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# NAME

event_compat - Potentially non-threadsafe versions of the functions in event.h: provided only for backwards compatibility.

# SYNOPSIS

#include <event2/event_compat.h>
#include <event2/visibility.h>
#include <event2/event-config.h>
#include <event2/util.h>

## Macros

#define EVENT_FD(ev) ((int)event_get_fd(ev))
#define EVENT_SIGNAL(ev) event_get_signal(ev)
#define evsignal_set(ev, x, cb, arg) event_set((ev), (x), EV_SIGNAL|EV_PERSIST, (cb), (arg))
#define evtimer_set(ev, cb, arg) event_set((ev), -1, 0, (cb), (arg))

timeout_* macros

Deprecated

These macros are deprecated because their naming is inconsistent with the rest of Libevent.

Use the evtimer_* macros instead.

#define timeout_add(ev, tv) event_add((ev), (tv))
#define timeout_set(ev, cb, arg) event_set((ev), -1, 0, (cb), (arg))
#define timeout_del(ev) event_del(ev)
#define timeout_pending(ev, tv) event_pending((ev), EV_TIMEOUT, (tv))
#define timeout_initialized(ev) event_initialized(ev)

signal_* macros

Deprecated

These macros are deprecated because their naming is inconsistent with the rest of Libevent.

Use the evsignal_* macros instead.

#define signal_add(ev, tv) event_add((ev), (tv))
#define signal_set(ev, x, cb, arg) event_set((ev), (x), EV_SIGNAL|EV_PERSIST, (cb), (arg))
#define signal_del(ev) event_del(ev)
#define signal_pending(ev, tv) event_pending((ev), EV_SIGNAL, (tv))
#define signal_initialized(ev) event_initialized(ev)

## Functions

EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_dispatch (void)
Loop to process events. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL const char * event_get_method (void)
Get the kernel event notification mechanism used by Libevent. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL struct event_base * event_init (void)
Initialize the event API. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_loop (int)
Handle events. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_loopbreak (void)
Abort the active event_loop() immediately. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_loopexit (const struct timeval *)
Exit the event loop after the specified time. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_once (evutil_socket_t, short, void(*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *, const struct timeval *)
Schedule a one-time event to occur. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_priority_init (int)
Set the number of different event priorities. EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL void event_set (struct event *, evutil_socket_t, short, void(*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *)
Prepare an event structure to be added.

# Detailed Description

Potentially non-threadsafe versions of the functions in event.h: provided only for backwards compatibility.

In the oldest versions of Libevent, event_base was not a first-class structure. Instead, there was a single event base that every function manipulated. Later, when separate event bases were added, the old functions that didn't take an event_base argument needed to work by manipulating the 'current' event base. This could lead to thread-safety issues, and obscure, hard-to-diagnose bugs.

Deprecated

All functions in this file are by definition deprecated.

# Function Documentation

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_dispatch (void)

Loop to process events. Like event_base_dispatch(), but uses the 'current' base.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated because it is easily confused by multiple calls to event_init(), and because it is not safe for multithreaded use. The replacement is event_base_dispatch().

See also:

event_base_dispatch(), event_init()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL const char* event_get_method (void)

Get the kernel event notification mechanism used by Libevent.

Deprecated

This function is obsolete, and has been replaced by event_base_get_method(). Its use is deprecated because it relies on the 'current' base configured by event_init().

See also:

event_base_get_method()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL struct event_base* event_init (void)

Initialize the event API. The event API needs to be initialized with event_init() before it can be used. Sets the global current base that gets used for events that have no base associated with them.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated because it replaces the 'current' event_base, and is totally unsafe for multithreaded use. The replacement is event_base_new().

See also:

event_base_set(), event_base_new()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_loop (int)

Handle events. This function behaves like event_base_loop(), but uses the 'current' base

Deprecated

This function is deprecated because it uses the event base from the last call to event_init, and is therefore not safe for multithreaded use. The replacement is event_base_loop().

See also:

event_base_loop(), event_init()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_loopbreak (void)

Abort the active event_loop() immediately. This function behaves like event_base_loopbreakt(), except that it uses the 'current' base.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated because it uses the event base from the last call to event_init, and is therefore not safe for multithreaded use. The replacement is event_base_loopbreak().

See also:

event_base_loopbreak(), event_init()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_loopexit (const struct timeval *)

Exit the event loop after the specified time. This function behaves like event_base_loopexit(), except that it uses the 'current' base.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated because it uses the event base from the last call to event_init, and is therefore not safe for multithreaded use. The replacement is event_base_loopexit().

See also:

event_init, event_base_loopexit()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_once (evutil_socket_t, short, void(*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *, const struct timeval *)

Schedule a one-time event to occur.

Deprecated

This function is obsolete, and has been replaced by event_base_once(). Its use is deprecated because it relies on the 'current' base configured by event_init().

See also:

event_base_once()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL int event_priority_init (int)

Set the number of different event priorities.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated because it is easily confused by multiple calls to event_init(), and because it is not safe for multithreaded use. The replacement is event_base_priority_init().

See also:

event_base_priority_init()

## EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL void event_set (struct event *, evutil_socket_t, short, void(*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *)

Prepare an event structure to be added.

Deprecated

event_set() is not recommended for new code, because it requires a subsequent call to event_base_set() to be safe under most circumstances. Use event_assign() or event_new() instead.

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Tue Jan 31 2017 | libevent