refactor: rename GenServer to Actor [1/7] #94
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Rename types from Erlang-style names to more accessible, universal terminology as specified in ROADMAP.md. Type renames: - GenServer → Actor - GenServerHandle<G> → ActorRef<A> - CallMsg → Request - CastMsg → Message - OutMsg → Reply - CallResponse → RequestResult - CastResponse → MessageResult - InfoResponse → InfoResult - GenServerError → ActorError - GenServerInMsg → ActorInMsg Method renames: - handle_call → handle_request - handle_cast → handle_message Error variant renames: - CallMsgUnused → RequestUnused - CastMsgUnused → MessageUnused - CallTimeout → RequestTimeout File renames: - gen_server.rs → actor.rs (in both tasks/ and threads/ modules) This is a breaking change that affects the public API but makes the library more accessible to developers unfamiliar with Erlang/OTP terminology. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Rename GenServer terminology to Actor for better accessibility to developers unfamiliar with Erlang/OTP:
GenServer→ActorGenServerHandle→ActorRefCallResponse→RequestResultCastResponse→MessageResultInfoResponse→InfoResultGenServerError→ActorErrorhandle_call→handle_requesthandle_cast→handle_messageCallMsg→RequestCastMsg→MessageOutMsg→Replygen_server.rs→actor.rsThis is the first PR in a series of 7 that will bring comprehensive improvements to the crate.
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