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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml index 886286b76d..83a83ebad2 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2016</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <date></date> <rev></rev> </header> - <module>application</module> + <module since="">application</module> <modulesummary>Generic OTP application functions</modulesummary> <description> <p>In OTP, <em>application</em> denotes a component implementing @@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="1"/> - <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="2"/> + <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="1" since="OTP R16B02"/> + <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="2" since="OTP R16B02"/> <fsummary>Load and start an application and its dependencies, recursively.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Equivalent to calling @@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="ensure_started" arity="1"/> - <name name="ensure_started" arity="2"/> + <name name="ensure_started" arity="1" since="OTP R16B01"/> + <name name="ensure_started" arity="2" since="OTP R16B01"/> <fsummary>Load and start an application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Equivalent to @@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_all_env" arity="0"/> - <name name="get_all_env" arity="1"/> + <name name="get_all_env" arity="0" since=""/> + <name name="get_all_env" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the configuration parameters for an application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the configuration parameters and their values for @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_all_key" arity="0"/> - <name name="get_all_key" arity="1"/> + <name name="get_all_key" arity="0" since=""/> + <name name="get_all_key" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the application specification keys.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the application specification keys and their values @@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_application" arity="0"/> - <name name="get_application" arity="1"/> + <name name="get_application" arity="0" since=""/> + <name name="get_application" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the name of an application containing a certain process or module.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the name of the application to which the process @@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_env" arity="1"/> - <name name="get_env" arity="2"/> + <name name="get_env" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="get_env" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the value of a configuration parameter.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the value of configuration parameter <c><anno>Par</anno></c> @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_env" arity="3"/> + <name name="get_env" arity="3" since="OTP R16B"/> <fsummary>Get the value of a configuration parameter using a default.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Works like <seealso marker="#get_env/2"><c>get_env/2</c></seealso> but returns @@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_key" arity="1"/> - <name name="get_key" arity="2"/> + <name name="get_key" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="get_key" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the value of an application specification key.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the value of the application specification key @@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="load" arity="1"/> - <name name="load" arity="2"/> + <name name="load" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="load" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Load an application.</fsummary> <type name="application_spec"/> <type name="application_opt"/> @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="loaded_applications" arity="0"/> + <name name="loaded_applications" arity="0" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the currently loaded applications.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list with information about the applications, and included @@ -238,7 +238,42 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="permit" arity="2"/> + <name name="set_env" arity="1" since="OTP 21.3"/> + <name name="set_env" arity="2" since="OTP 21.3"/> + <fsummary>Sets the configuration parameters of multiple applications.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Sets the configuration <c><anno>Config</anno></c> for multiple + applications. It is equivalent to calling <c>set_env/4</c> on + each application individially, except it is more efficient. + The given <c><anno>Config</anno></c> is validated before the + configuration is set.</p> + <p><c>set_env/2</c> uses the standard <c>gen_server</c> time-out + value (5000 ms). Option <c>timeout</c> can be specified + if another time-out value is useful, for example, in situations + where the application controller is heavily loaded.</p> + <p>Option <c>persistent</c> can be set to <c>true</c> + to guarantee that parameters set with <c>set_env/2</c> + are not overridden by those defined in the application resource + file on load. This means that persistent values will stick after the application + is loaded and also on application reload.</p> + <p>If an application is given more than once or if an application + has the same key given more than once, the behaviour is undefined + and a warning message will be logged. In future releases, an error + will be raised.</p> + <p><c>set_env/1</c> is equivalent to <c>set_env(Config, [])</c>.</p> + <warning> + <p>Use this function only if you know what you are doing, + that is, on your own applications. It is very + application-dependent and + configuration parameter-dependent when and how often + the value is read by the application. Careless use + of this function can put the application in a + weird, inconsistent, and malfunctioning state.</p> + </warning> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="permit" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Change the permission for an application to run at a node.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Changes the permission for <c><anno>Application</anno></c> to run at @@ -271,8 +306,8 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="set_env" arity="3"/> - <name name="set_env" arity="4"/> + <name name="set_env" arity="3" since=""/> + <name name="set_env" arity="4" since=""/> <fsummary>Set the value of a configuration parameter.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the value of configuration parameter <c><anno>Par</anno></c> for @@ -302,8 +337,8 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="start" arity="1"/> - <name name="start" arity="2"/> + <name name="start" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="start" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Load and start an application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Starts <c><anno>Application</anno></c>. If it is not loaded, @@ -318,8 +353,13 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> <c>{error,{not_started,App}}</c> is returned, where <c>App</c> is the name of the missing application.</p> <p>The application controller then creates an <em>application master</em> - for the application. The application master is - the group leader of all the processes in the application. + for the application. The application master becomes the + group leader of all the processes in the application. I/O is + forwarded to the previous group leader, though, this is just + a way to identify processes that belong to the application. + Used for example to find itself from any process, or, + reciprocally, to kill them all when it terminates.</p> + <p> The application master starts the application by calling the application callback function <c>Module:start/2</c> as defined by the application specification key <c>mod</c>.</p> @@ -348,7 +388,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="start_type" arity="0"/> + <name name="start_type" arity="0" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the start type of an ongoing application startup.</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function is intended to be called by a process belonging @@ -365,7 +405,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="stop" arity="1"/> + <name name="stop" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Stop an application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Stops <c><anno>Application</anno></c>. The application master calls @@ -394,7 +434,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="takeover" arity="2"/> + <name name="takeover" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Take over a distributed application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Takes over the distributed application @@ -419,7 +459,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="unload" arity="1"/> + <name name="unload" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Unload an application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Unloads the application specification for <c><anno>Application</anno></c> @@ -430,8 +470,8 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="unset_env" arity="2"/> - <name name="unset_env" arity="3"/> + <name name="unset_env" arity="2" since=""/> + <name name="unset_env" arity="3" since=""/> <fsummary>Unset the value of a configuration parameter.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Removes the configuration parameter <c><anno>Par</anno></c> and its value @@ -454,8 +494,8 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="which_applications" arity="0"/> - <name name="which_applications" arity="1"/> + <name name="which_applications" arity="0" since=""/> + <name name="which_applications" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Get the currently running applications.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list with information about the applications that @@ -479,7 +519,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </section> <funcs> <func> - <name>Module:start(StartType, StartArgs) -> {ok, Pid} | {ok, Pid, State} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name since="">Module:start(StartType, StartArgs) -> {ok, Pid} | {ok, Pid, State} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Start an application.</fsummary> <type> <v>StartType = <seealso marker="#type-start_type"><c>start_type()</c></seealso></v> @@ -521,7 +561,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>Module:start_phase(Phase, StartType, PhaseArgs) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name since="">Module:start_phase(Phase, StartType, PhaseArgs) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Extended start of an application.</fsummary> <type> <v>Phase = atom()</v> @@ -546,7 +586,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>Module:prep_stop(State) -> NewState</name> + <name since="">Module:prep_stop(State) -> NewState</name> <fsummary>Prepare an application for termination.</fsummary> <type> <v>State = NewState = term()</v> @@ -564,7 +604,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>Module:stop(State)</name> + <name since="">Module:stop(State)</name> <fsummary>Clean up after termination of an application.</fsummary> <type> <v>State = term()</v> @@ -580,7 +620,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>Module:config_change(Changed, New, Removed) -> ok</name> + <name since="">Module:config_change(Changed, New, Removed) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Update the configuration parameters for an application.</fsummary> <type> <v>Changed = [{Par,Val}]</v> @@ -608,4 +648,3 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> <seealso marker="app">app(4)</seealso></p> </section> </erlref> - |