Minor updates #283
Minor updates #283
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| This assumes there's an activity in `my_activities.py` like: |
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nit: Why do activities need the my_ prefix and workflows don't?
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I don't specify a workflow file name in this section. If you're talking about the quick start section, neither needs a my_ prefix. I chose to add it here for clarity since it's not an end-to-end example.
| In order for a non-local activity to be notified of cancellation requests, it must be given a `heartbeat_timeout` at | ||
| invocation time and invoke `temporalio.activity.heartbeat()` inside the activity. It is strongly recommended that all |
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That's not true, you don't have to specify a heartbeat_timeout in order to be cancellable.
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I know that it's not strictly true but the sentence reads better with "must X and Y" than "must Y and should X".
| function regularly. "Types of Activities" has specifics on cancellation for asynchronous and synchronous activities. | ||
| In order for a non-local activity to be notified of cancellation requests, it must be given a `heartbeat_timeout` at | ||
| invocation time and invoke `temporalio.activity.heartbeat()` inside the activity. It is strongly recommended that all | ||
| but the fastest executing activities call this function regularly. "Types of Activities" has specifics on cancellation |
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nit: you might want to mention throttling here, up to you.
| f"Cannot access {qualified_name} from inside a workflow. " | ||
| "If this is code from a module not used in a workflow or known to " | ||
| "only be used deterministically from a workflow, mark the import " | ||
| "as pass through." |
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nit: I'd consider linking to some doc that provides more information.
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I have no stable link I can provide here
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heartbeat_timeoutis needed on caller side when wanting heartbeat/cancellation for activities (even if not technically required)Checklist