FIG 1.4SUCCEEDEDEXECUTINGPENDINGRETRYexp. backoffDLQidempotency_key

Hadron

Durability & State Machines

Composite particle — durable, structured, persistent

Durable job store persisting workflow state across restarts. Manages step state machines (pending → dispatched → executing → succeeded/failed), retry logic with exponential backoff, dead letter queues, and persistent idempotency.

Outputs

Durable workflow state + job receipts + replay cursors + DLQ entries

Must Never

Implement business policy, execute connectors directly, make routing decisions

Pipeline Position

FermionHadronterminal