Changes for version 0.54
- Use Future instead of CPS::Future
- Created IO::Async::Future subclass
- Initial support for Futures on Loops
- Rewrite lots of internals to use Futures instead of MergePoints or other logic
- Renamed all "task" to "future" in APIs
- Allow packing of inet/inet6 address structures to omit the IP or port and presume passive or port 0
- Removed $notifier->get_loop synonym
- Make IO::Async::MergePoint throw a deprecation warning
Modules
Asynchronous event-driven programming
pass values into or out from an IO::Async::Routine
facilitates the execution of child processes
perform non-blocking socket connections
watch a file for changes
read the tail of a file
call a function asynchronously
use Future with IO::Async
event callbacks for a non-blocking file descriptor
listen on network sockets for incoming connections
core loop of the IO::Async framework
use IO::Async with poll(2)
use IO::Async with select(2)
acceptance testing for IO::Async::Loop subclasses
resynchronise diverged control flow
base class for IO::Async event objects
operating system abstractions for IO::Async
operating system abstractions on MSWin32 for IO::Async
event callback on exit of a child process
start and manage a child process
base class for transport-based protocols
stream-based protocols using lines of text
base class for stream-based protocols
performing name resolutions asynchronously
execute code in an independent sub-process
handle a serial pipeline of requests / responses (EXPERIMENTAL)
event callback on receipt of a POSIX signal
event callbacks and send buffering for a socket filehandle
event callbacks and write bufering for a stream filehandle
utility functions for use in test scripts
base class for Notifiers that use timed delays
event callback at a fixed future time
event callback after a fixed delay
event callback at regular intervals