Re: Local Process Registered Name as Term

Hi Vance

Checkout gproc or syn.

/F.

What advice can I get on a process registry solution for local (only)
> lookup using term() rather than atom()?
>
> The obvious candidates are erlang:register/2 for atoms and
> global:register_name/2 for other terms:
>
>    erlang:register(Name :: atom()), PidOrPort) ->
>    global:register_name(Name :: term(), Pid) ->
>
> Which is fine however when it will only be used locally global is a
> heavyweight solution.
>
> Should I roll my own using ets?  A process? Other?
>
> --
>      -Vance
>