Remove use of accepts_definition

as it’s deprecated in graphql 1.13.12 and removed
in 2.x

app/graphql/types/base_object.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ module Types
     field_class Types::BaseField
     edge_type_class Types::BaseEdge
 
+    def self.authorize(*args)
+      @authorize_args = args if args.any?
+      @authorize_args || (superclass.respond_to?(:authorize) ? superclass.authorize : nil)
+    end
+
     def self.accepts(*types)
       @accepts ||= []
       @accepts += types

config/initializers/graphql.rb

-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-GraphQL::ObjectType.accepts_definitions(authorize: GraphQL::Define.assign_metadata_key(:authorize))
-
-GraphQL::Schema::Object.accepts_definition(:authorize)

spec/graphql/types/base_object_spec.rb

@@ -428,5 +428,26 @@ RSpec.describe Types::BaseObject do
       expect(result.dig('data', 'users', 'nodes'))
         .to contain_exactly({ 'name' => active_users.first.name })
     end
+
+    describe '.authorize' do
+      let_it_be(:read_only_type) do
+        Class.new(described_class) do
+          authorize :read_only
+        end
+      end
+
+      let_it_be(:inherited_read_only_type) { Class.new(read_only_type) }
+
+      it 'keeps track of the specified value' do
+        expect(described_class.authorize).to be_nil
+        expect(read_only_type.authorize).to match_array [:read_only]
+        expect(inherited_read_only_type.authorize).to match_array [:read_only]
+
+        read_only_type.authorize(:write_only)
+
+        expect(read_only_type.authorize).to match_array [:write_only]
+        expect(inherited_read_only_type.authorize).to match_array [:write_only]
+      end
+    end
   end
 end