RE: [wxperl-users] do I need to use POE::Loop::Wx ?

[Martin B. <mb...@ib...>]

Hi,

This is my first app with POE, it seems a logical progression from
Net::EasyTCP (which is excellent btw), and adds more functionality.

Net::EasyTCP can't handle setcallbacks for the client, hence the move to
POE.

I have a very simple client and server, which connect to each other, and
subsequent clients can see those connections as well, but I am slightly
confused with Loop, and how to set it up.  The example included with
POE::Loop::Wx is fairly complex (for me), so a minimal version would be
ideal for starters.

I don't really want to post my existing wx/Net::EasyTCP example, as the
client is around 1000 lines of code.  It simply issues commands to a server,
waits for a return (text or html), then displays it.  So it's ideal to
control applications without the need to log into a server, but it's
incapable of receiving adhoc messages.

Once I have a basic minimal wx chat client/server, I'll post them back as an
example.

Thanks

Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Schroeder [mailto:MikeSchroeder@DonorWare.com] 
Sent: 05 May 2005 15:50
To: Martin Bower
Cc: wxp...@li...
Subject: Re: [wxperl-users] do I need to use POE::Loop::Wx ?

If you want the Wx loop and the POE loop to co-exist in the same 
process, then you need to use POE (to the best of my knowledge).

I don't use Net::EasyTCP, but I looked at the docs for it, and the whole 
idea of setcallback() is *kinda* the same as POE.  In POE, you will need 
to have a Session for PoCoCl::TCP which you configure for various states 
-- from the POD, it looks like the ServerInput state gets called every 
time you receive something -- I would start by trying to put your code 
in there.

Is this your first POE app?  If so, you may want to write a POE 
proof-of-concept to make sure you know what POE is doing before trying 
to marry Wx and POE.  The two are powerful, but it helps to understand a 
bit each before combining them (speaking from experience).

I'll try and send along a new minimalpoe.pl example later today to show 
how Wx and POE can cooperate.  Feel free to send along an example of 
what you are trying to do...

Mike Schroeder
MikeSchroeder@DonorWare.com
http://www.donorware.com


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