temporalio / temporalio/features

Provide user access to randomness seed and changes

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
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32
Forks
28
Avg merge
1d 9h
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Description

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

There are several scenarios where a user may want to create distinct random number sequences. For instance, telemetry may need random numbers but the addition or removal of telemetry shouldn't change any randomness uses in the workflow itself. In particular when such things are done under the hood as part of plugins.

Describe the solution you'd like

Provide a way to get the initial randomness seed as well as notification of changes. If possible, providing an implementation of Random or equivalent which reseeds itself would be good.

Additional context
Per-SDK Tickets

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the feature request and the linked Python SDK ticket, then compare the unchecked per-SDK entries to determine the intended scope for each SDK. Done would require an agreed way for users to access the initial randomness seed and receive notifications when it changes, with SDK-specific work tracked in the listed tickets.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, go, java, php, python, ruby, rust, typescript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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