Metadata Management API Reference

Complete API reference for metadata management operations in the Conductor Rust SDK. This covers workflow definitions, task definitions, and their associated tags.

Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• MetadataClient API
• Workflow Definitions
• Task Definitions
• Tagging
• Models Reference
• Best Practices

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Quick Start

use conductor::{Configuration, ConductorClient};
use conductor::models::{WorkflowDef, TaskDef, WorkflowTask, MetadataTag};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let config = Configuration::new("http://localhost:8080/api");
    let client = ConductorClient::new(config)?;
    let metadata_client = client.metadata_client();

    // Register a task definition
    let task_def = TaskDef::new("process_order")
        .with_description("Process incoming orders")
        .with_retry(3, RetryLogic::ExponentialBackoff, 60)
        .with_timeout(300, TimeoutPolicy::TimeOutWf);
    
    metadata_client.register_task_def(&task_def).await?;

    // Register a workflow definition
    let workflow = WorkflowDef::new("order_workflow")
        .with_description("Order processing workflow")
        .with_task(WorkflowTask::simple("process_order", "process_ref"));
    
    metadata_client.register_workflow_def(&workflow).await?;

    println!("Definitions registered successfully!");
    Ok(())
}

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MetadataClient API

Workflow Definition APIs

Method	Endpoint	Description
register_workflow_def()	POST /metadata/workflow	Register new workflow
update_workflow_def()	PUT /metadata/workflow	Update existing workflow
register_or_update_workflow_def()	POST/PUT	Register or update workflow
get_workflow_def()	GET /metadata/workflow/{name}	Get workflow by name
get_all_workflow_def_versions()	GET /metadata/workflow/{name}/versions	Get all versions
get_all_workflow_defs()	GET /metadata/workflow	Get all workflows
delete_workflow_def()	DELETE /metadata/workflow/{name}/{version}	Delete workflow
workflow_def_exists()	GET /metadata/workflow/{name}	Check if exists

Task Definition APIs

Method	Endpoint	Description
register_task_def()	POST /metadata/taskdefs	Register new task
register_task_defs()	POST /metadata/taskdefs	Register multiple tasks
update_task_def()	PUT /metadata/taskdefs	Update existing task
get_task_def()	GET /metadata/taskdefs/{name}	Get task by name
get_all_task_defs()	GET /metadata/taskdefs	Get all tasks
delete_task_def()	DELETE /metadata/taskdefs/{name}	Delete task
task_def_exists()	GET /metadata/taskdefs/{name}	Check if exists

Tag APIs

Method	Endpoint	Description
add_workflow_tag()	POST /metadata/workflow/{name}/tags	Add workflow tag
get_workflow_tags()	GET /metadata/workflow/{name}/tags	Get workflow tags
set_workflow_tags()	PUT /metadata/workflow/{name}/tags	Replace workflow tags
delete_workflow_tag()	DELETE /metadata/workflow/{name}/tags	Delete workflow tag
add_task_tag()	POST /metadata/taskdefs/{name}/tags	Add task tag
get_task_tags()	GET /metadata/taskdefs/{name}/tags	Get task tags
set_task_tags()	PUT /metadata/taskdefs/{name}/tags	Replace task tags
delete_task_tag()	DELETE /metadata/taskdefs/{name}/tags	Delete task tag

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Workflow Definitions

Register Workflow Definition

use conductor::models::{WorkflowDef, WorkflowTask};

let workflow = WorkflowDef::new("order_workflow")
    .with_description("Process customer orders")
    .with_version(1)
    .with_task(WorkflowTask::simple("validate_order", "validate_ref"))
    .with_task(WorkflowTask::simple("process_payment", "payment_ref"))
    .with_task(WorkflowTask::simple("ship_order", "ship_ref"));

metadata_client.register_workflow_def(&workflow).await?;

Update Workflow Definition

let mut workflow = metadata_client.get_workflow_def("order_workflow", None).await?;

// Add a new task
workflow.tasks.push(WorkflowTask::simple("send_notification", "notify_ref"));

metadata_client.update_workflow_def(&workflow).await?;

Register or Update (Upsert)

let workflow = WorkflowDef::new("my_workflow")
    .with_task(WorkflowTask::simple("task1", "task1_ref"));

// Will create if not exists, update if exists
metadata_client.register_or_update_workflow_def(&workflow, true).await?;

Get Workflow Definition

// Get latest version
let workflow = metadata_client.get_workflow_def("order_workflow", None).await?;

// Get specific version
let workflow = metadata_client.get_workflow_def("order_workflow", Some(2)).await?;

println!("Workflow: {} v{}", workflow.name, workflow.version);
println!("Tasks: {}", workflow.tasks.len());

Get All Versions

let versions = metadata_client.get_all_workflow_def_versions("order_workflow").await?;

for wf in versions {
    println!("Version {}: {} tasks", wf.version, wf.tasks.len());
}

