NAME

Reflex::Stream - Buffered, translated I/O on non-blocking handles.

VERSION

version 0.085

SYNOPSIS

This is a complete Reflex::Stream subclass. It echoes whatever it receives back to the sender. Its error handlers are compatible with Reflex::Collection.

        package EchoStream;
        use Moose;
        extends 'Reflex::Stream';

        sub on_data {
                my ($self, $args) = @_;
                $self->put($args->{data});
        }

        sub on_error {
                my ($self, $args) = @_;
                warn "$args->{errfun} error $args->{errnum}: $args->{errstr}\n";
                $self->stopped();
        }

        sub DEMOLISH {
                print "EchoStream demolished as it should.\n";
        }

        1;

Since it extends Reflex::Base, it may also be used like a condavr or promise. This incomplte example comes from eg/eg-38-promise-client.pl:

        my $stream = Reflex::Stream->new(
                handle => $socket
                rd     => 1,
        );

        $stream->put("Hello, world!\n");

        my $event = $stream->next();
        if ($event->{name} eq "data") {
                print "Got echo response: $event->{arg}{data}";
        }
        else {
                print "Unexpected event: $event->{name}";
        }

DESCRIPTION

Reflex::Stream reads from and writes to a file handle, most often a socket. It is almost entirely implemented in Reflex::Role::Streaming. That role's documentation contains important details that won't be covered here.

Public Attributes

handle

Reflex::Stream implements a single attribute, handle, that must be set to the stream's file handle (which can be a socket or something).

Public Methods

Reflex::Role::Streaming provides all of Reflex::Stream's methods. Reflex::Stream however renames them to make more sense in a class.

put

The put() method writes one or more chunks of raw octets to the stream's handle. Any data that cannot be written immediately will be buffered until Reflex::Role::Streaming can write it later.

Please see "method_put" in Reflex::Role::Streaming for details.

Callbacks

on_closed

Subclasses may define on_closed() to be notified when the remote end of the stream has closed for output. No further data will be received after receipt of this callback.

on_closed() receives no parameters of note.

The default on_closed() callback will emit a "closed" event. It will also call stopped().

When overriding this callback, please be sure to call stopped(), which is provided by Reflex::Role::Collectible. Calling stopped() is vital for collectible objects to be released from memory when managed by Reflex::Collection.

on_data

on_data() will be called whenever Reflex::Stream receives data. It will include one named parameter in $_[1], "data", containing raw octets received from the stream.

        sub on_data {
                my ($self, $param) = @_;
                print "Got data: $param->{data}\n";
        }

The default on_data() callback will emit a "data" event.

on_error

on_error() will be called if an error occurs reading from or writing to the stream's handle. Its parameters are the usual for Reflex:

        sub on_error {
                my ($self, $param) = @_;
                print "$param->{errfun} error $param->{errnum}: $param->{errstr}\n";
        }

The default on_error() callback will emit a "error" event. It will also call stopped().

When overriding this callback, please be sure to call stopped(), which is provided by Reflex::Role::Collectible. Calling stopped() is vital for collectible objects to be released from memory when managed by Reflex::Collection.

Public Events

Reflex::Stream emits stream-related events, naturally.

closed

The "closed" event indicates that the stream is closed. This is most often caused by the remote end of a socket closing their connection.

See "on_closed" for more details.

data

The "data" event is emitted when a stream produces data to work with. It includes a single parameter, also "data", containing the raw octets read from the handle.

See "on_data" for more details.

error

Reflex::Stream emits "error" when any of a number of calls fails.

See "on_error" for more details.

EXAMPLES

eg/EchoStream.pm in the distribution is the same EchoStream that appears in the SYNOPSIS.

eg/eg-38-promise-client.pl shows a lengthy inline usage of Reflex::Stream and a few other classes.

SEE ALSO

Reflex Reflex::Listener Reflex::Connector Reflex::UdpPeer

"ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" in Reflex "ASSISTANCE" in Reflex "AUTHORS" in Reflex "BUGS" in Reflex "BUGS" in Reflex "CONTRIBUTORS" in Reflex "COPYRIGHT" in Reflex "LICENSE" in Reflex "TODO" in Reflex

cpanm Reflex

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Reflex