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index 57e47431b8..bece95e6b8 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/statem.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/statem.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
<rev></rev>
<file>statem.xml</file>
</header>
- <marker id="gen_statem behaviour"></marker>
+ <marker id="gen_statem Behaviour" />
<p>
This section is to be read with the
<seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem"><c>gen_statem(3)</c></seealso>
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Event-Driven State Machines" />
<title>Event-Driven State Machines</title>
<p>
Established Automata Theory does not deal much with
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ State(S) x Event(E) -> Actions(A), State(S')</pre>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
- <marker id="callback_modes" />
+ <marker id="Callback Modes" />
<title>Callback Modes</title>
<p>
The <c>gen_statem</c> behavior supports two callback modes:
@@ -109,8 +110,13 @@ State(S) x Event(E) -> Actions(A), State(S')</pre>
</p>
<pre>
StateName(EventType, EventContent, Data) ->
- .. code for actions here ...
- {next_state, NewStateName, NewData}.</pre>
+ ... code for actions here ...
+ {next_state, NewStateName, NewData}.
+ </pre>
+ <p>
+ This form is used in most examples here for example in section
+ <seealso marker="#Example">Example</seealso>.
+ </p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
@@ -120,8 +126,14 @@ StateName(EventType, EventContent, Data) ->
</p>
<pre>
handle_event(EventType, EventContent, State, Data) ->
- .. code for actions here ...
- {next_state, NewState, NewData}</pre>
+ ... code for actions here ...
+ {next_state, NewState, NewData}
+ </pre>
+ <p>
+ Se section
+ <seealso marker="#One Event Handler">One Event Handler</seealso>
+ for an example.
+ </p>
</item>
</list>
<p>
@@ -134,10 +146,11 @@ handle_event(EventType, EventContent, State, Data) ->
</p>
<section>
+ <marker id="Choosing the Callback Mode" />
<title>Choosing the Callback Mode</title>
<p>
The two
- <seealso marker="#callback_modes">callback modes</seealso>
+ <seealso marker="#Callback Modes">callback modes</seealso>
give different possibilities
and restrictions, but one goal remains:
you want to handle all possible combinations of
@@ -195,10 +208,195 @@ handle_event(EventType, EventContent, State, Data) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="State Enter Calls" />
+ <title>State Enter Calls</title>
+ <p>
+ The <c>gen_statem</c> behavior can regardless of callback mode
+ automatically
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-state_enter">
+ call the state callback
+ </seealso>
+ with special arguments whenever the state changes
+ so you can write state entry actions
+ near the rest of the state transition rules.
+ It typically looks like this:
+ </p>
+ <pre>
+StateName(enter, _OldState, Data) ->
+ ... code for state entry actions here ...
+ {keep_state, NewData};
+StateName(EventType, EventContent, Data) ->
+ ... code for actions here ...
+ {next_state, NewStateName, NewData}.</pre>
+ <p>
+ Depending on how your state machine is specified,
+ this can be a very useful feature,
+ but it forces you to handle the state enter calls in all states.
+ See also the
+ <seealso marker="#State Entry Actions">
+ State Entry Actions
+ </seealso>
+ chapter.
+ </p>
+ </section>
+
+<!-- =================================================================== -->
+
+ <section>
+ <marker id="Actions" />
+ <title>Actions</title>
+ <p>
+ In the first section
+ <seealso marker="#Event-Driven State Machines">
+ Event-Driven State Machines
+ </seealso>
+ actions were mentioned as a part of
+ the general state machine model. These general actions
+ are implemented with the code that callback module
+ <c>gen_statem</c> executes in an event-handling
+ callback function before returning
+ to the <c>gen_statem</c> engine.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ There are more specific state-transition actions
+ that a callback function can order the <c>gen_statem</c>
+ engine to do after the callback function return.
+ These are ordered by returning a list of
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-action">actions</seealso>
+ in the
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-state_callback_result">return tuple</seealso>
+ from the
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#Module:StateName/3">callback function</seealso>.
+ These state transition actions affect the <c>gen_statem</c>
+ engine itself and can do the following:
+ </p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-postpone">
+ Postpone
+ </seealso>
+ the current event, see section
+ <seealso marker="#Postponing Events">Postponing Events</seealso>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-hibernate">
+ Hibernate
+ </seealso>
+ the <c>gen_statem</c>, treated in
+ <seealso marker="#Hibernation">Hibernation</seealso>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ Start a
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-state_timeout">
+ state time-out</seealso>,
+ read more in section
+ <seealso marker="#State Time-Outs">State Time-Outs</seealso>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ Start an
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-event_timeout">event time-out</seealso>,
+ see more in section
+ <seealso marker="#Event Time-Outs">Event Time-Outs</seealso>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-reply_action">
+ Reply
+ </seealso>
+ to a caller, mentioned at the end of section
+ <seealso marker="#All State Events">All State Events</seealso>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ Generate the
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-action">
+ next event
+ </seealso>
+ to handle, see section
+ <seealso marker="#Self-Generated Events">Self-Generated Events</seealso>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ <p>
+ For details, see the
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-action">
+ <c>gen_statem(3)</c>
+ </seealso>
+ manual page.
