Add support for the passThrough argument of the cypher directive.

core/src/main/kotlin/org/neo4j/graphql/DirectiveConstants.kt

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class DirectiveConstants {
 
         const val CYPHER = "cypher"
         const val CYPHER_STATEMENT = "statement"
+        const val CYPHER_PASS_THROUGH = "passThrough"
 
         const val PROPERTY = "property"
         const val PROPERTY_NAME = "name"

core/src/main/kotlin/org/neo4j/graphql/GraphQLExtensions.kt

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.neo4j.cypherdsl.core.Node
 import org.neo4j.cypherdsl.core.Relationship
 import org.neo4j.cypherdsl.core.SymbolicName
 import org.neo4j.graphql.DirectiveConstants.Companion.CYPHER
+import org.neo4j.graphql.DirectiveConstants.Companion.CYPHER_PASS_THROUGH
 import org.neo4j.graphql.DirectiveConstants.Companion.CYPHER_STATEMENT
 import org.neo4j.graphql.DirectiveConstants.Companion.DYNAMIC
 import org.neo4j.graphql.DirectiveConstants.Companion.DYNAMIC_PREFIX
@@ -200,7 +201,12 @@ fun <T> GraphQLDirective.getArgument(argumentName: String, defaultValue: T? = nu
             ?: throw IllegalStateException("No default value for @${this.name}::$argumentName")
 }
 
-fun GraphQLFieldDefinition.cypherDirective(): String? = getDirectiveArgument<String>(CYPHER, CYPHER_STATEMENT, null)
+fun GraphQLFieldDefinition.cypherDirective() :CypherDirective?= getDirective(CYPHER)?.let { CypherDirective(
+        it.getMandatoryArgument(CYPHER_STATEMENT),
+        it.getMandatoryArgument(CYPHER_PASS_THROUGH, false)
+) }
+
+data class CypherDirective(val statement: String, val passThrough: Boolean)
 
 fun Any.toJavaValue() = when (this) {
     is Value<*> -> this.toJavaValue()

core/src/main/kotlin/org/neo4j/graphql/handler/CypherDirectiveHandler.kt

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.neo4j.graphql.*
 class CypherDirectiveHandler(
         private val type: GraphQLFieldsContainer?,
         private val isQuery: Boolean,
-        private val cypherDirective: String,
+        private val cypherDirective: CypherDirective,
         fieldDefinition: GraphQLFieldDefinition)
     : BaseDataFetcher(fieldDefinition) {
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CypherDirectiveHandler(
                 .with(org.neo4j.cypherdsl.core.Cypher.property(value, Functions.head(org.neo4j.cypherdsl.core.Cypher.call("keys").withArgs(value).asFunction())).`as`(variable))
         }
         val node = org.neo4j.cypherdsl.core.Cypher.anyNode(variable)
-        val readingWithWhere = if (type != null) {
+        val readingWithWhere = if (type != null && !cypherDirective.passThrough) {
             val projectionEntries = projectFields(node, field, type, env)
             query.returning(node.project(projectionEntries).`as`(field.aliasOrName()))
         } else {

core/src/main/kotlin/org/neo4j/graphql/handler/projection/ProjectionBase.kt

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ open class ProjectionBase {
         val isObjectField = fieldDefinition.type.inner() is GraphQLFieldsContainer
         if (cypherDirective != null) {
             val query = cypherDirective(field.contextualize(variable), fieldDefinition, field, cypherDirective, propertyContainer.requiredSymbolicName)
-            projections += if (isObjectField) {
+            projections += if (isObjectField && !cypherDirective.passThrough) {
                 projectListComprehension(variable, field, fieldDefinition, env, query, variableSuffix)
             } else {
                 query
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ open class ProjectionBase {
         return mapOf(*projections.toTypedArray())
     }
 
-    fun cypherDirective(variable: String, fieldDefinition: GraphQLFieldDefinition, field: Field, cypherDirective: String, thisValue: Any? = null): Expression {
+    fun cypherDirective(variable: String, fieldDefinition: GraphQLFieldDefinition, field: Field, cypherDirective: CypherDirective, thisValue: Any? = null): Expression {
         val suffix = if (fieldDefinition.type.isList()) "Many" else "Single"
         val args = cypherDirectiveQuery(variable, fieldDefinition, field, cypherDirective, thisValue)
         return call("apoc.cypher.runFirstColumn$suffix").withArgs(*args).asFunction()
     }
 
