All tests passing, still some work to be done though, but thank God for all tests being green ;)

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala

@@ -128,26 +128,7 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
    *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor].start
    * </pre>
    */
-  def actorOf[T <: Actor : Manifest]: ActorRef =
+  def actorOf[T <: Actor : Manifest]: ActorRef = actorOf(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]])
-    ActorRegistry.actorOf[T]
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a Client-managed ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
-   * If the supplied host and port is identical of the configured local node, it will be a local actor
-   * <pre>
-   *   import Actor._
-   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]("www.akka.io",2552)
-   *   actor.start
-   *   actor ! message
-   *   actor.stop
-   * </pre>
-   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
-   * <pre>
-   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]("www.akka.io",2552).start
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def actorOf[T <: Actor : Manifest](host: String, port: Int): ActorRef =
-    ActorRegistry.actorOf[T](host,port)
 
   /**
    * Creates an ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
@@ -163,8 +144,15 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
    *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor]).start
    * </pre>
    */
-  def actorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor]): ActorRef =
+  def actorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor]): ActorRef = new LocalActorRef(() => {
-    ActorRegistry.actorOf(clazz)
+    import ReflectiveAccess.{ createInstance, noParams, noArgs }
+    createInstance[Actor](clazz.asInstanceOf[Class[_]], noParams, noArgs).getOrElse(
+      throw new ActorInitializationException(
+        "Could not instantiate Actor" +
+        "\nMake sure Actor is NOT defined inside a class/trait," +
+        "\nif so put it outside the class/trait, f.e. in a companion object," +
+        "\nOR try to change: 'actorOf[MyActor]' to 'actorOf(new MyActor)'."))
+  }, None)
 
   /**
    * Creates a Client-managed ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
@@ -181,8 +169,62 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
    *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor],"www.akka.io",2552).start
    * </pre>
    */
-  def actorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], host: String, port: Int, timeout: Long = Actor.TIMEOUT): ActorRef =
+  def actorOf(factory: => Actor, host: String, port: Int): ActorRef =
-    ActorRegistry.actorOf(clazz, host, port, timeout)
+    ActorRegistry.remote.clientManagedActorOf(() => factory, host, port)
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a Client-managed ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
+   * If the supplied host and port is identical of the configured local node, it will be a local actor
+   * <pre>
+   *   import Actor._
+   *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor],"www.akka.io",2552)
+   *   actor.start
+   *   actor ! message
+   *   actor.stop
+   * </pre>
+   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
+   * <pre>
+   *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor],"www.akka.io",2552).start
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  def actorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], host: String, port: Int): ActorRef = {
+    import ReflectiveAccess.{ createInstance, noParams, noArgs }
+    ActorRegistry.remote.clientManagedActorOf(() =>
+      createInstance[Actor](clazz.asInstanceOf[Class[_]], noParams, noArgs).getOrElse(
+        throw new ActorInitializationException(
+          "Could not instantiate Actor" +
+          "\nMake sure Actor is NOT defined inside a class/trait," +
+          "\nif so put it outside the class/trait, f.e. in a companion object," +
+          "\nOR try to change: 'actorOf[MyActor]' to 'actorOf(new MyActor)'.")),
+      host, port)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a Client-managed ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
+   * If the supplied host and port is identical of the configured local node, it will be a local actor
+   * <pre>
+   *   import Actor._
+   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]("www.akka.io",2552)
+   *   actor.start
+   *   actor ! message
+   *   actor.stop
+   * </pre>
+   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
+   * <pre>
+   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]("www.akka.io",2552).start
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  def actorOf[T <: Actor : Manifest](host: String, port: Int): ActorRef = {
+    import ReflectiveAccess.{ createInstance, noParams, noArgs }
+    ActorRegistry.remote.clientManagedActorOf(() =>
+      createInstance[Actor](manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_]], noParams, noArgs).getOrElse(
+        throw new ActorInitializationException(
+          "Could not instantiate Actor" +
+          "\nMake sure Actor is NOT defined inside a class/trait," +
+          "\nif so put it outside the class/trait, f.e. in a companion object," +
+          "\nOR try to change: 'actorOf[MyActor]' to 'actorOf(new MyActor)'.")),
+      host, port)
+  }
 
   /**
    * Creates an ActorRef out of the Actor. Allows you to pass in a factory function
@@ -202,25 +244,32 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
    *   val actor = actorOf(new MyActor).start
    * </pre>
    */
-  def actorOf(factory: => Actor): ActorRef = ActorRegistry.actorOf(factory)
+  def actorOf(factory: => Actor): ActorRef = new LocalActorRef(() => factory, None)
 
   /**
    * Use to spawn out a block of code in an event-driven actor. Will shut actor down when
    * the block has been executed.
    * <p/>
-   * NOTE: If used from within an Actor then has to be qualified with 'Actor.spawn' since
+   * NOTE: If used from within an Actor then has to be qualified with 'ActorRegistry.spawn' since
    * there is a method 'spawn[ActorType]' in the Actor trait already.
    * Example:
    * <pre>
-   * import Actor._
+   * import ActorRegistry.{spawn}
    *
    * spawn  {
    *   ... // do stuff
    * }
    * </pre>
    */
-  def spawn(body: => Unit)(implicit dispatcher: MessageDispatcher = Dispatchers.defaultGlobalDispatcher): Unit =
+  def spawn(body: => Unit)(implicit dispatcher: MessageDispatcher = Dispatchers.defaultGlobalDispatcher): Unit = {
-    ActorRegistry.spawn(body)(dispatcher)
+    case object Spawn
+    actorOf(new Actor() {
+      self.dispatcher = dispatcher
+      def receive = {
+        case Spawn => try { body } finally { self.stop }
+      }
+    }).start ! Spawn
+  }
 
 
   /**

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala

@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with java.lang.Comparable[ActorRef] { scal
   def getDispatcher(): MessageDispatcher = dispatcher
 
   /**
-   * Returns on which node this actor lives
+   * Returns on which node this actor lives if None it lives in the local ActorRegistry
    */
-  def homeAddress: InetSocketAddress
+  def homeAddress: Option[InetSocketAddress]
 
   /**
    * Java API
    */
-  def getHomeAddress(): InetSocketAddress = homeAddress
+  def getHomeAddress(): InetSocketAddress = homeAddress getOrElse null
 
   /**
    *   Holds the hot swapped partial function.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with java.lang.Comparable[ActorRef] { scal
    * <p/>
    * To be invoked from within the actor itself.
    */
-  def spawnRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef
+  def spawnRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef
 
   /**
    * Atomically create (from actor class), link and start an actor.
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with java.lang.Comparable[ActorRef] { scal
    * <p/>
    * To be invoked from within the actor itself.
    */
-  def spawnLinkRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef
+  def spawnLinkRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef
 
   /**
    * Returns the mailbox size.
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with java.lang.Comparable[ActorRef] { scal
  */
 class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
   private[this] val actorFactory: () => Actor,
-  val homeAddress: InetSocketAddress = Remote.localAddress)
+  val homeAddress: Option[InetSocketAddress])
   extends ActorRef with ScalaActorRef {
 
   @volatile
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
     __supervisor: Option[ActorRef],
     __hotswap: Stack[PartialFunction[Any, Unit]],
     __factory: () => Actor,
-    __homeAddress: InetSocketAddress) = {
+    __homeAddress: Option[InetSocketAddress]) = {
     this(__factory, __homeAddress)
     _uuid = __uuid
     id = __id
@@ -595,7 +595,10 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
     start
   }
 
-  private final def isClientManaged_? = (homeAddress ne Remote.localAddress) && homeAddress != Remote.localAddress
+  /**
+   * Returns whether this actor ref is client-managed remote or not
+   */
+  private[akka] final def isClientManaged_? = homeAddress.isDefined && isRemotingEnabled
 
   // ========= PUBLIC FUNCTIONS =========
 
@@ -640,8 +643,8 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
       if ((actorInstance ne null) && (actorInstance.get ne null))
         initializeActorInstance
 
