[core] Add __ray_call__ default actor method #41534
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Why are these changes needed?
Similar to
__ray_ready__
, this adds a developer method__ray_call__(fn, *a, **kw)
that can be used by library developers to run custom closures on actors.For example, a common use case for an actor is to "get its current node id". Without this method, a library developer would have to tell users to add a special
get_node_id
method to their actor. With this new API, the library developer can instead run: