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Scala - A simple working Akka Futures example

Akka Futures FAQ: Can you share a simple example that shows how to use an Akka Future?

Sure. To fix a problem in my Sarah application I needed to be able to run some operations concurrently. After digging through the Akka Actors documentation I found that you can run simple operations as a Future, almost as easily as this:

By Alvin Alexander on February 26, 2013

An Akka actors 'ask' example - ask, future, await, timeout, duration, and all that

Akka actor ask FAQ: Can you share an example that shows how one Akka actor can ask another actor for information?

Sure. Here's a quick example to demonstrate how one Akka actor can ask another Akka actor for some information and wait for a reply. When using this "ask" functionality, you can either use the "ask" method, or the "?" operator, and I've shown both approaches below.

By Alvin Alexander on February 26, 2013
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