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<h1 id="unions"><a class="header" href="#unions">Unions</a></h1>
<p>From the server's point of view, <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL unions</a> are somewhat similar to <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Interfaces">interfaces</a> - the main difference is that they don't contain fields on their own.</p>
<p>The most obvious and straightforward way to represent a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> in Rust is enum. However, we also can do so either with trait or a regular struct. That's why, for implementing <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL unions</a> Juniper provides:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]</code> macro for enums and structs.</li>
<li><code>#[graphql_union]</code> for traits.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="enums"><a class="header" href="#enums">Enums</a></h2>
<p>Most of the time, we just need a trivial and straightforward Rust enum to represent a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a>.</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span><span class="boring">extern crate derive_more;
</span>use derive_more::From;
use juniper::{GraphQLObject, GraphQLUnion};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
#[derive(From, GraphQLUnion)]
enum Character {
Human(Human),
Droid(Droid),
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h3 id="ignoring-enum-variants"><a class="header" href="#ignoring-enum-variants">Ignoring enum variants</a></h3>
<p>In some rare situations we may want to omit exposing an enum variant in the GraphQL schema.</p>
<p>As an example, let's consider the situation where we need to bind some type parameter <code>T</code> for doing interesting type-level stuff in our resolvers. To achieve this we need to have <code>PhantomData&lt;T&gt;</code>, but we don't want it exposed in the GraphQL schema.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>WARNING</strong>:<br />
It's the <em>library user's responsibility</em> to ensure that ignored enum variant is <em>never</em> returned from resolvers, otherwise resolving the GraphQL query will <strong>panic at runtime</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span><span class="boring">extern crate derive_more;
</span><span class="boring">use std::marker::PhantomData;
</span>use derive_more::From;
use juniper::{GraphQLObject, GraphQLUnion};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
#[derive(From, GraphQLUnion)]
enum Character&lt;S&gt; {
Human(Human),
Droid(Droid),
#[from(ignore)]
#[graphql(ignore)] // or `#[graphql(skip)]`, your choice
_State(PhantomData&lt;S&gt;),
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h3 id="external-resolver-functions"><a class="header" href="#external-resolver-functions">External resolver functions</a></h3>
<p>If some custom logic is needed to resolve a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variant, you may specify an external function to do so:</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">#![allow(dead_code)]
</span><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span>use juniper::{GraphQLObject, GraphQLUnion};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
pub struct CustomContext {
droid: Droid,
}
impl juniper::Context for CustomContext {}
#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
enum Character {
Human(Human),
#[graphql(with = Character::droid_from_context)]
Droid(Droid),
}
impl Character {
// NOTICE: The function signature must contain `&amp;self` and `&amp;Context`,
// and return `Option&lt;&amp;VariantType&gt;`.
fn droid_from_context&lt;'c&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'c CustomContext) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'c Droid&gt; {
Some(&amp;ctx.droid)
}
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<p>With an external resolver function we can even declare a new <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variant where the Rust type is absent in the initial enum definition. The attribute syntax <code>#[graphql(on VariantType = resolver_fn)]</code> follows the <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#example-f8163">GraphQL syntax for dispatching union variants</a>.</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">#![allow(dead_code)]
</span><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span>use juniper::{GraphQLObject, GraphQLUnion};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
struct Ewok {
id: String,
is_funny: bool,
}
pub struct CustomContext {
ewok: Ewok,
}
impl juniper::Context for CustomContext {}
#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]
#[graphql(Context = CustomContext)]
#[graphql(on Ewok = Character::ewok_from_context)]
enum Character {
Human(Human),
Droid(Droid),
#[graphql(ignore)] // or `#[graphql(skip)]`, your choice
Ewok,
}
impl Character {
fn ewok_from_context&lt;'c&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'c CustomContext) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'c Ewok&gt; {
if let Self::Ewok = self {
Some(&amp;ctx.ewok)
} else {
None
}
}
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h2 id="structs"><a class="header" href="#structs">Structs</a></h2>
<p>Using Rust structs as <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL unions</a> is very similar to using enums, with the nuance that specifying an external resolver function is the only way to declare a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variant.</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span><span class="boring">use std::collections::HashMap;
</span>use juniper::{GraphQLObject, GraphQLUnion};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = Database)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = Database)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
struct Database {
humans: HashMap&lt;String, Human&gt;,
droids: HashMap&lt;String, Droid&gt;,
}
impl juniper::Context for Database {}
#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]
#[graphql(
Context = Database,
on Human = Character::get_human,
on Droid = Character::get_droid,
)]
struct Character {
id: String,
}
impl Character {
fn get_human&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Human&gt;{
ctx.humans.get(&amp;self.id)
}
fn get_droid&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Droid&gt;{
ctx.droids.get(&amp;self.id)
}
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h2 id="traits"><a class="header" href="#traits">Traits</a></h2>
<p>To use a Rust trait definition as a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> you need to use the <code>#[graphql_union]</code> macro. <a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/reference/procedural-macros.html#derive-macros">Rust doesn't allow derive macros on traits</a>, so using <code>#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]</code> on traits doesn't work.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>NOTICE</strong>:<br />
A <strong>trait has to be <a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/reference/items/traits.html#object-safety">object safe</a></strong>, because schema resolvers will need to return a <a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/reference/types/trait-object.html">trait object</a> to specify a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> behind it.</p>
</blockquote>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span>use juniper::{graphql_union, GraphQLObject};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
#[graphql_union]
trait Character {
// NOTICE: The method signature must contain `&amp;self` and return `Option&lt;&amp;VariantType&gt;`.
