A deprecated Elixir behaviour for managing connection processes, superseded by gen_statem.
Connection is a deprecated Elixir behaviour that extends the GenServer API to manage connection processes with built-in lifecycle handling. It provides callbacks for connection establishment, disconnection, and state transitions, specifically designed for network connections and similar stateful processes. The project is no longer recommended for new projects as it has been superseded by Erlang/OTP's gen_statem.
Elixir developers building connection-oriented services like database drivers, network clients, or stateful communication layers who need structured connection lifecycle management.
Connection offered a standardized way to handle connection state transitions and error recovery that was more specialized than GenServer. However, its main value today is as a historical reference since gen_statem now provides equivalent functionality with official OTP support.
Connection behaviour for connection processes
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Adds connection-specific callbacks like connect/2 and disconnect/2 to the standard GenServer API, providing a superset for managing connection processes as shown in the README's callback definitions.
Built-in support for connection and disconnection lifecycles with state transitions between connected, disconnected, and backoff states, simplifying error handling.
Includes configurable backoff strategies for connection retries, evidenced by callback return values like {:backoff, timeout, state} in the README.
Provides a TCP connection example in the repository, offering a practical guide for implementing connection processes in Elixir.
Explicitly marked as no longer necessary and not recommended for new projects in the README, having been superseded by Erlang/OTP's gen_statem.
Migrating existing code to gen_statem requires significant effort, as shown in the linked pull requests, and can introduce breaking changes or compatibility issues.
Future releases are limited to compatibility updates only, lacking new features or improvements, which reduces its viability for modern applications.