Callback for Workflow Run Timeout

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Hi there,

I have an onboarding user workflow, and one of the steps is to wait for user verification by signal. I want to apply a workflow run timeout to the workflow, and I would like to perform some cleaning tasks on timeout.

workflowOptions := client.StartWorkflowOptions{
  WorkflowRunTimeout: time.Hours * 24 * 365 * 10
}
workflowRun, err := c.ExecuteWorkflow(context.Background(), workflowOptions, YourWorkflowDefinition)
if err != nil {
  // ...
}

Is there a way for me to provide a handler or callback function to the workflow run timeout? Thanks for your time and help.

Cheers,
Xiaowei

2

WorkflowRunTimeout by definition is a timeout that terminates workflow without giving it any chance to perform the cleanup. Don’t use run or execution timeouts for business-level timeouts. Use a workflow timer to code any application specific cancellation and cleanup logic.

3

Thanks for the suggestion!

4

could you elaborate a bit more on how to do this in the java-sdk?
I’m unable to find a workflow timer concept in the docs.

Cheers,
cec

5

Use Workflow.sleep and Workflow.newTimer. It is also helpful to understand CancellationScope.