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Java WorkflowOptions reference

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

The following fields are available:

OptionRequiredType
WorkflowIdNo (but recommended)String
TaskQueueYesString
WorkflowExecutionTimeoutNoDuration
WorkflowRunTimeoutNoDuration
WorkflowTaskTimeoutNoDuration
WorkflowIdReusePolicyNoWorkflowIdReusePolicy
RetryOptionsNoRetryOptions
CronScheduleNoString
MemoNostring
SearchAttributesNoMap<String, Object>

Id

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

  • Type: String
  • Default: none
//create Workflow stub for YourWorkflowInterface
YourWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
// Set the Workflow Id
.setWorkflowId("YourWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
.build());

TaskQueue

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

  • Type: String
  • Default: none
//create Workflow stub for YourWorkflowInterface
YourWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("YourWF")
// Set the Task Queue
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
.build());

WorkflowExecutionTimeout

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

  • Type: time.Duration
  • Default: Unlimited
//create Workflow stub for YourWorkflowInterface
YourWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("YourWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Workflow Execution Timeout duration
.setWorkflowExecutionTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
.build());

WorkflowRunTimeout

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

//create Workflow stub for YourWorkflowInterface
YourWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("YourWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Workflow Run Timeout duration
.setWorkflowRunTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
.build());

WorkflowTaskTimeout

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

  • Type: time.Duration
  • Default: 10 seconds.
  • Values: Maximum accepted value is 60 seconds.
//create Workflow stub for YourWorkflowInterface
YourWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("YourWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Workflow Task Timeout duration
.setWorkflowTaskTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
.build());

WorkflowIDReusePolicy

  • Type: WorkflowIdReusePolicy
  • Default: enums.AllowDuplicateFailedOnly is the default value. It means that the Workflow can start a new run if the previous run failed, was canceled, or was terminated.
  • Values: AllowDuplicate allows a new run independently of the previous run closure status. RejectDuplicate doesn't allow a new run independently of the previous run closure status.
```java
//create Workflow stub for GreetWorkflowInterface
GreetWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("GreetWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Workflow Id Reuse Policy
.setWorkflowIdReusePolicy(
WorkflowIdReusePolicy.WORKFLOW_ID_REUSE_POLICY_REJECT_DUPLICATE)
.build());

RetryOptions

To set a Workflow Retry Options in the WorkflowStub instance use WorkflowOptions.Builder.setWorkflowRetryOptions.

  • Type: RetryOptions
  • Default: Null which means no retries will be attempted.
//create Workflow stub for GreetWorkflowInterface
GreetWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("GreetWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Workflow Retry Options
.setRetryOptions(RetryOptions.newBuilder()
.build());

CronSchedule

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

Setting setCronSchedule changes the Workflow Execution into a Temporal Cron Job. The default timezone for a Cron is UTC.

  • Type: String
  • Default: None
//create Workflow stub for YourWorkflowInterface
YourWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
YourWorker.yourclient.newWorkflowStub(
YourWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("YourWF")
.setTaskQueue(YourWorker.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Cron Schedule
.setCronSchedule("* * * * *")
.build());

For more details, see the Cron Sample

Memo

  • Type: String
  • Default: None
//create Workflow stub for GreetWorkflowInterface
GreetWorkflowInterface workflow1 =
WorkerGreet.greetclient.newWorkflowStub(
GreetWorkflowInterface.class,
WorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
.setWorkflowId("GreetWF")
.setTaskQueue(WorkerGreet.TASK_QUEUE)
// Set Memo. You can set additional non-indexed info via Memo
.setMemo(ImmutableMap.of(
"memoKey", "memoValue"
))
.build());

SearchAttributes

Search Attributes are additional indexed information attributed to Workflow and used for search and visibility. These can be used in a query of List/Scan/Count Workflow APIs. The key and its value type must be registered on Temporal server side.

  • Type: Map<String, Object>
  • Default: None
private static void parentWorkflow() {
ChildWorkflowOptions childworkflowOptions =
ChildWorkflowOptions.newBuilder()
// Set Search Attributes
.setSearchAttributes(ImmutableMap.of("MySearchAttributeNAme", "value"))
.build();

The following Java types are supported:

  • String
  • Long, Integer, Short, Byte
  • Boolean
  • Double
  • OffsetDateTime
  • Collection of the types in this list.