From 4b36282fdf3e3c596af0271f3152fd2c21e00b6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ricardo Zanini <ricardozanini@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:57:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [Fix #1163] Allow inline arrays in for.in property

The for.in property now accepts either a runtime expression (string)
or an inline array of objects, making the schema more flexible for
cases where the collection is known at definition time.

Signed-off-by: Ricardo Zanini <ricardozanini@gmail.com>
---
 dsl-reference.md               |  2 +-
 examples/for-inline-array.yaml | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 schema/workflow.yaml           | 10 ++++++++--
 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 examples/for-inline-array.yaml

diff --git a/dsl-reference.md b/dsl-reference.md
index 23156db3..3407d847 100644
--- a/dsl-reference.md
+++ b/dsl-reference.md
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ Allows workflows to iterate over a collection of items, executing a defined set
 | Name | Type | Required | Description|
 |:--|:---:|:---:|:---|
 | for.each | `string` | `no` | The name of the variable used to store the current item being enumerated.<br>Defaults to `item`. |
-| for.in | `string` | `yes` | A [runtime expression](dsl.md#runtime-expressions) used to get the collection to enumerate. |
+| for.in | `string` \| `array` | `yes` | A [runtime expression](dsl.md#runtime-expressions) or an inline array used to get the collection to enumerate. |
 | for.at | `string` | `no` | The name of the variable used to store the index of the current item being enumerated.<br>Defaults to `index`. |
 | while | `string` | `no` | A [runtime expression](dsl.md#runtime-expressions) that represents the condition, if any, that must be met for the iteration to continue. |
 | do | [`map[string, task]`](#task) | `yes` | The [task(s)](#task) to perform for each item in the collection. |
diff --git a/examples/for-inline-array.yaml b/examples/for-inline-array.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5efda5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/for-inline-array.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+document:
+  dsl: '1.0.3'
+  namespace: test
+  name: for-inline-array-example
+  version: '0.1.0'
+do:
+  - logColors:
+      for:
+        each: color
+        in:
+          - name: red
+            hex: '#FF0000'
+          - name: green
+            hex: '#00FF00'
+          - name: blue
+            hex: '#0000FF'
+      do:
+        - setProcessed:
+            set:
+              processed: '${ .processed + [$color] }'
diff --git a/schema/workflow.yaml b/schema/workflow.yaml
index a443ed50..248087c7 100644
--- a/schema/workflow.yaml
+++ b/schema/workflow.yaml
@@ -695,9 +695,15 @@ $defs:
               description: The name of the variable used to store the current item being enumerated.
               default: item
             in:
-              type: string
               title: ForIn
-              description: A runtime expression used to get the collection to enumerate.
+              description: A runtime expression or an inline array used to get the collection to enumerate.
+              oneOf:
+                - type: string
+                  title: ForInExpression
+                - type: array
+                  title: ForInInlineArray
+                  items:
+                    type: object
             at:
               type: string
               title: ForAt

From 0a74479a48192952ec37117bffebdc88cf46f438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ricardo Zanini <1538000+ricardozanini@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:28:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 dsl-reference.md     | 2 +-
 schema/workflow.yaml | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dsl-reference.md b/dsl-reference.md
index 3407d847..1343125a 100644
--- a/dsl-reference.md
+++ b/dsl-reference.md
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ Allows workflows to iterate over a collection of items, executing a defined set
 | Name | Type | Required | Description|
 |:--|:---:|:---:|:---|
 | for.each | `string` | `no` | The name of the variable used to store the current item being enumerated.<br>Defaults to `item`. |
-| for.in | `string` \| `array` | `yes` | A [runtime expression](dsl.md#runtime-expressions) or an inline array used to get the collection to enumerate. |
+| for.in | `string` \| `array<object>` | `yes` | A [runtime expression](dsl.md#runtime-expressions) or an inline array of objects used to get the collection to enumerate. |
 | for.at | `string` | `no` | The name of the variable used to store the index of the current item being enumerated.<br>Defaults to `index`. |
 | while | `string` | `no` | A [runtime expression](dsl.md#runtime-expressions) that represents the condition, if any, that must be met for the iteration to continue. |
 | do | [`map[string, task]`](#task) | `yes` | The [task(s)](#task) to perform for each item in the collection. |
diff --git a/schema/workflow.yaml b/schema/workflow.yaml
index 248087c7..c677fd2e 100644
--- a/schema/workflow.yaml
+++ b/schema/workflow.yaml
@@ -700,10 +700,13 @@ $defs:
               oneOf:
                 - type: string
                   title: ForInExpression
+                  description: A runtime expression used to get the collection to enumerate.
                 - type: array
                   title: ForInInlineArray
+                  description: An inline array of objects to enumerate.
                   items:
                     type: object
+                    description: An item in the inline collection.
             at:
               type: string
               title: ForAt