uranusjr commented on a change in pull request #17421:
URL: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/17421#discussion_r690936498
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File path: airflow/operators/python.py
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@@ -185,16 +190,28 @@ def execute(self, context: Dict):
class ShortCircuitOperator(PythonOperator, SkipMixin):
"""
Allows a workflow to continue only if a condition is met. Otherwise, the
- workflow "short-circuits" and downstream tasks are skipped.
+ workflow "short-circuits" and downstream tasks are skipped. The
short-circuiting can be configured to
+ operated in one of two modes: "hard" or "soft". In "hard" mode, the
default mode, all downstream tasks
+ are skipped without considering the ``trigger_rule`` defined for tasks.
In "soft" mode, the
+ ``trigger_rule`` is respected.
The ShortCircuitOperator is derived from the PythonOperator. It evaluates a
- condition and short-circuits the workflow if the condition is False. Any
- downstream tasks are marked with a state of "skipped". If the condition is
- True, downstream tasks proceed as normal.
+ condition and short-circuits the workflow if the condition is False. Any
downstream tasks are marked with
+ a state of "skipped" based on the short-circuiting mode configured. If the
condition is True, downstream
+ tasks proceed as normal.
+
+ The condition is determined by the result of ``python_callable``.
- The condition is determined by the result of `python_callable`.
+ :param mode: If set to "hard", all downstream tasks from this operator
task will be skipped. This is
+ the default behavior. If set to `False`, downstream tasks will be
skipped but the ``trigger_rule``
Review comment:
```suggestion
the default behavior. If set to "soft", downstream tasks will be
skipped but the ``trigger_rule``
```
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