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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 {	45	# STAT CHANGES
12	warn "is called after 2s";	46	my $w = EV::stat "/etc/passwd", 10, sub {
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, $revents) = @_;	47	my ($w, $revents) = @_;
42	my $status = $w->rstatus;	48	warn $w->path, " has changed somehow.\n";
43	};	49	};
44		50
45	# MAINLOOP	51	# MAINLOOP
46	EV::loop; # loop until EV::unloop is called or all watchers stop	52	EV::run; # loop until EV::break is called or all watchers stop
47	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
48	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.
49		64
50	=head1 DESCRIPTION	65	=head1 DESCRIPTION
51		66
52	This module provides an interface to libev	67	This module provides an interface to libev
53	(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html>).	68	(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html>). While the documentation
		69	below is comprehensive, one might also consult the documentation of
		70	libev itself (L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod> or
		71	F<perldoc EV::libev>) for more subtle details on watcher semantics or some
		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.
54		116
55	=cut	117	=cut
56		118
57	package EV;	119	package EV;
58		120
59	use strict;	121	use common::sense;
60		122
61	BEGIN {	123	BEGIN {
62	our $VERSION = '0.9';	124	our $VERSION = 4.25;
63	use XSLoader;	125	use XSLoader;
		126	local $^W = 0; # avoid spurious warning
64	XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;	127	XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION;
65	}	128	}
66		129
67	@EV::Io::ISA =	130	@EV::IO::ISA =
68	@EV::Timer::ISA =	131	@EV::Timer::ISA =
69	@EV::Periodic::ISA =	132	@EV::Periodic::ISA =
70	@EV::Signal::ISA =	133	@EV::Signal::ISA =
		134	@EV::Child::ISA =
		135	@EV::Stat::ISA =
71	@EV::Idle::ISA =	136	@EV::Idle::ISA =
72	@EV::Prepare::ISA =	137	@EV::Prepare::ISA =
73	@EV::Check::ISA =	138	@EV::Check::ISA =
74	@EV::Child::ISA = "EV::Watcher";	139	@EV::Embed::ISA =
		140	@EV::Fork::ISA =
		141	@EV::Async::ISA =
		142	"EV::Watcher";
		143
		144	@EV::Loop::Default::ISA = "EV::Loop";
		145
		146	=head1 EVENT LOOPS
		147
		148	EV supports multiple event loops: There is a single "default event loop"
		149	that can handle everything including signals and child watchers, and any
		150	number of "dynamic event loops" that can use different backends (with
		151	various limitations), but no child and signal watchers.
		152
		153	You do not have to do anything to create the default event loop: When
		154	the module is loaded a suitable backend is selected on the premise of
		155	selecting a working backend (which for example rules out kqueue on most
		156	BSDs). Modules should, unless they have "special needs" always use the
		157	default loop as this is fastest (perl-wise), best supported by other
		158	modules (e.g. AnyEvent or Coro) and most portable event loop.
		159
		160	For specific programs you can create additional event loops dynamically.
		161
		162	If you want to take advantage of kqueue (which often works properly for
		163	sockets only) even though the default loop doesn't enable it, you can
		164	I<embed> a kqueue loop into the default loop: running the default loop
		165	will then also service the kqueue loop to some extent. See the example in
		166	the section about embed watchers for an example on how to achieve that.
		167
		168	=over 4
		169
		170	=item $loop = new EV::Loop [$flags]
		171
		172	Create a new event loop as per the specified flags. Please refer to
		173	the C<ev_loop_new ()> function description in the libev documentation
		174	(L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod#GLOBAL_FUNCTIONS>,
		175	or locally-installed as F<EV::libev> manpage) for more info.
		176
		177	The loop will automatically be destroyed when it is no longer referenced
		178	by any watcher and the loop object goes out of scope.
		179
		180	If you are not embedding the loop, then Using C<EV::FLAG_FORKCHECK>
		181	is recommended, as only the default event loop is protected by this
		182	module. If you I<are> embedding this loop in the default loop, this is not
		183	necessary, as C<EV::embed> automatically does the right thing on fork.
		184
		185	=item $loop->loop_fork
		186
		187	Must be called after a fork in the child, before entering or continuing
		188	the event loop. An alternative is to use C<EV::FLAG_FORKCHECK> which calls
		189	this function automatically, at some performance loss (refer to the libev
		190	documentation).
		191
		192	=item $loop->verify
		193
		194	Calls C<ev_verify> to make internal consistency checks (for debugging
		195	libev) and abort the program if any data structures were found to be
		196	corrupted.
		197
		198	=item $loop = EV::default_loop [$flags]
		199
		200	Return the default loop (which is a singleton object). Since this module
		201	already creates the default loop with default flags, specifying flags here
		202	will not have any effect unless you destroy the default loop first, which
		203	isn't supported. So in short: don't do it, and if you break it, you get to
		204	keep the pieces.
		205
		206	=back
		207
75		208
76	=head1 BASIC INTERFACE	209	=head1 BASIC INTERFACE
77		210
78	=over 4	211	=over 4
79		212
80	=item $EV::DIED	213	=item $EV::DIED
81		214
82	Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback	215	Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback
83	throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an	216	throws an exception (with $@ containing the error). The default prints an
84	informative message and continues.	217	informative message and continues.
85		218
86	If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.	219	If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored.
87		220
		221	=item $flags = EV::supported_backends
		222
		223	=item $flags = EV::recommended_backends
		224
		225	=item $flags = EV::embeddable_backends
		226
		227	Returns the set (see C<EV::BACKEND_*> flags) of backends supported by this
		228	instance of EV, the set of recommended backends (supposed to be good) for
		229	this platform and the set of embeddable backends (see EMBED WATCHERS).
		230
		231	=item EV::sleep $seconds
		232
		233	Block the process for the given number of (fractional) seconds.
		234
88	=item $time = EV::time	235	=item $time = EV::time
89		236
90	Returns the current time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.	237	Returns the current time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch.
