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NAME

Linux::Epoll - O(1) multiplexing for Linux

VERSION

Version 0.002

SYNOPSIS

use Linux::Epoll;

my $epoll = Linux::Epoll->new();
$epoll->add($fh, 'in', sub { do_something($fh) });
1 while $epoll->wait;

DESCRIPTION

Epoll is a multiplexing mechanism that scales up O(1) with number of watched files. Linux::Epoll is a callback style epoll module, unlike other epoll modules available on CPAN.

Types of events

  • in

    The associated filehandle is availible for reading.

  • out

    The associated filehandle is availible for writing.

  • err

    An error condition has happened on the associated filehandle. wait will always wait on this event, it is not necessary to set this with add or modify.

  • prio

    There is urgent data available for reading.

  • et

    Set edge triggered behavior for the associated filehandle. The default behavior is level triggered. See you epoll(7) documentation for more information on what this means.

  • hup

    A hang-up has happened on the associated filehandle. wait will always wait on this event, it is not necessary to set this with add or modify.

  • rdhup

    Stream socket peer closed the connection, or shut down the writing half of connection. This flag is especially useful for writing simple code to detect peer shutdown when using Edge Triggered monitoring.

  • oneshot

    Sets the one-shot behavior for the associated file descriptor. This means that after an event is pulled out with wait the associated file descriptor is internally disabled and no other events will be reported by the epoll interface. The user must call modify to rearm the file descriptor with a new event mask.

METHODS

new()

Create a new epoll instance.

add($fh, $events, $callback)

Register the filehandle with the epoll instance and associate events $events and callback $callback with it. $events may be either a string (e.g. 'in') or an arrayref (e.g. [qw/in out hup/]). If a filehandle already exists in the set and add is called in non-void context, it returns undef and sets $! to EEXIST. On all other error conditions an exception is thrown.

modify($fh, $events, $callback)

Change the events and callback associated on this epoll instance with filehandle $fh. The arguments work the same as with add. If a filehandle doesn't exist in the set and modify is called in non-void context, it returns undef and sets $! to ENOENT. On all other error conditions an exception is thrown.

delete($fh)

Remove a filehandle from the epoll instance. If a filehandle doesn't exist in the set and delete is called in non-void context, it returns undef and sets $! to ENOENT. On all other error conditions an exception is thrown.

wait($number = 1, $timeout = undef, $sigmask = undef)

Wait for up to $number events, where $number must be greater than zero. $timeout is the maximal time wait will wait for events in fractional seconds. If it is undefined it may wait indefinitely. $sigmask is the signal mask during the call. If it is not defined the signal mask will be untouched.

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

Leon Timmermans, <leont at cpan.org>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-linux-epoll at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Linux-Epoll. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc Linux::Epoll

You can also look for information at:

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2010 Leon Timmermans.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.