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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml | 56 |
1 files changed, 48 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml index 4a824f073e..be0d64feba 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2016</year><year>2017</year> + <year>2016</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -543,7 +543,23 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) -> <name name="event_type"/> <desc> <p> - External events are of three types: + There are 3 categories of events: + <seealso marker="#type-external_event_type">external</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#type-timeout_event_type">timeout</seealso>, + and <c>internal</c>. + </p> + <p> + <c>internal</c> events can only be generated by the + state machine itself through the state transition action + <seealso marker="#type-action"><c>next_event</c></seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="external_event_type"/> + <desc> + <p> + External events are of 3 types: <c>{call,<anno>From</anno>}</c>, <c>cast</c>, or <c>info</c>. <seealso marker="#call/2">Calls</seealso> (synchronous) and @@ -551,12 +567,17 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) -> originate from the corresponding API functions. For calls, the event contains whom to reply to. Type <c>info</c> originates from regular process messages sent - to the <c>gen_statem</c>. The state machine - implementation can, in addition to the above, - generate - <seealso marker="#type-event_type"><c>events of types</c></seealso> - <c>timeout</c>, <c>{timeout,<anno>Name</anno>}</c>, - <c>state_timeout</c>, and <c>internal</c> to itself. + to the <c>gen_statem</c>. + </p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="timeout_event_type"/> + <desc> + <p> + There are 3 types of timeout events that the state machine + can generate for itself with the corresponding + <seealso marker="#type-timeout_action">timeout_action()</seealso>s. </p> </desc> </datatype> @@ -1026,6 +1047,25 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) -> for this state transition. </p> </item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="timeout_action"/> + <desc> + <p> + These state transition actions can be invoked by + returning them from the + <seealso marker="#state callback">state callback</seealso>, from + <seealso marker="#Module:init/1"><c>Module:init/1</c></seealso> + or by giving them to + <seealso marker="#enter_loop/5"><c>enter_loop/5,6</c></seealso>. + </p> + <p> + These timeout actions sets timeout + <seealso marker="#type-transition_option">transition options</seealso>. + </p> + <taglist> <tag><c>Timeout</c></tag> <item> <p> |