Get All Workflow Definitions

let workflows = metadata_client.get_all_workflow_defs().await?;

for wf in workflows {
    println!("{} v{}: {}", wf.name, wf.version, wf.description.unwrap_or_default());
}

Delete Workflow Definition

metadata_client.delete_workflow_def("order_workflow", 1).await?;

Check if Workflow Exists

if metadata_client.workflow_def_exists("order_workflow", None).await? {
    println!("Workflow exists");
} else {
    println!("Workflow not found");
}

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Task Definitions

Register Task Definition

use conductor::models::{TaskDef, RetryLogic, TimeoutPolicy};

let task = TaskDef::new("process_payment")
    .with_description("Process payment transactions")
    .with_retry(3, RetryLogic::ExponentialBackoff, 60)
    .with_timeout(300, TimeoutPolicy::TimeOutWf)
    .with_response_timeout(120)
    .with_concurrent_limit(10)
    .with_rate_limit(100, 60);  // 100 per 60 seconds

metadata_client.register_task_def(&task).await?;

Register Multiple Task Definitions

let tasks = vec![
    TaskDef::new("validate_order")
        .with_retry(2, RetryLogic::Fixed, 30),
    TaskDef::new("process_payment")
        .with_retry(3, RetryLogic::ExponentialBackoff, 60),
    TaskDef::new("send_notification")
        .with_retry(5, RetryLogic::Fixed, 10),
];

metadata_client.register_task_defs(&tasks).await?;

Update Task Definition

let mut task = metadata_client.get_task_def("process_payment").await?;

// Update retry configuration
task.retry_count = 5;
task.retry_delay_seconds = 30;

metadata_client.update_task_def(&task).await?;

Get Task Definition

let task = metadata_client.get_task_def("process_payment").await?;

println!("Task: {}", task.name);
println!("Retries: {}", task.retry_count);
println!("Timeout: {}s", task.timeout_seconds);

Get All Task Definitions

let tasks = metadata_client.get_all_task_defs().await?;

for task in tasks {
    println!("{}: {} retries, {}s timeout", 
        task.name, 
        task.retry_count,
        task.timeout_seconds);
}

Delete Task Definition

metadata_client.delete_task_def("process_payment").await?;

Check if Task Exists

if metadata_client.task_def_exists("process_payment").await? {
    println!("Task exists");
} else {
    println!("Task not found, registering...");
    metadata_client.register_task_def(&task_def).await?;
}

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Tagging

Workflow Tags

use conductor::models::MetadataTag;

// Add a single tag
let tag = MetadataTag::new("environment", "production");
metadata_client.add_workflow_tag("order_workflow", &tag).await?;

// Get all tags
let tags = metadata_client.get_workflow_tags("order_workflow").await?;
for tag in &tags {
    println!("{}: {}", tag.key, tag.value);
}

// Replace all tags
let new_tags = vec![
    MetadataTag::new("environment", "production"),
    MetadataTag::new("team", "orders"),
    MetadataTag::new("version", "2.0"),
];
metadata_client.set_workflow_tags("order_workflow", &new_tags).await?;

// Delete a tag
let tag_to_delete = MetadataTag::new("version", "2.0");
metadata_client.delete_workflow_tag("order_workflow", &tag_to_delete).await?;

Task Tags

// Add a single tag
let tag = MetadataTag::new("type", "payment");
metadata_client.add_task_tag("process_payment", &tag).await?;

// Get all tags
let tags = metadata_client.get_task_tags("process_payment").await?;

// Replace all tags
let new_tags = vec![
    MetadataTag::new("type", "payment"),
    MetadataTag::new("integration", "stripe"),
    MetadataTag::new("async", "true"),
];
metadata_client.set_task_tags("process_payment", &new_tags).await?;

// Delete a tag
let tag = MetadataTag::new("async", "true");
metadata_client.delete_task_tag("process_payment", &tag).await?;

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Models Reference

WorkflowDef

use conductor::models::WorkflowDef;

let workflow = WorkflowDef::new("my_workflow")
    .with_description("Description")
    .with_version(1)
    .with_input_parameters(vec!["param1".to_string(), "param2".to_string()])
    .with_output_parameters([
        ("result".to_string(), json!("${task_ref.output.result}"))
    ].into_iter().collect())
    .with_timeout_seconds(3600)
    .with_timeout_policy(WorkflowTimeoutPolicy::TimeOutWf)
    .with_failure_workflow("failure_handler")
    .with_restartable(true)
    .with_task(WorkflowTask::simple("task1", "task1_ref"));

Key Fields:

• name: Unique workflow name
• version: Version number (default: 1)
• description: Optional description
• tasks: List of workflow tasks
• input_parameters: Expected input parameters
• output_parameters: Output mapping
• timeout_seconds: Workflow timeout
• failure_workflow: Workflow to run on failure

WorkflowTask

use conductor::models::WorkflowTask;

// Simple task
let task = WorkflowTask::simple("task_def_name", "reference_name")
    .with_input_param("key", json!("${workflow.input.value}"))
    .with_optional(true);

