[Fix #686] Remove sleep state

examples/book-lending.json

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "specVersion": "0.8",
     "start": "book-lending-request",
+    "constants" : { "WAIT_BEFORE_POLL" : "PT2W"},
     "states": [
         {
             "name": "book-lending-request",
@@ -101,10 +102,13 @@
                             "bookid": "${ .book.id }",
                             "lender": "${ .lender }"
                         }
+                    }, 
+                    "sleep" : {
+                      "after" : "$CONST.WAIT_BEFORE_POLL"
                     }
                 }
             ],
-            "transition": "sleep-two-weeks"
+            "transition": "get-book-status"
         },
         {
             "name": "cancel-request",
@@ -118,15 +122,12 @@
                             "bookid": "${ .book.id }",
                             "lender": "${ .lender }"
                         }
+                    }, 
+                    "sleep" : {
+                      "after" : "$CONST.WAIT_BEFORE_POLL"
                     }
                 }
             ],
-            "transition": "sleep-two-weeks"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "sleep-two-weeks",
-            "type": "sleep",
-            "duration": "PT2W",
             "transition": "get-book-status"
         },
         {

examples/monitor-job.json

@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
             "stateDataFilter": {
                 "output": "${ .jobuid }"
             },
-            "transition": "wait-for-completion"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "wait-for-completion",
-            "type": "sleep",
-            "duration": "PT5S",
             "transition": "get-job-status"
         },
         {
@@ -68,6 +62,9 @@
                     },
                     "actionDataFilter": {
                         "results": "${ .jobstatus }"
+                    },
+                    "sleep" : {
+                      "before": "PT5S"
                     }
                 }
             ],
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "defaultCondition": {
-                "transition": "wait-for-completion"
+                "transition": "get-job-status"
             }
         },
         {

schema/workflow.json

@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@
       "description": "State definitions",
       "items": {
         "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "title": "Sleep State",
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/sleepstate"
-          },
           {
             "title": "Event State",
             "$ref": "#/definitions/eventstate"
@@ -643,56 +639,6 @@
         "actions"
       ]
     },
-    "sleepstate": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Causes the workflow execution to sleep for a specified duration",
-      "properties": {
-        "name": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "description": "State name",
-          "pattern": "^[a-z0-9](-?[a-z0-9])*$"
-        },
-        "type": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "const": "sleep",
-          "description": "State type"
-        },
-        "end": {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/end",
-          "description": "State end definition"
-        },
-        "duration": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "description": "Duration (literal ISO 8601 duration format or expression which evaluation results in an ISO 8601 duration) to sleep"
-        },
-        "transition": {
-          "description": "Next transition of the workflow after the workflow sleep",
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/transition"
-        },
-        "metadata": {
-          "$ref": "common.json#/definitions/metadata"
-        }
-      },
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "oneOf": [
-        {
-          "required": [
-            "name",
-            "type",
-            "duration",
-            "end"
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "required": [
-            "name",
-            "type",
-            "duration",
-            "transition"
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    },
     "eventstate": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "This state is used to wait for events from event sources, then consumes them and invoke one or more actions to run in sequence or parallel",

specification.md

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
       - [Event State](#event-state)
       - [Operation State](#operation-state)
       - [Switch State](#switch-state)
-      - [Sleep State](#sleep-state)
       - [Parallel State](#parallel-state)
       - [Inject State](#inject-state)
       - [ForEach State](#foreach-state)
@@ -2289,7 +2288,6 @@ Serverless Workflow defines the following Workflow States:
 | **[Event](#Event-State)** | Define events that trigger action execution | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
 | **[Operation](#Operation-State)** | Execute one or more actions | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
 | **[Switch](#Switch-State)** | Define data-based or event-based workflow transitions | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no |
-| **[Sleep](#Sleep-State)** | Sleep workflow execution for a specific time duration | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes |
 | **[Parallel](#Parallel-State)** | Causes parallel execution of branches (set of states) | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
 | **[Inject](#Inject-State)** | Inject static data into state data | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes |
 | **[ForEach](#ForEach-State)** | Parallel execution of states for each element of a data array | no | yes | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
@@ -2617,57 +2615,6 @@ The `timeouts` property can be used to define state specific timeout settings. S
 `stateExecTimeout` setting. If `eventConditions` is defined, the switch state can also define the
 `eventTimeout` property. For more information on workflow timeouts reference the [Workflow Timeouts](#Workflow-Timeouts) section.
 
-##### Sleep State
-
-| Parameter | Description | Type | Required |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| name | Unique State name. Must follow the [Serverless Workflow Naming Convention](#naming-convention) | string | yes |
-| type | State type | string | yes |
-| duration | Duration (ISO 8601 literal duration or an expression which evaluation results in an ISO 8601 duration) to sleep. For example: "PT15M" (sleep 15 minutes), or "P2DT3H4M" (sleep 2 days, 3 hours and 4 minutes), or $CONST.timeout, where timeout value is "PT15M" | string | yes |
-| [transition](#Transitions) | Next transition of the workflow after the sleep | string or object | yes (if `end` is not defined) |
-| [end](#End-Definition) | Is this state an end state | boolean or object | yes (if `transition` is not defined) |
-
-<details><summary><strong>Click to view example definition</strong></summary>
-<p>
-
-<table>
-<tr>
-    <th>JSON</th>
-    <th>YAML</th>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td valign="top">
-
-```json
-{
-      "name": "sleep-five-seconds",
-      "type": "sleep",
-      "duration": "PT5S",
-      "transition": "get-job-status"
-}
-```
-
-</td>
-<td valign="top">
-
-```yaml
-name: sleep-five-seconds
-type: sleep
-duration: PT5S
-transition: get-job-status
-```
-
-</td>
-</tr>
-</table>
-
-</details>
-
-Sleep state 
-suspends workflow execution for a given time duration. The delay is defined in its `duration` property using the ISO 8601 
-duration format. Note that ISO 8601 can be the result of evaluating an expression. 
-
-Note that `transition` and `end` properties are mutually exclusive, meaning that you cannot define both of them at the same time.
 ##### Parallel State
 
 | Parameter | Description | Type | Required |
@@ -5739,7 +5686,7 @@ not obeyed in the workflow definition.
 
 #### States Timeout Definition
 
-All workflow states except Sleep and Inject States can define the `timeouts` property and can define different timeout
+All workflow states except Inject State can define the `timeouts` property and can define different timeout
 settings depending on their state type.
 Please reference each [workflow state definitions](#Workflow-States) for more information on which
 timeout settings are available for each state type.