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| author | Zandra Norman <[email protected]> | 2017-01-23 16:07:52 +0100 |
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| committer | Zandra Norman <[email protected]> | 2017-04-21 15:02:49 +0200 |
| commit | db632b91f41c4a01be68d821d6942ff32b86e40b (patch) | |
| tree | bc9d2e109735a34b3f9b18942f0a18df7aed2210 /lib/stdlib/doc/src | |
| parent | 8ca53b0f993ffbf2991e3068b76ec15b8f5eca51 (diff) | |
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stdlib: Make gen_event callbacks optional
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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml index 42e952fd46..56cb7974a2 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml @@ -579,6 +579,13 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <v>Extra = term()</v> </type> <desc> + <note> + <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not export it. + If a release upgrade/downgrade with <c>Change={advanced,Extra}</c> + specified in the <c>.appup</c> file is made when <c>code_change/3</c> + isn't implemented the event handler will crash with an <c>undef</c> error + reason.</p> + </note> <p>This function is called for an installed event handler that is to update its internal state during a release upgrade/downgrade, that is, when the instruction @@ -759,6 +766,12 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <v> Id = term()</v> </type> <desc> + <note> + <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not + export it. The <c>gen_event</c> module provides a default + implementation of this function that logs about the unexpected + <c>Info</c> message, drops it and returns <c>{noreply, State}</c>.</p> + </note> <p>This function is called for each installed event handler when an event manager receives any other message than an event or a synchronous request (or a system message).</p> @@ -815,6 +828,11 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <v> Args = Reason = Term = term()</v> </type> <desc> + <note> + <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not + export it. The <c>gen_event</c> module provides a default + implementation without cleanup.</p> + </note> <p>Whenever an event handler is deleted from an event manager, this function is called. It is to be the opposite of <seealso marker="#Module:init/1"><c>Module:init/1</c></seealso> |