ob-metaflow-stubs 5.10__py2.py3-none-any.whl → 6.0.3.102rc1__py2.py3-none-any.whl

metaflow-stubs/__init__.pyi

@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 ##################################################################################
 #                       Auto-generated Metaflow stub file                        #
-# MF version: 2.12.22.1+ob(v1)                                                   #
-# Generated on 2024-09-20T00:12:02.818960                                        #
+# MF version: 2.12.22.1+obcheckpoint(0.0.10);ob(v1)                              #
+# Generated on 2024-09-20T18:51:04.453225                                        #
 ##################################################################################
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import typing
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import metaflow.events
-    import metaflow.datastore.inputs
-    import metaflow.runner.metaflow_runner
-    import metaflow.metaflow_current
-    import metaflow.flowspec
-    import datetime
     import metaflow.client.core
+    import metaflow.metaflow_current
+    import metaflow.parameters
     import metaflow._vendor.click.types
+    import metaflow_extensions.obcheckpoint.plugins.machine_learning_utilities.datastructures
+    import metaflow.runner.metaflow_runner
+    import metaflow.events
     import typing
-    import metaflow.parameters
+    import datetime
+    import metaflow.datastore.inputs
+    import metaflow.flowspec
 FlowSpecDerived = typing.TypeVar("FlowSpecDerived", bound="FlowSpec", contravariant=False, covariant=False)
 StepFlag = typing.NewType("StepFlag", bool)
 
@@ -433,6 +434,131 @@ def step(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived], None], typing.Callab
     """
     ...
 
+@typing.overload
+def parallel(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+    """
+    Decorator prototype for all step decorators. This function gets specialized
+    and imported for all decorators types by _import_plugin_decorators().
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def parallel(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+    ...
+
+def parallel(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None):
+    """
+    Decorator prototype for all step decorators. This function gets specialized
+    and imported for all decorators types by _import_plugin_decorators().
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def pypi(*, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+    """
+    Specifies the PyPI packages for the step.
+    
+    Information in this decorator will augment any
+    attributes set in the `@pyi_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
+    you can use `@pypi_base` to set packages required by all
+    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
+        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
+        and the value is the version to use.
+    python : str, optional, default: None
+        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
+        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def pypi(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def pypi(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+    ...
+
+def pypi(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+    """
+    Specifies the PyPI packages for the step.
+    
+    Information in this decorator will augment any
+    attributes set in the `@pyi_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
+    you can use `@pypi_base` to set packages required by all
+    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
+        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
+        and the value is the version to use.
+    python : str, optional, default: None
+        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
+        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def timeout(*, seconds: int = 0, minutes: int = 0, hours: int = 0) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+    """
+    Specifies a timeout for your step.
+    
+    This decorator is useful if this step may hang indefinitely.
+    
+    This can be used in conjunction with the `@retry` decorator as well as the `@catch` decorator.
+    A timeout is considered to be an exception thrown by the step. It will cause the step to be
+    retried if needed and the exception will be caught by the `@catch` decorator, if present.
+    
+    Note that all the values specified in parameters are added together so if you specify
+    60 seconds and 1 hour, the decorator will have an effective timeout of 1 hour and 1 minute.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    seconds : int, default 0
+        Number of seconds to wait prior to timing out.
+    minutes : int, default 0
+        Number of minutes to wait prior to timing out.
+    hours : int, default 0
+        Number of hours to wait prior to timing out.
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def timeout(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def timeout(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+    ...
+
+def timeout(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, seconds: int = 0, minutes: int = 0, hours: int = 0):
+    """
+    Specifies a timeout for your step.
+    
+    This decorator is useful if this step may hang indefinitely.
+    
+    This can be used in conjunction with the `@retry` decorator as well as the `@catch` decorator.
+    A timeout is considered to be an exception thrown by the step. It will cause the step to be
+    retried if needed and the exception will be caught by the `@catch` decorator, if present.
+    
+    Note that all the values specified in parameters are added together so if you specify
+    60 seconds and 1 hour, the decorator will have an effective timeout of 1 hour and 1 minute.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    seconds : int, default 0
+        Number of seconds to wait prior to timing out.
+    minutes : int, default 0
+        Number of minutes to wait prior to timing out.
+    hours : int, default 0
+        Number of hours to wait prior to timing out.
+    """
+    ...
+
 @typing.overload
 def card(*, type: str = "default", id: typing.Optional[str] = None, options: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any] = {}, timeout: int = 45) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
@@ -485,100 +611,96 @@ def card(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typ
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def catch(*, var: typing.Optional[str] = None, print_exception: bool = True) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+def model(*, load: typing.Union[typing.List[str], str, typing.List[typing.Tuple[str, typing.Optional[str]]]] = None, temp_dir_root: str = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies that the step will success under all circumstances.
+    Enables loading / saving of models within a step.
     
-    The decorator will create an optional artifact, specified by `var`, which
-    contains the exception raised. You can use it to detect the presence
-    of errors, indicating that all happy-path artifacts produced by the step
-    are missing.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    var : str, optional, default None
-        Name of the artifact in which to store the caught exception.
-        If not specified, the exception is not stored.
-    print_exception : bool, default True
-        Determines whether or not the exception is printed to
-        stdout when caught.
+    load : Union[List[str],str,List[Tuple[str,Union[str,None]]]], default: None
+        Artifact name/s referencing the models/checkpoints to load. Artifact names refer to the names of the instance variables set to `self`.
+        These artifact names give to `load` be reference objects or reference `key` string's from objects created by:
+        - `current.checkpoint`
+        - `current.model`
+        - `current.huggingface_hub`
+    
+        If a list of tuples is provided, the first element is the artifact name and the second element is the path the artifact needs be unpacked on
+        the local filesystem. If the second element is None, the artifact will be unpacked in the current working directory.
+        If a string is provided, then the artifact corresponding to that name will be loaded in the current working directory.
+    
+    temp_dir_root : str, default: None
+        The root directory under which `current.model.loaded` will store loaded models
+    
+    
+    
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def catch(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+def model(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def catch(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+def model(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def catch(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, var: typing.Optional[str] = None, print_exception: bool = True):
+def model(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, load: typing.Union[typing.List[str], str, typing.List[typing.Tuple[str, typing.Optional[str]]]] = None, temp_dir_root: str = None):
     """
-    Specifies that the step will success under all circumstances.
+    Enables loading / saving of models within a step.
     
