workflow-orchestration-patterns

Distributed system workflows require deterministic state management to ensure states are preserved automatically for reliable execution and recovery from failures. This approach provides solutions for long-running workflows and complex state changes.

The saga pattern handles distributed transactions by implementing rollback capabilities for complex workflows. This ensures that if a step fails, previous state changes are reversed to maintain consistency across distributed systems.

Entity workflows manage long-lived workflows representing single entity instances with state changes and queries. Fan-out/fan-in executes multiple tasks in parallel, aggregating results and handling partial failures for distributed systems.

Yes, the Temporal framework is required to implement these workflow orchestration patterns. You also need knowledge of saga, entity, and fan-out/fan-in patterns to properly design distributed transactions and state management.

The async callback pattern enables workflows to wait for external events or human approvals. This approach ensures long-running workflows remain durable and state is preserved automatically while awaiting external triggers.

A design decision framework helps distinguish between workflows and activities to ensure proper orchestration. This method clarifies when to use workflows for state management versus activities for individual task execution.