Hi there. I have a GraphQL service implemented using spring boot (spring-boot-starter-graphql). I’m looking to use it as a subgraph with Apollo Federation v2. The documentation here, https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/building-supergraphs/supported-subgraphs/ , indicates that critical s…

Hello :wave: graphql-java-kickstart is using graphql-java-tools to load the schema which currently does not support schema directives (see Support schema directives · Issue #717 · graphql-java-kickstart/graphql-java-tools · GitHub ). Without the presence of @link directive, router/gateway logic will…

Oh, I got it. I think I was confusing graphql-java-kickstart with spring-boot-starter-graphql (Official Spring GraphQL project). Since I’m using spring-boot-starter-graphql, not graphql-java-kickstart, I should be good for Fed v2. Thanks! P.S. I guess I should have been looking at the compatibi…

Hey Michael, I’m trying to deal with the same approach. Do you mind sharing a git repo to point out your code with Spring boot + federation. I’m trying to use spring boot 2.7.x with spring-boot-starter-graphql, but the application is failing to start whenever i use a directive like @key

@Sravan_Kumar take a look at this example integration

@dkuc thanks for the pointer, I tried to replicate the same with the below version and my application is failing to start. Any thoughts? Thank you Spring Boot - 2.7.14 federation-graphql-java-support - 3.0.1 java: 11 Schema: type Query { fetchAllMovies: [Movie!]! } type Movie @key(fields: …

Without seeing the code base it is hard to say what is missing in your setup but most likely you didn’t transform the schema .

@dkuc Do you mind taking a look at the code base - GitHub - dummybot88/federation-spring-graphql

Spring GraphQL requires explicit schema transformation to enable federation → see example code linked above.

Thanks @dkuc it worked after making some changes to the dependency conflicts. Do we have a provision to see query plan for the subgraphs (spring boot way)?

Unsure what you mean by “spring boot way” → Apollo Studio can be used with any GraphQL server.

GraphQL Java Kickstart (Spring Boot) @link support

Schema Design

dkuc May 6, 2024, 5:27pm 18

For completeness → answered here

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