Actor

An actor is the acting entity currently executing and determines what state can be directly read.

There are five types of actors:

Actor NameDescription
RootThe initial application of all transactions.
MethodA call on an object. Has direct access to state of the running object.
FunctionA stateless function call. Has no direct access to any state.
Method HookA callback call on an object defined by the system. Has direct access to state of the running object.
Function HookA callback stateless function call defined by the system. Has no direct access to any state.