GraphQL: using results as inputs

[tommo (Tom Lester)]

Is there a way to use the results from one query or mutation as inputs for another query or mutation? I.e. What if I wanted to run a query, get data back, then use that data to do an update of something else?

[MichelDiz]

GraphQL Spec doesn’t support this. What you can try is to use Upsert Block in Custom DQL.

With Upsert block you can create a chain of mutation and queries if needed.

PS. Oh, sorry, Custom DQL won’t work… Cuz it is a Mutation. Custom DQL supports only Queries. We should support mutations to make it work.

Ping @pawan, @michaelcompton

Cheers.

[chewxy]

Relevant:

Why does custom dql not support mutation?

I want to delete through custom dql: type Mutation { deleteEntityById(id: String!): Entity @custom(dql: """ upsert { query q($id: string) { E as var(func: type(Entity)) @filter(eq(Entity.id, $id)) { U as Entity.urls M as Entity.medias } } mutation { delete { uid(E) * * . uid(U) * * . uid(M) * * . } } } """) } But when I update the schema, I…