How to understand `Iteratee` in play2?

Question

There\'s a package play.api.libs.iteratee in play2, which has a big object Iteratee which has more than 1000 lines.

Why play2 need such a big o

Answer 1

You can understand it better by reading the following:

http://jsuereth.com/scala/2012/02/29/iteratees.html

http://github.com/playframework/Play20/wiki/Iteratees

http://mandubian.com/2012/08/27/understanding-play2-iteratees-for-normal-humans/