• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
• PUBLIC METHODS
• new [BlockSize => OCTETS]
• All Other Methods
• SEE ALSO
• AUTHORS & COPYRIGHTS

NAME

POE::Driver::SysRW - buffered, non-blocking I/O using sysread and syswrite

SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS in the POE::Driver manpage illustrates how the interface works. This module is merely one implementation.

DESCRIPTION

This driver implements the POE::Driver manpage using sysread and syswrite.

PUBLIC METHODS

POE::Driver::SysRW introduces some additional features not covered in the base interface.

new [BlockSize => OCTETS]

new() creates a new buffered I/O driver that uses sysread() to read data from a handle and syswrite() to flush data to that handle. The constructor accepts one optional named parameter, BlockSize, which indicates the maximum number of OCTETS that will be read at one time.

BlockSize is 64 kilobytes (65536 octets) by default. Higher values may improve performance in streaming applications, but the trade-off is a lower event granularity and increased resident memory usage.

Lower BlockSize values reduce memory consumption somewhat with corresponding throughput penalties.

  my $driver = POE::Driver::SysRW->new;

  my $driver = POE::Driver::SysRW->new( BlockSize => $block_size );

Drivers are commonly instantiated within POE::Wheel constructor calls:

  $_[HEAP]{wheel} = POE::Wheel::ReadWrite->new(
    InputHandle => \*STDIN,
    OutputHandle => \*STDOUT,
    Driver => POE::Driver::SysRW->new(),
    Filter => POE::Filter::Line->new(),
  );

Applications almost always use POE::Driver::SysRW, so POE::Wheel objects almost always will create their own if no Driver is specified.

All Other Methods

POE::Driver::SysRW documents the abstract interface documented in POE::Driver. Please see the POE::Driver manpage for more details about the following methods:

flush

get

get_out_messages_buffered

put

SEE ALSO

the POE::Driver manpage, the POE::Wheel manpage.

Also see the SEE ALSO section of POE, which contains a brief roadmap of POE's documentation.

AUTHORS & COPYRIGHTS

Please see POE for more information about authors and contributors.