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== Supervision Trees == A Supervision Tree is a core concept in the Elixir programming language. It is a hierarchical structure that allows for the supervision and management of concurrent processes. In Elixir, each process is encapsulated within a supervisor, forming a tree-like structure of supervisors and their child processes. === Purpose === The primary purpose of a supervision tree is to ensure the resiliency and fault-tolerance of a system. By organizing processes into a tree structure, supervisors can monitor and supervise their child processes, automatically restarting them in case of failure. === Structure === A supervision tree typically consists of multiple layers, with the top-level supervisor at the root of the tree. Each supervisor node can have one or more child processes, which can be either supervisors or worker processes. Supervisors are responsible for starting and managing their child processes. If a child process terminates abnormally, the supervisor can restart it, ensuring the stability and integrity of the system. Supervisors can also be configured with different restart strategies, allowing for fine-grained control over the behavior of the system in case of failures. === Types of Supervisors === Elixir provides several types of supervisors, each with its own characteristics and use cases: ==== Simple One-for-One Supervisors ==== A simple one-for-one supervisor is designed to manage a dynamic set of child processes, where each child is unique and has the same behavior. These supervisors are often used when the number of child processes can change over time, such as in the case of a connection pool. ==== Simple One-for-All Supervisors ==== A simple one-for-all supervisor is responsible for managing a single child process, typically used for long-running tasks or processes that represent critical system components. ==== Dynamic Supervisors ==== Dynamic supervisors are more flexible compared to the simple one-for-one and one-for-all supervisors. They allow for the dynamic creation and deletion of child processes, adding an extra layer of runtime configurability to the supervision tree. === Benefits === Supervision trees offer several benefits for building fault-tolerant systems: - Automatic restart of failed processes - Isolation of failures within individual supervisors - Hierarchical structure for managing complex systems - Fine-grained control over restart strategies === Conclusion === Supervision trees are a fundamental concept in Elixir, allowing for the robustness and fault-tolerance of concurrent systems. By organizing processes into a hierarchical structure and leveraging the power of supervisors, developers can build resilient applications that automatically recover from failures. See also: * [[Supervisor Behaviours]] * [[OTP Behaviours]] * [[OTP Principles]] [[Category:Elixir Programming Language]] [[Category:Concurrency]]
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