1 | =head1 NAME |
1 | =head1 NAME |
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3 | Coro - coroutine process abstraction |
3 | Coro - real threads in perl |
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5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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6 | |
7 | use Coro; |
7 | use Coro; |
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26 | $locked = 1; |
26 | $locked = 1; |
27 | $lock->up; |
27 | $lock->up; |
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29 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
29 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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31 | This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar to |
31 | This module collection manages coroutines, that is, cooperative |
32 | threads but don't (in general) run in parallel at the same time even |
32 | threads. Coroutines are similar to kernel threads but don't (in general) |
33 | on SMP machines. The specific flavor of coroutine used in this module |
33 | run in parallel at the same time even on SMP machines. The specific flavor |
34 | also guarantees you that it will not switch between coroutines unless |
34 | of coroutine used in this module also guarantees you that it will not |
35 | necessary, at easily-identified points in your program, so locking and |
35 | switch between coroutines unless necessary, at easily-identified points |
36 | parallel access are rarely an issue, making coroutine programming much |
36 | in your program, so locking and parallel access are rarely an issue, |
37 | safer and easier than threads programming. |
37 | making coroutine programming much safer and easier than using other thread |
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38 | models. |
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39 | Unlike a normal perl program, however, coroutines allow you to have |
40 | Unlike the so-called "Perl threads" (which are not actually real threads |
40 | multiple running interpreters that share data, which is especially useful |
41 | but only the windows process emulation ported to unix), Coro provides a |
41 | to code pseudo-parallel processes and for event-based programming, such as |
42 | full shared address space, which makes communication between coroutines |
42 | multiple HTTP-GET requests running concurrently. See L<Coro::AnyEvent> to |
43 | very easy. And coroutines are fast, too: disabling the Windows process |
43 | learn more. |
44 | emulation code in your perl and using Coro can easily result in a two to |
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45 | four times speed increase for your programs. |
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45 | Coroutines are also useful because Perl has no support for threads (the so |
47 | Coro achieves that by supporting multiple running interpreters that share |
46 | called "threads" that perl offers are nothing more than the (bad) process |
48 | data, which is especially useful to code pseudo-parallel processes and |
47 | emulation coming from the Windows platform: On standard operating systems |
49 | for event-based programming, such as multiple HTTP-GET requests running |
48 | they serve no purpose whatsoever, except by making your programs slow and |
50 | concurrently. See L<Coro::AnyEvent> to learn more on how to integrate Coro |
49 | making them use a lot of memory. Best disable them when building perl, or |
51 | into an event-based environment. |
50 | aks your software vendor/distributor to do it for you). |
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52 | In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables + |
53 | In this module, a coroutines is defined as "callchain + lexical variables |
53 | @_ + $_ + $@ + $/ + C stack), that is, a coroutine has its own callchain, |
54 | + @_ + $_ + $@ + $/ + C stack), that is, a coroutine has its own |
54 | its own set of lexicals and its own set of perls most important global |
55 | callchain, its own set of lexicals and its own set of perls most important |
55 | variables (see L<Coro::State> for more configuration). |
56 | global variables (see L<Coro::State> for more configuration and background |
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57 | info). |
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59 | See also the C<SEE ALSO> section at the end of this document - the Coro |
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60 | module family is quite large. |
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61 | |
57 | =cut |
62 | =cut |
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63 | |
59 | package Coro; |
64 | package Coro; |
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75 | our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( |
80 | our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( |
76 | prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)], |
81 | prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)], |
77 | ); |
82 | ); |
78 | our @EXPORT_OK = (@{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}}, qw(nready)); |
83 | our @EXPORT_OK = (@{$EXPORT_TAGS{prio}}, qw(nready)); |
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85 | =head1 GLOBAL VARIABLES |
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86 | |
80 | =over 4 |
87 | =over 4 |
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82 | =item $Coro::main |
89 | =item $Coro::main |
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90 | |
84 | This variable stores the coroutine object that represents the main |
91 | This variable stores the coroutine object that represents the main |
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153 | $manager->{desc} = "[coro manager]"; |
160 | $manager->{desc} = "[coro manager]"; |
154 | $manager->prio (PRIO_MAX); |
161 | $manager->prio (PRIO_MAX); |
155 | |
162 | |
156 | =back |
163 | =back |
157 | |
164 | |
158 | =head2 SIMPLE COROUTINE CREATION |
165 | =head1 SIMPLE COROUTINE CREATION |
159 | |
166 | |
160 | =over 4 |
167 | =over 4 |
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168 | |
162 | =item async { ... } [@args...] |
169 | =item async { ... } [@args...] |
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170 | |
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246 | } |
253 | } |
247 | } |
254 | } |
248 | |
255 | |
249 | =back |
256 | =back |
250 | |
257 | |
251 | =head2 STATIC METHODS |
258 | =head1 STATIC METHODS |
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259 | |
253 | Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current coroutine. |
260 | Static methods are actually functions that implicitly operate on the |
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261 | current coroutine. |
254 | |
262 | |
255 | =over 4 |
263 | =over 4 |
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264 | |
257 | =item schedule |
265 | =item schedule |
258 | |
266 | |
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316 | } |
324 | } |
317 | } |
325 | } |
318 | |
326 | |
319 | =back |
327 | =back |
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321 | =head2 COROUTINE METHODS |
329 | =head1 COROUTINE OBJECT METHODS |
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323 | These are the methods you can call on coroutine objects (or to create |
331 | These are the methods you can call on coroutine objects (or to create |
324 | them). |
332 | them). |
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326 | =over 4 |
334 | =over 4 |
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498 | my $old = $_[0]{desc}; |
506 | my $old = $_[0]{desc}; |
499 | $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1; |
507 | $_[0]{desc} = $_[1] if @_ > 1; |
500 | $old; |
508 | $old; |
501 | } |
509 | } |
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511 | sub transfer { |
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512 | require Carp; |
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513 | Carp::croak ("You must not call ->transfer on Coro objects. Use Coro::State objects or the ->schedule_to method. Caught"); |
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514 | } |
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503 | =back |
516 | =back |
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517 | |
505 | =head2 GLOBAL FUNCTIONS |
518 | =head1 GLOBAL FUNCTIONS |
506 | |
519 | |
507 | =over 4 |
520 | =over 4 |
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521 | |
509 | =item Coro::nready |
522 | =item Coro::nready |
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744 | Debugging: L<Coro::Debug>. |
757 | Debugging: L<Coro::Debug>. |
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746 | Support/Utility: L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Util>. |
759 | Support/Utility: L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Util>. |
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748 | Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>. |
761 | Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, |
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762 | L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>. |
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750 | IO/Timers: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::AIO>. |
764 | IO/Timers: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::AIO>. |
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752 | Compatibility: L<Coro::LWP>, L<Coro::BDB>, L<Coro::Storable>, L<Coro::Select>. |
766 | Compatibility: L<Coro::LWP> (but see also L<AnyEvent::HTTP> for |
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767 | a better-working alternative), L<Coro::BDB>, L<Coro::Storable>, |
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768 | L<Coro::Select>. |
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754 | XS API: L<Coro::MakeMaker>. |
770 | XS API: L<Coro::MakeMaker>. |
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756 | Low level Configuration, Coroutine Environment: L<Coro::State>. |
772 | Low level Configuration, Coroutine Environment: L<Coro::State>. |
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