-    fun cypherDirectiveQuery(variable: String, fieldDefinition: GraphQLFieldDefinition, field: Field, cypherDirective: String, thisValue: Any? = null): Array<Expression> {
+    fun cypherDirectiveQuery(variable: String, fieldDefinition: GraphQLFieldDefinition, field: Field, cypherDirective: CypherDirective, thisValue: Any? = null): Array<Expression> {
         val args = mutableMapOf<String, Any?>()
         if (thisValue != null) args["this"] = thisValue
         field.arguments.forEach { args[it.name] = it.value }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ open class ProjectionBase {
             .forEach { args[it.name] = it.defaultValue }
 
         val argParams = args.map { (name, _) -> "$$name AS $name" }.joinNonEmpty(", ")
-        val query = (if (argParams.isEmpty()) "" else "WITH $argParams ") + cypherDirective
+        val query = (if (argParams.isEmpty()) "" else "WITH $argParams ") + cypherDirective.statement
         val argExpressions = args.flatMap { (name, value) -> listOf(name, if (name == "this") value else queryParameter(value, variable, name)) }
         return arrayOf(literalOf<String>(query), mapOf(*argExpressions.toTypedArray()))
     }

core/src/main/resources/lib_directives.graphql

@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 directive @relation(name:String, direction: RelationDirection = OUT, from: String = "from", to: String = "to") on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT
-directive @cypher(statement:String) on FIELD_DEFINITION
+
+directive @cypher(
+
+  # a cypher statement fields or top level queries and mutations. The current node is passed to the statement as `this`
+  statement:String,
+
+  # if true, passes the sole responsibility for the nested query result for the field to your Cypher query.
+  # You will have to provide all data/structure required by client queries.
+  # Otherwise, we assume if you return object-types that you will return the appropriate nodes from your statement.
+  passThrough: Boolean = false
+) on FIELD_DEFINITION
+
 directive @property(name:String) on FIELD_DEFINITION
 directive @dynamic(prefix:String = "properties.") on FIELD_DEFINITION

core/src/test/resources/cypher-directive-tests.adoc

@@ -11,15 +11,30 @@ type Person {
   name: String @cypher(statement:"RETURN this.name")
   age(mult:Int=13) : [Int] @cypher(statement:"RETURN this.age * mult as age")
   friends: [Person] @cypher(statement:"MATCH (this)-[:KNOWS]-(o) RETURN o")
+  data: UserData @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m:Map) WITH collect({id: m.id, name: m.name}) AS mapsCreated, this RETURN {firstName: this.firstName, lastName: this.lastName, organization: this.organization, mapsCreated: mapsCreated}", passThrough:true)
 }
 type Query {
   person : [Person]
   p2: [Person] @cypher(statement:"MATCH (p:Person) RETURN p")
   p3(name:String): Person @cypher(statement:"MATCH (p:Person) WHERE p.name = name RETURN p LIMIT 1")
+  getUser(userId: ID): UserData @cypher(statement: "MATCH (u:User{id: {userId}})-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m:Map) WITH collect({id: m.id, name: m.name}) AS mapsCreated, u RETURN {firstName: u.firstName, lastName: u.lastName, organization: u.organization, mapsCreated: mapsCreated}", passThrough:true)
 }
 type Mutation {
   createPerson(name:String): Person @cypher(statement:"CREATE (p:Person) SET p.name = name RETURN p")
 }
+
+type UserData {
+  firstName: String
+  lastName: String
+  organization: String
+  mapsCreated: [MapsCreated]
+}
+
+type MapsCreated {
+  id: String
+  name: String
+}
+
 schema {
   query: Query
   mutation: Mutation
@@ -291,3 +306,73 @@ RETURN p3 {
 MATCH (person:Person) RETURN person { name:apoc.cypher.runFirstColumnSingle('WITH $this AS this RETURN this.name', { this:person }) } AS person
 ----
 