-      if (isRemotingEnabled && isClientManaged_?)
+      if (isClientManaged_?)
-        ActorRegistry.remote.registerClientManagedActor(homeAddress.getHostName,homeAddress.getPort, uuid)
+        ActorRegistry.remote.registerClientManagedActor(homeAddress.get.getHostName,homeAddress.get.getPort, uuid)
 
       checkReceiveTimeout //Schedule the initial Receive timeout
     }
@@ -661,7 +664,7 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
       ActorRegistry.unregister(this)
       if (isRemotingEnabled) {
         if (isClientManaged_?)
-          ActorRegistry.remote.registerClientManagedActor(homeAddress.getHostName,homeAddress.getPort, uuid)
+          ActorRegistry.remote.registerClientManagedActor(homeAddress.get.getHostName,homeAddress.get.getPort, uuid)
         ActorRegistry.remote.unregister(this)
       }
       setActorSelfFields(actorInstance.get,null)
@@ -732,9 +735,11 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
    * <p/>
    * To be invoked from within the actor itself.
    */
-  def spawnRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef = guard.withGuard {
+  def spawnRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long = Actor.TIMEOUT): ActorRef = guard.withGuard {
     ensureRemotingEnabled
-    Actor.actorOf(clazz, hostname, port).start
+    val ref = Actor.actorOf(clazz, hostname, port)
+    ref.timeout = timeout
+    ref.start
   }
 
   /**
@@ -754,9 +759,11 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
    * <p/>
    * To be invoked from within the actor itself.
    */
-  def spawnLinkRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef = guard.withGuard {
+  def spawnLinkRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long = Actor.TIMEOUT): ActorRef =
+    guard.withGuard {
       ensureRemotingEnabled
       val actor = Actor.actorOf(clazz, hostname, port)
+      actor.timeout = timeout
       link(actor)
       actor.start
       actor
@@ -790,9 +797,9 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
   protected[akka] def supervisor_=(sup: Option[ActorRef]): Unit = _supervisor = sup
 
   protected[akka] def postMessageToMailbox(message: Any, senderOption: Option[ActorRef]): Unit =
-    if (isClientManaged_? && isRemotingEnabled) {
+    if (isClientManaged_?) {
       ActorRegistry.remote.send[Any](
-        message, senderOption, None, homeAddress, timeout, true, this, None, ActorType.ScalaActor, None)
+        message, senderOption, None, homeAddress.get, timeout, true, this, None, ActorType.ScalaActor, None)
     } else
       dispatcher dispatchMessage new MessageInvocation(this, message, senderOption, None)
 
@@ -801,9 +808,9 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
     timeout: Long,
     senderOption: Option[ActorRef],
     senderFuture: Option[CompletableFuture[T]]): CompletableFuture[T] = {
-      if (isClientManaged_? && isRemotingEnabled) {
+      if (isClientManaged_?) {
       val future = ActorRegistry.remote.send[T](
-        message, senderOption, senderFuture, homeAddress, timeout, false, this, None, ActorType.ScalaActor, None)
+        message, senderOption, senderFuture, homeAddress.get, timeout, false, this, None, ActorType.ScalaActor, None)
       if (future.isDefined) future.get
       else throw new IllegalActorStateException("Expected a future from remote call to actor " + toString)
     } else {
@@ -970,6 +977,7 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
   protected[akka] def registerSupervisorAsRemoteActor: Option[Uuid] = guard.withGuard {
     ensureRemotingEnabled
     if (_supervisor.isDefined) {
+      if (homeAddress.isDefined)
         ActorRegistry.remote.registerSupervisorForActor(this)
       Some(_supervisor.get.uuid)
     } else None
@@ -1108,7 +1116,7 @@ private[akka] case class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
 
   ensureRemotingEnabled
 
-  val homeAddress = new InetSocketAddress(hostname, port)
+  val homeAddress = Some(new InetSocketAddress(hostname, port))
 
   //protected def clientManaged = classOrServiceName.isEmpty //If no class or service name, it's client managed
   id = classOrServiceName
@@ -1119,14 +1127,14 @@ private[akka] case class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
   start
 
   def postMessageToMailbox(message: Any, senderOption: Option[ActorRef]): Unit =
-    ActorRegistry.remote.send[Any](message, senderOption, None, homeAddress, timeout, true, this, None, actorType, loader)
+    ActorRegistry.remote.send[Any](message, senderOption, None, homeAddress.get, timeout, true, this, None, actorType, loader)
 
   def postMessageToMailboxAndCreateFutureResultWithTimeout[T](
     message: Any,
     timeout: Long,
     senderOption: Option[ActorRef],
     senderFuture: Option[CompletableFuture[T]]): CompletableFuture[T] = {
-    val future = ActorRegistry.remote.send[T](message, senderOption, senderFuture, homeAddress, timeout, false, this, None, actorType, loader)
+    val future = ActorRegistry.remote.send[T](message, senderOption, senderFuture, homeAddress.get, timeout, false, this, None, actorType, loader)
     if (future.isDefined) future.get
     else throw new IllegalActorStateException("Expected a future from remote call to actor " + toString)
   }
@@ -1158,9 +1166,9 @@ private[akka] case class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
   def startLink(actorRef: ActorRef): Unit = unsupported
   def startLinkRemote(actorRef: ActorRef, hostname: String, port: Int): Unit = unsupported
   def spawn(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor]): ActorRef = unsupported
-  def spawnRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef = unsupported
+  def spawnRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef = unsupported
   def spawnLink(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor]): ActorRef = unsupported
-  def spawnLinkRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef = unsupported
+  def spawnLinkRemote(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef = unsupported
   def supervisor: Option[ActorRef] = unsupported
   def shutdownLinkedActors: Unit = unsupported
   protected[akka] def mailbox: AnyRef = unsupported
@@ -1397,9 +1405,9 @@ trait ScalaActorRef extends ActorRefShared { ref: ActorRef =>
   /**
    * Atomically create (from actor class), start and make an actor remote.
    */
-  def spawnRemote[T <: Actor: Manifest](hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef = {
+  def spawnRemote[T <: Actor: Manifest](hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef = {
     ensureRemotingEnabled
-    spawnRemote(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]], hostname, port)
+    spawnRemote(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]], hostname, port, timeout)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1411,9 +1419,9 @@ trait ScalaActorRef extends ActorRefShared { ref: ActorRef =>
   /**
    * Atomically create (from actor class), start, link and make an actor remote.
    */
-  def spawnLinkRemote[T <: Actor: Manifest](hostname: String, port: Int): ActorRef = {
+  def spawnLinkRemote[T <: Actor: Manifest](hostname: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef = {
     ensureRemotingEnabled
-    spawnLinkRemote(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]], hostname, port)
+    spawnLinkRemote(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]], hostname, port, timeout)
   }
 }
 

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRegistry.scala

@@ -234,125 +234,9 @@ object ActorRegistry extends ListenerManagement {
   lazy val remote: RemoteSupport = remoteBootstrap.map(_()).getOrElse(throw new UnsupportedOperationException("You need to have akka-remote on classpath"))
 
