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Create an instance of `ActivityOptions` from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/workflow` package and use `WithActivityOptions()` to apply it to the instance of `workflow.Context`.

Create an instance of `StartWorkflowOptions` from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/client` package, and pass the instance to the `ExecuteWorkflow` call.

Add custom Search Attributes to Workflow Executions at start time

Add custom Search Attributes to Workflow Executions at start time

Add the Temporal Python SDK to your project.

Configure tracing

To cause a Workflow to Continue-As-New, use `Workflow.continueAsNew()`.

Continue-As-New

To cause a Workflow Execution to Continue-As-New, the Workflow function should return the result of the `NewContinueAsNewError()` API available from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/workflow` package.

Wrap your custom functionality around the default Data Converter.

To initialize a Workflow Client, create an instance of a `WorkflowClient`, create a client-side `WorkflowStub`, and then call a Workflow method (annotated with the `@WorkflowMethod` annotation).

Create a Temporal Client

Create a Temporal Client

First, enable Sessions on the Worker via the Worker Options and then use the `CreateSession` API to create a Context object that can be passed to the calls to spawn Activity Executions.

To customize the Workflow Type set the `Name` parameter with `RegisterOptions` when registering your Workflow with a Worker.

The Activity Type defaults to method name with the first letter of the method name capitalized, and can be customized using `namePrefix()` or `{ActivityMethod.name()}` to ensure they are distinct.

Customize your Activity Type.

To customize the Workflow Type set the `Name` parameter with `RegisterOptions` when registering your Workflow with a Worker.

The Workflow Type defaults to the short name of the Workflow interface, and can be customized with the `name` parameter.

Customize Workflow types.

Create a Query handler using the `@QueryMethod` annotation in the Workflow interface.

Define a Query

Structs should be used to define Signals and carry data.

Define a Signal

Define Signal

The only required parameter is `context.Context`, but Activities can support many custom parameters.

Activities can support many custom parameters.

An Activity interface can have any number of parameters.

A Go-based Activity Definition can return either just an `error` or a `customValue, error` combination.

Activity return values must be serializable and deserializable by the provided `DataConverter`

Activity return values must be serializable and deserializable by the provided `DataConverter`

Activity return values

Define Activity Return Values

Define a Signal method with `@SignalMethod` annotation in the Workflow interface.

Define Workflow parameters

A method annotated with `@WorkflowMethod` can have any number of parameters.

A method annotated with `#[WorkflowMethod]` can have any number of parameters.

Define Workflow parameters

Define Workflow return values

Workflow method arguments and return values must be serializable and deserializable using the provided `DataConverter`.

Define Workflow return values

Develop an instance of a Worker by calling `worker.New()`, available via the `go.temporal.io/sdk/worker` package.

Create a new instance of a Worker by calling `worker.New()`, available via the `go.temporal.io/sdk/worker` package.

Use the `newWorker` method on an instance of a `WorkerFactory` to create a new Worker in Java.

Use the `newWorker()` method on an instance of a `WorkerFactory` to create a new Worker in PHP.

Create a new instance of a Worker.

Develop a Worker program

In the Temporal Go SDK programming model, a Workflow Definition is an exportable function.

In the Temporal Java SDK programming model, a Workflow is a class which implements a Workflow interface.

Develop a Workflow definition

Develop a Workflow Definition

In the Temporal Go SDK programming model, a Workflow Definition is an exportable function.

In the Temporal Java SDK programming model, a Workflow is a class which implements a Workflow interface.

In the Temporal Go SDK programming model, an Activity Definition is an exportable function or `stuct` method.

In the Temporal Java SDK programming model, Activities are classes which implement the Activity Interface.

Develop an Activity Definition

Develop an Activity Definition

In the Temporal Go SDK programming model, an Activity Definition is an exportable function or `stuct` method.

In the Temporal Java SDK programming model, Activities are classes which implement the Activity Interface.

To emit metrics with the Java SDK, use `WorkflowServiceStubsOptions.Builder.setMetricsScope` to set the metrics scope in your Worker or Client code.

Emit metrics

Use the SideEffect API from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/workflow` package to execute a Side Effect directly in your Workflow.

Use the Future returned by `ExecuteWorkflow` API call to retrieve the result.

A synchronous Workflow Execution blocks your client thread until the Workflow Execution completes (or fails) and get the results (or error in case of failure). An asynchronous Workflow Execution immediately returns a value to the caller.

Workflow Execution result

Get the result of a Workflow execution

To get the results of an asynchronously invoked Activity method, use the `Promise` `get` method to block until the Activity method result is available.