-    The decorator will create an optional artifact, specified by `var`, which
-    contains the exception raised. You can use it to detect the presence
-    of errors, indicating that all happy-path artifacts produced by the step
-    are missing.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    var : str, optional, default None
-        Name of the artifact in which to store the caught exception.
-        If not specified, the exception is not stored.
-    print_exception : bool, default True
-        Determines whether or not the exception is printed to
-        stdout when caught.
+    load : Union[List[str],str,List[Tuple[str,Union[str,None]]]], default: None
+        Artifact name/s referencing the models/checkpoints to load. Artifact names refer to the names of the instance variables set to `self`.
+        These artifact names give to `load` be reference objects or reference `key` string's from objects created by:
+        - `current.checkpoint`
+        - `current.model`
+        - `current.huggingface_hub`
+    
+        If a list of tuples is provided, the first element is the artifact name and the second element is the path the artifact needs be unpacked on
+        the local filesystem. If the second element is None, the artifact will be unpacked in the current working directory.
+        If a string is provided, then the artifact corresponding to that name will be loaded in the current working directory.
+    
+    temp_dir_root : str, default: None
+        The root directory under which `current.model.loaded` will store loaded models
+    
+    
+    
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def pypi(*, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+def secrets(*, sources: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = []) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies the PyPI packages for the step.
-    
-    Information in this decorator will augment any
-    attributes set in the `@pyi_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
-    you can use `@pypi_base` to set packages required by all
-    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    Specifies secrets to be retrieved and injected as environment variables prior to
+    the execution of a step.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
-        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
-        and the value is the version to use.
-    python : str, optional, default: None
-        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
-        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    sources : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default: []
+        List of secret specs, defining how the secrets are to be retrieved
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def pypi(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+def secrets(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def pypi(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+def secrets(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def pypi(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+def secrets(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, sources: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = []):
     """
-    Specifies the PyPI packages for the step.
-    
-    Information in this decorator will augment any
-    attributes set in the `@pyi_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
-    you can use `@pypi_base` to set packages required by all
-    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    Specifies secrets to be retrieved and injected as environment variables prior to
+    the execution of a step.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
-        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
-        and the value is the version to use.
-    python : str, optional, default: None
-        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
-        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    sources : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default: []
+        List of secret specs, defining how the secrets are to be retrieved
     """
     ...
 
@@ -599,144 +721,175 @@ def fast_bakery_internal(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepF
     """
     ...
 
