mesh-actors

The actor model in Mesh works by defining static actors that handle messages through pattern matching. Actors are spawned with parameters, receive typed messages via typed PIDs, and execute concurrently to build scalable distributed systems.

To spawn an actor in Mesh, you define a static actor with parameters and message handlers, then spawn it to receive a typed PID. You send messages to this PID, allowing the actor to process them concurrently using pattern matching.

Yes, you can build fault-tolerant stateful processes using the Mesh 'service' construct, which implements the gen_server pattern. This pattern ensures reliable state management and recovery for concurrent distributed applications.

Mesh supports request-reply, fire-and-forget, and asynchronous job execution via the 'Job' module. These concurrency patterns allow actors to handle high volumes of incoming messages reliably and efficiently.

You link actors together in Mesh using the linking feature alongside typed PIDs. This mechanism enables preemption and fault tolerance, ensuring that linked actors respond appropriately to failures within the distributed system.

Yes, the Mesh actor model is suitable for a distributed chat application where each user is represented as an actor. This approach leverages message passing and supervision trees to manage concurrent user interactions reliably.