NAME Coro - coroutine process abstraction SYNOPSIS use Coro; async { # some asynchronous thread of execution }; # alternatively create an async process like this: sub some_func : Coro { # some more async code } yield; DESCRIPTION $main This coroutine represents the main program. $current The current coroutine (the last coroutine switched to). The initial value is "$main" (of course). STATIC METHODS Static methods are actually functions that operate on the current process only. async { ... }; Create a new asynchronous process and return it's process object (usually unused). When the sub returns the new process is automatically terminated. schedule Calls the scheduler. Please note that the current process will not be put into the ready queue, so calling this function usually means you will never be called again. yield Yield to other processes. This function puts the current process into the ready queue and calls "schedule". terminate Terminates the current process. # dynamic methods PROCESS METHODS These are the methods you can call on process objects. new Coro \⊂ Create a new process, put it into the ready queue and return it. When the sub returns the process automatically terminates. $process->ready Put the current process into the ready queue. AUTHOR Marc Lehmann http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/