+=== pass through directives' result in query
+
+.GraphQL-Query
+[source,graphql]
+----
+query queriesRootQuery {
+  user: getUser(userId: "123") {
+    firstName lastName organization
+    mapsCreated { id }
+  }
+}
+----
+
+.Query variables
+[source,json,request=true]
+----
+{}
+----
+
+.Cypher params
+[source,json]
+----
+{
+  "userUserId" : "123"
+}
+----
+
+.Cypher
+[source,cypher]
+----
+UNWIND apoc.cypher.runFirstColumnSingle('WITH $userId AS userId MATCH (u:User{id: {userId}})-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m:Map) WITH collect({id: m.id, name: m.name}) AS mapsCreated, u RETURN {firstName: u.firstName, lastName: u.lastName, organization: u.organization, mapsCreated: mapsCreated}',  {
+	userId: $userUserId
+}) AS user
+RETURN user AS user
+----
+
+
+=== pass through directives result in field
+
+.GraphQL-Query
+[source,graphql]
+----
+query queriesRootQuery {
+  person { id, data }
+}
+----
+
+.Query variables
+[source,json,request=true]
+----
+{}
+----
+
+.Cypher params
+[source,json]
+----
+{}
+----
+
+.Cypher
+[source,cypher]
+----
+MATCH (person:Person)
+RETURN person {
+	.id,
+	data: apoc.cypher.runFirstColumnSingle('WITH $this AS this MATCH (this)-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m:Map) WITH collect({id: m.id, name: m.name}) AS mapsCreated, this RETURN {firstName: this.firstName, lastName: this.lastName, organization: this.organization, mapsCreated: mapsCreated}',  {
+		this: person
+	})
+} AS person
+----

core/src/test/resources/issues/gh-190-cypher-directive-with-passThrough.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+:toc:
+
+= Github Issue #190: cypher directive with passThrough
+
+== Schema
+
+[source,graphql,schema=true]
+----
+type Query {
+  ## queriesRootQuery
+  getUser(userId: ID): UserData
+    @cypher(statement: "MATCH (u:User{id: $userId})-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m:Map) WITH collect({id: m.id, name: m.name}) AS mapsCreated, u RETURN {name: u.name, mapsCreated: mapsCreated}", passThrough:true)
+}
+
+type UserData {
+  name: String
+  mapsCreated: [MapsCreated]
+}
+
+type MapsCreated {
+  id: String
+  name: String
+}
+----
+
+[source,cypher,test-data=true]
+----
+CREATE
+    (u1:User{ id: 'u1', name: 'user 1' }),
+    (u2:User{ id: 'u2', name: 'user 2' }),
+    (m1:Map{ id: 'm1', name: 'v1' }),
+    (m2:Map{ id: 'm2', name: 'v2' }),
+    (m3:Map{ id: 'm3', name: 'v3' }),
+    (u1)-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m1),
+    (u1)-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m2),
+    (u2)-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m3);
+----
+
+== Tests
+
+=== Query projected data
+
+.GraphQL-Query
+[source,graphql]
+----
+query getUser {
+  user: getUser(userId: "u1") {
+    name
+    mapsCreated { id }
+  }
+}
+----
+
+.Cypher Params
+[source,json]
+----
+{
+  "userUserId" : "u1"
+}
+----
+
+.GraphQL-Response
+[source,json,response=true,ignore-order]
+----
+{
+  "user" : {
+    "name" : "user 1",
+    "mapsCreated" : [ {
+      "id" : "m1"
+    }, {
+      "id" : "m2"
+    } ]
+  }
+}
+----
+
+.Cypher
+[source,cypher]
+----
+UNWIND apoc.cypher.runFirstColumnSingle('WITH $userId AS userId MATCH (u:User{id: $userId})-[:CREATED_MAP]->(m:Map) WITH collect({id: m.id, name: m.name}) AS mapsCreated, u RETURN {name: u.name, mapsCreated: mapsCreated}',  {
+	userId: $userUserId
+}) AS user
+RETURN user AS user
+----

readme.adoc

@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ This example doesn't handle introspection queries, but the one in the test direc
 * inline and named fragments
 * auto-generate query fields for all objects
 * @cypher directive for fields to compute field values, support arguments
-* auto-generate mutation fields for all objects to create, update, delete
 * @cypher directive for top level queries and mutations, supports arguments
+* @cypher directives can have a  `passThrough:true` argument, that gives sole responsibility for the nested query result for this field to your Cypher query. You will have to provide all data/structure required by client queries.
+Otherwise, we assume if you return object-types that you will return the appropriate nodes from your statement.
+* auto-generate mutation fields for all objects to create, update, delete
 * date(time)
 * interfaces
 * complex filter parameters, with optional query optimization strategy