org.eclipse.microprofile.graphql

Annotation Type Ignore

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={FIELD,METHOD})
 @Documented
public @interface Ignore

Excludes an otherwise mapped element. Mostly useful to e.g. mark a field as excluded in the GraphQL input type only.

The behavior is different depending on where @Ignore annotation is placed:

• On field: Field is ignored in both graphql type and input type.
• On getter: Field is ignored in the graphql type.
• On setter: Field is ignored in the graphql input type.

For example, a user might annotate a class' properties and/or getters/setters as such:

  @Type("Starship")
  @Input("StarshipInput")
  @Description("A starship in Star Wars")
 public class Starship {
     private String id;
     private String name;
     private float length;
      @Ignore
     private String color;
     private float mass;

      @Ignore
     public void setLength(float length) {
         this.length = length;
     }

      @Ignore
     public float getMass() {
         return mass;
     }

     // other getters/setters...
 }
 

Schema generation of this would result in a stanza such as:

 "A starship in Star Wars"
 type Starship {
   id: String
   length: Float
   name: String
 }

 "A starship in Star Wars"
 input StarshipInput {
   id: String
   mass: Float
   name: String
 }