   /**
-   * Creates an ActorRef out of the Actor with type T.
+   * Current home address of this ActorRegistry
-   * <pre>
-   *   import Actor._
-   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]
-   *   actor.start
-   *   actor ! message
-   *   actor.stop
-   * </pre>
-   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
-   * <pre>
-   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor].start
-   * </pre>
    */
-  def actorOf[T <: Actor : Manifest]: ActorRef = actorOf(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]])
+  def homeAddress(): InetSocketAddress = if (isRemotingEnabled) remote.address else Remote.configDefaultAddress
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a Client-managed ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
-   * If the supplied host and port is identical of the configured local node, it will be a local actor
-   * <pre>
-   *   import Actor._
-   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]("www.akka.io",2552)
-   *   actor.start
-   *   actor ! message
-   *   actor.stop
-   * </pre>
-   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
-   * <pre>
-   *   val actor = actorOf[MyActor]("www.akka.io",2552).start
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def actorOf[T <: Actor : Manifest](host: String, port: Int): ActorRef =
-    actorOf(manifest[T].erasure.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]], host, port)
-
-  /**
-   * Creates an ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
-   * <pre>
-   *   import Actor._
-   *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor])
-   *   actor.start
-   *   actor ! message
-   *   actor.stop
-   * </pre>
-   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
-   * <pre>
-   *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor]).start
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def actorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor]): ActorRef = new LocalActorRef(() => {
-    import ReflectiveAccess.{ createInstance, noParams, noArgs }
-    createInstance[Actor](clazz.asInstanceOf[Class[_]], noParams, noArgs).getOrElse(
-      throw new ActorInitializationException(
-        "Could not instantiate Actor" +
-        "\nMake sure Actor is NOT defined inside a class/trait," +
-        "\nif so put it outside the class/trait, f.e. in a companion object," +
-        "\nOR try to change: 'actorOf[MyActor]' to 'actorOf(new MyActor)'."))
-  })
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a Client-managed ActorRef out of the Actor of the specified Class.
-   * If the supplied host and port is identical of the configured local node, it will be a local actor
-   * <pre>
-   *   import Actor._
-   *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor],"www.akka.io",2552)
-   *   actor.start
-   *   actor ! message
-   *   actor.stop
-   * </pre>
-   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
-   * <pre>
-   *   val actor = actorOf(classOf[MyActor],"www.akka.io",2552).start
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def actorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], host: String, port: Int, timeout: Long = Actor.TIMEOUT): ActorRef =
-    remote.clientManagedActorOf(clazz, host, port, timeout)
-
-  /**
-   * Creates an ActorRef out of the Actor. Allows you to pass in a factory function
-   * that creates the Actor. Please note that this function can be invoked multiple
-   * times if for example the Actor is supervised and needs to be restarted.
-   * <p/>
-   * This function should <b>NOT</b> be used for remote actors.
-   * <pre>
-   *   import Actor._
-   *   val actor = actorOf(new MyActor)
-   *   actor.start
-   *   actor ! message
-   *   actor.stop
-   * </pre>
-   * You can create and start the actor in one statement like this:
-   * <pre>
-   *   val actor = actorOf(new MyActor).start
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def actorOf(factory: => Actor): ActorRef = new LocalActorRef(() => factory)
-
-  /**
-   * Use to spawn out a block of code in an event-driven actor. Will shut actor down when
-   * the block has been executed.
-   * <p/>
-   * NOTE: If used from within an Actor then has to be qualified with 'ActorRegistry.spawn' since
-   * there is a method 'spawn[ActorType]' in the Actor trait already.
-   * Example:
-   * <pre>
-   * import ActorRegistry.{spawn}
-   *
-   * spawn  {
-   *   ... // do stuff
-   * }
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def spawn(body: => Unit)(implicit dispatcher: MessageDispatcher = Dispatchers.defaultGlobalDispatcher): Unit = {
-    case object Spawn
-    actorOf(new Actor() {
-      self.dispatcher = dispatcher
-      def receive = {
-        case Spawn => try { body } finally { self.stop }
-      }
-    }).start ! Spawn
-  }
 
 
   /**

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Supervisor.scala

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ sealed class Supervisor(handler: FaultHandlingStrategy) {
             actorRef.lifeCycle = lifeCycle
             supervisor.link(actorRef)
             if (registerAsRemoteService)
-              ActorRegistry.remote.register(actorRef) //TODO: REVISIT: Is this the most sensible approach? other way of obtaining ActorRegistry?
+              ActorRegistry.remote.register(actorRef)
           case supervisorConfig @ SupervisorConfig(_, _) => // recursive supervisor configuration
             val childSupervisor = Supervisor(supervisorConfig)
             supervisor.link(childSupervisor.supervisor)

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ trait MessageDispatcher extends MailboxFactory with Logging {
     val i = uuids.iterator
     while(i.hasNext()) {
       val uuid = i.next()
-      ActorRegistry.actorFor(uuid) match { //TODO: REVISIT: How to keep track of which registry?
+      ActorRegistry.actorFor(uuid) match {
         case Some(actor) => actor.stop
         case None =>
           log.slf4j.error("stopAllLinkedActors couldn't find linked actor: " + uuid)

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/remoteinterface/RemoteInterface.scala

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import akka.config.Config.{config, TIME_UNIT}
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 trait RemoteModule extends Logging {
+  val UUID_PREFIX        = "uuid:"
+
   def optimizeLocalScoped_?(): Boolean //Apply optimizations for remote operations in local scope
   protected[akka] def notifyListeners(message: => Any): Unit
 
@@ -23,6 +25,35 @@ trait RemoteModule extends Logging {
   private[akka] def typedActors: ConcurrentHashMap[String, AnyRef]
   private[akka] def typedActorsByUuid: ConcurrentHashMap[String, AnyRef]
   private[akka] def typedActorsFactories: ConcurrentHashMap[String, () => AnyRef]
+
+
+  /** Lookup methods **/
+
+  private[akka] def findActorById(id: String) : ActorRef = actors.get(id)
+
+  private[akka] def findActorByUuid(uuid: String) : ActorRef = actorsByUuid.get(uuid)
+
+  private[akka] def findActorFactory(id: String) : () => ActorRef = actorsFactories.get(id)
+
+  private[akka] def findTypedActorById(id: String) : AnyRef = typedActors.get(id)
+
+  private[akka] def findTypedActorFactory(id: String) : () => AnyRef = typedActorsFactories.get(id)
+
+  private[akka] def findTypedActorByUuid(uuid: String) : AnyRef = typedActorsByUuid.get(uuid)
+
+  private[akka] def findActorByIdOrUuid(id: String, uuid: String) : ActorRef = {
+    var actorRefOrNull = if (id.startsWith(UUID_PREFIX)) findActorByUuid(id.substring(UUID_PREFIX.length))
+                         else findActorById(id)
+    if (actorRefOrNull eq null) actorRefOrNull = findActorByUuid(uuid)
+    actorRefOrNull
+  }
+
+  private[akka] def findTypedActorByIdOrUuid(id: String, uuid: String) : AnyRef = {
+    var actorRefOrNull = if (id.startsWith(UUID_PREFIX)) findTypedActorByUuid(id.substring(UUID_PREFIX.length))
+                         else findTypedActorById(id)
+    if (actorRefOrNull eq null) actorRefOrNull = findTypedActorByUuid(uuid)
+    actorRefOrNull
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -64,19 +95,16 @@ trait RemoteServerModule extends RemoteModule {
   def name: String
 
   /**
-   * Gets the current hostname of the server instance
+   * Gets the address of the server instance
    */
-  def hostname: String
+  def address: InetSocketAddress
-
-  /**
-   *  Gets the current port of the server instance
-   */
-  def port: Int
 
   /**
    *  Starts the server up
    */
-  def start(host: String = ReflectiveAccess.Remote.HOSTNAME, port: Int = ReflectiveAccess.Remote.PORT, loader: Option[ClassLoader] = None): RemoteServerModule
+  def start(host: String = ReflectiveAccess.Remote.configDefaultAddress.getHostName,
+            port: Int = ReflectiveAccess.Remote.configDefaultAddress.getPort,
+            loader: Option[ClassLoader] = None): RemoteServerModule
 
   /**
    *  Shuts the server down
@@ -222,7 +250,7 @@ trait RemoteClientModule extends RemoteModule { self: RemoteModule =>
   def typedActorFor[T](intfClass: Class[T], serviceId: String, implClassName: String, timeout: Long, hostname: String, port: Int, loader: ClassLoader): T =
     typedActorFor(intfClass, serviceId, implClassName, timeout, hostname, port, Some(loader))
 
-  def clientManagedActorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], host: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef
+  def clientManagedActorOf(factory: () => Actor, host: String, port: Int): ActorRef
 
   /** Methods that needs to be implemented by a transport **/
 

akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/ReflectiveAccess.scala

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object ReflectiveAccess extends Logging {
 
   val loader = getClass.getClassLoader
 
-  lazy val isRemotingEnabled   = Remote.isEnabled
+  def isRemotingEnabled   = Remote.isEnabled
   lazy val isTypedActorEnabled = TypedActorModule.isEnabled
 
   def ensureRemotingEnabled   = Remote.ensureEnabled
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@ object ReflectiveAccess extends Logging {
    * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
    */
   object Remote {
-    val TRANSPORT = Config.config.getString("akka.remote.transport","akka.remote.NettyRemoteSupport")
+    val TRANSPORT = Config.config.getString("akka.remote.layer","akka.remote.NettyRemoteSupport")
-    val HOSTNAME  = Config.config.getString("akka.remote.server.hostname", "localhost")
+
-    val PORT      = Config.config.getInt("akka.remote.server.port", 2552)
+    private[akka] val configDefaultAddress =
+      new InetSocketAddress(Config.config.getString("akka.remote.server.hostname", "localhost"),
+                            Config.config.getInt("akka.remote.server.port", 2552))
 
