Create an emulated distributed system "ec-counter" that consists of two types of nodes: servers and clients. Each server maintains an integer counter, and allows clients to get the current counter value or set them. When a client sets a value, the server should update its local value if (and only if) the client supplied value is larger than the one the server already contains. Client nodes take a server's Subject as input and then generate 100 random requests. Each request can be a get or a set, set requests should use a random value. Finally, the servers should periodically synchronize counter values with each other, thus ensuring that eventually, in the absense of client set requests, they will all end up with the same counter value and that this value is the largest value that any of them had. Clients should not communicate with each other.
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} 1→## Metadata
2→name: Creating a distributed system emulation
3→description: This is a recipe for how to build a distributed system emulation in Gleam given a human description.
4→
5→
6→## Overview
7→In this environment we use Gleam for emulation. The goal is to produce a version that can be executed and help explain how the protocol (i.e., the algorithm implemented by the system) runs.
8→
9→Each type of process (or node or server, I tend to use the same word for all of them) is implemented as a Gleam actor. The Gleam OTP skill that accompanies this can help write the code. Do not try to optimize the code, but be sure to use comments to document the logic of each actor, and use print statements to record the execution of each actor.
10→
11→Once code for all types of processes has been written, change the main function to take a configuration file (in TOML) that specifies how many nodes of each type to start and then runs them to produce an execution schedule.
12→
13→Finally, use the appropriate version control system to add a commit for the emulation
14→
15→## Steps to Create an Emulation
16→
17→- Use instructions from the gleam-otop skill to create and code up the emulation.
18→- Change the main function of the newly created emulation so that it can read a configuration file written in TOML (you can read it in gleam using the `tom` package) that specifies the number of each type of process.
19→- Create a new commit using the appropriate version control system.
20→
21→## Writing a new emulation
22→
23→Use instructions from the gleam-otp skill.
24→
25→## Version Control
26→
27→Check if the root directory contains a `.jj` directory. If so, the project is managed using Jujutsu, and the accompanying jujutsu skill to manage things.
28→
29→If on the other hand the root directory contains a `.git` directory (but no `.jj` directory) use git.
30→ 1→# Gleam OTP Development
2→
3→## Metadata
4→name: Gleam OTP Development
5→description: This is a skill to help with developing Gleam OTP applications.
6→
7→## Creating a Gleam project
8→
9→```sh
10→ gleam new --skip-git --skip-github <project name> # Create a project. Project name can only contain alphanumeric characters and `_`
11→ cd <project name> # Change directory into the project
12→ gleam add gleam_otp # Add gleam_otp as a dependency
13→ gleam add gleam_erlang # Add gleam_erlang as a dependency.
14→```
15→
16→## Build Commands
17→
18→```sh
19→gleam build # Compile the project
20→gleam run # Run the project
21→gleam test # Run all tests
22→gleam add <pkg> # Add a dependency
23→gleam format # Format code
24→```
25→
26→## Actor Pattern with gleam_otp
27→
28→### Basic Actor Structure
29→
30→```gleam
31→import gleam/otp/actor
32→import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
33→
34→// 1. Define state type
35→pub type State {
36→ State(value: Int, self: Subject(Message))
37→}
38→
39→// 2. Define message type
40→pub type Message {
41→ Set(value: Int) // Fire-and-forget
42→ Get(reply_with: Subject(Int)) // Request-response
43→}
44→
45→// 3. Implement handler
46→fn handle_message(state: State, message: Message) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
47→ case message {
48→ Set(value) -> actor.continue(State(..state, value: value))
49→ Get(client) -> {
50→ process.send(client, state.value)
51→ actor.continue(state)
52→ }
53→ }
54→}
55→
56→// 4. Start function
57→pub fn start() -> Result(Subject(Message), actor.StartError) {
58→ actor.new_with_initialiser(1000, fn(self) {
59→ actor.initialised(State(value: 0, self: self))
60→ |> actor.returning(self)
61→ |> Ok
62→ })
63→ |> actor.on_message(handle_message)
64→ |> actor.start
65→ |> result.map(fn(started) { started.data })
66→}
67→```
68→
69→### Key Patterns
70→
71→**Fire-and-forget message:**
72→```gleam
73→pub fn set(subject: Subject(Message), value: Int) -> Nil {
74→ actor.send(subject, Set(value))
75→}
76→```
77→
78→**Request-response (blocking call):**
79→```gleam
80→pub fn get(subject: Subject(Message)) -> Int {
81→ actor.call(subject, 1000, Get) // 1000ms timeout
82→}
83→```
84→
85→**Self-messaging (for periodic tasks):**
86→```gleam
87→// In initialiser or handler:
88→process.send_after(state.self, 100, Sync) // Send Sync message after 100ms
89→```
90→
91→**Capturing self reference:**
92→Use `actor.new_with_initialiser` instead of `actor.new` to get access to the actor's own Subject in the initialiser callback.
