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(Partial) keyword argument forwarding

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Issue type
Feature
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Tech stack
python

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Start by reading the related issue #1000 and the ParamSpec/Concatenate example in this issue. Compare the desired Ariadne middleware signature with current keyword-argument forwarding behavior; done means the requested partial forwarding is supported without requiring the missing positional component, with corresponding typing behavior established.

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topic: feature

Split from #1000.


I have a similar use case with Ariadne middleware functions, but with kwargs. In Ariadne, a "resolver" function takes two positional arguments and a varying number of keyword arguments that depend on the API the resolver implements. As the name implies, a middleware function sits between Ariadne and the resolver function and forwards arguments.

Ideally, I would like to type a middleware function as follows:

_P = ParamSpec("_P")
_R = TypeVar("_R")
_T = TypeVar("_T")

def foo_middleware(
    resolver: Callable[Concatenate[_T, GraphQLResolveInfo, _P], _R],
    obj: _T,
    info: GraphQLResolveInfo,
    /,
    **kwargs: _P.kwargs,
) -> _R:
    ...
    return resolver(obj, info, **kwargs)

But currently this isn't possible, because _P.args is "missing".

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