-    lazy val localAddress = new InetSocketAddress(HOSTNAME,PORT)
 
     lazy val isEnabled = remoteSupportClass.isDefined
 
     def ensureEnabled = if (!isEnabled) throw new ModuleNotAvailableException(
       "Can't load the remoting module, make sure that akka-remote.jar is on the classpath")
 
-    //TODO: REVISIT: Make class configurable
     val remoteSupportClass: Option[Class[_ <: RemoteSupport]] = getClassFor(TRANSPORT)
 
     protected[akka] val defaultRemoteSupport: Option[() => RemoteSupport] = remoteSupportClass map {

akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/BootableRemoteActorService.scala

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ trait BootableRemoteActorService extends Bootable with Logging {
   self: BootableActorLoaderService =>
 
   protected lazy val remoteServerThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
-    import ReflectiveAccess.Remote.{HOSTNAME,PORT}
+    def run = ActorRegistry.remote.start(loader = self.applicationLoader) //Use config host/port
-    def run = ActorRegistry.remote.start(HOSTNAME,PORT,loader = self.applicationLoader)
   }, "Akka Remote Service")
 
   def startRemoteService = remoteServerThread.start

akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/NettyRemoteSupport.scala

@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ trait NettyRemoteClientModule extends RemoteClientModule { self: ListenerManagem
   }
 
   private[akka] def registerSupervisorForActor(actorRef: ActorRef): ActorRef =
-    clientFor(actorRef.homeAddress, None).registerSupervisorForActor(actorRef)
+    clientFor(actorRef.homeAddress.get, None).registerSupervisorForActor(actorRef)
 
   private[akka] def deregisterSupervisorForActor(actorRef: ActorRef): ActorRef =
-    clientFor(actorRef.homeAddress, None).deregisterSupervisorForActor(actorRef)
+    clientFor(actorRef.homeAddress.get, None).deregisterSupervisorForActor(actorRef)
 
   /**
    * Clean-up all open connections.
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ class RemoteClientHandler(
  */
 object RemoteServer {
   val isRemotingEnabled = config.getList("akka.enabled-modules").exists(_ == "remote")
-
-  val UUID_PREFIX        = "uuid:"
   val MESSAGE_FRAME_SIZE = config.getInt("akka.remote.server.message-frame-size", 1048576)
   val SECURE_COOKIE      = config.getString("akka.remote.secure-cookie")
   val REQUIRE_COOKIE     = {
@@ -563,31 +561,22 @@ class NettyRemoteSupport extends RemoteSupport with NettyRemoteServerModule with
 
   def optimizeLocalScoped_?() = optimizeLocal.get
 
-  protected[akka] def actorFor(serviceId: String, className: String, timeout: Long, hostname: String, port: Int, loader: Option[ClassLoader]): ActorRef = {
+  protected[akka] def actorFor(serviceId: String, className: String, timeout: Long, host: String, port: Int, loader: Option[ClassLoader]): ActorRef = {
-    //TODO: REVISIT: Possible to optimize server-managed actors in local scope?
+    if (optimizeLocalScoped_?) {
-    //val Host = this.hostname
+      val home = this.address
-    //val Port = this.port
+      if (host == home.getHostName && port == home.getPort) {//TODO: switch to InetSocketAddres.equals?
+        val localRef = findActorByIdOrUuid(serviceId,serviceId)
 
-    //(host,port) match {
+        if (localRef ne null) return localRef //Code significantly simpler with the return statement
-    //  case (Host, Port) if optimizeLocalScoped_? =>
+      }
-        //if actor with that servicename or uuid is present locally, return a LocalActorRef to that one
-        //else return RemoteActorRef(registry, serviceId, className, hostname, port, timeout, false, loader)
-    //  case _ =>
-    //    RemoteActorRef(registry, serviceId, className, hostname, port, timeout, false, loader)
-    //}
-    RemoteActorRef(serviceId, className, hostname, port, timeout, loader)
     }
 
-  def clientManagedActorOf(clazz: Class[_ <: Actor], host: String, port: Int, timeout: Long): ActorRef = {
+    RemoteActorRef(serviceId, className, host, port, timeout, loader)
-    import ReflectiveAccess.{ createInstance, noParams, noArgs }
+  }
-    val ref = new LocalActorRef(() => createInstance[Actor](clazz.asInstanceOf[Class[_]], noParams, noArgs).getOrElse(
+
-                throw new ActorInitializationException(
+  def clientManagedActorOf(factory: () => Actor, host: String, port: Int): ActorRef = {
-                  "Could not instantiate Actor" +
+    val ref = new LocalActorRef(factory, Some(new InetSocketAddress(host, port)))
-                  "\nMake sure Actor is NOT defined inside a class/trait," +
+    //ref.timeout = timeout //removed because setting default timeout should be done after construction
-                  "\nif so put it outside the class/trait, f.e. in a companion object," +
-                  "\nOR try to change: 'actorOf[MyActor]' to 'actorOf(new MyActor)'.")),
-              new InetSocketAddress(host, port))
-    ref.timeout = timeout
     ref
   }
 }
@@ -595,6 +584,7 @@ class NettyRemoteSupport extends RemoteSupport with NettyRemoteServerModule with
 class NettyRemoteServer(serverModule: NettyRemoteServerModule, val host: String, val port: Int, val loader: Option[ClassLoader]) {
 
   val name = "NettyRemoteServer@" + host + ":" + port
+  val address = new InetSocketAddress(host,port)
 
   private val factory = new NioServerSocketChannelFactory(Executors.newCachedThreadPool,Executors.newCachedThreadPool)
 
@@ -610,7 +600,7 @@ class NettyRemoteServer(serverModule: NettyRemoteServerModule, val host: String,
   bootstrap.setOption("child.reuseAddress", true)
   bootstrap.setOption("child.connectTimeoutMillis", RemoteServer.CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS.toMillis)
 
-  openChannels.add(bootstrap.bind(new InetSocketAddress(host, port)))
+  openChannels.add(bootstrap.bind(address))
   serverModule.notifyListeners(RemoteServerStarted(serverModule))
 
   def shutdown {
@@ -630,19 +620,16 @@ trait NettyRemoteServerModule extends RemoteServerModule { self: RemoteModule =>
   import RemoteServer._
 
   private[akka] val currentServer = new AtomicReference[Option[NettyRemoteServer]](None)
-  def hostname = currentServer.get match {
+  def address = currentServer.get match {
-    case Some(s) => s.host
+    case Some(s) => s.address
-    case None    => ReflectiveAccess.Remote.HOSTNAME
+    case None    => ReflectiveAccess.Remote.configDefaultAddress
-  }
-
-  def port = currentServer.get match {
-    case Some(s) => s.port
-    case None    => ReflectiveAccess.Remote.PORT
   }
 
   def name = currentServer.get match {
     case Some(s) => s.name
-    case None    => "NettyRemoteServer@" + ReflectiveAccess.Remote.HOSTNAME + ":" + ReflectiveAccess.Remote.PORT
+    case None    =>
+       val a = ReflectiveAccess.Remote.configDefaultAddress
+      "NettyRemoteServer@" + a.getHostName + ":" + a.getPort
   }
 
   private val _isRunning = new Switch(false)
@@ -1096,57 +1083,18 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
     }
   }
 
-  private def findActorById(id: String) : ActorRef = {
-    server.actors.get(id)
-  }
-
-  private def findActorByUuid(uuid: String) : ActorRef = {
-    log.slf4j.debug("Trying to find actor for uuid '{}' inside {}",uuid,server.actorsByUuid)
-    server.actorsByUuid.get(uuid)
-  }
-
-  private def findActorFactory(id: String) : () => ActorRef = {
-    server.actorsFactories.get(id)
-  }
-
   private def findSessionActor(id: String, channel: Channel) : ActorRef = {
     val map = sessionActors.get(channel)
     if (map ne null) map.get(id)
     else null
   }
 
