flow() API

Flow builder, workflow graph, execution plan, and mermaid APIs.

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`Ax.flow`

Create an AxFlow program graph or compile the portable Mermaid shorthand.

Field	Value
Kind	`function`
Ax concept	`flow`
API section	Flow
Form	`Ax.flow(options) / Ax.flow(mermaid, bindings)`
Returns	AxFlow

Important Options

nodes
execute mappers
conditions
cache
returns
Mermaid roundtrip

Examples

Java

AxFlow wf = Ax.flow(Map.of());

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`AxFlow`

Workflow graph with Core-owned planning, cache keys, state merge, child aggregation, optimization, and returns projection.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`AxFlow`
API section	Flow
Form	`new AxFlow(optionsOrMermaid, bindings)`
Returns	flow program

Important Options

steps
state
parallel groups
returns

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`AxProgram.ownedWorkerFactory`

Optional factory for independent program state. Parallel groups require both client and program factories; otherwise the whole group runs serially with a fallback trace.

Field	Value
Kind	`method`
Ax concept	`owned_program_factory`
API section	Flow
Form	`AxProgram.ownedWorkerFactory()`
Returns	worker factory or unavailable

Important Options

owned memory
per-node controls
deterministic result merge
cooperative cancellation

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