Index of values

check_init f - call a callback when the event loop is about to start calling the callbacks after receiving the events

child_get_pid ev - retrieve the pid that is being watched

child_get_rpid ev - retrieve the pid that issued a status change

child_get_status ev - retrieve the status of the child process

child_init f child trace - call a callback when the status of a child process changes.

child_set ev child trace - set the child event parameters again

clear pending events from an event watcher: return the list if events that were pending

default exception handler; it output diagnostics to stderr and swallows the exception

access the default loop.

list of backends that may be embedded; embedding not yet supported

fork_init f - call a callback after a fork (and the event loop notices it/is notified about it).

forked loop - inform an event loop that we have forked (and we'd like to keep using the libev services)

get_cb ev - retrieves the callback of an event

raises NoLoop the event is not active

get_priority ev - retrieve the priority of an event.

idle_init f - call a callback when the event loop has nothing else to do

invoke an event as if it had just been fired.

io_init f fd revents

is_active ev - is this event active? an event is active when it has been issued *_start an inactive after a *_stop.

is this the default loop?

is_pending ev - does this even have outstanding events?

loop l flags - run an event loop

a monotonic (wrapping) counter that roughly indicates the number of times the event loop has iterated

destroy an event loop.

create a new event loop

time of day according to the event loop

no_cb ev - a callback that does nothing; could be useful as the callback parameter to _init functions.

periodic_get_at ev - retrieve the epoch time when the event will be fired the next time

periodic_init f periodic_time - call a callback with a certain schedule.

periodic_set ev periodic_time - set the periodic parameters again

prepare_init f - call a callback when the event loop is about to start waiting for events

list of recommended backends for this host

set_cb ev f - sets the callback of an event

set_exn_handler loop handler - set the exception handler of an event loop

set_io_collect_interval loop interval - collect io events in lumps.

keepalive ev state - set the the significance of this event watcher from its loop, when considering whether to exit or not.

set_priority ev priority - set the priority of an event.

set_timeout_collect_interval loop interval - collect timeout events in lumps.

signal_init f signal - call a callback when a certain signal is raised.

start loop ev - attach an event watcher to an event loop (that is, activate it).

stat_get_attr ev - retrieve the stats of the monitored file

stat_get_attr ev - retrieve the old stats of the monitored file (befoe the callback)

stat_init f filename interval - call a callback when the state of a file (as seen by stat) changes

stat_set filename interval - sets the parameters of the event watcher.

stop ev - detach an event watcher from an event loop (thus deactivating it).

convert a loop argument into a human-readable string

convert an revent into a human-readable string

list of supported backends

timer_again ev - retrigger the timer to run again after the interval.

timer_init f offset repeat - call a callback after offset seconds; if repeat > 0.0, retrigger the timer to run periodically.

unloop l how - run an event loop.