flowchart TD subgraph "Timer Workflow Patterns" A[TimerWorkflow Start] --> B{Timer Type?} B -- Simple Delay --> C[Workflow.sleep Duration] C --> D[Continue after delay] B -- Timeout Pattern --> E[Start parallel operations] E --> F[Operation 1] E --> G[Workflow.sleep timeout] F --> H{First to complete?} G --> H H -- Operation --> I[Use operation result] H -- Timeout --> J[Handle timeout case] B -- Conditional Wait --> K[Workflow.await condition + timeout] K --> L{Condition met?} L -- Yes --> M[Process condition] L -- Timeout --> N[Handle timeout] B -- Multiple Timers --> O[Schedule multiple sleeps] O --> P[Timer 1: 30 seconds] O --> Q[Timer 2: 60 seconds] O --> R[Timer 3: 120 seconds] P --> S[Collect timer results] Q --> S R --> S end subgraph "Cron Workflow Pattern" T[CronWorkflow Start] --> U[Process current batch] U --> V[Wait until next schedule] V --> W[Workflow.sleep until next run] W --> X{Continue running?} X -- Yes --> Y[continueAsNew with state] X -- No --> Z[Complete workflow] Y --> T subgraph "Cron Features" AA[Configurable Schedule] BB[State Preservation] CC[History Management] DD[Graceful Shutdown] end end subgraph "Timer Benefits" EE[Durable Delays - Survive Restarts] FF[Precise Scheduling - Timezone Aware] GG[Cancellable - Can be interrupted] HH[Efficient - No polling required] end style A fill:#e1f5fe style T fill:#e1f5fe style D fill:#e8f5e8 style I fill:#e8f5e8 style M fill:#e8f5e8 style S fill:#e8f5e8 style Y fill:#fff3e0 style Z fill:#e8f5e8 style J fill:#ffebee style N fill:#ffebee