93→
94→### Handler Return Values
95→
96→- `actor.continue(new_state)` - Keep running with new state
97→- `actor.stop()` - Stop the actor gracefully
98→
99→### Common Imports
100→
101→```gleam
102→import gleam/otp/actor
103→import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
104→import gleam/result
105→import gleam/list
106→import gleam/int
107→import gleam/io
108→```
109→
110→## TOML Configuration with `tom`
111→
112→Add the `tom` and `simplifile` packages:
113→
114→```sh
115→gleam add tom
116→gleam add simplifile
117→```
118→
119→### Reading and parsing a TOML file
120→
121→Use `simplifile` for file I/O and `tom` for TOML parsing:
122→
123→```gleam
124→import simplifile
125→import tom
126→
127→let assert Ok(content) = simplifile.read("config.toml")
128→let assert Ok(parsed) = tom.parse(content)
129→
130→// Get values with defaults
131→let num_nodes = tom.get_int(parsed, ["num_nodes"]) |> result.unwrap(5)
132→let name = tom.get_string(parsed, ["name"]) |> result.unwrap("default")
133→```
134→
135→Available getters: `tom.get_int`, `tom.get_string`, `tom.get_float`, `tom.get_bool`, `tom.get_array`, `tom.get_table`. All take a `Dict` (from `tom.parse`) and a key path as `List(String)`.
136→
137→## Testing
138→
139→Test functions must end with `_test` suffix:
140→
141→```gleam
142→import gleeunit
143→
144→pub fn main() -> Nil {
145→ gleeunit.main()
146→}
147→
148→pub fn my_feature_test() {
149→ assert some_condition == True
150→}
151→```
152→
153→## Common Patterns in This Codebase
154→
155→### Peer-to-peer Synchronization
156→
157→Servers maintain a list of peers and periodically broadcast their state:
158→
159→```gleam
160→Sync -> {
161→ list.each(state.peers, fn(peer) {
162→ process.send(peer, Set(state.value))
163→ })
164→ process.send_after(state.self, 100, Sync)
165→ actor.continue(state)
166→}
167→```
168→
169→### Convergence Check
170→
171→Poll until all actors have the same value:
172→
173→```gleam
174→fn wait_for_convergence(servers: List(Subject(Message))) -> Nil {
175→ let values = list.map(servers, get)
176→ case values {
177→ [first, ..rest] -> {
178→ let all_same = list.all(rest, fn(v) { v == first })
179→ case all_same && first > 0 {
180→ True -> io.println("Converged!")
181→ False -> {
182→ process.sleep(100)
183→ wait_for_convergence(servers)
184→ }
185→ }
186→ }
187→ [] -> Nil
188→ }
189→}
190→```
191→
192→## Gleam Syntax Quick Reference
193→
194→**Pattern matching:**
195→```gleam
196→case value {
197→ Some(x) -> x
198→ None -> 0
199→}
200→```
201→
202→**Record update:**
203→```gleam
204→State(..state, value: new_value)
205→```
206→
207→**Pipe operator:**
208→```gleam
209→value
210→|> transform1
211→|> transform2
212→```
213→
214→**Assert (panics on failure):**
215→```gleam
216→let assert Ok(result) = maybe_fails()
217→```
218→
219→**List operations:**
220→```gleam
221→list.map(items, fn(x) { x + 1 })
222→list.each(items, fn(x) { io.println(x) })
223→list.all(items, fn(x) { x > 0 })
224→list.flat_map(items, fn(x) { [x, x] })
225→```
226→/home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/kv_store/gleam.toml /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/multipaxos_kv/gleam.toml /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/raft_kv/gleam.toml /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/tutorial-vars/gleam.toml
1→import argv
2→import gleam/erlang/process
3→import gleam/int
4→import gleam/io
5→import gleam/list
6→import kv_store/client
7→import kv_store/server
8→
9→pub fn main() -> Nil {
10→ // Parse number of clients from command-line args (default: 3)
11→ let num_clients = case argv.load().arguments {
12→ [n_str, ..] -> {
13→ case int.parse(n_str) {
14→ Ok(n) if n > 0 -> n
15→ _ -> {
16→ io.println("Usage: gleam run -- <num_clients>")
17→ panic as "num_clients must be a positive integer"
18→ }
19→ }
20→ }
21→ [] -> 3
22→ }
23→
24→ // Start the KV server
25→ let assert Ok(kv_server) = server.start()
26→ io.println("Started KV server")
27→
28→ // Start the requested number of clients, each pointing at the same server
29→ let clients =
30→ list.range(1, num_clients)
31→ |> list.map(fn(i) {
32→ let assert Ok(c) = client.start(kv_server)
33→ io.println("Started client " <> int.to_string(i))
34→ c
35→ })
36→
37→ // Tell each client to begin sending requests
38→ list.each(clients, fn(c) { process.send(c, client.Start) })
39→ io.println("All " <> int.to_string(num_clients) <> " clients started")
40→
41→ // Wait for clients to finish their 10 requests each
42→ process.sleep(2000)
43→ io.println("Done")
44→}
45→ 1→name = "kv_store"
2→version = "1.0.0"
3→
4→# Fill out these fields if you intend to generate HTML documentation or publish
5→# your project to the Hex package manager.
6→#
7→# description = ""
8→# licences = ["Apache-2.0"]
9→# repository = { type = "github", user = "", repo = "" }
10→# links = [{ title = "Website", href = "" }]
11→#
12→# For a full reference of all the available options, you can have a look at
13→# https://gleam.run/writing-gleam/gleam-toml/.
