graphql-directive-uid

Unique id directive for GraphQL schema.

The problem

Generating unique id for each graphql schema type may be a daunting task.

This solution

The @uid is a GraphQL directive allowing users to generate unique IDs for their queries. All benefits of GraphQL cache with minimum effort.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• More on data-testids
• Examples
• LICENSE

Installation

This module is distributed via npm which is bundled with node and should be installed as one of your project's devDependencies:

use npm:

npm install --save graphql-directive-uid

or yarn :

yarn add graphql-directive-uid

This library has a peerDependencies listing for:

• graphql
• graphql-tools

Usage

import { makeExecutableSchema } from 'graphql-tools';
import graphqlDirectiveUid from 'graphql-directive-uid';
import typeDefs from './schema.graphql';
import resolvers from './resolvers';
 
export default makeExecutableSchema({
  typeDefs,
  resolvers,
  schemaDirectives: {
    uid: graphqlDirectiveUid, // the name of directive can be as you like
  },
});

GraphQL schema:

type Person @uid(from: ["personId", "name"]) {
  personId: Int
  name: String
}
 
type Query {
  persons: [Person]
}

GraphQL query:

query getPersons {
  persons {
    uid
    personId
    name
  }
}

Examples

You'll find examples of how to use it in the test directory.

Feel free to contribute more!

LICENSE

MIT