my_alarm_handler.erl

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-module(my_alarm_handler).
-behaviour(gen_event).

%% gen_event callbacks
-export([init/1, handle_event/2, handle_call/2, 
	 handle_info/2, terminate/2]).

%% init(Args) must return {ok, State}
init(Args) ->
    io:format("*** my_alarm_handler init:~p~n",[Args]),
    {ok, 0}.

handle_event({set_alarm, tooHot}, N) ->
    error_logger:error_msg("*** Tell the Engineer to turn on the fan~n"),
    {ok, N+1};
handle_event({clear_alarm, tooHot}, N) ->
    error_logger:error_msg("*** Danger over. Turn off the fan~n"),
    {ok, N};
handle_event(Event, N) ->
    io:format("*** unmatched event:~p~n",[Event]),
    {ok, N}.
    
handle_call(_Request, N) -> Reply = N, {ok, N,  N}.

handle_info(_Info, N)    -> {ok, N}.

terminate(_Reason, _N)   -> ok.