IO::Async::Protocol(3)

NAME
"IO::Async::Protocol" - base class for transport-based protocols

DESCRIPTION
This subclass of IO::Async:Notifier provides storage for a IO::Async::Handle object, to act as a transport for some protocol. It contains an instance of the transport object, which it adds as a child notifier, allowing a level of independence from the actual transport being used. For example, a stream may actually be an IO::Async::SSLStream to allow the protocol to be used over SSL.

This class is not intended to be used directly, instead, see one of the subclasses

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

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

  on_closed
Optional. Invoked when the transport handle becomes closed.

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

  transport => IO::Async::Handle
The IO::Async::Handle to delegate communications to.

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

When a new "transport" object is given, it will be configured by calling the "setup_transport" method, then added as a child notifier. If a different transport object was already configured, this will first be removed and deconfigured using the "teardown_transport".

METHODS

  transport
   $transport = $protocol->transport;

Returns the stored transport object

  connect
   $protocol->connect( %args );

Sets up a connection to a peer, and configures the underlying "transport" for the Protocol.

Takes the following named arguments:

socktype => STRING or INT
    Required. Identifies the socket type, and the type of continuation that will be used. If this value is "stream" or "SOCK_STREAM" then "on_stream" continuation will be used; otherwise "on_socket" will be used.

on_connected => CODE
    Optional. If supplied, will be invoked once the connection has been established.

       $on_connected->( $protocol );

transport => IO::Async::Handle
    Optional. If this is provided, it will immediately be configured as the transport (by calling "configure"), and the "on_connected" callback will be invoked. This is provided as a convenient shortcut.

Other arguments will be passed to the underlying IO::Async::Loop "connect" call.

TRANSPORT DELEGATION
The following methods are delegated to the transport object

   close

SUBCLASS METHODS
"IO::Async::Protocol" is a base class provided so that specific subclasses of it provide more specific behaviour. The base class provides a number of methods that subclasses may wish to override.

If a subclass implements any of these, be sure to invoke the superclass method at some point within the code.

  setup_transport
   $protocol->setup_transport( $transport );

Called by "configure" when a new "transport" object is given, this method should perform whatever setup is required to wire the new transport object into the protocol object; typically by setting up event handlers.

  teardown_transport
   $protocol->teardown_transport( $transport );

The reverse of "setup_transport"; called by "configure" when a previously set-up transport object is about to be replaced.

AUTHOR
Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>