conductor-oss--conductor/CHANGELOG.md

Conductor OSS Changelog

[Unreleased]

Breaking Changes

• JavaScript Evaluator Migration from Nashorn to GraalJS
  • Minimum Java version is now Java 17 (previously Java 11+)
  • Nashorn JavaScript engine (deprecated in Java 11, removed in Java 15) replaced with GraalJS
  • ES6+ JavaScript syntax now supported natively
  • All existing JavaScript expressions in workflows will continue to work with improved performance and modern JavaScript features
  • Note: This ports the production-tested GraalJS implementation from Orkes Conductor Enterprise

Added (Ported from Enterprise)

• GraalJS JavaScript engine with ES6+ support
  • Based on proven Enterprise implementation
• Script execution timeout protection (configurable via CONDUCTOR_SCRIPT_MAX_EXECUTION_SECONDS, default: 4 seconds)
  • Prevents infinite loops from hanging workflows
  • Enterprise feature now available in OSS
• Optional script context pooling for improved performance (configurable via CONDUCTOR_SCRIPT_CONTEXT_POOL_ENABLED and CONDUCTOR_SCRIPT_CONTEXT_POOL_SIZE)
  • Disabled by default
  • Enterprise optimization feature
• ConsoleBridge support for capturing console.log(), console.info(), and console.error() output from JavaScript tasks
  • Improves observability of JavaScript task execution
  • Enterprise feature now available in OSS
• Better error messages with line number information for JavaScript evaluation failures
  • Enhanced debugging capabilities from Enterprise
• Deep copy protection to prevent PolyglotMap issues in workflow task data
  • Enterprise stability improvement

Fixed

• JavaScript evaluation now works on Java 17, 21, and future LTS versions
• Improved security with sandboxed JavaScript execution
• Deep copy protection to prevent PolyglotMap issues in workflow task data

Configuration

New environment variables for JavaScript evaluation (all optional):

• CONDUCTOR_SCRIPT_MAX_EXECUTION_SECONDS - Maximum script execution time (default: 4)
• CONDUCTOR_SCRIPT_CONTEXT_POOL_SIZE - Context pool size when enabled (default: 10)
• CONDUCTOR_SCRIPT_CONTEXT_POOL_ENABLED - Enable context pooling (default: false)

Migration Notes

• Update your deployment environment to Java 17 or higher
• No changes required to existing workflows - all JavaScript expressions remain compatible
• Modern JavaScript features (const, let, arrow functions, template literals, etc.) are now available
• CONDUCTOR_NASHORN_ES6_ENABLED environment variable is no longer needed (ES6+ supported by default)