Make it compile on 2.13-M5

akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/AskSpec.scala

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import scala.util.Success
 import akka.actor.testkit.typed.scaladsl.ScalaTestWithActorTestKit
 import org.scalatest.WordSpecLike
 
+import scala.concurrent.Future
+
 object AskSpec {
   sealed trait Msg
   final case class Foo(s: String, replyTo: ActorRef[String]) extends Msg
@@ -51,10 +53,12 @@ class AskSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit("""
   "Ask pattern" must {
     "fail the future if the actor is already terminated" in {
       val ref = spawn(behavior)
-      (ref.ask(Stop)).futureValue
+      val stopResult: Future[Unit] = ref.ask(Stop)
+      stopResult.futureValue
+
       val probe = createTestProbe()
       probe.expectTerminated(ref, probe.remainingOrDefault)
-      val answer =
+      val answer: Future[String] =
         EventFilter.warning(pattern = ".*received dead letter.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
           ref.ask(Foo("bar", _))
         }
@@ -65,13 +69,13 @@ class AskSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit("""
 
     "succeed when the actor is alive" in {
       val ref = spawn(behavior)
-      val response = ref.ask(Foo("bar", _))
+      val response: Future[String] = ref.ask(Foo("bar", _))
       response.futureValue should ===("foo")
     }
 
     "provide a symbolic alias that works the same" in {
       val ref = spawn(behavior)
-      val response = ref ? (Foo("bar", _))
+      val response: Future[String] = ref ? (Foo("bar", _))
       response.futureValue should ===("foo")
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ class AskSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit("""
       val actor = spawn(Behaviors.empty[Foo])
       implicit val timeout: Timeout = 10.millis
       EventFilter.warning(pattern = ".*unhandled message.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
-        val answer = actor.ask(Foo("bar", _))
+        val answer: Future[String] = actor.ask(Foo("bar", _))
         val result = answer.failed.futureValue
         result shouldBe a[TimeoutException]
         result.getMessage should startWith("Ask timed out on")
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ class AskSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit("""
           fail("this test must only run in an adapted actor system")
       }
 
-      val answer =
+      val answer: Future[String] =
         EventFilter.warning(pattern = ".*received dead letter.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
           noSuchActor.ask(Foo("bar", _))
         }

akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/AskPattern.scala

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ object AskPattern {
      * val target: ActorRef[Request] = ...
      * val f: Future[Reply] = target ? (replyTo => (Request("hello", replyTo)))
      * }}}
+     *
+     * Note: it is preferrable to use the non-symbolic ask method as it easier allows for wildcards for
+     * the `ActorRef`.
      */
     def ?[U](replyTo: ActorRef[U] ⇒ T)(implicit timeout: Timeout, @unused scheduler: Scheduler): Future[U] = {
       ask(replyTo)(timeout, scheduler)
@@ -80,7 +83,11 @@ object AskPattern {
      * implicit val scheduler = system.scheduler
      * implicit val timeout = Timeout(3.seconds)
      * val target: ActorRef[Request] = ...
-     * val f: Future[Reply] = target ? replyTo => (Request("hello", replyTo))
+     * val f: Future[Reply] = target.ask(replyTo => (Request("hello", replyTo)))
+     * // alternatively
+     * val f2: Future[Reply] = target.ask(Request("hello", _))
+     * // note that the explicit type on f2 is important for the compiler
+     * // to understand the type of the wildcard
      * }}}
      */
     def ask[U](replyTo: ActorRef[U] ⇒ T)(implicit timeout: Timeout, @unused scheduler: Scheduler): Future[U] = {

akka-persistence-typed/src/test/scala/akka/persistence/typed/scaladsl/PersistentActorCompileOnlyTest.scala

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ package akka.persistence.typed.scaladsl
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
-
 import akka.actor.typed.{ ActorRef, Behavior }
 import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.Behaviors
 import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.TimerScheduler
 import akka.persistence.typed.PersistenceId
 import akka.persistence.typed.SideEffect
 
+import scala.concurrent.Future
+
 object PersistentActorCompileOnlyTest {
 
   import akka.persistence.typed.scaladsl.EventSourcedBehavior._
@@ -67,8 +68,10 @@ object PersistentActorCompileOnlyTest {
       implicit val scheduler: akka.actor.Scheduler = ???
       implicit val ec: ExecutionContext = ???
 
-      sideEffectProcessor.ask(Request(correlationId, data, _))
+      val response: Future[RecoveryComplete.Response] =
-        .map(response ⇒ AcknowledgeSideEffect(response.correlationId))
+        sideEffectProcessor.ask(Request(correlationId, data, _))
+
+      response.map(response ⇒ AcknowledgeSideEffect(response.correlationId))
         .foreach(sender ! _)
     }