graphene/UPGRADE-v1.0.md

# v1.0 Upgrade Guide

Big changes from v0.10.x to 1.0. While on the surface a lot of this just looks like shuffling around API, the entire codebase has been rewritten to handle some really great use cases and improved performance.

## Backwards Compatibility and Deprecation Warnings

This has been a community project from the start, we need your help making the upgrade as smooth as possible for everybody!
We have done our best to provide backwards compatibility with deprecated APIs.

## Deprecations

- `with_context` is no longer needed. Resolvers now always take the context argument.
  Before:

  ```python
  def resolve_xxx(root, args, info):
      # ...
  ```

  With 1.0:

  ```python
  def resolve_xxx(root, args, context, info):
      # ...
  ```

- `ObjectType` and `Interface` no longer accept the `abstract` option in the `Meta`.
  Inheriting fields should be now achieved using `AbstractType` inheritance.

  Before:

  ```python
  class MyBaseQuery(graphene.ObjectType):
      my_field = String()
      class Meta:
          abstract = True

  class Query(MyBaseQuery):
      pass

  ```

  With 1.0:

  ```python
  class MyBaseQuery(graphene.AbstractType):
      my_field = String()

  class Query(MyBaseQuery, graphene.ObjectType):
      pass
  ```

- The `type_name` option in the Meta in types is now `name`

- Type references no longer work with strings, but with functions.

  Before:

  ```python
  class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
      user = graphene.Field('User')
      users = graphene.List('User')
  ```

  With 1.0:

  ```python
  class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
      user = graphene.Field(lambda: User)
      users = graphene.List(lambda: User)
  ```

## Schema

Schemas in graphene `1.0` are `Immutable`, that means that once you create a `graphene.Schema` any
change in their attributes will not have any effect.
The `name` argument is removed from the Schema.

The arguments `executor` and `middlewares` are also removed from the `Schema` definition.
You can still use them, but by calling explicitly in the `execute` method in `graphql`.

```python
# Old way
schema = graphene.Schema(name='My Schema')
schema.query = Query
schema.mutation = Mutation

# New way
schema = graphene.Schema(
    query=Query,
    mutation=Mutation
)
```

## Interfaces

For implementing an Interface in an ObjectType, you have to add it onto `Meta.interfaces`.

Like:

```python
from graphene import Interface, ObjectType, String

class Character(Interface):
    name = String()

class Human(Character): # Old way, Human will still be an Interface
    pass

class Droid(ObjectType): # New way, you have to specify the ObjectType
    class Meta:
        interfaces = (Character, )
```

## Mutations

Mutation fields have changed the way of usage, before if you have the mutation `MyMutation` you
only have to reference with `graphene.Field(MyMutation)` now it's simply `MyMutation.Field()`

Example:

```python
from graphene import ObjectType, Mutation, String

class ReverseString(Mutation):
    class Input:
        input = String(required=True)

    reversed = String()

    def mutate(root, args, context, info):
        reversed = args.get('input')[::-1]
        return ReverseString(reversed=reversed)

class Query(ObjectType):
    reverse_string = graphene.Field(ReverseString) # Old way, will not include the mutation arguments by default
    reverse_string = ReverseString.Field()
```

## Nodes

Apart from implementing as shown in the previous section, to use the node field you have to
specify the node Type.

Example:

```python
from graphene import ObjectType, relay

class Query(ObjectType):
    node = relay.NodeField() # Old way, NodeField no longer exists. Use Node.Field
    node = relay.Node.Field() # New way
```

Also, if you wanted to create an `ObjectType` that implements `Node`, you have to do it
explicitly.

## Django

The Django integration with Graphene now has an independent package: `graphene-django`.
For installing, you have to replace the old `graphene[django]` with `graphene-django`.

- As the package is now independent, you now have to import from `graphene_django`.
- **DjangoNode no longer exists**, please use `relay.Node` instead:

  ```python
  from graphene.relay import Node
  from graphene_django import DjangoObjectType

  class Droid(DjangoObjectType):
      class Meta:
          interfaces = (Node, )
  ```

## SQLAlchemy

The SQLAlchemy integration with Graphene now has an independent package: `graphene-sqlalchemy`.
For installing, you have to replace the old `graphene[sqlalchemy]` with `graphene-sqlalchemy`.

- As the package is now independent, you have to import now from `graphene_sqlalchemy`.
- **SQLAlchemyNode no longer exists**, please use `relay.Node` instead:

  ```python
  from graphene.relay import Node
  from graphene_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemyObjectType

  class Droid(SQLAlchemyObjectType):
      class Meta:
          interfaces = (Node, )
  ```