fn as_human(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Human&gt; { None }
fn as_droid(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Droid&gt; { None }
}
impl Character for Human {
fn as_human(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Human&gt; { Some(&amp;self) }
}
impl Character for Droid {
fn as_droid(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Droid&gt; { Some(&amp;self) }
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h3 id="custom-context"><a class="header" href="#custom-context">Custom context</a></h3>
<p>If a <a href="https://docs.rs/juniper/0.14.2/juniper/trait.Context.html"><code>Context</code></a> is required in a trait method to resolve a <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variant, specify it as an argument.</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">#![allow(unused_variables)]
</span><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span><span class="boring">use std::collections::HashMap;
</span>use juniper::{graphql_union, GraphQLObject};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = Database)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = Database)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
struct Database {
humans: HashMap&lt;String, Human&gt;,
droids: HashMap&lt;String, Droid&gt;,
}
impl juniper::Context for Database {}
#[graphql_union(context = Database)]
trait Character {
// NOTICE: The method signature may optionally contain `&amp;Context`.
fn as_human&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Human&gt; { None }
fn as_droid&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Droid&gt; { None }
}
impl Character for Human {
fn as_human&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Human&gt; {
ctx.humans.get(&amp;self.id)
}
}
impl Character for Droid {
fn as_droid&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Droid&gt; {
ctx.droids.get(&amp;self.id)
}
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h3 id="ignoring-trait-methods"><a class="header" href="#ignoring-trait-methods">Ignoring trait methods</a></h3>
<p>As with enums, we may want to omit some trait methods to be assumed as <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variants and ignore them.</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span>use juniper::{graphql_union, GraphQLObject};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
#[graphql_union]
trait Character {
fn as_human(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Human&gt; { None }
fn as_droid(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Droid&gt; { None }
#[graphql(ignore)] // or `#[graphql(skip)]`, your choice
fn id(&amp;self) -&gt; &amp;str;
}
impl Character for Human {
fn as_human(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Human&gt; { Some(&amp;self) }
fn id(&amp;self) -&gt; &amp;str { self.id.as_str() }
}
impl Character for Droid {
fn as_droid(&amp;self) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;Droid&gt; { Some(&amp;self) }
fn id(&amp;self) -&gt; &amp;str { self.id.as_str() }
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h3 id="external-resolver-functions-1"><a class="header" href="#external-resolver-functions-1">External resolver functions</a></h3>
<p>Similarly to enums and structs, it's not mandatory to use trait methods as <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variant resolvers. Instead, custom functions may be specified:</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span><span class="boring">use std::collections::HashMap;
</span>use juniper::{graphql_union, GraphQLObject};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = Database)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Context = Database)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
struct Database {
humans: HashMap&lt;String, Human&gt;,
droids: HashMap&lt;String, Droid&gt;,
}
impl juniper::Context for Database {}
#[graphql_union(context = Database)]
#[graphql_union(
on Human = DynCharacter::get_human,
on Droid = get_droid,
)]
trait Character {
#[graphql(ignore)] // or `#[graphql(skip)]`, your choice
fn id(&amp;self) -&gt; &amp;str;
}
impl Character for Human {
fn id(&amp;self) -&gt; &amp;str { self.id.as_str() }
}
impl Character for Droid {
fn id(&amp;self) -&gt; &amp;str { self.id.as_str() }
}
// The trait object is always `Send` and `Sync`.
type DynCharacter&lt;'a&gt; = dyn Character + Send + Sync + 'a;
impl&lt;'a&gt; DynCharacter&lt;'a&gt; {
fn get_human&lt;'db&gt;(&amp;self, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Human&gt; {
ctx.humans.get(self.id())
}
}
// External resolver function doesn't have to be a method of a type.
// It's only a matter of the function signature to match the requirements.
fn get_droid&lt;'db&gt;(ch: &amp;DynCharacter&lt;'_&gt;, ctx: &amp;'db Database) -&gt; Option&lt;&amp;'db Droid&gt; {
ctx.droids.get(ch.id())
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
<h2 id="scalarvalue-considerations"><a class="header" href="#scalarvalue-considerations"><code>ScalarValue</code> considerations</a></h2>
<p>By default, <code>#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]</code> and <code>#[graphql_union]</code> macros generate code, which is generic over a <a href="https://docs.rs/juniper/latest/juniper/trait.ScalarValue.html"><code>ScalarValue</code></a> type. This may introduce a problem when at least one of <a href="https://spec.graphql.org/October2021#sec-Unions">GraphQL union</a> variants is restricted to a concrete <a href="https://docs.rs/juniper/latest/juniper/trait.ScalarValue.html"><code>ScalarValue</code></a> type in its implementation. To resolve such problem, a concrete <a href="https://docs.rs/juniper/latest/juniper/trait.ScalarValue.html"><code>ScalarValue</code></a> type should be specified:</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust edition2021"><span class="boring">#![allow(dead_code)]
</span><span class="boring">extern crate juniper;
</span>use juniper::{DefaultScalarValue, GraphQLObject, GraphQLUnion};
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
#[graphql(Scalar = DefaultScalarValue)]
struct Human {
id: String,
home_planet: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLObject)]
struct Droid {
id: String,
primary_function: String,
}
#[derive(GraphQLUnion)]
#[graphql(Scalar = DefaultScalarValue)] // removing this line will fail compilation
enum Character {
Human(Human),
Droid(Droid),
}
<span class="boring">
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {}
</span></code></pre></pre>
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