-@typing.overload
-def resources(*, cpu: int = 1, gpu: int = 0, disk: typing.Optional[int] = None, memory: int = 4096, shared_memory: typing.Optional[int] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+def kubernetes(*, cpu: int = 1, memory: int = 4096, disk: int = 10240, image: typing.Optional[str] = None, image_pull_policy: str = "KUBERNETES_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY", service_account: str = "METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT", secrets: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]] = None, node_selector: typing.Union[typing.Dict[str, str], str, None] = None, namespace: str = "METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE", gpu: typing.Optional[int] = None, gpu_vendor: str = "KUBERNETES_GPU_VENDOR", tolerations: typing.List[str] = [], use_tmpfs: bool = False, tmpfs_tempdir: bool = True, tmpfs_size: typing.Optional[int] = None, tmpfs_path: typing.Optional[str] = "/metaflow_temp", persistent_volume_claims: typing.Optional[typing.Dict[str, str]] = None, shared_memory: typing.Optional[int] = None, port: typing.Optional[int] = None, compute_pool: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies the resources needed when executing this step.
-    
-    Use `@resources` to specify the resource requirements
-    independently of the specific compute layer (`@batch`, `@kubernetes`).
-    
-    You can choose the compute layer on the command line by executing e.g.
-    ```
-    python myflow.py run --with batch
-    ```
-    or
-    ```
-    python myflow.py run --with kubernetes
-    ```
-    which executes the flow on the desired system using the
-    requirements specified in `@resources`.
+    Specifies that this step should execute on Kubernetes.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
     cpu : int, default 1
-        Number of CPUs required for this step.
-    gpu : int, default 0
-        Number of GPUs required for this step.
-    disk : int, optional, default None
-        Disk size (in MB) required for this step. Only applies on Kubernetes.
+        Number of CPUs required for this step. If `@resources` is
+        also present, the maximum value from all decorators is used.
     memory : int, default 4096
-        Memory size (in MB) required for this step.
-    shared_memory : int, optional, default None
-        The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume for this step.
-        This parameter maps to the `--shm-size` option in Docker.
-    """
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def resources(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def resources(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
-    ...
-
-def resources(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, cpu: int = 1, gpu: int = 0, disk: typing.Optional[int] = None, memory: int = 4096, shared_memory: typing.Optional[int] = None):
-    """
-    Specifies the resources needed when executing this step.
-    
-    Use `@resources` to specify the resource requirements
-    independently of the specific compute layer (`@batch`, `@kubernetes`).
-    
-    You can choose the compute layer on the command line by executing e.g.
-    ```
-    python myflow.py run --with batch
-    ```
-    or
-    ```
-    python myflow.py run --with kubernetes
-    ```
-    which executes the flow on the desired system using the
-    requirements specified in `@resources`.
-    
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    cpu : int, default 1
-        Number of CPUs required for this step.
-    gpu : int, default 0
-        Number of GPUs required for this step.
-    disk : int, optional, default None
-        Disk size (in MB) required for this step. Only applies on Kubernetes.
-    memory : int, default 4096
-        Memory size (in MB) required for this step.
-    shared_memory : int, optional, default None
-        The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume for this step.
-        This parameter maps to the `--shm-size` option in Docker.
+        Memory size (in MB) required for this step. If
+        `@resources` is also present, the maximum value from all decorators is
+        used.
+    disk : int, default 10240
+        Disk size (in MB) required for this step. If
+        `@resources` is also present, the maximum value from all decorators is
+        used.
+    image : str, optional, default None
+        Docker image to use when launching on Kubernetes. If not specified, and
+        METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_CONTAINER_IMAGE is specified, that image is used. If
+        not, a default Docker image mapping to the current version of Python is used.
+    image_pull_policy: str, default KUBERNETES_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
+        If given, the imagePullPolicy to be applied to the Docker image of the step.
+    service_account : str, default METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
+        Kubernetes service account to use when launching pod in Kubernetes.
+    secrets : List[str], optional, default None
+        Kubernetes secrets to use when launching pod in Kubernetes. These
+        secrets are in addition to the ones defined in `METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_SECRETS`
+        in Metaflow configuration.
+    node_selector: Union[Dict[str,str], str], optional, default None
+        Kubernetes node selector(s) to apply to the pod running the task.
+        Can be passed in as a comma separated string of values e.g. "kubernetes.io/os=linux,kubernetes.io/arch=amd64"
+        or as a dictionary {"kubernetes.io/os": "linux", "kubernetes.io/arch": "amd64"}
+    namespace : str, default METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
+        Kubernetes namespace to use when launching pod in Kubernetes.
+    gpu : int, optional, default None
+        Number of GPUs required for this step. A value of zero implies that
+        the scheduled node should not have GPUs.
+    gpu_vendor : str, default KUBERNETES_GPU_VENDOR
+        The vendor of the GPUs to be used for this step.
+    tolerations : List[str], default []
+        The default is extracted from METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_TOLERATIONS.
+        Kubernetes tolerations to use when launching pod in Kubernetes.
+    use_tmpfs : bool, default False
+        This enables an explicit tmpfs mount for this step.
+    tmpfs_tempdir : bool, default True
+        sets METAFLOW_TEMPDIR to tmpfs_path if set for this step.
+    tmpfs_size : int, optional, default: None
+        The value for the size (in MiB) of the tmpfs mount for this step.
+        This parameter maps to the `--tmpfs` option in Docker. Defaults to 50% of the
+        memory allocated for this step.
+    tmpfs_path : str, optional, default /metaflow_temp
+        Path to tmpfs mount for this step.
+    persistent_volume_claims : Dict[str, str], optional, default None
+        A map (dictionary) of persistent volumes to be mounted to the pod for this step. The map is from persistent
+        volumes to the path to which the volume is to be mounted, e.g., `{'pvc-name': '/path/to/mount/on'}`.
+    shared_memory: int, optional
+        Shared memory size (in MiB) required for this step
+    port: int, optional
+        Port number to specify in the Kubernetes job object
+    compute_pool : str, optional, default None
+        Compute pool to be used for for this step.
+        If not specified, any accessible compute pool within the perimeter is used.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def secrets(*, sources: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = []) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+def catch(*, var: typing.Optional[str] = None, print_exception: bool = True) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies secrets to be retrieved and injected as environment variables prior to
-    the execution of a step.
+    Specifies that the step will success under all circumstances.
+    
+    The decorator will create an optional artifact, specified by `var`, which
+    contains the exception raised. You can use it to detect the presence
+    of errors, indicating that all happy-path artifacts produced by the step
+    are missing.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    sources : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default: []
-        List of secret specs, defining how the secrets are to be retrieved
+    var : str, optional, default None
+        Name of the artifact in which to store the caught exception.
+        If not specified, the exception is not stored.
+    print_exception : bool, default True
+        Determines whether or not the exception is printed to
+        stdout when caught.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def secrets(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+def catch(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def secrets(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+def catch(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def secrets(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, sources: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = []):
+def catch(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, var: typing.Optional[str] = None, print_exception: bool = True):
     """
-    Specifies secrets to be retrieved and injected as environment variables prior to
-    the execution of a step.
+    Specifies that the step will success under all circumstances.
+    
+    The decorator will create an optional artifact, specified by `var`, which
+    contains the exception raised. You can use it to detect the presence
+    of errors, indicating that all happy-path artifacts produced by the step
+    are missing.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    sources : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default: []
-        List of secret specs, defining how the secrets are to be retrieved
+    var : str, optional, default None
+        Name of the artifact in which to store the caught exception.
+        If not specified, the exception is not stored.
+    print_exception : bool, default True
+        Determines whether or not the exception is printed to
+        stdout when caught.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def environment(*, vars: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+def conda(*, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, libraries: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None, disabled: bool = False) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies environment variables to be set prior to the execution of a step.
+    Specifies the Conda environment for the step.
+    
+    Information in this decorator will augment any
+    attributes set in the `@conda_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
+    you can use `@conda_base` to set packages required by all
+    steps and use `@conda` to specify step-specific overrides.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    vars : Dict[str, str], default {}
-        Dictionary of environment variables to set.
+    packages : Dict[str, str], default {}
+        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
+        and the value is the version to use.
+    libraries : Dict[str, str], default {}
+        Supported for backward compatibility. When used with packages, packages will take precedence.
+    python : str, optional, default None
+        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
+        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    disabled : bool, default False
+        If set to True, disables @conda.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def environment(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+def conda(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def environment(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+def conda(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def environment(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, vars: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}):
+def conda(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, libraries: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None, disabled: bool = False):
     """
-    Specifies environment variables to be set prior to the execution of a step.
+    Specifies the Conda environment for the step.
+    
+    Information in this decorator will augment any
+    attributes set in the `@conda_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
+    you can use `@conda_base` to set packages required by all
+    steps and use `@conda` to specify step-specific overrides.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    vars : Dict[str, str], default {}
-        Dictionary of environment variables to set.
+    packages : Dict[str, str], default {}
+        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
+        and the value is the version to use.
+    libraries : Dict[str, str], default {}
+        Supported for backward compatibility. When used with packages, packages will take precedence.
+    python : str, optional, default None
+        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
+        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    disabled : bool, default False
+        If set to True, disables @conda.
     """
     ...
 
