Add shutdown_worker_rejected field to poll responses#730
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Add shutdown_worker_rejected field to poll responses#730
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Add a bool field to PollWorkflowTaskQueueResponse, PollActivityTaskQueueResponse, and PollNexusTaskQueueResponse to indicate when an empty poll response was caused by the server rejecting the poll because the worker has been shut down via the ShutdownWorker API. Made-with: Cursor
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Does it make more sense to do this with a specific grpc error code instead? Maybe NotFound or FailedPrecondition? Something that would make old SDKs abort or at least back off?
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What changed?
Add
shutdown_worker_rejectedbool field toPollWorkflowTaskQueueResponse,PollActivityTaskQueueResponse, andPollNexusTaskQueueResponse.Why?
When the server rejects a poll because the worker was shut down via
ShutdownWorker, SDKs currently receive an empty response indistinguishable from a normal poll timeout. This field gives SDKs an explicit signal to stop re-polling, preventing zombie re-polls from stealing tasks.How did you test it?
Potential risks
None — additive proto field, fully backward compatible.
Made with Cursor