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I think that the request pipeline is interesting enough to warrant a little discussion. Graphcool is running its users' code on their behalf right in the hot code path of their mutation pipeline. This means they're able to run untrusted code in an isolated and low-latency manner.

You may have seen something similar before in Auth0 Rules [1]. That the two share similarities is no coincidence! Auth0 Rules and Graphcool's 'inline functions' use the same Webtask technology behind the scenes.

At Auth0, we're working on packaging up this technology to provide an Extensibility as a Service offering called Auth0 Extend [2]. Auth0 Extend builds on the familiar webhook model but removes the friction webhooks impose on user; no more standing up and managing servers just to handle webhook invocations. Auth0 Extend makes it trivial to transform a platform's webhook integration into an in-platform custom code editing experience.

Look for more details Auth0 Extend in the coming days as we make our public launch. Also look for other exciting imminent product launches from our integration partners.

Congratulations on a beautiful and functional product launch Graphcool!

1: https://auth0.com/docs/rules

2: https://auth0.com/extend