2009/9/29 Heiko Seeberger <heiko.seeber...@googlemail.com>: > What's the reason to have a new module (lift-base)? Why not put Actor to > lift-util and keep Box where it is? > In your branch def !?(timeout: Long, param: T) will return an Option. > Shouldn't this be a Box?
We are trying to find a common interface for the Actors to work with both lift-actors and akka actors. Akka is not using Box but Option. > Heiko > > 2009/9/29 David Pollak <feeder.of.the.be...@gmail.com> >> >> Folks, >> >> Given the continued instability of Scala Actors, I've decided to remove >> them from Lift. >> >> Specifically, I'm migrating CometActors to sit on top of Lift's Actors. >> But, you'll also be able to use Akka Actors to power Lift's CometActors. >> Specifically, I'm working with Jonas to make sure that we share a common >> interface to Actors. >> >> I've gotten Lift nearly completely migrated over to Lift's Actors on the >> dpp_wip_actorize branch. See >> http://github.com/dpp/liftweb/tree/dpp_wip_actorize >> >> There will be some breaking changes to your applications. Specifically: >> >> Box will be moved to a new package, net.liftweb.base (this is where the >> interface for Actors will live as well) >> If you make any assumptions about your CometActors being Scala Actors >> (e.g., using linking), you will have to rewrite this code >> Some methods in Lift that currently take Scala Actors as parameters will >> take Lift Actors (e.g., ActorPing) >> >> There will be a parallel Maven repository with the new Lift Actor stuff in >> it so you will be able to build you apps against the new code before the >> official switch-over. >> >> Milestone 6 (which should be out next week) will be based on the existing >> Actor model. After we get feedback from the community about the new Actor >> stuff, we will switch -SNAPSHOT over to the new Actor stuff. >> >> Questions, thoughts, or comments? >> >> Thanks, >> >> David >> >> >> >> -- >> Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net >> Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 >> Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp >> Surf the harmonics >> >> > > > > -- > Heiko Seeberger > > My job: weiglewilczek.com > My blog: heikoseeberger.name > Follow me: twitter.com/hseeberger > OSGi on Scala: scalamodules.org > Lift, the simply functional web framework: liftweb.net > > > > -- Jonas Bonér twitter: @jboner blog: http://jonasboner.com work: http://crisp.se work: http://scalablesolutions.se code: http://github.com/jboner code: http://akkasource.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to liftweb@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to liftweb+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
