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The .background() method returns a clone of the current task which will run in the background. The next step in the workflow will run as if the current task had immediately returned undefined.

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Usage

const workflow = schedule('background-task', '0 * * * *')
    .then(
        fn('background', (ctx) => {
            ctx.log.info('Background task starting');

            // Do some long running task (within the 30 second timeout limit)

            return;
        })
        .background()
    )
    .then((ctx) => {
        ctx.log.info('Background task running');

        // ctx.data === undefined
    });