Add start_delay to ActivityOptions for update support#804
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| // Time to wait before dispatching the first activity task. This delay is not applied to retry attempts. | ||
| // When updated, anchored to the original `schedule_time`. If the resulting time is in the past, dispatches | ||
| // immediately. | ||
| google.protobuf.Duration start_delay = 8; |
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How about we word this as
Time to wait before making the first activity task available for dispatch
Internally, there are two dispatch times: (1) the time that History dispatches a task to Matching and (2) the time that Matching dispatches a task to a user worker. Only (2) is directly relevant to users, and (1) != (2) because of the possibility of non-sync match (as well as workers being offline).
If you agree with this suggestion, it should also be applied to the StartWorkflow, SignalWithStartWorkflow, StartActivity doc comments.
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Makes sense. Applied comment where applicable.
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What changed?
Added a start_delay field to the ActivityOptions message in temporal/api/activity/v1/message.proto. OpenAPI specs (v2/v3) were regenerated accordingly.
Why?
Expose start_delay through UpdateActivityExecutionOptions so users can modify or zero out the delay on a still-pending standalone activity. The new value is anchored to the activity's original schedule_time, so the field has the same semantics whether set at creation or via update. Server-side implementation lands in a follow-up PR.