Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored - monitor a queue for any specific content
use Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored; my ( $q, $t ) = Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored->new( { monitor => sub { print "monitoring value $_[0]\n" }, # is a must pre => sub { print "prepare monitoring\n" }, # optional post => sub { print "stop monitoring\n" }, # optional queue => $queue, # use existing queue, create new if not specified exit => 'exit', # default to undef } ); $q->enqueue( "foo", ['listref'], {'hashref'} ); $q->enqueue(undef); # exit value by default @post= $t->join; # optional, wait for monitor thread to end $queue= Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored->self; # "pre", "do", "post" # specify class with "freeze" and "thaw" methods use Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored serializer => 'Storable'; # specify custom freeze and thaw subroutines use Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored freeze => \&solid, thaw => \&liquid;
This documentation describes version 1.04.
*** A note of CAUTION *** This module only functions if threading has been enabled when building Perl, or if the "forks" module has been installed on an unthreaded Perl. *************************
A queue, as implemented by Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored is a thread-safe data structure that inherits from Thread::Queue::Any. But unlike the standard Thread::Queue::Any, it starts a single thread that monitors the contents of the queue by taking new sets of values off the queue as they become available.
Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored
Thread::Queue::Any
It can be used for simply logging actions that are placed on the queue. Or only output warnings if a certain value is encountered. Or whatever.
The action performed in the thread, is determined by a name or reference to a subroutine. This subroutine is called for every set of values obtained from the queue.
Any number of threads can safely add sets of values to the end of the list.
( $queue, $thread )= Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored->new( { pre => \&pre, monitor => 'monitor', post => \&module::post, queue => $queue, # use existing queue, create new if not specified exit => 'exit', # default to undef } );
The new function creates a monitoring function on an existing or on an new (empty) queue. It returns the instantiated Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored object in scalar context: in that case, the monitoring thread will be detached and will continue until the exit value is passed on to the queue. In list context, the thread object is also returned, which can be used to wait for the thread to be really finished using the join() method.
new
join()
The first input parameter is a reference to a hash that should at least contain the "monitor" key with a subroutine reference.
The other input parameters are optional. If specified, they are passed to the the "pre" routine which is executed once when the monitoring is started.
The following field must be specified in the hash reference:
monitor => 'monitor_the_queue', # assume caller's namespace
or:
monitor => 'Package::monitor_the_queue',
monitor => \&SomeOther::monitor_the_queue,
monitor => sub { print "anonymous sub monitoring the queue\n" },
The "monitor" field specifies the subroutine to be executed for each set of values that is removed from the queue. It must be specified as either the name of a subroutine or as a reference to a (anonymous) subroutine.
The specified subroutine should expect the following parameters to be passed:
1..N set of values obtained from the queue
What the subroutine does with the values, is entirely up to the developer.
The following fields are optional in the hash reference:
pre => 'prepare_monitoring', # assume caller's namespace
pre => 'Package::prepare_monitoring',
pre => \&SomeOther::prepare_monitoring,
pre => sub { print "anonymous sub preparing the monitoring\n" },
The "pre" field specifies the subroutine to be executed once when the monitoring of the queue is started. It must be specified as either the name of a subroutine or as a reference to a (anonymous) subroutine.
1..N any extra parameters that were passed with the call to L<new>.
post => 'stop_monitoring', # assume caller's namespace
post => 'Package::stop_monitoring',
post => \&SomeOther::stop_monitoring,
post => sub { print "anonymous sub when stopping the monitoring\n" },
The "post" field specifies the subroutine to be executed once when the monitoring of the queue is stopped. It must be specified as either the name of a subroutine or as a reference to a (anonymous) subroutine.
1..N any parameters that were passed with the call to L<new>.
Any values returned by the "post" routine, can be obtained with the join method on the thread object.
join
queue => $queue, # create new one if not specified
The "queue" field specifies the Thread::Queue::Any object that should be monitored. A new Thread::Queue::Any object will be created if it is not specified.
exit => 'exit', # default to undef
The "exit" field specifies the value that will cause the monitoring thread to seize monitoring. The "undef" value will be assumed if it is not specified. This value should be enqueued to have the monitoring thread stop.
$queue= Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored->self; # only within "pre" and "do"
The class method "self" returns the object for which this thread is monitoring. It is available within the "pre" and "do" subroutine only.
$queue->enqueue( $scalar, [], {} ); $queue->enqueue('exit'); # stop monitoring
The enqueue method adds all specified parameters as a set on to the end of the queue. The queue will grow as needed to accommodate the list. If the "exit" value is passed, then the monitoring thread will shut itself down.
enqueue
Please see the section USING ANOTHER SERIALIZER in Thread::Queue::Any for a description of the options for using specific data serializers.
USING ANOTHER SERIALIZER
Test::More (0.88) Thread::Queue::Any (1.13) Thread::Queue::Monitored (1.04)
This distribution contains two versions of the code: one maintenance version for versions of perl < 5.014 (known as 'maint'), and the version currently in development (known as 'blead'). The standard build for your perl version is:
perl Makefile.PL make make test make install
This will try to test and install the "blead" version of the code. If the Perl version does not support the "blead" version, then the running of the Makefile.PL will *fail*. In such a case, one can force the installing of the "maint" version of the code by doing:
perl Makefile.PL maint
Alternately, if you want automatic selection behavior, you can set the AUTO_SELECT_MAINT_OR_BLEAD environment variable to a true value. On Unix-like systems like so:
AUTO_SELECT_MAINT_OR_BLEAD=1 perl Makefile.PL
If your perl does not support the "blead" version of the code, then it will automatically install the "maint" version of the code.
Please note that any additional parameters will simply be passed on to the underlying Makefile.PL processing.
You cannot remove any values from the queue, as that is done by the monitoring thread. Therefore, the methods "dequeue", "dequeue_dontwait" and "dequeue_keep" are disabled on this object.
Passing unshared values between threads is accomplished by serializing the specified values using Storable when enqueuing and de-serializing the queued value on dequeuing. This allows for great flexibility at the expense of more CPU usage. It also limits what can be passed, as e.g. code references can not be serialized and therefore not be passed.
Storable
Elizabeth Mattijsen, <liz@dijkmat.nl>.
Please report bugs to <perlbugs@dijkmat.nl>.
Copyright (c) 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012 Elizabeth Mattijsen <liz@dijkmat.nl>. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
threads, threads::shared, Thread::Queue::Any, Storable.
To install Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Thread::Queue::Any::Monitored
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.