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Invoke v0.3.0+

Calls another Inngest function, waits for its completion, and returns its output.

Arguments

  • Name
    step_id
    Type
    str
    Required
    required
    Description

    Step ID. Should be unique within the function.

  • Name
    function
    Type
    Function
    Required
    required
    Description

    Invoked function.

  • Name
    data
    Type
    object
    Required
    optional
    Description

    JSON-serializable data that will be passed to the invoked function as event.data.

  • Name
    user
    Type
    object
    Required
    optional
    Description

    JSON-serializable data that will be passed to the invoked function as event.user.

Examples

@inngest_client.create_function(
    fn_id="fn-1",
    trigger=inngest.TriggerEvent(event="app/fn-1"),
)
async def fn_1(
    ctx: inngest.Context,
    step: inngest.Step,
) -> None:
    return "Hello!"

@inngest_client.create_function(
    fn_id="fn-2",
    trigger=inngest.TriggerEvent(event="app/fn-2"),
)
async def fn_2(
    ctx: inngest.Context,
    step: inngest.Step,
) -> None:
    output = step.invoke(
        "invoke",
        function=fn_1,
    )

    # Prints "Hello!"
    print(output)

💡 step.invoke works within a single app or across apps, since the app ID is built into the function object.