Custom Scalar in Graphql-java

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KrishnaFJ picture KrishnaFJ · Sep 4, 2017 · Viewed 8.5k times · Source

We are planning use Graphql as backend server in our application. We choose Graphql-Java to develop our POC. We came across a stituation to create our own scalartype to handle java.util.Map object type.

we havent found any documentation regarding creating a custom scalar type. In example code as below

RuntimeWiring buildRuntimeWiring() {
    return RuntimeWiring.newRuntimeWiring()
            .scalar(CustomScalar)

how to was the implementation done for CustomScalar object. need help.

Answer

kaqqao picture kaqqao · Sep 6, 2017

To get a general idea how to make a scalar, just take a look into the existing ones and do something similar.

graphql-java also has a separate project for extra scalars: graphql-java-extended-scalars. And there you can find the object scalar (a.k.a. JSON scalar), that can be used for dynamic structures, like Maps.

Register it via:

RuntimeWiring.newRuntimeWiring().scalar(ExtendedScalars.Object)

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