[erlang-questions] Question about using ETS, PUT/GET

[Alexey Eremikihin]

Small hint
Ejabberd starts new instance of module for each domain specified in config.
So modules are domain specific.

You need to decide do you need one table for all domains, or each domain 
has its own table.

16.02.2012 01:22, Dmitry Kolesnikov пишет:
> Hello,
>
>> The issue is I cannot start ejabberd, according to the log, when the second
>> time this module starts, ejabberd tells there is an argument error.
>
> this is due to your named ets table. When you stat this module second time the table_name is exists and ets throws an error. You have to re-shake you app in the way that only one copy of ets is created.
>
> - Dmitry
>
> On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:16 PM, flowerstars wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am working on developing modules on ejabberd. I tried to use ETS in
>> start/2. The codes are following:
>>
>>   ets:new(table_name, [named_table, public, bag]),
>>   ets:insert(table_name, {num, 999}),
>>
>> I use "ets:lookup(table_name, num)," in another function within the same
>> file to read the value "999".
>>
>> The issue is I cannot start ejabberd, according to the log, when the second
>> time this module starts, ejabberd tells there is an argument error.
>>
>> Actually, I just want to share some variables. I used to use PUT/2 and
>> GET/1, I use "put(key, Value)" in start/2, and use "get(key)" in another
>> function within one file. However, what I got is "undefined". Are they in
>> the same process?
>>
>> Any help is appreciated!!
>>
>> Thanks a lot!
>>
>>
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