How to do a nested mutation resolver with nexus-prisma - graphql

Question

I have the following datamodel:
type Job {
// ...
example: String
selections: [Selection!]
// ...
}
type Selection {
...
question: String
...
}
I define my object type so:
export const Job = prismaObjectType({
name: 'Job',
definition(t) {
t.prismaFields([
// ...
'example',
{
name: 'selections',
},
// ...
])
},
})
I do my resolver this way:
t.field('createJob', {
type: 'Job',
args: {
// ...
example: stringArg(),
selections: stringArg(),
// ...
},
resolve: (parent, {
example,
selections
}, ctx) => {
// The resolver where I do a ctx.prisma.createJob and connect/create with example
},
})
So now in the resolver I can receive the selections as json string and then parse it and connect/create with the job.
The mutation would look like this:
mutation {
createJob(
example: "bla"
selections: "ESCAPED JSON HERE"
){
id
}
}
I was wondering if there's anything more elegant where I could do something like:
mutation {
createJob(
example: "bla"
selections: {
question: "bla"
}
){
id
}
}
or
mutation {
createJob(
example: "bla"
selections(data: {
// ...
})
){
id
}
}
I've noticed that with nexus-prisma you can do stringArg({list: true}) but you can't really do objects.
My main question is what is the most elegant way to do either nested mutation or connect all in one.

Answer 1

You can use an inputObjectType as shown in the docs:
export const SomeFieldInput = inputObjectType({
name: "SomeFieldInput",
definition(t) {
t.string("name", { required: true });
t.int("priority");
},
});
Make sure to include the type as part of the types you pass to makeSchema. You can then use it to define an argument, like
args: {
input: arg({
type: "SomeFieldInput", // name should match the name you provided
}),
}
Now, the argument value will be available to your resolver as a regular JavaScript object, not a String. If you need a list of input objects, or want to make the argument required, you do so using the same options you would provide with when using a scalar -- list, nullable, description, etc.
Here's a complete example:
const Query = queryType({
definition(t) {
t.field('someField', {
type: 'String',
nullable: true,
args: {
input: arg({
type: "SomeFieldInput", // name should match the name you provided
}),
},
resolve: (parent, { input }) => {
return `You entered: ${input && input.name}`
},
})
},
})
const SomeFieldInput = inputObjectType({
name: "SomeFieldInput",
definition(t) {
t.string("name", { required: true });
},
});
const schema = makeSchema({
types: {Query, SomeFieldInput},
outputs: {
...
},
});
Then query it like:
query {
someField(
input: {
name: "Foo"
}
)
}
Or using variables:
query($input: SomeFieldInput) {
someField(input: $input)
}