Actor Model · Schema

Actor

An actor in the system with its current state and mailbox info

Actor ModelConcurrencyDistributed Systems

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique actor identifier
path string Hierarchical actor path
behavior string Current behavior class or name
status string Current actor status
mailboxSize integer Number of pending messages in mailbox
supervisorId string Parent supervisor actor ID
spawnedAt string When the actor was spawned
lastMessageAt string Timestamp of last processed message
messageCount integer Total messages processed since spawn
restartCount integer Number of times this actor has been restarted
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JSON Schema

actor-model-actor-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12",
  "$id": "https://schema.api-evangelist.com/actor-model/actor-model-actor-schema.json",
  "title": "Actor",
  "description": "An actor in the system with its current state and mailbox info",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique actor identifier",
      "example": "user-123"
    },
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Hierarchical actor path",
      "example": "/user/supervisor/worker-1"
    },
    "behavior": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current behavior class or name",
      "example": "UserSessionBehavior"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "active",
        "idle",
        "stopping",
        "stopped"
      ],
      "description": "Current actor status",
      "example": "active"
    },
    "mailboxSize": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of pending messages in mailbox",
      "example": 3
    },
    "supervisorId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Parent supervisor actor ID",
      "example": "supervisor-pool-1"
    },
    "spawnedAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the actor was spawned"
    },
    "lastMessageAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp of last processed message"
    },
    "messageCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total messages processed since spawn",
      "example": 1024
    },
    "restartCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of times this actor has been restarted",
      "example": 0
    }
  }
}