+ You can, for example, reply to many callers
+ and generate multiple next events to handle.
+ </p>
+ </section>
+
+<!-- =================================================================== -->
+
+ <section>
+ <marker id="Event Types" />
+ <title>Event Types</title>
+ <p>
+ Events are categorized in different
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-event_type">event types</seealso>.
+ Events of all types are handled in the same callback function,
+ for a given state, and the function gets
+ <c>EventType</c> and <c>EventContent</c> as arguments.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The following is a complete list of event types and where
+ they come from:
+ </p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>cast</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Generated by
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#cast/2"><c>gen_statem:cast</c></seealso>.
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>{call,From}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Generated by
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#call/2"><c>gen_statem:call</c></seealso>,
+ where <c>From</c> is the reply address to use
+ when replying either through the state transition action
+ <c>{reply,From,Msg}</c> or by calling
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#reply/1"><c>gen_statem:reply</c></seealso>.
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>info</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Generated by any regular process message sent to
+ the <c>gen_statem</c> process.
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>state_timeout</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Generated by state transition action
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-state_timeout">
+ <c>{state_timeout,Time,EventContent}</c>
+ </seealso>
+ state timer timing out.
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>timeout</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Generated by state transition action
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-event_timeout">
+ <c>{timeout,Time,EventContent}</c>
+ </seealso>
+ (or its short form <c>Time</c>)
+ event timer timing out.
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>internal</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Generated by state transition
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-action">action</seealso>
+ <c>{next_event,internal,EventContent}</c>.
+ All event types above can also be generated using
+ <c>{next_event,EventType,EventContent}</c>.
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </section>
+
+<!-- =================================================================== -->
+
+ <section>
+ <marker id="Example" />
<title>Example</title>
<p>
This example starts off as equivalent to the example in section
- <seealso marker="fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c> Behavior</seealso>.
+ <seealso marker="fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c>&nbsp;Behavior</seealso>.
In later sections, additions and tweaks are made
using features in <c>gen_statem</c> that <c>gen_fsm</c> does not have.
The end of this chapter provides the example again
@@ -221,7 +419,6 @@ handle_event(EventType, EventContent, State, Data) ->
This code lock state machine can be implemented using
<c>gen_statem</c> with the following callback module:
</p>
- <marker id="ex"></marker>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
-module(code_lock).
-behaviour(gen_statem).
@@ -241,7 +438,7 @@ button(Digit) ->
init(Code) ->
do_lock(),
Data = #{code => Code, remaining => Code},
- {ok,locked,Data}.
+ {ok, locked, Data}.
callback_mode() ->
state_functions.
@@ -252,19 +449,19 @@ locked(
case Remaining of
[Digit] ->
do_unlock(),
- {next_state,open,Data#{remaining := Code},10000};
+ {next_state, open, Data#{remaining := Code},
+ [{state_timeout,10000,lock}];
[Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
- {next_state,locked,Data#{remaining := Rest}};
+ {next_state, locked, Data#{remaining := Rest}};
_Wrong ->
- {next_state,locked,Data#{remaining := Code}}
+ {next_state, locked, Data#{remaining := Code}}
end.
-open(timeout, _, Data) ->
+open(state_timeout, lock, Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data};
+ {next_state, locked, Data};
open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
- do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data}.
+ {next_state, open, Data}.
do_lock() ->
io:format("Lock~n", []).
@@ -275,7 +472,7 @@ terminate(_Reason, State, _Data) ->
State =/= locked andalso do_lock(),
ok.
code_change(_Vsn, State, Data, _Extra) ->
- {ok,State,Data}.
+ {ok, State, Data}.
]]></code>
<p>The code is explained in the next sections.</p>
</section>
@@ -283,6 +480,7 @@ code_change(_Vsn, State, Data, _Extra) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Starting gen_statem" />
<title>Starting gen_statem</title>
<p>
In the example in the previous section, <c>gen_statem</c> is
@@ -345,7 +543,7 @@ start_link(Code) ->
<p>
If name registration succeeds, the new <c>gen_statem</c> process
calls callback function <c>code_lock:init(Code)</c>.
- This function is expected to return <c>{ok,State,Data}</c>,
+ This function is expected to return <c>{ok, State, Data}</c>,
where <c>State</c> is the initial state of the <c>gen_statem</c>,
in this case <c>locked</c>; assuming that the door is locked to begin
with. <c>Data</c> is the internal server data of the <c>gen_statem</c>.
@@ -386,7 +584,7 @@ callback_mode() ->
Function
<seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#Module:callback_mode/0"><c>Module:callback_mode/0</c></seealso>
selects the
- <seealso marker="#callback_modes"><c>CallbackMode</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="#Callback Modes"><c>CallbackMode</c></seealso>
for the callback module, in this case
<seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-callback_mode"><c>state_functions</c></seealso>.
