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Support `WorkflowIdConflictPolicy` for child workflow

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Description

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

WorkflowIdReusePolicy's Terminate-if-Running is being deprecated and replaced with WorkflowIdConflictPolicy's Terminate-Existing.

To complete this effort, support for child workflows is needed.

Describe the solution you'd like
TBD

Describe alternatives you've considered
TBD

Additional context

This is blocking https://github.com/temporalio/features/issues/558

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by locating child-workflow handling and the existing WorkflowIdReusePolicy support. Clarify how WorkflowIdConflictPolicy should map to child workflows, then define tests covering Terminate-Existing behavior before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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