14→
15→[dependencies]
16→gleam_stdlib = ">= 0.44.0 and < 2.0.0"
17→gleam_otp = ">= 1.2.0 and < 2.0.0"
18→gleam_erlang = ">= 1.3.0 and < 2.0.0"
19→argv = ">= 1.0.2 and < 2.0.0"
20→
21→[dev-dependencies]
22→gleeunit = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0"
23→/home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/kv_store/gleam.toml /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/kv_store/manifest.toml
{
"file_path": "/home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/kv_store/src/kv_store/server.gleam"
} 1→import gleam/dict.{type Dict}
2→import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
3→import gleam/io
4→import gleam/otp/actor
5→import gleam/result
6→
7→/// The server's state: a dictionary mapping string keys to string values.
8→pub type State {
9→ State(store: Dict(String, String), self: Subject(Message))
10→}
11→
12→/// Result type for operations that can succeed or fail with a reason.
13→pub type OpResult {
14→ OpOk
15→ OpError(reason: String)
16→}
17→
18→/// Messages the KV server handles.
19→pub type Message {
20→ /// Insert a new key-value pair. Fails if the key already exists.
21→ Put(key: String, value: String, reply_with: Subject(OpResult))
22→ /// Retrieve the value for a key. Returns Ok(value) or Error if not found.
23→ Get(key: String, reply_with: Subject(Result(String, String)))
24→ /// Delete a key. Returns OpOk or OpError if the key doesn't exist.
25→ Delete(key: String, reply_with: Subject(OpResult))
26→}
27→
28→/// Handle incoming messages to the KV server.
29→fn handle_message(state: State, message: Message) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
30→ case message {
31→ Put(key, value, reply_with) -> {
32→ case dict.has_key(state.store, key) {
33→ True -> {
34→ // Key already exists — reject the put
35→ io.println("[server] PUT \"" <> key <> "\" -> REJECTED (key exists)")
36→ process.send(reply_with, OpError("key already exists: " <> key))
37→ actor.continue(state)
38→ }
39→ False -> {
40→ // Insert the new key-value pair
41→ io.println(
42→ "[server] PUT \"" <> key <> "\" = \"" <> value <> "\" -> OK",
43→ )
44→ let new_store = dict.insert(state.store, key, value)
45→ process.send(reply_with, OpOk)
46→ actor.continue(State(..state, store: new_store))
47→ }
48→ }
49→ }
50→
51→ Get(key, reply_with) -> {
52→ case dict.get(state.store, key) {
53→ Ok(value) -> {
54→ io.println("[server] GET \"" <> key <> "\" -> \"" <> value <> "\"")
55→ process.send(reply_with, Ok(value))
56→ }
57→ Error(_) -> {
58→ io.println("[server] GET \"" <> key <> "\" -> NOT FOUND")
59→ process.send(reply_with, Error("key not found: " <> key))
60→ }
61→ }
62→ actor.continue(state)
63→ }
64→
65→ Delete(key, reply_with) -> {
66→ case dict.has_key(state.store, key) {
67→ True -> {
68→ io.println("[server] DELETE \"" <> key <> "\" -> OK")
69→ let new_store = dict.delete(state.store, key)
70→ process.send(reply_with, OpOk)
71→ actor.continue(State(..state, store: new_store))
72→ }
73→ False -> {
74→ io.println("[server] DELETE \"" <> key <> "\" -> NOT FOUND")
75→ process.send(reply_with, OpError("key not found: " <> key))
76→ actor.continue(state)
77→ }
78→ }
79→ }
80→ }
81→}
82→
83→/// Start a new KV server actor with an empty store.
84→pub fn start() -> Result(Subject(Message), actor.StartError) {
85→ actor.new_with_initialiser(1000, fn(self) {
86→ let state = State(store: dict.new(), self: self)
87→ actor.initialised(state)
88→ |> actor.returning(self)
89→ |> Ok
90→ })
91→ |> actor.on_message(handle_message)
92→ |> actor.start
93→ |> result.map(fn(started) { started.data })
94→}
95→
96→/// Put a key-value pair into the store. Returns an error if the key exists.
97→pub fn put(server: Subject(Message), key: String, value: String) -> OpResult {
98→ actor.call(server, 1000, Put(key, value, _))
99→}
100→
101→/// Get the value for a key. Returns Error if the key doesn't exist.
102→pub fn get(server: Subject(Message), key: String) -> Result(String, String) {
103→ actor.call(server, 1000, Get(key, _))
104→}
105→
106→/// Delete a key from the store. Returns an error if the key doesn't exist.
107→pub fn delete(server: Subject(Message), key: String) -> OpResult {
108→ actor.call(server, 1000, Delete(key, _))
109→}
110→{
"file_path": "/home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/kv_store/src/kv_store/client.gleam"
} 1→import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
2→import gleam/int
3→import gleam/io
4→import gleam/otp/actor
5→import gleam/result
6→import kv_store/server
7→
8→/// Client state: tracks the server to talk to, remaining requests, and self.
9→pub type State {
10→ State(server: Subject(server.Message), remaining: Int, self: Subject(Message))
11→}
12→
13→/// Messages the client responds to.
14→pub type Message {
15→ /// Kick off the client's request loop.
16→ Start
17→ /// Internal message to continue sending the next request.
