man Arch::RunLimit (3): class to enforce a limit on the number of running

SYNOPSIS

use Arch::RunLimit
my $limit = Arch::RunLimit->new(file => $limit_file);
die "run-limit exceeded" if $limit->exceeded;

Arch::RunLimit provides an easy way to enforce a limit on the number of concurrently running processes.

The following methods are available:

new, exceeded.

new %opts

Create a new Arch::RunLimit object with the specified options:

file (mandatory): The file used to keep track of the number of processes.
limit: The maximum number of concurrently running processes. Defaults to 5.
timeout: The timeout after which a process is assumed to be terminated in seconds. Defaults to 1800 (30 minutes).

exceeded

Return 1 if the number of concurrently running processes has been exceeded, 0 otherwise.

Awaiting your reports.

Mikhael Goikhman ([email protected]/arch-perl---devel).

Enno Cramer ([email protected]/arch-perl---devel).