Fix unresolved name due to cyclic definition

This problem is seen with 1.13.11 of the graphql gem

.rubocop.yml

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Naming/FileName:
     - 'qa/qa/specs/**/*'
     - 'qa/tasks/**/*.rake'
     - '**/*.ru'
+    - 'app/graphql/types/issue_connection.rb'
 
   IgnoreExecutableScripts: true
   AllowedAcronyms:

app/graphql/resolvers/base_issues_resolver.rb

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ module Resolvers
               required: false,
               description: 'Current state of this issue.'
 
-    type Types::IssueType.connection_type, null: true
+    # see app/graphql/types/issue_connection.rb
+    type 'Types::IssueConnection', null: true
 
     NON_STABLE_CURSOR_SORTS = %i[priority_asc priority_desc
                                  popularity_asc popularity_desc

app/graphql/types/issue_connection.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Normally this wouldn't be needed and we could use
+#   type Types::IssueType.connection_type, null: true
+# in a resolver. However we can end up with cyclic definitions,
+# which can result in errors like
+#   NameError: uninitialized constant Resolvers::GroupIssuesResolver
+#
+# Now we would use
+#   type "Types::IssueConnection", null: true
+# which gives a delayed resolution, and the proper connection type.
+# See app/graphql/resolvers/base_issues_resolver.rb
+# Reference: https://github.com/rmosolgo/graphql-ruby/issues/3974#issuecomment-1084444214
+
+Types::IssueConnection = Types::IssueType.connection_type