Use the Future returned from the `ExecuteActivity` API call to retrieve the result.

Get the result of an Activity Execution

Get the result of an Activity Execution

Handle a Query in a Workflow

To handle a Query in a Workflow, define a Query handler method using the `@QueryMethod` annotation in the Workflow interface.

To handle a Query in a Workflow, define a Query handler method using the `handle.query(query, ...args)` annotation in the Workflow interface.

Handle a Signal in a Workflow

Handle Signal

Use the `@SignalMethod` annotation to handle Signals within the Workflow interface.

Use the `#[SignalMethod]` annotation to handle Signals within the Workflow interface.

When defining Workflows using the Temporal Java SDK, the Workflow code must be written to execute effectively once and to completion.

Handle Workflow logic requirements

Use, the `RecordHeartbeat` API to report that the execution is alive and progressing.

To inform the Temporal service that the Activity is still alive, use `Activity.getExecutionContext().heartbeat()` in the Activity implementation code.

Heartbeat an Activity

Heartbeat Activities to track their progress and get details of the Activity Execution.

List Search Attributes

List Workflow Executions using the Client

List Workflow Executions using the Client

Log from a Workflow

Log from a Workflow

Log from a Workflow

Providing authorization header to Temporal Server in Java SDK including JWT tokens

The `RegisterWorkflow()` and `RegisterActivity()` calls create an in-memory mapping between the Workflow Types and their implementations.

Use `worker.registerWorkflowImplementationTypes` to register Workflow type and `worker.registerActivitiesImplementations` to register Activity implementation with Workers.

Use `registerWorkflowTypes()` to register Workflow type and `registerActivity()` to register Activity implementation with Workers.

Register types with a Worker

How to remove Search Attributes from a Workflow

How to remove Search Attributes from a Workflow

To remove a Search Attribute, use `upsert_search_attributes()` with an empty list as its value.

To replay a Workflow Execution, use the `replay_workflow()` method and pass a Workflow History as an argument.

Replay a Workflow Execution

Use the `CancelWorkflow` API to cancel a Workflow Execution using its Id.

To send a Query to a Workflow Execution from an external process, call the Query method (defined in the Workflow) from a `WorkflowStub` within the Client code.

To send a Signal to a Workflow Execution from a Client, call the Signal method, annotated with `@SignalMethod` in the Workflow interface, from the Client code.

To send a Signal to a Workflow Execution from a Client, call the Signal method, annotated with `#[SignalMethod]` in the Workflow interface, from the Client code.

Send a Signal from Client

To send a Signal from within a Workflow to a different Workflow Execution, initiate an `ExternalWorkflowStub` in the implementation of the current Workflow and call the Signal method defined in the other Workflow.

Send a Signal from Workflow

Send a Signal with Start

To send Signals to a Workflow Execution whose status is unknown, use `SignalWithStart` with a `WorkflowStub` in the Client code.

Signal-With-Start

Send logs from Activities

Send logs from Workflows

Set a cron job

Set the Cron Schedule with the `WorkflowStub` instance in the Client code using [`WorkflowOptions.Builder.setCronSchedule`

Set a custom logger

Set the Workflow Id with the `WorkflowStub` instance in the Client code using `WorkflowOptions.Builder.setWorkflowId​`.

To set a Heartbeat Timeout, use `ActivityOptions.newBuilder.setHeartbeatTimeout​`].

Set a Heartbeat Timeout

Set a Heartbeat Timeout

Create an instance of `ChildWorkflowOptions` and use `withParentClosePolicy()` method to apply the options to a new child workflow object.

Set a schedule to close timeout

Set a Schedule to Close Timeout

Set a schedule to start timeout

Set a Schedule to Start Timeout

To set a Schedule-To-Close Timeout, use `ActivityOptions.newBuilder.setScheduleToCloseTimeout​`].

To set a Schedule-To-Start Timeout, use `ActivityOptions.newBuilder.setScheduleToStartTimeout​`].

Set a start to close timeout

Set a Start to Close Timeout

To set a Start-To-Close Timeout, use `ActivityOptions.newBuilder.setStartToCloseTimeout​`].

Set the Workflow Execution Timeout with the `WorkflowStub` instance in the Client code using `WorkflowOptions.Builder.setWorkflowExecutionTimeout`.

Set a Workflow Id

Set a Workflow Id

Set the Workflow Run Timeout with the `WorkflowStub` instance in the Client code using `WorkflowOptions.Builder.setWorkflowRunTimeout`.

Set a Workflow Task Queue

Set the Workflow Task Timeout with the `WorkflowStub` instance in the Client code using `WorkflowOptions.Builder.setWorkflowTaskTimeout`.

