RFC: Default value validation & coercion

cspell.yml

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ ignoreRegExpList:
 
 words:
   - graphiql
+  - uncoerce
+  - uncoerced
 
   # Different names used inside tests
   - Skywalker

src/execution/__tests__/variables-test.ts

@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ const TestType = new GraphQLObjectType({
     }),
     fieldWithNestedInputObject: fieldWithInputArg({
       type: TestNestedInputObject,
-      defaultValue: 'Hello World',
     }),
     list: fieldWithInputArg({ type: new GraphQLList(GraphQLString) }),
     nested: {

src/index.ts

@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ export {
   // Create a JavaScript value from a GraphQL language AST without a Type.
   valueFromASTUntyped,
   // Create a GraphQL language AST from a JavaScript value.
+  /** @deprecated use `valueToLiteral()` instead with care to operate on external values - `astFromValue()` will be removed in v18 */
   astFromValue,
   // A helper to use within recursive-descent visitors which need to be aware of the GraphQL type system.
   TypeInfo,

src/type/__tests__/enumType-test.ts

@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ const QueryType = new GraphQLObjectType({
       args: {
         fromEnum: {
           type: ComplexEnum,
-          // Note: defaultValue is provided an *internal* representation for
-          // Enums, rather than the string name.
-          defaultValue: Complex1,
+          defaultValue: 'ONE',
         },
         provideGoodValue: { type: GraphQLBoolean },
         provideBadValue: { type: GraphQLBoolean },