Function getContext

Returns the current workflow's execution context, providing access to the workflow ID, replay state, dimensional coordinates, connection info, and other runtime metadata.

The context is populated by the worker's wrapWorkflowFunction and stored in AsyncLocalStorage, making it available to any code running within the workflow function's call stack.

Examples

import { Durable } from '@hotmeshio/hotmesh';

// Access the workflow ID and namespace
export async function contextAwareWorkflow(): Promise<string> {
  const ctx = Durable.workflow.getContext();
  console.log(`Running workflow ${ctx.workflowId} in ${ctx.namespace}`);
  return ctx.workflowId;
}
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// Check if the current execution is a replay
export async function replayAwareWorkflow(): Promise<void> {
  const { counter, workflowDimension } = Durable.workflow.getContext();

  // Use context for logging/debugging
  console.log(`Execution counter: ${counter}, dimension: ${workflowDimension}`);
}
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// Pass context info to child workflows
export async function parentWorkflow(): Promise<void> {
  const { workflowId } = Durable.workflow.getContext();

  await Durable.workflow.execChild({
    taskQueue: 'children',
    workflowName: 'childWorkflow',
    args: [workflowId],  // pass parent ID to child
  });
}
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