18→ Continue
19→}
20→
21→/// A small pool of keys the client randomly picks from, keeping collisions
22→/// likely so we exercise the "key already exists" and "key not found" paths.
23→const keys = #("a", "b", "c", "d", "e")
24→
25→/// Pick a random key from the pool.
26→fn random_key() -> String {
27→ case int.random(5) {
28→ 0 -> keys.0
29→ 1 -> keys.1
30→ 2 -> keys.2
31→ 3 -> keys.3
32→ _ -> keys.4
33→ }
34→}
35→
36→/// Pick a random value.
37→fn random_value() -> String {
38→ "val_" <> int.to_string(int.random(100))
39→}
40→
41→/// Handle incoming messages for the client actor.
42→fn handle_message(state: State, message: Message) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
43→ case message {
44→ Start -> {
45→ io.println("[client] Starting — will send 10 requests")
46→ send_next_request(state)
47→ }
48→ Continue -> {
49→ send_next_request(state)
50→ }
51→ }
52→}
53→
54→/// Send the next random request (get or put) to the server, then schedule
55→/// a Continue message so the actor processes the next one.
56→fn send_next_request(state: State) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
57→ case state.remaining {
58→ 0 -> {
59→ io.println("[client] Finished all 10 requests")
60→ actor.stop()
61→ }
62→ n -> {
63→ // Randomly choose between get (0) and put (1)
64→ case int.random(2) {
65→ 0 -> {
66→ let key = random_key()
67→ case server.get(state.server, key) {
68→ Ok(value) ->
69→ io.println(
70→ "[client] GET \"" <> key <> "\" -> \"" <> value <> "\"",
71→ )
72→ Error(reason) ->
73→ io.println("[client] GET \"" <> key <> "\" -> " <> reason)
74→ }
75→ }
76→ _ -> {
77→ let key = random_key()
78→ let value = random_value()
79→ case server.put(state.server, key, value) {
80→ server.OpOk ->
81→ io.println(
82→ "[client] PUT \"" <> key <> "\" = \"" <> value <> "\" -> OK",
83→ )
84→ server.OpError(reason) ->
85→ io.println(
86→ "[client] PUT \""
87→ <> key
88→ <> "\" = \""
89→ <> value
90→ <> "\" -> "
91→ <> reason,
92→ )
93→ }
94→ }
95→ }
96→
97→ // Schedule next request
98→ process.send(state.self, Continue)
99→ actor.continue(State(..state, remaining: n - 1))
100→ }
101→ }
102→}
103→
104→/// Start a client actor that will send 10 random requests to the given server.
105→pub fn start(
106→ server_subject: Subject(server.Message),
107→) -> Result(Subject(Message), actor.StartError) {
108→ actor.new_with_initialiser(1000, fn(self) {
109→ let state = State(server: server_subject, remaining: 10, self: self)
110→ actor.initialised(state)
111→ |> actor.returning(self)
112→ |> Ok
113→ })
114→ |> actor.on_message(handle_message)
115→ |> actor.start
116→ |> result.map(fn(started) { started.data })
117→}
118→Good, I have a clear picture of the patterns. Now let me check for the TOML config pattern used in other projects and then create the emulation.
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import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
import gleam/int
import gleam/io
import gleam/list
import gleam/otp/actor
import gleam/result
/// Server state: an integer counter, list of peer servers, a name, and self reference.
pub type State {
State(
counter: Int,
peers: List(Subject(Message)),
name: String,
self: Subject(Message),
)
}
/// Messages the counter server handles.
pub type Message {
/// Client requests the current counter value.
Get(reply_with: Subject(Int))
/// Client requests to set the counter (only applied if value > current).
Set(value: Int, reply_with: Subject(Bool))
/// Internal: synchronize counter value from a peer server.
SyncValue(value: Int)
/// Internal: trigger periodic synchronization with peers.
DoSync
/// Register peer servers for synchronization.
SetPeers(peers: List(Subject(Message)))
}
/// Handle incoming messages.
fn handle_message(state: State, message: Message) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
case message {
Get(reply_with) -> {
// Return the current counter value to the requesting client
io.println(
"[" <> state.name <> "] GET -> " <> int.to_string(state.counter),
)
process.send(reply_with, state.counter)
actor.continue(state)
}
Set(value, reply_with) -> {
// Only update if the new value is strictly larger than the current one
case value > state.counter {
True -> {
io.println(
"["
<> state.name
<> "] SET "
<> int.to_string(value)
<> " -> accepted (was "
<> int.to_string(state.counter)
<> ")",
)
process.send(reply_with, True)
actor.continue(State(..state, counter: value))
}
False -> {
io.println(
"["
<> state.name
<> "] SET "
<> int.to_string(value)
<> " -> rejected (current "
<> int.to_string(state.counter)
<> ")",
)
process.send(reply_with, False)
actor.continue(state)
}
}
}
SyncValue(value) -> {
// Accept the peer's value only if it is larger than ours
case value > state.counter {
True -> {
io.println(
"["
<> state.name
<> "] SYNC received "
<> int.to_string(value)
<> " -> updated (was "
<> int.to_string(state.counter)
<> ")",
)
actor.continue(State(..state, counter: value))
}
False -> {
actor.continue(state)
}
}
}
DoSync -> {
// Broadcast our current counter value to all peers
list.each(state.peers, fn(peer) {
process.send(peer, SyncValue(state.counter))
})
// Schedule the next sync round
process.send_after(state.self, 100, DoSync)
actor.continue(state)
}
SetPeers(peers) -> {
io.println(
"["
<> state.name
<> "] Registered "
<> int.to_string(list.length(peers))
<> " peers",
)
actor.continue(State(..state, peers: peers))
}
}
}
/// Start a new counter server with the given name.
