OmniBankingEx — One Kernel. Many rails. Multi-provider banking integrations in Elixir

A multi-provider banking integration lab built on the Support and Kernel architecture: an immutable Kernel, a shared Support layer, and shared-nothing plugins.

The proof: the same Kernel.Plugin contract (init/1 + call/2) serves five providers with radically different auth mechanisms and domain models — with zero breaking changes to the Kernel across every phase.

Providers integrated:

Provider Domain Auth Pismo Issuer-processing (BR) OAuth2 Client Credentials Pomelo Card-issuing (LatAm) OAuth2 Client Credentials Asaas Payment institution (BR) Static API Key Pluggy Open Finance (BR) API Key via POST /auth bunq Neobank (EU) RSA handshake Architectural rules, enforced at build time:

Plugins never import plugins — not siblings, not other providers. Cross-domain data travels through the context.

Plugins depend only on Kernel + Support.

mix plugins.check and a phased compiler fail the build on violation.

Five providers. Five auth mechanisms. Two opposite money-flow models (money-out vs. money-in). One Kernel.

🔗 https://github.com/matheuscamarques/omni_banking_ex

Build a persistent workspace with Phoenix and SmolBox

Create a workspace, edit files through a browser terminal, and return to the same machine after restarting Phoenix. This hands-on guide includes a runnable LiveView app, Elixir examples, and a short demo. Learn what persists, how recovery works, and when to choose persistent machines over disposable execution.

https://hfiguera.github.io/smolbox/blog/build-a-persistent-workspace/

phoenix_lens

Hello. I’ve just built the project prototype but probably it could useful to someone. I used to use metabase to analyze the data and in one of the projects it was not possible to install it as part of our infra. I created as simple as possible prototype to define Questions + Dashboard, it attaches to the existing phoenix app. Experimentally I added duckdb driver to be able to merge the different sources of the data.

https://github.com/oivoodoo/phoenix_lens

And one more project since couple years I used pghero in Rails, did it for phoenix as well as mountable dashboard.

https://github.com/oivoodoo/pghero-elixir

Background jobs with Oban, part 1: stop blocking your LiveView

A new screencast on moving a blocking HTTP fetch into an Oban job. Part 1 of 2. Screencast + full walkthrough:

https://potions.io/blog/background-jobs-with-oban-part-1

Debugging a False-Positive Hex Advisory in an Elixir CI Pipeline

https://abulasar.com/debugging-false-positive-hex-advisory-elixir-ci

Learn how a false-positive Hex advisory stopped an Elixir CI pipeline, why the audit failed safely, and how to investigate and remove a temporary exception.

protox 2.1.0

This release is mostly about performance. Compared with protox 2.0.10:

Operation CPU time Reductions Memory
Encode - 9.2% - 37.0% - 40.6%
Decode - 30.8% - 59.3% - 32.8%

Compared with protobuf 0.17:

Operation CPU time Reductions Memory
Encode - 60.0% - 73.0% - 29.1%
Decode - 22.8% - 56.4% + 56.9%

So, in these benchmarks, protox uses less CPU time and fewer reductions for both encoding and decoding, and less memory except when decoding. I’m still investigating this difference on memory allocation, but it seems it’s a tradeoff for faster decoding.

The benchmark suite uses a mix of synthetic messages based on the field distribution used by Google’s protobuf benchmarks, along with real-world schemas from OpenTelemetry and Prometheus.

As usual with benchmarks, your mileage may vary :-).

⚠️ One compatibility note: the generator version has changed in 2.1.0, so code generated with previous versions of protox needs to be regenerated.

Full changelog: https://protox.hexdocs.pm/changelog.html#2-1-0

SmolBox: reuse prepared state in disposable VMs

Each job needs its own disposable VM. Does it also need to rebuild the same data?

SmolBox 0.1.5 adds execution from approved idle, offline checkpoints on Linux and macOS. This article compares rebuilding a summary table, loading it from a prepared image, and restoring it already in RAM. Includes Elixir code, measured results, and when a prepared image is enough.

https://hfiguera.github.io/smolbox/blog/prepare-once-run-in-a-fresh-vm/

The Schedule is up w/José Valim | Code BEAM Europe 2026

The Schedule is up and José Valim is joining us with his keynote: Set-Theoretic Types from Scratch + Extended Q&A!

Two days, two tracks, Haarlem and online, 21-22 October 2026. Training day: 20 October.

Keynotes

Speakers

Tutorials, 20 October, 09:00 to 17:00 CEST

Join us in Haarlem or online, 21-22 October, to hear José and many others: codebeameurope.com/#register

Hologram: Building Local-First Apps in Pure Elixir (ElixirConf US 2026 talk)

The recording of the talk I gave at ElixirConf US 2026 a few days ago is already live. It shows the local-first data layer I built for Hologram, starting with a trip planner that keeps working offline and syncs between browsers, then how it works. The data layer isn’t released yet, it’s still on a branch, but the demo app’s code is public on GitHub as bartblast/hologram_offgrid. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdg_UrLp0bU

Everything you missed at ElixirConf US 2026

Hi there!