That is, each state has got its own handler function.
@@ -397,6 +595,7 @@ callback_mode() ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Handling Events" />
<title>Handling Events</title>
<p>The function notifying the code lock about a button event is
implemented using
@@ -416,11 +615,13 @@ button(Digit) ->
The event is made into a message and sent to the <c>gen_statem</c>.
When the event is received, the <c>gen_statem</c> calls
<c>StateName(cast, Event, Data)</c>, which is expected to
- return a tuple <c>{next_state,NewStateName,NewData}</c>.
+ return a tuple <c>{next_state, NewStateName, NewData}</c>,
+ or <c>{next_state, NewStateName, NewData, Actions}</c>.
<c>StateName</c> is the name of the current state and
<c>NewStateName</c> is the name of the next state to go to.
<c>NewData</c> is a new value for the server data of
- the <c>gen_statem</c>.
+ the <c>gen_statem</c>, and <c>Actions</c> is a list of
+ actions on the <c>gen_statem</c> engine.
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
locked(
@@ -429,19 +630,19 @@ locked(
case Remaining of
[Digit] -> % Complete
do_unlock(),
- {next_state,open,Data#{remaining := Code},10000};
+ {next_state, open, Data#{remaining := Code},
+ [{state_timeout,10000,lock}]};
[Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
- {next_state,locked,Data#{remaining := Rest}};
+ {next_state, locked, Data#{remaining := Rest}};
[_|_] -> % Wrong
- {next_state,locked,Data#{remaining := Code}}
+ {next_state, locked, Data#{remaining := Code}}
end.
-open(timeout, _, Data) ->
+open(state_timeout, lock, Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data};
+ {next_state, locked, Data};
open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
- do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data}.
+ {next_state, open, Data}.
]]></code>
<p>
If the door is locked and a button is pressed, the pressed
@@ -455,38 +656,55 @@ open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
restarts from the start of the code sequence.
</p>
<p>
- In state <c>open</c>, any button locks the door, as
- any event cancels the event timer, so no
- time-out event occurs after a button event.
+ If the whole code is correct, the server changes states
+ to <c>open</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ In state <c>open</c>, a button event is ignored
+ by staying in the same state. This can also be done
+ by returning <c>{keep_state, Data}</c> or in this case
+ since <c>Data</c> unchanged even by returning
+ <c>keep_state_and_data</c>.
</p>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Event Time-Outs</title>
+ <marker id="State Time-Outs" />
+ <title>State Time-Outs</title>
<p>
When a correct code has been given, the door is unlocked and
the following tuple is returned from <c>locked/2</c>:
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
-{next_state,open,Data#{remaining := Code},10000};
+{next_state, open, Data#{remaining := Code},
+ [{state_timeout,10000,lock}]};
]]></code>
<p>
10,000 is a time-out value in milliseconds.
After this time (10 seconds), a time-out occurs.
- Then, <c>StateName(timeout, 10000, Data)</c> is called.
+ Then, <c>StateName(state_timeout, lock, Data)</c> is called.
The time-out occurs when the door has been in state <c>open</c>
for 10 seconds. After that the door is locked again:
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
-open(timeout, _, Data) ->
+open(state_timeout, lock, Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data};
+ {next_state, locked, Data};
]]></code>
+ <p>
+ The timer for a state time-out is automatically cancelled
+ when the state machine changes states. You can restart
+ a state time-out by setting it to a new time, which cancels
+ the running timer and starts a new. This implies that
+ you can cancel a state time-out by restarting it with
+ time <c>infinity</c>.
+ </p>
</section>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="All State Events" />
<title>All State Events</title>
<p>
Sometimes events can arrive in any state of the <c>gen_statem</c>.
@@ -519,21 +737,24 @@ open(EventType, EventContent, Data) ->
handle_event(EventType, EventContent, Data).
handle_event({call,From}, code_length, #{code := Code} = Data) ->
- {keep_state,Data,[{reply,From,length(Code)}]}.
+ {keep_state, Data, [{reply,From,length(Code)}]}.
]]></code>
<p>
This example uses
<seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#call/2"><c>gen_statem:call/2</c></seealso>,
which waits for a reply from the server.
The reply is sent with a <c>{reply,From,Reply}</c> tuple
- in an action list in the <c>{keep_state,...}</c> tuple
- that retains the current state.
+ in an action list in the <c>{keep_state, ...}</c> tuple
+ that retains the current state. This return form is convenient
+ when you want to stay in the current state but do not know or
+ care about what it is.
