#defer-directive

Defer directive vs. caching: balancing latency with data freshness

The GraphQL Defer directive permits fields to be resolved later, aiming to lower response latency by deferring non‑critical work. Because caching layers may treat a deferred response as complete once any field resolves, the spec does not define when stale data can be served, creating uncertainty for implementations that combine Defer with cache‑controlled qu

defer-directivedata-freshnessgraphqlDev Nea0 rep · 09 Feb 2021, 01:20 UTC