# ADK Workflow Request Input Advanced Sample ## Overview This sample demonstrates advanced features for requesting Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) input dynamically during an **ADK Workflow** execution. Specifically, it highlights how to pass structured data to the client UI using the `payload` parameter, and how to mandate a structured response type using the `response_schema` parameter on the yielded `RequestInput` event. In this scenario, an employee requests time off by providing a natural language description of their request (e.g., "I need next Monday off to go to the dentist"). - An LLM agent (`process_request`) parses the natural language into a structured Pydantic model containing the number of `days` and a `reason`. - A python node (`evaluate_request`) evaluates the parsed request: - If `days <= 1`, it yields a `TimeOffDecision` approving the request. - If `days > 1`, it yields a `RequestInput` to a manager. It attaches the request details to the `payload` so the client UI can render it. It enforces that the manager must respond with a JSON object containing an `approved` boolean and an optional `approved_days` integer by specifying `response_schema` with a valid Pydantic JSON schema. ## Sample Inputs Start the workflow by providing the initial time off request in natural language: - `I'm feeling under the weather and need to take today off.` *Parses as 1 day, auto-approves.* - `Taking my family to Disney World, I'll be out for 5 days next week.` *Parses as 5 days, routes to manager review.* When the terminal prompts you as the manager, provide valid JSON matching the schema: - `{"approved": true, "approved_days": 5}` - `{"approved": false, "approved_days": 0}` ## Graph ```mermaid graph TD START --> process_request[process_request
LLM Agent] process_request --> evaluate_request evaluate_request -->|Yields TimeOffDecision OR RequestInput| process_decision process_decision --> END[END] ``` ## How To 1. **Define the Response Schema:** Use a Pydantic model's `model_json_schema()` to get a standard layout of what the human should return. ```python from typing import Optional from pydantic import BaseModel, Field class TimeOffDecision(BaseModel): approved: bool = Field(...) approved_days: Optional[int] = Field(None) ``` 1. **Yield a RequestInput:** Pass the schema and optionally a `payload` for the client to display. ```python def evaluate_request(request: TimeOffRequest): # ... logic to check if manager review is needed ... yield RequestInput( interrupt_id="manager_approval", message="Please review this time off request.", payload=request, response_schema=TimeOffDecision.model_json_schema() ) ``` 1. **Parse the Resumed Input:** When the workflow resumes, the `node_input` to the next node will be the parsed Pydantic model implicitly (if type-hinted). ```python def process_decision(request: TimeOffRequest, node_input: TimeOffDecision): if node_input.approved: # ... ```