</p>
</section>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="One Event Handler" />
<title>One Event Handler</title>
<p>
If mode <c>handle_event_function</c> is used,
@@ -557,19 +778,19 @@ handle_event(cast, {button,Digit}, State, #{code := Code} = Data) ->
case maps:get(remaining, Data) of
[Digit] -> % Complete
do_unlock(),
- {next_state,open,Data#{remaining := Code},10000};
+ {next_state, open, Data#{remaining := Code},
+ [{state_timeout,10000,lock}};
[Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Rest}};
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Rest}};
[_|_] -> % Wrong
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Code}}
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}}
end;
open ->
- do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data}
+ keep_state_and_data
end;
-handle_event(timeout, _, open, Data) ->
+handle_event(state_timeout, lock, open, Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data}.
+ {next_state, locked, Data}.
...
]]></code>
@@ -578,9 +799,11 @@ handle_event(timeout, _, open, Data) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Stopping" />
<title>Stopping</title>
<section>
+ <marker id="In a Supervision Tree" />
<title>In a Supervision Tree</title>
<p>
If the <c>gen_statem</c> is part of a supervision tree,
@@ -620,6 +843,7 @@ terminate(_Reason, State, _Data) ->
</section>
<section>
+ <marker id="Standalone gen_statem" />
<title>Standalone gen_statem</title>
<p>
If the <c>gen_statem</c> is not part of a supervision tree,
@@ -646,127 +870,77 @@ stop() ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
- <title>Actions</title>
+ <marker id="Event Time-Outs" />
+ <title>Event Time-Outs</title>
<p>
- In the first sections actions were mentioned as a part of
- the general state machine model. These general actions
- are implemented with the code that callback module
- <c>gen_statem</c> executes in an event-handling
- callback function before returning
- to the <c>gen_statem</c> engine.
+ A timeout feature inherited from <c>gen_statem</c>'s predecessor
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c></seealso>,
+ is an event time-out, that is,
+ if an event arrives the timer is cancelled.
+ You get either an event or a time-out, but not both.
</p>
<p>
- There are more specific state-transition actions
- that a callback function can order the <c>gen_statem</c>
- engine to do after the callback function return.
- These are ordered by returning a list of
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-action">actions</seealso>
- in the
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-state_function_result">return tuple</seealso>
- from the
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#Module:StateName/3">callback function</seealso>.
- These state transition actions affect the <c>gen_statem</c>
- engine itself and can do the following:
+ It is ordered by the state transition action
+ <c>{timeout,Time,EventContent}</c>, or just <c>Time</c>,
+ or even just <c>Time</c> instead of an action list
+ (the latter is a form inherited from <c>gen_fsm</c>.
</p>
- <list type="bulleted">
- <item>Postpone the current event</item>
- <item>Hibernate the <c>gen_statem</c></item>
- <item>Start an event time-out</item>
- <item>Reply to a caller</item>
- <item>Generate the next event to handle</item>
- </list>
<p>
- In the example earlier was mentioned the event time-out
- and replying to a caller.
- An example of event postponing is included later in this chapter.
- For details, see the
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-action"><c>gen_statem(3)</c></seealso>
- manual page.
- You can, for example, reply to many callers
- and generate multiple next events to handle.
+ This type of time-out is useful to for example act on inactivity.
+ Let us start restart the code sequence
+ if no button is pressed for say 30 seconds:
</p>
- </section>
-
-<!-- =================================================================== -->
+ <code type="erl"><![CDATA[
+...
- <section>
- <title>Event Types</title>
+locked(
+ timeout, _,
+ #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
+ {next_state, locked, Data#{remaining := Code}};
+locked(
+ cast, {button,Digit},
+ #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
+...
+ [Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
+ {next_state, locked, Data#{remaining := Rest}, 30000};
+...
+ ]]></code>
<p>
- The previous sections mentioned a few
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-event_type">event types</seealso>.
- Events of all types are handled in the same callback function,
- for a given state, and the function gets
- <c>EventType</c> and <c>EventContent</c> as arguments.
+ Whenever we receive a button event we start an event timeout
+ of 30 seconds, and if we get an event type <c>timeout</c>
+ we reset the remaining code sequence.
</p>
<p>
- The following is a complete list of event types and where
- they come from:
+ An event timeout is cancelled by any other event so you either
+ get some other event or the timeout event. It is therefore
+ not possible nor needed to cancel or restart an event timeout.
+ Whatever event you act on has already cancelled
+ the event timeout...
</p>
- <taglist>
- <tag><c>cast</c></tag>
- <item>
- Generated by
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#cast/2"><c>gen_statem:cast</c></seealso>.
- </item>
- <tag><c>{call,From}</c></tag>
- <item>
- Generated by
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#call/2"><c>gen_statem:call</c></seealso>,
- where <c>From</c> is the reply address to use
- when replying either through the state transition action
- <c>{reply,From,Msg}</c> or by calling
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#reply/1"><c>gen_statem:reply</c></seealso>.
- </item>
- <tag><c>info</c></tag>
- <item>
- Generated by any regular process message sent to
- the <c>gen_statem</c> process.
- </item>
- <tag><c>timeout</c></tag>
- <item>
- Generated by state transition action
- <c>{timeout,Time,EventContent}</c> (or its short form <c>Time</c>)
- timer timing out.
