Module erl_dist::message

Messages passed between distributed nodes, and channels for those messages.

Reference: Protocol between Connected Nodes

Note that distribution headers are not supported in the current version.

Structs

• AliasSend
  This control message is used when sending the message Message to the process identified by the process alias alias.
• AliasSendTt
  AliasSend with a trace token.
• DemonitorP
  from_pid = monitoring process and to_proc = monitored process pid or name (atom).
• Exit
  This signal is sent when a link has been broken.
• Exit2
  This signal is sent by a call to the erlang:exit/2 bif.
• Exit2Tt
  Exit2 with a trace token.
• ExitTt
  Exit with a trace token.
• GroupLeader
  Group leader.
• Link
  This signal is sent by from_pid in order to create a link between from_pid and to_pid.
• MonitorP
  from_pid = monitoring process and to_proc = monitored process pid or name (atom).
• MonitorPExit
  from_proc = monitored process pid or name (atom), to_pid = monitoring process, and reason = exit reason for the monitored process.
• NodeLink
  Node link.
• PayloadExit
  This control message replaces the Exit control message and will be sent when the distribution flag DistributionFlags::EXIT_PAYLOAD has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
• PayloadExit2
  This control message replaces the Exit2 control message and will be sent when the distribution flag DistributionFlags::EXIT_PAYLOAD has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
• PayloadExit2Tt
  PayloadExit2 with a trace token.
• PayloadExitTt
  PayloadExit with a trace token.
• PayloadMonitorPExit
  This control message replaces the MonitorPExit control message and will be sent when the distribution flag DistributionFlags::EXIT_PAYLOAD has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
• Receiver
  Receiver of a message channel.
• RegSend
  This signal is used to send a message to a named process.
• RegSendTt
  RegSend with a trace token.
• Send
  This signal is used to send a message to to_pid.
• SendSender
  This control message replaces the Send control message and will be sent when the distribution flag DistributionFlags::SEND_SENDER has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
• SendSenderTt
  SendSender with a trace token.
• SendTt
  Send with a trace token.
• Sender
  Sender of a message channel.
• SpawnReply
  This signal is sent as a reply to a process previously sending a SpawnRequest signal.
• SpawnReplyTt
  SpawnReply with a trace token.
• SpawnRequest
  This signal is sent by the spawn_request() BIF.
• SpawnRequestTt
  SpawnRequest with a trace token.
• Unlink
  DEPRECATED This signal is sent by from_pid in order to remove a link between from_pid and to_pid.
• UnlinkId
  This signal is sent by from_pid in order to remove a link between from_pid and to_pid.
• UnlinkIdAck
  An unlink acknowledgement signal.

Enums

• Message
  Message.
• RecvError
  Possible errors during receiving messages.
• SendError
  Possible errors during sending messages.

Functions

• channel
  Makes a channel to send/received messages to/from a connected node.