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=head1 NAME |
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EV - perl interface to libevent, monkey.org/~provos/libevent/ |
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=head1 SYNOPSIS |
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use EV; |
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# TIMER |
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my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub { |
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warn "is called after 2s"; |
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}; |
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my $w = EV::timer 2, 1, sub { |
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warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 1)"; |
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}; |
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undef $w; # destroy event watcher again |
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# IO |
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my $w = EV::timer_abs 0, 60, sub { |
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warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly"; |
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}; |
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my $w = EV::io \*STDIN, EV::READ | EV::PERSIST, sub { |
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my ($w, $events) = @_; # all callbacks get the watcher object and event mask |
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if ($events & EV::TIMEOUT) { |
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warn "nothing received on stdin for 10 seconds, retrying"; |
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} else { |
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warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", <STDIN>; |
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} |
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}; |
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$w->timeout (10); |
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# MAINLOOP |
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EV::dispatch; # loop as long as watchers are active |
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EV::loop; # the same thing |
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EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONCE; |
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EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONSHOT; |
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=head1 DESCRIPTION |
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This module provides an interface to libevent |
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(L<http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/>). You probably should acquaint |
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yourself with its documentation and source code to be able to use this |
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module fully. |
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Please note thta this module disables the libevent EPOLL method by |
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default, see BUGS, below, if you need to enable it. |
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=cut |
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package EV; |
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use strict; |
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BEGIN { |
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our $VERSION = '0.02'; |
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use XSLoader; |
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XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION; |
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} |
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=head1 BASIC INTERFACE |
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=over 4 |
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=item $EV::NPRI |
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How many priority levels are available. |
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=item $EV::DIED |
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Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback |
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throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an |
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informative message and continues. |
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If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored. |
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=item $time = EV::now |
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Returns the time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch. |
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=item $version = EV::version |
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=item $method = EV::method |
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Return version string and event polling method used. |
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=item EV::loop $flags # EV::LOOP_ONCE, EV::LOOP_ONESHOT |
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=item EV::loopexit $after |
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Exit any active loop or dispatch after C<$after> seconds or immediately if |
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C<$after> is missing or zero. |
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=item EV::dispatch |
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Same as C<EV::loop 0>. |
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=item EV::event $callback |
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Creates a new event watcher waiting for nothing, calling the given callback. |
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=item my $w = EV::io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback |
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=item my $w = EV::io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $callback |
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As long as the returned watcher object is alive, call the C<$callback> |
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when the events specified in C<$eventmask> happen. Initially, the timeout |
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is disabled. |
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You can additionall set a timeout to occur on the watcher, but note that |
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this timeout will not be reset when you get an I/O event in the EV::PERSIST |
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case, and reaching a timeout will always stop the watcher even in the |
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EV::PERSIST case. |
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If you want a timeout to occur only after a specific time of inactivity, set |
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a repeating timeout and do NOT use EV::PERSIST. |
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Eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together: |
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EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore |
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EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore |
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EV::PERSIST stay active after a (non-timeout) event occured |
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The C<io_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. |
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=item my $w = EV::timed_io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback |
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=item my $w = EV::timed_io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback |
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Same as C<io> and C<io_ns>, but also specifies a timeout (as if there was |
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a call to C<< $w->timeout ($timout, 1) >>. The persist flag is not allowed |
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and will automatically be cleared. The watcher will be restarted after each event. |
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If the timeout is zero or undef, no timeout will be set, and a normal |
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watcher (with the persist flag set!) will be created. |
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This has the effect of timing out after the specified period of inactivity |
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has happened. |
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Due to the design of libevent, this is also relatively inefficient, having |
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one or two io watchers and a separate timeout watcher that you reset on |
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activity (by calling its C<start> method) is usually more efficient. |
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=item my $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback |
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=item my $w = EV::timer_ns $after, $repeat, $callback |
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Calls the callback after C<$after> seconds. If C<$repeat> is true, the |
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timer will be restarted after the callback returns. This means that the |
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callback would be called roughly every C<$after> seconds, prolonged by the |
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time the callback takes. |
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The C<timer_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. |
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=item my $w = EV::timer_abs $at, $interval, $callback |
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=item my $w = EV::timer_abs_ns $at, $interval, $callback |
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Similar to EV::timer, but the time is given as an absolute point in time |
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(C<$at>), plus an optional C<$interval>. |
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If the C<$interval> is zero, then the callback will be called at the time |
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C<$at> if that is in the future, or as soon as possible if its in the |
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past. It will not automatically repeat. |
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If the C<$interval> is nonzero, then the watcher will always be scheduled |
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to time out at the next C<$at + integer * $interval> time. |
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This can be used to schedule a callback to run at very regular intervals, |
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as long as the processing time is less then the interval (otherwise |
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obviously events will be skipped). |
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Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that |
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C<timer_abs> will try to tun the callback at the next possible time where |
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C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time jumps. |
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The C<timer_abs_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. |
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=item my $w = EV::signal $signum, $callback |
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=item my $w = EV::signal_ns $signum, $callback |
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Call the callback when signal $signum is received. |
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The C<signal_ns> variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. |
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=back |
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=head1 THE EV::Event CLASS |
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All EV functions creating an event watcher (designated by C<my $w => |
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above) support the following methods on the returned watcher object: |
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=over 4 |
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=item $w->add ($timeout) |
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Stops and (re-)starts the event watcher, setting the optional timeout to |
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the given value, or clearing the timeout if none is given. |
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=item $w->start |
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Stops and (re-)starts the event watcher without touching the timeout. |
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=item $w->del |
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=item $w->stop |
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Stop the event watcher if it was started. |
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=item $current_callback = $w->cb |
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=item $old_callback = $w->cb ($new_callback) |
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Return the previously set callback and optionally set a new one. |
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=item $current_fh = $w->fh |
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=item $old_fh = $w->fh ($new_fh) |
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Returns the previously set filehandle and optionally set a new one (also |
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clears the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a filehandle). |
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=item $current_signal = $w->signal |
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=item $old_signal = $w->signal ($new_signal) |
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Returns the previously set signal number and optionally set a new one (also sets |
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the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a signal). |
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=item $current_eventmask = $w->events |
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=item $old_eventmask = $w->events ($new_eventmask) |
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Returns the previously set event mask and optionally set a new one. |
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=item $w->timeout ($after, $repeat) |
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Resets the timeout (see C<EV::timer> for details). |
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=item $w->timeout_abs ($at, $interval) |
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Resets the timeout (see C<EV::timer_abs> for details). |
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=item $w->priority_set ($priority) |
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Set the priority of the watcher to C<$priority> (0 <= $priority < $EV::NPRI). |
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=back |
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=head1 BUGS |
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Lots. Libevent itself isn't well tested and rather buggy, and this module |
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is quite new at the moment. |
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Please note that the epoll method is not, in general, reliable in programs |
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that use fork (even if no libveent calls are being made in the forked |
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process). If your program behaves erratically, try setting the environment |
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variable C<EVENT_NOEPOLL> first when running the program. |
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In general, if you fork, then you can only use the EV module in one of the |
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children. |
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=cut |
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our $DIED = sub { |
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warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@"; |
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}; |
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our $NPRI = 4; |
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our $BASE = init; |
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priority_init $NPRI; |
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push @AnyEvent::REGISTRY, [EV => "EV::AnyEvent"]; |
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=head1 SEE ALSO |
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L<EV::DNS>, L<event(3)>, L<event.h>, L<evdns.h>. |
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L<EV::AnyEvent>. |
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=head1 AUTHOR |
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Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> |
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http://home.schmorp.de/ |
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=cut |
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