Module Attributes in Elixir

In part 14 of my Elixir journey I'll briefly show how module attributes work.

Attributes

You can add metadata to an Elixir module by using the `@` symbol. This attribute must be declared within the module but not inside a function.

    defmodule Foo do
      @name "Toran"
      def speak() do
        IO.puts "name was #{@name}"
      end
    end
  

You can use this attribute from within a function as shown above. You typically see attributes used for configuration, metadata or what some consider to be a constant.