Tirex::Status->new( master => 1 );

If 'master' is true the shared memory is created (and destroyed afterwards). Only the master server should do this.

$status->destroy()

Destroy shared memory segment.

$status->update(key1 => val1, key2 => val2, ...)

Update shared memory with current status. Call with key-value pairs that should be added to status.

$status->write($string)

Write a string into shared memory.

$status->read()

Read a string from shared memory.

Returns the string read, or undef if the shared memory was not accessible.