Async / Await vs. PipeTo - Dealing with Tasks and Akka.NET Actors
Async / Await vs. PipeTo in Akka.NET Actors
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Best Practices and Patterns for Asynchronous Programming with Akka.NET Actors
Akka.NET actors natively support async and awaiting on Tasks internally, such as the sample below:
However, Akka.NET also includes an extension method for Task<T>s called "PipeTo<T>" which makes it possible to forward the results of any complete task back into the actor's mailbox as a message.
This option allows for non-blocking, out-of-band processing to occur - meaning that the actor can continue to do.
So when should you use each? Read on to find out.
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