[erlang-questions] Multiple gen_fsm instances and gen_tcp:accept/1

[Ulf Wiger (TN/EAB)]

Joern wrote:
> 
> However I am a little bit unsure how to implement this right: use a
> gen_server with a custom receive loop (I cannot use active receiving,
> the protocol uses yet another funny framing) 

Funny framing can be handled by a "middle-man process", which
simply sits between your FSM and the socket, stripping away
the framing. This way, your FSM can deal with nicely formatted
messages. In Erlang, middle-man processes add very little overhead.

BR,
Ulf W