Workflow Timeouts - .NET SDK

Workflow timeouts

Each Workflow timeout controls the maximum duration of a different aspect of a Workflow Execution.

Workflow timeouts are set when starting the Workflow Execution.

• Workflow Execution Timeout - restricts the maximum amount of time that a single Workflow Execution can be executed.
• Workflow Run Timeout: restricts the maximum amount of time that a single Workflow Run can last.
• Workflow Task Timeout: restricts the maximum amount of time that a Worker can execute a Workflow Task.

These values can be set in the WorkflowOptions when calling StartWorkflowAsync or ExecuteWorkflowAsync.

Available timeouts are:

• ExecutionTimeout
• RunTimeout
• TaskTimeout

var result = await client.ExecuteWorkflowAsync(
    (MyWorkflow wf) => wf.RunAsync(),
    new(id: "my-workflow-id", taskQueue: "my-task-queue")
    {
        WorkflowExecutionTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
    });

Set Workflow retries

A Retry Policy can work in cooperation with the timeouts to provide fine controls to optimize the execution experience.

Use a Retry Policy to retry a Workflow Execution in the event of a failure.

Workflow Executions do not retry by default, and Retry Policies should be used with Workflow Executions only in certain situations.

The RetryPolicy can be set in the WorkflowOptions when calling StartWorkflowAsync or ExecuteWorkflowAsync.

var result = await client.ExecuteWorkflowAsync(
    (MyWorkflow wf) => wf.RunAsync(),
    new(id: "my-workflow-id", taskQueue: "my-task-queue")
    {
        RetryPolicy = new() { MaximumInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10) },
    });