Define Data Collections used in the spec

At a glance

• Identifier: #1102
• Stage: RFC 3 / Accepted
• Champion: @benjie
• Latest activity: 1 commit pushed on 2025-07-01
• Spec PR: https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/pull/1102
• Related:
  • #1063
  • #1092

Spec PR description

The spec uses the terms "set", "list" and "map" in many places. This PR defines these terms and their conformance requirements.

This is a change extracted from #1063 as discussed at last night's WG meeting

This is PR 1 of 3 in the "data collections" trilogy stack; next are:

2. https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/pull/1092
3. https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/pull/1063

cc @graphql/tsc

(Replacement of #1091; to do PR stack with #1092 and #1063)

Timeline

• Commit pushed on 2025-07-01 by leebyron: Lee editorial updates
• Added to WG agenda on 2025-06-26
• Added to WG agenda on 2025-06-05
• Commit pushed on 2025-05-22 by benjie: Merge branch 'main' into data-collections
• Added to WG agenda on 2025-05-01
• Added to WG agenda on 2025-04-03
• Commit pushed on 2025-04-01 by benjie: Define what a collection is and integrate feedback
• Added to WG agenda on 2024-07-18
• Spec PR created on 2024-07-01 by benjie
• Mentioned in WG notes on 2024-07-01
• Commit pushed on 2024-04-05 by benjie: Define Data Collections used in the spec