NAME

       AnyEvent::Fork::Template - generate a template process from the main program

SYNOPSIS

          # only usable in the main program

          # preload some harmless modules (just examples)
          use Other::Module;
          use Some::Harmless::Module;
          use My::Worker::Module;

          # now fork and keep the template
          use AnyEvent::Fork::Template;

          # now do less harmless stuff (just examples)
          use Gtk2 -init;
          my $w = AE::io ...;

          # and finally, use the template to run some workers
          $AnyEvent::Fork::Template->fork->run ("My::Worker::Module::run_worker", sub { ... });

DESCRIPTION

       By default, this module forks when it is used the first time and stores the resulting
       AnyEvent::Fork object in the $AnyEvent::Fork::Template variable (mnemonic: same name as
       the module itself).

       It must only be used in the main program, and only once. Other than that, the only
       requirement is that you can handle the results of a fork at that time, i.e., when you use
       this module after AnyEvent has been initialised, or use it after you opened some window
       with Gtk2 or Tk for example then then you can't easily use these modules in the forked
       process. Choosing the place to use this module wisely is key.

       There is never a need for this module - you can always create a new empty process and
       loading the modules you need into it.

AUTHOR

        Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
        http://home.schmorp.de/