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Donald Pinckney 0c8586b4c2 Add Java SDK support (#42)
* Add Java SDK reference files (11 files)

Create complete Java reference documentation covering:
- java.md: Entry point with quick start tutorial, key concepts
- patterns.md: 17 patterns (signals, queries, updates, child workflows,
  saga, cancellation scopes, heartbeating, etc.)
- determinism.md: Safe alternatives table, forbidden operations
- determinism-protection.md: Convention-based enforcement (no sandbox)
- error-handling.md: ApplicationFailure, retry/timeout config
- gotchas.md: Non-deterministic operations, cancellation, heartbeating
- testing.md: TestWorkflowEnvironment, Mockito mocking, replay testing
- versioning.md: Workflow.getVersion(), worker versioning
- data-handling.md: Jackson, PayloadConverter, encryption, search attributes
- observability.md: SLF4J logging, Micrometer metrics
- advanced-features.md: Schedules, async completion, worker tuning

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Fix Java alignment issues from self-review

- Reduce gotchas.md Non-Deterministic Operations from ~94 lines to ~12
  (reference determinism.md instead of duplicating)
- Remove Workflow Failure Exception Types duplication from error-handling.md
  (keep only in advanced-features.md)
- Expand versioning.md Worker Versioning with Key Concepts, PINNED vs
  AUTO_UPGRADE, Deployment Strategies subsections
- Fix section names to match Python reference style:
  Activity Heartbeat Details, Handling Activity Errors,
  Retry Policy Configuration, Workflow Test Environment,
  Mocking Activities, Workflow Replay Testing
- Reduce data-handling.md Payload Encryption verbosity
- Reduce observability.md Logger Customization verbosity
- Reduce testing.md to single approach per section
- Rename determinism.md "Convention-Based Enforcement" to "SDK Protection"
- Fix handler guidance in patterns.md to match Python

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Fix correctness issues in Java reference files

- patterns.md: Fix Queries section — ActivityStub → typed interface
  (Workflow.newActivityStub returns the typed interface, not ActivityStub)
- data-handling.md: Add missing ProtobufPayloadConverter to default
  converter chain (4th of 5 converters)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Add Java to SKILL.md and core/determinism.md

- SKILL.md: Add "Temporal Java" trigger phrase, update Overview to
  list Java, add Java entry to Getting Started references
- core/determinism.md: Add Java entry to SDK Protection Mechanisms
  (no sandbox, convention-based, NonDeterministicException at replay)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Apply manual editorial fixes to Java references

- java.md: Remove "Understanding Replay" section (covered by Overview),
  simplify File Organization note (no sandbox rationale)
- gotchas.md: Move Heartbeating before Cancellation, make Wrong Retry
  Classification brief with reference (not inline examples)
- error-handling.md: Remove editorializing from Workflow Failure note
- determinism-protection.md: Remove cross-language comparison paragraph
  (state Java's approach on its own terms)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Add temporal-workflowcheck static analysis to Java determinism docs

- determinism-protection.md: Add "Static Analysis with temporal-workflowcheck"
  section with Gradle/Maven setup, manual run, and suppression instructions.
  Beta warning included.
- determinism.md: Update overview and SDK Protection to reference workflowcheck
- core/determinism.md: Update Java entry in SDK Protection Mechanisms

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Integrate feedback from Go PR into Java patterns

- Updates: Add validator note — validators must not mutate state or
  block (matches note added to Python, TypeScript, Go, and core)
- Saga Pattern: Use Workflow.newDetachedCancellationScope() for
  compensations so they execute even if the workflow is cancelled
  (mirrors Go's workflow.NewDisconnectedContext pattern)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add @WorkflowInit description to java.md Key Concepts

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* mark java as supported

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Brian Strauch <brian@brianstrauch.com>

* strongly recommend java 21+

* Softened stance on static checker and replay testing.

* address python/typescript sandboxing comment

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Brian Strauch <brian.strauch@temporal.io>
Co-authored-by: Brian Strauch <brian@brianstrauch.com>
2026-04-02 17:07:33 -04:00

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Temporal Development Skill

A comprehensive skill for developers to use when building Temporal applications.

Warning

This Skill is currently in Public Preview, and will continue to evolve and improve. We would love to hear your feedback - positive or negative - over in the Community Slack, in the #topic-ai channel

Installation

As a Claude Code Plugin

This skill is housed within a Claude Code plugin, which provides a simple way to install and receive future updates to the skill.

  1. Run /plugin marketplace add temporalio/agent-skills
  2. Run /plugin to open the plugin manager
  3. Select Marketplaces
  4. Choose temporal-marketplace from the list
  5. Select Enable auto-update or Disable auto-update
  6. run /plugin install temporal-developer@temporalio-agent-skills
  7. Restart Claude Code

Via npx skills - supports all major coding agents

  1. npx skills add temporalio/skill-temporal-developer
  2. Follow prompts

Via manually cloning the skill repo:

  1. mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && git clone https://github.com/temporalio/skill-temporal-developer ~/.claude/skills/temporal-developer

Appropriately adjust the installation directory based on your coding agent.

Currently Supported Temporal SDK Langages

  • Python ✅
  • TypeScript ✅
  • Go ✅
  • Java ✅
  • .NET 🚧 (PR)
  • Ruby 🚧 (PR)
  • PHP 🚧 (PR)