91		238
92	=item $time = EV::now	239	=item $time = EV::now
93		240
		241	=item $time = $loop->now
		242
94	Returns the time the last event loop iteration has been started. This	243	Returns the time the last event loop iteration has been started. This
95	is the time that (relative) timers are based on, and refering to it is	244	is the time that (relative) timers are based on, and referring to it is
96	usually faster then calling EV::time.	245	usually faster then calling EV::time.
97		246
98	=item $method = EV::method	247	=item EV::now_update
99		248
		249	=item $loop->now_update
		250
		251	Establishes the current time by querying the kernel, updating the time
		252	returned by C<EV::now> in the progress. This is a costly operation and
		253	is usually done automatically within C<EV::loop>.
		254
		255	This function is rarely useful, but when some event callback runs for a
		256	very long time without entering the event loop, updating libev's idea of
		257	the current time is a good idea.
		258
		259	=item EV::suspend
		260
		261	=item $loop->suspend
		262
		263	=item EV::resume
		264
		265	=item $loop->resume
		266
		267	These two functions suspend and resume a loop, for use when the loop is
		268	not used for a while and timeouts should not be processed.
		269
		270	A typical use case would be an interactive program such as a game: When
		271	the user presses C<^Z> to suspend the game and resumes it an hour later it
		272	would be best to handle timeouts as if no time had actually passed while
		273	the program was suspended. This can be achieved by calling C<suspend>
		274	in your C<SIGTSTP> handler, sending yourself a C<SIGSTOP> and calling
		275	C<resume> directly afterwards to resume timer processing.
		276
		277	Effectively, all C<timer> watchers will be delayed by the time spend
		278	between C<suspend> and C<resume>, and all C<periodic> watchers
		279	will be rescheduled (that is, they will lose any events that would have
		280	occured while suspended).
		281
		282	After calling C<suspend> you B<must not> call I<any> function on the given
		283	loop other than C<resume>, and you B<must not> call C<resume>
		284	without a previous call to C<suspend>.
		285
		286	Calling C<suspend>/C<resume> has the side effect of updating the event
		287	loop time (see C<now_update>).
		288
		289	=item $backend = EV::backend
		290
		291	=item $backend = $loop->backend
		292
100	Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::METHOD_SELECT	293	Returns an integer describing the backend used by libev (EV::BACKEND_SELECT
101	or EV::METHOD_EPOLL).	294	or EV::BACKEND_EPOLL).
102		295
103	=item EV::loop [$flags]	296	=item $active = EV::run [$flags]
		297
		298	=item $active = $loop->run ([$flags])
104		299
105	Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a	300	Begin checking for events and calling callbacks. It returns when a
106	callback calls EV::unloop.	301	callback calls EV::break or the flags are nonzero (in which case the
		302	return value is true) or when there are no active watchers which reference
		303	the loop (keepalive is true), in which case the return value will be
		304	false. The return value can generally be interpreted as "if true, there is
		305	more work left to do".
107		306
108	The $flags argument can be one of the following:	307	The $flags argument can be one of the following:
109		308
110	0 as above	309	0 as above
111	EV::LOOP_ONESHOT block at most once (wait, but do not loop)	310	EV::RUN_ONCE block at most once (wait, but do not loop)
112	EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)	311	EV::RUN_NOWAIT do not block at all (fetch/handle events but do not wait)
113		312
114	=item EV::unloop [$how]	313	=item EV::break [$how]
115		314
		315	=item $loop->break ([$how])
		316
116	When called with no arguments or an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ONE, makes the	317	When called with no arguments or an argument of EV::BREAK_ONE, makes the
117	innermost call to EV::loop return.	318	innermost call to EV::loop return.
118		319
119	When called with an argument of EV::UNLOOP_ALL, all calls to EV::loop will return as	320	When called with an argument of EV::BREAK_ALL, all calls to EV::loop will
120	fast as possible.	321	return as fast as possible.
121		322
122	=back	323	When called with an argument of EV::BREAK_CANCEL, any pending break will
		324	be cancelled.
123		325
124	=head2 WATCHER	326	=item $count = EV::iteration
		327
		328	=item $count = $loop->iteration
		329
		330	Return the number of times the event loop has polled for new
		331	events. Sometimes useful as a generation counter.
		332
		333	=item EV::once $fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents)
		334
		335	=item $loop->once ($fh_or_undef, $events, $timeout, $cb->($revents))
		336
		337	This function rolls together an I/O and a timer watcher for a single
		338	one-shot event without the need for managing a watcher object.
		339
		340	If C<$fh_or_undef> is a filehandle or file descriptor, then C<$events>
		341	must be a bitset containing either C<EV::READ>, C<EV::WRITE> or C<EV::READ
		342	\| EV::WRITE>, indicating the type of I/O event you want to wait for. If
		343	you do not want to wait for some I/O event, specify C<undef> for
		344	C<$fh_or_undef> and C<0> for C<$events>).
		345
		346	If timeout is C<undef> or negative, then there will be no
		347	timeout. Otherwise an C<EV::timer> with this value will be started.
		348
		349	When an error occurs or either the timeout or I/O watcher triggers, then
		350	the callback will be called with the received event set (in general
		351	you can expect it to be a combination of C<EV::ERROR>, C<EV::READ>,
		352	C<EV::WRITE> and C<EV::TIMER>).
		353
		354	EV::once doesn't return anything: the watchers stay active till either
		355	of them triggers, then they will be stopped and freed, and the callback
		356	invoked.
		357
		358	=item EV::feed_fd_event $fd, $revents
		359
		360	=item $loop->feed_fd_event ($fd, $revents)
		361
		362	Feed an event on a file descriptor into EV. EV will react to this call as
		363	if the readyness notifications specified by C<$revents> (a combination of
		364	C<EV::READ> and C<EV::WRITE>) happened on the file descriptor C<$fd>.
		365
		366	=item EV::feed_signal_event $signal
		367
		368	Feed a signal event into the default loop. EV will react to this call as
		369	if the signal specified by C<$signal> had occured.
