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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml')
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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml index 1045766e01..90b77d5cb6 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml @@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <name>start_link(ServerName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a gen_server process in a supervision tree.</fsummary> <type> - <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v> + <v>ServerName = {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> @@ -111,14 +112,22 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 If <c>ServerName={global,GlobalName}</c> the gen_server is registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided, - the gen_server is not registered.</p> + the gen_server is not registered. + 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><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> <p>If the option <c>{timeout,Time}</c> is present, the gen_server is allowed to spend <c>Time</c> milliseconds initializing or it will be terminated and the start function - will return <c>{error,timeout}</c>.</p> + will return <c>{error,timeout}</c>. + </p> <p>If the option <c>{debug,Dbgs}</c> is present, the corresponding <c>sys</c> function will be called for each item in <c>Dbgs</c>. See @@ -151,9 +160,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <name>start(ServerName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a stand-alone gen_server process.</fsummary> <type> - <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v> + <v>ServerName = {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> @@ -178,9 +188,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <name>call(ServerRef, Request, Timeout) -> Reply</name> <fsummary>Make a synchronous call to a generic server.</fsummary> <type> - <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v> + <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Node = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Request = term()</v> <v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v> <v>Reply = term()</v> @@ -198,6 +209,8 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 registered at another node, or</item> <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_server is globally registered.</item> + <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the gen_server is + registered through an alternative process registry.</item> </list> <p><c>Request</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as one of the arguments to <c>Module:handle_call/3</c>.</p> @@ -281,9 +294,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <name>cast(ServerRef, Request) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Send an asynchronous request to a generic server.</fsummary> <type> - <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v> + <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Node = atom()</v> - <v> GlobalName = term()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Request = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -355,9 +369,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <v> Dbg = trace | log | statistics</v> <v> | {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v> <v>State = term()</v> - <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v> + <v>ServerName = {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> |