NAME
    Child::Socket - Socket based IPC plugin for Child

DESCRIPTION
    Lets you create a Child object, disconnect from it, and reconnect later
    in the same or different process.

REQUIREMENT NOTE
    Requires UNIX socket support.

SYNOPSIS
        use Child qw/child/;

        # Build with Socket IPC
        my $proc = child {
            my $parent = shift;
            $parent->say("message1");
            my $reply = $parent->read();
        } socket => 1;

        my $message1 = $proc->read();
        $proc->say("reply");

DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING
    sript1.pl:

        #!/usr/bin/perl;
        use Child qw/child/;

        $proc = child {
            my $parent = shift;

            # detach will remove the child from the parents process group.
            $parent->detach;

            $parent->disconnect;

            # $parent->connect accepts a client connection
            # argument is timeout in seconds
            $parent->connect(10);

            $parent->say( "Hi" );
        } socket => '/tmp/my-socket';

        $proc->disconnect;

    script2.pl:

        #!/usr/bin/perl;
        use Child qw/proc_connect/;

        my $proc = proc_connect( '/tmp/my-socket' );

        my $msg = $proc->read; # "Hi\n"

AUTHORS
    Chad Granum exodist7@gmail.com

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2010 Chad Granum

    Child-Socket is free software; Standard perl licence.

    Child-Socket is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the license for
    more details.