		370
		371	=item EV::feed_signal $signal
		372
		373	Feed a signal event into EV - unlike C<EV::feed_signal_event>, this works
		374	regardless of which loop has registered the signal, and is mainly useful
		375	fro custom signal implementations.
		376
		377	=item EV::set_io_collect_interval $time
		378
		379	=item $loop->set_io_collect_interval ($time)
		380
		381	=item EV::set_timeout_collect_interval $time
		382
		383	=item $loop->set_timeout_collect_interval ($time)
		384
		385	These advanced functions set the minimum block interval when polling for I/O events and the minimum
		386	wait interval for timer events. See the libev documentation at
		387	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod#FUNCTIONS_CONTROLLING_THE_EVENT_LOOP>
		388	(locally installed as F<EV::libev>) for a more detailed discussion.
		389
		390	=item $count = EV::pending_count
		391
		392	=item $count = $loop->pending_count
		393
		394	Returns the number of currently pending watchers.
		395
		396	=item EV::invoke_pending
		397
		398	=item $loop->invoke_pending
		399
		400	Invoke all currently pending watchers.
		401
		402	=back
		403
		404
		405	=head1 WATCHER OBJECTS
125		406
126	A watcher is an object that gets created to record your interest in some	407	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	408	event. For instance, if you want to wait for STDIN to become readable, you
128	would create an EV::io watcher for that:	409	would create an EV::io watcher for that:
129		410
130	my $watcher = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {	411	my $watcher = EV::io *STDIN, EV::READ, sub {
131	my ($watcher, $revents) = @_;	412	my ($watcher, $revents) = @_;
132	warn "yeah, STDIN should not be readable without blocking!\n"	413	warn "yeah, STDIN should now be readable without blocking!\n"
133	};	414	};
134		415
135	All watchers can be active (waiting for events) or inactive (paused). Only	416	All watchers can be active (waiting for events) or inactive (paused). Only
136	active watchers will have their callbacks invoked. All callbacks will be	417	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	418	called with at least two arguments: the watcher and a bitmask of received
138	events.	419	events.
139		420
140	Each watcher type has its associated bit in revents, so you can use the	421	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	422	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,	423	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	424	EV::periodic sets EV::PERIODIC and so on, with the exception of I/O events
144	(which can set both EV::READ and EV::WRITE bits), and EV::timer (which	425	(which can set both EV::READ and EV::WRITE bits).
145	uses EV::TIMEOUT).
146		426
147	In the rare case where one wants to create a watcher but not start it at	427	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	428	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.	429	its name, e.g. EV::io has a non-starting variant EV::io_ns and so on.
150		430
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154		434
155	Also, all methods changing some aspect of a watcher (->set, ->priority,	435	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,	436	->fh and so on) automatically stop and start it again if it is active,
157	which means pending events get lost.	437	which means pending events get lost.
158		438
159	=head2 WATCHER TYPES	439	=head2 COMMON WATCHER METHODS
160		440
161	Now lets move to the existing watcher types and asociated methods.	441	This section lists methods common to all watchers.
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		442
168	=over 4	443	=over 4
169		444
170	=item $w->start	445	=item $w->start
171		446
…		…
175		450
176	=item $w->stop	451	=item $w->stop
177		452
178	Stop a watcher if it is active. Also clear any pending events (events that	453	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),	454	have been received but that didn't yet result in a callback invocation),
180	regardless of wether the watcher was active or not.	455	regardless of whether the watcher was active or not.
181		456
182	=item $bool = $w->is_active	457	=item $bool = $w->is_active
183		458
184	Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise.	459	Returns true if the watcher is active, false otherwise.
185		460
…		…
210	watchers with higher priority will be invoked first. The valid range of	485	watchers with higher priority will be invoked first. The valid range of
211	priorities lies between EV::MAXPRI (default 2) and EV::MINPRI (default	486	priorities lies between EV::MAXPRI (default 2) and EV::MINPRI (default
212	-2). If the priority is outside this range it will automatically be	487	-2). If the priority is outside this range it will automatically be
213	normalised to the nearest valid priority.	488	normalised to the nearest valid priority.
214		489
215	The default priority of any newly-created weatcher is 0.	490	The default priority of any newly-created watcher is 0.
216		491
		492	Note that the priority semantics have not yet been fleshed out and are
		493	subject to almost certain change.
		494
217	=item $w->trigger ($revents)	495	=item $w->invoke ($revents)
218		496
219	Call the callback now with the given event mask.	497	Call the callback now with the given event mask.
220		498
		499	=item $w->feed_event ($revents)
		500
		501	Feed some events on this watcher into EV. EV will react to this call as if
		502	the watcher had received the given C<$revents> mask.
		503
		504	=item $revents = $w->clear_pending
		505
		506	If the watcher is pending, this function clears its pending status and
		507	returns its C<$revents> bitset (as if its callback was invoked). If the
		508	watcher isn't pending it does nothing and returns C<0>.
		509
		510	=item $previous_state = $w->keepalive ($bool)
		511
		512	Normally, C<EV::loop> will return when there are no active watchers
		513	(which is a "deadlock" because no progress can be made anymore). This is
		514	convenient because it allows you to start your watchers (and your jobs),
		515	call C<EV::loop> once and when it returns you know that all your jobs are
		516	finished (or they forgot to register some watchers for their task :).
		517
		518	Sometimes, however, this gets in your way, for example when the module
		519	that calls C<EV::loop> (usually the main program) is not the same module
		520	as a long-living watcher (for example a DNS client module written by
		521	somebody else even). Then you might want any outstanding requests to be
		522	handled, but you would not want to keep C<EV::loop> from returning just
		523	because you happen to have this long-running UDP port watcher.
		524
		525	In this case you can clear the keepalive status, which means that even
		526	though your watcher is active, it won't keep C<EV::loop> from returning.
