Can this be used with a dsl to define workflows?

[rajathans]

I'm trying to abstract workflow definition away from hardcoding it with code to defining a JSON/yaml. Is that possible somehow?

[oliverbj]

Looking for the exact same thing :) Either through a JSON/Yaml, or defining the workflow schema in a DB.

[rajathans]

Hey @oliverbj did you find any alternatives or any other ways of doing it? Would love to connect separately if possible

[rmcdaniel]

@rajathans https://serverlessworkflow.io would be the way to go but they don't have a PHP SDK

[oliverbj]

@rajathans unfortunately not yet.

My use case is that I have a SaaS, where each user should be able to have their own unique workflow that fits their business logic..

[oliverbj]

@rajathans But keen to connect to discuss more! Thinking of creating a custom DSL parser that builds the laravel-workflow.

[rajathans]

@oliverbj I have the exact same use case, I also have a SaaS product :D

[rmcdaniel]

It’s possible but you would have to implement it yourself.

[MCKLtech]

Could you give a summary overview of a possible approach?

[rmcdaniel]

@MCKLtech

1. Create a JSON\yaml file based on some DSL specification. (like https://github.com/serverlessworkflow/specification)
2. Create a mapping between the DSL and the PHP classes used in Laravel Workflow. This mapping essentially converts the DSL specification to Laravel Workflow definitions.
3. Use the mappings you created to automatically generate PHP classes for the Laravel Workflow. PHP classes should be generated for workflows and activities based on the parsed JSON/yaml data. This could involve creating PHP files programmatically, or using something like the eval() function (beware of security implications).