Support for @defer

[jporter-dev]

I know it's been an "experimental feature" since sometime in 2016, but I saw that Apollo Server finally officially supports it. It would be great to use this in graphql-ruby!

https://blog.apollographql.com/introducing-defer-in-apollo-server-f6797c4e9d6e

I believe a similar feature exists in Relay Modern as well.

[jorroll]

The apollo team has published their WIP @defer spec, as a reference for other graphql server authors:

• https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/blob/defer-support/docs/source/defer-support.md

[jporter-dev]

Any updates on this feature, and whether or not the Ruby implementation of GraphQL will support it?

[levibuzolic]

https://graphql-ruby.org/defer/overview

[jporter-dev]

Shame this feature is paywalled as it is a part of the Apollo GraphQL spec.

[rmosolgo]

Hey @joshporter1, it's built on top of custom directives, so if you want to see a free version, feel free to take a crack at it! Also, Apollo hardly supports @defer. The initial PR was created by an intern and has been untouched since August of last year. My PR to fix it has been ignored since I opened it in February.

If you're interested in seeing more adoption of @defer, I hope that gives you a few ideas for where you can pitch in!

[jporter-dev]

Thanks, will definitely look into that!