		527
		528	The initial value for keepalive is true (enabled), and you can change it
		529	any time.
		530
		531	Example: Register an I/O watcher for some UDP socket but do not keep the
		532	event loop from running just because of that watcher.
		533
		534	my $udp_socket = ...
		535	my $udp_watcher = EV::io $udp_socket, EV::READ, sub { ... };
		536	$udp_watcher->keepalive (0);
		537
		538	=item $loop = $w->loop
		539
		540	Return the loop that this watcher is attached to.
		541
		542	=back
		543
		544
		545	=head1 WATCHER TYPES
		546
		547	Each of the following subsections describes a single watcher type.
		548
		549	=head3 I/O WATCHERS - is this file descriptor readable or writable?
		550
		551	=over 4
221		552
222	=item $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback	553	=item $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
223		554
224	=item $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback	555	=item $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback
225		556
		557	=item $w = $loop->io ($fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback)
		558
		559	=item $w = $loop->io_ns ($fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback)
		560
226	As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>	561	As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback>
227	when the events specified in C<$eventmask>.	562	when at least one of events specified in C<$eventmask> occurs.
228		563
229	The $eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:	564	The $eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together:
230		565
231	EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore	566	EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore
232	EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore	567	EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore
…		…
248		583
249	=item $old_eventmask = $w->events ($new_eventmask)	584	=item $old_eventmask = $w->events ($new_eventmask)
250		585
251	Returns the previously set event mask and optionally set a new one.	586	Returns the previously set event mask and optionally set a new one.
252		587
		588	=back
		589
		590
		591	=head3 TIMER WATCHERS - relative and optionally repeating timeouts
		592
		593	=over 4
253		594
254	=item $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback	595	=item $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback
255		596
256	=item $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback	597	=item $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback
257		598
258	Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is non-zero,	599	=item $w = $loop->timer ($after, $repeat, $callback)
259	the timer will be restarted (with the $repeat value as $after) after the	600
260	callback returns.	601	=item $w = $loop->timer_ns ($after, $repeat, $callback)
		602
		603	Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds (which may be fractional or
		604	negative). If C<$repeat> is non-zero, the timer will be restarted (with
		605	the $repeat value as $after) after the callback returns.
261		606
262	This means that the callback would be called roughly after C<$after>	607	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	608	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	609	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,	610	loop iteration, and might drift in other cases. If that isn't acceptable,
…		…
269	in front of the machine while the timer is running and changes the system	614	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.	615	clock, the timer will nevertheless run (roughly) the same time.
271		616
272	The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	617	The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
273		618
274	=item $w->set ($after, $repeat)	619	=item $w->set ($after, $repeat = 0)
275		620
276	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at	621	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be called at
277	any time.	622	any time.
278		623
279	=item $w->again	624	=item $w->again
		625
		626	=item $w->again ($repeat)
280		627
281	Similar to the C<start> method, but has special semantics for repeating timers:	628	Similar to the C<start> method, but has special semantics for repeating timers:
282		629
283	If the timer is active and non-repeating, it will be stopped.	630	If the timer is active and non-repeating, it will be stopped.
284		631
…		…
292	This behaviour is useful when you have a timeout for some IO	639	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<$after> and	640	operation. You create a timer object with the same value for C<$after> and
294	C<$repeat>, and then, in the read/write watcher, run the C<again> method	641	C<$repeat>, and then, in the read/write watcher, run the C<again> method
295	on the timeout.	642	on the timeout.
296		643
		644	If called with a C<$repeat> argument, then it uses this a timer repeat
		645	value.
		646
		647	=item $after = $w->remaining
		648
		649	Calculates and returns the remaining time till the timer will fire.
		650
		651	=back
		652
		653
		654	=head3 PERIODIC WATCHERS - to cron or not to cron?
		655
		656	=over 4
297		657
298	=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback	658	=item $w = EV::periodic $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
299		659
300	=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback	660	=item $w = EV::periodic_ns $at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback
		661
		662	=item $w = $loop->periodic ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback)
		663
		664	=item $w = $loop->periodic_ns ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb, $callback)
301		665
302	Similar to EV::timer, but is not based on relative timeouts but on	666	Similar to EV::timer, but is not based on relative timeouts but on
303	absolute times. Apart from creating "simple" timers that trigger "at" the	667	absolute times. Apart from creating "simple" timers that trigger "at" the
304	specified time, it can also be used for non-drifting absolute timers and	668	specified time, it can also be used for non-drifting absolute timers and
305	more complex, cron-like, setups that are not adversely affected by time	669	more complex, cron-like, setups that are not adversely affected by time
…		…
315	This time simply fires at the wallclock time C<$at> and doesn't repeat. It	679	This time simply fires at the wallclock time C<$at> and doesn't repeat. It
316	will not adjust when a time jump occurs, that is, if it is to be run	680	will not adjust when a time jump occurs, that is, if it is to be run
317	at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the system time reaches or	681	at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the system time reaches or
318	surpasses this time.	682	surpasses this time.
319		683
320	=item * non-repeating interval timer ($interval > 0, $reschedule_cb = 0)	684	=item * repeating interval timer ($interval > 0, $reschedule_cb = 0)
321		685
322	In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the	686	In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the
323	next C<$at + N * $interval> time (for some integer N) and then repeat,	687	next C<$at + N * $interval> time (for the lowest integer N) and then repeat,
324	regardless of any time jumps.	688	regardless of any time jumps. Note that, since C<N> can be negative, the
		689	first trigger can happen before C<$at>.
325		690
326	This can be used to create timers that do not drift with respect to system	691	This can be used to create timers that do not drift with respect to system
327	time:	692	time:
328		693
329	my $hourly = EV::periodic 0, 3600, 0, sub { print "once/hour\n" };	694	my $hourly = EV::periodic 0, 3600, 0, sub { print "once/hour\n" };
330		695
331	That doesn't mean there will always be 3600 seconds in between triggers,	696	That doesn't mean there will always be 3600 seconds in between triggers,
332	but only that the the clalback will be called when the system time shows a	697	but only that the the callback will be called when the system time shows a
333	full hour (UTC).	698	full hour (UTC).
