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Child Workflows

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Prompt​

Refactor the following Temporal workflow in [Python/Go/TypeScript/Java] to use child workflows.

[Reference the workflow class to refactor, e.g., src/workflows/order_workflow.py — OrderWorkflow]

Refactoring goals:
- Identify logical sub-processes that would benefit from independent execution history
- Extract them as child workflows with appropriate parent-close policies
- Ensure cancellation propagates correctly from parent to children
- Preserve error handling — child workflow failures should bubble up appropriately
- Add comments explaining why each sub-process was made a child workflow

Example output​

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Using the Temporal Developer Skill​

Activate the Temporal Developer Skill in your AI coding assistant before running this prompt. With the skill active, your assistant understands parent-close policies, cancellation scopes, and history limits out of the box — so the prompt can stay focused on your specific refactoring goals rather than teaching the framework.

Tips​

  • Consider ABANDON parent-close policy for child workflows that should complete independently.
  • Child workflows have their own history limits — use them for long-running sub-processes.