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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion packages/restate-sdk/src/context_impl.ts
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Expand Up @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ export class ContextImpl implements ObjectContext, WorkflowContext {
const millis = millisOrDurationToMillis(duration);
if (millis < 0) {
throw new Error(
`Invalid duration. The sleep function only accepts non-negative values. Received: ${millis}ms.`
`Invalid negative sleep duration: ${millis}ms.\nIf this duration is computed from a desired wake up time, make sure to record 'now' using 'wakeUpTime - ctx.date.now()'.`
);
}
return BigInt(millis);
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