NAME
Port::Selector - pick some unused port
SYNOPSIS
my $port_sel = Port::Selector->new();
$port_sel->port();DESCRIPTION
This module is used to find a free port, by default in the range 49152 to 65535, but you can change the range of ports that will be checked.
METHODS
new(%attributes)
%attributes
min
lowest numbered port to consider
default 49152
The range 49152-65535 is commonly used by applications that utilize a dynamic/random/configurable port.
max
highest numbered port to consider
default 65535
proto
socket protocol
default tcp
addr
local address
default localhost
port()
Tries to find an unused port from min-max ports range, checking each port in turn until it finds an available one.
SEE ALSO
Net::EmptyPort (part of the Test-TCP distribution, provides a function empty_port which does the same thing as the port method in this module.
LICENSE
Copyright (C) Avast Software.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
AUTHOR
Jan Seidl <seidl@avast.com>