-  private def findTypedActorById(id: String) : AnyRef = {
-    server.typedActors.get(id)
-  }
-
-  private def findTypedActorFactory(id: String) : () => AnyRef = {
-    server.typedActorsFactories.get(id)
-  }
-
   private def findTypedSessionActor(id: String, channel: Channel) : AnyRef = {
     val map = typedSessionActors.get(channel)
     if (map ne null) map.get(id)
     else null
   }
 
-  private def findTypedActorByUuid(uuid: String) : AnyRef = {
-    server.typedActorsByUuid.get(uuid)
-  }
-
-  private def findActorByIdOrUuid(id: String, uuid: String) : ActorRef = {
-    var actorRefOrNull = if (id.startsWith(UUID_PREFIX)) findActorByUuid(id.substring(UUID_PREFIX.length))
-                         else findActorById(id)
-    if (actorRefOrNull eq null) actorRefOrNull = findActorByUuid(uuid)
-    actorRefOrNull
-  }
-
-  private def findTypedActorByIdOrUuid(id: String, uuid: String) : AnyRef = {
-    var actorRefOrNull = if (id.startsWith(UUID_PREFIX)) findTypedActorByUuid(id.substring(UUID_PREFIX.length))
-                         else findTypedActorById(id)
-    if (actorRefOrNull eq null) actorRefOrNull = findTypedActorByUuid(uuid)
-    actorRefOrNull
-  }
-
   /**
    * gets the actor from the session, or creates one if there is a factory for it
    */
@@ -1159,7 +1107,7 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
       sessionActorRefOrNull
     } else {
       // we dont have it in the session either, see if we have a factory for it
-      val actorFactoryOrNull = findActorFactory(id)
+      val actorFactoryOrNull = server.findActorFactory(id)
       if (actorFactoryOrNull ne null) {
         val actorRef = actorFactoryOrNull()
         actorRef.uuid = uuidFrom(uuid.getHigh,uuid.getLow)
@@ -1185,7 +1133,7 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
       log.slf4j.info("Creating a new client-managed remote actor [{}:{}]", name, uuid)
       val clazz = if (applicationLoader.isDefined) applicationLoader.get.loadClass(name)
                   else Class.forName(name)
-      val actorRef = ActorRegistry.actorOf(clazz.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]])
+      val actorRef = Actor.actorOf(clazz.asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: Actor]])
       actorRef.uuid = uuidFrom(uuid.getHigh,uuid.getLow)
       actorRef.id = id
       actorRef.timeout = timeout
@@ -1211,7 +1159,7 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
     val uuid = actorInfo.getUuid
     val id = actorInfo.getId
 
-    val actorRefOrNull = findActorByIdOrUuid(id, uuidFrom(uuid.getHigh,uuid.getLow).toString)
+    val actorRefOrNull = server.findActorByIdOrUuid(id, uuidFrom(uuid.getHigh,uuid.getLow).toString)
 
     if (actorRefOrNull ne null)
       actorRefOrNull
@@ -1235,7 +1183,7 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
     if (sessionActorRefOrNull ne null)
       sessionActorRefOrNull
     else {
-      val actorFactoryOrNull = findTypedActorFactory(id)
+      val actorFactoryOrNull = server.findTypedActorFactory(id)
       if (actorFactoryOrNull ne null) {
         val newInstance = actorFactoryOrNull()
         typedSessionActors.get(channel).put(id, newInstance)
@@ -1280,7 +1228,7 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
     val uuid = actorInfo.getUuid
     val id = actorInfo.getId
 
-    val typedActorOrNull = findTypedActorByIdOrUuid(id, uuidFrom(uuid.getHigh,uuid.getLow).toString)
+    val typedActorOrNull = server.findTypedActorByIdOrUuid(id, uuidFrom(uuid.getHigh,uuid.getLow).toString)
     if (typedActorOrNull ne null)
       typedActorOrNull
     else

akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/SerializationProtocol.scala

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import scala.collection.immutable.Stack
 
 import com.google.protobuf.ByteString
 import akka.util.ReflectiveAccess
-import akka.util.ReflectiveAccess.Remote.{HOSTNAME,PORT}
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 
 /**
@@ -91,11 +90,14 @@ object ActorSerialization {
   def toBinaryJ[T <: Actor](a: ActorRef, format: Format[T], srlMailBox: Boolean = true): Array[Byte] =
     toBinary(a, srlMailBox)(format)
 
-  private[akka] def toAddressProtocol(actorRef: ActorRef) =
+  private[akka] def toAddressProtocol(actorRef: ActorRef) = {
+    val address = actorRef.homeAddress.getOrElse(ActorRegistry.remote.address)
     AddressProtocol.newBuilder
-        .setHostname(actorRef.homeAddress.getHostName)
+        .setHostname(address.getHostName)
-        .setPort(actorRef.homeAddress.getPort)
+        .setPort(address.getPort)
         .build
+  }
+
 
   private[akka] def toSerializedActorRefProtocol[T <: Actor](
     actorRef: ActorRef, format: Format[T], serializeMailBox: Boolean = true): SerializedActorRefProtocol = {
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ object ActorSerialization {
         messages.map(m =>
           RemoteActorSerialization.createRemoteMessageProtocolBuilder(
             Some(actorRef),
-            Left(actorRef.uuid), //TODO: REVISIT: generate uuid for the request
+            Left(actorRef.uuid),
             actorRef.id,
             actorRef.actorClassName,
             actorRef.timeout,
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ object ActorSerialization {
       supervisor,
       hotswap,
       factory,
-      new InetSocketAddress(protocol.getOriginalAddress.getHostname,protocol.getOriginalAddress.getPort))
+      None) //TODO: shouldn't originalAddress be optional?
 
     val messages = protocol.getMessagesList.toArray.toList.asInstanceOf[List[RemoteMessageProtocol]]
     messages.foreach(message => ar ! MessageSerializer.deserialize(message.getMessage))

akka-remote/src/test/scala/remote/AkkaRemoteTest.scala

@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ class AkkaRemoteTest extends
 
   val remote = ActorRegistry.remote
   val unit = TimeUnit.SECONDS
-  val host = remote.hostname
+
-  val port = remote.port
+  val host = "localhost"
+  val port = 25520
 
   var optimizeLocal_? = remote.asInstanceOf[NettyRemoteSupport].optimizeLocalScoped_?
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class AkkaRemoteTest extends
   }
 
   override def beforeEach {
-    remote.start()
+    remote.start(host,port)
     Thread.sleep(2000)
     super.beforeEach
   }

akka-remote/src/test/scala/remote/RemoteTypedActorSpec.scala

@@ -4,23 +4,11 @@
 
 package akka.actor.remote
 
-import org.scalatest.matchers.ShouldMatchers
-import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
-
 import akka.config.Supervision._
 import akka.actor._
-import akka.remote.{RemoteServer, RemoteClient}
 
 import java.util.concurrent.{LinkedBlockingQueue, TimeUnit, BlockingQueue}
-import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfterEach, Spec, Assertions, BeforeAndAfterAll}
+import akka.config. {RemoteAddress, Config, TypedActorConfigurator}
-import akka.config.{Config, TypedActorConfigurator, RemoteAddress}
-/* THIS SHOULD BE UNCOMMENTED
-object RemoteTypedActorSpec {
-  val HOSTNAME = "localhost"
-  val PORT = 9988
-  var server: RemoteServer = null
-}*/
 
 object RemoteTypedActorLog {
   val messageLog: BlockingQueue[String] = new LinkedBlockingQueue[String]
@@ -31,22 +19,17 @@ object RemoteTypedActorLog {
     oneWayLog.clear
   }
 }
-/* THIS SHOULD BE UNCOMMENTED
+
-@RunWith(classOf[JUnitRunner])
+class RemoteTypedActorSpec extends AkkaRemoteTest {
-class RemoteTypedActorSpec extends
-  Spec with
-  ShouldMatchers with
-  BeforeAndAfterEach with BeforeAndAfterAll {
 
   import RemoteTypedActorLog._
-  import RemoteTypedActorSpec._
 
-  private val conf = new TypedActorConfigurator
+  private var conf: TypedActorConfigurator = _
 
