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Interface: PayloadConverter

Used by the framework to serialize/deserialize data like parameters and return values.

This is called inside the Workflow isolate. To write async code or use Node APIs (or use packages that use Node APIs), use a PayloadCodec.

Properties​

validateConverterHint?​

optional validateConverterHint?: (hint) => boolean

Experimental

Return whether this converter can handle the supplied converter hint.

Implementations may also use this method to validate hints within toPayload and fromPayload.

Parameters​

hint​

ConverterHint

Returns​

boolean

Methods​

fromPayload()​

fromPayload<T>(payload, context?, hint?): T

Converts a Payload back to a value.

Type Parameters​

T​

T

Parameters​

payload​

IPayload

context?​

SerializationContext

hint?​

ConverterHint<T>

Returns​

T


toPayload()​

toPayload<T>(value, context?, hint?): IPayload

Converts a value to a Payload.

Type Parameters​

T​

T

Parameters​

value​

T

The value to convert. Example values include the Workflow args sent from the Client and the values returned by a Workflow or Activity.

context?​

SerializationContext

hint?​

ConverterHint<T>

Returns​

IPayload

The Payload.

Should throw ValueError if unable to convert.