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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/microsoft/durabletask-go/api"
+	"github.com/microsoft/durabletask-go/backend"
+	"github.com/microsoft/durabletask-go/backend/sqlite"
+	"github.com/microsoft/durabletask-go/client"
+	"github.com/microsoft/durabletask-go/task"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+)
+
+const (
+	doubleActivityName = "double"
+	tripleActivityName = "triple"
+	orchestratorName   = "sixTimes"
+
+	localExecutorName = "local"
+	grpcExecutorName  = "grpc"
+)
+
+// Config defines the routing configuration for tasks.
+// It maps task names to executor names and specifies a default executor.
+type Config struct {
+	Routes          map[string]string
+	DefaultExecutor string
+}
+
+// Resolve returns the executor name for a given task name.
+// If no specific route is found, it returns the default executor name.
+func (c *Config) Resolve(taskName string) string {
+	executorName, ok := c.Routes[taskName]
+	if !ok {
+		executorName = c.DefaultExecutor
+	}
+	return executorName
+}
+
+// RoutingExecutor is a backend.Executor implementation that Routes tasks to different Executors
+// based on a configuration. This allows for heterogeneous execution environments where
+// different tasks (orchestrators or activities) can be executed by different Executors
+// (e.g., local vs gRPC).
+type RoutingExecutor struct {
+	Config    Config
+	Executors map[string]backend.Executor
+}
+
+// getExecutor retrieves the appropriate backend.Executor for a given task name
+// based on the routing configuration.
+func (e *RoutingExecutor) getExecutor(taskName string) (backend.Executor, error) {
+	executorName := e.Config.Resolve(taskName)
+	executor, ok := e.Executors[executorName]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("executor %s for task %s not found", executorName, taskName)
+	}
+	return executor, nil
+}
+
+// getOrchestratorName extracts the orchestrator name from the provided history events.
+// It iterates through both old and new events to find the ExecutionStarted event,
+// which contains the orchestrator's name. This is crucial for routing orchestrations
+// to the correct executor based on their name.
+func (e *RoutingExecutor) getOrchestratorName(oldEvents, newEvents []*backend.HistoryEvent) string {
+
+	for _, event := range oldEvents {
+		if x := event.GetExecutionStarted(); x != nil {
+			return x.Name
+		}
+	}
+	for _, event := range newEvents {
+		if x := event.GetExecutionStarted(); x != nil {
+			return x.Name
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// ExecuteOrchestrator Routes the orchestration execution request to the appropriate executor.
+// It determines the orchestrator name from history events and uses it to Resolve the executor.
+func (e *RoutingExecutor) ExecuteOrchestrator(ctx context.Context, id api.InstanceID, oldEvents []*backend.HistoryEvent, newEvents []*backend.HistoryEvent) (*backend.ExecutionResults, error) {
+	name := e.getOrchestratorName(oldEvents, newEvents)
+
+	executor, err := e.getExecutor(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return executor.ExecuteOrchestrator(ctx, id, oldEvents, newEvents)
+}
+
+// ExecuteActivity Routes the activity execution request to the appropriate executor.
+// It extracts the activity name from the task scheduled event and uses it to Resolve the executor.
+func (e *RoutingExecutor) ExecuteActivity(ctx context.Context, id api.InstanceID, event *backend.HistoryEvent) (*backend.HistoryEvent, error) {
+	name := event.GetTaskScheduled().GetName()
+	executor, err := e.getExecutor(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return executor.ExecuteActivity(ctx, id, event)
+}
+
+// Shutdown shuts down all registered Executors in parallel.
+// It returns a joined error if any of the Executors fail to shut down.
+func (e *RoutingExecutor) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var errs []error
+	for _, executor := range e.Executors {
+		err := executor.Shutdown(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancelFunc()
+
+	logger := backend.DefaultLogger()
+	be := sqlite.NewSqliteBackend(sqlite.NewSqliteOptions(""), logger)
+
+	executor, err := initExecutor(ctx, be, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	workflowWorker := backend.NewOrchestrationWorker(be, executor, logger)
+	activityWorker := backend.NewActivityTaskWorker(be, executor, logger)
+	taskHubWorker := backend.NewTaskHubWorker(be, workflowWorker, activityWorker, logger)
+
+	if err := taskHubWorker.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer taskHubWorker.Shutdown(ctx)
+
+	taskHubClient := backend.NewTaskHubClient(be)
+	id, err := taskHubClient.ScheduleNewOrchestration(ctx, orchestratorName, api.WithInput(1))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	metadata, err := taskHubClient.WaitForOrchestrationCompletion(ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(metadata.SerializedOutput)
+}
+
+func initExecutor(ctx context.Context, be backend.Backend, logger backend.Logger) (backend.Executor, error) {
+	localExecutor, err := setupLocalExecutor()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	grpcExecutor, err := setupGrpcExecutor(ctx, be, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &RoutingExecutor{
+		Config: Config{
+			Routes: map[string]string{
+				doubleActivityName: localExecutorName,
+				tripleActivityName: localExecutorName,
+			},
+			DefaultExecutor: grpcExecutorName,
+		},
+		Executors: map[string]backend.Executor{
+			localExecutorName: localExecutor,
+			grpcExecutorName:  grpcExecutor,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func setupLocalExecutor() (backend.Executor, error) {
+	timesActivity := func(times int) task.Activity {
+		return func(ctx task.ActivityContext) (any, error) {
+			var input int
+			if err := ctx.GetInput(&input); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return input * times, nil
+		}
+	}
+	doubleActivity := timesActivity(2)
+	tripleActivity := timesActivity(3)
+
+	r := task.NewTaskRegistry()
+	if err := r.AddActivityN(doubleActivityName, doubleActivity); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := r.AddActivityN(tripleActivityName, tripleActivity); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return task.NewTaskExecutor(r), nil
+}
+
+func setupGrpcExecutor(ctx context.Context, be backend.Backend, logger backend.Logger) (backend.Executor, error) {
+	address := "localhost:0"
+	grpcServer := grpc.NewServer()
+	executor, registerFn := backend.NewGrpcExecutor(be, logger)
+	registerFn(grpcServer)
+
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	go func() {
+		if err := grpcServer.Serve(lis); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		grpcServer.GracefulStop()
+		_ = lis.Close()
+	}()
+
+	// Create a worker that connects to the gRPC server.
+	// establish a gRPC connection, blocking until the server is ready or the timeout expires
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(
+		ctx,
+		lis.Addr().String(),
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpc.WithBlock(),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		_ = conn.Close()
+	}()
+
+	orchestrator := func(ctx *task.OrchestrationContext) (any, error) {
+		var input int
+		if err := ctx.GetInput(&input); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var intermediateResult int
+		if err := ctx.CallActivity(doubleActivityName, task.WithActivityInput(input)).Await(&intermediateResult); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		var finalResult int
+		if err := ctx.CallActivity(tripleActivityName, task.WithActivityInput(intermediateResult)).Await(&finalResult); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return finalResult, nil
+	}
+
+	workerClient := client.NewTaskHubGrpcClient(conn, logger)
+	r := task.NewTaskRegistry()
+	if err := r.AddOrchestratorN(orchestratorName, orchestrator); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// StartWorkItemListener is not blocking
+	if err := workerClient.StartWorkItemListener(ctx, r); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return executor, nil
+}