NAME

LWP::Protocol::AnyEvent::http - Event loop friendly HTTP and HTTPS backend for LWP

VERSION

Version 1.0.3

SYNOPSIS

    # Make HTTP and HTTPS requests friendly to event loops.
    use LWP::Protocol::AnyEvent::http;

    # Or LWP::Simple, WWW::Mechanize, etc
    use LWP::UserAgent;

    # A reason to want LWP friendly to event loops.
    use Coro qw( async );

    my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new();
    $ua->protocols_allowed([qw( http https )]);  # Playing it safe.

    for my $url (@urls) {
        async { process( $ua->get($url) ) };
    }

DESCRIPTION

LWP performs a number of blocking calls when trying to process requests. This makes it unfriendly to event-driven systems and cooperative multitasking system such as Coro.

This module makes LWP more friendly to these systems by plugging in an HTTP and HTTPS protocol implementor powered by AnyEvent and AnyEvent::HTTP.

This module is known to work with Coro. Please let me (<ikegami@adaelis.com>) know where else this is of use so I can add tests and add a mention.

All LWP features and configuration options should still be available when using this module.

SEE ALSO

• LWP::Protocol::Coro::http

  An earlier implementation of this module that requires Coro. These two modules are developed in parallel.

• Coro

  An excellent cooperative multitasking library assisted by this module.

• AnyEvent, AnyEvent::HTTP

  Powers this module.

• LWP::Simple, LWP::UserAgent, WWW::Mechanize

  Affected by this module.

• Coro::LWP

  An alternative to this module for users of Coro. Intrusive, which results in problems in some unrelated code. Doesn't support HTTPS. Supports FTP and NTTP.

• AnyEvent::HTTP::LWP::UserAgent

  An alternative to this module. Doesn't help code that uses LWP::Simple or LWP::UserAgent directly.

KNOWN BUGS

Ignores proxy settings

I haven't gotten around to implementing proxy support.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-LWP-Protocol-AnyEvent-http at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=LWP-Protocol-AnyEvent-http. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc LWP::Protocol::AnyEvent::http

You can also look for information at:

• Search CPAN

  http://search.cpan.org/dist/LWP-Protocol-AnyEvent-http

• RT: CPAN's request tracker

  http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=LWP-Protocol-AnyEvent-http

• AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

  http://annocpan.org/dist/LWP-Protocol-AnyEvent-http

• CPAN Ratings

  http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/LWP-Protocol-AnyEvent-http

AUTHOR

Eric Brine, <ikegami@adaelis.com>

Max Maischein, <corion@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

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