334		699
335	Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that	700	Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that
336	EV::periodic will try to run the callback in this mode at the next	701	EV::periodic will try to run the callback in this mode at the next
337	possible time where C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time	702	possible time where C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time
…		…
343	time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the reschedule callback	708	time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the reschedule callback
344	($reschedule_cb) will be called with the watcher as first, and the current	709	($reschedule_cb) will be called with the watcher as first, and the current
345	time as second argument.	710	time as second argument.
346		711
347	I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy this or any other periodic	712	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	713	watcher, ever, and MUST NOT call any event loop functions or methods>. If
349	afterwards.	714	you need to stop it, return 1e30 and stop it afterwards. You may create
		715	and start an C<EV::prepare> watcher for this task.
350		716
351	It must return the next time to trigger, based on the passed time value	717	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	718	(that is, the lowest time value larger than or equal to to the second
353	will usually be called just before the callback will be triggered, but	719	argument). It will usually be called just before the callback will be
354	might be called at other times, too.	720	triggered, but might be called at other times, too.
355		721
356	This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that	722	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	723	triggers on each midnight, local time (actually one day after the last
358	midnight, to keep the example simple. If you know a way to do it correctly	724	midnight, to keep the example simple):
359	in about the same space (without requiring elaborate modules), drop me a
360	note :):
361		725
362	my $daily = EV::periodic 0, 0, sub {	726	my $daily = EV::periodic 0, 0, sub {
363	my ($w, $now) = @_;	727	my ($w, $now) = @_;
364		728
365	use Time::Local ();	729	use Time::Local ();
366	my (undef, undef, undef, $d, $m, $y) = localtime $now;	730	my (undef, undef, undef, $d, $m, $y) = localtime $now;
367	86400 + Time::Local::timelocal 0, 0, 0, $d, $m, $y	731	Time::Local::timelocal_nocheck 0, 0, 0, $d + 1, $m, $y
368	}, sub {	732	}, sub {
369	print "it's midnight or likely shortly after, now\n";	733	print "it's midnight or likely shortly after, now\n";
370	};	734	};
371		735
372	=back	736	=back
373		737
374	The C<periodic_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	738	The C<periodic_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
375		739
376	=item $w->set ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb)	740	=item $w->set ($at, $interval, $reschedule_cb)
377		741
378	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at	742	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be called at
379	any time.	743	any time.
380		744
381	=item $w->again	745	=item $w->again
382		746
383	Simply stops and starts the watcher again.	747	Simply stops and starts the watcher again.
384		748
		749	=item $time = $w->at
		750
		751	Return the time that the watcher is expected to trigger next.
		752
		753	=back
		754
		755
		756	=head3 SIGNAL WATCHERS - signal me when a signal gets signalled!
		757
		758	=over 4
385		759
386	=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback	760	=item $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback
387		761
388	=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback	762	=item $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback
389		763
		764	=item $w = $loop->signal ($signal, $callback)
		765
		766	=item $w = $loop->signal_ns ($signal, $callback)
		767
390	Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified	768	Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified by
391	by number or by name, just as with kill or %SIG).	769	number or by name, just as with C<kill> or C<%SIG>).
		770
		771	Only one event loop can grab a given signal - attempting to grab the same
		772	signal from two EV loops will crash the program immediately or cause data
		773	corruption.
392		774
393	EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one	775	EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one
394	component to receive a signal at a time) when you start a signal watcher,	776	component to receive a signal at a time) when you start a signal watcher,
395	and removes it again when you stop it. Perl does the same when you	777	and removes it again when you stop it. Perl does the same when you
396	add/remove callbacks to %SIG, so watch out.	778	add/remove callbacks to C<%SIG>, so watch out.
397		779
398	You can have as many signal watchers per signal as you want.	780	You can have as many signal watchers per signal as you want.
399		781
400	The C<signal_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	782	The C<signal_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
401		783
402	=item $w->set ($signal)	784	=item $w->set ($signal)
403		785
404	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at	786	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be
405	any time.	787	called at any time.
406		788
407	=item $current_signum = $w->signal	789	=item $current_signum = $w->signal
408		790
409	=item $old_signum = $w->signal ($new_signal)	791	=item $old_signum = $w->signal ($new_signal)
410		792
411	Returns the previously set signal (always as a number not name) and	793	Returns the previously set signal (always as a number not name) and
412	optionally set a new one.	794	optionally set a new one.
413		795
		796	=back
414		797
		798
		799	=head3 CHILD WATCHERS - watch out for process status changes
		800
		801	=over 4
		802
415	=item $w = EV::child $pid, $callback	803	=item $w = EV::child $pid, $trace, $callback
416		804
417	=item $w = EV::child_ns $pid, $callback	805	=item $w = EV::child_ns $pid, $trace, $callback
		806
		807	=item $w = $loop->child ($pid, $trace, $callback)
		808
		809	=item $w = $loop->child_ns ($pid, $trace, $callback)
418		810
419	Call the callback when a status change for pid C<$pid> (or any pid	811	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	812	if C<$pid> is 0) has been received (a status change happens when the
		813	process terminates or is killed, or, when trace is true, additionally when
		814	it is stopped or continued). More precisely: when the process receives
421	receives a SIGCHLD, EV will fetch the outstanding exit/wait status for all	815	a C<SIGCHLD>, EV will fetch the outstanding exit/wait status for all
422	changed/zombie children and call the callback.	816	changed/zombie children and call the callback.
423		817
424	You can access both status and pid by using the C<rstatus> and C<rpid>	818	It is valid (and fully supported) to install a child watcher after a child
425	methods on the watcher object.	819	has exited but before the event loop has started its next iteration (for
		820	example, first you C<fork>, then the new child process might exit, and
		821	only then do you install a child watcher in the parent for the new pid).
