temporalio / temporalio/features

[Feature Request] Expose UpdateID in an update handler

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Go
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Add a way for users to obtain an update requests UpdateID in a handler.

Describe the solution you'd like

In Go I would implement it through Info call like GetUpdateInfo

func Counter(ctx workflow.Context) (int, error) {
	log := workflow.GetLogger(ctx)
	counter := 0

	if err := workflow.SetUpdateHandlerWithOptions(
		ctx,
		FetchAndAdd,
		func(ctx workflow.Context, i int) (int, error) {
                        updateID := workflow.GetUpdateInfo(ctx).UpdateID
			tmp := counter
			counter += i
			log.Info("counter updated", "addend", i, "new-value", counter, "update ID", updateID)
			return tmp, nil
		},
		workflow.UpdateHandlerOptions{Validator: nonNegative},
	); err != nil {
		return 0, err
	}
Additional context

We should also consider adding UpdateID to the interceptors as well

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Research direction

Start with the Go workflow update-handler entry point, SetUpdateHandlerWithOptions, and the existing GetUpdateInfo pattern shown in the request. Check how update handlers expose request context and how interceptors are represented. Done means a handler can obtain its UpdateID, with the interceptor addition resolved or explicitly scoped.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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