Fast Track to Akka with Java

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Introduction

This document describes how to setup:

• The development environment
• The case study project

We recommend using the following tools:

• Eclipse or IntelliJ
• sbt build tool

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Prerequisites

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Required Knowledge and Software

This course is best suited for individuals that have knowledge of Java. Also, we need access to the internet and a computer with the following software installed:

• Unix compatible shell
• JVM 1.7 or higher
• Scala 2.11 or higher
• Sbt 0.13.8 or higher

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Unix Compatible Shell

If you are running OSX, then you are on a nix system already. Otherwise install a Unix compatible shell like Cygwin.

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JVM 1.7 or Higher

If you are running OSX and a Homebrew Cask user, from a terminal run:

$ brew cask install java

Otherwise follow the setup instructions to download and install. Once the installation is complete, very the installation by running the following command in a terminal session:

$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.45-b02, mixed mode)

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Scala 2.11 or Higher

If you are running OSX and a Homebrew user, from a terminal run:

$ brew install scala

Otherwise follow the setup instruction to download and install. Once the installation is complete, verify the installation by running the following command in a terminal session:

$ scala -version
Scala code runner version 2.11.6 -- Copyright 2002-2013, LAMP/EPFL

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Sbt 0.13.8 or Higher

If you are running OSX and a Homebrew user, from a terminal run:

$ brew install sbt

Otherwise follow the setup instruction to download and install. Once the installation is complete, verify the installation by running the following command in a terminal session:

$ sbt -version
sbt launcher 0.13.8

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Simple Build Tool

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Make Yourself Familiar with Sbt

• Read the first chapters of the Getting Started Guide
• Starting sbt takes you to a interactive session
• Take a look at build.sbt and the other .sbt files for Coffee House
• Change directory to the fast-track-akka-java directory and start sbt as follows:

$ sbt
man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state >

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man

The man command, short for manual, displays the setup instructions (what you are reading now) for the courseware. To view the instructions for the current exercise, use the e option. If you are using an IDE, you can also open up the setup instructions (README.md) file or the current exercises instructions (src/test/resources/README.md) file in your workspace.

// display the setup instructions
man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > man

// display the instructions for the current exercise
man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > man e

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run

As part of each exercise, we use the run command to bootstrap the main class CoffeeHouseApp. This command starts the application for the current exercise that we interact with and verify our solution.

man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > run

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koan

Koan is the sbt plugin that allows us to navigate the courseware and pull the current exercises tests that to confirm our solution is accurate. It is important to note that the tests make some assumptions about the code, in particular, naming and scope; please adjust your source accordingly. Following are the available koan commands:

// show the current exercise
man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > koan show
[info] Currently at koan 'Initial state (koan:initial)

// move to the next exercise
man [e] > coffee-house > implement-actor > koan next
[info] Moved to next koan 'Implement an actor'

// move to the previous exercise
man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > koan prev
[info] Moved to previous koan 'Initial state (koan:initial)'

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clean

To clean your current exercise, use the clean command from your sbt session. Clean deletes all generated files in the target directory.

man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > clean

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compile

To compile your current exercise, use the compile command from your sbt session. This command compiles the source in the src/main/scala directory.

man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > compile

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reload

To reload sbt, use the reload command from your sbt session. This command reloads the build definitions, build.sbt, project/.scala and project/.sbt files. Reloading is a requirement if you change the build definition files.

man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > reload

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test

To test your current exercise, use the test command from your sbt session. Test compiles and runs all tests for the current exercise. Automated tests are your safeguard and validate whether or not you have completed the exercise successfully and are ready to move on.

man [e] > coffee-house > initial-state > test

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Eclipse

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Install the Eclipse IDE

Follow these instructions if you want to use Eclipse:

• You can download and install the latest version from Eclipse IDE for your platform
• In Eclipse import the coffee-house project

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IntelliJ

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Install the IntelliJ IDEA IDE

Follow these instructions if you want to use IntelliJ IDEA:

• Download and install the latest version of IntelliJ IDEA 14 for your platform
• In Intellij, import the coffee-house project

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Case Study

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Coffee House

Welcome to the Akka Coffee House where we work through a series of exercises organized by topic as laid out in the Fast Track to Akka with java slide deck and experience:

• Yummy caffeinated concoctions like Akkaccino, MochaPlay, and CaffeJava
• Guests becoming caffeinated, and waiters can getting frustrated
• Barista's becoming bottlenecks

Our mission is to keep the Akka Coffee House healthy, so make sure you have the deck handy as it is a useful reference for guidance.

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Exercise Outline

0. Exercise 0 > Initial State
1. Exercise 1 > Implement Actor
2. Exercise 2 > Top Level Actor
3. Exercise 3 > Message Actor
4. Exercise 4 > Use Sender
5. Exercise 5 > Child Actors
6. Exercise 6 > Actor State
7. Exercise 7 > Use Scheduler
8. Exercise 8 > Busy Actor
9. Exercise 9 > Stop Actor
10. Exercise 10 > Lifecycle Monitoring
11. Exercise 11 > Faulty Guest
12. Exercise 12 > Custom Supervision
13. Exercise 13 > Faulty Waiter
14. Exercise 14 > Self Healing
15. Exercise 15 > Detect Bottleneck
16. Exercise 16 > Implement Router
17. Exercise 17 > Configure Dispatcher
18. Exercise 18 > Modify Behavior
19. Exercise 19 > Ask Pattern
20. Exercise 20 > Akka Extensions
21. Exercise 21 > Fsm