Hi all - <br>I've noticed that the application library doesn't provide an equivalent of a is_started function, so I'm wondering whether there is an idiom to check whether an app is running:<br><br>1) Are functions expected to derived the result from checking {ok, Pid} or {error, already_started} everytime they want to use an application? or
<br><br>2) Are functions expected to simply call the interface provided by the app w/out regard to whether the app is started? or<br><br>3) Are there ways to ensure the application in question is started.<br><br>I'm thinking of library modules where each function can be called independently but depend on some underlying applications. An example is a wrapper onto of the crypto app - because crypto needs to be started, either I have to make the wrapper into another server or I would have to test whether the crypto app is started on every function.
<br><br>Would love to see what type of code structure is "good" - any thoughts are appreciated.<br><br>Thanks,<br>yc<br><br><br><br>