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[[federation]]
= Federation
Spring for GraphQL provides an integration for the
https://github.com/apollographql/federation-jvm[federation-jvm] library, which uses
GraphQL Java to initialize the schema of a sub-graph within a federated graph.
See https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/[Apollo Federation] and the
https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/subgraph-spec[Subgraph spec] for further details.
[[federation.config]]
== Config
To use the integration, declare a `FederationSchemaFactory` bean in your config, and plug
it into `GraphQlSource.Builder`. For example, in a Spring Boot application:
[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
@Configuration
public class FederationConfig {
@Bean
public FederationSchemaFactory schemaFactory() {
return new FederationSchemaFactory();
}
@Bean
public GraphQlSourceBuilderCustomizer customizer(FederationSchemaFactory factory) {
return builder -> builder.schemaFactory(factory::createGraphQLSchema);
}
}
----
Now the schema for the sub-graph service can extend federated types:
[source,graphql,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
type Book @key(fields: "id") @extends {
id: ID! @external
author: Author
}
type Author {
id: ID
firstName: String
lastName: String
}
----
[[federation.entity-mapping]]
== `@EntityMapping`
To resolve federated types in response to the
https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/subgraph-spec/#understanding-query_entities[_entities query],
you can use `@EntityMapping` methods along with `@SchemaMapping` methods for types under the entity.
For example:
[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
@Controller
private static class BookController {
@EntityMapping
public Book book(@Argument int id) {
// ...
}
@SchemaMapping
public Author author(Book book) {
// ...
}
}
----
The `@Argument` method parameters is resolved from the "representation" input map for
the entity. You can also inject the full "representation" input `Map`. See
xref:federation.adoc#federation.entity-mapping.signature[Method Signature] for all
supported method argument and return value types.
You can batch load federated entities by returning a `List` of instances from the controller
method and accepting a `List` of argument values. In addition, you can use `@BatchMapping`
methods for subfields.
For example:
[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
----
@Controller
private static class BookController {
@EntityMapping
public List<Book> book(@Argument List<Integer> idList) {
// ...
}
@BatchMapping
public Map<Book, Author> author(List<Book> books) {
// ...
}
}
----
Note `idList` naming convention for the argument, which helps Spring for GraphQL to
de-pluralize the method parameter name and derive the correct argument name to use.
Alternatively, set the argument name through the annotation.
[[federation.entity-mapping.signature]]
=== Method Signature
Entity mapping methods support the following arguments:
[cols="1,2"]
|===
| Method Argument | Description
| `@Argument`
| For access to a named value from the "representation" input map, also converted to typed Object.
| `Map<String, Object>`
| The full "representation" input map for the entity.
| `List<Map<String, Object>>`
| The list of "representation" input maps when using a single controller method to load
all entities of a given type.
| `@ContextValue`
| For access to an attribute from the main `GraphQLContext` in `DataFetchingEnvironment`.
| `@LocalContextValue`
| For access to an attribute from the local `GraphQLContext` in `DataFetchingEnvironment`.
| `GraphQLContext`
| For access to the context from the `DataFetchingEnvironment`.
| `java.security.Principal`
| Obtained from the Spring Security context, if available.
| `@AuthenticationPrincipal`
| For access to `Authentication#getPrincipal()` from the Spring Security context.
| `DataFetchingFieldSelectionSet`
| For access to the selection set for the query through the `DataFetchingEnvironment`.
| `Locale`, `Optional<Locale>`
| For access to the `Locale` from the `DataFetchingEnvironment`.
| `DataFetchingEnvironment`
| For direct access to the underlying `DataFetchingEnvironment`.
|===
`@EntityMapping` methods can return `Mono`, `CompletableFuture`, `Callable`, or the actual entity.
[[federation.entity-mapping.exception-handling]]
=== Exception Handling
You can use `@GraphQlExceptionHandler` methods to map exceptions from `@EntityMapping`
methods to ``GraphQLError``'s. The errors will be included in the response of the
"_entities" query. Exception handler methods can be in the same controller or in an
`@ControllerAdvice` class.