StepContext

Interface: StepContext

Defined in: packages/workflow-core/src/types.ts:224

Passed to a ctx.step() function. The deterministic id is the idempotency-key candidate for external systems — it stays the same across retries within a single step's execution AND across replays of the same run.

Properties

attempt

ts

attempt: number;

Defined in: packages/workflow-core/src/types.ts:228

Current attempt number (1-indexed).

id

ts

id: string;

Defined in: packages/workflow-core/src/types.ts:226

Deterministic step ID. Stable across retries and replays.

signal

ts

signal: AbortSignal;

Defined in: packages/workflow-core/src/types.ts:232

Per-attempt AbortSignal. Fires on:

step timeout firing
run-level abort (Ctrl+C / external cancellation)

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