resonate-human-in-the-loop-pattern-typescript

To pause a durable workflow for human approval, create a promise with an explicit ID and await its external resolution. The workflow resumes exactly where it left off once the human decision arrives via HTTP or messaging.

A human-in-the-loop pattern for durable functions allows workflows to suspend execution and wait for manual input without consuming resources. It uses durable promises with explicit IDs to coordinate asynchronous external resolutions.

Yes, this pattern supports safe timeout handling and recovery on failures. It ensures durable continuation or fallback if a manual intervention promise times out or encounters a system failure across distributed services.

You trigger external resolution for workflow approval gates via emails, UI links, or webhooks. These channels allow human participants to submit base64-encoded decision payloads that resolve the paused durable promise.

Yes, this approach supports multi-stage, parallel, or sequential approvals. It maintains audit trails across services by using durable promises with explicit IDs to coordinate each step of the external resolution process.