defmodule Processes do use Koans koan "Tests run in a process" do assert Process.alive?(:__) end koan "You can ask a process to introduce itself" do information = Process.info(self) assert information[:status] == :__ end koan "You can send messages to any process you want" do send self(), "hola!" assert_receive :__ end koan "A common pattern is to include the sender in the message" do pid = spawn(fn -> receive do {:hello, sender} -> send sender, :how_are_you? _ -> assert false end end) send pid, {:hello, self()} assert_receive :__ end koan "Waiting for a message can get boring" do parent = self() spawn(fn -> receive do _anything -> flunk "I really wasn't expecting messages" after 10 -> send parent, {:waited_too_long, "I am inpatient"} end end) assert_receive :__ end koan "Killing a process will terminate it" do pid = spawn(fn -> Process.exit(self(), :kill) end) :timer.sleep(500) assert Process.alive?(pid) == :__ end koan "You can also terminate other processes than yourself" do pid = spawn(fn -> receive do end end) assert Process.alive?(pid) == :__ Process.exit(pid, :kill) assert Process.alive?(pid) == :__ end koan "Trapping will allow you to react to someone terminating the process" do parent = self() pid = spawn(fn -> Process.flag(:trap_exit, true) send parent, :ready receive do {:EXIT, _pid, reason} -> send parent, {:exited, reason} end end) wait() Process.exit(pid, :random_reason) assert_receive :__ end koan "Trying to quit normally has no effect" do pid = spawn(fn -> receive do end end) Process.exit(pid, :normal) assert Process.alive?(pid) == :__ end koan "Exiting yourself on the other hand DOES termiante you" do pid = spawn(fn -> receive do :bye -> Process.exit(self(), :normal) end end) send pid, :bye :timer.sleep(100) assert Process.alive?(pid) == :__ end koan "Parent processes can be informed about exiting children, if they trap and link" do parent = self() spawn(fn -> Process.flag(:trap_exit, true) spawn_link(fn -> Process.exit(self(), :normal) end) receive do {:EXIT, _pid ,reason} -> send parent, {:exited, reason} end end) assert_receive :__ end koan "If you monitor your children, you'll be automatically informed for their depature" do parent = self() spawn(fn -> spawn_monitor(fn -> Process.exit(self(), :normal) end) receive do {:DOWN, _ref, :process, _pid, reason} -> send parent, {:exited, reason} end end) assert_receive :__ end def wait do receive do :ready -> true end end end