@@ -794,289 +947,213 @@ def retry(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], ty
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def parallel(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+def environment(*, vars: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Decorator prototype for all step decorators. This function gets specialized
-    and imported for all decorators types by _import_plugin_decorators().
+    Specifies environment variables to be set prior to the execution of a step.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    vars : Dict[str, str], default {}
+        Dictionary of environment variables to set.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def parallel(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+def environment(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def parallel(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None):
+@typing.overload
+def environment(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+    ...
+
+def environment(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, vars: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}):
     """
-    Decorator prototype for all step decorators. This function gets specialized
-    and imported for all decorators types by _import_plugin_decorators().
+    Specifies environment variables to be set prior to the execution of a step.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    vars : Dict[str, str], default {}
+        Dictionary of environment variables to set.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def conda(*, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, libraries: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None, disabled: bool = False) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
+def resources(*, cpu: int = 1, gpu: int = 0, disk: typing.Optional[int] = None, memory: int = 4096, shared_memory: typing.Optional[int] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies the Conda environment for the step.
+    Specifies the resources needed when executing this step.
     
-    Information in this decorator will augment any
-    attributes set in the `@conda_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
-    you can use `@conda_base` to set packages required by all
-    steps and use `@conda` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    Use `@resources` to specify the resource requirements
+    independently of the specific compute layer (`@batch`, `@kubernetes`).
+    
+    You can choose the compute layer on the command line by executing e.g.
+    ```
+    python myflow.py run --with batch
+    ```
+    or
+    ```
+    python myflow.py run --with kubernetes
+    ```
+    which executes the flow on the desired system using the
+    requirements specified in `@resources`.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    packages : Dict[str, str], default {}
-        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
-        and the value is the version to use.
-    libraries : Dict[str, str], default {}
-        Supported for backward compatibility. When used with packages, packages will take precedence.
-    python : str, optional, default None
-        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
-        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
-    disabled : bool, default False
-        If set to True, disables @conda.
+    cpu : int, default 1
+        Number of CPUs required for this step.
+    gpu : int, default 0
+        Number of GPUs required for this step.
+    disk : int, optional, default None
+        Disk size (in MB) required for this step. Only applies on Kubernetes.
+    memory : int, default 4096
+        Memory size (in MB) required for this step.
+    shared_memory : int, optional, default None
+        The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume for this step.
+        This parameter maps to the `--shm-size` option in Docker.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def conda(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
+def resources(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def conda(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
+def resources(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def conda(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, libraries: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None, disabled: bool = False):
+def resources(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, cpu: int = 1, gpu: int = 0, disk: typing.Optional[int] = None, memory: int = 4096, shared_memory: typing.Optional[int] = None):
     """
-    Specifies the Conda environment for the step.
+    Specifies the resources needed when executing this step.
     
-    Information in this decorator will augment any
-    attributes set in the `@conda_base` flow-level decorator. Hence,
-    you can use `@conda_base` to set packages required by all
-    steps and use `@conda` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    Use `@resources` to specify the resource requirements
+    independently of the specific compute layer (`@batch`, `@kubernetes`).
     
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    packages : Dict[str, str], default {}
-        Packages to use for this step. The key is the name of the package
-        and the value is the version to use.
-    libraries : Dict[str, str], default {}
-        Supported for backward compatibility. When used with packages, packages will take precedence.
-    python : str, optional, default None
-        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
-        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
-    disabled : bool, default False
-        If set to True, disables @conda.
-    """
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def timeout(*, seconds: int = 0, minutes: int = 0, hours: int = 0) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
-    """
-    Specifies a timeout for your step.
-    
-    This decorator is useful if this step may hang indefinitely.
-    
-    This can be used in conjunction with the `@retry` decorator as well as the `@catch` decorator.
-    A timeout is considered to be an exception thrown by the step. It will cause the step to be
-    retried if needed and the exception will be caught by the `@catch` decorator, if present.
-    
-    Note that all the values specified in parameters are added together so if you specify
-    60 seconds and 1 hour, the decorator will have an effective timeout of 1 hour and 1 minute.
+    You can choose the compute layer on the command line by executing e.g.
+    ```
+    python myflow.py run --with batch
+    ```
+    or
+    ```
+    python myflow.py run --with kubernetes
+    ```
+    which executes the flow on the desired system using the
+    requirements specified in `@resources`.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    seconds : int, default 0
-        Number of seconds to wait prior to timing out.
-    minutes : int, default 0
-        Number of minutes to wait prior to timing out.
-    hours : int, default 0
-        Number of hours to wait prior to timing out.
+    cpu : int, default 1
+        Number of CPUs required for this step.
+    gpu : int, default 0
+        Number of GPUs required for this step.
+    disk : int, optional, default None
+        Disk size (in MB) required for this step. Only applies on Kubernetes.
+    memory : int, default 4096
+        Memory size (in MB) required for this step.
+    shared_memory : int, optional, default None
+        The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume for this step.
+        This parameter maps to the `--shm-size` option in Docker.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def timeout(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def timeout(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
-    ...
-
-def timeout(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, seconds: int = 0, minutes: int = 0, hours: int = 0):
+def checkpoint(*, load_policy: str = "fresh", temp_dir_root: str = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
     """
-    Specifies a timeout for your step.
-    
-    This decorator is useful if this step may hang indefinitely.
-    
-    This can be used in conjunction with the `@retry` decorator as well as the `@catch` decorator.
-    A timeout is considered to be an exception thrown by the step. It will cause the step to be
-    retried if needed and the exception will be caught by the `@catch` decorator, if present.
+    Enables checkpointing for a step.
     
-    Note that all the values specified in parameters are added together so if you specify
-    60 seconds and 1 hour, the decorator will have an effective timeout of 1 hour and 1 minute.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    seconds : int, default 0
-        Number of seconds to wait prior to timing out.
-    minutes : int, default 0
-        Number of minutes to wait prior to timing out.
-    hours : int, default 0
-        Number of hours to wait prior to timing out.
-    """
-    ...
-
-def kubernetes(*, cpu: int = 1, memory: int = 4096, disk: int = 10240, image: typing.Optional[str] = None, image_pull_policy: str = "KUBERNETES_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY", service_account: str = "METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT", secrets: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]] = None, node_selector: typing.Union[typing.Dict[str, str], str, None] = None, namespace: str = "METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE", gpu: typing.Optional[int] = None, gpu_vendor: str = "KUBERNETES_GPU_VENDOR", tolerations: typing.List[str] = [], use_tmpfs: bool = False, tmpfs_tempdir: bool = True, tmpfs_size: typing.Optional[int] = None, tmpfs_path: typing.Optional[str] = "/metaflow_temp", persistent_volume_claims: typing.Optional[typing.Dict[str, str]] = None, shared_memory: typing.Optional[int] = None, port: typing.Optional[int] = None, compute_pool: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]], typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]]]:
-    """
-    Specifies that this step should execute on Kubernetes.
+    load_policy : str, default: "fresh"
+        The policy for loading the checkpoint. The following policies are supported:
+            - "eager": Loads the the latest available checkpoint within the namespace.
+            With this mode, the latest checkpoint written by any previous task (can be even a different run) of the step
+            will be loaded at the start of the task.
+            - "none": Do not load any checkpoint
+            - "fresh": Loads the lastest checkpoint created within the running Task.
+            This mode helps loading checkpoints across various retry attempts of the same task.
+            With this mode, no checkpoint will be loaded at the start of a task but any checkpoints
+            created within the task will be loaded when the task is retries execution on failure.
+    
+    temp_dir_root : str, default: None
+        The root directory under which `current.checkpoint.directory` will be created.
+    
+    
     
