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Elixir GenServer Stub

Elixir GenServer stub SAMPLE for Beam tooling.

Preview — first 6 linesex
defmodule Novus.Counter do
  use GenServer
  def start_link(_), do: GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, 0, name: __MODULE__)
  def init(n), do: {:ok, n}
end

Specifications

Language
elixir
Role
idiomatic sample
Line Endings
LF
Wave
G

What is a .ex file?

Elixir (.ex) is a plain-text source file for the Elixir language on the Erlang VM. It emphasises functional programming, pattern matching, and fault-tolerant concurrency via actors (processes).

How to use this file

Use an example .ex file to test Elixir formatters (mix format), Credo linters, syntax highlighters, and language detection.

How to use this file for testing

“Elixir GenServer Stub” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Syntax highlighting, Code parsing, Editor testing. Idiomatic hello-world programs and realistic snippets across sixteen languages, exercising comments, string escapes, interpolation, numeric literals, and language keywords — for testing syntax highlighters, editor themes, and tree-sitter grammars.

Documented properties for this file: idiomatic sample · elixir · LF. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

This is a short, known-correct source file. Run it through your syntax highlighter, linter, formatter, tree-sitter grammar, or parser, and open it in the in-browser editor to tweak and re-download. Each snippet exercises comments, string escapes, literals, and language keywords.

Code examples

elixir genserver_stub.ex

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