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+package examples.actors
+
+import scala.actors.Actor
+import scala.actors.Actor._
+
+abstract class PingMessage
+case class MsgPingInit(count: int, pong: Actor) extends PingMessage
+case object MsgStart extends PingMessage
+case object MsgSendPing extends PingMessage
+case object MsgPong extends PingMessage
+
+abstract class PongMessage
+case object MsgPing extends PongMessage
+case object MsgStop extends PongMessage
+
+object pingpong {
+  def main(args : Array[String]) {
+    val ping = new Ping
+    ping.start
+    val pong = new Pong
+    pong.start
+    ping ! MsgPingInit(100000, pong)
+    ping ! MsgStart
+  }
+}
+
+class Ping extends Actor {
+  def act() {
+    var pingsLeft = 0
+    var pong: Actor = null
+    loop {
+      react {
+        case MsgPingInit(count, png) =>
+          Console.println("Ping: Initializing with count "+count+": "+png)
+          pingsLeft = count
+          pong = png
+        case MsgStart =>
+          Console.println("Ping: starting.")
+          pong ! MsgPing
+          pingsLeft = pingsLeft - 1
+        case MsgSendPing =>
+          pong ! MsgPing
+          pingsLeft = pingsLeft - 1
+        case MsgPong =>
+          if (pingsLeft % 100 == 0)
+            Console.println("Ping: pong from: "+sender)
+          if (pingsLeft > 0)
+            self ! MsgSendPing
+          else {
+            Console.println("Ping: Stop.")
+            pong ! MsgStop
+            exit("stop")
+          }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+class Pong extends Actor {
+  def act() {
+    var pongCount = 0
+    loop {
+      react {
+        case MsgPing =>
+          if (pongCount % 100 == 0)
+            Console.println("Pong: ping "+pongCount+" from "+sender)
+          sender ! MsgPong
+          pongCount = pongCount + 1
+        case MsgStop =>
+          Console.println("Pong: Stop.")
+          exit("stop")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}