quickstarts/tutorials/workflow/java/task-chaining/README.md

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# Task Chaining Pattern
This tutorial demonstrates how to chain multiple tasks together as a sequence in a workflow. For more information about the task chaining pattern see the [Dapr docs](https://docs.dapr.io/developing-applications/building-blocks/workflow/workflow-patterns/#task-chaining).
## Inspect the code
Open the [`ChainingWorkflow.java`](src/main/java/io/dapr/springboot/examples/chain/ChainingWorkflow.java) file in the `tutorials/workflow/java/task-chaining/src/main/java/io/dapr/springboot/examples/chain` folder. This file contains the definition for the workflow.
```mermaid
graph LR
SW((Start
Workflow))
A1[Activity1]
A2[Activity2]
A3[Activity3]
EW((End
Workflow))
SW --> A1
A1 --> A2
A2 --> A3
A3 --> EW
```
## Run the tutorial
1. Use a terminal to navigate to the `tutorials/workflow/java/task-chaining` folder.
2. Build and run the project using Maven.
```bash
mvn spring-boot:test-run
```
3. Use the POST request in the [`chaining.http`](./chaining.http) file to start the workflow, or use this cURL command:
```bash
curl -i --request POST http://localhost:8080/start
```
The input for the workflow is a string with the value `This`. The expected app logs are as follows:
```text
io.dapr.workflows.WorkflowContext : Starting Workflow: io.dapr.springboot.examples.chain.ChainingWorkflow
i.d.springboot.examples.chain.Activity1 : io.dapr.springboot.examples.chain.Activity1 : Received input: This
i.d.springboot.examples.chain.Activity2 : io.dapr.springboot.examples.chain.Activity2 : Received input: This is
i.d.springboot.examples.chain.Activity3 : io.dapr.springboot.examples.chain.Activity3 : Received input: This is task
```
4. Use the GET request in the [`chaining.http`](./chaining.http) file to get the status of the workflow, or use this cURL command:
```bash
curl --request GET --url http://localhost:8080/output
```
5. The expected serialized output of the workflow is:
```txt
This is task chaining
```
6. Stop the application by pressing `Ctrl+C`.