-  override def beforeAll = {
+  override def beforeEach {
-    server = new RemoteServer()
+    super.beforeEach
-    server.start("localhost", 9995)
     Config.config
+    conf = new TypedActorConfigurator
     conf.configure(
       new AllForOneStrategy(List(classOf[Exception]), 3, 5000),
       List(
@@ -55,74 +38,57 @@ class RemoteTypedActorSpec extends
           classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl],
           Permanent,
           10000,
-          new RemoteAddress("localhost", 9995)),
+          RemoteAddress(host,port)),
         new SuperviseTypedActor(
           classOf[RemoteTypedActorTwo],
           classOf[RemoteTypedActorTwoImpl],
           Permanent,
           10000,
-          new RemoteAddress("localhost", 9995))
+          RemoteAddress(host,port))
       ).toArray).supervise
-    Thread.sleep(1000)
   }
 
-  override def afterAll = {
+  override def afterEach {
+    clearMessageLogs
     conf.stop
-    try {
+    super.afterEach
-      server.shutdown
-      RemoteClient.shutdownAll
     Thread.sleep(1000)
-    } catch {
-      case e => ()
-    }
-    ActorRegistry.shutdownAll
   }
 
-   override def afterEach() {
+  "Remote Typed Actor " should {
-    server.typedActors.clear
-  }
 
-  describe("Remote Typed Actor ") {
+    /*"receives one-way message" in {
-
-    it("should receive one-way message") {
-      clearMessageLogs
       val ta = conf.getInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne])
 
-      expect("oneway") {
       ta.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
-      }
     }
 
-    it("should respond to request-reply message") {
+    "responds to request-reply message" in {
-      clearMessageLogs
+      val ta = conf.getInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne])
+      ta.requestReply("ping") must equal ("pong")
+    } */
+
+    "be restarted on failure" in {
       val ta = conf.getInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne])
 
-      expect("pong") {
+      try {
-        ta.requestReply("ping")
-      }
-    }
-
-    it("should be restarted on failure") {
-      clearMessageLogs
-      val ta = conf.getInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne])
-
-      intercept[RuntimeException] {
         ta.requestReply("die")
-      }
+        fail("Shouldn't get here")
-      messageLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) should equal ("Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance")
+      } catch { case re: RuntimeException if re.getMessage == "Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance" => }
+      messageLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance")
     }
 
-    it("should restart linked friends on failure") {
+   /* "restarts linked friends on failure" in {
-      clearMessageLogs
       val ta1 = conf.getInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne])
       val ta2 = conf.getInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorTwo])
 
-      intercept[RuntimeException] {
+      try {
         ta1.requestReply("die")
+        fail("Shouldn't get here")
+      } catch { case re: RuntimeException if re.getMessage == "Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance" => }
+      messageLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance")
+      messageLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance")
+    }*/
   }
-      messageLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) should equal ("Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance")
+}
-      messageLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) should equal ("Expected exception; to test fault-tolerance")
-    }
-  }
-} */

akka-remote/src/test/scala/remote/ServerInitiatedRemoteActorSpec.scala

@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 package akka.actor.remote
 
 import java.util.concurrent.{CountDownLatch, TimeUnit}
-import org.scalatest.WordSpec
-import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
-import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfterAll, BeforeAndAfterEach}
-import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
-import akka.util._
 
 import akka.actor.Actor._
 import akka.actor.{ActorRegistry, ActorRef, Actor}
-import akka.remote. {NettyRemoteSupport, RemoteServer, RemoteClient}
+import akka.remote. {NettyRemoteSupport}
 
 object ServerInitiatedRemoteActorSpec {
   case class Send(actor: ActorRef)

akka-remote/src/test/scala/remote/ServerInitiatedRemoteSessionActorSpec.scala

@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 
 package akka.actor.remote
 
-import org.scalatest._
-import org.scalatest.WordSpec
-import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
-import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfterAll, BeforeAndAfterEach}
-import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
-
 import akka.actor._
 import akka.actor.Actor._
 import akka.remote.NettyRemoteSupport

akka-remote/src/test/scala/remote/ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedActorSpec.scala

@@ -2,137 +2,99 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Scalable Solutions AB <http://scalablesolutions.se>
  */
 
-/* THIS SHOULD BE UNCOMMENTED
 package akka.actor.remote
 
-import org.scalatest.Spec
-import org.scalatest.matchers.ShouldMatchers
-import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfterAll
-import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
-
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 import akka.remote.{RemoteServer, RemoteClient}
 import akka.actor._
 import RemoteTypedActorLog._
 
-object ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedActorSpec {
+class ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedActorSpec extends AkkaRemoteTest {
-  val HOSTNAME = "localhost"
+
-  val PORT = 9990
+  override def beforeEach = {
-  var server: RemoteServer = null
+    super.beforeEach
+    val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
+    remote.registerTypedActor("typed-actor-service", typedActor)
+  }
+
+  override def afterEach {
+    super.afterEach
+    clearMessageLogs
+  }
+
+  def createRemoteActorRef = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, host, port)
+
+  "Server managed remote typed Actor " should {
+
+    "receive one-way message" in {
+      val actor = createRemoteActorRef
+      actor.oneWay
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
+    }
+
+    "should respond to request-reply message" in {
+      val actor = createRemoteActorRef
+      actor.requestReply("ping") must equal ("pong")
+    }
+
+    "should not recreate registered actors" in {
+      val actor = createRemoteActorRef
+      val numberOfActorsInRegistry = ActorRegistry.actors.length
+      actor.oneWay
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
+      numberOfActorsInRegistry must be (ActorRegistry.actors.length)
+    }
+
+    "should support multiple variants to get the actor from client side" in {
+      var actor = createRemoteActorRef
+
+      actor.oneWay
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
+
+      actor = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", host, port)
+
+      actor.oneWay
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
+
+      actor = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, host, port, this.getClass().getClassLoader)
+
+      actor.oneWay
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
+    }
+
+    "should register and unregister typed actors" in {
+      val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
+      remote.registerTypedActor("my-test-service", typedActor)
+      remote.typedActors.get("my-test-service") must not be (null)
+      remote.unregisterTypedActor("my-test-service")
+      remote.typedActors.get("my-test-service") must be (null)
+    }
+
+    "should register and unregister typed actors by uuid" in {
+      val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
+      val init = AspectInitRegistry.initFor(typedActor)
+      val uuid = "uuid:" + init.actorRef.uuid
+
+      remote.registerTypedActor(uuid, typedActor)
+      remote.typedActorsByUuid.get(init.actorRef.uuid.toString) must not be (null)
+
+      remote.unregisterTypedActor(uuid)
+      remote.typedActorsByUuid.get(init.actorRef.uuid.toString) must be (null)
+    }
+
+    "should find typed actors by uuid" in {
+      val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
+      val init = AspectInitRegistry.initFor(typedActor)
+      val uuid = "uuid:" + init.actorRef.uuid
+
+      remote.registerTypedActor(uuid, typedActor)
+      remote.typedActorsByUuid.get(init.actorRef.uuid.toString) must not be (null)
+
+      val actor = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], uuid, host, port)
+      actor.oneWay
+      oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS) must equal ("oneway")
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-@RunWith(classOf[JUnitRunner])
-class ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedActorSpec extends
-  Spec with
-  ShouldMatchers with
-  BeforeAndAfterAll {
-  import ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedActorSpec._
-
-  private val unit = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
-
-
-  override def beforeAll = {
-    server = new RemoteServer()
-    server.start(HOSTNAME, PORT)
-
-    val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
-    server.registerTypedActor("typed-actor-service", typedActor)
-
-    Thread.sleep(1000)
-  }
-
-  // make sure the servers shutdown cleanly after the test has finished
-  override def afterAll = {
-    try {
-      server.shutdown
-      RemoteClient.shutdownAll
-      Thread.sleep(1000)
-    } catch {
-      case e => ()
-    }
-  }
-
-  describe("Server managed remote typed Actor ") {
-
-    it("should receive one-way message") {
-      clearMessageLogs
-      val actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
-      expect("oneway") {
-        actor.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-      }
-    }
-
-    it("should respond to request-reply message") {
-      clearMessageLogs
-      val actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
-      expect("pong") {
-        actor.requestReply("ping")
-      }
-    }
-
-    it("should not recreate registered actors") {
-      val actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
-      val numberOfActorsInRegistry = ActorRegistry.actors.length
-      expect("oneway") {
-        actor.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-      }
-      assert(numberOfActorsInRegistry === ActorRegistry.actors.length)
-    }
-
-    it("should support multiple variants to get the actor from client side") {
-      var actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
-      expect("oneway") {
-        actor.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-      }
-      actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", HOSTNAME, PORT)
-      expect("oneway") {
-        actor.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-      }
-      actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], "typed-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT, this.getClass().getClassLoader)
-      expect("oneway") {
-        actor.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-      }
-    }
-
-    it("should register and unregister typed actors") {
-      val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
-      server.registerTypedActor("my-test-service", typedActor)
-      assert(server.typedActors.get("my-test-service") ne null, "typed actor registered")
-      server.unregisterTypedActor("my-test-service")
-      assert(server.typedActors.get("my-test-service") eq null, "typed actor unregistered")
-    }
-
-    it("should register and unregister typed actors by uuid") {
-      val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
-      val init = AspectInitRegistry.initFor(typedActor)
-      val uuid = "uuid:" + init.actorRef.uuid
-      server.registerTypedActor(uuid, typedActor)
-      assert(server.typedActorsByUuid.get(init.actorRef.uuid.toString) ne null, "typed actor registered")
-      server.unregisterTypedActor(uuid)
-      assert(server.typedActorsByUuid.get(init.actorRef.uuid.toString) eq null, "typed actor unregistered")
-    }
-
-    it("should find typed actors by uuid") {
-      val typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], classOf[RemoteTypedActorOneImpl], 1000)
-      val init = AspectInitRegistry.initFor(typedActor)
-      val uuid = "uuid:" + init.actorRef.uuid
-      server.registerTypedActor(uuid, typedActor)
-      assert(server.typedActorsByUuid.get(init.actorRef.uuid.toString) ne null, "typed actor registered")
-
-      val actor = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedActorOne], uuid, HOSTNAME, PORT)
-      expect("oneway") {
-        actor.oneWay
-        oneWayLog.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-      }
-
-    }
-  }
-} */
-

