optionally changes it. You can do
		203	this at any time without the watcher restarting.
		204
		205	=item $current_priority = $w->priority
		206
		207	=item $old_priority = $w->priority ($new_priority)
		208
		209	Queries the priority on the watcher and optionally changes it. Pending
		210	watchers with higher priority will be invoked first. The valid range of
		211	priorities lies between EV::MAXPRI (default 2) and EV::MINPRI (default
		212	-2). If the priority is outside this range it will automatically be
		213	normalised to the nearest valid priority.
		214
		215	The default priority of any newly-created weatcher is 0.
		216
		217	=item $w->trigger ($revents)
		218
		219	Call the callback now with the given event mask.
		220
		221
127	=item my $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback	222	=item $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
128		223
129	=item my $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback	224	=item $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
130		225
131	As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>	226	As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>
132	when the events specified in C<$eventmask> happen. Initially, the timeout	227	when the events specified in C<$eventmask>.
133	is disabled.
134		228
135	You can additionall set a timeout to occur on the watcher, but note that
136	this timeout will not be reset when you get an I/O event in the EV::PERSIST
137	case, and reaching a timeout will always stop the watcher even in the
138	EV::PERSIST case.
139
140	If you want a timeout to occur only after a specific time of inactivity, set
141	a repeating timeout and do NOT use EV::PERSIST.
142
143	Eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:	229	The $eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:
144		230
145	EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore	231	EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore
146	EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore	232	EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore
147	EV::PERSIST stay active after a (non-timeout) event occured
148		233
149	The C<io_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.	234	The C<io_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
150		235
151	=item my $w = EV::timed_io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback	236	=item $w->set ($fileno_or_fh, $eventmask)
152		237
153	=item my $w = EV::timed_io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback	238	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be
		239	called at any time.
154		240
155	Same as C<io> and C<io_ns>, but also specifies a timeout (as if there was	241	=item $current_fh = $w->fh
156	a call to C<< $w->timeout ($timout, 1) >>. The persist flag is not allowed
157	and will automatically be cleared. The watcher will be restarted after each event.
158		242
159	If the timeout is zero or undef, no timeout will be set, and a normal	243	=item $old_fh = $w->fh ($new_fh)
160	watcher (with the persist flag set!) will be created.
161		244
162	This has the effect of timing out after the specified period of inactivity	245	Returns the previously set filehandle and optionally set a new one.
163	has happened.
164		246
165	Due to the design of libevent, this is also relatively inefficient, having	247	=item $current_eventmask = $w->events
166	one or two io watchers and a separate timeout watcher that you reset on
167	activity (by calling its C<start> method) is usually more efficient.
168		248
		249	=item $old_eventmask = $w->events ($new_eventmask)
		250
		251	Returns the previously set event mask and optionally set a new one.
		252
		253
169	=item my $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback	254	=item $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback
170		255
171	=item my $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback	256	=item $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback
172		257
173	Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is true, the	258	Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is non-zero,
174	timer will be restarted after the callback returns. This means that the	259	the timer will be restarted (with the $repeat value as $after) after the
175	callback would be called roughly every C<$after> seconds, prolonged by the	260	callback returns.
176	time the callback takes.
177		261
		262	This means that the callback would be called roughly after C<$after>
		263	seconds, and then every C<$repeat> seconds. The timer does his best not
		264	to drift, but it will not invoke the timer more often then once per event
		265	loop iteration, and might drift in other cases. If that isn't acceptable,
		266	look at EV::periodic, which can provide long-term stable timers.
		267
		268	The timer is based on a monotonic clock, that is, if somebody is sitting
		269	in front of the machine while the timer is running and changes the system
		270	clock, the timer will nevertheless run (roughly) the same time.
		271
178	The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.	272	The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
179		273
180	=item my $w = EV::timer_abs $at, $interval, $callback	274	=item $w->set ($after, $repeat)
181		275
182	=item my $w = EV::timer_abs_ns $at, $interval, $callback	276	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at
		277	any time.
