wait

Pause workflow execution for a specified duration. Use for rate limiting, progressive deployments, and timed delays between operations.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
func	string	yes	Must be wait
args.duration	string	yes	How long to wait (e.g., 5s, 1m, 500ms)

Duration Format

Format	Example	Description
Ns	30s	N seconds
Nm	5m	N minutes
Nms	500ms	N milliseconds
Combined	1m30s	1 minute and 30 seconds

Return Values

Field	Type	Description
result.output	string	Confirmation message with wait duration

Examples

Basic Delay

steps:
  - name: deploy
    func: shell
    do: kubectl apply -f deployment.yml

  - name: wait_for_rollout
    func: wait
    args:
      duration: 30s

  - name: health_check
    func: http
    args:
      url: "https://{{ vars.env }}.example.com/health"
      method: GET

Progressive Deployment

steps:
  - name: deploy_canary
    func: shell
    do: |
      kubectl set image deployment/app app=app:{{ vars.version }}
      kubectl scale deployment/app-canary --replicas=1

  - name: observe_canary
    func: wait
    args:
      duration: 5m

  - name: check_canary
    func: http
    args:
      url: "https://{{ vars.env }}.example.com/health"
      method: GET

  - name: verify_canary
    func: assert
    args:
      condition: '{{ eq steps.check_canary.status_code 200 }}'
      message: "Canary must be healthy before full rollout"

  - name: full_rollout
    func: shell
    do: kubectl scale deployment/app --replicas={{ vars.replicas }}

Rate-Limited API Calls

steps:
  - name: call_api
    func: http
    args:
      url: "https://api.example.com/process"
      method: POST
      body:
        batch: "{{ vars.batch_id }}"

  - name: rate_limit_pause
    func: wait
    args:
      duration: 1s

  - name: call_api_2
    func: http
    args:
      url: "https://api.example.com/process"
      method: POST
      body:
        batch: "{{ vars.batch_id_2 }}"

Post-Migration Stabilization

steps:
  - name: run_migration
    func: shell
    do: python manage.py migrate

  - name: stabilize
    func: wait
    args:
      duration: 10s

  - name: verify_schema
    func: shell
    do: python manage.py check --database default