graphene/docs/types/scalars.rst
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.. _Scalars:
Scalars
=======
All Scalar types accept the following arguments. All are optional:
``name``: *string*
Override the name of the Field.
``description``: *string*
A description of the type to show in the GraphiQL browser.
``required``: *boolean*
If ``True``, the server will enforce a value for this field. See `NonNull <../list-and-nonnull.html#nonnull>`_. Default is ``False``.
``deprecation_reason``: *string*
Provide a deprecation reason for the Field.
``default_value``: *any*
Provide a default value for the Field.
Base scalars
------------
Graphene defines the following base Scalar Types:
``graphene.String``
Represents textual data, represented as UTF-8
character sequences. The String type is most often used by GraphQL to
represent free-form human-readable text.
``graphene.Int``
Represents non-fractional signed whole numeric
values. Int is a signed 32bit integer per the
`GraphQL spec <https://facebook.github.io/graphql/June2018/#sec-Int>`_
``graphene.Float``
Represents signed double-precision fractional
values as specified by
`IEEE 754 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_floating_point>`_.
``graphene.Boolean``
Represents `true` or `false`.
``graphene.ID``
Represents a unique identifier, often used to
refetch an object or as key for a cache. The ID type appears in a JSON
response as a String; however, it is not intended to be human-readable.
When expected as an input type, any string (such as `"4"`) or integer
(such as `4`) input value will be accepted as an ID.
Graphene also provides custom scalars for Dates, Times, and JSON:
``graphene.types.datetime.Date``
Represents a Date value as specified by `iso8601 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601>`_.
``graphene.types.datetime.DateTime``
Represents a DateTime value as specified by `iso8601 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601>`_.
``graphene.types.datetime.Time``
Represents a Time value as specified by `iso8601 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601>`_.
``graphene.types.json.JSONString``
Represents a JSON string.
Custom scalars
--------------
You can create custom scalars for your schema.
The following is an example for creating a DateTime scalar:
.. code:: python
import datetime
from graphene.types import Scalar
from graphql.language import ast
class DateTime(Scalar):
'''DateTime Scalar Description'''
@staticmethod
def serialize(dt):
return dt.isoformat()
@staticmethod
def parse_literal(node):
if isinstance(node, ast.StringValue):
return datetime.datetime.strptime(
node.value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")
@staticmethod
def parse_value(value):
return datetime.datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")
Mounting Scalars
----------------
Scalars mounted in a ``ObjectType``, ``Interface`` or ``Mutation`` act as
``Field``\ s.
.. code:: python
class Person(graphene.ObjectType):
name = graphene.String()
# Is equivalent to:
class Person(graphene.ObjectType):
name = graphene.Field(graphene.String)
**Note:** when using the ``Field`` constructor directly, pass the type and
not an instance.
Types mounted in a ``Field`` act as ``Argument``\ s.
.. code:: python
graphene.Field(graphene.String, to=graphene.String())
# Is equivalent to:
graphene.Field(graphene.String, to=graphene.Argument(graphene.String))