Support returning async iterables from resolver functions

src/execution/__tests__/lists-test.js

@@ -63,6 +63,39 @@ describe('Execute: Accepts any iterable as list value', () => {
       ],
     });
   });
+
+  it('Accepts an AsyncGenerator function as a List value', async () => {
+    async function* yieldAsyncItems() {
+      yield await 'two';
+      yield await 4;
+      yield await false;
+    }
+    const listField = yieldAsyncItems();
+
+    expect(await complete({ listField })).to.deep.equal({
+      data: { listField: ['two', '4', 'false'] },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Handles an AsyncGenerator function that throws', async () => {
+    async function* yieldAsyncItemsError() {
+      yield await 'two';
+      yield await 4;
+      throw new Error('bad');
+    }
+    const listField = yieldAsyncItemsError();
+
+    expect(await complete({ listField })).to.deep.equal({
+      data: { listField: ['two', '4', null] },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'bad',
+          locations: [{ line: 1, column: 3 }],
+          path: ['listField', 2],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('Execute: Handles list nullability', () => {

src/execution/execute.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import arrayFrom from '../polyfills/arrayFrom';
+import { SYMBOL_ASYNC_ITERATOR } from '../polyfills/symbols';
 
 import type { Path } from '../jsutils/Path';
 import type { ObjMap } from '../jsutils/ObjMap';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import memoize3 from '../jsutils/memoize3';
 import invariant from '../jsutils/invariant';
 import devAssert from '../jsutils/devAssert';
 import isPromise from '../jsutils/isPromise';
+import isAsyncIterable from '../jsutils/isAsyncIterable';
 import isObjectLike from '../jsutils/isObjectLike';
 import isCollection from '../jsutils/isCollection';
 import promiseReduce from '../jsutils/promiseReduce';
@@ -850,6 +852,48 @@ function completeValue(
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Complete a async iterator value by completing the result and calling
+ * recursively until all the results are completed.
+ */
+function completeAsyncIteratorValue(
+  exeContext: ExecutionContext,
+  itemType: GraphQLOutputType,
+  fieldNodes: $ReadOnlyArray<FieldNode>,
+  info: GraphQLResolveInfo,
+  path: Path,
+  index: number,
+  completedResults: Array<mixed>,
+  iterator: AsyncIterator<mixed>,
+): Promise<$ReadOnlyArray<mixed>> {
+  const fieldPath = addPath(path, index, undefined);
+  return iterator.next().then(
+    ({ value, done }) => {
+      if (done) {
+        return completedResults;
+      }
+      completedResults.push(
+        completeValue(exeContext, itemType, fieldNodes, info, fieldPath, value),
+      );
+      return completeAsyncIteratorValue(
+        exeContext,
+        itemType,
+        fieldNodes,
+        info,
+        path,
+        index + 1,
+        completedResults,
+        iterator,
+      );
+    },
+    (error) => {
+      completedResults.push(null);
+      handleFieldError(error, fieldNodes, fieldPath, itemType, exeContext);
+      return completedResults;
+    },
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Complete a list value by completing each item in the list with the
  * inner type
@@ -862,6 +906,23 @@ function completeListValue(
   path: Path,
   result: mixed,
 ): PromiseOrValue<$ReadOnlyArray<mixed>> {
+  const itemType = returnType.ofType;
+
+  if (isAsyncIterable(result)) {
+    const iterator = result[SYMBOL_ASYNC_ITERATOR]();
+
+    return completeAsyncIteratorValue(
+      exeContext,
+      itemType,
+      fieldNodes,
+      info,
+      path,
+      0,
+      [],
+      iterator,
+    );
+  }
+
   if (!isCollection(result)) {
     throw new GraphQLError(
       `Expected Iterable, but did not find one for field "${info.parentType.name}.${info.fieldName}".`,
@@ -870,7 +931,6 @@ function completeListValue(
 
   // This is specified as a simple map, however we're optimizing the path
   // where the list contains no Promises by avoiding creating another Promise.
-  const itemType = returnType.ofType;
   let containsPromise = false;
   const completedResults = arrayFrom(result, (item, index) => {
     // No need to modify the info object containing the path,

src/jsutils/isAsyncIterable.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// @flow strict
+
+import { SYMBOL_ASYNC_ITERATOR } from '../polyfills/symbols';
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the provided object implements the AsyncIterator protocol via
+ * either implementing a `Symbol.asyncIterator` or `"@@asyncIterator"` method.
+ */
+declare function isAsyncIterable(value: mixed): boolean %checks(value instanceof
+  AsyncIterable);
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-redeclare
+export default function isAsyncIterable(maybeAsyncIterable) {
+  if (maybeAsyncIterable == null || typeof maybeAsyncIterable !== 'object') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return typeof maybeAsyncIterable[SYMBOL_ASYNC_ITERATOR] === 'function';
+}

src/subscription/subscribe.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { SYMBOL_ASYNC_ITERATOR } from '../polyfills/symbols';
-
 import inspect from '../jsutils/inspect';
+import isAsyncIterable from '../jsutils/isAsyncIterable';
 import { addPath, pathToArray } from '../jsutils/Path';
 
 import { GraphQLError } from '../error/GraphQLError';
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ function subscribeImpl(
     // Note: Flow can't refine isAsyncIterable, so explicit casts are used.
     isAsyncIterable(resultOrStream)
       ? mapAsyncIterator(
-          ((resultOrStream: any): AsyncIterable<mixed>),
+          resultOrStream,
           mapSourceToResponse,
           reportGraphQLError,
         )
@@ -289,24 +288,10 @@ function executeSubscription(
             `Received: ${inspect(eventStream)}.`,
         );
       }
-
-      // Note: isAsyncIterable above ensures this will be correct.
-      return ((eventStream: any): AsyncIterable<mixed>);
+      return eventStream;
     },
     (error) => {
       throw locatedError(error, fieldNodes, pathToArray(path));
     },
   );
 }
-
-/**
- * Returns true if the provided object implements the AsyncIterator protocol via
- * either implementing a `Symbol.asyncIterator` or `"@@asyncIterator"` method.
- */
-function isAsyncIterable(maybeAsyncIterable: mixed): boolean {
-  if (maybeAsyncIterable == null || typeof maybeAsyncIterable !== 'object') {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return typeof maybeAsyncIterable[SYMBOL_ASYNC_ITERATOR] === 'function';
-}