Play framework with Akka Throttle for Output

PlayframeworkwithAkkaThrottleforOutput

1AKKAVersion

Firstofall,checkwithAKKAversionIamusinginplayframework2.4.3.IknewtheversionofAKKAreallymatters.

Inmyplayframeworkproject

>activator

activator>showcompile:dependencyClasspath

Itwilllistallthedependencyjars.

akka-actor_2.10-2.3.13.jar

akka-slf4j_2.10-2.3.13.jar

SotheversionisAKKA2.3.13.

2ThrottlingActorMessages

Addthisinthedependency

"com.typesafe.akka"%%"akka-contrib"%"2.3.13",

InitiatetheAkkaasfollow

valcontextIOActor=Akka.system.actorOf(ContextIOActor.props,name="contextio-actor")

valcontextIOThrottler=Akka.system.actorOf(Props(classOf[TimerBasedThrottler],contextio_throttlemsgsPer60.second),name="conetxt-io-throttler")

contextIOThrottler!SetTarget(Some(contextIOActor))

ThenallweneedtodoistosendmessagetothecontextIOThrottler,itwilljustthrottlethatandredirectthemessagetotarget.

References:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31112397/print-akka-version-in-play-framework-2-4-1

http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/2.3.13/contrib/throttle.html

http://letitcrash.com/post/28901663062/throttling-messages-in-akka-2

http://www.michaelpollmeier.com/akka-work-pulling-pattern/

http://www.michaelpollmeier.com/akka-work-pulling-pattern-to-throttle-work/

http://doc.akka.io/api/akka/2.3.13/index.html#akka.contrib.throttle.TimerBasedThrottler

https://github.com/jonasanso/throttling/blob/5102d35f9abdf0cb15732a1cef0e4c92c4cca59c/app/controllers/Application.scala