Programming Erlang读书笔记9: 并行程序里的错误

使用BIF link将两个节点连接起来，如果其中一个节点B退出，则另一个节点A会收到{'EXIT', B, Why}的信号

可以创建一个on_exit(Pid, Fun)方法来捕获某个Pid进程的死掉:
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on_exit(Pid, Fun) ->
spawn(fun() ->
process_flag(trap_exit, true),
link(Pid),
receive
{'EXIT', Pid, Why} ->
Fun(Why)
end
end).
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Erlang可以远程捕获和处理错误(跨机器)

调用BIF process_flag(trap_exit, true)来将一个正常的进程转换为一个可以trap exits的系统进程

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trap_exit Exit Signal Action
true kill Die: Broadcast the exit signal killed to the link set.
true X Add {'EXIT', Pid, X} to the mailbox.
false normal Continue: Do-nothing signal vanishes.
false kill Die: Broadcast the exit signal killed to the link set.
false X Die: Broadcast the exit signal X to the link set.
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Idiom1: I Don't Care If a Process I Created Crashes
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Pid = spawn(fun() -> ... end)
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Idiom2: I Want to Die If a Process I Created Crashes
[code]
Pid = spawn_link(fun() -> ... end)
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Idiom3: I Want to Handle Errors If a Process I Create Crashes
[code]
...
process_flag(trap_exit, true),
Pid = spawn_link(fun() -> ... end),
...
loop(...).

loop(State) ->
receive
{'EXIT', SomePid, Reason} ->
%% do something with the error
loop(State1);
...
end
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Error Handling Primitives
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@spec spawn_link(Fun) -> Pid

@spec process_flag(trap_exit, true)

@spec link(Pid) -> true

@spec unlink(Pid) -> true

@spec exit(Why) -> none()

@spec exit(Pid, Why) -> true

@spec erlang:monitor(process, Item) -> MonitorRef
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