Package graphql.language

Class AstSorter

java.lang.Object

graphql.language.AstSorter

@PublicApi
public class AstSorter
extends Object

A class that helps you sort AST nodes

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AstSorter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends Node> T	sort(T nodeToBeSorted)	This will sort nodes in specific orders and then alphabetically.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AstSorter

public AstSorter()

Method Details

sort

public <T extends Node> T sort(T nodeToBeSorted)

This will sort nodes in specific orders and then alphabetically. The order is :

• Query operation definitions
• Mutation operation definitions
• Subscriptions operation definitions
• Fragment definitions
• Directive definitions
• Schema definitions
• Object Type definitions
• Interface Type definitions
• Union Type definitions
• Enum Type definitions
• Scalar Type definitions
• Input Object Type definitions

After those groupings they will be sorted alphabetic. All arguments and directives on elements will be sorted alphabetically by name.

Type Parameters:

T - of type Node

Parameters:

nodeToBeSorted - the node to be sorted

Returns:

a new sorted node (because Nodes are immutable)