cayleygraph/cayley · error

unknown directive: %q

Error message

unknown directive: %q

What it means

Error "unknown directive: %q" thrown in cayleygraph/cayley.

Source

Thrown at query/graphql/graphql.go:549

		}
		switch d.Name.Value {
		case "rev", "reverse":
			if len(d.Arguments) == 0 {
				out.Rev = out.Rev != true
			} else {
				out.Has, err = argsToHas(out.Has, d.Arguments, true, out.Labels)
				if err != nil {
					return
				}
			}
		case "opt", "optional":
			out.Opt = true
		case "label":
			// already processed
		case "unnest":
			out.UnNest = true
		default:
			return out, fmt.Errorf("unknown directive: %q", d.Name.Value)
		}
	}
	out.Fields, out.AllFields, err = setToFields(fld.SelectionSet, out.Labels)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	out.Has, err = argsToHas(out.Has, fld.Arguments, false, out.Labels)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	return
}

func convValue(v ast.Value) (out []quad.Value, _ error) {
	switch v := v.(type) {
	case *ast.EnumValue:
		s := v.Value
		if len(s) > 2 && s[0] == '<' && s[len(s)-1] == '>' {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at query/graphql/graphql.go:549 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of cayleygraph/cayley@81dcd7d73e (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cb19cf5d8774b99c. Report an issue: GitHub.