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Implement a conditional branch and a self-referential recursive step in a Metaflow flow (2.18+)
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Steps In a step, compute a value and call `self.next({key1: self.stepA, key2: self.stepB}, condition='<artifact_name>')` to pick exactly one branch Ensure every possible value of the condition artifact has a corresponding dictionary key mapped to a step For recursion, define a step whose `self.next(...)` dict includes itself as one of the branch targets, guarded by a condition artifact Track loop state in an instance variable (e.g. increment a counter each pass) so the condition can eventually route to termination If the flow fails mid-recursion, use `python myflow.py resume` to continue from the last successful iteration
Known gotchas Conditionals and recursion require Metaflow 2.18 or later Unlike static branches, conditional branches don't need (and can't use) a join step since only one branch executes
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