Re: [RFC] Polling API

Hi, On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 2:32 AM Ben Ramsey <ramsey@php.net> wrote: > On 12/26/25 11:57, Jakub Zelenka wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM Jakub Zelenka <bukka@php.net> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM Tim Düsterhus <tim@bastelstu.be> > wrote: > >> > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> Am 2025-10-30 22:06, schrieb Jakub Zelenka: > >>>> I would like to introduce a new polling API RFC that is part of my > >>>> stream > >>>> evolution work: > >>>> > >>>> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/poll_api > >>> > >>> 1. > >>> > >>> Thank you for the RFC. I've taken a first skim of the proposal and it > >>> immediately raised the question of naming and namespacing in > particular. > >>> Our naming policy at > >>> > > https://github.com/php/policies/blob/main/coding-standards-and-naming.rst#bundled-ewill > >>> be alwaysxtensions > >>> < > > https://github.com/php/policies/blob/main/coding-standards-and-naming.rst#bundled-extensions > > > >>> says that “namespaces SHOULD be used” and given that this is a > >>> completely new API, I think we should namespace them. > >>> > >>> My understanding is that the proposed API relies on a file descriptor > >>> and not something like a timeout. It therefore makes sense to me to put > >>> it into a namespace Io\Poll; or similar. We would > >>> then also have: > >>> > >>> namespace Io; > >>> class IoException extends \Exception {} > >>> namespace Io\Poll; > >>> class PollException extends \Io\IoException {} > >>> > >>> > >> I thought about this and think this might be a good idea. > >> > >> > > This is implemented as suggested and RFC updated. > > > > > Has anyone done any research into the userland impact that introducing > Io and Io\Poll namespaces to > core might have? I don't see any > discussion regarding this in the thread or in the RFC. > > I did some searching yesterday and haven't found any major project using it. Just one active project using \Io but not \Io\Poll or anything that is planned for the future in this namespace. I updated the RFC. Kind regards, Jakub