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Changes for version 0.68 - 2015-07-31

  • CHANGES
    • Allow IO::Async::Function body to 'die' with an ARRAYref to set more details on failed Future
    • Have IO::Async::Resolver calls indicate the failed resolver name
    • Have IO::Async::Resolver's getaddrinfo and getnameinfo resolvers give error numbers in failure result
    • Added 'init_code' parameter to IO::Async::Function (RT104127)
    • Added IO::Async::Channel->encode, ->send_encoded; deprecate the old ->send_frozen method
    • Added IO::Async::Test::wait_for_future
  • BUGFIXES
    • Clean up after 'on_hangup' loop tests (RT106061)
    • Make ->stop + ->start on IO::Async::Timer::Periodic not forget the first_interval (RT100927)

Modules

Asynchronous event-driven programming
pass values into or out from an IO::Async::Routine
facilitates the execution of child processes
debugging control and support for IO::Async
watch a file for changes
read the tail of a file
call a function asynchronously
use Future with IO::Async
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
base class for IO::Async event objects
operating system abstractions for IO::Async
operating system abstractions on MSWin32 for IO::Async
operating system abstractions on cygwin for IO::Async
operating system abstractions on Linux for IO::Async
event callback on exit of a child process
start and manage 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
execute code in an independent sub-process or thread
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