feat(execution): share typed activities and native Selvedge binding by CaliLuke · Pull Request #1031 · CaliLuke/loom

CaliLuke · 2026-10-21T03:03:57Z

Applications can share typed activity definitions and calls through execution, with reflection support for adapters and a native generic Selvedge binding. Selvedge retains serialization, persistence, workflows, transactions, and app lifecycle. Each future retains the workflow scope that scheduled it, and failed native registration cannot publish a local definition.

The API adds no DSL or generated workflow surface. Public documentation explains backend defaults, native registration options, cancellation scope, and ownership. A bounded TLA+ model checks registration publication and immutable future binding, including deliberately failing scope-rebinding and conflict-publication variants.

The PostgreSQL driver is pinned to pgx v5.11.0, avoiding the published vulnerabilities in Selvedge’s minimum dependency version.

This introduces Selvedge v0.7.0 and raises the Go baseline to 1.27.3 across current modules and executable fixtures. Selvedge v0.7.0 requires a fresh database; the upgrade instructions cover draining old runs and retaining the old database.

An existing Pulse retirement test now uses its isolated-observer helper so background publication cannot invalidate the test’s precondition. Runtime Pulse behavior is unchanged.

Validation:

Full lint, unit, and transport integration gates.
Execution race tests and native registration, retry-policy, serialization, and scope regressions.
Real PostgreSQL conformance with pgx v5.11.0.
Positive and both negative model checks.
Repeated retirement regression and full shuffled Pulse map race tests.
Existing consumer integration, replay, real-container worker-replacement, and coverage checks.

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New Features
- Added typed background activities with synchronous and asynchronous execution.
- Added typed futures for readiness checks and result retrieval.
- Added configurable queues, retries, and activity timeouts.
- Added Selvedge integration with workflow-scoped activity execution and native handler registration.
- Added validation for activity names, handlers, inputs, and duplicate registrations.
Documentation
- Added guides covering typed activities, Selvedge integration, configuration, and execution behavior.
Chores
- Updated supported Go version to 1.27.3.

The change adds typed activity contracts, reflection-based handler adaptation, and a Selvedge implementation for registration and workflow-scoped execution. It also adds integration tests, a TLA+ binding model, documentation, and Go 1.27.3 updates.

Changes: Typed Activities

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Typed contracts and handler adaptation `execution/activity.go`, `execution/options.go`, `execution/adapter/handler.go`, `docs/execution.md`, `docs/_index.md`, `.agents/skills/loom-framework/SKILL.md`, `.agents/skills/loom-framework/references/repo-map.md`	The execution package defines typed activity, future, and option contracts. The adapter validates and invokes reflected handlers. The guide and repository references describe the contract and component boundaries.
Selvedge registration and scoped execution `execution/selvedge/...`, `go.mod`, `docs/execution.md`, `.agents/skills/loom/SKILL.md`, `cmd/loom/_test.go`, `codegen/generator/_test.go`, `docs/grpc-guide.md`, `grpc/integration_tests/...`, `http/...`, `jsonrpc/...`	The Selvedge adapter registers typed handlers and executes them through workflow-bound scopes. Tests cover retry behavior, registration conflicts, and scope behavior. The Go module, documentation, and test fixtures use Go 1.27.3; `go.mod` adds Selvedge v0.7.0.
Registration and future-scope model `execution/selvedge/tla/*`, `.agents/skills/loom-framework/references/formal-models.md`	The TLA+ model describes native and local registration, future scheduling, and scope rebinding. Configurations check publication and future-scope invariants.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Application
  participant SelvedgeRegister as selvedge.Register
  participant SelvedgeApp as sv.App
  participant Workflow
  participant Activities as Activities.Scope
  participant Activity as execution.Activity
  participant Scope as scope
  Application->>SelvedgeRegister: Register typed handler and options
  SelvedgeRegister->>SelvedgeApp: Register native activity definition
  Workflow->>Activities: Bind WorkflowContext
  Workflow->>Activity: ExecuteAsync(input, executor)
  Activity->>Scope: ExecuteActivityAsync(call)
  Scope-->>Activity: Return ActivityFuture
  Activity-->>Workflow: Return Future[Output]

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to e1fef

This change adds a dependency with known critical pgx vulnerabilities, and the required dependency check currently fails. Upgrade pgx or Selvedge before merging. The formal model's publication check also needs strengthening so it can detect conflicting registrations. Runtime retry behavior for non-retryable errors is preserved.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 34.62% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 26 functions across 18 files. (20 skipped…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the primary changes: shared typed activities and native Selvedge binding.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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Description check		The pull request description directly matches the changes. It covers typed activities, Selvedge binding, future scope behavior, documentation, TLA+ validation, dependency updates, and the Go version c…

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