temporalio / temporalio/temporal

Support SignalExternalWorkflowExecutionWithStart

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Description

There is a Workflow Command for Signaling an External Workflow Execution, but that typically means that the author of the WF has to write code that ensures the workflow is already running and/or start the workflow separately.

SignalExternalExecutionWithStart would make this experience a lot easier

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing SignalExternalWorkflowExecution command and the workflow-start path to understand how they currently coordinate. The issue does not name files or tests; done would mean supporting a combined signal-and-start operation that removes the need for callers to ensure the external workflow is already running or start it separately.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
distributed-systems
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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