Surface schema description when instantiating GraphQLSchema.

src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/RootTypeInfo.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package graphql.kickstart.tools
 
+import graphql.language.Description
 import graphql.language.SchemaDefinition
 import graphql.language.TypeName
 
@@ -9,25 +10,29 @@ import graphql.language.TypeName
 internal class RootTypeInfo private constructor(
     private val queryType: TypeName?,
     private val mutationType: TypeName?,
-    private val subscriptionType: TypeName?
+    private val subscriptionType: TypeName?,
+    private val description: Description?
 ) {
     companion object {
         const val DEFAULT_QUERY_NAME = "Query"
         const val DEFAULT_MUTATION_NAME = "Mutation"
         const val DEFAULT_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME = "Subscription"
+        const val DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION = "A GraphQL schema provides a root type for each kind of operation."
 
         fun fromSchemaDefinitions(definitions: List<SchemaDefinition>): RootTypeInfo {
             val queryType = definitions.lastOrNull()?.operationTypeDefinitions?.find { it.name == "query" }?.typeName
             val mutationType = definitions.lastOrNull()?.operationTypeDefinitions?.find { it.name == "mutation" }?.typeName
             val subscriptionType = definitions.lastOrNull()?.operationTypeDefinitions?.find { it.name == "subscription" }?.typeName
+            val description = definitions.lastOrNull()?.description
 
-            return RootTypeInfo(queryType, mutationType, subscriptionType)
+            return RootTypeInfo(queryType, mutationType, subscriptionType, description)
         }
     }
 
     fun getQueryName() = queryType?.name ?: DEFAULT_QUERY_NAME
     fun getMutationName() = mutationType?.name ?: DEFAULT_MUTATION_NAME
     fun getSubscriptionName() = subscriptionType?.name ?: DEFAULT_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME
+    fun getDescription() = description?.content ?: DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION
 
     fun isMutationRequired() = mutationType != null
     fun isSubscriptionRequired() = subscriptionType != null

src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SchemaClassScanner.kt

@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ internal class SchemaClassScanner(
         val query = createRootType("query", queryDefinition, queryName, true, queryResolvers, GraphQLQueryResolver::class.java, queryResolverInfo)
         val mutation = createRootType("mutation", mutationDefinition, mutationName, rootInfo.isMutationRequired(), mutationResolvers, GraphQLMutationResolver::class.java, mutationResolverInfo)
         val subscription = createRootType("subscription", subscriptionDefinition, subscriptionName, rootInfo.isSubscriptionRequired(), subscriptionResolvers, GraphQLSubscriptionResolver::class.java, subscriptionResolverInfo)
+        val schemaDescription = rootInfo.getDescription()
 
         private fun createRootType(name: String, type: TypeDefinition<*>?, typeName: String, required: Boolean, resolvers: List<GraphQLRootResolver>, resolverInterface: Class<*>, resolverInfo: RootResolverInfo): RootType? {
             if (type == null) {

src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SchemaObjects.kt

@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ data class SchemaObjects(
     val mutation: GraphQLObjectType?,
     val subscription: GraphQLObjectType?,
     val dictionary: Set<GraphQLType>,
-    val codeRegistryBuilder: GraphQLCodeRegistry.Builder
+    val codeRegistryBuilder: GraphQLCodeRegistry.Builder,
+    val description: String?
 ) {
     /**
      * Makes a GraphQLSchema with query, mutation and subscription.
      */
     fun toSchema(): GraphQLSchema {
         return GraphQLSchema.newSchema()
+            .description(description)
             .query(query)
             .mutation(mutation)
             .subscription(subscription)

src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SchemaParser.kt

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class SchemaParser internal constructor(
         val additionalObjects = objects.filter { o -> o != query && o != subscription && o != mutation }
 
         val types = (additionalObjects.toSet() as Set<GraphQLType>) + inputObjects + enums + interfaces + unions
-        return SchemaObjects(query, mutation, subscription, types, codeRegistryBuilder)
+        return SchemaObjects(query, mutation, subscription, types, codeRegistryBuilder, rootInfo.getDescription())
     }
 
     /**

src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SchemaParserTest.kt

@@ -574,6 +574,32 @@ class SchemaParserTest {
         assertEquals(schema.queryType.getFieldDefinition("empty").description, "")
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `parser should include schema descriptions`() {
+        val schema = SchemaParser.newParser()
+            .schemaString(
+                """
+                "This is a schema level description"
+                schema {
+                  query: SubstituteQuery
+                }
+
+                type SubstituteQuery {
+                    description: String
+                    comment: String
+                    omitted: String
+                    both: String
+                    empty: String
+                }
+                """)
+            .resolvers(object : GraphQLQueryResolver {})
+            .options(SchemaParserOptions.newOptions().allowUnimplementedResolvers(true).build())
+            .build()
+            .makeExecutableSchema()
+
+        assertEquals(schema.description, "This is a schema level description")
+    }
+
     enum class EnumType {
         TEST
     }