426		822
		823	You can access both exit (or tracing) status and pid by using the
		824	C<rstatus> and C<rpid> methods on the watcher object.
		825
427	You can have as many pid watchers per pid as you want.	826	You can have as many pid watchers per pid as you want, they will all be
		827	called.
428		828
429	The C<child_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	829	The C<child_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
430		830
431	=item $w->set ($pid)	831	=item $w->set ($pid, $trace)
432		832
433	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be at	833	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be called at
434	any time.	834	any time.
435		835
436	=item $current_pid = $w->pid	836	=item $current_pid = $w->pid
437
438	=item $old_pid = $w->pid ($new_pid)
439		837
440	Returns the previously set process id and optionally set a new one.	838	Returns the previously set process id and optionally set a new one.
441		839
442	=item $exit_status = $w->rstatus	840	=item $exit_status = $w->rstatus
443		841
…		…
447	=item $pid = $w->rpid	845	=item $pid = $w->rpid
448		846
449	Return the pid of the awaited child (useful when you have installed a	847	Return the pid of the awaited child (useful when you have installed a
450	watcher for all pids).	848	watcher for all pids).
451		849
		850	=back
		851
		852
		853	=head3 STAT WATCHERS - did the file attributes just change?
		854
		855	=over 4
		856
		857	=item $w = EV::stat $path, $interval, $callback
		858
		859	=item $w = EV::stat_ns $path, $interval, $callback
		860
		861	=item $w = $loop->stat ($path, $interval, $callback)
		862
		863	=item $w = $loop->stat_ns ($path, $interval, $callback)
		864
		865	Call the callback when a file status change has been detected on
		866	C<$path>. The C<$path> does not need to exist, changing from "path exists"
		867	to "path does not exist" is a status change like any other.
		868
		869	The C<$interval> is a recommended polling interval for systems where
		870	OS-supported change notifications don't exist or are not supported. If
		871	you use C<0> then an unspecified default is used (which is highly
		872	recommended!), which is to be expected to be around five seconds usually.
		873
		874	This watcher type is not meant for massive numbers of stat watchers,
		875	as even with OS-supported change notifications, this can be
		876	resource-intensive.
		877
		878	The C<stat_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		879
		880	=item ... = $w->stat
		881
		882	This call is very similar to the perl C<stat> built-in: It stats (using
		883	C<lstat>) the path specified in the watcher and sets perls stat cache (as
		884	well as EV's idea of the current stat values) to the values found.
		885
		886	In scalar context, a boolean is return indicating success or failure of
		887	the stat. In list context, the same 13-value list as with stat is returned
		888	(except that the blksize and blocks fields are not reliable).
		889
		890	In the case of an error, errno is set to C<ENOENT> (regardless of the
		891	actual error value) and the C<nlink> value is forced to zero (if the stat
		892	was successful then nlink is guaranteed to be non-zero).
		893
		894	See also the next two entries for more info.
		895
		896	=item ... = $w->attr
		897
		898	Just like C<< $w->stat >>, but without the initial stat'ing: this returns
		899	the values most recently detected by EV. See the next entry for more info.
		900
		901	=item ... = $w->prev
		902
		903	Just like C<< $w->stat >>, but without the initial stat'ing: this returns
		904	the previous set of values, before the change.
		905
		906	That is, when the watcher callback is invoked, C<< $w->prev >> will be set
		907	to the values found I<before> a change was detected, while C<< $w->attr >>
		908	returns the values found leading to the change detection. The difference (if any)
		909	between C<prev> and C<attr> is what triggered the callback.
		910
		911	If you did something to the filesystem object and do not want to trigger
		912	yet another change, you can call C<stat> to update EV's idea of what the
		913	current attributes are.
		914
		915	=item $w->set ($path, $interval)
		916
		917	Reconfigures the watcher, see the constructor above for details. Can be
		918	called at any time.
		919
		920	=item $current_path = $w->path
		921
		922	=item $old_path = $w->path ($new_path)
		923
		924	Returns the previously set path and optionally set a new one.
		925
		926	=item $current_interval = $w->interval
		927
		928	=item $old_interval = $w->interval ($new_interval)
		929
		930	Returns the previously set interval and optionally set a new one. Can be
		931	used to query the actual interval used.
		932
		933	=back
		934
		935
		936	=head3 IDLE WATCHERS - when you've got nothing better to do...
		937
		938	=over 4
452		939
453	=item $w = EV::idle $callback	940	=item $w = EV::idle $callback
454		941
455	=item $w = EV::idle_ns $callback	942	=item $w = EV::idle_ns $callback
456		943
457	Call the callback when there are no pending io, timer/periodic, signal or	944	=item $w = $loop->idle ($callback)
458	child events, i.e. when the process is idle.	945
		946	=item $w = $loop->idle_ns ($callback)
		947
		948	Call the callback when there are no other pending watchers of the same or
		949	higher priority (excluding check, prepare and other idle watchers of the
		950	same or lower priority, of course). They are called idle watchers because
		951	when the watcher is the highest priority pending event in the process, the
		952	process is considered to be idle at that priority.
		953
		954	If you want a watcher that is only ever called when I<no> other events are
		955	outstanding you have to set the priority to C<EV::MINPRI>.
459		956
460	The process will not block as long as any idle watchers are active, and	957	The process will not block as long as any idle watchers are active, and
461	they will be called repeatedly until stopped.	958	they will be called repeatedly until stopped.
462		959
		960	For example, if you have idle watchers at priority C<0> and C<1>, and
		961	an I/O watcher at priority C<0>, then the idle watcher at priority C<1>
		962	and the I/O watcher will always run when ready. Only when the idle watcher
		963	at priority C<1> is stopped and the I/O watcher at priority C<0> is not
		964	pending with the C<0>-priority idle watcher be invoked.
