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Source code for airflow.example_dags.example_deadline_alert

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"""Example Dag demonstrating :class:`~airflow.sdk.DeadlineAlert` usage."""

from __future__ import annotations

import logging
import time
from datetime import timedelta

import pendulum

# [START example_deadline_alert]
from airflow.sdk import DAG, AsyncCallback, DeadlineAlert, DeadlineReference, task

[docs] log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
[docs] async def notify_deadline_missed(context: dict, **kwargs): """Async callback executed by the Triggerer when the deadline is missed.""" dag_run = context.get("dag_run") log.warning("Deadline missed for dag_run=%s", dag_run)
with DAG( dag_id="example_deadline_alert", description="Demonstrates DeadlineAlert with DAGRUN_QUEUED_AT reference.", schedule=None, start_date=pendulum.datetime(2025, 1, 1, tz="UTC"), catchup=False, tags=["example", "deadline"], deadline=DeadlineAlert( reference=DeadlineReference.DAGRUN_QUEUED_AT, interval=timedelta(seconds=30), callback=AsyncCallback(notify_deadline_missed), name="example_deadline", ), ) as dag: @task
[docs] def hello_deadline(): log.info("Hello from a Dag with a deadline!") # Sleep past the deadline (sync, not a deferred sensor) to keep the demo focused on DeadlineAlert. time.sleep(60)
hello_deadline() # [END example_deadline_alert]

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