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Is `Process.send_after(pid, msg, time, opts \\ [])` garbage collected when pid shuts down?

I am using Process.send_after(self(),:wakeup, 100_000) to trigger a GenServer handle_info callback and I am wondering what happens when I...

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2024-04-03 10:24:01 UTC

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How to run a job periodically

How can I schedule code to run every few hours in Elixir or Phoenix framework? So let’s say I want to send a bunch of emails or recreate...

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2022-10-31 21:22:17 UTC

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Sub-millisecond Timer Precision

I understand the concept of sleep or delay are for good reasons frown upon by the Erlang community. Process.send_after/4 is an excellent...

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2019-01-28 12:47:53 UTC

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What is the difference between :timer.sleep/1 and Process.sleep/1

What is the difference between :timer.sleep/1 and Process.sleep/1 ?

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2021-01-30 18:09:57 UTC

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Which process is :timer.send_interval/3 linked to?

Hello, The docs for the timer module state the following: An interval timer, that is, a timer created by evaluating any of the functio...

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2022-10-11 21:41:15 UTC

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What about allowing undo action by killing the process?

I really don’t like having “deleted” flags and such on database records. I thought about using elixir processes to schedule a deletion wi...

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2022-08-19 20:23:04 UTC

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