@Test
public void serializeActorRefs() {
final ActorSystem theActorSystem = ActorSystem.create("whatever");
final ActorRef theActorRef = theActorSystem.deadLetters(); // Of course this should be you
// #actorref-serializer
// Serialize
// (beneath toBinary)
final Address transportAddress = Serialization.currentTransportAddress().value();
String identifier;
// If there is no transportAddress,
// it means that either this Serializer isn't called
// within a piece of code that sets it,
// so either you need to supply your own,
// or simply use the local path.
if (transportAddress == null) identifier = theActorRef.path().toString();
else identifier = theActorRef.path().toStringWithAddress(transportAddress);
// Then just serialize the identifier however you like
// Deserialize
// (beneath fromBinary)
final ActorRef deserializedActorRef = theActorSystem.actorFor(identifier);
// Then just use the ActorRef
// #actorref-serializer
theActorSystem.shutdown();
}
