class TestProbe extends TestKit

TestKit-based probe which allows sending, reception and reply.

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TestKit.scala
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Instance Constructors

  1. new TestProbe(_application: ActorSystem)
  2. new TestProbe(_application: ActorSystem, name: String)

Value Members

  1. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
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    AnyRef → Any
  2. final def ##(): Int
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  3. def +(other: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to any2stringadd[TestProbe] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
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  4. def ->[B](y: B): (TestProbe, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to ArrowAssoc[TestProbe] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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    @inline()
  5. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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    AnyRef → Any
  6. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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    Any
  7. def awaitAssert[A](a: ⇒ A, max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, interval: Duration = 100.millis): A

    Evaluate the given assert every interval until it does not throw an exception and return the result.

    Evaluate the given assert every interval until it does not throw an exception and return the result.

    If the max timeout expires the last exception is thrown.

    If no timeout is given, take it from the innermost enclosing within block.

    Note that the timeout is scaled using Duration.dilated, which uses the configuration entry "akka.test.timefactor".

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  8. def awaitCond(p: ⇒ Boolean, max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, interval: Duration = 100.millis, message: String = ""): Unit

    Await until the given condition evaluates to true or the timeout expires, whichever comes first.

    Await until the given condition evaluates to true or the timeout expires, whichever comes first.

    If no timeout is given, take it from the innermost enclosing within block.

    Note that the timeout is scaled using Duration.dilated, which uses the configuration entry "akka.test.timefactor".

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  9. def childActorOf(props: Props): ActorRef

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor with an auto-generated name and stopping supervisor strategy, returning the child's ActorRef.

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor with an auto-generated name and stopping supervisor strategy, returning the child's ActorRef.

    props

    Props to create the child actor

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    TestKitBase
  10. def childActorOf(props: Props, name: String): ActorRef

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor with a stopping supervisor strategy, and returns the child's ActorRef.

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor with a stopping supervisor strategy, and returns the child's ActorRef.

    props

    Props to create the child actor

    name

    Actor name for the child actor

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  11. def childActorOf(props: Props, supervisorStrategy: SupervisorStrategy): ActorRef

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor with an auto-generated name, and returns the child's ActorRef.

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor with an auto-generated name, and returns the child's ActorRef.

    props

    Props to create the child actor

    supervisorStrategy

    Strategy should decide what to do with failures in the actor.

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  12. def childActorOf(props: Props, name: String, supervisorStrategy: SupervisorStrategy): ActorRef

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor, and returns the child's ActorRef.

    Spawns an actor as a child of this test actor, and returns the child's ActorRef.

    props

    Props to create the child actor

    name

    Actor name for the child actor

    supervisorStrategy

    Strategy should decide what to do with failures in the actor.

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    TestKitBase
  13. def clone(): AnyRef
    Attributes
    protected[java.lang]
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    AnyRef
    Annotations
    @native() @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate() @throws( ... )
  14. def ensuring(cond: (TestProbe) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): TestProbe
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to Ensuring[TestProbe] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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    Ensuring
  15. def ensuring(cond: (TestProbe) ⇒ Boolean): TestProbe
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to Ensuring[TestProbe] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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    Ensuring
  16. def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): TestProbe
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to Ensuring[TestProbe] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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  17. def ensuring(cond: Boolean): TestProbe
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to Ensuring[TestProbe] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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  18. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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    AnyRef
  19. def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean
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    AnyRef → Any
  20. def expectMsg[T](max: FiniteDuration, hint: String, obj: T): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals the given object.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals the given object. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  21. def expectMsg[T](max: FiniteDuration, obj: T): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals the given object.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals the given object. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  22. def expectMsg[T](obj: T): T

    Same as expectMsg(remainingOrDefault, obj), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsg(remainingOrDefault, obj), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  23. def expectMsgAllClassOf[T](max: FiniteDuration, obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which is of that class (equality, not conformance).

