-module(my_server). -export([start/2, start_link/2, call/2, cast/2, reply/2]). %%% Public API start(Module, InitialState) -> spawn(fun() -> init(Module, InitialState) end). start_link(Module, InitialState) -> spawn_link(fun() -> init(Module, InitialState) end). call(Pid, Msg) -> Ref = erlang:monitor(process, Pid), Pid ! {sync, self(), Ref, Msg}, receive {Ref, Reply} -> erlang:demonitor(Ref, [flush]), Reply; {'DOWN', Ref, process, Pid, Reason} -> erlang:error(Reason) after 5000 -> erlang:error(timeout) end. cast(Pid, Msg) -> Pid ! {async, Msg}, ok. reply({Pid, Ref}, Reply) -> Pid ! {Ref, Reply}. %%% Private stuff init(Module, InitialState) -> loop(Module, Module:init(InitialState)). loop(Module, State) -> receive {async, Msg} -> loop(Module, Module:handle_cast(Msg, State)); {sync, Pid, Ref, Msg} -> loop(Module, Module:handle_call(Msg, {Pid, Ref}, State)) end.