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[Schema Inaccuracy] Consider making Workflow ID int64 to future-proof against overflow

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2/5
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1-3 hours
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38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
openapi
Domain
api, documentation

Research direction

Locate the OpenAPI components at #/components/parameters/workflow-id and #/components/schemas/workflow/id. Check how their integer types are currently represented and update the schema metadata so both support the requested future ID range. Done means both documented Workflow ID locations consistently represent the wider type and the schema remains valid.

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Description

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Consider changing the Workflow ID parameter and model to use int64 instead of int. A recent Workflow I created got the ID of around 141,000,000 which is still a ways from int.MaxValue of 2,147,483,647. But given enough time and more users making workflows this could eventually overflow.

Schema Inaccuracy

  • #/components/parameters/workflow-id - Consider that int32 may overflow in the future. Add format: int64
  • #/components/schemas/workflow/id - Consider that int32 may overflow in the future. Add format: int64

Expected

No overflow

Reproduction Steps

No current overflow, so no reproduction. However

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