enhancement/optimize graphql server for production builds

.c8rc.json

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
   "checkCoverage": true,
 
-  "statements": 80,
+  "statements": 75,
   "branches": 85,
   "functions": 85,
-  "lines": 80,
+  "lines": 75,
 
   "watermarks": {
     "statements": [75, 85],

packages/plugin-graphql/src/core/server.js

@@ -2,21 +2,29 @@ import { ApolloServer } from 'apollo-server';
 
 const graphqlServer = async (compilation) => {
   const { config, graph, context } = compilation;
+  const isDev = process.env.__GWD_COMMAND__ === 'develop'; // eslint-disable-line no-underscore-dangle
   const { createSchema } = await import('../schema/schema.js');
   const { createCache } = await import('./cache.js');
-
-  const server = new ApolloServer({
-    schema: await createSchema(compilation),
-    playground: {
+  // disable playground for production builds
+  const playground = isDev ?
+    {
       endpoint: '/graphql',
       settings: {
         'editor.theme': 'light'
       }
-    },
+    }
+    : {};
+
+  const server = new ApolloServer({
+    schema: await createSchema(compilation),
+    playground,
+    introspection: isDev,
     context: async (integrationContext) => {
       const { req } = integrationContext;
 
-      if (req.query.q !== 'internal') {
+      // make sure to ignore introspection requests from being generated as an output cache file
+      // https://stackoverflow.com/a/58040379/417806
+      if (req.query.q !== 'internal' && req.body.operationName !== 'IntrospectionQuery') {
         await createCache(req, context);
       }