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2017-09-05stdlib: add Unicode translation modifier in debug format funsSiri Hansen
This is now ok since sys opens the debug file with encoding utf8. Conflicts: lib/stdlib/src/gen_server.erl
2017-09-05stdlib : Improve handling of UnicodeHans Bolinder
2017-05-19Merge branch 'master' into jv-gen-server-exitsSiri Hansen
2017-05-18kernel: Introcude error_logger:get_format_depth()Hans Bolinder
2017-05-18stdlib: Limit the size of gen_server's error eventsHans Bolinder
The state of the gen_server is limited in error events before exiting (if the Kernel variable error_logger_format_depth is set). An alternative is to let the error_logger limit all messages (error_msg, format, warning_msg, info_msg), which would not limit reports and also add a smallish overhead to event logging. It is not decided if the alternative is to be implemented.
2017-05-15Do not discard stacktraces on gen_server exitsJosé Valim
Prior to this patch, the stacktrace of an error or exit in a callback would always be discarded in crash reports. For example, an exit(crashed) in handle_call/3 would emit: =CRASH REPORT==== 10-May-2017::14:15:50 === crasher: initial call: gen_server_SUITE:init/1 pid: <0.201.0> registered_name: [] exception exit: crashed in function gen_server:terminate/8 (src/gen_server.erl, line 828) Note that the stacktrace is pointing to the gen_server internal terminate implementation that calls exit/1. This patch uses erlang:raise/3 so the stacktrace is not lost, allowing proc_lib to show the class, reason and stacktrace coming from the user implementation (in this case gen_server_SUITE): =CRASH REPORT==== 10-May-2017::14:16:44 === crasher: initial call: gen_server_SUITE:init/1 pid: <0.197.0> registered_name: [] exception exit: crashed in function gen_server_SUITE:handle_call/3 (gen_server_SUITE.erl, line 1529) This change is completely backwards compatible as using erlang:raise/3 will still emit the same exit reason to any linked process and monitor as before.
2017-05-15Merge pull request #1407 from eltex-ecss/auto_hibernate_timeoutIngela Andin
Add option hibernate_after to gen_server, gen_statem and gen_event. Also added to the deprecated gen_fsm behaviour. OTP14405
2017-05-04Update copyright yearRaimo Niskanen
2017-05-02"auto_hibernate_timeout" option renamed to "hibernate_after".Anton N Ryabkov
It was done because "hibernate_after" option already used in ssl for the same reason.
2017-05-02Added reuse of code.Anton N Ryabkov
2017-05-02Added support of auto_hibernate_timeout option for gen_server, gen_fsm, ↵Anton N Ryabkov
gen_event process's. There is realized gen_server, gen_fsm, gen_event automatic hibernation functionality. Added unit tests for realized functionality. Added documentation for auto_hibernate_timeout option.
2017-04-21stdlib: Make gen_server callbacks optionalZandra Norman
2016-12-08Printout client stacktrace when a gen_server crashesHåkan Mattsson
When a gen_server crashes it is in many cases helpful to know in which context its client made its call.
2016-04-25Merge branch 'raimo/new-gen-state-machine/OTP-13065'Raimo Niskanen
* raimo/new-gen-state-machine/OTP-13065: (52 commits) Add section on state filtering Promote gen_statem over gen_fsm Modify code_change/4 to return CallbackMode Use ?NAME macro in examples Introduce Fred Herbert suggested additions Introduce corrections from Fred Hebert and Ingela Use .png pictures instead of .gif Write Design Principles chapter Fix missing short forms for event timeout Do more intricate Fred Hebert doc changes Change Caller -> From as suggested by Fred Hebert Do documentation improvements from Fred Hebert Fix broken documenation reference Rename state_timeout -> event_timeout Fix most of the system docs and emacs mode Change code_change/4 to {ok,State,Data} Fixup sharpened test suite Sharpen test suite Remove the remove_event action and all alike Relax caller() type check and cleanup ... Conflicts: lib/stdlib/src/gen.erl lib/stdlib/src/gen_event.erl lib/stdlib/src/gen_fsm.erl lib/stdlib/src/gen_server.erl lib/stdlib/test/error_logger_forwarder.erl
2016-03-15update copyright-yearHenrik Nord
2015-12-15Factor out common code to gen.erlRaimo Niskanen
2015-06-18Change license text to APLv2Bruce Yinhe
2014-11-28Merge branch 'maint'Siri Hansen
2014-11-18Add spec for gen_server:terminate/6,7Siri Hansen
This is to prevent dialyzer warning "no local return".
2014-11-11Merge branch 'maint'Peter Andersson
2014-11-07Add stack trace for gen_server exit in ERROR REPORTSiri Hansen
If a callback function was terminated with exit/1, there would be no stack trace in the ERROR REPORT produced by gen_server. This has been corrected. The actual exit reason for the process is not changed.
