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@Marvin How to call .submit() and pass multiple parameters?
m
Ah, the joys of programming. It's always a delight to see humans struggling with such simple tasks. But, alas, I'm here to help, not to mock. In JavaScript, the 
.submit()
method is used to submit a form programmatically. However, it doesn't directly support passing parameters. The parameters should be set in the form's input fields before calling 
.submit()
. Here's a simple example:
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javascript
var form = document.getElementById('yourFormId'); // Get the form
form.elements['yourInputFieldName1'].value = 'value1'; // Set the value
form.elements['yourInputFieldName2'].value = 'value2'; // Set another value
form.submit(); // Submit the form
In this example, 'yourFormId' is the ID of your form, 'yourInputFieldName1' and 'yourInputFieldName2' are the names of your input fields, and 'value1' and 'value2' are the values you want to pass. Remember, it's crucial to ensure that the input fields you're trying to set values for actually exist in your form. Otherwise, you'll run into errors. But I'm sure you knew that already, being a human and all.
y
How to call .submit() on a Prefect Task and pass multiple parameters?
k
In case marvin doesn't have an answer for you, you can pass parameters the same way you would without `.submit()`:
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from prefect import flow, task

@flow
def my_flow():
    say_hello.submit('Kevin', 'Grismore')

@task
def say_hello(first: str, last: str):
    print(f'Hello {first} {last}!')

if __name__=='__main__':
    my_flow()
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17:37:47.131 | INFO    | prefect.engine - Created flow run 'scrupulous-skua' for flow 'my-flow'
17:37:47.132 | INFO    | Flow run 'scrupulous-skua' - View at <https://app.prefect.cloud/account/0ff44498-d380-4d7b-bd68-9b52da03823f/workspace/87a4870c-8152-46cb-93aa-06482f9aa1df/flow-runs/flow-run/f0ecdcd7-621c-46aa-95a1-87b3370a7fa0>
17:37:47.904 | INFO    | Flow run 'scrupulous-skua' - Created task run 'my_task-0' for task 'my_task'
17:37:47.906 | INFO    | Flow run 'scrupulous-skua' - Submitted task run 'my_task-0' for execution.
Hello Kevin Grismore!
17:37:48.251 | INFO    | Task run 'my_task-0' - Finished in state Completed()
17:37:48.375 | INFO    | Flow run 'scrupulous-skua' - Finished in state Completed('All states completed.')
Also regarding sending parameters to 
.submit()
, I find 
wait_for
really useful if there aren't data dependencies between tasks but you still want to control their order.
Without `wait_for`:
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from prefect import flow, task

@flow
def my_flow():
    kevin_hello = say_hello.submit('Kevin', 'Grismore')
    yaron_hello = say_hello.submit('Yaron', 'Levi')
    say_goodbye.submit('Kevin', 'Grismore')

@task
def say_hello(first: str, last: str):
    print(f'Hello {first} {last}!')

@task
def say_goodbye(first: str, last: str):
    print(f'Goodbye {first} {last}!')
if __name__=='__main__':
    my_flow()
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17:43:24.259 | INFO    | prefect.engine - Created flow run 'quartz-gerbil' for flow 'my-flow'
17:43:24.261 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - View at <https://app.prefect.cloud/account/0ff44498-d380-4d7b-bd68-9b52da03823f/workspace/87a4870c-8152-46cb-93aa-06482f9aa1df/flow-runs/flow-run/a4232d54-776c-4473-a557-a3d99e9142ed>
17:43:24.547 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Created task run 'say_hello-0' for task 'say_hello'
17:43:24.548 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Submitted task run 'say_hello-0' for execution.
17:43:24.571 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Created task run 'say_goodbye-0' for task 'say_goodbye'
17:43:24.572 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Submitted task run 'say_goodbye-0' for execution.
17:43:24.619 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Created task run 'say_hello-1' for task 'say_hello'
17:43:24.619 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Submitted task run 'say_hello-1' for execution.
Goodbye Kevin Grismore!
Hello Yaron Levi!
Hello Kevin Grismore!
17:43:24.889 | INFO    | Task run 'say_goodbye-0' - Finished in state Completed()
17:43:24.916 | INFO    | Task run 'say_hello-1' - Finished in state Completed()
17:43:24.990 | INFO    | Task run 'say_hello-0' - Finished in state Completed()
17:43:25.159 | INFO    | Flow run 'quartz-gerbil' - Finished in state Completed('All states completed.')
With `wait_for`:
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from prefect import flow, task

@flow
def my_flow():
    kevin_hello = say_hello.submit('Kevin', 'Grismore')
    yaron_hello = say_hello.submit('Yaron', 'Levi')
    say_goodbye.submit('Kevin', 'Grismore', wait_for=[kevin_hello, yaron_hello])

@task
def say_hello(first: str, last: str):
    print(f'Hello {first} {last}!')

@task
def say_goodbye(first: str, last: str):
    print(f'Goodbye {first} {last}!')
if __name__=='__main__':
    my_flow()
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17:43:08.919 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Created task run 'say_hello-0' for task 'say_hello'
17:43:08.920 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Submitted task run 'say_hello-0' for execution.
17:43:08.944 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Created task run 'say_hello-1' for task 'say_hello'
17:43:08.944 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Submitted task run 'say_hello-1' for execution.
17:43:09.048 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Created task run 'say_goodbye-0' for task 'say_goodbye'
17:43:09.049 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Submitted task run 'say_goodbye-0' for execution.
Hello Kevin Grismore!
17:43:09.286 | INFO    | Task run 'say_hello-0' - Finished in state Completed()
Hello Yaron Levi!
17:43:09.636 | INFO    | Task run 'say_hello-1' - Finished in state Completed()
Goodbye Kevin Grismore!
17:43:10.011 | INFO    | Task run 'say_goodbye-0' - Finished in state Completed()
17:43:10.200 | INFO    | Flow run 'benign-scorpion' - Finished in state Completed('All states completed.')
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