That’s a wrap on ElixirConf US 2026, and what a two days it was. Some of the talks are already public here, and here’s a quick recap of what you missed:

  • Many jokes from the stage — including the room shouting out their country out loud at the end of every day. You had to be there. (Or, you know, watch it back.)
  • Even more jokes from Aaron, our track host, who kept the energy high between sessions.
  • Roundtable sessions — which turned out to be overpopulated by 300%!
  • The Bingo Bard game — a full board of squares we prepared for you to play throughout the event. Shoutout to the one person who completed the entire thing in the first two hours. We know who you are… (No, we don’t. But we’re impressed.)
  • And of course, two full days of talks, keynotes, lightning talks, and roundtables from across the Elixir community.

Want to see all of the talks? Grab the video pass

It’s 3 months of access to the recorded sessions after the conference (edited, ready-to-watch session videos).

Grab the video pass for $199 HERE.

Craving more Elixir?

Join us at Code BEAM Europe 2026! Expect 30+ talks from José Valim and many others, across the Erlang, Elixir, and Gleam communities, informal zone sessions, and two days of the same great people, ideas, and energy — this time in Europe, Haarlem, NL, 21–22 October.

Register for it here.

See you at the next ElixirConf (or Code BEAM event :))

The Code Sync Team

IcecastEx 1.0 released

Read metadata from Shoutcast & Icecast streams. This is a fork of shoutcast_ex, updated to work with hackney 4.x and a new Req adapter.

Repo: https://github.com/conradfr/icecast_ex

Hex: https://icecast.hexdocs.pm/readme.html

Charts with Plotto

Plotto is a 100% Elixir charting library with no NIFs or external dependencies. In this episode, we’ll use it to add interactive SVG charts to a Phoenix LiveView dashboard.

https://elixircasts.io/charts-with-plotto-206

Doggo 0.15.0 released

Doggo is a headless component library for Phoenix LiveView. 0.15.0 adds hooks for 14 components to implement the APG patterns and contains plenty other improvements.

Release notes: https://github.com/woylie/doggo/releases/tag/0.15.0

Hex: https://hex.pm/packages/doggo

SeedFactory v0.9.0 Released

This release has a new dependency planner. It searches for a complete plan and backtracks when a choice doesn’t work out, including deciding the order in which commands run.

https://github.com/fuelen/seed_factory/releases/tag/v0.9.0

SmolBox: running code in disposable microVMs from Elixir

I built SmolBox, an Elixir library for running programs in disposable microVMs through SmolVM workers, on Linux and macOS Apple Silicon.

This article walks through a Python example, from submitting work to collecting output files and confirming cleanup. It explains how execution continues independently of the submitting process, how stable execution identities work, and why SmolBox doesn’t silently rerun a command when its outcome is unknown.

Python is just the example. The same lifecycle supports JavaScript, TypeScript and other programs when the approved guest image includes the required runtime and dependencies.

I also explain why I chose smolvm and when an embedded interpreter, local process or function platform might fit better.

How are you handling execution, results and cleanup when running code outside the BEAM?

Read the article

Gleam Gathering 2027 next Feburary in London

Gleam Gathering is happening again on 27th of February 2027 in London, UK. Tickets sales are up and the Call For Talks is open. https://gleamgathering.com/ The first edition held last year in Bristol was great, even if we had to introduce a lot of people to the concept of Bristol. Come and meet the super friendly community, no surprises there coming from the BEAM.

ExIcon 1.0.0: Generic icon downloader and component generator

ExIcon is a generic and extensible icon set downloader and Phoenix LiveView icon component generator. It also works with SVGs in local folders, has various options to configure the generated attributes, and it is a dev-only dependency. Version 1.0.0 was recently released.

https://github.com/woylie/ex_icon

If it’s going to be read by a human, it should be written by a human

This article aims to show you why I hate AI prose. This includes an explanation of why the text LLMs produce is uniquely difficult to read and comprehend, and why it’s a burden and not a boon to human communication. Use LLMs to write code, by all means: but please, don’t use them to write prose.

https://revelry.co/insights/artificial-intelligence/say-no-to-ai-prose/

ReqCircuitBreaker: Circuit breaker using Fuse for Req

ReqCircuitBreaker is a new circuit breaker plugin for Req that uses Fuse under the hood.

Hex: https://hex.pm/packages/req_circuit_breaker

GitHub: https://github.com/scoville/req_circuit_breaker

Finding Your Broken Glass: A Flaky Test Prompt for GitHub Actions

✏️ CI goes red on a test you never touched, so you click re-run and hope. Nobody on the team can say how often that happens or what it costs.

Your GitHub Actions history already knows. I wrote a prompt that reads it, names the confirmed flakes, and puts an annual dollar figure on the re-runs. Plus the usual Elixir causes to look for.

https://mikezornek.com/posts/2026/9/finding-flaky-tests/?utm_source=elixirstatus&utm_campaign=finding-flaky-tests

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