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collectFields / collectSubfields only need variableValues when @skip, @include, or @defer use a variable argument that affects collection (if, and for @defer also label). For shared documents without those, keeping variables in the memoization key blocked reuse across executions.

This change caches field collection across executions when the document has no such variable-conditional directives, keyed by schema, fragments, type, and selection/field nodes. Documents with variable @skip / @include / @defer keep the per-execution path.

Shared-document microbenchmarks (same DocumentNode, rotating unused variables, wide selection sets) show roughly +25–35% throughput vs master. Nested-list / completion-heavy paths are unchanged within noise.

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  • Performance

    • Repeated executions of GraphQL documents without variable-controlled @skip, @include, or @defer directives can reuse field-collection results, reducing repeated work for shared documents.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Variable-controlled conditional directives continue to reflect their values during execution, including when processing lists and subscriptions. Documents whose field collection depends on these variables are evaluated with the current execution’s values.

The executor now reuses field-collection results across executions when a document has no variable-dependent @skip, @include, or @defer conditions. A utility detects those conditions. Tests and benchmarks cover variable-independent and variable-dependent collection.

Changes: Field Collection Cache

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Detect variable-dependent directives
packages/utils/src/collectFields.ts, packages/utils/tests/collectFieldsDependsOnVariables.test.ts
The utility detects variable-valued if arguments on @skip, @include, and @defer, and variable-valued label arguments on @defer. Tests cover these cases, literals, and unrelated variable use.
Route execution through collection caches
packages/executor/src/execution/execute.ts
The executor caches each document’s dependency result. Root, nested, and subscription field collection use cross-execution caches when collection is variable-independent, and execution variable values when it is variable-dependent.
Validate cached and variable-dependent results
packages/executor/src/execution/__tests__/collect-fields-cache-test.ts, packages/executor/src/execution/__benchmarks__/executor.bench.ts, .changeset/stable-collect-fields-cache.md
Tests cover cache reuse, directive-dependent results, list execution, and field-node identity. Benchmarks cover repeated execution with unused and directive-controlled variables. A changeset records patch releases.

Priority: Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ExecutionContext
  participant DependencyCache
  participant collectFieldsFromContext
  participant CollectionCache
  ExecutionContext->>DependencyCache: Get or compute document dependency
  DependencyCache-->>ExecutionContext: Return dependency flag
  ExecutionContext->>collectFieldsFromContext: Collect root or nested fields
  alt Collection depends on variables
    collectFieldsFromContext->>CollectionCache: Collect with execution variable values
  else Collection is variable-independent
    collectFieldsFromContext->>CollectionCache: Get or store collection result
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Comment thread packages/utils/src/collectFields.ts Resolved
Skip including variableValues in collectFields/collectSubfields memoization
keys when the document has no variable-conditional @skip/@include/@defer,
so shared documents reuse field collection across executions.
Cover repeated shared-document execution with unused variables and with
variable @Skip, and drop an unused fragments binding after the cache path.
@defer(label: $label) affects PatchFields.label, so those documents must
stay on the per-execution collect path instead of the empty-variables cache.
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