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.IX Title ""<STANDARD INPUT>" 1"
-.TH "<STANDARD INPUT>" 1 "2007-12-07" "perl v5.8.8" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
+.TH "<STANDARD INPUT>" 1 "2007-12-08" "perl v5.8.8" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
.SH "NAME"
libev \- a high performance full\-featured event loop written in C
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
Returns a true value iff the watcher is pending, (i.e. it has outstanding
events but its callback has not yet been invoked). As long as a watcher
is pending (but not active) you must not call an init function on it (but
-\&\f(CW\*(C`ev_TYPE_set\*(C'\fR is safe) and you must make sure the watcher is available to
-libev (e.g. you cnanot \f(CW\*(C`free ()\*(C'\fR it).
+\&\f(CW\*(C`ev_TYPE_set\*(C'\fR is safe), you must not change its priority, and you must
+make sure the watcher is available to libev (e.g. you cannot \f(CW\*(C`free ()\*(C'\fR
+it).
.IP "callback ev_cb (ev_TYPE *watcher)" 4
.IX Item "callback ev_cb (ev_TYPE *watcher)"
Returns the callback currently set on the watcher.
If you need to suppress invocation when higher priority events are pending
you need to look at \f(CW\*(C`ev_idle\*(C'\fR watchers, which provide this functionality.
.Sp
+You \fImust not\fR change the priority of a watcher as long as it is active or
+pending.
+.Sp
The default priority used by watchers when no priority has been set is
always \f(CW0\fR, which is supposed to not be too high and not be too low :).
.Sp
Setting a priority outside the range of \f(CW\*(C`EV_MINPRI\*(C'\fR to \f(CW\*(C`EV_MAXPRI\*(C'\fR is
fine, as long as you do not mind that the priority value you query might
or might not have been adjusted to be within valid range.
+.IP "ev_invoke (loop, ev_TYPE *watcher, int revents)" 4
+.IX Item "ev_invoke (loop, ev_TYPE *watcher, int revents)"
+Invoke the \f(CW\*(C`watcher\*(C'\fR with the given \f(CW\*(C`loop\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`revents\*(C'\fR. Neither
+\&\f(CW\*(C`loop\*(C'\fR nor \f(CW\*(C`revents\*(C'\fR need to be valid as long as the watcher callback
+can deal with that fact.
+.IP "int ev_clear_pending (loop, ev_TYPE *watcher)" 4
+.IX Item "int ev_clear_pending (loop, ev_TYPE *watcher)"
+If the watcher is pending, this function returns clears its pending status
+and returns its \f(CW\*(C`revents\*(C'\fR bitset (as if its callback was invoked). If the
+watcher isn't pending it does nothing and returns \f(CW0\fR.
.Sh "\s-1ASSOCIATING\s0 \s-1CUSTOM\s0 \s-1DATA\s0 \s-1WITH\s0 A \s-1WATCHER\s0"
.IX Subsection "ASSOCIATING CUSTOM DATA WITH A WATCHER"
Each watcher has, by default, a member \f(CW\*(C`void *data\*(C'\fR that you can change
parameters of any kind. There are \f(CW\*(C`ev_prepare_set\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`ev_check_set\*(C'\fR
macros, but using them is utterly, utterly and completely pointless.
.PP
-Example: To include a library such as adns, you would add \s-1IO\s0 watchers
-and a timeout watcher in a prepare handler, as required by libadns, and
-in a check watcher, destroy them and call into libadns. What follows is
-pseudo-code only of course:
+There are a number of principal ways to embed other event loops or modules
+into libev. Here are some ideas on how to include libadns into libev
+(there is a Perl module named \f(CW\*(C`EV::ADNS\*(C'\fR that does this, which you could
+use for an actually working example. Another Perl module named \f(CW\*(C`EV::Glib\*(C'\fR
+embeds a Glib main context into libev, and finally, \f(CW\*(C`Glib::EV\*(C'\fR embeds \s-1EV\s0
+into the Glib event loop).
+.PP
+Method 1: Add \s-1IO\s0 watchers and a timeout watcher in a prepare handler,
+and in a check watcher, destroy them and call into libadns. What follows
+is pseudo-code only of course. This requires you to either use a low
+priority for the check watcher or use \f(CW\*(C`ev_clear_pending\*(C'\fR explicitly, as
+the callbacks for the IO/timeout watchers might not have been called yet.
.PP
.Vb 2
\& static ev_io iow [nfd];
\& static ev_timer tw;
.Ve
.PP
-.Vb 9
+.Vb 4
\& static void
\& io_cb (ev_loop *loop, ev_io *w, int revents)
\& {
-\& // set the relevant poll flags
-\& // could also call adns_processreadable etc. here
-\& struct pollfd *fd = (struct pollfd *)w->data;
-\& if (revents & EV_READ ) fd->revents |= fd->events & POLLIN;
-\& if (revents & EV_WRITE) fd->revents |= fd->events & POLLOUT;
\& }
.Ve
.PP
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 6
-\& // create on ev_io per pollfd
+\& // create one ev_io per pollfd
\& for (int i = 0; i < nfd; ++i)
\& {
\& ev_io_init (iow + i, io_cb, fds [i].fd,
\& | (fds [i].events & POLLOUT ? EV_WRITE : 0)));
.Ve
.PP
-.Vb 5
+.Vb 4
\& fds [i].revents = 0;
-\& iow [i].data = fds + i;
\& ev_io_start (loop, iow + i);
\& }
\& }
\& ev_timer_stop (loop, &tw);
.Ve
.PP
-.Vb 2
+.Vb 8
\& for (int i = 0; i < nfd; ++i)
-\& ev_io_stop (loop, iow + i);
+\& {
+\& // set the relevant poll flags
+\& // could also call adns_processreadable etc. here
+\& struct pollfd *fd = fds + i;
+\& int revents = ev_clear_pending (iow + i);
+\& if (revents & EV_READ ) fd->revents |= fd->events & POLLIN;
+\& if (revents & EV_WRITE) fd->revents |= fd->events & POLLOUT;
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& // now stop the watcher
+\& ev_io_stop (loop, iow + i);
+\& }
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 2
\& adns_afterpoll (adns, fds, nfd, timeval_from (ev_now (loop));
\& }
.Ve
+.PP
+Method 2: This would be just like method 1, but you run \f(CW\*(C`adns_afterpoll\*(C'\fR
+in the prepare watcher and would dispose of the check watcher.
