README

Note: This repository is a part of Kraken Framework, but can be used freely as standalone library. If you are interested in more asynchronous components for PHP, check out the rest of Kraken repository or see our asynchronous application skeleton example.

Description

Loop is a component that provides abstraction layer for writing asynchronous code in PHP on single thread or process with usage of single or multiple loops.

Feature Highlights

Loop features:

• Interface for writing asynchronous code on single Thread or Process,
• File descriptor polling,
• One-time and periodic timers,
• Deferred execution of callbacks,
• Support for StreamSelect -based loops,
• Support for LibEvent -based loops,
• Support for LibEv -based loops,
• Support for ExtEvent -based loops,
• Support for using multiple loops with multiple execution flows,
• Support for switching between loops and importing/exporting its unfinished queues,
• ReactPHP compatibility,
• ReactPHP EventLoop adapters,
• Kraken Framework compatibility,
• ...and more.

Examples

See more examples in official documentation.

Requirements

• PHP-5.6 or PHP-7.0+,
• UNIX or Windows OS.

Installation

composer require kraken-php/loop

Tests

Tests are provided within our write-only Framework repository.

Documentation

Documentation for this module can be found in the official documentation.

Contributing

This library is read-only subtree split of Kraken Framework. To make contributions, please go to Framework repository.

License

This library licensed under the MIT license, see more information in Kraken Framework license section.