debian man page for arch::runlimit

Arch::RunLimit(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				       Arch::RunLimit(3pm)

NAME
       Arch::RunLimit - class to enforce a limit on the number of running processes

SYNOPSIS
	   use Arch::RunLimit

	   my $limit = Arch::RunLimit->new(file => $limit_file);

	   die "run-limit exceeded" if $limit->exceeded;

DESCRIPTION
       Arch::RunLimit provides an easy way to enforce a limit on the number of concurrently running processes.

METHODS
       The following methods are available:

       new, exceeded.

       new %opts
	   Create a new Arch::RunLimit object with the specified options:

	   file (mandatory)
	       The file used to keep track of the number of processes.

	   limit
	       The maximum number of concurrently running processes. Defaults to 5.

	   timeout
	       The timeout after which a process is assumed to be terminated in seconds. Defaults to 1800 (30 minutes).

       exceeded
	   Return 1 if the number of concurrently running processes has been exceeded, 0 otherwise.

BUGS
       Awaiting your reports.

AUTHORS
       Mikhael Goikhman (migo@homemail.com--Perl-GPL/arch-perl--devel).

       Enno Cramer (uebergeek@web.de--2003/arch-perl--devel).

perl v5.10.1							    2005-06-21						       Arch::RunLimit(3pm)