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POE::Filter::Reference(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation POE::Filter::Reference(3pm)
NAME
POE::Filter::Reference - freeze and thaw arbitrary Perl data
SYNOPSIS
#!perl
use YAML;
use POE qw(Wheel::ReadWrite Filter::Reference);
POE::Session->create(
inline_states => {
_start => sub {
pipe(my($read, $write)) or die $!;
$_[HEAP]{io} = POE::Wheel::ReadWrite->new(
InputHandle => $read,
OutputHandle => $write,
Filter => POE::Filter::Reference->new(),
InputEvent => "got_perl_data",
);
$_[HEAP]{io}->put(
{ key_1 => 111, key_2 => 222 }
);
},
got_perl_data => sub {
print "Got data:\n", YAML::Dump($_[ARG0]);
print "Bye!\n";
delete $_[HEAP]{io};
}
}
);
POE::Kernel->run();
exit;
DESCRIPTION
POE::Filter::Reference allows programs to send and receive arbitrary Perl data structures
without worrying about a line protocol. Its put() method serializes Perl data into a byte
stream suitable for transmission. get_one() parses the data structures back out of such a
stream.
By default, POE::Filter::Reference uses Storable to do its magic. A different serializer
may be specified at construction time.
PUBLIC FILTER METHODS
new
new() creates and initializes a POE::Filter::Reference object. It accepts a list of named
parameters.
Serializer
Any class that supports nfreeze() (or freeze()) and thaw() may be used as a Serializer.
If a Serializer implements both nfreeze() and freeze(), then the "network" (nfreeze)
version will be used.
Serializer may be a class name:
# Use Storable explicitly, specified by package name.
my $filter = POE::Filter::Reference->newer( Serializer=>"Storable" );
# Use YAML instead. Compress its output, as it may be verbose.
my $filter = POE::Filter::Reference->new("YAML", 1);
Serializer may also be an object:
# Use an object.
my $serializer = Data::Serializer::Something->new();
my $filter = POE::Filter::Reference->newer( Serializer => $serializer );
If Serializer is omitted or undef, the Reference filter will try to use Storable,
FreezeThaw, and YAML in that order. POE::Filter::Reference will die if it cannot find one
of these serializers, but this rarely happens now that Storable and YAML are bundled with
Perl.
Compression
If Compression is true, Compress::Zlib will be called upon to reduce the size of
serialized data. It will also decompress the incoming stream data.
MaxBuffer
"MaxBuffer" sets the maximum amount of data that the filter will hold onto while trying to
build a new reference. Defaults to 512 MB.
NoFatals
If NoFatals is true, messages will be thawed inside a block eval. By default, however,
thaw() is allowed to die normally. If an error occurs while NoFatals is in effect,
POE::Filter::Reference will return a string containing the contents of $@ at the time the
eval failed. So when using NoFatals, it's important to check whether input is really a
reference:
sub got_reference {
my $message = $_[ARG0];
if (ref $message) {
print "Got data:\n", YAML::Dump($message);
}
else {
warn "Input decode error: $message\n";
}
}
new() will try to load any classes it needs for "Compression" or "Serializer".
new [SERIALIZER [, COMPRESSION [, NO_FATALS]]]
This is the old constructor synatx. It does not conform to the normal POE::Filter
constructor parameter syntax. Please use the new syntax instead.
Calling "new" like this is equivalent to
POE::Filter::Reference->new( Serializer => SERIALIZER,
Compression => COMPRESSION,
NoFatals => NO_FATALS );
Please note that if you have a custom serializer class called "Serializer" you will have
to update your code to the new syntax.
SERIALIZER API
Here's what POE::Filter::Reference expects of its serializers.
thaw SERIALIZED
thaw() is required. It accepts two parameters: $self and a scalar containing a SERIALIZED
byte stream representing a single Perl data structure. It returns a reconstituted Perl
data structure.
sub thaw {
my ($self, $stream) = @_;
my $reference = $self->_deserialization_magic($stream);
return $reference;
}
nfreeze REFERENCE
Either nfreeze() or freeze() is required. They behave identically, except that nfreeze()
is guaranteed to be portable across networks and between machine architectures.
These freezers accept two parameters: $self and a REFERENCE to Perl data. They return a
serialized version of the REFERENCEd data.
sub nfreeze {
my ($self, $reference) = @_;
my $stream = $self->_serialization_magic($reference);
return $stream;
}
freeze REFERENCE
freeze() is an alternative form of nfreeze(). It has the same call signature as
nfreeze(), but it doesn't guarantee that serialized data will be portable across machine
architectures.
If you must choose between implementing freeze() and nfreeze() for use with
POE::Filter::Reference, go with nfreeze().
SEE ALSO
Please see POE::Filter for documentation regarding the base interface.
The SEE ALSO section in POE contains a table of contents covering the entire POE
distribution.
BUGS
Not so much bugs as caveats:
It's important to use identical serializers on each end of a connection. Even different
versions of the same serializer can break data in transit.
Most (if not all) serializers will re-bless data at the destination, but many of them will
not load the necessary classes to make those blessings work. Make sure the same classes
and versions are available on either end of the wire.
AUTHORS & COPYRIGHTS
The Reference filter was contributed by Artur Bergman, with changes by Philip Gwyn.
Please see POE for more information about authors and contributors.
perl v5.30.0 2020-02-07 POE::Filter::Reference(3pm)
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