- </item>
- <tag><c>internal</c></tag>
- <item>
- Generated by state transition action
- <c>{next_event,internal,EventContent}</c>.
- All event types above can also be generated using
- <c>{next_event,EventType,EventContent}</c>.
- </item>
- </taglist>
</section>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
- <title>State Time-Outs</title>
+ <marker id="Erlang Timers" />
+ <title>Erlang Timers</title>
<p>
- The time-out event generated by state transition action
- <c>{timeout,Time,EventContent}</c> is an event time-out,
- that is, if an event arrives the timer is cancelled.
- You get either an event or a time-out, but not both.
+ The previous example of state time-outs only work if
+ the state machine stays in the same state during the
+ time-out time. And event time-outs only work if no
+ disturbing unrelated events occur.
</p>
<p>
- Often you want a timer not to be cancelled by any event
- or you want to start a timer in one state and respond
- to the time-out in another. This can be accomplished
- with a regular Erlang timer:
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#start_timer/4"><c>erlang:start_timer</c></seealso>.
+ You may want to start a timer in one state and respond
+ to the time-out in another, maybe cancel the time-out
+ without changing states, or perhaps run multiple
+ time-outs in parallel. All this can be accomplished
+ with Erlang Timers:
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#start_timer/4"><c>erlang:start_timer3,4</c></seealso>.
</p>
<p>
- For the example so far in this chapter: using the
- <c>gen_statem</c> event timer has the consequence that
- if a button event is generated while in the <c>open</c> state,
- the time-out is cancelled and the button event is delivered.
- So, we choose to lock the door if this occurred.
- </p>
- <p>
- Suppose that we do not want a button to lock the door,
- instead we want to ignore button events in the <c>open</c> state.
- Then we start a timer when entering the <c>open</c> state
- and wait for it to expire while ignoring button events:
+ Here is how to accomplish the state time-out
+ in the previous example by insted using an Erlang Timer:
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
...
@@ -777,25 +951,37 @@ locked(
[Digit] ->
do_unlock(),
Tref = erlang:start_timer(10000, self(), lock),
- {next_state,open,Data#{remaining := Code, timer := Tref}};
+ {next_state, open, Data#{remaining := Code, timer => Tref}};
...
open(info, {timeout,Tref,lock}, #{timer := Tref} = Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {next_state,locked,Data};
+ {next_state,locked,maps:remove(timer, Data)};
open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
{keep_state,Data};
...
]]></code>
<p>
+ Removing the <c>timer</c> key from the map when we
+ change to state <c>locked</c> is not strictly
+ necessary since we can only get into state <c>open</c>
+ with an updated <c>timer</c> map value. But it can be nice
+ to not have outdated values in the state <c>Data</c>!
+ </p>
+ <p>
If you need to cancel a timer because of some other event, you can use
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#cancel_timer/2"><c>erlang:cancel_timer(Tref)</c></seealso>.
- Notice that a time-out message cannot arrive after this,
- unless you have postponed it (see the next section) before,
+ Note that a time-out message cannot arrive after this,
+ unless you have postponed it before (see the next section),
so ensure that you do not accidentally postpone such messages.
+ Also note that a time-out message may have arrived
+ just before you cancelling it, so you may have to read out
+ such a message from the process mailbox depending on
+ the return value from
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#cancel_timer/2"><c>erlang:cancel_timer(Tref)</c></seealso>.
</p>
<p>
- Another way to cancel a timer is not to cancel it,
+ Another way to handle a late time-out can be to not cancel it,
but to ignore it if it arrives in a state
where it is known to be late.
</p>
@@ -804,6 +990,7 @@ open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Postponing Events" />
<title>Postponing Events</title>
<p>
If you want to ignore a particular event in the current state
@@ -842,6 +1029,7 @@ open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
</p>
<section>
+ <marker id="Fuzzy State Diagrams" />
<title>Fuzzy State Diagrams</title>
<p>
It is not uncommon that a state diagram does not specify
@@ -858,6 +1046,7 @@ open(cast, {button,_}, Data) ->
</section>
<section>
+ <marker id="Selective Receive" />
<title>Selective Receive</title>
<p>
Erlang's selective receive statement is often used to
@@ -937,6 +1126,59 @@ do_unlock() ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="State Entry Actions" />
+ <title>State Entry Actions</title>
+ <p>
+ Say you have a state machine specification
+ that uses state entry actions.
+ Allthough you can code this using self-generated events
+ (described in the next section), especially if just
+ one or a few states has got state entry actions,
+ this is a perfect use case for the built in
+ <seealso marker="#State Enter Calls">state enter calls</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ You return a list containing <c>state_enter</c> from your
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#Module:callback_mode/0"><c>callback_mode/0</c></seealso>
+ function and the <c>gen_statem</c> engine will call your
+ state callback once with the arguments
+ <c>(enter, OldState, ...)</c> whenever the state changes.
+ Then you just need to handle these event-like calls in all states.
