Problem with graphql @index directive

[vasco3]

I’m trying to add an index GraphQL query

I created the Index (works well in FQL),

CreateIndex({
  name: 'quotes_reversed',
  source: Collection('Quote'),
  values: [{ field: ['ref'], reverse: true }],
});

and then added in my GraphQL schema

quotesReversed: [Quote] @index(name: "quotes_reversed")

but when I try to UPDATE SCHEMA in Fauna’s console, it says:

“Error updating GraphQL schema.: Instance data is not valid”

I’m not sure if it’s my fault or is it a bug

[ptpaterson]

You cannot specify values for an Index used with @index.

The error is not very helpful, but it is working as intended. Not a bug, but perhaps unfortunate that it cannot work.

There is a Topic for feedback on this, and also suggests a workaround of using a UDF with @resolver.

@summer

Workaround

With the current implementation, you need to create a UDF along with the Index, as explained here . If you have implemented your own UDFs that you think could help other users with this, please share them as replies to this topic and/or make a gist and link to it from the awesome-faunadb list.

[vasco3]

I got the same question but now it is a search so it has to use a resolver but I don’t know what to put in the lambda params
Query( Lambda( ['size', 'after', 'before'],
where to I put the searchText input from the graphql query?

customerByStartsWith(searchText: String!): [Customer!]
    @resolver(name: "customerByStartsWith", paginated: true)

would it be
Query( Lambda( ['size', 'after', 'before', 'searchText'],?
I can’t find documentation on which params other than size, after, before does a paginated: true use

[ptpaterson]

Hey @vasco3, check this out:

Best Practices for custom GraphQL resolvers

More of a How-To, than a best practice, but since Pagination with GraphQL resolvers is a bit confusing, here are some things on that: Using Pagination Arguments in a UDF Docs can be helpful, even if they get a bad reputation! They have a good example of how to use pagination arguments in a UDF. I created a helper function that builds on that example: const paginateWithOptions = (set, size, after, before) => q.If( q.Equals(before, null), q.If( q.Equals(after, null), q.Pa…

What is the Lambda signature for a graphql @resolver's UDF that both has 'pagination: true' and accepts arguments?

According to documentation here: I know that a resolver-UDF for a graphql query signature like this: pendingInvites: [Invite!] @resolver(paginated: true) Should have a signature like this: q.Lambda( ['size', 'after', 'before'], ... ) But what if the graphql query is expecting parameters? For instance, what would the signature for a UDF function be in the case of this graphql query: pendingInvites(active: Boolean!, user: ID!): [Invite!] @resolver(paginated: true) Now it needs…

[vasco3]

Thank you that worked !