akka-net-best-practices

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps developers design resilient Akka.NET actor systems by clarifying best practices for messaging, fault handling, and system architecture.

Core Features & Use Cases

• EventStream vs DistributedPubSub guidance: when to use local event streams versus cluster-wide publish/subscribe.
• Supervision strategies: patterns for fault containment, restarts, and child lifecycle management.
• Error handling patterns: guiding when to catch, escalate, or let the supervision tree handle failures.
• Props vs DependencyResolver: guidance on when to use simple Props and when to integrate DI containers for complex dependencies.
• Work distribution patterns: approaches for scaling work across nodes and within a single node, including routing and batching.

Quick Start

Start with a minimal Akka.NET setup that uses local EventStream, apply a supervision strategy, and observe fault handling across a small actor hierarchy.