reactphp/event-loop

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ReactPHP's core reactor event loop providing a common LoopInterface for evented, non-blocking I/O in PHP. It enables interoperable async libraries to share a single loop with timers, stream watchers, ticks, and signal handling.

Use cases

• build an async non-blocking HTTP server in PHP
• run timers and periodic tasks in an event-driven PHP application
• watch streams for readable/writable data without blocking
• share one event loop across multiple async PHP libraries
• handle POSIX signals in a long-running PHP process
• build async network clients and servers on top of a reactor

When to choose

• you are building or using ReactPHP async libraries and need a shared event loop
• you need non-blocking I/O, timers, and signal handling in plain PHP
• you want pluggable loop backends (stream_select, ext-event, ext-ev, ext-uv)

When to avoid

• you are building a simple synchronous PHP application with no concurrency needs
• you prefer a coroutine/fiber-based async model like Amp or native Fibers
• you need a full web framework rather than a low-level event loop component

Facets

library · maturity stable

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