IO::Async::Handle.3pm

Langue: en

Version: 2010-06-09 (fedora - 01/12/10)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

NAME

"IO::Async::Handle" - event callbacks for a non-blocking file descriptor

SYNOPSIS

This class is likely not to be used directly, because subclasses of it exist to handle more specific cases. Here is an example of how it would be used to watch a listening socket for new connections. In real code, it is likely that the "Loop->listen()" method would be used instead.
  use IO::Socket::INET;
  use IO::Async::Handle;
 
  use IO::Async::Loop;
  my $loop = IO::Async::Loop->new();
 
  my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new( LocalPort => 1234, Listen => 1 );
 
  my $handle = IO::Async::Handle->new(
     handle => $socket,
 
     on_read_ready  => sub {
        my $new_client = $socket->accept(); 
        ...
     },
  );
 
  $loop->add( $handle );
 
 

For most other uses with sockets, pipes or other filehandles that carry a byte stream, the "IO::Async::Stream" class is likely to be more suitable.

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a class of "IO::Async::Notifier" for implementing non-blocking IO on file descriptors. The object interacts with the actual OS by being part of the "IO::Async::Loop" object it has been added to.

This object may be used in one of two ways; with callback functions, or as a base class.

Callbacks
If the "on_read_ready" or "on_write_ready" keys are supplied in the constructor, they should contain CODE references to callback functions to be called when the underlying IO handle becomes readable or writable:
  $on_read_ready->( $self )
 
  $on_write_ready->( $self )
 
 

Optionally, an "on_closed" key can also be specified, which will be called when the "close" method is invoked.

  $on_closed->( $self )
 
 

This callback is invoked before the filehandles are closed and the Handle removed from its containing Loop. The "get_loop" will still return the containing Loop object.

Base Class
If a subclass is built, then it can override the "on_read_ready" or "on_write_ready" methods of the base to perform its work. In this case, it should not call the "SUPER::" versions of those methods.
  $self->on_read_ready()
 
  $self->on_write_ready()
 
 

Optionally, an "on_closed" method may be provided, which will be called when the "close" method is invoked.

  $self->on_closed()
 
 

If either of the readyness methods calls the "close()" method, then the handle is internally marked as closed within the object and will be removed from its containing loop, if it is within one.

PARAMETERS

The following named parameters may be passed to "new" or "configure":
read_handle => IO
write_handle => IO
The reading and writing IO handles. Each must implement the "fileno" method. Primarily used for passing "STDIN" / "STDOUT"; see the SYNOPSIS section of "IO::Async::Stream" for an example.
handle => IO
The IO handle for both reading and writing; instead of passing each separately as above. Must implement "fileno" method in way that "IO::Handle" does.
on_read_ready => CODE
on_write_ready => CODE
CODE references to callbacks for when the handle becomes read-ready or write-ready. If these are not supplied, subclass methods will be called instead.
on_closed => CODE
CODE reference to the callback for when the handle becomes closed.

It is required that a matching "on_read_ready" or "on_write_ready" are available for any handle that is provided; either passed as a callback CODE reference or as an overridden the method. I.e. if only a "read_handle" is given, then "on_write_ready" can be absent. If "handle" is used as a shortcut, then both read and write-ready callbacks or methods are required.

If no IO handles are provided at construction time, the object is still created but will not yet be fully-functional as a Handle. IO handles can be assigned later using the "set_handle" or "set_handles" methods. This may be useful when constructing an object to represent a network connection, before the "connect()" has actually been performed yet.

METHODS

$handle->set_handles( %params )

Sets new reading or writing filehandles. Equivalent to calling the "configure" method with the same parameters.

$handle->set_handle( $fh )

Shortcut for
  $handle->configure( handle => $fh )
 
 

$handle->close

This method calls "close" on the underlying IO handles. This method will then remove the handle from its containing loop.

$handle = $handle->read_handle

$handle = $handle->write_handle

These accessors return the underlying IO handles.

$fileno = $handle->read_fileno

$fileno = $handle->write_fileno

These accessors return the file descriptor numbers of the underlying IO handles.

$value = $handle->want_readready

$oldvalue = $handle->want_readready( $newvalue )

$value = $handle->want_writeready

$oldvalue = $handle->want_writeready( $newvalue )

These are the accessor for the "want_readready" and "want_writeready" properties, which define whether the object is interested in knowing about read- or write-readiness on the underlying file handle.

SEE ALSO

*
IO::Handle - Supply object methods for I/O handles

AUTHOR

Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>