NAME
    AnyEvent::Open3::Simple - interface to open3 under AnyEvent

VERSION
    version 0.63

SYNOPSIS
     use v5.10;
     use AnyEvent;
     use AnyEvent::Open3::Simple;
 
     my $done = AnyEvent->condvar;
 
     my $ipc = AnyEvent::Open3::Simple->new(
       on_stdout => sub { say 'out: ', pop },
       on_stderr => sub { say 'err: ', pop },
       on_exit   => sub {
         my($proc, $exit_value, $signal) = @_;
         say 'exit value: ', $exit_value;
         say 'signal:     ', $signal;
         $done->send;
       },
     );
 
     $ipc->run('echo', 'hello there');
 
     $done->recv;

DESCRIPTION
    This module provides an interface to open3 while running under AnyEvent
    that delivers data from stdout and stderr as lines are written by the
    subprocess. The interface is reminiscent of IPC::Open3::Simple, although
    this module does provides a somewhat different API, so it cannot be used
    a drop in replacement for that module.

    There are already a number of interfaces for interacting with
    subprocesses in the context of AnyEvent, but this one is the most
    convenient for my usage. Note the modules listed in the SEE ALSO section
    below for other interfaces that may be more or less appropriate.

CONSTRUCTOR
    Constructor takes a hash or hashref of event callbacks.

  EVENTS
    These events will be triggered by the subprocess when the run method is
    called. Each event callback (except on_error) gets passed in an instance
    of AnyEvent::Open3::Simple::Process as its first argument which can be
    used to get the PID of the subprocess, or to write to it. on_error does
    not get a process object because it indicates an error in the creation
    of the process.

    Not all of these events will fire depending on the execution of the
    child process. In the very least exactly one of on_start or on_error
    will be called.

    *   on_start ($proc)

        Called after the process is created, but before the run method
        returns (that is, it does not wait to re-enter the event loop
        first).

    *   on_error ($error)

        Called when there is an execution error, for example, if you ask to
        run a program that does not exist. No process is passed in because
        the process failed to create. The error passed in is the error
        thrown by IPC::Open3 (typically a string which begins with "open3:
        ...").

        In some environments open3 is unable to detect exec errors in the
        child, so you may not be able to rely on this event. It does seem to
        work consistently on Perl 5.14 or better though.

    *   on_stdout ($proc, $line)

        Called on every line printed to stdout by the child process.

    *   on_stderr ($proc, $line)

        Called on every line printed to stderr by the child process.

    *   on_exit ($proc, $exit_value, $signal)

        Called when the processes completes, either because it called exit,
        or if it was killed by a signal.

    *   on_signal ($proc, $signal)

        Called when the processes is terminated by a signal.

    *   on_fail ($proc, $exit_value)

        Called when the process returns a non-zero exit value.

METHODS
  $ipc->run($program, @arguments)
    Start the given program with the given arguments. Returns immediately.
    Any events that have been specified in the constructor (except for
    on_start) will not be called until the process re-enters the event loop.

CAVEATS
    Some AnyEvent implementations may not work properly with the method used
    by AnyEvent::Open3::Simple to wait for the child process to terminate.
    See "CHILD-PROCESS-WATCHERS" in AnyEvent for details.

    This module is not supported under Windows ($^O eq 'MSWin32'), but it
    does seem to work under Cygwin ($^O eq 'cygwin'). Patches are welcome
    for any platforms that don't work.

    There are some traps for the unwary relating to buffers and deadlocks,
    IPC::Open3 is recommended reading.

SEE ALSO
    AnyEvent::Subprocess, AnyEvent::Util, AnyEvent::Run.

AUTHOR
    Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Graham Ollis.

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

