--- cvsroot/EV/EV.pm 2007/10/26 17:24:17 1.2 +++ cvsroot/EV/EV.pm 2007/11/01 11:43:10 1.19 @@ -4,46 +4,75 @@ =head1 SYNOPSIS - use EV; - - # TIMER - - my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub { - warn "is called after 2s"; - }; - - my $w = EV::timer 2, 1, sub { - warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 1)"; - }; - - undef $w; # destroy event watcher again - - # IO - - my $w = EV::timer_abs 0, 60, sub { - warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly"; - }; - - my $w = EV::io \*STDIN, EV::READ | EV::PERSIST, sub { - my ($w, $events) = @_; # all callbacks get the watcher object and event mask - if ($events & EV::TIMEOUT) { - warn "nothign received on stdin for 10 seconds, retrying"; - } else { - warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", ; - } - }; - $w->timeout (10); - - # MAINLOOP - EV::dispatch; # loop as long as watchers are active - EV::loop; # the same thing - EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONCE; - EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONSHOT; + use EV; + + # TIMER + + my $w = EV::timer 2, 0, sub { + warn "is called after 2s"; + }; + + my $w = EV::timer 2, 1, sub { + warn "is called roughly every 2s (repeat = 1)"; + }; + + undef $w; # destroy event watcher again + + my $w = EV::timer_abs 0, 60, sub { + warn "is called every minute, on the minute, exactly"; + }; + + # IO + + my $w = EV::io \*STDIN, EV::READ | EV::PERSIST, sub { + my ($w, $revents) = @_; # all callbacks get the watcher object and event mask + if ($revents & EV::TIMEOUT) { + warn "nothing received on stdin for 10 seconds, retrying"; + } else { + warn "stdin is readable, you entered: ", ; + } + }; + $w->timeout (10); + + my $w = EV::timed_io \*STDIN, EV::READ, 30, sub { + my ($w, $revents) = @_; + if ($revents & EV::TIMEOUT) { + warn "nothing entered within 30 seconds, bye bye.\n"; + $w->stop; + } else { + my $line = ; + warn "you entered something, you again have 30 seconds.\n"; + } + }; + + # SIGNALS + + my $w = EV::signal 'QUIT', sub { + warn "sigquit received\n"; + }; + + my $w = EV::signal 3, sub { + warn "sigquit received (this is GNU/Linux, right?)\n"; + }; + + # CHILD/PID STATUS CHANGES + + my $w = EV::child 666, sub { + my ($w, $revents, $status) = @_; + }; + + # MAINLOOP + EV::dispatch; # loop as long as watchers are active + EV::loop; # the same thing + EV::loop EV::LOOP_ONESHOT; # block until some events could be handles + EV::loop EV::LOOP_NONBLOCK; # check and handle some events, but do not wait =head1 DESCRIPTION -This module provides an interface to libevent -(L). +This module provides an interface to libev +(L). You probably should +acquaint yourself with its documentation and source code to be able to use +this module fully. =cut @@ -52,12 +81,21 @@ use strict; BEGIN { - our $VERSION = '0.01'; + our $VERSION = '0.1'; use XSLoader; XSLoader::load "EV", $VERSION; } -=head1 FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE +@EV::Io::ISA = +@EV::Timer::ISA = +@EV::Periodic::ISA = +@EV::Signal::ISA = +@EV::Idle::ISA = +@EV::Prepare::ISA = +@EV::Check::ISA = +@EV::Child::ISA = "EV::Watcher"; + +=head1 BASIC INTERFACE =over 4 @@ -65,6 +103,14 @@ How many priority levels are available. +=item $EV::DIED + +Must contain a reference to a function that is called when a callback +throws an exception (with $@ containing thr error). The default prints an +informative message and continues. + +If this callback throws an exception it will be silently ignored. + =item $time = EV::now Returns the time in (fractional) seconds since the epoch. @@ -98,13 +144,39 @@ when the events specified in C<$eventmask> happen. Initially, the timeout is disabled. -The C variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. +You can additionall set a timeout to occur on the watcher, but note that +this timeout will not be reset when you get an I/O event in the EV::PERSIST +case, and reaching a timeout will always stop the watcher even in the +EV::PERSIST case. + +If you want a timeout to occur only after a specific time of inactivity, set +a repeating timeout and do NOT use EV::PERSIST. Eventmask can be one or more of these constants ORed together: EV::READ wait until read() wouldn't block anymore EV::WRITE wait until write() wouldn't block anymore - EV::PERSIST stay active after an event occured + EV::PERSIST stay active after a (non-timeout) event occured + +The C variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. + +=item my $w = EV::timed_io $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback + +=item my $w = EV::timed_io_ns $fileno_or_fh, $eventmask, $timeout, $callback + +Same as C and C, but also specifies a timeout (as if there was +a call to C<< $w->timeout ($timout, 1) >>. The persist flag is not allowed +and will automatically be cleared. The watcher will be restarted after each event. + +If the timeout is zero or undef, no timeout will be set, and a normal +watcher (with the persist flag set!) will be created. + +This has the effect of timing out after the specified period of inactivity +has happened. + +Due to the design of libevent, this is also relatively inefficient, having +one or two io watchers and a separate timeout watcher that you reset on +activity (by calling its C method) is usually more efficient. =item my $w = EV::timer $after, $repeat, $callback @@ -135,13 +207,27 @@ as long as the processing time is less then the interval (otherwise obviously events will be skipped). +Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that +C will try to tun the callback at the next possible time where +C<$time = $at (mod $interval)>, regardless of any time jumps. + The C variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. -=item my $w = EV::signal $signum, $callback +=item my $w = EV::signal $signal, $callback -=item my $w = EV::signal_ns $signum, $callback +=item my $w = EV::signal_ns $signal, $callback -Call the callback when signal $signum is received. +Call the callback when $signal is received (the signal can be specified +by number or by name, just as with kill or %SIG). Signal watchers are +persistent no natter what. + +EV will grab the signal for the process (the kernel only allows one +component to receive signals) when you start a signal watcher, and +removes it again when you stop it. Pelr does the same when you add/remove +callbacks to %SIG, so watch out. + +Unfortunately, only one handler can be registered per signal. Screw +libevent. The C variant doesn't add/start the newly created watcher. @@ -179,7 +265,15 @@ =item $old_fh = $w->fh ($new_fh) -Returns the previously set filehandle and optionally set a new one. +Returns the previously set filehandle and optionally set a new one (also +clears the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a filehandle). + +=item $current_signal = $w->signal + +=item $old_signal = $w->signal ($new_signal) + +Returns the previously set signal number and optionally set a new one (also sets +the EV::SIGNAL flag when setting a signal). =item $current_eventmask = $w->events @@ -201,19 +295,28 @@ =back -=head1 BUGS +=head1 THREADS -Lots. Libevent itself isn't well tested and rather buggy, and this module -is quite new at the moment. +Threads are not supported by this in any way. Perl pseudo-threads is evil +and must die. =cut -our $NPRI = 4; -our $BASE = init; -priority_init $NPRI; +our $DIED = sub { + warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@"; +}; + +init; + +push @AnyEvent::REGISTRY, [EV => "EV::AnyEvent"]; 1; +=head1 SEE ALSO + + L, L, L, L. + L. + =head1 AUTHOR Marc Lehmann