// HTTP task
let http_task = WorkflowTask::http("http_ref")
    .with_input_param("http_request", json!({
        "uri": "https://api.example.com/data",
        "method": "GET"
    }));

// Sub-workflow
let sub_workflow = WorkflowTask::sub_workflow("sub_wf_ref", "child_workflow")
    .with_version(1);

// Decision (switch)
let decision = WorkflowTask::switch("decision_ref", "${workflow.input.type}")
    .with_case("type_a", vec![WorkflowTask::simple("task_a", "task_a_ref")])
    .with_case("type_b", vec![WorkflowTask::simple("task_b", "task_b_ref")])
    .with_default(vec![WorkflowTask::simple("default", "default_ref")]);

// Fork/Join
let fork = WorkflowTask::fork_join(
    "fork_ref",
    vec![
        vec![WorkflowTask::simple("branch1", "b1_ref")],
        vec![WorkflowTask::simple("branch2", "b2_ref")],
    ],
);

TaskDef

use conductor::models::{TaskDef, RetryLogic, TimeoutPolicy};

let task = TaskDef::new("my_task")
    .with_description("Task description")
    .with_retry(3, RetryLogic::ExponentialBackoff, 60)
    .with_timeout(300, TimeoutPolicy::Retry)
    .with_response_timeout(120)
    .with_concurrent_limit(10)
    .with_rate_limit(100, 60);

Key Fields:

• name: Unique task name
• description: Optional description
• retry_count: Number of retry attempts
• retry_logic: Fixed, ExponentialBackoff, LinearBackoff
• retry_delay_seconds: Delay between retries
• timeout_seconds: Task execution timeout
• response_timeout_seconds: Response timeout
• timeout_policy: Retry, TimeOutWf, AlertOnly
• concurrent_exec_limit: Max concurrent executions
• rate_limit_per_frequency: Rate limit count
• rate_limit_frequency_in_seconds: Rate limit window

RetryLogic

pub enum RetryLogic {
    Fixed,              // Fixed delay between retries
    ExponentialBackoff, // Exponential backoff
    LinearBackoff,      // Linear backoff
}

TimeoutPolicy

pub enum TimeoutPolicy {
    Retry,     // Retry the task on timeout
    TimeOutWf, // Timeout the workflow
    AlertOnly, // Just alert, don't take action
}

MetadataTag

use conductor::models::MetadataTag;

let tag = MetadataTag::new("key", "value");

// Or
let tag = MetadataTag {
    key: "environment".to_string(),
    value: "production".to_string(),
};

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Best Practices

1. Version Your Workflows

// Always specify version explicitly
let workflow = WorkflowDef::new("order_workflow")
    .with_version(2)  // Increment for breaking changes
    .with_task(/* ... */);

// Keep old versions for running workflows
// Delete old versions only when no workflows use them

2. Configure Appropriate Retry Policies

// For transient failures (network, timeouts)
let task = TaskDef::new("api_call")
    .with_retry(5, RetryLogic::ExponentialBackoff, 30);

// For quick retries (race conditions)
let task = TaskDef::new("cache_update")
    .with_retry(3, RetryLogic::Fixed, 1);

// For no-retry scenarios
let task = TaskDef::new("idempotent_operation")
    .with_retry(0, RetryLogic::Fixed, 0);

3. Set Appropriate Timeouts

// Quick tasks
let task = TaskDef::new("quick_validation")
    .with_timeout(60, TimeoutPolicy::Retry)
    .with_response_timeout(30);

// Long-running tasks
let task = TaskDef::new("data_processing")
    .with_timeout(3600, TimeoutPolicy::TimeOutWf)
    .with_response_timeout(600);

4. Use Tags for Organization

// Tag by environment
let env_tag = MetadataTag::new("environment", "production");

// Tag by team
let team_tag = MetadataTag::new("team", "payments");

// Tag by version
let version_tag = MetadataTag::new("api_version", "v2");

metadata_client.set_workflow_tags("payment_workflow", &[
    env_tag, team_tag, version_tag
]).await?;

5. Use Rate Limits

// Protect external APIs
let task = TaskDef::new("external_api_call")
    .with_rate_limit(100, 60)      // 100 per minute
    .with_concurrent_limit(10);    // Max 10 concurrent

// Heavy processing tasks
let task = TaskDef::new("heavy_computation")
    .with_concurrent_limit(4);     // Limit by CPU cores

6. Validate Before Registration

async fn register_safe(
    client: &MetadataClient,
    task: &TaskDef,
) -> Result<()> {
    // Validate task name
    if task.name.is_empty() {
        return Err(ConductorError::validation("Task name cannot be empty"));
    }

    // Check timeout constraints
    if task.response_timeout_seconds >= task.timeout_seconds {
        return Err(ConductorError::validation(
            "Response timeout must be less than task timeout"
        ));
    }

    // Register
    client.register_task_def(task).await
}

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See Also

• Workflow Management - Running workflows
• Worker Implementation - Implementing workers
• Task Management - Task operations