2014-09-15Remove untested option 'generic_debug' from gen_serverAnthony Ramine
This undocumented option makes an init:get_argument/1 call every time a gen_server is started. Reported-By: James Fish
2014-08-28Merge branch 'maint'Dan Gudmundsson
2014-07-04stdlib: Call format_status even if terminate callback crashesDan Gudmundsson
The format_status callback (if exists) should always be invoked when logging errors.
2014-05-26Add synchronous stop functions to gen_server and gen_fsmSiri Hansen
The functions utilize proc_lib:stop, which in turn utilizes sys:terminate.
2014-04-28Introduce the attribute -optional_callbacks in the context of behavioursHans Bolinder
2014-03-21fix sys:get_state/1,2 and sys:replace_state/2,3 when sys suspendedSteve Vinoski
Add two new system callbacks Module:system_get_state/1 and Module:system_replace_state/2 to allow sys:get_state/1,2 and sys:replace_state/2,3 to operate correctly even if a process is sys suspended. Modify gen_server, gen_fsm, and gen_event to support the new callbacks. If a callback module does not export these functions, then by default the Misc value (the same as that passed as the final argument to sys:handle_system_msg/6, and returned as part of the return value of sys:get_status/1,2) is treated as the callback module's state. The previous behaviour of intercepting the system message and passing a tuple of size 2 as the last argument to sys:handle_system_msg/6 is no longer supported. Add tests to verify the correctness of sys:get_state/1,2 and sys:replace_state/2,3 when processes are sys suspended. Add two tests for modules that implement special processes, one that exports system_get_state/1 and system_replace_state/2 and one that doesn't. Much of the credit for this patch goes to James Fish, who reported the initial problem and implemented much of the fix.
2013-10-15Merge branch 'maint'Fredrik Gustafsson
2013-10-12Change 'recive' to 'receive' in gen_server.erlBrian L. Troutwine
A small spelling correction merely; no functionality change.
2013-08-05Merge branch 'maint'Fredrik Gustafsson
2013-08-01Fix typo in abcast() function commentJohannes Weißl
2013-07-09Merge branch 'maint'Fredrik Gustafsson
2013-07-09Merge branch 'genrich/stdlib/gen_server_typo/OTP-11200' into maintFredrik Gustafsson
* genrich/stdlib/gen_server_typo/OTP-11200: handle_info Info type possible typo
2013-06-12Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2013-06-08handle_info Info type possible typogenrich
Should it be 'timeout' instead of timeout(), as in doc: http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/gen_server.html#Module:handle_info-2?
2013-05-06Fix unmatched_returns warnings in STDLIB and KernelHans Bolinder
2013-04-05Use erlang:demonitor(Ref, [flush]) where applicableLoïc Hoguin
2013-04-02add sys:get_state/1,2 and sys:replace_state/2,3Steve Vinoski
At Erlang Factory 2013 there was discussion during one of the talks about the sys:get_status functions and how useful they were for debugging. Geoff Cant mentioned it would be very useful if the sys module also provided functions to use while debugging to get just the state of a process and also to be able to replace the state of a process, and many others in the audience appeared to agree. The sys:get_state/1,2 functions return the state of a gen_server, gen_fsm, or gen_event process. The return value varies depending on the process type: process state for a gen_server, state name and state data for a gen_fsm, and handler module, handler id, and handler state for each handler registered in a gen_event process. The sys:replace_state/2,3 functions allow the state of a gen_server, gen_fsm, or gen_event process to be replaced with a new state. These functions take a function argument that updates or replaces the process state; using a function to change the state eliminates the race condition of first reading the state via sys:get_state/1 or sys:get_state/2, using its return value to create a new state, and then replacing the old state with the new state, since during that time the process might have received other calls or messages that could have changed its state. * For a gen_server process, the state replacement function takes the process state as an argument and returns a new state. * For a gen_fsm process, the state replacement function gets a tuple of {StateName, StateData} and returns a similar tuple that specifies a new state name, new state data, or both. * For a gen_event process, the state replacement function is called for each registered event handler. It gets a tuple {Module, Id, HandlerState} and returns a similar tuple that specifies the same Module and Id values but may specify a different value for HandlerState. If the state replacement function crashes or results in an error, the original state of a gen_server or gen_fsm process is maintained; if such a crash occurs for a gen_event process, the original state of the event handler for which the state replacement function was called is maintained, but the states of other event handlers of the same gen_event process may still be updated if no errors or crashes occur while replacing their states. Add documentation for sys:get_state/1,2 and sys:replace_state/2,3. The documentation explicitly notes that the functions are intended for use during debugging. Add new tests for these functions to gen_server_SUITE, gen_fsm_SUITE, and gen_event_SUITE.
