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Akka Stream: Map And MapAsync

Reading Time: 2 minutes In this blog, we will discuss what are “map” and “mapAsync” when used in the Akka stream and how to use them. The difference is highlighted in their signatures:- Flow.map takes in a function that returns a type T, while Flow.mapAsync takes in a function that returns a type Future[T]. Let’s take one practical example to understand both:- Problem – Suppose we have a user with a userId and Continue Reading