stored task data as a serialized type, instead of object

Author: antmendoza

core/src/main/java/io/temporal/samples/taskinteraction/Task.java

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 public class Task {
 
   private String token;
-  private Object data;
+  private TaskData data;
   private State state;
 
   public Task() {}
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ public String getToken() {
     return token;
   }
 
-  public void setData(Object data) {
+  public void setData(TaskData data) {
     this.data = data;
   }
 
-  public <T> T result(Class<T> tClass) {
-    return (T) data;
+  public TaskData getData() {
+    return data;
   }
 
   public void setState(State state) {
@@ -69,4 +69,28 @@ public enum State {
     started,
     completed
   }
+
+  public static class TaskData {
+    private String value;
+
+    public TaskData() {}
+
+    public TaskData(final String value) {
+
+      this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(final String value) {
+      this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+      return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "TaskData{" + "value='" + value + '\'' + '}';
+    }
+  }
 }

core/src/main/java/io/temporal/samples/taskinteraction/TaskClient.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 public interface TaskClient {
 
   @SignalMethod
-  void updateTask(TaskService.TaskRequest task);
+  void updateTask(TaskService.UpdateTaskRequest task);
 
   @QueryMethod
   List<Task> getOpenTasks();

core/src/main/java/io/temporal/samples/taskinteraction/TaskService.java

@@ -41,22 +41,22 @@ public class TaskService<R> {
       new TaskClient() {
 
         @Override
-        public void updateTask(TaskRequest taskRequest) {
+        public void updateTask(UpdateTaskRequest updateTaskRequest) {
 
-          final String token = taskRequest.getToken();
-          final String data = taskRequest.getData();
+          final String token = updateTaskRequest.getToken();
+          final Task.TaskData data = updateTaskRequest.getData();
           tasks.get(token).setData(data);
 
           final Task t = tasks.get(token);
 
-          t.setState(taskRequest.state);
+          t.setState(updateTaskRequest.state);
           tasks.put(t.getToken(), t);
 
           logger.info("Task updated: " + t);
 
-          if (taskRequest.state == Task.State.completed) {
+          if (updateTaskRequest.state == Task.State.completed) {
             final CompletablePromise<R> completablePromise = pendingPromises.get(token);
-            completablePromise.complete((R) data);
+            completablePromise.complete((R) data.getValue());
           }
         }
 
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ public interface Callback<T> {
     T execute();
   }
 
-  public static class TaskRequest {
+  public static class UpdateTaskRequest {
 
     private Task.State state;
-    private String data;
+    private Task.TaskData data;
     private String token;
 
-    public TaskRequest() {}
+    public UpdateTaskRequest() {}
 
-    public TaskRequest(Task.State state, String data, String token) {
+    public UpdateTaskRequest(Task.State state, Task.TaskData data, String token) {
       this.state = state;
       this.data = data;
       this.token = token;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public String getToken() {
       return token;
     }
 
-    public String getData() {
+    public Task.TaskData getData() {
       return data;
     }
   }

core/src/main/java/io/temporal/samples/taskinteraction/client/UpdateTask.java

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
     System.out.println("\nUpdating task " + randomOpenTask + " to " + nextState);
     taskClient.updateTask(
-        new TaskService.TaskRequest(
-            nextState, "Updated to " + nextState, randomOpenTask.getToken()));
+        new TaskService.UpdateTaskRequest(
+            nextState, new Task.TaskData("Updated to " + nextState), randomOpenTask.getToken()));
 
     System.exit(0);
   }

core/src/test/java/io/temporal/samples/taskinteraction/TaskWorkflowImplTest.java

@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ private static void changeTaskState(TaskClient client, List<Task> tasks, Task.St
     tasks.forEach(
         t -> {
           client.updateTask(
-              new TaskService.TaskRequest(state, "Changing state to: " + state, t.getToken()));
+              new TaskService.UpdateTaskRequest(
+                  state, new Task.TaskData("Changing state to: " + state), t.getToken()));
         });
   }