# Absinthe.Federation
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[Apollo Federation](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federation-spec/) support for [Absinthe](https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe)
## Installation
Install from [Hex.pm](https://hex.pm/packages/absinthe_federation):
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:absinthe_federation, "~> 0.2.53"}
]
end
```
Install from github:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:absinthe_federation, github: "DivvyPayHQ/absinthe_federation", branch: "main"}
]
end
```
Add the following line to your absinthe schema
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.MySchema do
use Absinthe.Schema
+ use Absinthe.Federation.Schema
query do
...
end
end
```
## Usage
### Macro based schemas (recommended)
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.MySchema do
use Absinthe.Schema
+ use Absinthe.Federation.Schema
query do
+ extends()
field :review, :review do
arg(:id, non_null(:id))
resolve(&ReviewResolver.get_review_by_id/3)
end
...
end
object :product do
+ key_fields("upc")
+ extends()
field :upc, non_null(:string) do
+ external()
end
field(:reviews, list_of(:review)) do
resolve(&ReviewResolver.get_reviews_for_product/3)
end
+ field(:_resolve_reference, :product) do
+ resolve(&ProductResolver.get_product_by_upc/3)
+ end
end
end
```
### SDL based schemas (experimental)
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.MySchema do
use Absinthe.Schema
+ use Absinthe.Federation.Schema
import_sdl """
extend type Query {
review(id: ID!): Review
}
extend type Product @key(fields: "upc") {
upc: String! @external
reviews: [Review]
}
"""
def hydrate(_, _) do
...
end
```
### Resolving structs in \_entities queries
If you need to resolve your struct to a specific type in your schema you can implement the `Absinthe.Federation.Schema.EntityUnion.Resolver` protocol like this:
```elixir
defmodule MySchema do
@type t :: %__MODULE__{
id: String.t()
}
defstruct id: ""
defimpl Absinthe.Federation.Schema.EntityUnion.Resolver do
def resolve_type(_, _), do: :my_schema_object_name
end
end
```
### Federation v2
If you are wanting to use Apollo Federation v2 a workaround is required for the `@link` directive
since absinthe doesn't currently support directives on macro-based schemas (until [this PR](https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/pull/1176) is merged). The rest of the
federation v2 directives have macros you can use, e.g. `shareable`, `tag`, `override_from`, `inaccessible`.
For an example schema using federation v2 see the [Apollo subgraph compatibility test suite repo pull request](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-federation-subgraph-compatibility/pull/119).
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.MySchema do
use Absinthe.Schema
use Absinthe.Federation.Schema
+ import_sdl """
+ schema @link(url: "https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.0",
+ import: [
+ "@key",
+ "@shareable",
+ "@provides",
+ "@external",
+ "@tag",
+ "@extends",
+ "@override",
+ "@inaccessible"
+ ]) {
+ query: RootQueryType
+ mutation: RootMutationType
+ }
+ """
query do
...
end
end
```
## More Documentation
See additional documentation, including guides, in the [Absinthe.Federation hexdocs](https://hexdocs.pm/absinthe_federation).
## Contributing
Refer to the [Contributing Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
## License
See [LICENSE](./LICENSE.md)