graphql 16.12.0

v16.12.0 (2025-11-01)

New Feature 🚀

#4482 Implement changes for executable descriptions (@JoviDeCroock)
#4493 Backport schema coordinates (@JoviDeCroock)

Bug Fix 🐞

#4392 Catch unhandled exception in abstract resolution (@JoviDeCroock)

Docs 📝

28 PRs were merged

#4374 docs: testing graphQL servers (@sarahxsanders)
#4376 docs: type generation for graphql servers (@sarahxsanders)
#4380 docs: add guides for custom scalars (@sarahxsanders)
#4381 docs: anatomy of a resolver (@sarahxsanders)
#4382 docs: understanding graphql errors (@sarahxsanders)
#4383 docs: N+1 problem and DataLoader (@sarahxsanders)
#4391 docs: cursor-based pagination guide (@sarahxsanders)
#4393 docs: add page on abstract types (@sarahxsanders)
#4394 docs: editorial on abstract types page (@benjie)
#4395 docs: editorial for recent documentation updates (@benjie)
#4396 docs: add page on authorization strategies (@sarahxsanders)
#4398 docs: update "going to production" guide (@sarahxsanders)
#4399 Update mutations-and-input-types.mdx (@roman-lakhnov)
#4400 Remove CJS from docs (@JoviDeCroock)
#4401 docs: add guide on directives (@sarahxsanders)
#4402 docs: add guide for operation complexity controls (@sarahxsanders)
#4405 docs: add guide on nullability (@sarahxsanders)
#4406 docs: add guide on subscriptions (@sarahxsanders)
#4411 docs: add guide on caching strategies (@sarahxsanders)
#4414 docs: guide on scaling your API (@sarahxsanders)
#4416 Editorial for #4405 (nullability) (@benjie)
#4417 Indicate that field arguments should always be preferred over directives (@benjie)
#4418 docs: trusted documents (@benjie)
#4419 docs: cleanup and fixes (@sarahxsanders)
#4436 Suggestions for federation links (@Urigo)
#4444 Fix navigation (@JoviDeCroock)
#4452 fix(docs/mutations-and-input-types.mdx): root being inside of SDL (@alesculek)
#4473 docs: remove fourth permutation of the visit API (@janmeier)

Polish 💅

#4453 Remove oneof validation from values of correct type (@JoviDeCroock)

Internal 🏠

3 PRs were merged

#4390 Add the version support policy (@benjie)
#4412 internal: use empty merge commit to clean up git diff from 16.x.x (@yaacovCR)
#4479 updated location of ModelSim gitignore file (@magicmark)

Committers: 9

Aleš Culek(@alesculek)
Benjie(@benjie)
Jan Aagaard Meier(@janmeier)
Jovi De Croock(@JoviDeCroock)
Mark Larah(@magicmark)
null(@roman-lakhnov)
Sarah Sanders(@sarahxsanders)
Uri Goldshtein(@Urigo)
Yaacov Rydzinski (@yaacovCR)