max_parallel

Language reference / max_parallel

Meaning and placement

task → for_each

Cap concurrent iterations · default unbounded · 1 = sequential.

Property	Declaration
Requirement	Optional in this object
Schema location	`/$defs/task/properties/for_each/properties/max_parallel`
type	”integer”
minimum	1

In the same object: fail_fast · items Schema source (use the pointer above)

In a source template

Excerpt from templates/fanout.nika.yaml, source lines 100–109. This is a fragment, not a runnable workflow.

illustration

      discover: ${{ tasks.discover.output }}
    for_each:
      items: ${{ with.discover }}
      max_parallel: 8
      fail_fast: false
    on_error:
      recover: null                 # an unreadable item yields null · the batch lives
    invoke:
      tool: "nika:read"
      args: { path: "${{ item }}" }

Templates containing this field

Template	Source
`templates/fanout.nika.yaml`	Line 103

These are literal key occurrences in the source files, not an execution or conformance claim. How to instantiate a template.

Contract and implementation

This page projects the named specification revision. Check released engine status and the validation workflow before running a file. An optional field is not evidence that every engine supports every value. Canonical identity: language:word:max_parallel. Spec revision: c5ebbb7b862b. How documentation stays connected.

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max_parallel

Meaning and placement

task → for_each

In a source template

Templates containing this field

Contract and implementation

​Meaning and placement

​task → for_each

​In a source template

​Templates containing this field

​Contract and implementation

Meaning and placement

task → for_each

In a source template

Templates containing this field

Contract and implementation