+ </p>
+ <code type="erl"><![CDATA[
+...
+init(Code) ->
+ process_flag(trap_exit, true),
+ Data = #{code => Code},
+ {ok, locked, Data}.
+
+callback_mode() ->
+ [state_functions,state_enter].
+
+locked(enter, _OldState, Data) ->
+ do_lock(),
+ {keep_state,Data#{remaining => Code}};
+locked(
+ cast, {button,Digit},
+ #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
+ case Remaining of
+ [Digit] ->
+ {next_state, open, Data};
+...
+
+open(enter, _OldState, _Data) ->
+ do_unlock(),
+ {keep_state_and_data, [{state_timeout,10000,lock}]};
+open(state_timeout, lock, Data) ->
+ {next_state, locked, Data};
+...
+ ]]></code>
+ </section>
+
+<!-- =================================================================== -->
+
+ <section>
+ <marker id="Self-Generated Events" />
<title>Self-Generated Events</title>
<p>
It can sometimes be beneficial to be able to generate events
@@ -954,64 +1196,71 @@ do_unlock() ->
from your state machine to itself.
</p>
<p>
- One example of using self-generated events can be when you have
- a state machine specification that uses state entry actions.
- You can code that using a dedicated function
- to do the state transition. But if you want that code to be
- visible besides the other state logic, you can insert
- an <c>internal</c> event that does the entry actions.
- This has the same unfortunate consequence as using
- state transition functions: everywhere you go to
- the state, you must explicitly
- insert the <c>internal</c> event
- or use a state transition function.
+ One example for this is to pre-process incoming data, for example
+ decrypting chunks or collecting characters up to a line break.
+ Purists may argue that this should be modelled with a separate
+ state machine that sends pre-processed events
+ to the main state machine.
+ But to decrease overhead the small pre-processing state machine
+ can be implemented in the common state event handling
+ of the main state machine using a few state data variables
+ that then sends the pre-processed events as internal events
+ to the main state machine.
</p>
<p>
- The following is an implementation of entry actions
- using <c>internal</c> events with content <c>enter</c>
- using a helper function <c>enter/3</c> for state entry:
+ The following example uses an input model where you give the lock
+ characters with <c>put_chars(Chars)</c> and then call
+ <c>enter()</c> to finish the input.
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
...
-init(Code) ->
- process_flag(trap_exit, true),
- Data = #{code => Code},
- enter(ok, locked, Data).
+-export(put_chars/1, enter/0).
+...
+put_chars(Chars) when is_binary(Chars) ->
+ gen_statem:call(?NAME, {chars,Chars}).
-callback_mode() ->
- state_functions.
+enter() ->
+ gen_statem:call(?NAME, enter).
-locked(internal, enter, _Data) ->
- do_lock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining => Code}};
-locked(
- cast, {button,Digit},
- #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
- case Remaining of
- [Digit] ->
- enter(next_state, open, Data);
...
-open(internal, enter, _Data) ->
- Tref = erlang:start_timer(10000, self(), lock),
- do_unlock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{timer => Tref}};
-open(info, {timeout,Tref,lock}, #{timer := Tref} = Data) ->
- enter(next_state, locked, Data);
+locked(enter, _OldState, Data) ->
+ do_lock(),
+ {keep_state,Data#{remaining => Code, buf => []}};
...
-enter(Tag, State, Data) ->
- {Tag,State,Data,[{next_event,internal,enter}]}.
+handle_event({call,From}, {chars,Chars}, #{buf := Buf} = Data) ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{buf := [Chars|Buf],
+ [{reply,From,ok}]};
+handle_event({call,From}, enter, #{buf := Buf} = Data) ->
+ Chars = unicode:characters_to_binary(lists:reverse(Buf)),
+ try binary_to_integer(Chars) of
+ Digit ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{buf := []},
+ [{reply,From,ok},
+ {next_event,internal,{button,Chars}}]}
+ catch
+ error:badarg ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{buf := []},
+ [{reply,From,{error,not_an_integer}}]}
+ end;
+...
]]></code>
+ <p>
+ If you start this program with <c>code_lock:start([17])</c>
+ you can unlock with <c>code_lock:put_chars(&lt;&lt;"001">>),
+ code_lock:put_chars(&lt;&lt;"7">>), code_lock:enter()</c>.
+ </p>
</section>
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Example Revisited" />
<title>Example Revisited</title>
<p>
- This section includes the example after all mentioned modifications
- and some more using the entry actions,
+ This section includes the example after most of the mentioned
+ modifications and some more using state enter calls,
which deserves a new state diagram:
</p>
<image file="../design_principles/code_lock_2.png">
@@ -1027,6 +1276,7 @@ enter(Tag, State, Data) ->
</p>
<section>
+ <marker id="Callback Mode: state_functions" />
<title>Callback Mode: state_functions</title>
<p>
Using state functions:
@@ -1054,43 +1304,44 @@ code_length() ->
init(Code) ->
process_flag(trap_exit, true),
Data = #{code => Code},
- enter(ok, locked, Data).
