temporalio / temporalio/sdk-ruby

[Feature Request] Provide "workflow local"

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enhancement
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Ruby
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Description

Describe the solution you'd like

Users need a workflow-local var that is scoped only to the current workflow when accessed via code. See https://github.com/temporalio/features/issues/571.

Rough sketch: like thread-local and fiber-local, a user can use Workflow["myValue"] to get or set workflow-local data.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked feature request and the SDK's existing handling of thread-local and fiber-local data. Determine how workflow execution scope is represented and where a Workflow["myValue"] access point would belong. Done means workflow-local values can be read and written through that interface without leaking to other workflows, with behavior covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
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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