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GraphQL - Preload parent in group epics query

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Related to #210553 (closed)

Fixes N+1 queries for the parent field in group epics by using the Lookahead feature to preload the field. After this change, we can see the number of queries against the epics table reduced:

Query
{
  group(fullPath: "gitlab-org") {
    epics {
      edges {
        node {
          parent {
	    title
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Before preloading field
Started POST "/api/graphql" for 127.0.0.1 at 2020-09-24 15:13:45 +0100
Processing by GraphqlController#execute as */*
  Parameters: {"query"=>"query {\n  group(fullPath: \"gitlab-org\") {\n    epics {\n      edges {\n        node {\n          iid\n          parent {\n             title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}", "variables"=>"[FILTERED]", "graphql"=>{"query"=>"query {\n  group(fullPath: \"gitlab-org\") {\n    epics {\n      edges {\n        node {\n          iid\n          parent {\n             title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}", "variables"=>"[FILTERED]"}}
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   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/full_path_model_loader.rb:18:in `block in find'
  [1m[36mLicense Load (0.3ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "licenses".* FROM "licenses" ORDER BY "licenses"."id" DESC LIMIT $1[0m  [["LIMIT", 100]]
  ↳ ee/app/models/license.rb:258:in `load_license'
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   ee/lib/gitlab/ip_restriction/enforcer.rb:31:in `allows_address?'
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  ↳ ee/app/finders/epics_finder.rb:142:in `block in group'
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UNION
(SELECT "namespaces".* FROM "namespaces", "base_and_descendants" WHERE "namespaces"."type" = 'Group' AND "namespaces"."parent_id" = "base_and_descendants"."id")) SELECT "namespaces"."id" FROM "base_and_descendants" AS "namespaces") ORDER BY "epics"."id" DESC LIMIT $1[0m  [["LIMIT", 2000]]
   lib/gitlab/graphql/pagination/keyset/connection.rb:100:in `nodes'
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  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/pagination/keyset/connection.rb:100:in `nodes'
  [1m[36mEpic Load (0.3ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "epics".* FROM "epics" WHERE "epics"."id" = $1[0m  [["id", 80]]
   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
  [1m[36mEpic Load (0.4ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "epics".* FROM "epics" WHERE "epics"."id" = $1[0m  [["id", 0]]
  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
  [1m[36mEpic Load (0.4ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "epics".* FROM "epics" WHERE "epics"."id" = $1[0m  [["id", 78]]
   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
  [1m[36mEpic Load (0.5ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "epics".* FROM "epics" WHERE "epics"."id" IN ($1, $2)[0m  [["id", 0], ["id", 76]]
  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
  [1m[36mEpic Load (0.4ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "epics".* FROM "epics" WHERE "epics"."id" IN ($1, $2)[0m  [["id", 0], ["id", 64]]
  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/batch_model_loader.rb:21:in `block (2 levels) in find'
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After preloading field
Started POST "/api/graphql" for 127.0.0.1 at 2020-09-24 15:15:39 +0100
Processing by GraphqlController#execute as */*
  Parameters: {"query"=>"query {\n  group(fullPath: \"gitlab-org\") {\n    epics {\n      edges {\n        node {\n          iid\n          parent {\n             title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}", "variables"=>"[FILTERED]", "graphql"=>{"query"=>"query {\n  group(fullPath: \"gitlab-org\") {\n    epics {\n      edges {\n        node {\n          iid\n          parent {\n             title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}", "variables"=>"[FILTERED]"}}
   lib/gitlab/graphql/loaders/full_path_model_loader.rb:18:in `block in find'
  [1m[36mLicense Load (0.3ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "licenses".* FROM "licenses" ORDER BY "licenses"."id" DESC LIMIT $1[0m  [["LIMIT", 100]]
  ↳ ee/app/models/license.rb:258:in `load_license'
  [1m[36mIpRestriction Load (0.6ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "ip_restrictions".* FROM "ip_restrictions" WHERE "ip_restrictions"."group_id" = $1[0m  [["group_id", 22]]
   ee/lib/gitlab/ip_restriction/enforcer.rb:31:in `allows_address?'
  [1m[36mGroup Load (0.6ms)[0m  [1m[34mSELECT "namespaces".* FROM "namespaces" WHERE "namespaces"."type" = $1 AND "namespaces"."id" = $2 LIMIT $3[0m  [["type", "Group"], ["id", 22], ["LIMIT", 1]]
  ↳ ee/app/finders/epics_finder.rb:142:in `block in group'
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UNION
(SELECT "namespaces".* FROM "namespaces", "base_and_descendants" WHERE "namespaces"."type" = 'Group' AND "namespaces"."parent_id" = "base_and_descendants"."id")) SELECT "namespaces"."id" FROM "base_and_descendants" AS "namespaces") ORDER BY "epics"."id" DESC LIMIT $1[0m  [["LIMIT", 2000]]
   lib/gitlab/graphql/pagination/keyset/connection.rb:100:in `nodes'
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  ↳ lib/gitlab/graphql/pagination/keyset/connection.rb:100:in `nodes'
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   lib/gitlab/graphql/pagination/keyset/connection.rb:100:in `nodes'
Completed 200 OK in 2765ms (Views: 1.0ms | ActiveRecord: 52.6ms | Elasticsearch: 0.0ms | Allocations: 2150721)

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Edited by Eugenia Grieff

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