What is the main difference between a Workflow and an Activity in Temporal?

Workflows handle orchestration logic and must be deterministic to allow for replaying state, while Activities handle external interactions like API calls, database writes, and other non-deterministic tasks.

How do I handle long-running tasks that might stall?

Use Activity Heartbeats to periodically report progress to the Temporal server. This allows the system to detect if a worker has crashed or stalled and trigger a retry based on the last recorded heartbeat.

Why is determinism strictly required for workflow code?

Temporal ensures durability by replaying workflow code against an event history; if the code produces different results on replay (due to random numbers or external calls), the system cannot restore its state.

When should I use the Saga pattern?

Use the Saga pattern for distributed transactions requiring all-or-nothing semantics across multiple microservices, where each step has a corresponding compensation action to roll back changes on failure.

Workflow Orchestration Patterns

Name: Workflow Orchestration Patterns
Author: Activer007

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Architects resilient, distributed systems using Temporal workflow patterns, saga orchestration, and state management best practices.

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for designing durable distributed workflows with Temporal. It guides developers through the critical distinction between deterministic workflows and side-effect-heavy activities, implements complex patterns like Sagas for distributed transactions, and ensures system resilience through proper state management and error handling. It is an essential resource for building long-running business processes, microservice orchestration, and any distributed system where failure recovery and consistency are paramount.

主な機能

01Workflow vs. Activity architectural separation guidelines

020 GitHub stars

03Saga pattern implementation with automated compensation logic

04Entity workflow (Actor model) patterns for long-lived state

05Resilience strategies including exponential backoff and heartbeats

06Determinism constraint management for reliable state replay

ユースケース

01Automated infrastructure provisioning and distributed CI/CD pipelines

02Complex multi-step booking or order fulfillment systems

03Human-in-the-loop approval workflows spanning long durations

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