Struct ActorRef 

pub struct ActorRef {
    pub id: ActorId,
    pub name: String,
    /* private fields */
}

Actor reference for sending messages

Fields

id: ActorId

name: String

Implementations

impl ActorRef

pub fn send(&self, message: Message) -> Result<()>

Send a message to this actor (fire-and-forget)

Errors

Returns an error if the actor is no longer running

Errors

Returns an error if the operation fails

pub fn ask(&self, message: Message, timeout: Duration) -> Result<Message>

Ask a message to this actor and wait for a response

Errors

Returns an error if:

• The actor is no longer running
• The timeout expires before receiving a response

Errors

Returns an error if the operation fails

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for ActorRef

fn clone(&self) -> ActorRef

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for ActorRef

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.