		965
463	The C<idle_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	966	The C<idle_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
464		967
		968	=back
		969
		970
		971	=head3 PREPARE WATCHERS - customise your event loop!
		972
		973	=over 4
465		974
466	=item $w = EV::prepare $callback	975	=item $w = EV::prepare $callback
467		976
468	=item $w = EV::prepare_ns $callback	977	=item $w = EV::prepare_ns $callback
		978
		979	=item $w = $loop->prepare ($callback)
		980
		981	=item $w = $loop->prepare_ns ($callback)
469		982
470	Call the callback just before the process would block. You can still	983	Call the callback just before the process would block. You can still
471	create/modify any watchers at this point.	984	create/modify any watchers at this point.
472		985
473	See the EV::check watcher, below, for explanations and an example.	986	See the EV::check watcher, below, for explanations and an example.
474		987
475	The C<prepare_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	988	The C<prepare_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
476		989
		990	=back
		991
		992
		993	=head3 CHECK WATCHERS - customise your event loop even more!
		994
		995	=over 4
477		996
478	=item $w = EV::check $callback	997	=item $w = EV::check $callback
479		998
480	=item $w = EV::check_ns $callback	999	=item $w = EV::check_ns $callback
		1000
		1001	=item $w = $loop->check ($callback)
		1002
		1003	=item $w = $loop->check_ns ($callback)
481		1004
482	Call the callback just after the process wakes up again (after it has	1005	Call the callback just after the process wakes up again (after it has
483	gathered events), but before any other callbacks have been invoked.	1006	gathered events), but before any other callbacks have been invoked.
484		1007
485	This is used to integrate other event-based software into the EV	1008	This can be used to integrate other event-based software into the EV
486	mainloop: You register a prepare callback and in there, you create io and	1009	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	1010	timer watchers as required by the other software. Here is a real-world
488	example of integrating Net::SNMP (with some details left out):	1011	example of integrating Net::SNMP (with some details left out):
489		1012
490	our @snmp_watcher;	1013	our @snmp_watcher;
…		…
493	# do nothing unless active	1016	# do nothing unless active
494	$dispatcher->{_event_queue_h}	1017	$dispatcher->{_event_queue_h}
495	or return;	1018	or return;
496		1019
497	# make the dispatcher handle any outstanding stuff	1020	# make the dispatcher handle any outstanding stuff
		1021	... not shown
498		1022
499	# create an IO watcher for each and every socket	1023	# create an I/O watcher for each and every socket
500	@snmp_watcher = (	1024	@snmp_watcher = (
501	(map { EV::io $_, EV::READ, sub { } }	1025	(map { EV::io $_, EV::READ, sub { } }
502	keys %{ $dispatcher->{_descriptors} }),	1026	keys %{ $dispatcher->{_descriptors} }),
		1027
		1028	EV::timer +($event->[Net::SNMP::Dispatcher::_ACTIVE]
		1029	? $event->[Net::SNMP::Dispatcher::_TIME] - EV::now : 0),
		1030	0, sub { },
503	);	1031	);
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	};	1032	};
509		1033
510	The callbacks are irrelevant, the only purpose of those watchers is	1034	The callbacks are irrelevant (and are not even being called), the
511	to wake up the process as soon as one of those events occurs (socket	1035	only purpose of those watchers is to wake up the process as soon as
512	readable, or timer timed out). The corresponding EV::check watcher will then	1036	one of those events occurs (socket readable, or timer timed out). The
513	clean up:	1037	corresponding EV::check watcher will then clean up:
514		1038
515	our $snmp_check = EV::check sub {	1039	our $snmp_check = EV::check sub {
516	# destroy all watchers	1040	# destroy all watchers
517	@snmp_watcher = ();	1041	@snmp_watcher = ();
518		1042
519	# make the dispatcher handle any new stuff	1043	# make the dispatcher handle any new stuff
		1044	... not shown
520	};	1045	};
521		1046
522	The callbacks of the created watchers will not be called as the watchers	1047	The callbacks of the created watchers will not be called as the watchers
523	are destroyed before this cna happen (remember EV::check gets called	1048	are destroyed before this can happen (remember EV::check gets called
524	first).	1049	first).
525		1050
526	The C<check_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.	1051	The C<check_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
527		1052
528	=back	1053	=item EV::CHECK constant issues
529		1054
		1055	Like all other watcher types, there is a bitmask constant for use in
		1056	C<$revents> and other places. The C<EV::CHECK> is special as it has
		1057	the same name as the C<CHECK> sub called by Perl. This doesn't cause
		1058	big issues on newer perls (beginning with 5.8.9), but it means thatthe
		1059	constant must be I<inlined>, i.e. runtime calls will not work. That means
		1060	that as long as you always C<use EV> and then C<EV::CHECK> you are on the
		1061	safe side.
		1062
		1063	=back
		1064
		1065
		1066	=head3 FORK WATCHERS - the audacity to resume the event loop after a fork
		1067
		1068	Fork watchers are called when a C<fork ()> was detected. The invocation
		1069	is done before the event loop blocks next and before C<check> watchers
		1070	are being called, and only in the child after the fork.
		1071
		1072	=over 4
		1073
		1074	=item $w = EV::fork $callback
		1075
		1076	=item $w = EV::fork_ns $callback
		1077
		1078	=item $w = $loop->fork ($callback)
		1079
		1080	=item $w = $loop->fork_ns ($callback)
		1081
		1082	Call the callback before the event loop is resumed in the child process
		1083	after a fork.
		1084
		1085	The C<fork_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		1086
		1087	=back
		1088
		1089
		1090	=head3 EMBED WATCHERS - when one backend isn't enough...
		1091
		1092	This is a rather advanced watcher type that lets you embed one event loop
		1093	into another (currently only IO events are supported in the embedded
		1094	loop, other types of watchers might be handled in a delayed or incorrect
		1095	fashion and must not be used).
