it is part of database but graphql doesn't have an...
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Roman Schejbal
07/14/2021, 12:01 PMit is part of database but graphql doesn't have an implicit scalar for datetime, so you need to extend the scalar types and then come up with a custom argument type
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manuel
07/14/2021, 12:12 PMI know that's the case, but imho nexus is about developer experience. So I would argue the field which is used in every table should come out of the box. just my opinion...
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Roman Schejbal
07/14/2021, 12:20 PMYeah I'd share that opinion, but i think the issue is that once you make a decision on how to serialize the Date object, then you'd need to follow that standard on the client too in order to deserialize correctly. So now client is thrown into the mix and even more opinions arise from that.
Roman Schejbal
07/14/2021, 12:22 PMI.e. do you serialize it into a timestamp integer or iso string format?
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manuel
07/14/2021, 12:24 PMiso string format
manuel
07/14/2021, 12:24 PMbut still... one recommended version should come out of the box
manuel
07/14/2021, 12:25 PMkind of an opinionated best practices approach.
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Roman Schejbal
07/14/2021, 12:30 PMmaybe we'll get better ergonomics in the next GraphQL version, there's some reading about scalars here https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/issues/635
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