Getting started graphql-java requires at least Java 11. How to use the latest release with Gradle Make sure mavenCentral is among your repos:

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Once we have a list of ProductDTO objects we typically don't need specialised data fetchers on each field. graphql-java ships with a smart graphql.schema.PropertyDataFetcher that knows …

A number of different strategies are provided with graphql-java and if you are really keen you can even write your own. You can wire in what execution strategy to use when you create the …

graphql-java offers two different ways of defining the schema: Programmatically as Java code or via a special graphql dsl (called SDL). If you are unsure which option to use we recommend …

graphql-java works by running data fetchers over objects for all that information and mapping that back to the types specified in the schema. Our challenge is to take these 3 sources of …

Prior to version 25.0, users of GraphQL Java needed to manually dispatch DataLoaders to ensure execution completed. From version 25.0, the GraphQL Java engine will automatically dispatch …

Aug 15, 2025 · GraphQL Java has become a mature and widely adopted library over the past 9.5 years. And while we continue to maintain, improve and add features, we don't expect …

This is a special page with extra information to help with upgrading to a newer version of GraphQL Java, based on feedback from GitHub Discussion threads. See detailed release notes on GitHub.