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ActionNameAttribute

Specifies an explicit public name for an action.

Purpose

ActionNameAttribute allows an action to be identified by a stable name instead of relying on the CLR type name.

This is useful when action definitions, persisted jobs, or integrations reference actions by name.

Usage

[ActionName("send-email")]
public sealed class SendEmailAction : JobAction<SendEmailRequest>
{
}

Benefits

• Stable action identifiers
• Safer refactoring
• Clear business-oriented naming
• Separation between implementation name and public name

Recommendations

Use names that describe business intent:

send-email
import-customers
generate-invoice

Avoid implementation-specific names:

action-v2
my-action
test-action

Relationship to Action Resolution

Action Name
      ↓
ActionNameAttribute
      ↓
IActionFactory
      ↓
Action Instance

Best Practices

• Keep action names unique.
• Treat action names as public identifiers.
• Avoid changing action names once jobs or definitions depend on them.

Related Types

• IAction
• JobAction
• IActionFactory
• JobInfo

See Also

• IActionFactory
• IAction
• JobAction