Basic Scala Actor Class

basicActorClass.scala

import akka.actor.Actor
import akka.actor.Props
import akka.event.Logging
 
class MyActor extends Actor {
    val log = Logging(context.system, this)
    var myMutatedVar: Int = 0
    def receive = {
        case "test" => log.info("received test")
        case "mutate" => myMutatedVar += 1; log.info(s"Mutated var to: $myMutatedVar")
        case _ => log.info("received unknown message")
    }
}