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for devel/p5-AnyEvent. This module implements a single feature only of interest to advanced perl modules, namely asynchronous interruptions (think "UNIX signals", which are very similar). Sometimes, modules wish to run code asynchronously (in another thread, or from a signal handler), and then signal the perl interpreter on certain events. One common way is to write some data to a pipe and use an event handling toolkit to watch for I/O events. Another way is to send a signal. Those methods are slow, and in the case of a pipe, also not asynchronous - it won't interrupt a running perl interpreter. This module implements asynchronous notifications that enable you to signal running perl code from another thread, asynchronously, and sometimes even without using a single syscall.
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This module implements a single feature only of interest to advanced perl
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modules, namely asynchronous interruptions (think "UNIX signals", which are
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very similar).
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Sometimes, modules wish to run code asynchronously (in another thread, or
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from a signal handler), and then signal the perl interpreter on certain
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events. One common way is to write some data to a pipe and use an event
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handling toolkit to watch for I/O events. Another way is to send a signal.
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Those methods are slow, and in the case of a pipe, also not asynchronous -
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it won't interrupt a running perl interpreter.
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This module implements asynchronous notifications that enable you to signal
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running perl code from another thread, asynchronously, and sometimes even
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without using a single syscall.
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