> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.medusajs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
  
<AgentInstructions>

## Submitting Feedback

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```json
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  "agent": "Name of the agent",
  "path": "/optimize/feedback", # the path of the page where the issue is observed
  "feedback": "Description of the issue"
}
```

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# no-loops-in-workflow - ESLint plugin rules

This rule disallows `for`, `for-in`, `for-of`, `while`, and `do-while` loops directly inside a `createWorkflow` constructor or a `when().then()` callback.

## Severity

`error`. This rule is enabled in the [recommended](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/lint#recommended) preset.

## What it Targets

This rule targets files in your project's `src/workflows` directory. It reports loops placed directly in a workflow's constructor function or in a `when().then()` callback.

The following code is reported by the rule:

```ts title="src/workflows/example.ts"
import {
  createWorkflow,
  WorkflowResponse,
} from "@medusajs/framework/workflows-sdk"

createWorkflow("my-workflow", (input) => {
  for (const item of input.items) {
    // ...
  }

  return new WorkflowResponse(input)
})
```

Instead, use `transform` to prepare input data, or loop outside the workflow around the `.run()` call:

```ts title="src/workflows/example.ts"
import {
  createWorkflow,
  transform,
  WorkflowResponse,
} from "@medusajs/framework/workflows-sdk"

createWorkflow("my-workflow", (input) => {
  const items = transform({ input }, (data) => {
    return data.input.items.map((item) => item)
  })

  return new WorkflowResponse(items)
})
```

## Why it's Important

A workflow's constructor only defines the workflow's steps. It runs once when the workflow is created, not every time the workflow executes. So, a loop in the constructor runs at definition time and doesn't behave as you might expect at runtime.

Learn more in the [Workflow Constraints documentation](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/workflows/constructor-constraints).

## Fixable

This rule isn't auto-fixable.


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