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3Guard - safe cleanup blocks 3Guard - safe cleanup blocks
4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use Guard; 7 use Guard;
8
9 # temporarily chdir to "/etc" directory, but make sure
10 # to go back to "/" no matter how myfun exits:
11 sub myfun {
12 scope_guard { chdir "/" };
13 chdir "/etc";
14
15 call_function_that_might_die_or_other_fun_stuff;
16 }
8 17
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 18=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 19
11This module implements so-called "guards". A guard is something (usually 20This module implements so-called "guards". A guard is something (usually
12an object) that "guards" a resource, ensuring that it is cleaned up when 21an object) that "guards" a resource, ensuring that it is cleaned up when
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14 23
15Specifically, this module supports two different types of guards: guard 24Specifically, this module supports two different types of guards: guard
16objects, which execute a given code block when destroyed, and scoped 25objects, which execute a given code block when destroyed, and scoped
17guards, which are tied to the scope exit. 26guards, which are tied to the scope exit.
18 27
28=head1 FUNCTIONS
29
30This module currently exports the C<scope_guard> and C<guard> functions by
31default.
32
19=over 4 33=over 4
20 34
21=cut 35=cut
22 36
23package Guard; 37package Guard;
24 38
25BEGIN { 39BEGIN {
26 $VERSION = '0.01'; 40 $VERSION = '0.1';
27 @ISA = qw(Exporter); 41 @ISA = qw(Exporter);
28 @EXPORT = qw(guard scope_guard cancel); 42 @EXPORT = qw(guard scope_guard);
29 43
30 require Exporter; 44 require Exporter;
31 45
32 require XSLoader; 46 require XSLoader;
33 XSLoader::load Guard, $VERSION; 47 XSLoader::load Guard, $VERSION;
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38=item scope_guard BLOCK 52=item scope_guard BLOCK
39 53
40Registers a block that is executed when the current scope (block, 54Registers a block that is executed when the current scope (block,
41function, method, eval etc.) is exited. 55function, method, eval etc.) is exited.
42 56
57The description below sounds a bit complicated, but that's just because
58C<scope_guard> tries to get even corner cases "right": the goal is to
59provide you with a rock solid clean up tool.
60
43This is similar to this code fragment: 61This is similar to this code fragment:
44 62
45 eval ... code following scope_guard ... 63 eval ... code following scope_guard ...
46 { 64 {
47 local $@; 65 local $@;
48 eval BLOCK; 66 eval BLOCK;
49 eval { $Guard::DIED->() } if $@; 67 eval { $Guard::DIED->() } if $@;
50 } 68 }
69 die if $@;
51 70
52Except it is much faster, and the whole thing gets executed even when the 71Except it is much faster, and the whole thing gets executed even when the
53BLOCK calls C<exit>, C<goto>, C<last> or escapes via other means. 72BLOCK calls C<exit>, C<goto>, C<last> or escapes via other means.
54 73
74If multiple BLOCKs are registered to the same scope, they will be executed
75in reverse order. Stuff like C<local> is managed via the same mechanism,
76so variables C<local>ised after calling C<scope_guard> will be restored
77when the guard runs.
78
55See B<EXCEPTIONS>, below, for an explanation of exception handling 79See B<EXCEPTIONS>, below, for an explanation of exception handling
56(C<die>) within guard blocks. 80(C<die>) within guard blocks.
57 81
58Example: Temporarily change the directory to F</etc> and make sure it's 82Example: temporarily change the timezone for the current process,
59set back to F</> when the function returns: 83ensuring it will be reset when the C<if> scope is exited:
60 84
61 sub dosomething { 85 use Guard;
62 scope_guard { chdir "/" }; 86 use POSIX ();
63 chdir "/etc";
64 87
65 ... 88 if ($need_to_switch_tz) {
89 # make sure we call tzset after $ENV{TZ} has been restored
90 scope_guard { POSIX::tzset };
91
92 # localise after the scope_guard, so it gets undone in time
93 local $ENV{TZ} = "Europe/London";
94 POSIX::tzset;
95
96 # do something with the new timezone
66 } 97 }
67 98
68=item my $guard = guard BLOCK 99=item my $guard = guard BLOCK
69 100
70Behaves the same as C<scope_guard>, except that instead of executing 101Behaves the same as C<scope_guard>, except that instead of executing
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118 149
119=back 150=back
120 151
121=head1 EXCEPTIONS 152=head1 EXCEPTIONS
122 153
123Guard blocks should not normally throw exceptions (e.g. C<die>), after 154Guard blocks should not normally throw exceptions (that is, C<die>). After
124all, they are usually used to clean up after such exceptions. However, if 155all, they are usually used to clean up after such exceptions. However, if
125something truly exceptional is happening, a guard block should be allowed 156something truly exceptional is happening, a guard block should be allowed
126to die. Also, programming errors are a large source of exceptions, and the 157to die. Also, programming errors are a large source of exceptions, and the
127programmer certainly wants to know about those. 158programmer certainly wants to know about those.
128 159
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145 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 176 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
146 http://home.schmorp.de/ 177 http://home.schmorp.de/
147 178
148=head1 THANKS 179=head1 THANKS
149 180
150To Marco Maisenhelder, who reminded me of the C<$Guard::DIED> solution to 181Thanks to Marco Maisenhelder, who reminded me of the C<$Guard::DIED>
151the problem of exceptions. 182solution to the problem of exceptions.
152 183
153=cut 184=cut
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