erlang-otp-behaviors

You build fault-tolerant Erlang processes using OTP supervisors to create supervision trees that provide automatic recovery. This Skill demonstrates configuring supervisor trees to manage stateful components and ensure reliable recovery across components.

Use gen_statem instead of gen_server when building Erlang state machines for protocol-heavy logic requiring explicit state transitions. Gen_server handles basic client-server state, while gen_statem manages complex event handling and transitions.

Implement gen_server callbacks by defining standard OTP functions to handle client-server requests and maintain managed state. This Skill provides practical examples from simple counters to caches with timeouts using gen_server patterns.

Yes, you can create dynamic supervision for stateful Erlang services with timeouts using OTP patterns. This Skill demonstrates practical examples including a cache implementation with timeouts and dynamic supervision for production-friendly services.

Effective use of OTP supervision patterns requires practical Erlang/OTP knowledge including gen_server, gen_statem, supervisors, and related patterns. This Skill targets developers building production-friendly Erlang services with stateful components and fault-tolerant trees.