Akka.NET Showcase

This sample demonstrates a small but realistic actor-based workflow for order processing in C# and modern .NET.

What the solution shows

• A parent actor, the supervisor, coordinates the work.
• Child actors isolate inventory validation and payment processing.
• The application layer uses a simple service so the caller does not need to know about Akka internals.
• The same workflow is exercised by automated tests.

Why Akka helps here

Akka makes it easier to model independent responsibilities as actors that communicate through messages. That is useful when:

• business operations are asynchronous,
• responsibilities should remain isolated,
• future growth might introduce more services or workflows.

Project structure

• src/AkkaDemo: the console application and actor code.
• tests/AkkaDemo.Tests: test coverage for the order workflow.
• docs: this documentation and the slide deck source.

Running the sample

dotnet run --project src/AkkaDemo/AkkaDemo.csproj

Running the tests

dotnet test