ardatan / ardatan/graphql-import
When using the "extend" keyword only, types aren't automatically imported
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Description
Hey,
When using `extend` with a type, if it isn't anywhere in the schema without `extend`, input and return types used in its fields and the type itself aren't in the final schema unless explicitly imported.
This is a problem in federated services which sometimes only extend certain types.
```graphql
# query.graphql
extend type Query {
test: Test
}
type Test {
ok: Boolean
}
```
```graphql
# schema.graphql
# import Query from "query.graphql"
```
schema after importing `schema.graphql` (`Test` is absent):
```graphql
extend type Query {
test: Test!
}
```
Adding `type Query { anyField: AnyType }` anywhere produces a valid schema, but also drops the `extend` keyword
Other import methods:
```graphql
# import Query.* from "query.graphql"
```
Same result
```graphql
# import "query.graphql"
# import * from "query.graphql"
```
The `Query` type is not present at all (so in the exemple, it throws because it's an empty schema)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the query.graphql and schema.graphql examples, then trace how importing an extend-only Query definition builds the final schema. Done means the imported schema retains Query, Test, and the field's input and return types without requiring an unrelated non-extended definition.
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