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eslint-plugin-ts-graphql

This ESLint plugin is intended to be used in combination with ts-graphql-plugin which generates TypeScript interfaces to match GraphQL queries in TypeScript code. This plugin provides an autofix that applies type assertions those GraphQL queries. With the type assertion queries can be passed to functions from, for example, Apollo Client, and (with a little setup) result data types, and query variable types will propagate correctly.

The plugin also makes checks to enforce some properties that are required for smooth operation:

  • Every gql template tag must include exactly one GraphQL operation or fragment.
  • Every GraphQL operation (query, mutation, or subscription) must be named.

This plugin is based on code from @ts-gql/eslint-plugin.

Prerequisites

This plugin requires graphql v15.4.0 or later, and ts-graphql-plugin v2.1.0 or later. ts-graphql-plugin must be configured to use its bundled typed-query-document add-on as documented here.

Setup

Install:

$ yarn add --dev @originate/eslint-plugin-ts-graphql

Configure eslintrc.js:

module.exports = {
  parserOptions: {
    project: "./tsconfig.json",
  },
  env: {
    node: true,
  },
  plugins: ["@originate/ts-graphql"],
  rules: {
    "@originate/ts-graphql/gql-type-assertion": "error",
  },
};

Configure ts-graphql-plugin to use the relevant add-on by setting up your tsconfig.json like this:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "plugins": [
      {
        "name": "ts-graphql-plugin",
        "tag": "gql",
        "schema": "schema.graphql",
        "typegen": {
          "addons": ["ts-graphql-plugin/addons/typed-query-document"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example usage

Given a source file with content like this:

import { gql } from "@apollo/client";

export const getRecipesQuery = gql`
  query GetRecipes {
    recipes {
      id
      title
      description
    }
  }
`;

Running ESLint with the --fix option will update the file to look like this:

import { gql } from "@apollo/client";

export const getRecipesQuery = gql`
  query GetRecipes {
    recipes {
      id
      title
      description
    }
  }
` as import("./__generated__/get-recipes").GetRecipesDocument;

Consuming the TypedQueryDocumentNode type

The type that is applied to gql template expressions (for example GetRecipesDocument in the example above) is an alias for the TypedQueryDocumentNode type from graphql-js with type parameters for result data and variables filled in. This type was added to graphql-js very recently; so at the time of this writing there are no libraries that are set up to consume the type. But some libraries, such as Apollo Client, can consume a similar, third party type called TypedDocumentNode.

You can make Apollo Client's functions (such as useQuery) process TypedQueryDocumentNode correctly by augmenting TypedDocumentNode so that TypedQueryDocumentNode is assignable to TypedDocumentNode. To do so include this typing file in your project:

// typed-document-node.d.ts

import { DocumentNode } from "graphql";

declare module "@graphql-typed-document-node/core" {
  export interface TypedDocumentNode<
    Result = {
      [key: string]: any;
    },
    Variables = {
      [key: string]: any;
    }
  > extends DocumentNode {
    /**
     * This type is used to ensure that the variables you pass in to the query
     * are assignable to Variables and that the Result is assignable to whatever
     * you pass your result to. The method is never actually implemented, but the
     * type is valid because we list it as optional
     */
    __ensureTypesOfVariablesAndResultMatching?: (
      variables: Variables
    ) => Result;
  }
}

Alternatively you can write your own wrapper functions that hook up type inference. You can do this with any library that consumes the DocumentNode or TypedDocumentNode types. Here is an example wrapper for Apollo Client's useQuery:

import { gql, QueryHookOptions, QueryResult, useQuery } from "@apollo/client";
import { TypedQueryDocumentNode } from "graphql";

function useTypedQuery<ResponseData, Variables>(
  query: TypedQueryDocumentNode<ResponseData, Variables>,
  options: QueryHookOptions<ResponseData, Variables>
): QueryResult<ResponseData, Variables> {
  return useQuery(query, options);
}

// example usage
const { data } = useTypedQuery(query, { variables: { take: 100 } });
//      ^                                          ^
//      inferred type is `MyQuery`                 |
//                                                 |
//                                        inferred type is `MyQueryVariables`

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