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    cpu : int, default 1
-        Number of CPUs required for this step. If `@resources` is
-        also present, the maximum value from all decorators is used.
-    memory : int, default 4096
-        Memory size (in MB) required for this step. If
-        `@resources` is also present, the maximum value from all decorators is
-        used.
-    disk : int, default 10240
-        Disk size (in MB) required for this step. If
-        `@resources` is also present, the maximum value from all decorators is
-        used.
-    image : str, optional, default None
-        Docker image to use when launching on Kubernetes. If not specified, and
-        METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_CONTAINER_IMAGE is specified, that image is used. If
-        not, a default Docker image mapping to the current version of Python is used.
-    image_pull_policy: str, default KUBERNETES_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
-        If given, the imagePullPolicy to be applied to the Docker image of the step.
-    service_account : str, default METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT
-        Kubernetes service account to use when launching pod in Kubernetes.
-    secrets : List[str], optional, default None
-        Kubernetes secrets to use when launching pod in Kubernetes. These
-        secrets are in addition to the ones defined in `METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_SECRETS`
-        in Metaflow configuration.
-    node_selector: Union[Dict[str,str], str], optional, default None
-        Kubernetes node selector(s) to apply to the pod running the task.
-        Can be passed in as a comma separated string of values e.g. "kubernetes.io/os=linux,kubernetes.io/arch=amd64"
-        or as a dictionary {"kubernetes.io/os": "linux", "kubernetes.io/arch": "amd64"}
-    namespace : str, default METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
-        Kubernetes namespace to use when launching pod in Kubernetes.
-    gpu : int, optional, default None
-        Number of GPUs required for this step. A value of zero implies that
-        the scheduled node should not have GPUs.
-    gpu_vendor : str, default KUBERNETES_GPU_VENDOR
-        The vendor of the GPUs to be used for this step.
-    tolerations : List[str], default []
-        The default is extracted from METAFLOW_KUBERNETES_TOLERATIONS.
-        Kubernetes tolerations to use when launching pod in Kubernetes.
-    use_tmpfs : bool, default False
-        This enables an explicit tmpfs mount for this step.
-    tmpfs_tempdir : bool, default True
-        sets METAFLOW_TEMPDIR to tmpfs_path if set for this step.
-    tmpfs_size : int, optional, default: None
-        The value for the size (in MiB) of the tmpfs mount for this step.
-        This parameter maps to the `--tmpfs` option in Docker. Defaults to 50% of the
-        memory allocated for this step.
-    tmpfs_path : str, optional, default /metaflow_temp
-        Path to tmpfs mount for this step.
-    persistent_volume_claims : Dict[str, str], optional, default None
-        A map (dictionary) of persistent volumes to be mounted to the pod for this step. The map is from persistent
-        volumes to the path to which the volume is to be mounted, e.g., `{'pvc-name': '/path/to/mount/on'}`.
-    shared_memory: int, optional
-        Shared memory size (in MiB) required for this step
-    port: int, optional
-        Port number to specify in the Kubernetes job object
-    compute_pool : str, optional, default None
-        Compute pool to be used for for this step.
-        If not specified, any accessible compute pool within the perimeter is used.
     """
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def pypi_base(*, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
-    """
-    Specifies the PyPI packages for all steps of the flow.
-    
-    Use `@pypi_base` to set common packages required by all
-    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
-        Packages to use for this flow. The key is the name of the package
-        and the value is the version to use.
-    python : str, optional, default: None
-        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
-        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
-    """
+def checkpoint(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
 @typing.overload
-def pypi_base(f: typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]) -> typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]:
+def checkpoint(f: typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]) -> typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None]:
     ...
 
-def pypi_base(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+def checkpoint(f: typing.Union[typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, StepFlag], None], typing.Callable[[FlowSpecDerived, typing.Any, StepFlag], None], None] = None, *, load_policy: str = "fresh", temp_dir_root: str = None):
     """
-    Specifies the PyPI packages for all steps of the flow.
+    Enables checkpointing for a step.
     
-    Use `@pypi_base` to set common packages required by all
-    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
-        Packages to use for this flow. The key is the name of the package
-        and the value is the version to use.
-    python : str, optional, default: None
-        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
-        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
-    """
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def schedule(*, hourly: bool = False, daily: bool = True, weekly: bool = False, cron: typing.Optional[str] = None, timezone: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
-    """
-    Specifies the times when the flow should be run when running on a
-    production scheduler.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    hourly : bool, default False
-        Run the workflow hourly.
-    daily : bool, default True
-        Run the workflow daily.
-    weekly : bool, default False
-        Run the workflow weekly.
-    cron : str, optional, default None
-        Run the workflow at [a custom Cron schedule](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/scheduled-events.html#cron-expressions)
-        specified by this expression.
-    timezone : str, optional, default None
-        Timezone on which the schedule runs (default: None). Currently supported only for Argo workflows,
-        which accepts timezones in [IANA format](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones).
+    load_policy : str, default: "fresh"
+        The policy for loading the checkpoint. The following policies are supported:
+            - "eager": Loads the the latest available checkpoint within the namespace.
+            With this mode, the latest checkpoint written by any previous task (can be even a different run) of the step
+            will be loaded at the start of the task.
+            - "none": Do not load any checkpoint
+            - "fresh": Loads the lastest checkpoint created within the running Task.
+            This mode helps loading checkpoints across various retry attempts of the same task.
+            With this mode, no checkpoint will be loaded at the start of a task but any checkpoints
+            created within the task will be loaded when the task is retries execution on failure.
+    
+    temp_dir_root : str, default: None
+        The root directory under which `current.checkpoint.directory` will be created.
+    
+    
+    
     """
     ...
 
