Elixir & Phoenix - fast, concurrent and explicit

Elixir and Phoenix
fast, concurrent and explicit
Tobias Pfeiffer
@PragTob
pragtob.info

defmodule MyMap do
def map([], _func), do: []
def map([head | tail], func) do
[func.(head) | map(tail, func)]
end
end
MyMap.map [1, 2, 3, 4], fn(i) -> i * i end

defmodule MyMap do
end
end
Ruby-like Syntax

defmodule MyMap do
end
end
Pattern Matching

defmodule Patterns do
def greet(%{name: name, age: age}) do
IO.puts "Hi there #{name}, what's up at #{age}?"
end
def greet(%{name: name}) do
IO.puts "Hi there #{name}"
end
def greet(_) do
IO.puts "Hi"
end
end
Patterns.greet %{name: "Tobi", age: 26}
Patterns.greet %{name: "Tobi"}
Patterns.greet ["Mop"]
Pattern Matching

people = DB.find_customers
orders = Orders.for_customers(people)
tax = sales_tax(orders, 2013)
filing = prepare_filing(tax)
Pipe

filing = DB.find_customers
|> Orders.for_customers
|> sales_tax(2013)
|> prepare_filing
Pipe

filing =
prepare_filing(sales_tax(Orders.for_cusstomers(DB.find_c
ustomers), 2013))
Pipe

@spec all?(t) :: boolean
@spec all?(t, (element -> as_boolean(term))) :: boolean
def all?(enumerable, fun fn(x) -> x end)
def all?(enumerable, fun) when is_list(enumerable) do
do_all?(enumerable, fun)
end
Optional Type Annotations

defmacro plug(plug, opts []) do
quote do
@plugs {unquote(plug), unquote(opts), true}
end
end
Meta Programming

2.2.2 :001 > [1, 2, 3, 4].map { |i| i + 1 }
=> [2, 3, 4, 5]
iex(2)> Enum.map [1, 2, 3, 4], fn(i) -> i + 1 end
[2, 3, 4, 5]
vs
Where to call functions

Minimize state
vs
Hiding State

variable = 10
do_something(variable)
insert_in_db(variable)
Immutable Data

person = Person.new(attributes)
do_something(person)
insert_in_db(person)
Immutable Data

person = Person.new(attributes)
person = do_something(person)
insert_in_db(person)
Immutable Data

def new(conn, _params) do
changeset = User.new_changeset(%User{})
render conn, "new.html", changeset: changeset
end
Controller

defmodule Rumbl.User do
use Rumbl.Web, :model
schema "users" do
field :name, :string
field :username, :string
field :password, :string, virtual: true
field :password_hash, :string
has_many :videos, Rumbl.Video
timestamps
end
# ...
end
Model

defmodule Rumbl.UserView do
use Rumbl.Web, :view
alias Rumbl.User
def first_name(%{name: name}) do
name
|> String.split(" ")
|> Enum.at(0)
end
end
View

<%= form_for @changeset, user_path(@conn, :create), fn
form -> %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= text_input form, :name, placeholder: "Name",
class: "form-control" %>
<%= error_tag form, :name %>
</div>
<%= text_input form, :username, placeholder:
"Username", class: "form-control" %>
<%= error_tag form, :username %>
</div>
<%= password_input form, :password, placeholder:
"Password", class: "form-control" %>
<%= error_tag form, :password %>
</div>
<%= submit "Create User", class: "btn btn-primary" %>
<% end %>
Template

def new_changeset(model, params :empty) do
model
|> cast(params, ~w(name username), [])
|> unique_constraint(:username)
|> validate_length(:username, min: 1, max: 20)
end
def registration_changeset(model, params) do
model
|> new_changeset(params)
|> cast(params, ~w(password), [])
|> validate_length(:password, min: 6, max: 100)
|> put_pass_hash()
end
Changesets

def create(conn, %{"user" => user_params}) do
changeset = User.registration_changeset(%User{},
user_params)
case Repo.insert changeset do
{:ok, user} ->
conn
|> Rumbl.Auth.login(user)
|> put_flash(:info, "You successfully registered
as #{user.name}!")
|> redirect(to: user_path(conn, :index))
{:error, changeset}->
render conn, "new.html", changeset: changeset
end
end
Changesets

defmodule Rumbl.VideoChannel do
use Rumbl.Web, :channel
def join("videos:" <> video_id, _params, socket) do
{:ok, socket}
end
def handle_in("new_annotation", params, socket) do
broadcast! socket, "new_annotation", %{
user: %{username: "anon"},
body: params["body"],
at: params["at"]
}
{:reply, :ok, socket}
end
end
Channels

iex(13)> user = Repo.get_by(User, name: "Homer")
iex(14)> user.videos
#Ecto.Association.NotLoaded<association :videos is not
loaded>
iex(15)> Repo.preload(user, :videos)
#Ecto.Association.NotLoaded<association :videos is not
loaded>
iex(17)> user = Repo.preload(user, :videos)
[%Rumbl.Video{__meta__: #Ecto.Schema.Metadata<:loaded>,
category: #Ecto.Association.NotLoaded<association
:category is not loaded>,
category_id: nil, description: "such great many wow", id:
3,
inserted_at: #Ecto.DateTime<2016-02-28T18:42:41Z>, title:
"Hubidubiee",
updated_at: #Ecto.DateTime<2016-02-28T18:42:41Z>, url:
"www.lol.com",
user: #Ecto.Association.NotLoaded<association :user is
not loaded>,
user_id: 5}]
Explicit preloading

So we all go and do Elixir
and Phoenix now?

Thanks & Enjoy Elixir
Tobias Pfeiffer
@PragTob
pragtob.info

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