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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml')
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1 files changed, 36 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml index 421eeb4fd3..73c1911f1e 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml @@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <name>start_link(FsmName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a gen_fsm process in a supervision tree.</fsummary> <type> - <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v> + <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Module = atom()</v> <v>Args = term()</v> <v>Options = [Option]</v> @@ -113,8 +114,16 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 locally as <c>Name</c> using <c>register/2</c>. If <c>FsmName={global,GlobalName}</c>, the gen_fsm is registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using - <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided, - the gen_fsm is not registered.</p> + <c>global:register_name/2</c>. + If <c>EventMgrName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the event manager will + register with the registry represented by <c>Module</c>. + The <c>Module</c> callback should export the functions + <c>register_name/2</c>, <c>unregister_name/1</c>, + <c>whereis_name/1</c> and <c>send/2</c>, which should behave like the + corresponding functions in <c>global</c>. Thus, + <c>{via,global,GlobalName}</c> is a valid reference.</p> + <p>If no name is provided, + the gen_fsm is not registered.</p> <p><c>Module</c> is the name of the callback module.</p> <p><c>Args</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as the argument to <c>Module:init/1</c>.</p> @@ -154,9 +163,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <name>start(FsmName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a stand-alone gen_fsm process.</fsummary> <type> - <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v> + <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Module = atom()</v> <v>Args = term()</v> <v>Options = [Option]</v> @@ -180,9 +190,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <name>send_event(FsmRef, Event) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Send an event asynchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary> <type> - <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v> + <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Event = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -196,9 +207,11 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <item>the pid,</item> <item><c>Name</c>, if the gen_fsm is locally registered,</item> <item><c>{Name,Node}</c>, if the gen_fsm is locally - registered at another node, or</item> - <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_fsm is globally - registered.</item> + registered at another node, or</item> + <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_fsm is globally + registered.</item> + <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the event manager is registered + through an alternative process registry.</item> </list> <p><c>Event</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as one of the arguments to <c>Module:StateName/2</c>.</p> @@ -208,9 +221,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <name>send_all_state_event(FsmRef, Event) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Send an event asynchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary> <type> - <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v> + <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Event = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -232,9 +246,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <name>sync_send_event(FsmRef, Event, Timeout) -> Reply</name> <fsummary>Send an event synchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary> <type> - <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v> + <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Event = term()</v> <v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v> <v>Reply = term()</v> @@ -264,9 +279,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <name>sync_send_all_state_event(FsmRef, Event, Timeout) -> Reply</name> <fsummary>Send an event synchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary> <type> - <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v> + <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Event = term()</v> <v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v> <v>Reply = term()</v> @@ -388,9 +404,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 <v> | {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v> <v>StateName = atom()</v> <v>StateData = term()</v> - <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v> + <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Timeout = int() | infinity</v> </type> <desc> |