The goal of the GenServer is to be generic and the functionality you ask
for is already possible, so I prefer to stick with the generic APIs we have
so far.
Furthermore, introducing a new word also has downsides. Newcomers already
wonder about call vs cast vs info, adding a new word will make thin
Have you evaluated an Agent for your purposes? It has basically exactly
this function.
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 9:17:08 AM UTC-5, Federico Bergero wrote:
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> Hi all,
> I'm proposing a new GenServer callback `query` similar to the
> call but which does not change the process stat