-@typing.overload
-def schedule(f: typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]) -> typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]:
-    ...
-
-def schedule(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, hourly: bool = False, daily: bool = True, weekly: bool = False, cron: typing.Optional[str] = None, timezone: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+def airflow_external_task_sensor(*, timeout: int, poke_interval: int, mode: str, exponential_backoff: bool, pool: str, soft_fail: bool, name: str, description: str, external_dag_id: str, external_task_ids: typing.List[str], allowed_states: typing.List[str], failed_states: typing.List[str], execution_delta: "datetime.timedelta", check_existence: bool) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
     """
-    Specifies the times when the flow should be run when running on a
-    production scheduler.
+    The `@airflow_external_task_sensor` decorator attaches a Airflow [ExternalTaskSensor](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/_api/airflow/sensors/external_task/index.html#airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor) before the start step of the flow.
+    This decorator only works when a flow is scheduled on Airflow and is compiled using `airflow create`. More than one `@airflow_external_task_sensor` can be added as a flow decorators. Adding more than one decorator will ensure that `start` step starts only after all sensors finish.
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    hourly : bool, default False
-        Run the workflow hourly.
-    daily : bool, default True
-        Run the workflow daily.
-    weekly : bool, default False
-        Run the workflow weekly.
-    cron : str, optional, default None
-        Run the workflow at [a custom Cron schedule](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/scheduled-events.html#cron-expressions)
-        specified by this expression.
-    timezone : str, optional, default None
-        Timezone on which the schedule runs (default: None). Currently supported only for Argo workflows,
-        which accepts timezones in [IANA format](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones).
+    timeout : int
+        Time, in seconds before the task times out and fails. (Default: 3600)
+    poke_interval : int
+        Time in seconds that the job should wait in between each try. (Default: 60)
+    mode : str
+        How the sensor operates. Options are: { poke | reschedule }. (Default: "poke")
+    exponential_backoff : bool
+        allow progressive longer waits between pokes by using exponential backoff algorithm. (Default: True)
+    pool : str
+        the slot pool this task should run in,
+        slot pools are a way to limit concurrency for certain tasks. (Default:None)
+    soft_fail : bool
+        Set to true to mark the task as SKIPPED on failure. (Default: False)
+    name : str
+        Name of the sensor on Airflow
+    description : str
+        Description of sensor in the Airflow UI
+    external_dag_id : str
+        The dag_id that contains the task you want to wait for.
+    external_task_ids : List[str]
+        The list of task_ids that you want to wait for.
+        If None (default value) the sensor waits for the DAG. (Default: None)
+    allowed_states : List[str]
+        Iterable of allowed states, (Default: ['success'])
+    failed_states : List[str]
+        Iterable of failed or dis-allowed states. (Default: None)
+    execution_delta : datetime.timedelta
+        time difference with the previous execution to look at,
+        the default is the same logical date as the current task or DAG. (Default: None)
+    check_existence: bool
+        Set to True to check if the external task exists or check if
+        the DAG to wait for exists. (Default: True)
     """
     ...
 
@@ -1129,48 +1206,6 @@ def conda_base(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, packa
     """
     ...
 
-def airflow_external_task_sensor(*, timeout: int, poke_interval: int, mode: str, exponential_backoff: bool, pool: str, soft_fail: bool, name: str, description: str, external_dag_id: str, external_task_ids: typing.List[str], allowed_states: typing.List[str], failed_states: typing.List[str], execution_delta: "datetime.timedelta", check_existence: bool) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
-    """
-    The `@airflow_external_task_sensor` decorator attaches a Airflow [ExternalTaskSensor](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/_api/airflow/sensors/external_task/index.html#airflow.sensors.external_task.ExternalTaskSensor) before the start step of the flow.
-    This decorator only works when a flow is scheduled on Airflow and is compiled using `airflow create`. More than one `@airflow_external_task_sensor` can be added as a flow decorators. Adding more than one decorator will ensure that `start` step starts only after all sensors finish.
-    
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    timeout : int
-        Time, in seconds before the task times out and fails. (Default: 3600)
-    poke_interval : int
-        Time in seconds that the job should wait in between each try. (Default: 60)
-    mode : str
-        How the sensor operates. Options are: { poke | reschedule }. (Default: "poke")
-    exponential_backoff : bool
-        allow progressive longer waits between pokes by using exponential backoff algorithm. (Default: True)
-    pool : str
-        the slot pool this task should run in,
-        slot pools are a way to limit concurrency for certain tasks. (Default:None)
-    soft_fail : bool
-        Set to true to mark the task as SKIPPED on failure. (Default: False)
-    name : str
-        Name of the sensor on Airflow
-    description : str
-        Description of sensor in the Airflow UI
-    external_dag_id : str
-        The dag_id that contains the task you want to wait for.
-    external_task_ids : List[str]
-        The list of task_ids that you want to wait for.
-        If None (default value) the sensor waits for the DAG. (Default: None)
-    allowed_states : List[str]
-        Iterable of allowed states, (Default: ['success'])
-    failed_states : List[str]
-        Iterable of failed or dis-allowed states. (Default: None)
-    execution_delta : datetime.timedelta
-        time difference with the previous execution to look at,
-        the default is the same logical date as the current task or DAG. (Default: None)
-    check_existence: bool
-        Set to True to check if the external task exists or check if
-        the DAG to wait for exists. (Default: True)
-    """
-    ...
-
 def nim(*, models: "list[NIM]", backend: str) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
     """
     This decorator is used to run NIM containers in Metaflow tasks as sidecars.
@@ -1184,134 +1219,21 @@ def nim(*, models: "list[NIM]", backend: str) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[Fl
     
