Mojo::IOLoop::Client(3p)

NAME
Mojo::IOLoop::Client - Non-blocking TCP client

SYNOPSIS
  use Mojo::IOLoop::Client;

  # Create socket connection
  my $client = Mojo::IOLoop::Client->new;
  $client->on(connect => sub {
    my ($client, $handle) = @_;
    ...
  });
  $client->on(error => sub {
    my ($client, $err) = @_;
    ...
  });
  $client->connect(address => 'mojolicio.us', port => 80);

DESCRIPTION
Mojo::IOLoop::Client opens TCP connections for Mojo::IOLoop.

EVENTS
Mojo::IOLoop::Client can emit the following events.

  "connect"
  $client->on(connect => sub {
    my ($client, $handle) = @_;
    ...
  });

Emitted safely once the connection is established.

  "error"
  $client->on(error => sub {
    my ($client, $err) = @_;
    ...
  });

Emitted safely if an error happens on the connection.

ATTRIBUTES
Mojo::IOLoop::Client implements the following attributes.

  "reactor"
  my $reactor = $client->reactor;
  $client     = $client->reactor(Mojo::Reactor::Poll->new);

Low level event reactor, defaults to the "reactor" attribute value of the global Mojo::IOLoop singleton.

METHODS
Mojo::IOLoop::Client inherits all methods from Mojo::EventEmitter and implements the following new ones.

  "connect"
  $client->connect(
    address => '127.0.0.1',
    port    => 3000
  );

Open a socket connection to a remote host. Note that TLS support depends on IO::Socket::SSL and IPv6 support on IO::Socket::IP.

These options are currently available:

"address"
    Address or host name of the peer to connect to.

"handle"
    Use an already prepared handle.

"local_address"
    Local address to bind to.

"port"
    Port to connect to.

"timeout"
    Maximum amount of time in seconds establishing connection may take before getting canceled, defaults to 10.

"tls"
    Enable TLS.

"tls_ca"
    Path to TLS certificate authority file.

"tls_cert"
    Path to the TLS certificate file.

"tls_key"
    Path to the TLS key file.

SEE ALSO
Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, <http://mojolicio.us>.