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which is of that class (equality, not conformance). This construct is useful when the order in which the objects are received is not fixed. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

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    TestKitBase
  24. def expectMsgAllClassOf[T](obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Same as expectMsgAllClassOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgAllClassOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

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    TestKitBase
  25. def expectMsgAllConformingOf[T](max: FiniteDuration, obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which conforms to that class (and vice versa).

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of classes and assert that for each given class one is received which conforms to that class (and vice versa). This construct is useful when the order in which the objects are received is not fixed. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    Beware that one object may satisfy all given class constraints, which may be counter-intuitive.

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  26. def expectMsgAllConformingOf[T](obj: Class[_ <: T]*): Seq[T]

    Same as expectMsgAllConformingOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgAllConformingOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

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    TestKitBase
  27. def expectMsgAllOf[T](max: FiniteDuration, obj: T*): Seq[T]

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of objects and assert that for each given object one is received which equals it and vice versa.

    Receive a number of messages from the test actor matching the given number of objects and assert that for each given object one is received which equals it and vice versa. This construct is useful when the order in which the objects are received is not fixed. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

      dispatcher ! SomeWork1()
  dispatcher ! SomeWork2()
  expectMsgAllOf(1 second, Result1(), Result2())

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    TestKitBase
  28. def expectMsgAllOf[T](obj: T*): Seq[T]

    Same as expectMsgAllOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgAllOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  29. def expectMsgAnyClassOf[C](max: FiniteDuration, obj: Class[_ <: C]*): C

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to one of the given classes.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to one of the given classes. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  30. def expectMsgAnyClassOf[C](obj: Class[_ <: C]*): C

    Same as expectMsgAnyClassOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgAnyClassOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  31. def expectMsgAnyOf[T](max: FiniteDuration, obj: T*): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals one of the given objects.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it equals one of the given objects. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  32. def expectMsgAnyOf[T](obj: T*): T

    Same as expectMsgAnyOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgAnyOf(remainingOrDefault, obj...), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Definition Classes
    TestKitBase
  33. def expectMsgClass[C](max: FiniteDuration, c: Class[C]): C

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given class.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given class. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

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    TestKitBase
  34. def expectMsgClass[C](c: Class[C]): C

    Same as expectMsgClass(remainingOrDefault, c), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgClass(remainingOrDefault, c), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

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    TestKitBase
  35. def expectMsgPF[T](max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, hint: String = "")(f: PartialFunction[Any, T]): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that the given partial function accepts it.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that the given partial function accepts it. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    Use this variant to implement more complicated or conditional processing.

    returns

    the received object as transformed by the partial function

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    TestKitBase
  36. def expectMsgType[T](max: FiniteDuration)(implicit t: ClassTag[T]): T

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given type (after erasure).

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it conforms to the given type (after erasure). Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    returns

    the received object

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    TestKitBase
  37. def expectMsgType[T](implicit t: ClassTag[T]): T

    Same as expectMsgType[T](remainingOrDefault), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectMsgType[T](remainingOrDefault), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

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    TestKitBase
  38. def expectNoMessage(): Unit

    Same as expectNoMessage(remainingOrDefault), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectNoMessage(remainingOrDefault), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

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    TestKitBase
  39. def expectNoMessage(max: FiniteDuration): Unit

    Assert that no message is received for the specified time.

    Assert that no message is received for the specified time. Supplied value is not dilated.

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    TestKitBase
  40. def expectTerminated(target: ActorRef, max: Duration = Duration.Undefined): Terminated

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it is the Terminated message of the given ActorRef.

    Receive one message from the test actor and assert that it is the Terminated message of the given ActorRef. Before calling this method, you have to watch the target actor ref. Wait time is bounded by the given duration, with an AssertionFailure being thrown in case of timeout.

    target

    the actor ref expected to be Terminated

    max

    wait no more than max time, otherwise throw AssertionFailure

    returns

    the received Terminated message

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    TestKitBase
  41. def fishForMessage(max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, hint: String = "")(f: PartialFunction[Any, Boolean]): Any

    Hybrid of expectMsgPF and receiveWhile: receive messages while the partial function matches and returns false.

