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27 lines
657 B
Markdown
Style #25
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Similar to the letterbox style, but where the 'things' have
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independent threads of execution.
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Constraints:
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- The larger problem is decomposed into 'things' that make sense for
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the problem domain
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- Each 'thing' is a capsule of data that exposes one single procedure,
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namely the ability to receive and dispatch messages that are sent to
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it
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- Each 'thing' has its own thread of execution independent of the others
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- Each 'thing' has a queue where messages to it are placed
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- Message dispatch can result in sending the message to another 'thing'
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Possible names:
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- Free agents
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- Active letterbox
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- Actors
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