IO::Async::Protocol::Stream(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation			  IO::Async::Protocol::Stream(3pm)

NAME

       "IO::Async::Protocol::Stream" - base class for stream-based protocols

SYNOPSIS

       Most likely this class will be subclassed to implement a particular network protocol.

	package Net::Async::HelloWorld;

	use strict;
	use warnings;
	use base qw( IO::Async::Protocol::Stream );

	sub on_read
	{
	   my $self = shift;
	   my ( $buffref, $eof ) = @_;

	   return 0 unless $$buffref =~ s/^(.*)
//;
	   my $line = $1;

	   if( $line =~ m/^HELLO (.*)/ ) {
	      my $name = $1;

	      $self->invoke_event( on_hello => $name );
	   }

	   return 1;
	}

	sub send_hello
	{
	   my $self = shift;
	   my ( $name ) = @_;

	   $self->write( "HELLO $name
" );
	}

       This small example elides such details as error handling, which a real protocol implementation would be likely to contain.

DESCRIPTION

       This subclass of IO::Async::Protocol is intended to stand as a base class for implementing stream-based protocols. It provides an interface
       similar to IO::Async::Stream, primarily, a "write" method and an "on_read" event handler.

       It contains an instance of an "IO::Async::Stream" object which it uses for actual communication, rather than being a subclass of it,
       allowing a level of independence from the actual stream being used. For example, the stream may actually be an IO::Async::SSLStream to
       allow the protocol to be used over SSL.

       As with "IO::Async::Stream", it is required that by the time the protocol object is added to a Loop, that it either has an "on_read"
       method, or has been configured with an "on_read" callback handler.

EVENTS

       The following events are invoked, either using subclass methods or CODE references in parameters:

   $ret = on_read $buffer, $eof
       The "on_read" handler is invoked identically to "IO::Async::Stream".

   on_closed
       The "on_closed" handler is optional, but if provided, will be invoked after the stream is closed by either side (either because the
       "close()" method has been invoked on it, or on an incoming EOF).

PARAMETERS

       The following named parameters may be passed to "new" or "configure":

       on_read => CODE
	       CODE reference for the "on_read" event.

       handle => IO
	       A shortcut for the common case where the transport only needs to be a plain "IO::Async::Stream" object. If this argument is
	       provided without a "transport" object, a new "IO::Async::Stream" object will be built around the given IO handle, and used as the
	       transport.

METHODS

   $protocol->write( $data )
       Writes the given data by calling the "write" method on the contained transport stream.

   $protocol->connect( %args )
       Sets up a connection to a peer, and configures the underlying "transport" for the Protocol. Calls "IO::Async::Protocol" "connect" with
       "socktype" set to "stream".

AUTHOR

       Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>

perl v5.14.2							    2012-10-24					  IO::Async::Protocol::Stream(3pm)