Type-hinting improvements#104
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Pull request overview
This pull request improves type-hinting for orchestrator and activity registration methods by adding generic type parameters to better specify input and output types.
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- Enhanced type hints for Orchestrator and Activity type aliases with proper generic parameters
- Updated method signatures in
_RegistryandTaskHubGrpcWorkerclasses to use parameterized types - Updated CHANGELOG to document the improvements
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| File | Description |
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| durabletask/task.py | Updated Orchestrator type alias to properly parameterize Generator return type and yield type |
| durabletask/worker.py | Added generic type parameters to orchestrator and activity registration methods in both _Registry and TaskHubGrpcWorker classes |
| CHANGELOG.md | Added entry for type-hinting improvements in Unreleased section |
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| # Orchestrators are generators that yield tasks and receive/return any type | ||
| Orchestrator = Callable[[OrchestrationContext, TInput], Union[Generator[Task, Any, Any], TOutput]] | ||
| # Orchestrators are generators that yield tasks, recieve any type, and return TOutput |
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| # Orchestrators are generators that yield tasks, recieve any type, and return TOutput | |
| # Orchestrators are generators that yield tasks, receive any type, and return TOutput |
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Adds/improves type-hinting for various worker methods
Covers changes from #91
Short-term fix for #90
Resolves #94