     Valid backend options
     ---------------------
-    - 'managed': Outerbounds selects a compute provider based on the model.
-    - 🚧 'dataplane': Run in your account.
-    
-    Valid model options
-    ----------------
-        - 'meta/llama3-8b-instruct': 8B parameter model
-        - 'meta/llama3-70b-instruct': 70B parameter model
-        - Upon request, any model here: https://nvcf.ngc.nvidia.com/functions?filter=nvidia-functions
-    
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    models: list[NIM]
-        List of NIM containers running models in sidecars.
-    backend: str
-        Compute provider to run the NIM container.
-    """
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def trigger(*, event: typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], None] = None, events: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = [], options: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any] = {}) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
-    """
-    Specifies the event(s) that this flow depends on.
-    
-    ```
-    @trigger(event='foo')
-    ```
-    or
-    ```
-    @trigger(events=['foo', 'bar'])
-    ```
-    
-    Additionally, you can specify the parameter mappings
-    to map event payload to Metaflow parameters for the flow.
-    ```
-    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
-    ```
-    or
-    ```
-    @trigger(events=[{'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param_1': 'event_field_1'},
-                     {'name':'bar', 'parameters':{'flow_param_2': 'event_field_2'}])
-    ```
-    
-    'parameters' can also be a list of strings and tuples like so:
-    ```
-    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':['common_name', ('flow_param', 'event_field')]})
-    ```
-    This is equivalent to:
-    ```
-    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'common_name': 'common_name', 'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
-    ```
-    
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    event : Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], optional, default None
-        Event dependency for this flow.
-    events : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default []
-        Events dependency for this flow.
-    options : Dict[str, Any], default {}
-        Backend-specific configuration for tuning eventing behavior.
-    
-    
-    """
-    ...
-
-@typing.overload
-def trigger(f: typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]) -> typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]:
-    ...
-
-def trigger(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, event: typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], None] = None, events: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = [], options: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any] = {}):
-    """
-    Specifies the event(s) that this flow depends on.
-    
-    ```
-    @trigger(event='foo')
-    ```
-    or
-    ```
-    @trigger(events=['foo', 'bar'])
-    ```
-    
-    Additionally, you can specify the parameter mappings
-    to map event payload to Metaflow parameters for the flow.
-    ```
-    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
-    ```
-    or
-    ```
-    @trigger(events=[{'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param_1': 'event_field_1'},
-                     {'name':'bar', 'parameters':{'flow_param_2': 'event_field_2'}])
-    ```
-    
-    'parameters' can also be a list of strings and tuples like so:
-    ```
-    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':['common_name', ('flow_param', 'event_field')]})
-    ```
-    This is equivalent to:
-    ```
-    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'common_name': 'common_name', 'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
-    ```
-    
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    event : Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], optional, default None
-        Event dependency for this flow.
-    events : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default []
-        Events dependency for this flow.
-    options : Dict[str, Any], default {}
-        Backend-specific configuration for tuning eventing behavior.
-    
-    
-    """
-    ...
-
-def project(*, name: str) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
-    """
-    Specifies what flows belong to the same project.
+    - 'managed': Outerbounds selects a compute provider based on the model.
+    - 🚧 'dataplane': Run in your account.
     
-    A project-specific namespace is created for all flows that
-    use the same `@project(name)`.
+    Valid model options
+    ----------------
+        - 'meta/llama3-8b-instruct': 8B parameter model
+        - 'meta/llama3-70b-instruct': 70B parameter model
+        - Upon request, any model here: https://nvcf.ngc.nvidia.com/functions?filter=nvidia-functions
     
     Parameters
     ----------
-    name : str
-        Project name. Make sure that the name is unique amongst all
-        projects that use the same production scheduler. The name may
-        contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters and underscores.
-    
-    
+    models: list[NIM]
+        List of NIM containers running models in sidecars.
+    backend: str
+        Compute provider to run the NIM container.
     """
     ...
 
@@ -1460,6 +1382,207 @@ def trigger_on_finish(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *
     """
     ...
 
