temporalio / temporalio/temporal

Add CANCEL_REQUESTED status

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
DescribeWorkflowExecution result doesn't indicate if workflow cancel was requested.

Describe the solution you'd like
Add CANCEL_REQUESTED status or some additional property to the DescribeWorkflowExecutionResult.

Additional context
https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-status-canceled-vs-canceling/1050

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Research direction

Start by locating DescribeWorkflowExecutionResult and the workflow cancellation status handling. Review the linked discussion for the distinction between canceled and canceling, then define completion as the result clearly indicating that cancellation was requested.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
api, distributed-systems
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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