Conductor tasks that are executed by remote workers communicate over HTTP endpoints/gRPC to poll for the task and update the status of the execution.
Client APIs
Conductor provides the following java clients to interact with the various APIs
| Client | Usage |
|---|---|
| Metadata Client | Register / Update workflow and task definitions |
| Workflow Client | Start a new workflow / Get execution status of a workflow |
| Task Client | Poll for task / Update task result after execution / Get status of a task |
Java
Worker
Conductor provides a framework to poll for tasks, manage the execution thread and update the status of the execution back to the server.
Implement the Worker interface to execute the task.
WorkflowTaskCoordinator
Manages the task workers thread pool and server communication (poll, task update and ack).
The WorkflowTaskCoordinator can be used to register the worker(s) and initialize the polling loop.
