Inline

Inline tasks enable the execution of essential logic during workflow runtime by evaluating a JavaScript expression using an evaluator like GraalJS.

Definitions

   {
     "name": "inline",
     "taskReferenceName": "inline_ref",
     "type": "INLINE",
     "inputParameters": {
       "expression": "(function () {\n  return $.value1 + $.value2;\n})();",
       "evaluatorType": "graaljs",
       "value1": 1,
       "value2": 2
     }
   }

Input Parameters

Attribute	Description
expression	Specifies the JavaScript expression to be evaluated by the GraalJS evaluator.
evaluatorType	Supports GraalJS evaluator.
Script params	Provide the parameters for evaluating the script. Any properties can be accessed as $.value for the expression to evaluate.

Output Parameters

Attribute	Description
result	Returns the results of the evaluated script.

Examples

UI

1. Add task type Inline.
2. Write the inline ECMAScript.

JSON

   {
     "name": "inline",
     "taskReferenceName": "inline_ref",
     "type": "INLINE",
     "inputParameters": {
       "expression": "(function () {\n  return $.value1 + $.value2;\n})();",
       "evaluatorType": "graaljs",
       "value1": 1,
       "value2": 2
     }
   }

info

The JSON definition provides a concise string representation of the script. In contrast, the UI representation typically includes formatted indentation and line breaks for better user readability.