pub fn start(name: String) -> Result(Subject(Message), actor.StartError) {
actor.new_with_initialiser(1000, fn(self) {
let state = State(counter: 0, peers: [], name: name, self: self)
// Kick off periodic synchronization
process.send_after(self, 100, DoSync)
actor.initialised(state)
|> actor.returning(self)
|> Ok
})
|> actor.on_message(handle_message)
|> actor.start
|> result.map(fn(started) { started.data })
}
/// Get the current counter value from a server.
pub fn get(server: Subject(Message)) -> Int {
actor.call(server, 1000, Get)
}
/// Try to set the counter value. Returns True if accepted, False if rejected.
pub fn set(server: Subject(Message), value: Int) -> Bool {
actor.call(server, 1000, Set(value, _))
}
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import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
import gleam/int
import gleam/io
import gleam/otp/actor
import gleam/result
import ec_counter/server
/// Client state: the server to talk to, remaining requests, name, and self.
pub type State {
State(
server: Subject(server.Message),
remaining: Int,
name: String,
self: Subject(Message),
)
}
/// Messages the client handles.
pub type Message {
/// Kick off the client's request loop.
Start
/// Internal: continue sending the next request.
Continue
}
/// Handle incoming messages.
fn handle_message(state: State, message: Message) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
case message {
Start -> {
io.println("[" <> state.name <> "] Starting — will send 100 requests")
send_next_request(state)
}
Continue -> {
send_next_request(state)
}
}
}
/// Send the next random request (get or set) to the server.
fn send_next_request(state: State) -> actor.Next(State, Message) {
case state.remaining {
0 -> {
io.println("[" <> state.name <> "] Finished all 100 requests")
actor.stop()
}
n -> {
// Randomly choose between get (0) and set (1)
case int.random(2) {
0 -> {
// Get the current counter value
let value = server.get(state.server)
io.println(
"[" <> state.name <> "] GET -> " <> int.to_string(value),
)
}
_ -> {
// Set the counter to a random value between 0 and 999
let value = int.random(1000)
let accepted = server.set(state.server, value)
case accepted {
True ->
io.println(
"["
<> state.name
<> "] SET "
<> int.to_string(value)
<> " -> accepted",
)
False ->
io.println(
"["
<> state.name
<> "] SET "
<> int.to_string(value)
<> " -> rejected",
)
}
}
}
// Schedule next request
process.send(state.self, Continue)
actor.continue(State(..state, remaining: n - 1))
}
}
}
/// Start a client actor that will send 100 random requests to the given server.
pub fn start(
server_subject: Subject(server.Message),
name: String,
) -> Result(Subject(Message), actor.StartError) {
actor.new_with_initialiser(1000, fn(self) {
let state = State(server: server_subject, remaining: 100, name: name, self: self)
actor.initialised(state)
|> actor.returning(self)
|> Ok
})
|> actor.on_message(handle_message)
|> actor.start
|> result.map(fn(started) { started.data })
}
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import gleam/erlang/process
import gleam/int
import gleam/io
import gleam/list
import gleam/result
import simplifile
import tom
import ec_counter/client
import ec_counter/server
pub fn main() -> Nil {
// Read configuration from config.toml
let assert Ok(content) = simplifile.read("config.toml")
let assert Ok(parsed) = tom.parse(content)
let num_servers = tom.get_int(parsed, ["num_servers"]) |> result.unwrap(3)
let num_clients = tom.get_int(parsed, ["num_clients"]) |> result.unwrap(3)
io.println(
"Starting ec-counter with "
<> int.to_string(num_servers)
<> " servers and "
<> int.to_string(num_clients)
<> " clients",
)
// Start all servers
let servers =
list.range(1, num_servers)
|> list.map(fn(i) {
let name = "server-" <> int.to_string(i)
let assert Ok(s) = server.start(name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
s
})
// Register each server's peers (all other servers)
list.each(servers, fn(s) {
let peers = list.filter(servers, fn(other) { other != s })
process.send(s, server.SetPeers(peers))
})
// Start clients, each assigned to a random server
let clients =
list.range(1, num_clients)
|> list.map(fn(i) {
let name = "client-" <> int.to_string(i)
// Assign each client to a server in round-robin fashion
let server_index = { i - 1 } % num_servers
let assert Ok(target_server) = list_at(servers, server_index)
let assert Ok(c) = client.start(target_server, name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
c
})
// Tell each client to begin sending requests
list.each(clients, fn(c) { process.send(c, client.Start) })
io.println("All clients started")
// Wait for clients to finish their requests
process.sleep(5000)
// Check final convergence: print each server's counter value
io.println("\n--- Final server counter values ---")
list.index_map(servers, fn(s, i) {
let value = server.get(s)
io.println("server-" <> int.to_string(i + 1) <> ": " <> int.to_string(value))
})
// Wait a bit more for sync to propagate, then check again
process.sleep(1000)
io.println("\n--- After additional sync ---")
let values =
list.index_map(servers, fn(s, i) {
let value = server.get(s)
io.println("server-" <> int.to_string(i + 1) <> ": " <> int.to_string(value))
value
})
// Verify convergence
case values {
[first, ..rest] -> {
let all_same = list.all(rest, fn(v) { v == first })
case all_same {
True -> io.println("\nAll servers converged to " <> int.to_string(first))
False -> io.println("\nServers have not yet fully converged")
}
}
[] -> Nil
}
}
/// Get the element at index i from a list.
