Re: POE::Component::Server::TCP bug fixes, possibly incompatible

Chris 'BinGOs' Williams wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:59:09PM +0100, Ed W wrote:
>   
>> Nick Williams wrote:
>>     
>>> Regarding the passing of the socket into clientconnected - I've wished for
>>> this in the past, in order to be able to modify TCP options on the socket,
>>> which didn't seem possible in the past... It would be nice if that was
>>> possible to get at this (either via some available API which I just haven't
>>> noticed, or if these patches provide it at clientconnected time).
>>>  
>>>       
>> Indeed - I am toying with using POE for a rewrite of a fairly 
>> sophisticated network proxy application over a very low bandwidth 
>> connection and one of my initial questions would have been how to get 
>> hold of the socket in order to set a bunch of badly documented OS 
>> specific options on it (buffer sizes, etc)
>>
>> Getting hold of the socket object at listen and connect time is very 
>> valuable
>>     
>
> You have access to the ReadWrite wheel in $_[HEAP]{client}, so you
> have access to the socket via $_[HEAP]{client}->get_input_handle
>
>   

Since this is all theoretical to me at this stage, then this sounds just 
fine to me!

Ed W