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Runtime: Allow (enforce?) jobs to be lazily compiled to support Runs

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Description

Right now, when the runtime executes a workflow, it expects all the expressions (jobs) to be compiled.

The CLI will pre-compile all expressions and log about it before the runtime is invoked.

But Lightning has this notion of a Run, which is the execution of a single job within a workflow.

To properly interface with Lightning, we need compilation to run just before the expression is executed so that it can be associated with a run id. So the job starts, gets compiled, executes, and decides what to do next, all as part of a Run.

At the moment it's kind of impossible to reflect this organisation in the runtime because compilation happens before the job id is created.

This probably isn't necessary for release, but I do think it's really important to make compilation visible.

The solution I think is for the runtime to accept a compile hook, which calls out to whatever runtime manager is calling it. It probably makes sense for the CLI to use lazy compilation as well.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the runtime workflow execution path and the CLI's current pre-compilation flow. Review how a job id and Lightning Run are created, then determine the boundaries for a compile hook. Done means the runtime and CLI behavior support compilation immediately before execution and associate it with the Run.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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