fn list_at(items: List(a), index: Int) -> Result(a, Nil) {
case items, index {
[head, ..], 0 -> Ok(head)
[_, ..tail], n if n > 0 -> list_at(tail, n - 1)
_, _ -> Error(Nil)
}
}
<tool_use_error>File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it.</tool_use_error>
num_servers = 3 num_clients = 5
{
"file_path": "/home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam"
} 1→import gleam/io
2→
3→pub fn main() -> Nil {
4→ io.println("Hello from ec_counter!")
5→}
6→import gleam/erlang/process
import gleam/int
import gleam/io
import gleam/list
import gleam/result
import simplifile
import tom
import ec_counter/client
import ec_counter/server
pub fn main() -> Nil {
// Read configuration from config.toml
let assert Ok(content) = simplifile.read("config.toml")
let assert Ok(parsed) = tom.parse(content)
let num_servers = tom.get_int(parsed, ["num_servers"]) |> result.unwrap(3)
let num_clients = tom.get_int(parsed, ["num_clients"]) |> result.unwrap(3)
io.println(
"Starting ec-counter with "
<> int.to_string(num_servers)
<> " servers and "
<> int.to_string(num_clients)
<> " clients",
)
// Start all servers
let servers =
list.range(1, num_servers)
|> list.map(fn(i) {
let name = "server-" <> int.to_string(i)
let assert Ok(s) = server.start(name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
s
})
// Register each server's peers (all other servers)
list.each(servers, fn(s) {
let peers = list.filter(servers, fn(other) { other != s })
process.send(s, server.SetPeers(peers))
})
// Start clients, each assigned to a server in round-robin fashion
let clients =
list.range(1, num_clients)
|> list.map(fn(i) {
let name = "client-" <> int.to_string(i)
let server_index = { i - 1 } % num_servers
let assert Ok(target_server) = list_at(servers, server_index)
let assert Ok(c) = client.start(target_server, name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
c
})
// Tell each client to begin sending requests
list.each(clients, fn(c) { process.send(c, client.Start) })
io.println("All clients started")
// Wait for clients to finish their requests
process.sleep(5000)
// Check final convergence: print each server's counter value
io.println("\n--- Final server counter values ---")
list.index_map(servers, fn(s, i) {
let value = server.get(s)
io.println(
"server-" <> int.to_string(i + 1) <> ": " <> int.to_string(value),
)
})
// Wait a bit more for sync to propagate, then check again
process.sleep(1000)
io.println("\n--- After additional sync ---")
let values =
list.index_map(servers, fn(s, i) {
let value = server.get(s)
io.println(
"server-" <> int.to_string(i + 1) <> ": " <> int.to_string(value),
)
value
})
// Verify convergence
case values {
[first, ..rest] -> {
let all_same = list.all(rest, fn(v) { v == first })
case all_same {
True -> io.println("\nAll servers converged to " <> int.to_string(first))
False -> io.println("\nServers have not yet fully converged")
}
}
[] -> Nil
}
}
/// Get the element at index i from a list.
fn list_at(items: List(a), index: Int) -> Result(a, Nil) {
case items, index {
[head, ..], 0 -> Ok(head)
[_, ..tail], n if n > 0 -> list_at(tail, n - 1)
_, _ -> Error(Nil)
}
}
The file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
Compiling gleam_stdlib Compiling filepath Compiling gleam_erlang Compiling gleam_otp Compiling gleam_time Compiling gleeunit Compiling simplifile Compiling tom Compiling ec_counter warning: Deprecated value used ┌─ /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam:29:10 │ 29 │ list.range(1, num_servers) │ ^^^^^ This value has been deprecated It was deprecated with this message: Use int.range instead warning: Deprecated value used ┌─ /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam:45:10 │ 45 │ list.range(1, num_clients) │ ^^^^^ This value has been deprecated It was deprecated with this message: Use int.range instead Compiled in 0.95s
import gleam/list import gleam/result
import gleam/list import gleam/result import gleam/yielder
The file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
grep -r "pub fn range" build/packages/gleam_stdlib/src/gleam/int.gleam 2>/dev/null | head -5
grep -A 5 "pub fn range" build/packages/gleam_stdlib/src/gleam/int.gleam 2>/dev/null
pub fn range(
from start: Int,
to stop: Int,
with acc: acc,
run reducer: fn(acc, Int) -> acc,
) -> acc {import gleam/list import gleam/result import gleam/yielder
import gleam/list import gleam/result
The file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
// Start all servers
let servers =
list.range(1, num_servers)
|> list.map(fn(i) {
let name = "server-" <> int.to_string(i)
let assert Ok(s) = server.start(name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
s
}) // Start all servers
let servers =
int.range(1, num_servers, [], fn(acc, i) {
let name = "server-" <> int.to_string(i)
let assert Ok(s) = server.start(name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
[s, ..acc]
})
|> list.reverseThe file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
// Start clients, each assigned to a server in round-robin fashion
let clients =
list.range(1, num_clients)
|> list.map(fn(i) {
let name = "client-" <> int.to_string(i)
let server_index = { i - 1 } % num_servers
let assert Ok(target_server) = list_at(servers, server_index)
let assert Ok(c) = client.start(target_server, name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
c
}) // Start clients, each assigned to a server in round-robin fashion
let clients =
int.range(1, num_clients, [], fn(acc, i) {
let name = "client-" <> int.to_string(i)
let server_index = { i - 1 } % num_servers
let assert Ok(target_server) = list_at(servers, server_index)
let assert Ok(c) = client.start(target_server, name)
io.println("Started " <> name)
[c, ..acc]
})
|> list.reverseThe file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
Compiled in 0.02s
Running ec_counter.main
Starting ec-counter with 3 servers and 5 clients
Started server-1
Started server-2
[server-2] Registered 1 peers
[server-1] Registered 1 peers
Started client-1
Started client-2
[31;1mruntime error[39m: let assert[0m
Pattern match failed, no pattern matched the value.
