acoustic-carpenter-78188
12/05/2025, 12:22 PMpyflyte run command supports executing remote tasks (remote-task) and remote launch plans (remote-launchplan), but lacks support for executing exact version of remote workflows directly. This creates an inconsistent user experience and limits flexibility when users want to execute workflows that are already registered in a Flyte backend.
## What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR adds support for executing remote workflows via the pyflyte run remote-workflow command, bringing feature parity with the existing remote task and launch plan execution capabilities.
Changes include:
1. Added WORKFLOW_LAUNCHER constant to DynamicEntityLaunchCommand class
2. Updated _fetch_entity() method to handle the workflow launcher type by calling fetch_workflow() on the remote instance
3. Added support for version-specific workflow execution using the name:version syntax
4. Updated get_command() in RemoteEntityGroup to create a DynamicEntityLaunchCommand with the workflow launcher when the command is remote-workflow
5. Added comprehensive unit tests (test_remote_workflow and test_remote_workflow_with_version) to verify the functionality
## How was this patch tested?
Added two new unit tests in `tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py`:
1. test_remote_workflow: Tests basic remote workflow execution with parameters
2. test_remote_workflow_with_version: Tests version-specific workflow execution using the name:version syntax
Both tests:
• Mock FlyteRemote and run_remote to verify correct behavior
• Use the CliRunner to simulate command-line execution
• Verify that fetch_workflow() is called with the correct arguments
• Ensure the workflow executes successfully with provided inputs
All tests pass successfully:
pytest tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py::test_remote_workflow tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py::test_remote_workflow_with_version -v
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### Summary by Bito
This pull request enhances the pyflyte run command by enabling the execution of remote workflows, introducing a WORKFLOW_LAUNCHER constant, and modifying the _fetch_entity method for workflow compatibility. It also supports version-specific workflows and includes comprehensive unit tests for reliability.
flyteorg/flytekitacoustic-carpenter-78188
12/05/2025, 12:22 PM