+.PP
+Method 3: If the module to be embedded supports explicit event
+notification (adns does), you can also make use of the actual watcher
+callbacks, and only destroy/create the watchers in the prepare watcher.
+.PP
+.Vb 5
+\& static void
+\& timer_cb (EV_P_ ev_timer *w, int revents)
+\& {
+\& adns_state ads = (adns_state)w->data;
+\& update_now (EV_A);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& adns_processtimeouts (ads, &tv_now);
+\& }
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 5
+\& static void
+\& io_cb (EV_P_ ev_io *w, int revents)
+\& {
+\& adns_state ads = (adns_state)w->data;
+\& update_now (EV_A);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& if (revents & EV_READ ) adns_processreadable (ads, w->fd, &tv_now);
+\& if (revents & EV_WRITE) adns_processwriteable (ads, w->fd, &tv_now);
+\& }
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& // do not ever call adns_afterpoll
+.Ve
+.PP
+Method 4: Do not use a prepare or check watcher because the module you
+want to embed is too inflexible to support it. Instead, youc na override
+their poll function. The drawback with this solution is that the main
+loop is now no longer controllable by \s-1EV\s0. The \f(CW\*(C`Glib::EV\*(C'\fR module does
+this.
+.PP
+.Vb 4
+\& static gint
+\& event_poll_func (GPollFD *fds, guint nfds, gint timeout)
+\& {
+\& int got_events = 0;
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& for (n = 0; n < nfds; ++n)
+\& // create/start io watcher that sets the relevant bits in fds[n] and increment got_events
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& if (timeout >= 0)
+\& // create/start timer
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& // poll
+\& ev_loop (EV_A_ 0);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& // stop timer again
+\& if (timeout >= 0)
+\& ev_timer_stop (EV_A_ &to);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& // stop io watchers again - their callbacks should have set
+\& for (n = 0; n < nfds; ++n)
+\& ev_io_stop (EV_A_ iow [n]);
+.Ve
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& return got_events;
+\& }
+.Ve
.ie n .Sh """ev_embed"" \- when one backend isn't enough..."
.el .Sh "\f(CWev_embed\fP \- when one backend isn't enough..."
.IX Subsection "ev_embed - when one backend isn't enough..."
put into the \f(CW\*(C`ev\*(C'\fR namespace. It should support all the same embedding
options as \fIev.h\fR, most notably \f(CW\*(C`EV_MULTIPLICITY\*(C'\fR.
.PP
-Care has been taken to keep the overhead low. The only data member added
-to the C\-style watchers is the event loop the watcher is associated with
-(or no additional members at all if you disable \f(CW\*(C`EV_MULTIPLICITY\*(C'\fR when
-embedding libev).
+Care has been taken to keep the overhead low. The only data member the \*(C+
+classes add (compared to plain C\-style watchers) is the event loop pointer
+that the watcher is associated with (or no additional members at all if
+you disable \f(CW\*(C`EV_MULTIPLICITY\*(C'\fR when embedding libev).
.PP
-Currently, functions and static and non-static member functions can be
+Currently, functions, and static and non-static member functions can be
used as callbacks. Other types should be easy to add as long as they only
need one additional pointer for context. If you need support for other
types of functors please contact the author (preferably after implementing
\& ev::io iow;
\& iow.set <myclass, &myclass::io_cb> (&obj);
.Ve
-.IP "w\->set (void (*function)(watcher &w, int), void *data = 0)" 4
-.IX Item "w->set (void (*function)(watcher &w, int), void *data = 0)"
+.IP "w\->set<function> (void *data = 0)" 4
+.IX Item "w->set<function> (void *data = 0)"
Also sets a callback, but uses a static method or plain function as
callback. The optional \f(CW\*(C`data\*(C'\fR argument will be stored in the watcher's
\&\f(CW\*(C`data\*(C'\fR member and is free for you to use.
.Sp
+The prototype of the \f(CW\*(C`function\*(C'\fR must be \f(CW\*(C`void (*)(ev::TYPE &w, int)\*(C'\fR.
+.Sp
See the method\-\f(CW\*(C`set\*(C'\fR above for more details.
+.Sp
+Example:
+.Sp
+.Vb 2
+\& static void io_cb (ev::io &w, int revents) { }
+\& iow.set <io_cb> ();
+.Ve
.IP "w\->set (struct ev_loop *)" 4
.IX Item "w->set (struct ev_loop *)"
Associates a different \f(CW\*(C`struct ev_loop\*(C'\fR with this watcher. You can only
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