Programming using the actor model on the Akka platform: concepts, patterns, and implementation examples

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Programming using the actor model on the Akka platform: concepts, patterns, and implementation examples

Shiyan V.I., Vishnyakov D.I., Vlasov S.M., Kostrov A.A., Tuzovskii E.E., Shcherbakov M.I.

Incoming article date: 01.02.2025

This article discusses the basic concepts and practical aspects of programming using the actor model on the Akka platform. The actor model is a powerful tool for creating parallel and distributed systems, providing high performance, fault tolerance and scalability. The article describes in detail the basic principles of how actors work, their lifecycle, and messaging mechanisms, as well as provides examples of typical patterns such as Master/Worker and Proxy. Special attention is paid to clustering and remote interaction of actors, which makes the article useful for developers working on distributed systems.

Keywords: actor model, akka, parallel programming, distributed systems, messaging, clustering, fault tolerance, actor lifecycle, programming patterns, master worker, proxy actor, synchronization, asynchrony, scalability, error handling