unmatched value:
Error(Nil)
stacktrace:
ec_counter.-main/0-anonymous-3-[90m src/ec_counter.gleam:48[0m
gleam/int.range_loop[90m src/gleam/int.gleam:827[0m
ec_counter.main[90m src/ec_counter.gleam:95[0mThe list_at is failing because the server list isn't complete yet — actually the issue is that int.range(1, num_servers, ...) with 3 servers only produces indices 1 and 2 (since range is exclusive of stop). Let me check.
gleam run -m gleam/int -- 2>&1 | head -5; grep -A 20 "pub fn range" build/packages/gleam_stdlib/src/gleam/int.gleam
Compiled in 0.02s
error: Module does not have a main function
`gleam/int` does not have a main function so the module can not be run.
Hint: Add a public `main` function to `src/gleam/int.gleam`.
pub fn range(
from start: Int,
to stop: Int,
with acc: acc,
run reducer: fn(acc, Int) -> acc,
) -> acc {
let increment = case start < stop {
True -> 1
False -> -1
}
range_loop(start, stop, increment, acc, reducer)
}
fn range_loop(
current: Int,
stop: Int,
increment: Int,
acc: acc,
reducer: fn(acc, Int) -> acc,
) -> acc {
case current == stop {It stops when current == stop, so range(1, 3, ...) gives [1, 2] — only 2 servers. The old list.range was inclusive. I need to use int.range(1, num_servers + 1, ...).
Also, with only 2 servers, each gets 1 peer registered (correct), but 5 clients with server_index = (i-1) % 2 — client-3 would try index 2 which is out of range. Let me fix the range endpoints.
int.range(1, num_servers, [], fn(acc, i) { int.range(1, num_servers + 1, [], fn(acc, i) {The file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
int.range(1, num_clients, [], fn(acc, i) { int.range(1, num_clients + 1, [], fn(acc, i) {The file /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam has been updated successfully.
[server-1] SET 206 -> rejected (current 996) [client-4] SET 869 -> rejected [client-2] Finished all 100 requests [client-1] SET 206 -> rejected [client-4] Finished all 100 requests [server-1] GET -> 996 [client-1] GET -> 996 [server-1] SET 323 -> rejected (current 996) [client-1] SET 323 -> rejected [client-1] Finished all 100 requests [server-3] SYNC received 996 -> updated (was 989) [server-2] SYNC received 996 -> updated (was 991) --- Final server counter values --- [server-1] GET -> 996 server-1: 996 [server-2] GET -> 996 server-2: 996 [server-3] GET -> 996 server-3: 996 --- After additional sync --- [server-1] GET -> 996 server-1: 996 [server-2] GET -> 996 server-2: 996 [server-3] GET -> 996 server-3: 996 All servers converged to 996
The emulation works correctly — all 3 servers converge to the maximum counter value (996). Let me format the code and then commit.
1→# Jujutsu (jj) Version Control
2→
3→**Version:** 0.35.0 (as of March 2026)
4→
5→> **Note:** Jujutsu is under active development. Commands and behavior may change between versions. Check `jj --version` and `jj <command> --help` if something doesn't work as expected.
6→
7→## Key Differences from Git
8→
9→- Working copy is automatically snapshotted on every command
10→- No staging area - all changes are part of the working copy commit
11→- Commits are identified by change IDs (stable) and commit IDs (change with rewrites)
12→- The `@` symbol refers to the current working copy commit
13→- `@-` refers to the parent of the working copy
14→
15→## Common Commands
16→
17→### Status and History
18→
19→```sh
20→jj status # Show working copy changes
21→jj log # Show commit history
22→jj log --limit 5 # Show last 5 commits
23→jj diff # Show changes in working copy
24→jj diff -r @- # Show changes in parent commit
25→```
26→
27→### Creating Commits
28→
29→```sh
30→jj commit -m "message" # Commit working copy with message
31→jj describe -m "message" # Set/change description of current commit
32→jj new # Create new empty commit on top of current
33→jj new -m "message" # Create new commit with message
34→```
35→
36→### File Operations
37→
38→**IMPORTANT:** File operations use `jj file` subcommand, not top-level commands.