183		278
184	Similar to EV::timer, but the time is given as an absolute point in time	279	=item $w->again
185	(C<$at>), plus an optional C<$interval>.
186		280
187	If the C<$interval> is zero, then the callback will be called at the time	281	Similar to the C<start> method, but has special semantics for repeating timers:
188	C<$at> if that is in the future, or as soon as possible if its in the
189	past. It will not automatically repeat.
190		282
191	If the C<$interval> is nonzero, then the watcher will always be scheduled	283	If the timer is active and non-repeating, it will be stopped.
192	to time out at the next C<$at + integer * $interval> time.
193		284
194	This can be used to schedule a callback to run at very regular intervals,	285	If the timer is active and repeating, reset the timeout to occur
195	as long as the processing time is less then the interval (otherwise	286	C<$repeat> seconds after now.
196	obviously events will be skipped).	287
		288	If the timer is inactive and repeating, start it using the repeat value.
		289
		290	Otherwise do nothing.
		291
		292	This behaviour is useful when you have a timeout for some IO
		293	operation. You create a timer object with the same value for C<$after> and
		294	C<$repeat>, and then, in the read/write watcher, run the C<again> method
		295	on the timeout.
		296
		297
		298	=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
		299
		300	=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
		301
		302	Similar to EV::timer, but is not based on relative timeouts but on
		303	absolute times. Apart from creating "simple" timers that trigger "at" the
		304	specified time, it can also be used for non-drifting absolute timers and
		305	more complex, cron-like, setups that are not adversely affected by time
		306	jumps (i.e. when the system clock is changed by explicit date -s or other
		307	means such as ntpd). It is also the most complex watcher type in EV.
		308
		309	It has three distinct "modes":
		310
		311	=over 4
		312
		313	=item * absolute timer ($interval = $reschedule_cb = 0)
		314
		315	This time simply fires at the wallclock time C<$at> and doesn't repeat. It
		316	will not adjust when a time jump occurs, that is, if it is to be run
		317	at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the system time reaches or
		318	surpasses this time.
		319
		320	=item * non-repeating interval timer ($interval > 0, $reschedule_cb = 0)
		321
		322	In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the
		323	next C<$at + N * $interval> time (for some integer N) and then repeat,
		324	regardless of any time jumps.
		325
		326	This can be used to create timers that do not drift with respect to system
		327	time:
		328
		329	my $hourly = EV::periodic 0, 3600, 0, sub { print "once/hour\n" };
		330
		331	That doesn't mean there will always be 3600 seconds in between triggers,
		332	but only that the the clalback will be called when the system time shows a
		333	full hour (UTC).
197		334
198	Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that	335	Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that
199	C<timer_abs> will try to tun the callback at the next possible time where	336	EV::periodic will try to run the callback in this mode at the next
200	C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time jumps.	337	possible time where C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time
		338	jumps.
201		339
		340	=item * manual reschedule mode ($reschedule_cb = coderef)
		341
		342	In this mode $interval and $at are both being ignored. Instead, each
		343	time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the reschedule callback
		344	($reschedule_cb) will be called with the watcher as first, and the current
		345	time as second argument.
		346
		347	I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy this or any other periodic
		348	watcher, ever>. If you need to stop it, return 1e30 and stop it
		349	afterwards.
		350
		351	It 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
		353	will usually be called just before the callback will be triggered, but
		354	might be called at other times, too.
		355
		356	This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that
		357	triggers on each midnight, local time (actually 24 hours after the last
		358	midnight, to keep the example simple. If you know a way to do it correctly
		359	in about the same space (without requiring elaborate modules), drop me a
		360	note :):
		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
		373
202	The C<timer_abs_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.	374	The C<periodic_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
203		375
		376	=item $w->set ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb)
		377
		378	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at
		379	any time.
		380
		381	=item $w->again
		382
		383	Simply stops and starts the watcher again.
		384
		385
204	=item my $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback	386	=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback
205		387
206	=item my $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback	388	=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback
207		389
208	Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified	390	Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified
209	by number or by name, just as with kill or %SIG). Signal watchers are	391	by number or by name, just as with kill or %SIG).
