NAME
Reflex::Acceptor - a non-blocking server (client socket acceptor)
VERSION
This document describes version 0.098, released on June 05, 2012.
SYNOPSIS
package TcpEchoServer;
use Moose;
extends 'Reflex::Acceptor';
use Reflex::Collection;
use EchoStream;
has_many clients => ( handles => { remember_client => "remember" } );
sub on_accept {
my ($self, $event) = @_;
$self->remember_client(
EchoStream->new(
handle => $event->socket(),
rd => 1,
)
);
}
sub on_error {
my ($self, $event) = @_;
warn(
$event->error_function(),
" error ", $event->error_number(),
": ", $event->error_string(),
"\n"
);
$self->stop();
}DESCRIPTION
Reflex::Acceptor takes a listening socket and produces new sockets for clients that connect to it. It is almost entirely implemented in Reflex::Role::Accepting. That role's documentation contains important details that won't be covered here.
Public Attributes
listener
Reflex::Acceptor defines a single attribute, listner, which should be set to a listening socket of some kind. Reflex::Acceptor requires an externally supplied socket so that the user may specify any and all applicable socket options.
If necessary, the class may later supply a basic socket by default.
Reflex::Role::Accepting explains listener in more detail.
Public Methods
pause
pause() will temporarily stop the server from accepting more clients. See method_pause in Reflex::Role::Accepting for details.
resume
resume() will resume a temporarily stopped server so that it may accept more client connections. See method_resume in Reflex::Role::Accepting for details.
stop
stop() will permanently stop the server from accepting more clients. See method_stop in Reflex::Role::Accepting for details.
Callbacks
on_accept
on_accept is called whenever Perl's built-in accept() function returns a socket. Reflex::Role::Accepting explains the data returned with on_accept. If necessary, that role will also define a default on_accept handler that emits an "accept" event.
on_error
on_error is called whenever Perl's built-in accept() function returns an error. Reflex::Role::Accepting explains the data returned with on_error. If necessary, that role will also define a default on_error handler that emits an "error" event.
Public Events
Reflex::Acceptor emits events related to accepting client connections. These events are defined by Reflex::Role::Accepting, and they will be explained there.
accept
If no on_accept handler is set, then Reflex::Acceptor will emit an "accept" event for every client connection accepted. Reflex::Role::Accepting explains this event in more detail.
error
If no on_error handler is set, then Reflex::Acceptor will emit an "error" event every time accept() returns an error. Reflex::Role::Accepting explains this event in more detail.
EXAMPLES
The SYNOPSIS is an excerpt from eg/eg-34-tcp-server-echo.pl.
SEE ALSO
Please see those modules/websites for more information related to this module.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
You can make new bug reports, and view existing ones, through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Reflex.
AUTHOR
Rocco Caputo <rcaputo@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Rocco Caputo.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
AVAILABILITY
The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ to find a CPAN site near you, or see https://metacpan.org/module/Reflex/.
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