actix-website/examples/og_databases/src/main.rs

// <actor>
use actix::prelude::*;

struct DbExecutor(SqliteConnection);

impl Actor for DbExecutor {
    type Context = SyncContext<Self>;
}
// </actor>

// <message>
struct CreateUser {
    name: String,
}

impl Message for CreateUser {
    type Result = Result<User, Error>;
}
// </message>

// <handler>
impl Handler<CreateUser> for DbExecutor {
    type Result = Result<User, Error>;

    fn handle(&mut self, msg: CreateUser, _: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
        use self::schema::users::dsl::*;

        // Create insertion model
        let uuid = format!("{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4());
        let new_user = models::NewUser {
            id: &uuid,
            name: &msg.name,
        };

        // normal diesel operations
        diesel::insert_into(users)
            .values(&new_user)
            .execute(&self.0)
            .expect("Error inserting person");

        let mut items = users
            .filter(id.eq(&uuid))
            .load::<models::User>(&self.0)
            .expect("Error loading person");

        Ok(items.pop().unwrap())
    }
}
// </handler>

// <main>
/// This is state where we will store *DbExecutor* address.
struct State {
    db: Addr<DbExecutor>,
}

fn main() {
    let sys = actix::System::new("diesel-example");

    // Start 3 parallel db executors
    let addr = SyncArbiter::start(3, || {
        DbExecutor(SqliteConnection::establish("test.db").unwrap())
    });

    // Start http server
    HttpServer::new(move || {
        App::new::data(State { db: addr.clone() })
            .resource("/{name}", |r| r.method(Method::GET).a(index))
    })
    .bind("127.0.0.1:8080")
    .unwrap()
    .start()
    .unwrap();

    println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8080");
    let _ = sys.run();
}
// </main>

// <index>
/// Async handler
fn index(req: &HttpRequest<State>) -> Box<Future<Item = HttpResponse, Error = Error>> {
    let name = &req.match_info()["name"];

    // Send message to `DbExecutor` actor
    req.state()
        .db
        .send(CreateUser {
            name: name.to_owned(),
        })
        .from_err()
        .and_then(|res| match res {
            Ok(user) => Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(user)),
            Err(_) => Ok(HttpResponse::InternalServerError().into()),
        })
        .responder()
}
// </index>