210	persistent no natter what.
211		392
212	EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one	393	EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one
213	component to receive signals) when you start a signal watcher, and	394	component to receive a signal at a time) when you start a signal watcher,
214	removes it again when you stop it. Pelr does the same when you add/remove	395	and removes it again when you stop it. Perl does the same when you
215	callbacks to %SIG, so watch out.	396	add/remove callbacks to %SIG, so watch out.
216		397
217	Unfortunately, only one handler can be registered per signal. Screw	398	You can have as many signal watchers per signal as you want.
218	libevent.
219		399
220	The C<signal_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher.	400	The C<signal_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		401
		402	=item $w->set ($signal)
		403
		404	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at
		405	any time.
		406
		407	=item $current_signum = $w->signal
		408
		409	=item $old_signum = $w->signal ($new_signal)
		410
		411	Returns the previously set signal (always as a number not name) and
		412	optionally set a new one.
		413
		414
		415	=item $w = EV::child $pid, $callback
		416
		417	=item $w = EV::child_ns $pid, $callback
		418
		419	Call the callback when a status change for pid C<$pid> (or any pid
		420	if C<$pid> is 0) has been received. More precisely: when the process
		421	receives a SIGCHLD, EV will fetch the outstanding exit/wait status for all
		422	changed/zombie children and call the callback.
		423
		424	You can access both status and pid by using the C<rstatus> and C<rpid>
		425	methods on the watcher object.
		426
		427	You can have as many pid watchers per pid as you want.
		428
		429	The C<child_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		430
		431	=item $w->set ($pid)
		432
		433	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at
		434	any time.
		435
		436	=item $current_pid = $w->pid
		437
		438	=item $old_pid = $w->pid ($new_pid)
		439
		440	Returns the previously set process id and optionally set a new one.
		441
		442	=item $exit_status = $w->rstatus
		443
		444	Return the exit/wait status (as returned by waitpid, see the waitpid entry
		445	in perlfunc).
		446
		447	=item $pid = $w->rpid
		448
		449	Return the pid of the awaited child (useful when you have installed a
		450	watcher for all pids).
		451
		452
		453	=item $w = EV::idle $callback
		454
		455	=item $w = EV::idle_ns $callback
		456
		457	Call the callback when there are no pending io, timer/periodic, signal or
		458	child events, i.e. when the process is idle.
		459
		460	The process will not block as long as any idle watchers are active, and
		461	they will be called repeatedly until stopped.
		462
		463	The C<idle_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		464
		465
		466	=item $w = EV::prepare $callback
		467
		468	=item $w = EV::prepare_ns $callback
		469
		470	Call the callback just before the process would block. You can still
		471	create/modify any watchers at this point.
		472
		473	See the EV::check watcher, below, for explanations and an example.
		474
		475	The C<prepare_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		476
		477
		478	=item $w = EV::check $callback
		479
		480	=item $w = EV::check_ns $callback
		481
		482	Call the callback just after the process wakes up again (after it has
		483	gathered events), but before any other callbacks have been invoked.
		484
		485	This is used to integrate other event-based software into the EV
		486	mainloop: You register a prepare callback and in there, you create io and
		487	timer watchers as required by the other software. Here is a real-world
		488	example of integrating Net::SNMP (with some details left out):
		489
		490	our @snmp_watcher;
		491
		492	our $snmp_prepare = EV::prepare sub {
		493	# do nothing unless active
		494	$dispatcher->{_event_queue_h}
		495	or return;
		496
		497	# make the dispatcher handle any outstanding stuff
		498
		499	# create an IO watcher for each and every socket
		500	@snmp_watcher = (
		501	(map { EV::io $_, EV::READ, sub { } }
		502	keys %{ $dispatcher->{_descriptors} }),
		503	);
		504
		505	# if there are any timeouts, also create a timer
		506	push @snmp_watcher, EV::timer $event->[Net::SNMP::Dispatcher::_TIME] - EV::now, 0, sub { }
		507	if $event->[Net::SNMP::Dispatcher::_ACTIVE];
		508	};
		509
		510	The callbacks are irrelevant, the only purpose of those watchers is
		511	to wake up the process as soon as one of those events occurs (socket
		512	readable, or timer timed out). The corresponding EV::check watcher will then
		513	clean up:
		514
		515	our $snmp_check = EV::check sub {
		516	# destroy all watchers
		517	@snmp_watcher = ();
		518
		519	# make the dispatcher handle any new stuff
		520	};
		521
		522	The callbacks of the created watchers will not be called as the watchers
		523	are destroyed before this cna happen (remember EV::check gets called
		524	first).
