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+import gql from "graphql-tag";
+import { ApolloClient, ApolloLink } from "../core";
+import { InMemoryCache } from "../cache";
+import { itAsync } from "../testing";
+
+const query = gql`
+  query GetProductsByIds($ids: [String]!) {
+    getProductsByIds(ids: $ids) {
+      id
+      name
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
+const cache = new InMemoryCache({
+  typePolicies: {
+    Query: {
+      fields: {
+        getProductsByIds: {
+          read(_, { args, toReference }) {
+            // ℹ️ uncommenting the following line will make it work
+            // return false;
+
+            return args?.ids.map((id: string) => toReference(`Product:${id}`));
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+itAsync(
+  "does network request when ids are not found in cache",
+  (resolve, reject) =>
+    new ApolloClient({
+      link: ApolloLink.from([
+        (operation, forward) => {
+          // indicates, that an outgoing query attempted is being done
+          expect(operation.operationName).toBe("GetProductsByIds");
+          expect(operation.variables).toEqual({ ids: ["1", "2", "3"] });
+
+          resolve();
+
+          return forward(operation);
+        },
+      ]),
+      cache,
+    })
+      .watchQuery({
+        query,
+        fetchPolicy: "cache-first",
+        variables: {
+          ids: ["1", "2", "3"],
+        },
+      })
+      .subscribe({ error: reject })
+);