GraphQL use simple object instead create specific type on schema

Question

im new in graphql, and what i want to achieve is simplify this schema:

input UserQueryFilter {
   email: String
}
input UserQueryInput {
    filter: UserQueryFilter
    anotherArgs: String
}

type User {
   email: String!
}

Query { 
    User (input: UserQueryInput) : [User]
}

into this:


input UserQueryFilter {
   email: String
}

type User {
   email: String!
}

Query { 
    User (input: { filter: UserQueryFilter }, anotherArgs: String ) : [User]
}

but i got :

Syntax Error: Expected Name, found "{".","locations":[{"line":183,"column":20}] ...

when it comes to more complex application, it will become easier to code on the second one. is there anything can do about it?

Thanks for your help!

GraphQL does not have anonymous type expressions. – Bergi Oct 31 '22 at 12:51 — Bergi, Oct 31 '22 at 12:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '22 at 09:39

1

The second schema is syntactically wrong. After a semicolon, always a Type will be expected. This type may be default types like String, ID, Int etc, or a custom type. Specifically for query params, it should be a default type or an Input type. Otherwise, as you mentioned, the buildSchema method will throw an error while parsing the entire schema.

answered Jan 13 '22 at 09:39

Deepak Kumar

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I see, so there is no way to simplify the syntax? because its very hassle to create specific type only for Object with 1 or 2 field. like the example. – FatihAziz Jan 14 '22 at 08:36
yes AFAIK. In fact, defining types using this GQL syntax is a simplified way compared to the other way of defining it. https://graphql.org/graphql-js/type/#examples – Deepak Kumar Jan 17 '22 at 04:52

GraphQL use simple object instead create specific type on schema

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