@requires & @external

9. @requires & @external

Using `@requires` and `@external`

Use the schema below to answer the following questions.

Shipping subgraph

# Shiping subgraph
type Product @key(fields: "id") {
  id: ID!
  size: Int @external
  weight: Int @external
  shippingEstimate: String @requires(fields: "size weight")
}

Which of the following statements are correct? (Select all that apply)

size can be resolved by the shipping subgraph.We don't need to define the the id field in the schema.weight cannot be resolved by the shipping subgraph.shippingEstimate needs two fields that are defined in a different subgraph.shippingEstimate should be tagged with @external

True or False: You can define more than one field in the @requires directive.

TrueFalse

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