NAME

       IO::Pty::Easy - Easy interface to IO::Pty

VERSION

       version 0.09

SYNOPSIS

           use IO::Pty::Easy;

           my $pty = IO::Pty::Easy->new;
           $pty->spawn("nethack");

           while ($pty->is_active) {
               my $input = # read a key here...
               $input = 'Elbereth' if $input eq "\ce";
               my $chars = $pty->write($input, 0);
               last if defined($chars) && $chars == 0;
               my $output = $pty->read(0);
               last if defined($output) && $output eq '';
               $output =~ s/Elbereth/\e[35mElbereth\e[m/;
               print $output;
           }

           $pty->close;

DESCRIPTION

       "IO::Pty::Easy" provides an interface to IO::Pty which hides most of the ugly details of
       handling ptys, wrapping them instead in simple spawn/read/write commands.

       "IO::Pty::Easy" uses IO::Pty internally, so it inherits all of the portability
       restrictions from that module.

METHODS

   new(%params)
       The "new" constructor initializes the pty and returns a new "IO::Pty::Easy" object. The
       constructor recognizes these parameters:

       handle_pty_size
           A boolean option which determines whether or not changes in the size of the user's
           terminal should be propageted to the pty object. Defaults to true.

       def_max_read_chars
           The maximum number of characters returned by a "read()" call. This can be overridden
           in the "read()" argument list. Defaults to 8192.

       raw A boolean option which determines whether or not to call "set_raw()" in IO::Pty after
           "spawn()". Defaults to true.

   spawn(@argv)
       Fork a new subprocess, with stdin/stdout/stderr tied to the pty.

       The argument list is passed directly to "exec()".

       Returns true on success, false on failure.

   read($timeout, $length)
       Read data from the process running on the pty.

       "read()" takes two optional arguments: the first is the number of seconds (possibly
       fractional) to block for data (defaults to blocking forever, 0 means completely non-
       blocking), and the second is the maximum number of bytes to read (defaults to the value of
       "def_max_read_chars", usually 8192). The requirement for a maximum returned string length
       is a limitation imposed by the use of "sysread()", which we use internally.

       Returns "undef" on timeout, the empty string on EOF, or a string of at least one character
       on success (this is consistent with "sysread()" and Term::ReadKey).

   write($buf, $timeout)
       Writes a string to the pty.

       The first argument is the string to write, which is followed by one optional argument, the
       number of seconds (possibly fractional) to block for, taking the same values as "read()".

       Returns undef on timeout, 0 on failure to write, or the number of bytes actually written
       on success (this may be less than the number of bytes requested; this should be checked
       for).

   is_active
       Returns whether or not a subprocess is currently running on the pty.

   kill($sig, $non_blocking)
       Sends a signal to the process currently running on the pty (if any). Optionally blocks
       until the process dies.

       "kill()" takes two optional arguments. The first is the signal to send, in any format that
       the perl "kill()" command recognizes (defaulting to "TERM"). The second is a boolean
       argument, where false means to block until the process dies, and true means to just send
       the signal and return.

       Returns 1 if a process was actually signaled, and 0 otherwise.

   close
       Kills any subprocesses and closes the pty. No other operations are valid after this call.

   handle_pty_size
       Read/write accessor for the "handle_pty_size" option documented in the constructor
       options.

   def_max_read_chars
       Read/write accessor for the "def_max_read_chars" option documented in the constructor
       options.

   pid
       Returns the pid of the process currently running in the pty, or undef if no process is
       running.

BUGS

       No known bugs.

       Please report any bugs through RT: email "bug-io-pty-easy at rt.cpan.org", or browse to
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=IO-Pty-Easy>.

SEE ALSO

       IO::Pty

       (This module is based heavily on the try script bundled with IO::Pty.)

       Expect

       IO::Pty::HalfDuplex

SUPPORT

       You can find this documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

           perldoc IO::Pty::Easy

       You can also look for information at:

       •   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

           <http://annocpan.org/dist/IO-Pty-Easy>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/IO-Pty-Easy>

       •   RT: CPAN's request tracker

           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=IO-Pty-Easy>

       •   Search CPAN

           <http://search.cpan.org/dist/IO-Pty-Easy>

AUTHOR

       Jesse Luehrs <doy at tozt dot net>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Jesse Luehrs.

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