39→
40→```sh
41→jj file list # List tracked files
42→jj file track <path> # Start tracking a file
43→jj file untrack <path> # Stop tracking a file (keeps file on disk)
44→jj file untrack 'glob/**' # Untrack files matching glob pattern
45→```
46→
47→> **Gotcha:** There is no `jj untrack` - you must use `jj file untrack`.
48→
49→### Restoring and Reverting
50→
51→```sh
52→jj restore <path> # Restore file to parent commit state
53→jj restore --from @- <path> # Restore from specific revision
54→```
55→
56→### Branches and Bookmarks
57→
58→```sh
59→jj bookmark list # List bookmarks (jj's term for branches)
60→jj bookmark create <name> # Create bookmark at current commit
61→jj bookmark set <name> # Move bookmark to current commit
62→```
63→
64→### Working with History
65→
66→```sh
67→jj squash # Squash current commit into parent
68→jj edit <revision> # Edit an earlier commit
69→jj rebase -d <destination> # Rebase current commit onto destination
70→```
71→
72→## Commit Message Format
73→
74→Use heredoc for multi-line messages:
75→
76→```sh
77→jj commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
78→Short summary line
79→
80→Longer description here.
81→Can be multiple paragraphs.
82→
83→Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
84→EOF
85→)"
86→```
87→
88→## Useful Revsets
89→
90→```sh
91→jj log -r @ # Current commit only
92→jj log -r @- # Parent of current
93→jj log -r @-- # Grandparent
94→jj log -r "heads()" # All head commits
95→jj log -r "root()..@" # All commits from root to current
96→```
97→
98→## Common Workflows
99→
100→### Adding .gitignore After Build Artifacts Exist
101→
102→1. Create `.gitignore` with patterns
103→2. Untrack the files that should be ignored:
104→ ```sh
105→ jj file untrack 'build/**'
106→ ```
107→3. Commit the changes
108→
109→### Fixing the Last Commit
110→
111→```sh
112→# Make changes to files, then:
113→jj squash # Squash changes into parent
114→# Or to change the message:
115→jj describe -m "new message"
116→```
117→
118→## Tips
119→
120→- Use `--no-pager` flag to disable paging for scripted output
121→- Use `-r` or `--revision` to specify which commit to operate on
122→- Check `jj <command> --help` for detailed options
123→- The working copy is always snapshotted automatically - no need to manually add files
124→cd /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation && jj status --no-pager 2>&1
Working copy changes: A .claude/settings.local.json A ec_counter/README.md A ec_counter/config.toml A ec_counter/gleam.toml A ec_counter/manifest.toml A ec_counter/src/ec_counter/client.gleam A ec_counter/src/ec_counter/server.gleam A ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam A ec_counter/test/ec_counter_test.gleam Working copy (@) : wzqusmnv 325d03d0 (no description set) Parent commit (@-): xlklymtz 3fc49932 no-history | Get rid of otp_test
I should untrack the build directory and check if there's a gitignore pattern for it already.
cat /home/apanda/code/gleam-as-emulation/.gitignore 2>/dev/null || echo "no gitignore"
# Gleam build artifacts */build/ */erl_crash.dump # IDE/Editor .idea/ .vscode/ *.swp *.swo *~ # OS .DS_Store Thumbs.db
@ wzqusmnv apanda@cs.nyu.edu 2026-03-07 16:14:05 8074e788 │ (no description set) ○ xlklymtz apanda@cs.nyu.edu 2026-03-07 15:33:02 no-history 3fc49932 │ Get rid of otp_test ◆ vtmyxwmz apanda@cs.nyu.edu 2026-03-07 13:47:47 main a509b70c │ Update the transcript ~
jj commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF' Add ec-counter emulation: eventually consistent counter with server sync Servers maintain integer counters, accept get/set from clients (set only if value is larger), and periodically synchronize with peers by broadcasting their counter value. Clients generate 100 random get/set requests each. Configuration via TOML (num_servers, num_clients). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com> EOF )"
Working copy (@) now at: ztqvsrut 54d10cc6 (empty) (no description set) Parent commit (@-) : wzqusmnv 7be1e3f8 Add ec-counter emulation: eventually consistent counter with server sync
Done. Here's a summary of the ec-counter emulation:
ec_counter/src/ec_counter/server.gleam — Server actor that maintains an integer counter. Handles:Get — returns current counter valueSet(value) — updates counter only if value > currentSyncValue(value) — accepts peer sync, same "max wins" ruleDoSync — periodically broadcasts counter to all peers (every 100ms)SetPeers — registers other servers for synchronization
ec_counter/src/ec_counter/client.gleam — Client actor that sends 100 random requests (get or set with random value 0–999) to its assigned server
ec_counter/src/ec_counter.gleam — Main entry point, reads config.toml for num_servers/num_clients, starts servers, wires up peer lists, assigns clients round-robin, then waits and verifies convergence
ec_counter/config.toml — Default config: 3 servers, 5 clients