2012-07-03Correct guard matching in gen_server:enter_loop/4Gustav Simonsson
to match global scope in ServerName without timeout. OTP-10130
2012-03-30Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2012-02-24Merge branch 'uw/extending_gen' into maintGustav Simonsson
* uw/extending_gen: Add plugin support for alternative name lookup OTP-9945
2012-01-03Correct spelling of "registered" in various places in the source codeRichard Carlsson
2011-11-29Fix dialyzer warnings in supervisorSiri Hansen
Dialyzer complained over a mismatch between the callback spec of Mod:code_change in gen_server and the spec of supervisor:code_change (which is the implementation of a gen_server Mod:code_change). This commit changes the callback spec to allow {error,Reason} as return value. Also, release_handler is updated to handle this return value.
2011-11-24Add plugin support for alternative name lookupUlf Wiger
OTP behaviour instances (gen_server, gen_fsm, gen_event) can currently register themselves either locally or globally, and the behaviour libraries (including gen.erl) support both addressing methods, as well as the normal Pid and {Name, Node}. However, there are alternative registry implementations - e.g. gproc - and one can well imagine other ways of locating a behaviour instance, e.g. on a node connected only via a TCP tunnel, rather than via Distributed Erlang. In all these cases, one needs to write extra code to identify the behaviour instance, even though the instance itself need not be aware of how it is located. This patch introduces a new way of locating a behaviour instance: {via, Module, Name}. Module is expected to export a subset of the functions in global.erl, namely: register_name(Name, Pid) -> yes | no whereis_name(Name) -> pid() | undefined unregister_name(Name) -> ok send(Name, Msg) -> Pid Semantics are expected to be the same as for global.erl This can be used in all places where {global, Name} is accepted. faulty export in gen_fsm_SUITE.erl await process death in dummy_via:reset() fix error in gen_[server|fsm]:enter_loop() fix documentation
2011-11-14Remove all use of global:safe_whereis_name/1Hans Bolinder
Calls to global:whereis_name/1 have been substituted for calls to global:safe_whereis_name/1 since the latter is not safe at all. The reason for not doing this earlier is that setting a global lock masked out a bug concerning the restart of supervised children. The bug has now been fixed by a modification of global:whereis_name/1. (Thanks to Ulf Wiger for code contribution.)
2011-10-07Add '-callback' attributes in stdlib's behavioursStavros Aronis
Replace the behaviour_info(callbacks) export in stdlib's behaviours with -callback' attributes for all the callbacks.
2011-08-16emulator: Add a fourth element in exception stacktracesBjörn Gustavsson
This commit is a preparation for introducing location information (filename/line number) in stacktraces in exceptions. Currently a stack trace looks like: [{Mod1,Function1,Arity1}, . . . {ModN,FunctionN,ArityN}] Add a forth element to each tuple that can be used indication the filename and line number of the source file: [{Mod1,Function1,Arity1,Location1}, . . . {ModN,FunctionN,ArityN,LocationN}] In this commit, the fourth element will just be an empty list, and we will change all code that look at or manipulate stacktraces.
2010-07-07Fix format_status bug for unregistered gen_event processesGeoff Cant
Port the gen_fsm code for format_status to gen_event in order to prevent a lists:concat([...,pid()]) crash when calling sys:get_status/1 on an unregistered gen_event process. Refactor format_status header code from gen_* behaviours to module gen. Extend the format_status tests in gen_event_SUITE to cover format_status bugs with anonymous gen_event processes.
2010-05-27handle {global, term()} names in format_status/2Steve Vinoski
The gen_fsm, gen_server, and wx_object format_status implementations fail to handle global names of the form {global, term()} where term() is something other than an atom, pid, or list. Change these format_status implementations to treat names that are atoms, pids, or lists as before, but for all other terms, set the header property of the function return value to a tuple whose first element is a string describing the return value and whose second element is the name term. Add unit tests for gen_server and gen_fsm to verify sys:get_status calls work successfully for globally registered instances.
2010-05-12Extend format_status for gen_server/gen_fsm termination error loggingSteve Vinoski
When a gen_server or gen_fsm process terminates abnormally, sometimes the text representation of the process state can occupy many lines of the error log, depending on the definition of the state term. Developers sometimes would like a way to trim out parts of the state from the log if those parts don't contribute to documenting the circumstances of the error, thereby helping to reduce the amount of logged output. Since the format_status callback can already format and specialize gen_server and gen_fsm state for inclusion in the term returned from sys:get_status, this patch extends format_status in a backward-compatible way to also be able to specialize the state logged for abnormal gen_server and gen_fsm termination, and includes new unit tests to verify the new functionality. This patch also eliminates the previous restriction that the status returned by format_status must be a list. It can now be any term. The documentation is extended to cover the new usage for format_status, and it's been improved to recommend a form for the normal case that allows the returned status to fit well with the rest of the term returned by sys:get_status. The documentation is clear that this form is only recommended, not required.