Optimizing timeout settings for nodes in a workflow

A method, comprising:

• accessing a unidirectional workflow execution engine that includes a first node and a second node, the first node being executed before the second node;
• retrieving a timeout setting of the first node dynamically via an application hook during an execution of the first node, the application hook containing Java computer programming code;
• determining an execution time of the first node;
• calculating a difference between the retrieved timeout setting and the execution time of the first node;
• retrieving a timeout setting of the second node dynamically via the application hook during an execution of the second node;
• and
• modifying the timeout setting of the second node by adding, to the retrieved timeout setting of the second node, the calculated difference between the retrieved timeout setting and the execution time of the first node.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

• accessing a unidirectional workflow execution engine that comprises a plurality of nodes, wherein each node from the plurality of nodes executes an Application Programming Interface (API) in a cloud computing environment, and wherein the plurality of nodes include a first node and a second node executed before the first node;
• retrieving a timeout setting of the first node dynamically via an application hook upon an execution of the first node, the application hook containing Java computer programming code;
• determining an execution time of the first node;
• calculating a difference between the retrieved timeout setting and the execution time of the first node;
• retrieving a timeout setting of the second node dynamically via the application hook upon an execution of the second node;
• and
• modifying the timeout setting of the second node by adding, to the retrieved timeout setting of the second node, the calculated difference between the retrieved timeout setting and the execution time of the first node.