		1096
		1097	See the libev documentation at
		1098	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.pod#code_ev_embed_code_when_one_backend_>
		1099	(locally installed as F<EV::libev>) for more details.
		1100
		1101	In short, this watcher is most useful on BSD systems without working
		1102	kqueue to still be able to handle a large number of sockets:
		1103
		1104	my $socket_loop;
		1105
		1106	# check wether we use SELECT or POLL _and_ KQUEUE is supported
		1107	if (
		1108	(EV::backend & (EV::BACKEND_POLL \| EV::BACKEND_SELECT))
		1109	&& (EV::supported_backends & EV::embeddable_backends & EV::BACKEND_KQUEUE)
		1110	) {
		1111	# use kqueue for sockets
		1112	$socket_loop = new EV::Loop EV::BACKEND_KQUEUE \| EV::FLAG_NOENV;
		1113	}
		1114
		1115	# use the default loop otherwise
		1116	$socket_loop \|\|= EV::default_loop;
		1117
		1118	=over 4
		1119
		1120	=item $w = EV::embed $otherloop[, $callback]
		1121
		1122	=item $w = EV::embed_ns $otherloop[, $callback]
		1123
		1124	=item $w = $loop->embed ($otherloop[, $callback])
		1125
		1126	=item $w = $loop->embed_ns ($otherloop[, $callback])
		1127
		1128	Call the callback when the embedded event loop (C<$otherloop>) has any
		1129	I/O activity. The C<$callback> is optional: if it is missing, then the
		1130	embedded event loop will be managed automatically (which is recommended),
		1131	otherwise you have to invoke C<sweep> yourself.
		1132
		1133	The C<embed_ns> variant doesn't start (activate) the newly created watcher.
		1134
		1135	=back
		1136
		1137	=head3 ASYNC WATCHERS - how to wake up another event loop
		1138
		1139	Async watchers are provided by EV, but have little use in perl directly,
		1140	as perl neither supports threads running in parallel nor direct access to
		1141	signal handlers or other contexts where they could be of value.
		1142
		1143	It is, however, possible to use them from the XS level.
		1144
		1145	Please see the libev documentation for further details.
		1146
		1147	=over 4
		1148
		1149	=item $w = EV::async $callback
		1150
		1151	=item $w = EV::async_ns $callback
		1152
		1153	=item $w = $loop->async ($callback)
		1154
		1155	=item $w = $loop->async_ns ($callback)
		1156
		1157	=item $w->send
		1158
		1159	=item $bool = $w->async_pending
		1160
		1161	=back
		1162
		1163	=head3 CLEANUP WATCHERS - how to clean up when the event loop goes away
		1164
		1165	Cleanup watchers are not supported on the Perl level, they can only be
		1166	used via XS currently.
		1167
		1168
		1169	=head1 PERL SIGNALS
		1170
		1171	While Perl signal handling (C<%SIG>) is not affected by EV, the behaviour
		1172	with EV is as the same as any other C library: Perl-signals will only be
		1173	handled when Perl runs, which means your signal handler might be invoked
		1174	only the next time an event callback is invoked.
		1175
		1176	The solution is to use EV signal watchers (see C<EV::signal>), which will
		1177	ensure proper operations with regards to other event watchers.
		1178
		1179	If you cannot do this for whatever reason, you can also force a watcher
		1180	to be called on every event loop iteration by installing a C<EV::check>
		1181	watcher:
		1182
		1183	my $async_check = EV::check sub { };
		1184
		1185	This ensures that perl gets into control for a short time to handle any
		1186	pending signals, and also ensures (slightly) slower overall operation.
		1187
530	=head1 THREADS	1188	=head1 ITHREADS
531		1189
532	Threads are not supported by this in any way. Perl pseudo-threads is evil	1190	Ithreads are not supported by this module in any way. Perl pseudo-threads
533	stuff and must die.	1191	is evil stuff and must die. Real threads as provided by Coro are fully
		1192	supported (and enhanced support is available via L<Coro::EV>).
		1193
		1194	=head1 FORK
		1195
		1196	Most of the "improved" event delivering mechanisms of modern operating
		1197	systems have quite a few problems with fork(2) (to put it bluntly: it is
		1198	not supported and usually destructive). Libev makes it possible to work
		1199	around this by having a function that recreates the kernel state after
		1200	fork in the child.
		1201
		1202	On non-win32 platforms, this module requires the pthread_atfork
		1203	functionality to do this automatically for you. This function is quite
		1204	buggy on most BSDs, though, so YMMV. The overhead for this is quite
		1205	negligible, because everything the function currently does is set a flag
		1206	that is checked only when the event loop gets used the next time, so when
		1207	you do fork but not use EV, the overhead is minimal.
		1208
		1209	On win32, there is no notion of fork so all this doesn't apply, of course.
534		1210
535	=cut	1211	=cut
536		1212
537	our $DIED = sub {	1213	our $DIED = sub {
538	warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";	1214	warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";
539	};	1215	};
540		1216
541	default_loop	1217	default_loop
542	or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_METHODS}?';	1218	or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_FLAGS}?';
543		1219
544	1;	1220	1;
545		1221
546	=head1 SEE ALSO	1222	=head1 SEE ALSO
547		1223
548	L<EV::DNS>.	1224	L<EV::MakeMaker> - MakeMaker interface to XS API, L<EV::ADNS>
		1225	(asynchronous DNS), L<Glib::EV> (makes Glib/Gtk2 use EV as event
		1226	loop), L<EV::Glib> (embed Glib into EV), L<Coro::EV> (efficient thread
		1227	integration), L<Net::SNMP::EV> (asynchronous SNMP), L<AnyEvent> for
		1228	event-loop agnostic and portable event driven programming.
549		1229
550	=head1 AUTHOR	1230	=head1 AUTHOR
551		1231
552	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	1232	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
553	http://home.schmorp.de/	1233	http://home.schmorp.de/
554		1234
555	=cut	1235	=cut
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