temporalio / temporalio/sdk-java

Revisit history pagination

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
WorkflowHistoryIterator implementation related to deadline (using calculations on curentTimeMilles), exceptions handling and error/expiration reporting requires a revisit and polishing.
Logging should include more information about the workflow task timeout and how much time elapsed.

As a part of this task it's also a good idea to build-in protection from the server returning events in a loop that never ends that we have in Core:
https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-core/blob/a72ebed19ec1e7b3fe37fbcbe846deafb1820f33/core/src/worker/workflow/history_update.rs#L281

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Research direction

Start by locating the WorkflowHistoryIterator implementation and compare its deadline calculations, exception handling, and reporting with the referenced core/src/worker/workflow/history_update.rs logic. Review how timeout logging is produced and determine the expected termination behavior when the server repeats events; done means these concerns are specified and covered by the relevant tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, rust
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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