facebook/relay · error

Node is an object

Error message

Node is an object

What it means

Test assertion in sorts_arguments_interfaces_and_directives_alphabetically: Node's get_object_id must succeed, confirming Node is an object type. Firing means Node resolved to a different kind or its object id lookup failed during the in-memory build with directives and interfaces present.

Source

Thrown at compiler/crates/schema-set/src/build_in_memory_schema.rs:817

        // alphabetically so its ordering is independent of input read order (a
        // flatbuffer schema is always fully sorted, and callsites moving off it
        // must not see ordering churn).
        let sdl = "\
directive @zed on OBJECT | FIELD_DEFINITION
directive @abc on OBJECT | FIELD_DEFINITION
interface Zeta { id: ID }
interface Alpha { id: ID }
interface Mango { id: ID }
type Node implements Zeta & Alpha & Mango @zed @abc {
  id: ID
  search(zebra: Int, alpha: Int, mango: Int): String @zed @abc
}
type Query { node: Node }";
        let source = SourceLocationKey::standalone("app.graphql");
        let schema = build_in_memory_schema(&schema_set_from(sdl, source)).unwrap();

        let node_type = schema.get_type("Node".intern()).expect("Node exists");
        let node = schema.object(node_type.get_object_id().expect("Node is an object"));

        // Implemented interfaces resolve in alphabetical name order.
        let interface_names: Vec<String> = node
            .interfaces
            .iter()
            .map(|id| schema.interface(*id).name.item.to_string())
            .collect();
        assert_eq!(interface_names, vec!["Alpha", "Mango", "Zeta"]);

        // Directives applied to the type are sorted by name.
        let type_directives: Vec<String> =
            node.directives.iter().map(|d| d.name.to_string()).collect();
        assert_eq!(type_directives, vec!["abc", "zed"]);

        let search = schema.field(
            schema
                .named_field(node_type, "search".intern())
                .expect("Node.search exists"),

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Solutions

1. Verify Node is declared as a type (object) in the fixture
2. Check object id resolution for types with multiple interfaces and directives

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at compiler/crates/schema-set/src/build_in_memory_schema.rs:817 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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