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    Apollo Graphql server depth limit plugin
  
        
  
    
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  | const depthLimitPlugin = (maxDepth: number): ApolloServerPlugin<GraphQLContext> => ({ | |
| async requestDidStart() { | |
| return { | |
| async didResolveOperation(requestContext) { | |
| const document = requestContext.document | |
| // Skip depth limit for "IntrospectionQuery" operation | |
| if (requestContext.operationName === 'IntrospectionQuery') return | |
| let depth = 0 | |
| let maxDepthReached = 0 | |
| visit(document, { | |
| Field: { | |
| enter() { | |
| depth++ | |
| if (depth > maxDepthReached) { | |
| maxDepthReached = depth | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| leave() { | |
| depth-- | |
| } | |
| } | |
| }) | |
| if (maxDepthReached > maxDepth) { | |
| throw new GraphQLError( | |
| `Query depth limit exceeded. Max depth: ${maxDepth}, actual depth: ${maxDepthReached}`, | |
| { | |
| extensions: { | |
| operationName: requestContext.operationName, | |
| code: 'DEPTH_LIMIT_EXCEEDED', | |
| maxDepth, | |
| actualDepth: maxDepthReached | |
| } | |
| } | |
| ) | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| }) | 
  
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