apollographql / apollographql/federation

Allow gateway to dynamically reload schema in self-managed federation

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Description

Since one of the latest releases (prolly 0.23) we no longer have ability to call `.load()` to reload previously loaded schema.

I used this function to reload it on development environments. At this moment to be able to call this function I have to make this workaround:

```typescript
import { ApolloGateway } from '@apollo/gateway';

export class Gateway extends ApolloGateway {
public async refreshSchema() {
return await this.updateComposition();
}
}
```

to be able to call this protected method updateComposition.

Is there any other way to do that (or is going to be)?

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Research direction

Start at ApolloGateway and the protected updateComposition entry point mentioned in the issue, then trace the self-managed federation schema-loading lifecycle. Clarify the intended public behavior for reloading a previously loaded schema and define done as allowing that refresh without requiring a subclass workaround.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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