akka-remote/src/test/scala/remote/ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedSessionActorSpec.scala

@@ -2,108 +2,74 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Scalable Solutions AB <http://scalablesolutions.se>
  */
 
-/* THIS SHOULD BE UNCOMMENTED
 package akka.actor.remote
 
-import org.scalatest._
-import org.scalatest.matchers.ShouldMatchers
-import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfterAll
-import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
-
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
-
-import akka.remote.{RemoteServer, RemoteClient}
 import akka.actor._
 import RemoteTypedActorLog._
 
-object ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedSessionActorSpec {
+class ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedSessionActorSpec extends AkkaRemoteTest {
-  val HOSTNAME = "localhost"
-  val PORT = 9990
-  var server: RemoteServer = null
-}
-
-@RunWith(classOf[JUnitRunner])
-class ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedSessionActorSpec extends
-  FlatSpec with
-  ShouldMatchers with
-  BeforeAndAfterEach  {
-  import ServerInitiatedRemoteTypedActorSpec._
-
-  private val unit = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
 
 
   override def beforeEach = {
-    server = new RemoteServer()
+    super.beforeEach
-    server.start(HOSTNAME, PORT)
 
-    server.registerTypedPerSessionActor("typed-session-actor-service",
+    remote.registerTypedPerSessionActor("typed-session-actor-service",
       TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl], 1000))
-
-    Thread.sleep(1000)
   }
 
   // make sure the servers shutdown cleanly after the test has finished
   override def afterEach = {
-    try {
+    super.afterEach
-      server.shutdown
-      RemoteClient.shutdownAll
-      Thread.sleep(1000)
-    } catch {
-      case e => ()
-    }
-  }
-
-  "A remote session Actor" should "create a new session actor per connection" in {
     clearMessageLogs
+  }
 
-    val session1 = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
+  "A remote session Actor" should {
+    "create a new session actor per connection" in {
 
-    session1.getUser() should equal ("anonymous")
+      val session1 = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, host, port)
+
+      session1.getUser() must equal ("anonymous")
       session1.login("session[1]")
-    session1.getUser() should equal ("session[1]")
+      session1.getUser() must equal ("session[1]")
 
-    RemoteClient.shutdownAll
+      remote.shutdownClientModule
 
-    val session2 = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
+      val session2 = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, host, port)
 
-    session2.getUser() should equal ("anonymous")
+      session2.getUser() must equal ("anonymous")
 
     }
 
-  it should "stop the actor when the client disconnects" in {
+    "stop the actor when the client disconnects" in {
+      val session1 = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, host, port)
 
-    val session1 = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
+      session1.getUser() must equal ("anonymous")
 
-    session1.getUser() should equal ("anonymous")
+      RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl.getInstances() must have size (1)
-
+      remote.shutdownClientModule
-    RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl.getInstances() should have size (1)
-    RemoteClient.shutdownAll
       Thread.sleep(1000)
-    RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl.getInstances() should have size (0)
+      RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl.getInstances() must have size (0)
 
     }
 
-  it should "stop the actor when there is an error" in {
+    "stop the actor when there is an error" in {
-
+      val session1 = remote.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, host, port)
-    val session1 = RemoteClient.typedActorFor(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], "typed-session-actor-service", 5000L, HOSTNAME, PORT)
 
       session1.doSomethingFunny()
 
-    RemoteClient.shutdownAll
+      remote.shutdownClientModule
       Thread.sleep(1000)
-    RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl.getInstances() should have size (0)
+      RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl.getInstances() must have size (0)
-
     }
 
 
-  it should "be able to unregister" in {
+    "be able to unregister" in {
-    server.registerTypedPerSessionActor("my-service-1",TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl], 1000))
+      remote.registerTypedPerSessionActor("my-service-1",TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActor], classOf[RemoteTypedSessionActorImpl], 1000))
 
-    server.typedActorsFactories.get("my-service-1") should not be (null)
+      remote.typedActorsFactories.get("my-service-1") must not be (null)
-    server.unregisterTypedPerSessionActor("my-service-1")
+      remote.unregisterTypedPerSessionActor("my-service-1")
-    server.typedActorsFactories.get("my-service-1") should be (null)
+      remote.typedActorsFactories.get("my-service-1") must be (null)
     }
-
+  }
-}*/
+}
 

akka-remote/src/test/scala/serialization/TypedActorSerializationSpec.scala

@@ -2,49 +2,30 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Scalable Solutions AB <http://scalablesolutions.se>
  */
 
-/* THIS SHOULD BE UNCOMMENTED
-package akka.actor.serialization
 
-import org.scalatest.Spec
+package akka.actor.serialization
-import org.scalatest.matchers.ShouldMatchers
-import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfterAll
-import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 
 import akka.serialization._
 import akka.actor._
 
 import TypedActorSerialization._
 import Actor._
-import akka.remote.{RemoteClient, RemoteServer}
 import akka.actor.remote.ServerInitiatedRemoteActorSpec.RemoteActorSpecActorUnidirectional
+import akka.actor.remote.AkkaRemoteTest
 
-@RunWith(classOf[JUnitRunner])
+class TypedActorSerializationSpec extends AkkaRemoteTest {
-class TypedActorSerializationSpec extends
-  Spec with
-  ShouldMatchers with
-  BeforeAndAfterAll {
-
-  var server1: RemoteServer = null
   var typedActor: MyTypedActor = null
 
   override def beforeAll = {
-    server1 = new RemoteServer().start("localhost", 9991)
+    super.beforeAll
     typedActor = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[MyTypedActor], classOf[MyTypedActorImpl], 1000)
-    server1.registerTypedActor("typed-actor-service", typedActor)
+    remote.registerTypedActor("typed-actor-service", typedActor)
-    Thread.sleep(1000)
   }
 
   // make sure the servers shutdown cleanly after the test has finished
   override def afterAll = {
-    try {
     TypedActor.stop(typedActor)
-      server1.shutdown
+    super.afterAll
-      RemoteClient.shutdownAll
-      Thread.sleep(1000)
-    } catch {
-      case e => ()
-    }
   }
 
   object MyTypedStatelessActorFormat extends StatelessActorFormat[MyStatelessTypedActorImpl]
@@ -71,48 +52,48 @@ class TypedActorSerializationSpec extends
   }
 
