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spacemacs/extensions/distel/erl-example.el
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;;; erl-example.el
(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
(require 'erl)
;; Echo
(defun erlex-spawn-echo (recipient)
"Start a server process that forwards all of its messages to
RECIPIENT, except for the symbol `exit' which is a shutdown message.
The server registers the name `echo'."
(erl-spawn
(erl-register 'echo)
(erlex-echo-loop recipient)))
(defun erlex-echo-loop (recipient)
"The 'receive loop' of the echo server."
(erl-receive (recipient)
(('exit t)
(msg (erl-send recipient msg)
(erlex-echo-loop recipient)))))
(defun erlex-echo-test ()
"Test an echo server by having it forward some messages to the null
process. These messages will end up in the *erl-lost-msgs* buffer -
check for them there!"
(interactive)
(erl-spawn
(erlex-spawn-echo erl-null-pid)
(erl-send 'echo "Hey,")
(erl-send 'echo "it works!")
(erl-send 'echo 'exit)))
;; Counter
(defun spawn-counter ()
(erl-spawn
(erl-register 'counter)
(counter-loop 1)))
(defun counter-loop (count)
(erl-receive (count)
((msg (message "Got message #%S: %S" count msg)))
(counter-loop (1+ count))))
(defun counter-test ()
(interactive)
(erl-spawn
;; Start count server if its not already running
(unless (erl-whereis 'counter)
(spawn-counter))
(erl-send 'counter 'x)
(erl-send 'counter 'y)
(erl-send 'counter 'z)
;; counter is left alive. It's easy to kill manually because of
;; its registered name - it's buffer is "*reg counter*", and you
;; can safely C-x k it.
))