/// <summary>
/// Starts the associated workflow.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args">The workflow arguments.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="WorkflowExecution"/>.</returns>
public async Task <WorkflowExecution> StartAsync(params object[] args)
{
await SyncContext.Clear;
Covenant.Requires <ArgumentNullException>(args != null, nameof(args));
EnsureNotStarted();
var argBytes = TemporalHelper.ArgsToBytes(client.DataConverter, args);
Execution = await client.StartWorkflowAsync(WorkflowTypeName, argBytes, Options);
return(Execution);
}
/// <summary>
/// Starts the workflow, returning an <see cref="IAsyncFuture"/> that can be used
/// to wait for the the workflow to complete. This version does not return a workflow
/// result.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args">The workflow arguments.</param>
/// <returns>An <see cref="ExternalWorkflowFuture"/> that can be used to retrieve the workflow result as an <c>object</c>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if the workflow has already been started.</exception>
/// <remarks>
/// <note>
/// <b>IMPORTANT:</b> You need to take care to ensure that the parameters passed
/// are compatible with the target workflow method.
/// </note>
/// </remarks>
public async Task <ExternalWorkflowFuture> StartAsync(params object[] args)
{
await SyncContext.Clear;
Covenant.Requires <ArgumentNullException>(args != null, nameof(args));
if (execution != null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot start a future stub more than once.");
}
execution = await client.StartWorkflowAsync(workflowTypeName, TemporalHelper.ArgsToBytes(client.DataConverter, args), options);
// Create and return the future.
return(new ExternalWorkflowFuture(client, execution, options.Namespace));
}
