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Changes for version 0.34

  • New Notifier methods ->_replace_weakself, ->maybe_invoke_event, ->maybe_make_event_cb
  • New Protocol method ->connect
  • New subclass Protocol::LineStream
  • Direct Resolver->getaddrinfo and ->getnameinfo methods
  • CHANGES:
    • New Protocol::Stream->new( handle => $io ) parameters, which creates an IO::Async::Stream to use as a transport
    • Renamed Loop->detach_child to Loop->fork
    • Pass errno values into ->connect on_connect_error and ->listen on_listen_error
    • Support timeouts on Resolver operations
    • Allow direct access to Resolver via Loop->resolver
  • BUGFIXES:
    • Make sure Protocol::Stream handles writersub and on_flush callback

Modules

Asynchronous event-driven programming
facilitates the execution of child processes
perform non-blocking socket connections
execute code asynchronously in child processes
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
event callback on exit of 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
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