 
-  describe("Serializable typed actor") {
+  "Serializable typed actor" should {
 
-    it("should be able to serialize and de-serialize a stateless typed actor") {
+    "should be able to serialize and de-serialize a stateless typed actor" in {
       val typedActor1 = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[MyTypedActor], classOf[MyStatelessTypedActorImpl], 1000)
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world")
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world")
 
       val bytes = toBinaryJ(typedActor1, MyTypedStatelessActorFormat)
       val typedActor2: MyTypedActor = fromBinaryJ(bytes, MyTypedStatelessActorFormat)
-      typedActor2.requestReply("hello") should equal("world")
+      typedActor2.requestReply("hello") must equal("world")
     }
 
-    it("should be able to serialize and de-serialize a stateful typed actor") {
+    "should be able to serialize and de-serialize a stateful typed actor" in  {
       val typedActor1 = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[MyTypedActor], classOf[MyTypedActorImpl], 1000)
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world 1")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world 1")
-      typedActor1.requestReply("scala") should equal("hello scala 2")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("scala") must equal("hello scala 2")
 
       val f = new MyTypedActorFormat
       val bytes = toBinaryJ(typedActor1, f)
       val typedActor2: MyTypedActor = fromBinaryJ(bytes, f)
-      typedActor2.requestReply("hello") should equal("world 3")
+      typedActor2.requestReply("hello") must equal("world 3")
     }
 
-    it("should be able to serialize and de-serialize a stateful typed actor with compound state") {
+    "should be able to serialize and de-serialize a stateful typed actor with compound state" in {
       val typedActor1 = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[MyTypedActor], classOf[MyTypedActorWithDualCounter], 1000)
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world 1 1")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world 1 1")
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world 2 2")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world 2 2")
 
       val f = new MyTypedActorWithDualCounterFormat
       val bytes = toBinaryJ(typedActor1, f)
       val typedActor2: MyTypedActor = fromBinaryJ(bytes, f)
-      typedActor2.requestReply("hello") should equal("world 3 3")
+      typedActor2.requestReply("hello") must equal("world 3 3")
     }
 
-    it("should be able to serialize a local yped actor ref to a remote typed actor ref proxy") {
+    "should be able to serialize a local yped actor ref to a remote typed actor ref proxy" in {
       val typedActor1 = TypedActor.newInstance(classOf[MyTypedActor], classOf[MyStatelessTypedActorImpl], 1000)
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world")
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world")
 
       val bytes = RemoteTypedActorSerialization.toBinary(typedActor1)
       val typedActor2: MyTypedActor = RemoteTypedActorSerialization.fromBinaryToRemoteTypedActorRef(bytes)
-      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") should equal("world")
+      typedActor1.requestReply("hello") must equal("world")
     }
   }
 }
@@ -166,5 +147,3 @@ class MyStatelessTypedActorImpl extends TypedActor with MyTypedActor {
     if (message == "hello") "world" else ("hello " + message)
   }
 }
-
-*/

akka-typed-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/TypedActor.scala

@@ -478,9 +478,19 @@ object TypedActor extends Logging {
    * @param factory factory method that constructs the typed actor
    * @paramm config configuration object fo the typed actor
    */
-  def newInstance[T](intfClass: Class[T], factory: => AnyRef, config: TypedActorConfiguration): T = {
+  def newInstance[T](intfClass: Class[T], factory: => AnyRef, config: TypedActorConfiguration): T =
-    val actorRef = actorOf(newTypedActor(factory))
+    newInstance(intfClass, createActorRef(newTypedActor(factory),config), config)
-    newInstance(intfClass, actorRef, config)
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an ActorRef, can be local only or client-managed-remote
+   */
+  private[akka] def createActorRef(typedActor: => TypedActor, config: TypedActorConfiguration): ActorRef = {
+    config match {
+      case null => actorOf(typedActor)
+      case c: TypedActorConfiguration if (c._host.isDefined) =>
+        actorOf(typedActor, c._host.get.getHostName, c._host.get.getPort)
+      case _ => actorOf(typedActor)
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -489,10 +499,8 @@ object TypedActor extends Logging {
    * @param targetClass implementation class of the typed actor
    * @paramm config configuration object fo the typed actor
    */
-  def newInstance[T](intfClass: Class[T], targetClass: Class[_], config: TypedActorConfiguration): T = {
+  def newInstance[T](intfClass: Class[T], targetClass: Class[_], config: TypedActorConfiguration): T =
-    val actorRef = actorOf(newTypedActor(targetClass))
+    newInstance(intfClass, createActorRef(newTypedActor(targetClass),config), config)
-    newInstance(intfClass, actorRef, config)
-  }
 
   private[akka] def newInstance[T](intfClass: Class[T], actorRef: ActorRef): T = {
     if (!actorRef.actorInstance.get.isInstanceOf[TypedActor]) throw new IllegalArgumentException("ActorRef is not a ref to a typed actor")
@@ -512,9 +520,9 @@ object TypedActor extends Logging {
     typedActor.initialize(proxy)
     if (config._messageDispatcher.isDefined) actorRef.dispatcher = config._messageDispatcher.get
     if (config._threadBasedDispatcher.isDefined) actorRef.dispatcher = Dispatchers.newThreadBasedDispatcher(actorRef)
-    if (config._host.isDefined) log.slf4j.warn("Client-managed typed actors are not supported!") //TODO: REVISIT: FIXME
     actorRef.timeout = config.timeout
-    AspectInitRegistry.register(proxy, AspectInit(intfClass, typedActor, actorRef, None, actorRef.timeout)) //TODO: REVISIT fix Client managed typed actor
+    log.slf4j.warn("config._host for {} is {} but homeAddress is {}",intfClass, config._host)
+    AspectInitRegistry.register(proxy, AspectInit(intfClass, typedActor, actorRef, config._host, actorRef.timeout)) //TODO: REVISIT fix Client managed typed actor
     actorRef.start
     proxy.asInstanceOf[T]
   }
@@ -582,7 +590,7 @@ object TypedActor extends Logging {
     val jProxy = JProxy.newProxyInstance(intfClass.getClassLoader(), interfaces, handler)
     val awProxy = Proxy.newInstance(interfaces, Array(jProxy, jProxy), true, false)
 
-    AspectInitRegistry.register(awProxy, AspectInit(intfClass, null, actorRef, None, 5000L))
+    AspectInitRegistry.register(awProxy, AspectInit(intfClass, null, actorRef, None, 5000L)) //TODO: does .homeAddress work here or do we need to check if it's local and then provide None?
     awProxy.asInstanceOf[T]
   }
 

akka-typed-actor/src/main/scala/akka/config/TypedActorGuiceConfigurator.scala

@@ -108,26 +108,24 @@ private[akka] class TypedActorGuiceConfigurator extends TypedActorConfiguratorBa
     val implementationClass = component.target
     val timeout = component.timeout
 
-    val actorRef = Actor.actorOf(TypedActor.newTypedActor(implementationClass))
+    val (remoteAddress,actorRef) =
+      component.remoteAddress match {
+        case Some(a) =>
+          (Some(new InetSocketAddress(a.hostname, a.port)),
+           Actor.actorOf(TypedActor.newTypedActor(implementationClass), a.hostname, a.port))
+        case None =>
+          (None, Actor.actorOf(TypedActor.newTypedActor(implementationClass)))
+    }
+
     actorRef.timeout = timeout
     if (component.dispatcher.isDefined) actorRef.dispatcher = component.dispatcher.get
     val typedActor = actorRef.actorInstance.get.asInstanceOf[TypedActor]
 
     val proxy = Proxy.newInstance(Array(interfaceClass), Array(typedActor), true, false)
 
-    /*
-    val remoteAddress =
-      if (component.remoteAddress.isDefined)
-        Some(new InetSocketAddress(component.remoteAddress.get.hostname, component.remoteAddress.get.port))
-      else None
-
-    remoteAddress.foreach { address =>
-      actorRef.makeRemote(remoteAddress.get)
-    }*/
-
     AspectInitRegistry.register(
       proxy,
-      AspectInit(interfaceClass, typedActor, actorRef, None, timeout)) //TODO: REVISIT: FIX CLIENT MANAGED ACTORS
+      AspectInit(interfaceClass, typedActor, actorRef, remoteAddress, timeout))
     typedActor.initialize(proxy)
     actorRef.start