+ {ok, locked, Data}.
callback_mode() ->
- state_functions.
+ [state_functions,state_enter].
-locked(internal, enter, #{code := Code} = Data) ->
+locked(enter, _OldState, #{code := Code} = Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining => Code}};
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining => Code}};
+locked(
+ timeout, _,
+ #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}};
locked(
cast, {button,Digit},
#{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
case Remaining of
[Digit] -> % Complete
- enter(next_state, open, Data);
+ {next_state, open, Data};
[Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Rest}};
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Rest}, 30000};
[_|_] -> % Wrong
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Code}}
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}}
end;
locked(EventType, EventContent, Data) ->
handle_event(EventType, EventContent, Data).
-open(internal, enter, Data) ->
- Tref = erlang:start_timer(10000, self(), lock),
+open(enter, _OldState, _Data) ->
do_unlock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{timer => Tref}};
-open(info, {timeout,Tref,lock}, #{timer := Tref} = Data) ->
- enter(next_state, locked, Data);
+ {keep_state_and_data, [{state_timeout,10000,lock}]};
+open(state_timeout, lock, Data) ->
+ {next_state, locked, Data};
open(cast, {button,_}, _) ->
- {keep_state_and_data,[postpone]};
+ {keep_state_and_data, [postpone]};
open(EventType, EventContent, Data) ->
handle_event(EventType, EventContent, Data).
handle_event({call,From}, code_length, #{code := Code}) ->
- {keep_state_and_data,[{reply,From,length(Code)}]}.
-enter(Tag, State, Data) ->
- {Tag,State,Data,[{next_event,internal,enter}]}.
+ {keep_state_and_data, [{reply,From,length(Code)}]}.
do_lock() ->
io:format("Locked~n", []).
@@ -1106,13 +1357,14 @@ code_change(_Vsn, State, Data, _Extra) ->
</section>
<section>
+ <marker id="Callback Mode: handle_event_function" />
<title>Callback Mode: handle_event_function</title>
<p>
This section describes what to change in the example
to use one <c>handle_event/4</c> function.
The previously used approach to first branch depending on event
- does not work that well here because of the generated
- entry actions, so this example first branches depending on state:
+ does not work that well here because of the state enter calls,
+ so this example first branches depending on state:
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
...
@@ -1120,44 +1372,49 @@ code_change(_Vsn, State, Data, _Extra) ->
...
callback_mode() ->
- handle_event_function.
+ [handle_event_function,state_enter].
%% State: locked
-handle_event(internal, enter, locked, #{code := Code} = Data) ->
+handle_event(
+ enter, _OldState, locked,
+ #{code := Code} = Data) ->
do_lock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining => Code}};
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining => Code}};
+handle_event(
+ timeout, _, locked,
+ #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}};
handle_event(
cast, {button,Digit}, locked,
#{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
case Remaining of
[Digit] -> % Complete
- enter(next_state, open, Data);
+ {next_state, open, Data};
[Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Rest}};
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Rest}, 30000};
[_|_] -> % Wrong
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Code}}
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}}
end;
%%
%% State: open
-handle_event(internal, enter, open, Data) ->
- Tref = erlang:start_timer(10000, self(), lock),
+handle_event(enter, _OldState, open, _Data) ->
do_unlock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{timer => Tref}};
-handle_event(info, {timeout,Tref,lock}, open, #{timer := Tref} = Data) ->
- enter(next_state, locked, Data);
+ {keep_state_and_data, [{state_timeout,10000,lock}]};
+handle_event(state_timeout, lock, open, Data) ->
+ {next_state, locked, Data};
handle_event(cast, {button,_}, open, _) ->
{keep_state_and_data,[postpone]};
%%
%% Any state
handle_event({call,From}, code_length, _State, #{code := Code}) ->
- {keep_state_and_data,[{reply,From,length(Code)}]}.
+ {keep_state_and_data, [{reply,From,length(Code)}]}.
...
]]></code>
</section>
<p>
Notice that postponing buttons from the <c>locked</c> state
- to the <c>open</c> state feels like the wrong thing to do
+ to the <c>open</c> state feels like a strange thing to do
for a code lock, but it at least illustrates event postponing.
</p>
</section>
@@ -1165,6 +1422,7 @@ handle_event({call,From}, code_length, _State, #{code := Code}) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Filter the State" />
<title>Filter the State</title>
<p>
The example servers so far in this chapter
@@ -1225,12 +1483,13 @@ format_status(Opt, [_PDict,State,Data]) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Complex State" />
<title>Complex State</title>
<p>
The callback mode
<seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-callback_mode"><c>handle_event_function</c></seealso>
enables using a non-atom state as described in section
- <seealso marker="#callback_modes">Callback Modes</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#Callback Modes">Callback Modes</seealso>,
for example, a complex state term like a tuple.
