Devel::RingBuffer::Ring - Single ring of a L



NAME

Devel::RingBuffer::Ring - Single ring of a the Devel::RingBuffer manpage


SYNOPSIS

    #
    #    create ringbuffer
        #
        use Devel::RingBuffer;
        use Devel::RingBuffer::TieInt;
        my $ringbuf = Devel::RingBuffer->new(
                File => 'somefile.trace',
                Rings => 20,
                Slots => 20,
                MessageSize => 256,
                GlobalSize => 24 * 1024,
                StopOnCreate => 0,
                TraceOnCreate => 1) || die "Can't create a ring buffer.";
        my $ring = $ringbuf->allocate();
        #
        #       setup the next slot in the ring
        #
        $depth = $ring->nextSlot();
        #
        #       update the current slot with the new linenumber and timestamp
        #
        $ring->updateSlot();
        #
        #       free the current slot when we return from its subroutine call
        #
        $depth = $ring->freeSlot();


DESCRIPTION

Provides shared memory structures (using memory mapped files via the IPC::Mmap manpage and the Devel::RingBuffer manpage).


METHODS

Refer to included classdocs for summary and detailed method descriptions.


SEE ALSO

the Devel::RingBuffer manpage

the Devel::STrace manpage

the IPC::Mmap manpage

the perldebguts manpage

strace(1) (or truss(1))


AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT, AND LICENSE

Dean Arnold mailto:darnold@presicient.com

Copyright(C) 2006, Dean Arnold, Presicient Corp., USA. All rights reserved.

Permission is granted to use this software under the same terms as Perl itself. Refer to the Perl Artistic License for details.

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