NAME

    AnyEvent::WebSocket::Client - WebSocket client for AnyEvent

VERSION

    version 0.25

SYNOPSIS

     use AnyEvent::WebSocket::Client 0.12;
     
     my $client = AnyEvent::WebSocket::Client->new;
     
     $client->connect("ws://localhost:1234/service")->cb(sub {
       my $connection = eval { shift->recv };
       if($@) {
         # handle error...
         warn $@;
         return;
       }
       
       # send a message through the websocket...
       $connection->send('a message');
       
       # recieve message from the websocket...
       $connection->on(each_message => sub {
         # $connection is the same connection object
         # $message isa AnyEvent::WebSocket::Message
         my($connection, $message) = @_;
         ...
       });
       
       # handle a closed connection...
       $connection->on(finish => sub {
         # $connection is the same connection object
         my($connection) = @_;
         ...
       });
    
       # close the connection (either inside or
       # outside another callback)
       $connection->close;
     
     });
    
     ## uncomment to enter the event loop before exiting.
     ## Note that calling recv on a condition variable before
     ## it has been triggered does not work on all event loops
     #AnyEvent->condvar->recv;

DESCRIPTION

    This class provides an interface to interact with a web server that
    provides services via the WebSocket protocol in an AnyEvent context. It
    uses Protocol::WebSocket rather than reinventing the wheel. You could
    use AnyEvent and Protocol::WebSocket directly if you wanted finer grain
    control, but if that is not necessary then this class may save you some
    time.

    The recommended API was added to the AnyEvent::WebSocket::Connection
    class with version 0.12, so it is recommended that you include that
    version when using this module. The older API will continue to work for
    now with deprecation warnings.

ATTRIBUTES

 timeout

    Timeout for the initial connection to the web server. The default is
    30.

 ssl_no_verify

    If set to true, then secure WebSockets (those that use SSL/TLS) will
    not be verified. The default is false.

 ssl_ca_file

    Provide your own CA certificates file instead of using the system
    default for SSL/TLS verification.

METHODS

 $client->connect($uri)

    Open a connection to the web server and open a WebSocket to the
    resource defined by the given URL. The URL may be either an instance of
    URI::ws, URI::wss, or a string that represents a legal WebSocket URL.

    This method will return an AnyEvent condition variable which you can
    attach a callback to. The value sent through the condition variable
    will be either an instance of AnyEvent::WebSocket::Connection or a
    croak message indicating a failure. The synopsis above shows how to
    catch such errors using eval.

FAQ

 My program exits before doing anything, what is up with that?

    See this FAQ from AnyEvent:
    AnyEvent::FAQ#My-program-exits-before-doing-anything-whats-going-on.

    It is probably also a good idea to review the AnyEvent documentation if
    you are new to AnyEvent or event-based programming.

CAVEATS

    This is pretty simple minded and there are probably WebSocket features
    that you might like to use that aren't supported by this distribution.
    Patches are encouraged to improve it.

    If you see warnings like this:

     Class::MOP::load_class is deprecated at .../Class/MOP.pm line 71.
     Class::MOP::load_class("Crypt::Random::Source::Weak::devurandom") called at .../Crypt/Random/Source/Factory.pm line 137
     ...

    The problem is in the optional Crypt::Random::Source module, and has
    been reported here:

    https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=93163&results=822cf3902026ad
    4a64ae94b0175207d6

    You can use the patch provided there to silence the warnings.

SEE ALSO

      * AnyEvent::WebSocket::Connection

      * AnyEvent::WebSocket::Message

      * AnyEvent::WebSocket::Server

      * AnyEvent

      * URI::ws

      * URI::wss

      * Protocol::WebSocket

      * Net::WebSocket::Server

      * Net::Async::WebSocket

      * RFC 6455 The WebSocket Protocol
      <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455>

AUTHOR

    author: Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>

    contributors:

    Toshio Ito

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

    This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Graham Ollis.

    This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