		525
		526	The C<check_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
221		527
222	=back	528	=back
223		529
224	=head1 THE EV::Event CLASS	530	=head1 THREADS
225		531
226	All EV functions creating an event watcher (designated by C<my $w =>	532	Threads are not supported by this in any way. Perl pseudo-threads is evil
227	above) support the following methods on the returned watcher object:	533	stuff and must die.
228
229	=over 4
230
231	=item $w->add ($timeout)
232
233	Stops and (re-)starts the event watcher, setting the optional timeout to
234	the given value, or clearing the timeout if none is given.
235
236	=item $w->start
237
238	Stops and (re-)starts the event watcher without touching the timeout.
239
240	=item $w->del
241
242	=item $w->stop
243
244	Stop the event watcher if it was started.
245
246	=item $current_callback = $w->cb
247
248	=item $old_callback = $w->cb ($new_callback)
249
250	Return the previously set callback and optionally set a new one.
251
252	=item $current_fh = $w->fh
253
254	=item $old_fh = $w->fh ($new_fh)
255
256	Returns the previously set filehandle and optionally set a new one (also
257	clears the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a filehandle).
258
259	=item $current_signal = $w->signal
260
261	=item $old_signal = $w->signal ($new_signal)
262
263	Returns the previously set signal number and optionally set a new one (also sets
264	the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a signal).
265
266	=item $current_eventmask = $w->events
267
268	=item $old_eventmask = $w->events ($new_eventmask)
269
270	Returns the previously set event mask and optionally set a new one.
271
272	=item $w->timeout ($after, $repeat)
273
274	Resets the timeout (see C<EV::timer> for details).
275
276	=item $w->timeout_abs ($at, $interval)
277
278	Resets the timeout (see C<EV::timer_abs> for details).
279
280	=item $w->priority_set ($priority)
281
282	Set the priority of the watcher to C<$priority> (0 <= $priority < $EV::NPRI).
283
284	=back
285
286	=head1 BUGS
287
288	Lots. Libevent itself isn't well tested and rather buggy, and this module
289	is quite new at the moment.
290
291	Please note that the epoll method is not, in general, reliable in programs
292	that use fork (even if no libveent calls are being made in the forked
293	process). If your program behaves erratically, try setting the environment
294	variable C<EVENT_NOEPOLL> first when running the program.
295
296	In general, if you fork, then you can only use the EV module in one of the
297	children.
298		534
299	=cut	535	=cut
300		536
301	our $DIED = sub {	537	our $DIED = sub {
302	warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";	538	warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";
303	};	539	};
304		540
305	our $NPRI = 4;	541	default_loop
306	our $BASE = init;	542	or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_METHODS}?';
307	priority_init $NPRI;
308
309	push @AnyEvent::REGISTRY, [EV => "EV::AnyEvent"];
310		543
311	1;	544	1;
312		545
313	=head1 SEE ALSO	546	=head1 SEE ALSO
314		547
315	L<EV::DNS>, L<event(3)>, L<event.h>, L<evdns.h>.	548	L<EV::DNS>.
316	L<EV::AnyEvent>.
317		549
318	=head1 AUTHOR	550	=head1 AUTHOR
319		551
320	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	552	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
321	http://home.schmorp.de/	553	http://home.schmorp.de/

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