graphql-php/docs/how-it-works.md
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# Overview
Following reading describes implementation details of query execution process. It may clarify some
internals of GraphQL runtime but is not required to use it.
# Parsing
TODOC
# Validating
TODOC
# Executing
TODOC
# Errors explained
There are 3 types of errors in GraphQL:
- **Syntax**: query has invalid syntax and could not be parsed;
- **Validation**: query is incompatible with type system (e.g. unknown field is requested);
- **Execution**: occurs when some field resolver throws (or returns unexpected value).
Obviously when **Syntax** or **Validation** error is detected - process is interrupted and query is not
executed.
Execution process never throws exceptions. Instead all errors are caught and collected in
execution result.
GraphQL is forgiving to **Execution** errors which occur in resolvers of nullable fields.
If such field throws or returns unexpected value the value of the field in response will be simply
replaced with `null` and error entry will be registered.
If exception is thrown in non-null field - error bubbles up to first nullable field. This nullable
field is replaced with `null` and error entry is added to response. If all fields up to the root are
non-null - **data** entry will be removed from response and only **errors** key will be presented.