The Moving Parts of a Channel
Understand the details of making a Channel in phoenix.
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Before we implement our own Channel, let’s take a look at the moving parts that make up a Channel.
The pieces of a Channel
We often talk about Phoenix Channels as if each one is a single, monolithic entity working independently. In fact, there are a number of moving parts acting in harmony across multiple layers that make Channels work as well as they do.
Let’s take a quick look at the most important ones to get a better feeling for the whole.
The Channel module
The Channel module is the tip of the iceberg, which is the most visible part that we will interact with. It’s a custom Behaviour defined within Phoenix. The Behaviour specifies that we ...