Both ways are perfectly fine, pick one and try to be consistent with it in your codebase :-) More info in the docs: http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/snapshot/scala/actors.html#initialization-patterns
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Tim Pigden <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using actors to perform single tasks. > > I have 2 obvious methods by which I can start them off > > I can pass the instructions into the constructor and then have them start > their stuff in preStart > > Alternatively I can start them off in an idle "state" (become idle) and > send them the instructions in a message > > I've found myself employing both but there's really no obvious reason to > choose between them that I can see. Is there any specific Akka reason to > select one over the other? > > -- > >>>>>>>>>> Read the docs: http://akka.io/docs/ > >>>>>>>>>> Check the FAQ: > http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/current/additional/faq.html > >>>>>>>>>> Search the archives: https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Akka User List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/akka-user. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Cheers, Konrad 'ktoso' Malawski hAkker @ Typesafe <http://typesafe.com> -- >>>>>>>>>> Read the docs: http://akka.io/docs/ >>>>>>>>>> Check the FAQ: >>>>>>>>>> http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/current/additional/faq.html >>>>>>>>>> Search the archives: https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Akka User List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/akka-user. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
