# Registry Helper
Helps with Registry related tasks...
## Using
To use `Registry Helper` in your Mix project, first add it as a dependency:
```elixir
def deps do
[{:reg_helper, "~> 0.1"}]
end
```
Then run `mix deps.get` to install all dependencies or more specifically:
- `mix deps.get reg_helper`
- `mix deps.unlock reg_helper` (if required)
- `mix deps.update reg_helper` (if required)
- `mix deps.compile reg_helper`
In your `config/config.exs` file, you should then name the registry:
config :reg_helper, registry: :Registry
## Examples
**To log the start of an Application:**
```elixir
use RegHelper
...
def start _type, _args do
import Supervisor.Spec, warn: false
# Define workers and child supervisors to be supervised
children = [
supervisor(Registry, [:unique, reg_name()]),
supervisor(SomeSupervisor, [])
]
opts = [strategy: :rest_for_one, name: name()]
log_start Supervisor.start_link(children, opts)
end
```
**To log the start of a Supervisor:**
```elixir
use RegHelper
...
def start_link do
log_start Supervisor.start_link(__MODULE__, :ok, name: name())
end
```
**To log the initialization of a Supervisor:**
```elixir
use RegHelper
...
def init(_) do
log_init()
children = [...]
supervise(children, strategy: :one_for_one)
end
```
**To log the initialization of a GenServer:**
```elixir
use RegHelper
...
def init(_) do
log_init()
...
end
```