+@typing.overload
+def schedule(*, hourly: bool = False, daily: bool = True, weekly: bool = False, cron: typing.Optional[str] = None, timezone: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
+    """
+    Specifies the times when the flow should be run when running on a
+    production scheduler.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    hourly : bool, default False
+        Run the workflow hourly.
+    daily : bool, default True
+        Run the workflow daily.
+    weekly : bool, default False
+        Run the workflow weekly.
+    cron : str, optional, default None
+        Run the workflow at [a custom Cron schedule](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/scheduled-events.html#cron-expressions)
+        specified by this expression.
+    timezone : str, optional, default None
+        Timezone on which the schedule runs (default: None). Currently supported only for Argo workflows,
+        which accepts timezones in [IANA format](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones).
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def schedule(f: typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]) -> typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]:
+    ...
+
+def schedule(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, hourly: bool = False, daily: bool = True, weekly: bool = False, cron: typing.Optional[str] = None, timezone: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+    """
+    Specifies the times when the flow should be run when running on a
+    production scheduler.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    hourly : bool, default False
+        Run the workflow hourly.
+    daily : bool, default True
+        Run the workflow daily.
+    weekly : bool, default False
+        Run the workflow weekly.
+    cron : str, optional, default None
+        Run the workflow at [a custom Cron schedule](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/scheduled-events.html#cron-expressions)
+        specified by this expression.
+    timezone : str, optional, default None
+        Timezone on which the schedule runs (default: None). Currently supported only for Argo workflows,
+        which accepts timezones in [IANA format](https://nodatime.org/TimeZones).
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def pypi_base(*, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
+    """
+    Specifies the PyPI packages for all steps of the flow.
+    
+    Use `@pypi_base` to set common packages required by all
+    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
+        Packages to use for this flow. The key is the name of the package
+        and the value is the version to use.
+    python : str, optional, default: None
+        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
+        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def pypi_base(f: typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]) -> typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]:
+    ...
+
+def pypi_base(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, packages: typing.Dict[str, str] = {}, python: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+    """
+    Specifies the PyPI packages for all steps of the flow.
+    
+    Use `@pypi_base` to set common packages required by all
+    steps and use `@pypi` to specify step-specific overrides.
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    packages : Dict[str, str], default: {}
+        Packages to use for this flow. The key is the name of the package
+        and the value is the version to use.
+    python : str, optional, default: None
+        Version of Python to use, e.g. '3.7.4'. A default value of None implies
+        that the version used will correspond to the version of the Python interpreter used to start the run.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def project(*, name: str) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
+    """
+    Specifies what flows belong to the same project.
+    
+    A project-specific namespace is created for all flows that
+    use the same `@project(name)`.
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    name : str
+        Project name. Make sure that the name is unique amongst all
+        projects that use the same production scheduler. The name may
+        contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters and underscores.
+    
+    
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def trigger(*, event: typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], None] = None, events: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = [], options: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any] = {}) -> typing.Callable[[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]], typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]]:
+    """
+    Specifies the event(s) that this flow depends on.
+    
+    ```
+    @trigger(event='foo')
+    ```
+    or
+    ```
+    @trigger(events=['foo', 'bar'])
+    ```
+    
+    Additionally, you can specify the parameter mappings
+    to map event payload to Metaflow parameters for the flow.
+    ```
+    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
+    ```
+    or
+    ```
+    @trigger(events=[{'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param_1': 'event_field_1'},
+                     {'name':'bar', 'parameters':{'flow_param_2': 'event_field_2'}])
+    ```
+    
+    'parameters' can also be a list of strings and tuples like so:
+    ```
+    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':['common_name', ('flow_param', 'event_field')]})
+    ```
+    This is equivalent to:
+    ```
+    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'common_name': 'common_name', 'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
+    ```
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    event : Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], optional, default None
+        Event dependency for this flow.
+    events : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default []
+        Events dependency for this flow.
+    options : Dict[str, Any], default {}
+        Backend-specific configuration for tuning eventing behavior.
+    
+    
+    """
+    ...
+
+@typing.overload
+def trigger(f: typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]) -> typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]:
+    ...
+
+def trigger(f: typing.Optional[typing.Type[FlowSpecDerived]] = None, *, event: typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], None] = None, events: typing.List[typing.Union[str, typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]]] = [], options: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any] = {}):
+    """
+    Specifies the event(s) that this flow depends on.
+    
+    ```
+    @trigger(event='foo')
+    ```
+    or
+    ```
+    @trigger(events=['foo', 'bar'])
+    ```
+    
+    Additionally, you can specify the parameter mappings
+    to map event payload to Metaflow parameters for the flow.
+    ```
+    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
+    ```
+    or
+    ```
+    @trigger(events=[{'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'flow_param_1': 'event_field_1'},
+                     {'name':'bar', 'parameters':{'flow_param_2': 'event_field_2'}])
+    ```
+    
+    'parameters' can also be a list of strings and tuples like so:
+    ```
+    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':['common_name', ('flow_param', 'event_field')]})
+    ```
+    This is equivalent to:
+    ```
+    @trigger(event={'name':'foo', 'parameters':{'common_name': 'common_name', 'flow_param': 'event_field'}})
+    ```
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    event : Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], optional, default None
+        Event dependency for this flow.
+    events : List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]], default []
+        Events dependency for this flow.
+    options : Dict[str, Any], default {}
+        Backend-specific configuration for tuning eventing behavior.
+    
+    
+    """
+    ...
+
 def namespace(ns: typing.Optional[str]) -> typing.Optional[str]:
     """
     Switch namespace to the one provided.
@@ -2640,6 +2763,79 @@ class NBDeployer(object, metaclass=type):
 
 pkg_name: str
 
+class Checkpoint(object, metaclass=type):
+    def __init__(self, temp_dir_root = None, init_dir = False):
+        ...
+    @property
+    def directory(self):
+        ...
+    def save(self, path = None, metadata = None, latest = True, name = "mfchckpt"):
+        """
+        saves the checkpoint to the datastore (resemble's a create op)
+        
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        
+        - `path` (str or os.PathLike):
+            - path to directory
+            - path to file
+        - `name`:
+            - name of the checkpoint
+        - `metadata`:
+            - metadata of the checkpoint
+        """
+        ...
+    def __enter__(self):
+        ...
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        ...
+    def list(self, name: typing.Optional[str] = None, task: typing.Union["metaflow.Task", str, None] = None, attempt: typing.Union[int, str, None] = None, as_dict: bool = True, within_task: bool = True) -> typing.Iterable[typing.Union[typing.Dict, metaflow_extensions.obcheckpoint.plugins.machine_learning_utilities.datastructures.CheckpointArtifact]]:
+        """
+        lists the checkpoints in the datastore based on the Task.
+        It will always be task scoped.
+        
+        Usage:
+        ------
+        
+        ```python
+        
+        Checkpoint().list(name="best") # lists checkpoints in the current task with the name "best"
+        Checkpoint().list(name="best", task="anotherflow/somerunid/somestep/sometask") # lists checkpoints in the another task with the name "best"
+        Checkpoint().list(task="anotherflow/somerunid/somestep/sometask", name="best") # Identical as the above one but
+        Checkpoint().list() # lists all the checkpoints in the current task
+        
+        ```
+        
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        
+        - `name`:
+            - name of the checkpoint to filter for
+        - `task`:
+            - Task object outside the one that is currently set in the `Checkpoint` object; Can be a pathspec string.
+        - `attempt`:
+            - attempt number of the task (optional filter. If none, then lists all checkpoints from all attempts)
+        """
+        ...
+    def load(self, reference: typing.Union[str, typing.Dict, metaflow_extensions.obcheckpoint.plugins.machine_learning_utilities.datastructures.CheckpointArtifact], path: typing.Optional[str] = None):
+        """
+        loads a checkpoint reference from the datastore. (resembles a read op)
+        
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        
+        `reference` :
+            - can be a string, dict or a CheckpointArtifact object:
+                - string: a string reference to the checkpoint (checkpoint key)
+                - dict: a dictionary reference to the checkpoint
+                - CheckpointArtifact: a CheckpointArtifact object reference to the checkpoint
+        """
+        ...
+    ...
+
+def load_model(reference: typing.Union[str, metaflow_extensions.obcheckpoint.plugins.machine_learning_utilities.datastructures.MetaflowDataArtifactReference, dict], path: str):
+    ...
+
 def get_aws_client(module, with_error = False, role_arn = None, session_vars = None, client_params = None):
     ...