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IAction.NextAsync

Queues additional work from within an action.

IAction.NextAsync provides a convenient way to create the next step of a workflow during action execution.

Purpose

Use NextAsync when an action needs to continue a workflow by scheduling additional jobs.

Action A
    ↓
NextAsync
    ↓
Action B

This keeps workflow routing explicit and easy to follow.

Execution Flow

Job
 ↓
Action
 ↓
NextAsync
 ↓
Enqueue
 ↓
Next Job

Typical Usage

A workflow often consists of multiple actions.

Validate
   ↓
Import
   ↓
Notify

Each step can enqueue the next step when its work is complete.

Benefits

• Explicit workflow routing
• Simple workflow composition
• Readable business processes
• Easy testing and debugging

Workflow Chaining

NextAsync allows actions to build workflows from small, focused steps.

Step A
   ↓
Step B
   ↓
Step C

Each action remains responsible only for its own business logic.

Best Practices

Keep Actions Small

Prefer:

ValidateOrder
GenerateInvoice
SendEmail

Over:

ProcessEntireWorkflow

Keep Routing Explicit

A developer should be able to understand workflow progression by reading the action code.

Use Meaningful Workflow Steps

Each queued job should represent a clear business operation.

Relationship to JobCommand

Workflow routing eventually produces commands that are executed by the runtime.

NextAsync
      ↓
JobCommand
      ↓
Next Job

Related Types

• IAction
• IActionResult
• NextResult
• JobCommand
• JobCommands

See Also

• NextResult
• JobCommand
• JobCommands