POE::Driver::SysRW introduces some additional features not covered in the base interface.
new[BlockSize=>OCTETS]new() creates a new buffered I/O driver that uses sysread() to read data from a handle and syswrite() to
flush data to that handle. The constructor accepts one optional named parameter, "BlockSize", which
indicates the maximum number of OCTETS that will be read at one time.
"BlockSize" is 64 kilobytes (65536 octets) by default. Higher values may improve performance in
streaming applications, but the trade-off is a lower event granularity and increased resident memory
usage.
Lower "BlockSize" values reduce memory consumption somewhat with corresponding throughput penalties.
my $driver = POE::Driver::SysRW->new;
my $driver = POE::Driver::SysRW->new( BlockSize => $block_size );
Drivers are commonly instantiated within POE::Wheel constructor calls:
$_[HEAP]{wheel} = POE::Wheel::ReadWrite->new(
InputHandle => \*STDIN,
OutputHandle => \*STDOUT,
Driver => POE::Driver::SysRW->new(),
Filter => POE::Filter::Line->new(),
);
Applications almost always use POE::Driver::SysRW, so POE::Wheel objects almost always will create their
own if no Driver is specified.
AllOtherMethods
POE::Driver::SysRW documents the abstract interface documented in POE::Driver. Please see POE::Driver
for more details about the following methods:
flush
get
get_out_messages_buffered
put