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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml | 61 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml | 55 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml | 39 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml | 7 |
6 files changed, 135 insertions, 55 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml index e44632bfd2..ef6e1cb46f 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2000</year><year>2011</year> + <year>2000</year><year>2012</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ <p>Creates a digraph where the vertices are the <seealso marker="#strong_components">strongly connected components</seealso> of <c><anno>Digraph</anno></c> as returned by - <c>strong_components/1</c>. If X and Y are strongly + <c>strong_components/1</c>. If X and Y are two different strongly connected components, and there exist vertices x and y in X and Y respectively such that there is an edge <seealso marker="#emanate">emanating</seealso> from x diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml index 79a0c8ad89..ef81b06500 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml @@ -120,8 +120,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>start_link(EventMgrName) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a generic event manager process in a supervision tree.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,Name}</v> + <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Result = {ok,Pid} | {error,{already_started,Pid}}</v> <v> Pid = pid()</v> </type> @@ -132,10 +134,17 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 the event manager is linked to the supervisor.</p> <p>If <c>EventMgrName={local,Name}</c>, the event manager is registered locally as <c>Name</c> using <c>register/2</c>. - If <c>EventMgrName={global,Name}</c>, the event manager is - registered globally as <c>Name</c> using + If <c>EventMgrName={global,GlobalName}</c>, the event manager is + registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided, - the event manager is not registered.</p> + the event manager 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>If the event manager is successfully created the function returns <c>{ok,Pid}</c>, where <c>Pid</c> is the pid of the event manager. If there already exists a process with @@ -149,8 +158,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>start(EventMgrName) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a stand-alone event manager process.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,Name}</v> + <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Result = {ok,Pid} | {error,{already_started,Pid}}</v> <v> Pid = pid()</v> </type> @@ -166,8 +177,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>add_handler(EventMgrRef, Handler, Args) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Add an event handler to a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -185,8 +198,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <item><c>Name</c>, if the event manager is locally registered,</item> <item><c>{Name,Node}</c>, if the event manager is locally registered at another node, or</item> - <item><c>{global,Name}</c>, if the event manager is globally + <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the event manager 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>Handler</c> is the name of the callback module <c>Module</c> or a tuple <c>{Module,Id}</c>, where <c>Id</c> is any term. @@ -208,8 +223,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>add_sup_handler(EventMgrRef, Handler, Args) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Add a supervised event handler to a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -253,8 +270,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>sync_notify(EventMgrRef, Event) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Notify an event manager about an event.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Event = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -278,8 +297,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>call(EventMgrRef, Handler, Request, Timeout) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Make a synchronous call to a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -318,8 +339,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>delete_handler(EventMgrRef, Handler, Args) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Delete an event handler from a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -346,8 +369,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>swap_handler(EventMgrRef, {Handler1,Args1}, {Handler2,Args2}) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Replace an event handler in a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler1 = Handler2 = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -390,8 +415,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>swap_sup_handler(EventMgrRef, {Handler1,Args1}, {Handler2,Args2}) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Replace an event handler in a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler1 = Handler 2 = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -412,8 +439,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>which_handlers(EventMgrRef) -> [Handler]</name> <fsummary>Return all event handlers installed in a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v> Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> <v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v> <v> Module = atom()</v> <v> Id = term()</v> @@ -429,8 +458,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <name>stop(EventMgrRef) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Terminate a generic event manager.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v> + <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} + | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v> <v>Name = Node = atom()</v> + <v>GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Terminates the event manager <c>EventMgrRef</c>. Before 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> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml index edeb7dff91..9edff1b9cf 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> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml index 33a7f5bb6a..35f4f82264 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml @@ -264,8 +264,14 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules} <p>If <c><anno>SupName</anno>={local,Name}</c> the supervisor is registered locally as <c>Name</c> using <c>register/2</c>. If <c><anno>SupName</anno>={global,Name}</c> the supervisor is registered - globally as <c>Name</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. - If no name is provided, the supervisor is not registered.</p> + globally as <c>Name</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If + <c><anno>SupName</anno>={via,Module,Name}</c> the supervisor + is registered as <c>Name</c> using 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> and <c>send/2</c>, + which should behave like the corresponding functions in <c>global</c>. + Thus, <c>{via,global,Name}</c> is a valid reference.</p> + <p>If no name is provided, the supervisor is not registered.</p> <p><c><anno>Module</anno></c> is the name of the callback module.</p> <p><c><anno>Args</anno></c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as the argument to <c><anno>Module</anno>:init/1</c>.</p> @@ -308,6 +314,8 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules} registered at another node, or</item> <item><c>{global,Name}</c>, if the supervisor is globally registered.</item> + <item><c>{via,Module,Name}</c>, if the supervisor is registered + through an alternative process registry.</item> </list> <p><c><anno>ChildSpec</anno></c> should be a valid child specification (unless the supervisor is a <c>simple_one_for_one</c> @@ -391,10 +399,11 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules} <c>SupRef</c>.</p> <p>If successful, the function returns <c>ok</c>. If the child specification identified by <c><anno>Id</anno></c> exists but - the corresponding child process is running, the function - returns <c>{error,running}</c>. If the child specification - identified by <c><anno>Id</anno></c> does not exist, the function returns - <c>{error,not_found}</c>.</p> + the corresponding child process is running or about to be restarted, + the function returns <c>{error,running}</c> or + <c>{error,restarting}</c> respectively. If the child specification + identified by <c><anno>Id</anno></c> does not exist, the function + returns <c>{error,not_found}</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -454,7 +463,8 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules} </item> <item> <p><c><anno>Child</anno></c> - the pid of the corresponding child - process, or <c>undefined</c> if there is no such process.</p> + process, the atom <c>restarting</c> if the process is about to be + restarted or <c>undefined</c> if there is no such process.</p> </item> <item> <p><c><anno>Type</anno></c> - as defined in the child specification.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml index c1a5e7947f..f6712d6c1d 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml @@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ If <c><anno>SupBridgeName</anno>={global,<anno>Name</anno>}</c> the supervisor_bridge is registered globally as <c><anno>Name</anno></c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. + If <c><anno>SupBridgeName</anno>={via,<anno>Module</anno>,<anno>Name</anno>}</c> the supervisor_bridge is + registered as <c><anno>Name</anno></c> using a registry represented + by <anno>Module</anno>. The <c>Module</c> callback should export + the functions <c>register_name/2</c>, <c>unregister_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. If no name is provided, the supervisor_bridge is not registered. If there already exists a process with the specified <c><anno>SupBridgeName</anno></c> the function returns |