timeout not works in ActorSystem().ask() function

[mojtabatorabii]

from thespian.actors import * from time import sleep

class Hello(Actor): def receiveMessage(self, message, sender): sleep(0.5) self.send(sender, f'Hi, {message}!')

if name == 'main':

hello word example

hello_actor = ActorSystem().createActor(actorClass=Hello)
msg = {'msg': 'hi', 'name': 'mojtaba'}
response = ActorSystem().ask(hello_actor, msg=msg, timeout=0.4)

based on your documentation in the above code "response" must be None !!

[kquick]

You did not specify a system base in the ActorSystem() call, so the default of simpleSystemBase was used. This base runs operations synchronously and this affects the delivery of timeouts (as described https://thespianpy.com/doc/using.html#hH-924dc0fe-c15b-491e-a6d1-8b88683d4c0d). I've added additional information for the ask() (https://thespianpy.com/doc/using.html#hH-8e52624b-cda1-4218-bc9f-693cf06b0758) and listen() calls to clarify this.

I would recommend using a different system base (e.g. the multiprocTCPBase) if you need effective timeouts.

[mojtabatorabii]

Hi thanks, Can you give me a working code example ? Sent from Mailhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 for Windows

From: Kevin @.> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 7:41 PM To: @.> Cc: Mojtaba @.>; @.> Subject: Re: [kquick/Thespian] timeout not works in ActorSystem().ask() function (Issue #83)

You did not specify a system base in the ActorSystem() call, so the default of simpleSystemBase was used. This base runs operations synchronously and this affects the delivery of timeouts (as described https://thespianpy.com/doc/using.html#hH-924dc0fe-c15b-491e-a6d1-8b88683d4c0d). I've added additional information for the ask() (https://thespianpy.com/doc/using.html#hH-8e52624b-cda1-4218-bc9f-693cf06b0758) and listen() calls to clarify this.

I would recommend using a different system base (e.g. the multiprocTCPBase) if you need effective timeouts.

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[kquick]

If you change the first __main__ line to the following it should produce the behavior you are expecting:

    hello_actor = ActorSystem(systemBase='multiprocTCPBase').createActor(actorClass=Hello)

As a note, this will leave the actor system running, so you may wait to also add a transientUnique = True argument as well and/or specify ActorSystem().shutdown() at the end of your script. See https://thespianpy.com/doc/using.html#hH-f71b7bfa-c57b-4716-a2c7-ad83a2ed3582 for more details.

[mojtabatorabii]

Thanks a lot !

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From: Kevin Quick @.> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 12:07:19 AM To: kquick/Thespian @.> Cc: Mojtaba Torabi @.>; Author @.> Subject: Re: [kquick/Thespian] timeout not works in ActorSystem().ask() function (Issue #83)

If you change the first main line to the following it should produce the behavior you are expecting:

hello_actor = ActorSystem(systemBase='multiprocTCPBase').createActor(actorClass=Hello)

As a note, this will leave the actor system running, so you may wait to also add a transientUnique = True argument as well and/or specify ActorSystem().shutdown() at the end of your script. See https://thespianpy.com/doc/using.html#hH-f71b7bfa-c57b-4716-a2c7-ad83a2ed3582 for more details.

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