To set a Heartbeat Timeout, use `ActivityOptions.newBuilder.setHeartbeatTimeout​`].

Use `ActivityOptions` to configure how to invoke an Activity Execution.

Used to set all Child Workflow Execution specific options

Set Child Workflow specific options with the `ChildWorkflowOptions` class.

Create an instance of `Options` from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/client` package and pass it the call to create a new Temporal Client.

Options to control optional connection params

To set custom Search Attributes, use the `search_attributes` parameter of 'start_workflow()'.

Used to set local activity specific parameters that will be stored inside of a context

Use the `ConnectionOptions` API available in the `go.temporal.io/sdk/client` package to connect a Client with mTLS.

To set the mTLS configuration in Java, provide the certificate and private key in an instance of `WorkflowServiceStub`.

Use the `tls_config` parameter from the `Client` class to connect a Client with mTLS.

To set the mTLS configuration in TypeScript, use the `tls` connection option from the `Client` class to connect to a Temporal Client with mTLS.

Set `Parent Close Policy` on an instance of `ChildWorkflowOptions` using `ChildWorkflowOptions.newBuilder().setParentClosePolicy`.

Create an instance of `RegisterOptions` from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/activity` package and pass it to the `RegisterActivityWithOptions` call when registering the Activity Type with the Worker.

Create an instance of `RegisterOptions` from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/workflow` package and pass it to the `RegisterWorkflowWithOptions` call when registering the Workflow Type with the Worker

Use Search Attributes from the Client

Use Search Attributes in a Workflow

Create an instance of `SessionOptions` and pass it to the `CreateSession()` API call.

Set the default logger

Set the Workflow Task Queue with the `WorkflowStub` instance in the Client code using `WorkflowOptions.Builder.setTaskQueue`.

Create an instance of `Options` from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/worker` package, set any of the optional fields, and pass the instance to the `New` call.

Set Workflow Retry Options in the `WorkflowStub` instance using `WorkflowOptions.Builder.setWorkflowRetryOptions`.

A Retry Policy can be configured with an instance of the `RetryOptions` object.

Set `WorkflowClient` specific options with the `WorkflowClientOptions` class.

Set `WorkflowServiceStub` specific options with the `WorkflowServiceStubOptions` class.

Use the `ExecuteChildWorkflow`, available from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/workflow` package, to spawn a Child Workflow Execution in Go.

The first call to the Child Workflow stub can be synchronous or asynchronous using `Async.function(Functions.Func)` or `Async.procedure(Functions.Proc)`, and must always be to a method annotated with `@WorkflowMethod`.

Use the `ExecuteWorkflow()` method on the Go SDK `Client`, which is available via `Dial()` in the `go.temporal.io/sdk/client` package.

Use `WorkflowStub` to start a Workflow Execution from within a Client, and `ExternalWorkflowStub` to start a different Workflow Execution from within a Workflow.

Use the `Temporal\Client\WorkflowClient` to start a workflow both synchronously and asynchronously.

Spawn a Workflow Execution

Spawn a Workflow Execution

Use the `ExecuteActivity()` API call available from the `go.temporal.io/sdk/workflow` package.

Invoke Activities using `Workflow.newActivityStub`(type-safe) or `Workflow.newUntypedActivityStub` (untyped) from within a Workflow.

Use the `execute_activity()` operation from within your Workflow Definition.

Spawn an Activity Execution

Structure a project

To upsert custom Search Attributes, use [`upsert_search_attributes()`] and set it to an empty list.

In advanced cases, you may want to dynamically update these attributes as the Workflow progresses.

Inside a Workflow, we can read from WorkflowInfo.searchAttributes and call upsertSearchAttributes:

Use Environment Variables

A Query is sent from a Temporal Client to a Workflow Execution and is identified by its name.

Define a Query method inside the Workflow interface, annotated with the `@QueryMethod` annotation and call the method from an external process.

Use the `SignalWorkflow()` method on and instance of the Go SDK Temporal Client to send a Signal to a Workflow Execution.

Initiate the Signal method with `@SignalMethod` annotation in the Workflow interface and call it either directly from the Client or from within another Workflow.

Use Signals

Add the Temporal Go SDK to your project.

Add the Temporal Java SDK to your project.

Add the Temporal PHP SDK to your project.

Add the Temporal TypeScript SDK to your project.

Use `ActivityOptions` to configure how to invoke an Activity Execution.

Create a `newWorkflowStub` in the Temporal Client code, call the instance of the Workflow, and set the Workflow options with the `WorkflowOptions.Builder` class.