Actor (vertx-actors 0.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
- - actors.Actor<I>

Type Parameters:

I - type of the message sent to the actor

All Implemented Interfaces:

io.vertx.core.Verticle
```
public class Actor<I>
extends io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
```
Represents an actor, which is a Verticle in Vertx jargon. It's the unit of computation.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
  context, vertx

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Actor(Consumer<io.vertx.core.eventbus.Message<I>> consumer, String address)`	Creates an actor instance that when deployed will process the messages sent to the given address

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`start(io.vertx.core.Promise<Void> promise)`	Register the given consumer listening on the given address.
`void`	`stop(io.vertx.core.Promise<Void> promise)`	Unregister the consumer listening on the give address that was created during the `start(Promise)` method.

Methods inherited from class io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
config, deploymentID, getVertx, init, processArgs, start, stop

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Actor
```
public Actor(Consumer<io.vertx.core.eventbus.Message<I>> consumer,
             String address)
```
    Creates an actor instance that when deployed will process the messages sent to the given address
    
    Parameters:
    
    consumer - consumer that takes and processes the messages sent to this actor
    
    address - address where the actor is listening on
- Method Detail
  - start
```
public void start(io.vertx.core.Promise<Void> promise)
```
    Register the given consumer listening on the given address. When it's done, this actor is ready to receive messages on that address.
    
    Specified by:
    
    start in interface io.vertx.core.Verticle
    
    Overrides:
    
    start in class io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
    
    Parameters:
    
    promise - promise to be completed when the consumer is registered
  - stop
```
public void stop(io.vertx.core.Promise<Void> promise)
```
    Unregister the consumer listening on the give address that was created during the start(Promise) method.
    
    Specified by:
    
    stop in interface io.vertx.core.Verticle
    
    Overrides:
    
    stop in class io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
    
    Parameters:
    
    promise - promise to be completed when the consumer is unregistered