What is the recommended way to deal with something like role in GROQ which can return different things?

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Last updated: Feb 5, 2021

GROQ question, what is the recommended way to deal with something like

role

which can return different things?

Feb 5, 2021, 10:31 AM

Is it role[] -> _type role || someOtherDocType?

role[] -&gt; {
  _type == 'role' =&gt; @{
    label
  }
  _type == 'other' =&gt; @{
    name
  }
}

The above could handle the different documents you reference.

Feb 5, 2021, 11:22 AM

Interesting let me try

Feb 5, 2021, 12:00 PM

I ended up with this, maybe there is something better 🤔

_type == "person" =&gt; {
   _id,
   name,
   role[]
  },
 _type == "institution" =&gt; {
   _id,
   name,
   role[]-&gt;{name}
}

Feb 5, 2021, 12:41 PM

I would maybe only use references and not strings for a more predictable editor, but if it works :-)

Feb 5, 2021, 2:12 PM

Good point! thanks

user G

Feb 5, 2021, 2:17 PM

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