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Max Directives

Limit the number of directives in a GraphQL document.

It is used to prevent DOS attack, heap overflow or server overloading.

Configuring for GraphQL Armor​

GraphQLArmorConfig({
  maxDirectives: {
    // Toogle the plugin | default: true
    enabled?: boolean,
    
    // Directives threshold | default: 50
    n?: int,

    // Callbacks that are ran whenever a Query is accepted
    onAccept?: GraphQLArmorAcceptCallback[],

    // Callbacks that are ran whenever a Query is rejected
    onReject?: GraphQLArmorRejectCallback[],

    // Do you want to propagate the rejection to the client? | default: true
    propagateOnRejection?: boolean,
  }
})

Standalone usage​

Installation​

note

If you want to use the maxDirectives plugin out of GraphQL Armor, you can install it from npm:

# npm
npm install @escape.tech/graphql-armor-max-directives

# yarn
yarn add @escape.tech/graphql-armor-max-directives

With @graphql/graphql-js​

import { maxDirectivesRule } from '@escape.tech/graphql-armor-max-directives';

With @envelop/core from @the-guild-org​

import { envelop } from '@envelop/core';
import { maxDirectivesPlugin } from '@escape.tech/graphql-armor-max-directives';

const getEnveloped = envelop({
  plugins: [
    // ... other plugins ...
    maxDirectivesPlugin({
        n: 50, // Number of directives allowed | Default: 50
    }),
  ]
});

References​