actors 0.2.0

Actors Model library for Dart. It is a thin wrapper around Dart's `Isolate` that makes them much easier to use.

actors

actors is a library that enables the use of the Actors Model in Dart.

It is a thin wrapper around Dart's Isolate that makes them much easier to use.

To start an Actor is very easy. You simply create a Handler implementing the logic to handle messages within the Actor's Isolate, then create an Actor using it:

class Two with Handler<int, int> {
  int handle(int n) => n * 2;
}

main() async {
  final actor = Actor(Two());
  print(await actor.send(5)); // 10
  exit(0);
}

As you can see, the Actor can send a message back to the caller asynchronously.

Actors expose the Isolate they run on. To kill an Isolate, and consequently the Actor, do the following:

final isolate = await actor.isolate;
isolate.kill(priority: Isolate.immediate);