</p>
<p>
@@ -1304,71 +1563,68 @@ set_lock_button(LockButton) ->
init({Code,LockButton}) ->
process_flag(trap_exit, true),
- Data = #{code => Code, remaining => undefined, timer => undefined},
- enter(ok, {locked,LockButton}, Data, []).
+ Data = #{code => Code, remaining => undefined},
+ {ok, {locked,LockButton}, Data}.
callback_mode() ->
- handle_event_function.
+ [handle_event_function,state_enter].
handle_event(
{call,From}, {set_lock_button,NewLockButton},
{StateName,OldLockButton}, Data) ->
- {next_state,{StateName,NewLockButton},Data,
+ {next_state, {StateName,NewLockButton}, Data,
[{reply,From,OldLockButton}]};
handle_event(
{call,From}, code_length,
{_StateName,_LockButton}, #{code := Code}) ->
{keep_state_and_data,
- [{reply,From,length(Code)}]};
+ [{reply,From,length(Code)}]};
+%%
+%% State: locked
handle_event(
EventType, EventContent,
{locked,LockButton}, #{code := Code, remaining := Remaining} = Data) ->
- case {EventType,EventContent} of
- {internal,enter} ->
+ case {EventType, EventContent} of
+ {enter, _OldState} ->
do_lock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Code}};
- {{call,From},{button,Digit}} ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}};
+ {timeout, _} ->
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code}};
+ {{call,From}, {button,Digit}} ->
case Remaining of
[Digit] -> % Complete
- next_state(
- {open,LockButton}, Data,
- [{reply,From,ok}]);
+ {next_state, {open,LockButton}, Data,
+ [{reply,From,ok}]};
[Digit|Rest] -> % Incomplete
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Rest},
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Rest, 30000},
[{reply,From,ok}]};
[_|_] -> % Wrong
- {keep_state,Data#{remaining := Code},
+ {keep_state, Data#{remaining := Code},
[{reply,From,ok}]}
end
end;
+%%
+%% State: open
handle_event(
EventType, EventContent,
- {open,LockButton}, #{timer := Timer} = Data) ->
- case {EventType,EventContent} of
- {internal,enter} ->
- Tref = erlang:start_timer(10000, self(), lock),
+ {open,LockButton}, Data) ->
+ case {EventType, EventContent} of
+ {enter, _OldState} ->
do_unlock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{timer := Tref}};
- {info,{timeout,Timer,lock}} ->
- next_state({locked,LockButton}, Data, []);
- {{call,From},{button,Digit}} ->
+ {keep_state_and_data, [{state_timeout,10000,lock}]};
+ {state_timeout, lock} ->
+ {next_state, {locked,LockButton}, Data};
+ {{call,From}, {button,Digit}} ->
if
Digit =:= LockButton ->
- erlang:cancel_timer(Timer),
- next_state(
- {locked,LockButton}, Data,
- [{reply,From,locked}]);
+ {next_state, {locked,LockButton}, Data,
+ [{reply,From,locked}]);
true ->
{keep_state_and_data,
[postpone]}
end
end.
-next_state(State, Data, Actions) ->
- enter(next_state, State, Data, Actions).
-enter(Tag, State, Data, Actions) ->
- {Tag,State,Data,[{next_event,internal,enter}|Actions]}.
-
do_lock() ->
io:format("Locked~n", []).
do_unlock() ->
@@ -1405,6 +1661,7 @@ format_status(Opt, [_PDict,State,Data]) ->
<!-- =================================================================== -->
<section>
+ <marker id="Hibernation" />
<title>Hibernation</title>
<p>
If you have many servers in one node
@@ -1430,20 +1687,21 @@ format_status(Opt, [_PDict,State,Data]) ->
</p>
<code type="erl"><![CDATA[
...
+%% State: open
handle_event(
EventType, EventContent,
- {open,LockButton}, #{timer := Timer} = Data) ->
- case {EventType,EventContent} of
- {internal,enter} ->
- Tref = erlang:start_timer(10000, self(), lock),
+ {open,LockButton}, Data) ->
+ case {EventType, EventContent} of
+ {enter, _OldState} ->
do_unlock(),
- {keep_state,Data#{timer := Tref},[hibernate]};
+ {keep_state_and_data,
+ [{state_timeout,10000,lock},hibernate]};
...
]]></code>
<p>
- The
- <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-hibernate"><c>[hibernate]</c></seealso>
- action list on the last line
+ The atom
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_statem#type-hibernate"><c>hibernate</c></seealso>
+ in the action list on the last line
when entering the <c>{open,_}</c> state is the only change.
If any event arrives in the <c>{open,_},</c> state, we
do not bother to rehibernate, so the server stays
@@ -1458,6 +1716,10 @@ handle_event(
<c>{open,_}</c> state, which would clutter the code.
</p>
<p>
+ Another not uncommon scenario is to use the event time-out
+ to triger hibernation after a certain time of inactivity.
+ </p>
+ <p>
This server probably does not use
heap memory worth hibernating for.
To gain anything from hibernation, your server would