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Version: XState v5

Spawn

XState is based on the actor model. Spawned actors are managed by the state machine.

Coming soon… example.

Spawing actors in Stately Studio​

Coming soon

API​

actions: assign({
  ref: ({ spawn }) => spawn(fromPromise(...), {
    id: 'some-id',
  })
})
  • spawn(actorBehavior, options?)
    • actorBehavior - The behavior of the actor to spawn. This can be a function, promise, observable, or callback.
    • options - Options for spawning the actor.
      • id - The ID of the actor. This is used to reference the actor in the state machine.
      • input

Source​

  • Inline: spawn(fromPromise(...))
  • Referenced: spawn('getUser')
    • .provide({ actors })

Lifecycle​

  • Created & started when spawned
  • Stopped when the machine is stopped
  • Can be manually stopped

Stopping an actor​

  • actions: stop('some-id')

  • Note this does not clear it from the context

TypeScript​

Coming soon

Cheatsheet​

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