    Hybrid of expectMsgPF and receiveWhile: receive messages while the partial function matches and returns false. Use it to ignore certain messages while waiting for a specific message.

    returns

    the last received message, i.e. the first one for which the partial function returned true

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    TestKitBase
  42. def fishForSpecificMessage[T](max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, hint: String = "")(f: PartialFunction[Any, T]): T

    Waits for specific message that partial function matches while ignoring all other messages coming in the meantime.

    Waits for specific message that partial function matches while ignoring all other messages coming in the meantime. Use it to ignore any number of messages while waiting for a specific one.

    returns

    result of applying partial function to the last received message, i.e. the first one for which the partial function is defined

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    TestKitBase
  43. def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
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    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to StringFormat[TestProbe] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
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  44. def forward(actor: ActorRef, msg: Any = lastMessage.msg): Unit

    Forward this message as if in the TestActor's receive method with self.forward.

  45. final def getClass(): Class[_]
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  46. def hashCode(): Int
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  47. def ignoreMsg(f: PartialFunction[Any, Boolean]): Unit

    Ignore all messages in the test actor for which the given partial function returns true.

    Ignore all messages in the test actor for which the given partial function returns true.

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    TestKitBase
  48. def ignoreNoMsg(): Unit

    Stop ignoring messages in the test actor.

    Stop ignoring messages in the test actor.

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    TestKitBase
  49. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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  50. def lastSender: ActorRef
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  51. def msgAvailable: Boolean

    Query queue status.

    Query queue status.

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  52. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  53. final def notify(): Unit
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  54. final def notifyAll(): Unit
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  55. def now: FiniteDuration

    Obtain current time (System.nanoTime) as Duration.

    Obtain current time (System.nanoTime) as Duration.

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  56. def receiveN(n: Int, max: FiniteDuration): Seq[AnyRef]

    Receive N messages in a row before the given deadline.

    Receive N messages in a row before the given deadline.

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    TestKitBase
  57. def receiveN(n: Int): Seq[AnyRef]

    Same as receiveN(n, remaining) but correctly taking into account Duration.timeFactor.

    Same as receiveN(n, remaining) but correctly taking into account Duration.timeFactor.

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  58. def receiveOne(max: Duration): AnyRef

    Receive one message from the internal queue of the TestActor.

    Receive one message from the internal queue of the TestActor. If the given duration is zero, the queue is polled (non-blocking).

    This method does NOT automatically scale its Duration parameter!

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  59. def receiveWhile[T](max: Duration = Duration.Undefined, idle: Duration = Duration.Inf, messages: Int = Int.MaxValue)(f: PartialFunction[AnyRef, T]): Seq[T]

    Receive a series of messages until one does not match the given partial function or the idle timeout is met (disabled by default) or the overall maximum duration is elapsed or expected messages count is reached.

    Receive a series of messages until one does not match the given partial function or the idle timeout is met (disabled by default) or the overall maximum duration is elapsed or expected messages count is reached. Returns the sequence of messages.

    Note that it is not an error to hit the max duration in this case.

    One possible use of this method is for testing whether messages of certain characteristics are generated at a certain rate:

    test ! ScheduleTicks(100 millis)
val series = receiveWhile(750 millis) {
    case Tick(count) => count
}
assert(series == (1 to 7).toList)
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  60. def ref: ActorRef

    Shorthand to get the testActor.

  61. def remaining: FiniteDuration

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or throw an AssertionError if no within block surrounds this call.

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or throw an AssertionError if no within block surrounds this call.

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  62. def remainingOr(duration: FiniteDuration): FiniteDuration

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or missing that it returns the given duration.

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or missing that it returns the given duration.

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  63. def remainingOrDefault: FiniteDuration

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or missing that it returns the properly dilated default for this case from settings (key "akka.test.single-expect-default").

