NAME

Pid::File::Flock - PID file operations

VERSION

Version 0.08

SYNOPSIS

You can use module generic way:

  use Pid::File::Flock;
  ...
  Pid::File::Flock->new;
  Pid::File::Flock->new('file');
  Pid::File::Flock->new(debug=>1, dir=>'/tmp');

or in simplified form:

  use Pid::File::Flock qw(:auto);
  use Pid::File::Flock qw(:auto :raise);
  use Pid::File::Flock qw(:auto path=file);
  use Pid::File::Flock qw(:auto :debug dir=/tmp);

you can mix both too:

  use Pid::File::Flock qw(:debug dir=/tmp);
  ...
  Pid::File::Flock->new(ext=>'.old');

IMPORT LIST

You can provide 'flag' options ('debug','quiet') like an import tag: "use Pid::File::Flock qw(:debug :quiet)"

Valued options can be specified with key=value form: "use Pid::File::Flock qw(dir=/tmp ext=.old)"

Pseudo tag ':auto' create lock object implicitly.

GENERIC USAGE

new( $path, %options )

Generic constructor

$path: Optional argument, if provided options 'dir','name' and 'ext' will be silently ignored.

Supported options:

dir => 'directory'
Base directory for pid file (by default File::Spec::tmpdir called).
name => 'basename'
Name for pid file (by default like a script self).
ext => 'extension'
Extension for pid file ('.pid' by default).
raise => 1
Use "croak" instead of simple "exit". Usable from caller eval block to handle unsuccessful locking attempts.
debug => 1
Switch debug mode on (some information via STDERR).
quiet => 1
Switch quiet mode on (don't warn about staled pid files).

abandon

Don't try to remove pid file during destruction. Become for using in forking applications.

INTERNAL ROUTINES

You haven't call these methods directly.

acquire

Acquiring lock, called by "new" constructor.

attempt

Attempting acquire lock with additional checks.

release

Unlink pid file, handle will be closed a bit later, during object destructing.

END

Undefine module lexical variable to force DESTROY invoking.

AUTHOR

Oleg A. Mamontov, "<oleg at mamontov.net>"

LIMITATIONS

Module works with advisory files locking which is not implemented on win32 platform.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-pid-file-flock at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Pid-File-Flock>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Pid::File::Flock

You can also look for information at:

RT: CPAN's request tracker
<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Pid-File-Flock>
AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
<http://annocpan.org/dist/Pid-File-Flock>
CPAN Ratings
<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Pid-File-Flock>
Search CPAN
<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Pid-File-Flock/>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.