Implement support for @defer directive

Author: robrichard

src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { GraphQLSchema } from '../../type/schema';
 
 import { buildSchema } from '../../utilities/buildASTSchema';
 
-import type { ExecutionResult } from '../execute';
+import type { AsyncExecutionResult, ExecutionResult } from '../execute';
 import { execute, executeSync } from '../execute';
 
 describe('Execute: Accepts any iterable as list value', () => {
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ describe('Execute: Accepts async iterables as list value', () => {
 
   function completeObjectList(
     resolve: GraphQLFieldResolver<{ index: number }, unknown>,
-  ): PromiseOrValue<ExecutionResult> {
+  ): PromiseOrValue<
+    ExecutionResult | AsyncGenerator<AsyncExecutionResult, void, void>
+  > {
     const schema = new GraphQLSchema({
       query: new GraphQLObjectType({
         name: 'Query',

src/execution/__tests__/lists-test.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
 import { expectJSON } from '../../__testUtils__/expectJSON';
 import { resolveOnNextTick } from '../../__testUtils__/resolveOnNextTick';
 
+import { invariant } from '../../jsutils/invariant';
+import { isAsyncIterable } from '../../jsutils/isAsyncIterable';
+
 import { parse } from '../../language/parser';
 
 import { GraphQLObjectType } from '../../type/definition';
@@ -50,6 +53,15 @@ class Root {
 const numberHolderType = new GraphQLObjectType({
   fields: {
     theNumber: { type: GraphQLInt },
+    promiseToGetTheNumber: {
+      type: GraphQLInt,
+      resolve: (root) =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          process.nextTick(() => {
+            resolve(root.theNumber);
+          });
+        }),
+    },
   },
   name: 'NumberHolder',
 });
@@ -191,4 +203,122 @@ describe('Execute: Handles mutation execution ordering', () => {
       ],
     });
   });
+  it('Mutation fields with @defer do not block next mutation', async () => {
+    const document = parse(`
+      mutation M {
+        first: promiseToChangeTheNumber(newNumber: 1) {
+          ...DeferFragment @defer(label: "defer-label")
+        },
+        second: immediatelyChangeTheNumber(newNumber: 2) {
+          theNumber
+        }
+      }
+      fragment DeferFragment on NumberHolder {
+        promiseToGetTheNumber
+      }
+    `);
+
+    const rootValue = new Root(6);
+    const mutationResult = await execute({
+      schema,
+      document,
+      rootValue,
+    });
+    const patches = [];
+
+    invariant(isAsyncIterable(mutationResult));
+    for await (const patch of mutationResult) {
+      patches.push(patch);
+    }
+
+    expect(patches).to.deep.equal([
+      {
+        data: {
+          first: {},
+          second: { theNumber: 2 },
+        },
+        hasNext: true,
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'defer-label',
+        path: ['first'],
+        data: {
+          promiseToGetTheNumber: 2,
+        },
+        hasNext: false,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+  it('Mutation inside of a fragment', async () => {
+    const document = parse(`
+      mutation M {
+        ...MutationFragment
+        second: immediatelyChangeTheNumber(newNumber: 2) {
+          theNumber
+        }
+      }
+      fragment MutationFragment on Mutation {
+        first: promiseToChangeTheNumber(newNumber: 1) {
+          theNumber
+        },
+      }
+    `);
+
+    const rootValue = new Root(6);
+    const mutationResult = await execute({ schema, document, rootValue });
+
+    expect(mutationResult).to.deep.equal({
+      data: {
+        first: { theNumber: 1 },
+        second: { theNumber: 2 },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+  it('Mutation with @defer is not executed serially', async () => {
+    const document = parse(`
+      mutation M {
+        ...MutationFragment @defer(label: "defer-label")
+        second: immediatelyChangeTheNumber(newNumber: 2) {
+          theNumber
+        }
+      }
+      fragment MutationFragment on Mutation {
+        first: promiseToChangeTheNumber(newNumber: 1) {
+          theNumber
+        },
+      }
+    `);
+
+    const rootValue = new Root(6);
+    const mutationResult = await execute({
+      schema,
+      document,
+      rootValue,
+    });
+    const patches = [];
+
+    invariant(isAsyncIterable(mutationResult));
+    for await (const patch of mutationResult) {
+      patches.push(patch);
+    }
+
+    expect(patches).to.deep.equal([
+      {
+        data: {
+          second: { theNumber: 2 },
+        },
+        hasNext: true,
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'defer-label',
+        path: [],
+        data: {
+          first: {
+            theNumber: 1,
+          },
+        },
+        hasNext: false,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
 });

src/execution/__tests__/mutations-test.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
 
 import { expectJSON } from '../../__testUtils__/expectJSON';
 
+import type { PromiseOrValue } from '../../jsutils/PromiseOrValue';
+
 import { parse } from '../../language/parser';
 
 import { GraphQLNonNull, GraphQLObjectType } from '../../type/definition';
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ import { GraphQLSchema } from '../../type/schema';
 
 import { buildSchema } from '../../utilities/buildASTSchema';
 
-import type { ExecutionResult } from '../execute';
+import type { AsyncExecutionResult, ExecutionResult } from '../execute';
 import { execute, executeSync } from '../execute';
 
 const syncError = new Error('sync');
@@ -109,7 +111,9 @@ const schema = buildSchema(`
 function executeQuery(
   query: string,
   rootValue: unknown,
-): ExecutionResult | Promise<ExecutionResult> {
+): PromiseOrValue<
+  ExecutionResult | AsyncGenerator<AsyncExecutionResult, void, void>
+> {
   return execute({ schema, document: parse(query), rootValue });
 }
 

src/execution/__tests__/nonnull-test.ts

@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ describe('Execute: synchronously when possible', () => {
         });
       }).to.throw('GraphQL execution failed to complete synchronously.');
     });
+
+    it('throws if encountering async iterable execution', () => {
+      const doc = `
+        query Example {
+          ...deferFrag @defer(label: "deferLabel")
+        }
+        fragment deferFrag on Query {
+          syncField
+        }
+      `;
+      expect(() => {
+        executeSync({
+          schema,
+          document: parse(doc),
+          rootValue: 'rootValue',
+        });
+      }).to.throw('GraphQL execution failed to complete synchronously.');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('graphqlSync', () => {