IO::Pty::Easy(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					IO::Pty::Easy(3pm)

NAME

       IO::Pty::Easy - Easy interface to IO::Pty

VERSION

       version 0.09

SYNOPSIS

	   use IO::Pty::Easy;

	   my $pty = IO::Pty::Easy->new;
	   $pty->spawn("nethack");

	   while ($pty->is_active) {
	       my $input = # read a key here...
	       $input = 'Elbereth' if $input eq "ce";
	       my $chars = $pty->write($input, 0);
	       last if defined($chars) && $chars == 0;
	       my $output = $pty->read(0);
	       last if defined($output) && $output eq '';
	       $output =~ s/Elbereth/e[35mElberethe[m/;
	       print $output;
	   }

	   $pty->close;

DESCRIPTION

       "IO::Pty::Easy" provides an interface to IO::Pty which hides most of the ugly details of handling ptys, wrapping them instead in simple
       spawn/read/write commands.

       "IO::Pty::Easy" uses IO::Pty internally, so it inherits all of the portability restrictions from that module.

METHODS

   new(%params)
       The "new" constructor initializes the pty and returns a new "IO::Pty::Easy" object. The constructor recognizes these parameters:

       handle_pty_size
	   A boolean option which determines whether or not changes in the size of the user's terminal should be propageted to the pty object.
	   Defaults to true.

       def_max_read_chars
	   The maximum number of characters returned by a "read()" call. This can be overridden in the "read()" argument list. Defaults to 8192.

       raw A boolean option which determines whether or not to call "set_raw()" in IO::Pty after "spawn()". Defaults to true.

   spawn(@argv)
       Fork a new subprocess, with stdin/stdout/stderr tied to the pty.

       The argument list is passed directly to "exec()".

       Returns true on success, false on failure.

   read($timeout, $length)
       Read data from the process running on the pty.

       "read()" takes two optional arguments: the first is the number of seconds (possibly fractional) to block for data (defaults to blocking
       forever, 0 means completely non-blocking), and the second is the maximum number of bytes to read (defaults to the value of
       "def_max_read_chars", usually 8192). The requirement for a maximum returned string length is a limitation imposed by the use of
       "sysread()", which we use internally.

       Returns "undef" on timeout, the empty string on EOF, or a string of at least one character on success (this is consistent with "sysread()"
       and Term::ReadKey).

   write($buf, $timeout)
       Writes a string to the pty.

       The first argument is the string to write, which is followed by one optional argument, the number of seconds (possibly fractional) to block
       for, taking the same values as "read()".

       Returns undef on timeout, 0 on failure to write, or the number of bytes actually written on success (this may be less than the number of
       bytes requested; this should be checked for).

   is_active
       Returns whether or not a subprocess is currently running on the pty.

   kill($sig, $non_blocking)
       Sends a signal to the process currently running on the pty (if any). Optionally blocks until the process dies.

       "kill()" takes two optional arguments. The first is the signal to send, in any format that the perl "kill()" command recognizes (defaulting
       to "TERM"). The second is a boolean argument, where false means to block until the process dies, and true means to just send the signal and
       return.

       Returns 1 if a process was actually signaled, and 0 otherwise.

   close
       Kills any subprocesses and closes the pty. No other operations are valid after this call.

   handle_pty_size
       Read/write accessor for the "handle_pty_size" option documented in the constructor options.

   def_max_read_chars
       Read/write accessor for the "def_max_read_chars" option documented in the constructor options.

   pid
       Returns the pid of the process currently running in the pty, or undef if no process is running.

BUGS

       No known bugs.

       Please report any bugs through RT: email "bug-io-pty-easy at rt.cpan.org", or browse to
       http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=IO-Pty-Easy <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=IO-Pty-Easy>.

SEE ALSO

       IO::Pty

       (This module is based heavily on the try script bundled with IO::Pty.)

       Expect

       IO::Pty::HalfDuplex

SUPPORT

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

	   perldoc IO::Pty::Easy

       You can also look for information at:

       o   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

	   http://annocpan.org/dist/IO-Pty-Easy <http://annocpan.org/dist/IO-Pty-Easy>

       o   CPAN Ratings

	   http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/IO-Pty-Easy <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/IO-Pty-Easy>

       o   RT: CPAN's request tracker

	   http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=IO-Pty-Easy <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=IO-Pty-Easy>

       o   Search CPAN

	   http://search.cpan.org/dist/IO-Pty-Easy <http://search.cpan.org/dist/IO-Pty-Easy>

AUTHOR

       Jesse Luehrs <doy at tozt dot net>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Jesse Luehrs.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-03-05							IO::Pty::Easy(3pm)