    Obtain time remaining for execution of the innermost enclosing within block or missing that it returns the properly dilated default for this case from settings (key "akka.test.single-expect-default").

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  64. def reply(msg: Any): Unit

    Send message to the sender of the last dequeued message.

  65. def send(actor: ActorRef, msg: Any): Unit

    Send message to an actor while using the probe's TestActor as the sender.

    Send message to an actor while using the probe's TestActor as the sender. Replies will be available for inspection with all of TestKit's assertion methods.

  66. def sender(): ActorRef

    Get sender of last received message.

  67. def setAutoPilot(pilot: AutoPilot): Unit

    Install an AutoPilot to drive the testActor: the AutoPilot will be run for each received message and can be used to send or forward messages, etc.

    Install an AutoPilot to drive the testActor: the AutoPilot will be run for each received message and can be used to send or forward messages, etc. Each invocation must return the AutoPilot for the next round.

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  68. def shutdown(actorSystem: ActorSystem = system, duration: Duration = 10.seconds.dilated.min(10.seconds), verifySystemShutdown: Boolean = false): Unit

    Shut down an actor system and wait for termination.

    Shut down an actor system and wait for termination. On failure debug output will be logged about the remaining actors in the system.

    If verifySystemShutdown is true, then an exception will be thrown on failure.

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  69. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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  70. implicit val system: ActorSystem
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    TestKit → TestKitBase
  71. val testActor: ActorRef

    ActorRef of the test actor.

    ActorRef of the test actor. Access is provided to enable e.g. registration as message target.

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  72. def testActorName: String

    Defines the testActor name.

    Defines the testActor name.

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    TestProbe → TestKitBase
  73. val testKitSettings: TestKitSettings
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  74. def toString(): String
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  75. def unwatch(ref: ActorRef): ActorRef

    Have the testActor stop watching someone (i.e.

    Have the testActor stop watching someone (i.e. context.unwatch(...)).

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  76. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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    @throws( ... )
  77. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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  78. final def wait(): Unit
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  79. def watch(ref: ActorRef): ActorRef

    Have the testActor watch someone (i.e.

    Have the testActor watch someone (i.e. context.watch(...)).

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  80. def within[T](max: FiniteDuration)(f: ⇒ T): T

    Same as calling within(0 seconds, max)(f).

    Same as calling within(0 seconds, max)(f).

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  81. def within[T](min: FiniteDuration, max: FiniteDuration)(f: ⇒ T): T

    Execute code block while bounding its execution time between min and max.

    Execute code block while bounding its execution time between min and max. within blocks may be nested. All methods in this trait which take maximum wait times are available in a version which implicitly uses the remaining time governed by the innermost enclosing within block.

    Note that the timeout is scaled using Duration.dilated, which uses the configuration entry "akka.test.timefactor", while the min Duration is not.

    val ret = within(50 millis) {
  test ! "ping"
  expectMsgClass(classOf[String])
}
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  82. def →[B](y: B): (TestProbe, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from TestProbe to ArrowAssoc[TestProbe] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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Deprecated Value Members

  1. def expectNoMsg(max: FiniteDuration): Unit

    Assert that no message is received for the specified time.

    Assert that no message is received for the specified time. NOTE! Supplied value is always dilated.

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    Annotations
    @deprecated
    Deprecated

    (Since version 2.5.5) Use expectNoMessage instead

  2. def expectNoMsg(): Unit

    Same as expectNoMsg(remainingOrDefault), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

    Same as expectNoMsg(remainingOrDefault), but correctly treating the timeFactor.

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    @deprecated
    Deprecated

    (Since version 2.5.5) Use expectNoMessage instead

  3. def finalize(): Unit
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    Deprecated

    (Since version ) see corresponding Javadoc for more information.

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Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from TestProbe to StringFormat[TestProbe]

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Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from TestProbe to ArrowAssoc[TestProbe]

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